Golf
Peters Township & Sewickley Academy Win WPIAL Boys Team Golf Titles
October 9, 2014
Following a three year hiatus, Peters Township is back on top of the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf world after claiming the title Thursday afternoon at the Cedar Brook Golf Course in Belle Vernon. The Indians won by 18 strokes over runner-up Pine-Richland while 2013 champion Upper St. Clair finished in fifth place, two spots behind 2012 team champion Pittsburgh Central Catholic. Jake Sollon led the way for Peters Township with a low score of 72. The championship is the fifth in school history for the Indians. In the Class AA finals, Sewickley Academy was able to add to its golden collection by shooting a 402, 20 strokes better than second place Burgettstown to win a second straight WPIAL AA golf title. Anthony Muscato led the Panthers with a score of 74.Central Valley & Sewickley Academy Win WPIAL Girls Golf Team Crowns
There was no three-peat for the Penn-Trafford Warriors girls golf team as they finished a distant fourth to the new queens of the Triple-A course, the Central Valley Warriors. In fact, everybody was a great distance behind the Warriors who scored a 316, 20 strokes better than runner-up Peters Township. Maddie McDaniel led Central Valley with a score of 75. Sewickley Academy was even more dominant in the smaller Double-A field as the Panthers scored a 389, 30 strokes better than second place finisher Mount Pleasant to win the district title. Tanvi Rana shot an 81 to lead Sewickley Academy.Scholastic Notebook – 10/03/2014
October 3, 2014
Maybe you’ve heard the quote “Down goes Frazier, Down goes Frazier.” It is a line from legendary sports announcer Howard Cosell, describing boxer Joe Frazier after he went down from a George Foreman punch in a famous 1973 bout. In WPIAL football this year, it is “Up goes Frazier, Up goes Frazier.” Things haven’t been this good in Perryopolis (where Frazier is located) since 10 years after that Frazier-Foreman fight. The Frazier Commodores are 5-0 and have a showdown tonight with Beth-Center for first place in the Tri-County South Conference. The winner likely will win the Tri-County South title. Frazier has not started a season 5-0 since 1983, when the school made it all the way to the WPIAL Class A championship game before losing to Western Beaver.
Anthony Cordaro of Fox Chapel Wins Playoff to Claim WPIAL Boys AAA Golf Title
October 2, 2014
With living legend Arnold Palmer in attendance Thursday afternoon at the Latrobe Country Club in the Boys AAA Golf Championships, it all came down to a one hole playoff as Anthony Cordaro, a sophomore from Fox Chapel defeated Indiana senior Kyle Grube with a par on hole number one to win the 2014 WPIAL crown. Cordaro's first shot was under the trees and he powered out and on to the green with his second shot. He then two putted for par for the victory. Grube had a perfect drive on the playoff hole but his second shot hit the green and rolled off. On in three, he two putted for a bogey. Both players had to wait for the playoff as three different players failed on the last three holes to over take the lead, so they went to hole number one for the playoff.
C-M’s Lauren Waller & GCC’s Olivia Zambruno Win WPIAL Girls Golf Gold
September 29, 2014
On a gorgeous day in Western PA their were two lady golfers crowned champions. In AAA Lauren Waller of Canon-McMillan repeated as champion shooting a 4 under 68. In AA Olivia Zambruno of Greensburg Central Catholic shot 81 to claim the championship. (Olivia Zambruno of GCC poses with AA gold)This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/28/2014
September 28, 2014
September was month to remember, but look out for what we have in store for you in October, starting this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move into Week Six of the 2014 season with 31 WPIAL football games on Friday and Saturday with Friday's action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL Scoreboard Show.Scholastic Notebook – 09/26/2014
September 26, 2014
Whether it’s the football end zone or a soccer net, both places are treated like a crime zone by the fall sports teams at Pittsburgh Central Catholic. They might as well put yellow tape around the end zone or net because the Central Catholic teams take a “keep out” attitude towards them. It is unusual for two fall sports teams to have such a successful zero tolerance policy. The Central Catholic football team is 4-0 and has allowed only seven points in four games. The Vikings have three shutouts and are the No. 1 defensive team in the WPIAL. The Central Catholic boys soccer team has played 11 games and has allowed only one goal. The Vikings are 11-0 and have outscored opponents, 56-1.
