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2015 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships Results
September 21, 2015
The first scholastic championship of the 2015-2016 school year was earned Tuesday afternoon in the 2015 WPIAL Girls Tennis Singles Championships at North Allegheny High School. Ananya Dua of Shady Side Academy repeats as the district AAA champ after beating Anna Li of North Allegheny while a new champion was crowned in Class AA where junior Anne Taylor of Beaver knocked off top-seed Hannah Phillips of Carlynton in straight sets. Also Natalia Perry of Franklin Regional and Farrah Bojolad of Quaekr Valley earned spots in the PIAA state singles tennis playoffs with consolation match victories. Here are all of the results from the 2015 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Playoffs. The championship and consolation finals can be heard archived here on the MSA Sports Network.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 09/21/2015
Each and every Monday during the regular season, the MSA Sports Network will rank the Top Ten football teams in each classification. These are the rankings following Week Three of the 2015 WPIAL football season...including not one but two NEW #1 teams in AAAA and again in AAA. WPIAL CLASS AAAA WPIAL FOOTBALL TOP TEN: 1. WOODLAND HILLS WOLVERINES (3-0) (Last Week #2.....Week Four at Baldwin on MSA) 2. PENN-TRAFFORD WARRIORS (3-0) (Last Week #3.....Week Four at Altoona)
WPIAL Alum Q&A – Clint McElheny
The latest installment of WPIAL Alum Q&A focuses on former Shaler Area High School and current Seton Hill University soccer player Clint McElheny. McElheny was a 2013 graduate of Shaler Area High School, where he was a standout on the pitch for the Titans. In high school, he was a three-year varsity letterwinner and earned all-section honors. While his playing accolades in high school were impressive, perhaps McElheny’s greatest accomplishment during his time at Shaler Area was earning a full-tuition scholarship.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/21/2015
Believe it or not, we have out first district championship coming up as we creep closer to the mid-way point of the fall high school sports regular season this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We move on to Week Four of the high school football season with 30 WPIAL weekend contests starting Friday night with the MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding later that night with the WPIAL Football Scoreboard Show.2015 WPIAL & Pittsburgh City League Standings – Week 3
September 20, 2015
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Three of the 2015 high school football season. Once again this year, we have added points for, point against and the updated WPIAL tiebreaker points for all 123 teams. Standings are updated after Friday and Saturday's scholastic gridiron action each week. Standings can be also seen on each teams football webpage here on the MSA Sports Network. (Top 5 teams from AAAA and AAA conferences qualify for playoffs plus a sixth place wild card team) (Top 4 teams from AA and A conferences qualify for the playoffs) # = Clinched Section Title * = Clinched Playoff Berth x = Eliminated From Playoff ChaseDistrict College Football Recap for Saturday, September 19th
Week three of the district college football slate saw a lot of lopsided scores and not a lot of good games. Here are recaps of all the games: Dayton 24 – Duquesne 13 Connor Kacsor ran for 244 yards and three second half touchdowns on 40 carries as the Flyers go to 2-0. The Dukes led 13-3 in the second on Sam Martello’s fumble recovery in the end zone and Dillon Buechel’s 26 yard pass to Wayne Capers(Char Valley). The junior QB from Montour threw for 195 yards. Capers led with 6 catches for 75 yards. Duquesne falls to 2-1.WPIAL Saturday’s Scholastic Starz – Week Three
An early homecoming game expanded the schedule of Saturday afternoon games to four to close out Week Three. When all was said and done on the third Saturday of the season, two teams remained undefeated, two teams picked up their first victory of the season and while four teams remain winless, one continues a losing streak that is inching close to four straight years. Here are the players who shined bright on an afternoon that went from sunny to stormy in the blink of an eye. Jo-El Shaw - Woodland HillsHometown Girls Soccer Recap – Upper St. Clair Panthers – 09/19/2015
September 19, 2015
It was another solid performance for the Upper St. Clair girls soccer team, as the Panthers defeated their South Hills rival Bethel Park on Saturday 3-2. USC scored twice in less than two minutes in the first half to jump on top of the Blackhawks early. Landy Mertz found the net in the 14th minute, followed by Katherine Miller's tally in the 16th minute. Bethel Park would cut the lead to a goal in the 27th minute, as Kristi Roth found the net from 37-yards out on a free kick. USC would take the 2-1 lead to the break, then add to it in the 2nd half.WPIAL Saturday Football Scores – 09/19/2015
An early homecoming game added to the third week of Saturday WPIAL football games, bumping up the slate from three games to four games. There was plenty of pomp and circumstance in Shaler as the homecoming parade down Mount Royal Boulevard led to Titans Stadium where the host team cound not end a 34-game skid against one of the top teams in the classification. Plus there was a Class AA battle of winless teams and a pair of Class A afternoon tilts to close out the one-third mark of the regular season. Here are all of the final results plus check out the archives as three of the four games broadcast here on MSA Sports. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Non-Conference: Woodland Hills Wolverines 59 - Shaler Titans 21 (MSA)WPIAL Friday Night HighLights – Week Three 2015
With two weeks to get a feel of the district high school football landscape, there was plenty of 'big game' feel up and down the FOUR classifications of the WPIAL on the third Friday of the campaign. Some turned into laughers while others were nail-biters well into the fourth quarter. On a picture perfect night around Western Pennsylvania, here are the players who proved to be very photogenic in leading their teams to Week Three wins. Terron Murphy - Bethel ParkScholastic Notebook – 09/18/2015
September 18, 2015
