Tag: Hempfield

North Allegheny and Deer Lakes Win 2011 WPIAL Boys Volleyball Titles

May 28, 2011

For one school, it was just another gold trophy to add to their recent run, for another, it's a title that has been a long time coming. North Allegheny beat section rival Seneca Valley in four games to capture a fifth consecutive WPIAL boys volleyball title by winning the Class AAA championship Friday evening at Chartiers Valley High School.

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Scholastic Notebook – 05/27/2011

May 27, 2011

It was considered quite an accomplishment when Seneca Valley teams made it to the WPIAL semifinals in five different sports this week. But four of those teams have taken the one-of-a-kind spring even further.

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Hempfield and Riverside Take Titles in 2011 WPIAL Boys Track & Field Team Championships

May 13, 2011

After a year as runner-up, Riverside is back on top of the WPIAL Class AA Boys Team Track & Field hill. The Panthers beat out Washington, South Fayette and Freedom Thursday afternoon at West Mifflin High School to win a fourth WPIAL championship in the last five years. Meanwhile, Hempfield edged North Allegheny, Mount Lebanon and Baldwin to win the Class AAA title.

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Butler and Freeport are Golden in 2011 WPIAL Girls Track & Field Team Championships

The Butler girls track and field team are the golden girls...again! The Golden Tornado captured back-to-back WPIAL Girls Class AAA Team Track and Field crown by beating Hempfield, Norwin and Butler Thursday afternoon at West Mifflin High School. In the Class AA finals, Freeport took home the gold by beating out Mount Pleasant, Freedom and South Fayette.

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Schoalstic Notebook

May 7, 2011

India McCoy is bar hopping like few girls have in the history of the WPIAL. McCoy is only a sophomore at Ambridge, but she already has established herself as one of the best high jumpers in league history. On Friday night at the Baldwin Invitational, McCoy tied a meet record by clearing 5 feet 8 inches.

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Softball – 04/01/2011

April 1, 2011

Here is the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL softball teams in each of the four classifications for the week of May 2nd...including a NEW #1 team in Class AA. You can check out the latest updated standings daily and log on for the weekly softball rankings every Monday here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN: 1) SHALER TITANS (7-0)

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WPIAL Softball – 2011 Season Preview

March 28, 2011

The 2011 WPIAL softball season is set to begin on Friday, March 25th. Two district teams are defending STATE champions in Mount Lebanon and Chartiers-Houston, while the Blue Devils, Montour Spartans, Valley Vikings and Vincentian Academy Royals now begin defense of their WPIAL titles, even though the Vikings have moved up from Class AA to Class AAA.

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OC’s Smith, P-R’s Murslack, MtL’s Nappi and NA’s Kuremsky Win PIAA Class AAA Swimming and Diving Gold

March 19, 2011

After being blanked on Day One on Friday, Saturday turned out to be a golden day for four WPIAL swimmers at the 2011 PIAA Class AAA Swimming and Diving championships at Bucknell University. Oakland Catholic's Leah Smith set a record in the 500-yard freestyle while Kristen Murslack of Pine-Richland won gold in the 100-yard breaststroke.

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Pennsylvania Scholastic Bowling Championships

March 15, 2011

The 2011 Pennsylvania State High School Bowling Finals will be held this weekend on Fruday, March 18th and Saturday, March 19th at the Limerick Lanes in Limerick Pa. Both the boys and girls championships begin at 9:00am each day. Girls Team Qualifiers: NORTH ALLEGHENY Governor Mifflin PENN HILLS Warwick PENN-TRAFFORD

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Shaler, Blackhawk, Seton-LaSalle and North Catholic Are Golden Girls in 2011 WPIAL Girls Basketball

March 7, 2011

Mount Lebanon and Jeannette entered championship weekend searching for more gold. The Blue Devils won WPIAL AAAA crowns in 2009 and 2010 while the Jayhawks captured AA gold last winter. But there would be no repeats in 2011. Shaler knocked out Mount Lebanon to win their second girls title and first in 31 years.

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