QV’s Chris Tanabe Shoots Par, Wins WPIAL Boys AA Golf by 6
September 24, 2014
Chris Tanabe of Quaker Valley was a cut above the rest on Wednesday, as he shot an even-par round of 72 to claim the 2014 WPIAL Boys’ Class AA Golf Championship at Youghiogheny County Club. Tanabe, a sophomore, bested the second-place finishers by an incredible six strokes. After Tanabe finished tied for fourth with an 80 in the sectional round at Pittsburgh North Golf Course to qualify for the championship, he teed off with the eighth group. Tanabe struggled with a bogey on his first hole, but then scorched the course in McKeesport the rest of the way, shooting 36 on each the front and back-nine holes.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/21/2014
September 21, 2014
The Summer of 2014 if officially over and we begin Autumn with plenty of great high school sports action this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move into Week Five of the 2014 season with 29 WPIAL football games on Friday and Saturday with Friday's action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL Scoreboard Show.Scholastic Notebook – 09/19/2014
September 19, 2014
At the rate he is passing, Pine-Richland quarterback Ben DiNucci has a good chance to become the 17th player in WPIAL history to throw for 5,000 career yards. While that is an impressive feat, Pine-Richland does thro the ball often. So DiNucci will naturally pile up yardage. What might be more impressive about DiNucci is his accuracy. DiNucci is a 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior who you probably wouldn’t want to play in darts. Sure, in Pine-Richland’s spread offense, DiNucci throws a number of short passes. But he still throws downfield and his accuracy is uncanny.Scholastic Notebook – 09/12/2014
September 12, 2014
They haven’t exactly beaten world-class competition, but Norwin is still 2-0. After tonight, the Knights could be in a spot where they haven’t been in 15 years. Norwin plays at Seneca Valley in a non-conference game. While Seneca Valley (0-2) is trying to find itself, Norwin is trying to go 3-0 for the first time in 15 years. The last time Norwin was 3-0 was 1999, one of the greatest seasons in Norwin history. The Knights finished 8-4 and made it to the WPIAL semifinals before losing to Cecil Howard and McKeesport.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/07/2014
September 7, 2014
While others spend their time creating smoke and polishing mirrors, we spend our time on our Labor of love here in September with plenty of high school and college fall sports action this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move into Week Two of the 2014 season with 29 WPIAL football games on Friday and Saturday with Friday's action starting with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with the one and only WPIAL Scoreboard Show.Scholastic Notebook – 09/05/2014
September 5, 2014
It is a recurring storyline at Indiana High School. The Stapletons are staples of the football team. It has been the story in recent years at Indiana, and it is again this season. Two of the four Stapleton brothers had big impacts on the Little Indians’ opening-night upset victory against Mars last Friday. Riley Stapleton, a 6-5 senior receiver, caught seven passes for 95 yards and scored a touchdown. Dylan Stapleton, a 6-4 junior, caught five passes for 111 yards and scored two touchdowns.
MSA SPORTS CUP: Sewickley Academy Back on Top After Winning Class A Cup
July 3, 2014
Eight time champion Sewickley Academy and defending champ Greensburg Central Catholic were deadlocked with 360 points each with one more sport to calculate in the chase for the 2013-2014 MSA Sports Class A Cup. That one sports was boy tennis, which was great news for Panthers fans and bad news for everybody else in Class A. A district title and state runner-up in boys tennis helped Sewickley Academy win the MSA Sports Cup for the ninth time in eleven years.
