Golf
Pgh Central & Burgettstown Win WPIAL Boys Golf Championships
October 11, 2012
From 1998 through 2001, Burgettstown captured four straight WPIAL Division II championships. They hadn't won one since, but the eleven year drought ended Thursday as the Blue Devils captured the Class AA crown with Owen Miller leading the way with a 74. Another much longer drought also ended at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon thanks to Kris Wrights 74 as the Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings won their first ever Class AAA championship.2012 WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA TEAM GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP:Pittsburgh Central Catholic Vikings 387Peters Township Indians - 395Latrobe Wildcats - 406Bethel Park Black Hawks - 414Hempfield Spartans - 414Scholastic Notebook – 10/05/2012
October 5, 2012
One and four. When those three words are uttered about a football team after five weeks, it usually indicates bad things. But for Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston records are indeed deceiving. Blackhawk and Chartiers-Houston are two teams that are usually much more than respectable. You could say both have fallen on hard times this season as both are 1-4. But are there many 1-4 teams as good as Blackhawk and Char-Houston? Blackhawk and Char-Houston are the hard-luck stories of the WPIAL this season. A few points here and there, take away a turnover here and there, and their seasons could be vastly different. Want proof? Three of Blackhawk’s losses are by a total of five points. Char-Houston’s four losses are by a total of 17 points.
Pgh Central Catholic’s Brent Rodgers Bags WPIAL Boys AAA Golf Title
October 3, 2012
On a perfect day for scoring the WPIAL Boys Golf AAA finalists did just that at Fox Chapel Golf Club in the championship tournament. 14 players shot 77 or better on the par 70 course off Fox Chapel road, led by WPIAL champion Brent Rodgers. Rodgers, a junior from Pittsburgh Central Catholic carded an even par 70 to take home the gold medal.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.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/30/2012
September 30, 2012
October is here! So while the leaves start to turn shades of red, orange and gold, the WPIAL hands out its share of links gold this week here on the MSA Sports Network.Leechburg’s Matt Barto Wins WPIAL Boys Class AA Golf Gold
September 24, 2012
After finishing 7th as a freshman and tied for 2nd last year as a sophomore, Leechburg junior Matt Barto won the 2012 WPIAL Boys Class AA Individual Golf Championship Monday afternoon at the Youghiogheny Country Club in McKeesport. Barto fired a one-over 73 to edge Jesse Vensel of McGuffey, Darren Carone of Shenango and Matt Cioffi of Neshannock by two strokes.Barto was in the day's first group and had to wait for the other 14 groups to return before being crowned champion. "I was nervous each time a new group would come in," he said afterward. "I worked very hard for this. I thought I had a chance until i bogeyed 15, 16 and 17." Barto would par the 18th to finish off his title winning round of 73.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/23/2012
September 23, 2012
There is more fall scholastic sports gold to be had as September slowly turns to October this week here on the MSA Sports Network.Scholastic Notebook – 09/21/2012
September 21, 2012
After seeing Clairton clobber Monessen, 52-7, on Thursday night, it makes you wonder if this is the same Clairton team that struggled to beat Chartiers-Houston, 22-20, on the opening night of the season? It most certainly is not the same team – at least defensively. Clairton was without 10 players the first three weeks of the season. The players missed time because of grades or attendance issues from last school year, and the players returned to the team for the Monessen game. Only two of the players who missed the first three weeks were starters. But still, the return of the group of players changed Clairton.2011-2012 WPIAL and PITTSBURGH CITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONS on PARADE
July 6, 2012
What better way to celebrate America's Birthday and the end of another school year than with a parade. It has been another great high school sports year. All of us here at the MSA Sports Network and Management Science Associates thank our sponsors and fans for their support during the 2011-2012 school year. As we get ready for another great scholastic campaign in 2012-2013, we look back at all the WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League team champions on parade from this past school year.Football:Class AAAA - North Allegheny TigersClass AAA - Montour SpartansClass AA - Aliquippa QuipsClass A - Clairton BearsCity League - University Prep PanthersPIAA Class A - Clairton BearsWPIAL Hall of Fame Class of 2012