To the PIAA, more is better. At least in football. The landscape of Pennsylvania football – and the WPIAL – might be changing real soon. The change will be significant. On Wednesday, the PIAA strategic planning committee and the PIAA football committee voted to recommend to the PIAA board of directors that football in Pennsylvania go to six classifications, starting next year. It was a noteworthy vote because the PIAA board of directors usually – but not always – does what the strategic planning committee recommends. The PIAA board has already passed this 6A idea twice and needs to pass it only one more time Oct. 19 for it to go into effect for the 2016-17 school year.WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores – 09/18/2015
Back in the day, Week Three meant the start of conference play for just about all of the teams around the WPIAL. However nowadays, teams are starting section games right out of the gates in Week One. However there was a special feel to this week with key conference games up and down the FOUR district classifications. Here is the complete WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League scoreboard for the third Friday of the 2015 season. WPIAL CLASS AAAA Foothills Conference: Penn-Trafford Warriors 21 - McKeesport Tigers 7 (F) Connellsville Falcons 41 - Latrobe Wildcats 17 (F) Plum Mustangs 35 - Altoona Mountain Lions 7 (F) Kiski Area Cavaliers 35 - Hempfield Spartans 20 (F) WPIAL CLASS AAAA Southeastern Conferfence:Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Brentwood Spartans – 09/18/2015
The Brentwood Girls Volleyball team hosted undefeated Bishop Canevin in Section 2 A action Thursday night. Canevin prevailed in straight sets but had to work hard to secure the victory against the Lady Spartans. The score of the first set, a 25-15 Canevin win, did not reflect just how closely contested the match was. Brentwood actually led 13-8 and looked to be in good shape when a side out led to Canevin’s serve and Julia Menosky would serve winners on the next 13 points in a row to break open the set giving Canevin a 22-13 lead. The second set was tied at 24 when the Lady Crusaders were able to convert a pair of points into a 26-24 victory.Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers – 09/18/2015
At Chartiers Houston High School on Thursday, the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers defeated the Bentworth Bearcats in a Hometown Girls Volleyball match 3-0. All three games were close with scores of 26-24, 26-24, and 27-25. Chartiers-Houston did not play well early in game one with unforced errors and bad defense. They trailed most of the game but down 16-10 found their game. They would tie it at 18-18, but the Bearcats would lead at 23-19. The Bucs would score 7 of the next 8 points to win 26-24. Neither team played well in a game full of mistakes and errors.Chicks Picks – Week 3
September 17, 2015
Welcome to Week 3 of the high school football season. After a long night at MSA Sports World Headquarters last Friday, Chick’s Picks arrived home to find a neighborhood gathering outside her house. Questioning the purpose of this late-night assembly, Chick’s Picks quickly realized that the man of the house, Mr. Picks, was behind it. “Chick’s Picks – I was introducing myself to some of our new neighbors, and in conversation, I made sure to ask them if they had heard of THE Chick’s Picks. When they said yes, I proceeded to tell them that you lived here. So, they wanted to see you for themselves,” Mr. Picks said.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Volleyball – 09/17/2015
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of September 14th. You can check out the new rankings every Thursday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Girls Volleyball Playoffs sponsored by Carlow University in October ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. Section record in parenthesis. WPIAL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CLASS AAA: 1) BALDWIN HIGHLANDERS (2-0) (Last Week #*) 2) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (3-0) (Last Week #*)District College Football Preview for Saturday, September 19th
September 16, 2015
The weather should be great for week 3 of the district college football slate. It’s the fibal week of crossover play in the PSAC, while some good games take place in the PAC. Here are previews of ALL the games: Duquesne(2-0) at Dayton(1-0) 1pm The Dukes look to go 3-0 for the first time since 2002. Duquesne defeated Bucknell 26-7 last week. QB Dillon Buechel(Montour) threw three touchdown passes. Freshman RB PJ Fulmore(Cardinal Wurhl North Catholic) has led the Dukes in rushing in both games. The Flyers were off last week after defeating Robert Morris 27-24 in week one action. Danny Leach had two interceptions, one a 93 yard Pick 6 in the win. Duquesne leads the series 7-5.WPIAL Big Game Hunting – Week Three – 09/16/2015
Time is inexorable, I know that, but nonetheless I find myself wanting to slow things down once the WPIAL football season begins. For a lot of reasons, to give myself more time to prepare for my game, to be able to have a little extra time to enjoy what is for me the best time of the year, to slow the inevitable cold-weather from getting here and, to lengthen the deadline to get Big Game Hunting into the Boss. I don’t have to tell you how he can be when you get on his bad side. Time goes by fast, and the older you get the faster it goes. Week three is here and I am almost ready with my pre-season Big Game Hunting. Speaking of time, how long has it been since the Thomas Jefferson Jaguars started a season 0-2?MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/16/2015
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of September 14th...including a NEW #1 team in Class AAA. You can check out the new rankings every Wednesday through the regular season with weekly matches heard live and archived, including Hometown Soccer broadcasts each week. You can also listen to exclusive coverage of the 2015 WPIAL Soccer Playoffs and the check out the Pro Grass Boys and Girls Soccer Player of the Month in September, October and November ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL BOYS SOCCER CLASS AAA: 1) SENECA VALLEY RAIDERS (3-0-1) (Last Week #3)Hometown Girls Volleyball Recap – Freeport Yellowjackets – 09/15/2015
September 15, 2015
The Freeport Yellowjackets took a major step in continuing their section supremacy on Tuesday night, as they defeated the Knoch Knights in straight sets. Freeport captured the victory by the score of 25-14, 25-15 and 25-19. In a battle of the top two teams in Class AA Section 4, the Yellowjackets scored a wire-to-wire victory in the opening set, including an eight-point run after the Knights pulled within four at 16-12. The second set opened with a Knoch point, which provided the first lead of the match for the Knights. The lead would be short-lived, though, and with the teams deadlocked at 7-7, the Yellowjackets scored six consecutive points to take command.