MSA SPORTS CUP: Seton-LaSalle Are Rebels With a Cause After Winning AA Cup
July 2, 2014
For only the third time in the eleven years of the MSA Sports Cup Class AA chase, the torch has been passed to a new champion. Greensburg Central Catholic won the first three years, followed by a five year run by Shady Side Academy and the last two years with Quaker Valley on top. Now thanks to a lot of hardwood gold, Seton-LaSalle High School is wearing the Cup crown. After a couple of close calls in recent years, Seton-LaSalle was lifted to the top spot in part because of double gold on the basketball court this winter followed up with some diamond success in the spring.
MSA SPORTS CUP: Another Year, Another Quad-A Title for North Allegheny
June 30, 2014
Another school year and another MSA Sports Cup in Class AAAA for North Allegheny High School. NA captured their 11th Cup in eleven years since the MSA Sports Network started this school year long competition to determine the top sports programs in each classification. There are 20 sports in which schools can earn points in the competition and for the second straight year and only the second time in this history of the coveted competition, the Tigers earned points in ALL of them. In the 2012-2013 school year, North Allegheny scored a mind-numbing and record 1,115 points. In 2013-2014, they had to settle for a mere 965 points. The second place school finished 530 points behind NA.WPIAL Fall Sports Realignment for 2014
January 21, 2014
The WPIAL Board of Control officially passed the new alignments for the WPIAL fall sports on Tuesday afternoon, including girls volleyball, boys and girls golf, boys and girls cross-country, girls tennis and girls field hockey. A couple of big changes occur in Girls Tennis where there are more teams in fewer sections and in Boys and Girls Cross-Country where there are only two duel-class divisions, but there will be three classifications for the championships. Here is the new make-up of the sections in all of those sports for the 2014 high school fall sports seasons. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL: WPIAL CLASS AAA SECTION 1:2013 WPIAL Team Champions on Parade
January 1, 2014
What better way to celebrate championships and the start of a new year then with a parade. It has been another great year in high school sports. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during 2013. As we get ready for another great scholastic year in 2014, we look back at all the WPIAL team champions on parade from this past year. Football: Class AAAA - Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings Class AAA - West Allegheny Indians Class AA - South Fayette Lions Class A - Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic Trojans PIAA Class AA - South Fayette Lions PIAA Class A - Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic TrojansUSC’s Grant Engel & Cent Valley’s Macky Fouse Win PIAA State Golf Championships
October 23, 2013
After finishing in fourth place in the WPIAL golf championships three weeks ago, Grant Engel rose to the occasion on the bigger stage of the state championships as the Upper St. Clair senior captured the PIAA Class AAA Individual Golf Championship at the two day event at Heritage Hills Golf Resort in York. Meanwhile, WPIAL Girls Class AA champion Macky Fouse, a senior from Central Valley doubled her pleasure with a state title to add to her district gold by shooting a two day total of 152.Engel shot a 73 to follow up on a 74 on Monday for a 147 and a two stroke victory over Andrew Willner of Conestoga. Engle's Uper St. Clair teammate Thomas Steve shot a 154 to tie Fox Chapel's Patrick Sheerer as the next closest WPIAL golfers as they finished in 10th place.Scholastic Notebook – 10/18/2013
October 18, 2013
These are the days of spread offenses and pass-happy teams in WPIAL football. It’s not often you see a team average over 300 yards a game on the ground.But in the next two weeks, two of the top games in the WPIAL will match teams that average more than 300 yards a game rushing. It is definitely unusual. And if you think running the football is not important any more, consider that all four of the teams involved in those games enter Week 8 with perfect records.Aliquippa plays at Beaver Falls in a big WPIAL Class AA Midwestern game tonight, matching two teams that average more than 300 yards a game rushing. It will be the same next week when Thomas Jefferson plays at West Mifflin a WPIAL Class AAA Big Nine Conference game.
