Tag: Upper St. Clair

PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/12/2012

March 12, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. This week, we have a special edition on tap as we preview all opening round matchups in the 2012 Penguins Cup Playoffs. Plus, see what Quaker Valley head coach Kevin Quinn had to say about Class A’s number one seed on last week’s show in “They Said It.”PIHL CLASS AAA:FIRST ROUND BYES1. Penn-Trafford (19-2-1) 2. Canon-McMillan (19-3-0) 3. North Allegheny (16-5-1) 4. Mount Lebanon (15-6-1)FIRST ROUND GAMES

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MSA Sports Top Seven – PIHL High School Hockey Playoff Rankings

March 7, 2012

Each Wednesday during the regular season, MSA Sports ranked the top seven teams in all four classifications/divisions in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League. With the regular season winding down and the PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs starting next week, in our final rankings of the season, we rank all 12 AAA, and all 10 AA and A playoff teams as the chase for the cup is set to begin on MSA Sports. Don't miss “The PIHL Power Play Show” every Wednesday at 8:00pm and the "PIHL High School Hockey Notebook" every Monday during the season only here on the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA - 12 TEAMS:

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/05/2012

March 5, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. Check out which teams are hot right now in “Melting the Ice” and track recent game action in “Scoreboard Watch.” Plus, we preview upcoming MSA broadcasts and quote guests from the show in “They Said It.”PIHL CLASS AAA:MELTING THE ICEBethel Park’s winning streak has reached 10 games, with the unbeaten streak at 11 … Defending state champion Upper St. Clair has gotten hot at the right time, winning two in a row to get above the .500 mark … Penn-Trafford has won two straight and has earned a point in its last five outings.SCOREBOARD WATCH

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Scholastic Notebook – 02/10/2012

February 10, 2012

The WPIAL boys basketball playoffs will seem a little strange this year without Upper St. Clair. The Panthers missed the playoffs for the first time since 2001 and their 10-year streak was the longest current streak in Class AAAA.

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Scholastic Notebook – 02/03/2012

February 3, 2012

When the WPIAL announces playoff brackets at a meeting every February, the league also hands out plaques to section champions. For the first time ever, Bentworth might double team the WPIAL for the championship plaques. Things have been good for Bentworth basketball this season. Twice as good, actually.

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National Letter of Intent Day: Division I-A Signings From WPIAL Class of 2012

February 1, 2012

32 WPIAL players put signature to paper and faxed their futures plans to their respective schools on National Letter of Intent Day on Wednesday. Here is a rundown of the players and the Division I-A FBS schools they are now officially headed to.

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National Letter of Intent Day: Where the MSA Sports Elite Eleven Players Are Headed 2012

Wednesday was National Letter of Intent Day where football seniors make their verbal committments official. There were three junoirs that made hte 2011 MSA Sports Elite Eleven. Pat Kugler of North Allegheny, Robert Foster of Central Valley and Tyler Boyd of Clairton will have their day in the sun next year. Here are

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PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 01/23/2012

January 23, 2012

Welcome to another edition of “PIHL Notebook,” your weekly companion to “The PIHL Power Play” on the MSA Sports Network. This week, State College and Latrobe, Hampton and Wheeling Central Catholic are among the teams “Melting the Ice” while the “Scoreboard Watch” includes a number of one-goal battles and a pair of upsets in the Open Class.

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MSA Sports Top Seven – PIHL High School Hockey – 01/18/2012

January 18, 2012

Each Wednesday during the regular season, MSA Sports will rank the top seven teams in all four classifications/divisions in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Hockey League...including another NEW #1 team in the Open Class this week. Don't miss “The PIHL Power Play Show” every Wednesday at 8:00pm and the "PIHL High School Hockey Notebook" every Monday duri

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MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball – 01/17/2012

January 17, 2012

Here are the latest MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL Boys Basketball rankings for the 2011-2012 regular season. Each Tuesday during the 11-12 regular season, MSA Sports will release a new Top Ten boys hoops rankings plus daily updated standings and numerous weekly broadcasts all here at MSAsports.netWPIAL CLASS AAAA TOP TEN:

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