April 13, 2012
Neil Walker is known for his baseball talent. The current Pirates second baseman had an unforgettable baseball career at Pine-Richland High School and was a first-round draft pick. But it is what Walker also did in other sports that helped earn him a spot in the WPIAL Hall of Fame. The WPIAL Hall of Fame class for 2012 was announced Thursday at a news conference, and Walker was one of the selections. Walker was in Los Angeles with the Pirates, but his father was at the news conference at the Heinz History Center in the Strip District. Walker had a terrific baseball career at Pine-Richland, starting four seasons and batting .504 for his career. He hit .657 as a senior with 13 home runs, 42 RBIs and a 1.403 slugging percentage for a WPIAL championship team.Scholastic Notebook – 04/08/2012
April 8, 2012
It is most certainly one of the oddest sports combinations you will see in the WPIAL. You’ll be scratching your head trying to figure out how many times you have seen a championships golfer who also is one of the best shot putters and discus throwers in the district. As odd as it sounds, Katerina Luttner is living out the combination at Fox Chapel High School. She won the WPIAL girls golf championship in 2010 and was the runner-up in 2011. She also has been a medalist at the PIAA level and has a golf scholarship to the University of Mississippi. But in the spring, she throws the discus and shot put for Fox Chapel. This spring, Luttner is the No. 1 discus thrower in the entire WPIAL with a mark of 111 feet, 8 inches. She also has the fourth-best shot put at 34-10.WPIAL Fall Sports Realignments for 2012 and 2013
January 17, 2012
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. Here is the new make-up of the sections in all of those sports for both the 2012 and 2013 high school fall sports seasons.2011 WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Team Champions on Parade
January 1, 2012
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 2011.2011 WPIAL Year in Review – Top 25 Stories: #10 – #6
December 30, 2011
2011 has been a tremendous year in high school sports in the WPIAL. It was a year where some familiar champions wore the golden crown again while some new faces surfaced in the championship picture. It was a year when there was plenty of streaking (not like the 70’s) in both the good direction and the not so good direction.2011-2012 MSA SPORTS CUP STANDINGS
December 22, 2011
The latest chase for the MSA Sports Cup is underway as the 2011-2012 high school sports fall season is in the books. The MSA Sports Cup is a challenge to determine the best sports program for the entire school year from WPIAL schools in each classification.West A’s Garrett Browning Wins PIAA Boys Golf Championship
October 25, 2011
Four WPIAL boys golfers finished 1-2-3 and 4 after the final round of the 2011 PIAA Individual Golf Championships at Heritage Hills Golf Club on Tuesday, but it was Garrett Browning of West Allegheny who was the golden boy...again.PIAA Western Regional Golf Playoffs
October 19, 2011
17 boys and 8 girls have qualified for the 2011 PIAA Individual Golf Championships at Heritage Hills Golf Club in York after Tuesday's Western Regional Playoffs at Toms Runs Golf Course. Here are the final results from both the boys and the girls.PIAA BOYS WESTERN REGIONAL PLAYOFFS At Tom’s Run G.C.Shady Side Academy and Central Valley Wear the WPIAL Girls Golf Team Crowns
October 13, 2011
For one school, it was a repeat golden performance. For the other, it marks the return to title town for a third time in four years. Shady Side Academy won the WPIAL Girls Team Golf Division I championship on Thursday at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon again after winning the championship in 2008 and 2009. Meanwhile, Central Valley is a perfect 2-for-2.Upper St. Clair and Neshannock Win WPIAL Boys Team Golf Gold
Two of the most successful boy’s golf programs in WPIAL history are golden again after winning district crowns Thursday afternoon at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon. Upper St. Clair won the Division I title for a record 17th time in school history, winning by four strokes over Indiana and by eight strokes over 2010 champion Peters Township.2011 WPIAL Girls Team Golf Finals Field is Set
October 7, 2011
Under splendid conditions Monday afternoon, the WPIAL held its Girls Team Golf Division I and Division II Semifinals at two different courses. The result was the three team championship field is now set to shoot for gold in both divisions on Thursday, October 13th at the Cedarbrook Golf Club in Belle Vernon.
