Tag: Hempfield Area

PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – Class AAA Preview

October 8, 2012

Welcome to the first ever installment of “PIHL Notebook” (formerly dubbed “PIHL News & Notes”) and our annual season preview. Over the next four Monday’s, we will provide thumbnail sketches of all 63 PIHL teams to make sure local high school hockey fans are ready when the puck drops on October 29.

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Numpho-Frank and Alexander Are Golf’s Golden Girls, Win WPIAL Championships

October 1, 2012

In what were some tough conditions Monday at 3 Lakes Golf Course, the WPIAL held the Class AAA and AA Girls Golf Championship. Play was delayed by 90 minutes at the start due to heavy fog, the fairways were still damp from the weekend rain, but the greens dried out and were lighting fast.In the Class AAA championships, Janista Numpho-Frank of Hempfield claimed her first gold medal with a four-over par 76. The senior survived a challenge from sophomore Lauren Waller of Canon-McMillan down the stretch. Numpho-Frank shot even par over the front nine, but struggled slightly on the back side, shooting a 40. Waller fired two under 34 on the back nine, she finished two shots back at 78. Senior Lizzie Hammell was four shots off the lead at 80 and finished third.

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Chicks Picks – Week Five – 2012

September 27, 2012

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/24/2012

September 24, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Four of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (4-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Five: host Butler on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (4-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Five: at #10 Hempfield on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (4-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Five: host Baldwin)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (4-0) (Last Week #4)  (Week Five: host #7 Seneca Valley Thursday on MSA)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/17/2012

September 17, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Three of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (3-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Four: at Pine-Richland on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (3-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Four: host Altoona on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (3-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Four: host Penn Hills on MSA)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (3-0) (Last Week #4)  (Week Four: at Fox Chapel)

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Scholastic Notebook – 09/14/2012

September 14, 2012

When Demetrious Cox graduated from Jeannette in June and headed to Michigan State, the Jayhawks’ football team lost a big-time player. But Jeannette hasn’t lost the ability to make big plays. Take a look at the first two weeks of the season and what Jeannette has done in the big-play department is on the surreal side. Granted, the competition has been weak (Charleroi and Southmoreland), but Jeannette’s big-play ability has been magnificent. The Jayhawks are acting like a bunch of “big” shots. In two games, Jeannette (2-0) has scored 14 touchdowns (three passing, 10 running and one on a punt return), and the average length of those touchdowns is 36.7 yards. The Jayhawks have six scoring plays of 40 yards or more.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/10/2012

September 10, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Two of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (2-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Three host #5 Seneca Valley on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (2-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Three: at #10 Kiski Area on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (2-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Three: at #9 Peters Township on MSA)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (2-0) (Last Week #4)  (Week Three: host Canon-McMillan)

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/04/2012

September 4, 2012

Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week One of the 2012 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:1)  NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS  (1-0) (Last Week #1)  (Week Two host Fox Chapel on MSA)2)  GATEWAY GATORS  (1-0) (Last Week #2)  (Week Two: at Connellsville on MSA)3)  UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS  (1-0) (Last Week #3)  (Week Two: at Canon-McMillan)4)  PITTSBURGH CENTRAL CATHOLIC VIKINGS  (1-0) (Last Week #6)  (Week Two: host #6 North Hills on MSA)

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CTK 2012 – WPIAL AAAA Foothills Conference Preview

August 15, 2012

Over the past three seasons, three different teams have won the Foothills Conference championship. Gateway won in 2009, McKeesport in 2010 and Penn-Trafford last year. It’s a pretty safe bet one of those teams will end up on top of the standings again this year – and just about everyone has Gateway as the favorite. The Foothills looks a little different this season, at least in size. The conference is bigger. Altoona and Kiski Area have moved from the Big East to the Foothills. Here is a look at the Foothills Conference: ALTOONA MOUNTAIN LIONS:

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Big Macs Tasty in Winning First WPIAL AAAA Softball Championship

June 1, 2012

Canon McMillan won their first-ever WPIAL softball championship with a 4-1 victory over Hempfield Thursday night at Lilley Field at California University. Big Macs' pitcher Alayna Astuto gave up only 3 hits in 7 innings, walking two and striking out one. Hempfield starter Karilyn Null retired the first 9 Canon McMillan batters, and the game was scoreless until Abby McCartney doubled home Maddie Engel in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Big Macs a 1-0 lead. Olivia Lorusso followed with a three-run homer to left field to make it 4-0, which was all Astuto and Canon McMillan would need. Pinch hitter Sarah DiOrio drove home Michaela LaDonne with an RBI ground out in the top of the 7th for Hempfield's only run. 

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