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Tri-Valley Knocks Off Vincentian Academy in PIAA Girls A Title Tilt
March 23, 2013
It was not to be for the Vincentian Academy Royals as the two time WPIAL champions fell to the Tri-Valley Bulldogs 59-42 at the GIANT Center in Hershey in the PIAA Class A Girls Basketball title game. Jili Weber and Tara Nahodil each scored 19 points as the District 11 champions claimed their first PIAA title.Tri-Valley pulled away in the second half, using a 12-0 run to end the third quarter, Vincentian Academy trailed by two points at 33-31 but did not score again in the frame. Nahodil scored 10 points in the quarter, she matched her season average of 18.5 points per game.
PIAA Basketball Championship Recaps From Friday
March 22, 2013
Friday's action is in the books with Philadelphia Vaux going out in style in the Class A Boys Championship, Imhotep Charter takes home their third straight title, this time in Class AAA Boys and Spring-Ford wins the Quad A Girls title.Here are recaps of ALL the games from Friday:CLASS A BOYS: Philadelphia Vaux Cougars 83 – Johnsonburg Rams 63 Playing their final game in basketball, the Cougars went out on top as District 12 and now PIAA champions with the win over the District 9 champion Rams on Friday.
Bishop Canevin Claims PIAA Gold in Hershey in Class AA Girls Championship
The Bishop Canevin Crusaders claimed their first ever PIAA Class AA basketball championship with a furious rally in the fourth quarter to defeat the York Catholic Fighting Irish 45-38 at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday afternoon.Seniors Carly Forse and Celina DiPietro each scored 18 points to lead Bishop Canevin. The Crusaders trailed 33-28 heading to the fourth quarter but scored 13 straight points in the fourth, holding the Fighting Irish scoreless thru the first six minutes of the final frame.York Catholic fell in the title game for the second straight year and fourth in the last five years. The loss for the Fighting Irish ended a 7 game winning streak this season and a 9 game winning streak at the Giant Center.
North Allegheny Rolls In Third Period To Claim Class AAA Penguins Cup Crown
March 21, 2013
The North Allegheny Tigers got two third period goals from Joe Griffin to claim the 2013 Class AAA PIHL Penguins Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Peters Township Indians Wednesday night at Consol Energy Center. Bradford Thornburgh stopped all 20 shots he faced to pick up the shutout win, his first of the playoffs and fourth of the season.It's the second Penguins Cup Championship for the Tigers, North Allegheny claimed the crown in 2007.
Latrobe Golden In PIHL Class AA Title Game
March 20, 2013
Latrobe got yet another outstanding performance in a stellar goaltending career by senior Shane Brudnock as the Wildcats added a fourth PIHL Penguin Cup Championship to their High School mantle with a 5-0 blanking of the Pine-Richland Rams in the Class AA championship game. Brudnock stopped all 24 Pine Richland shots that he faced for his 2nd post-season shutout and fifth of the season.
Twice Is Nice For Quaker Valley as They Win PIHL Class A Title Again
The Quaker Valley Quakers continued their winning ways, taking the PIHL Class A Penguins Cup championship for a second straight year with a 5-1 victory over the Mars Planets at Consol Energy Center. Jimmy Perkins scored two goals to lead the Quakers, who have now won 32 straight games and are unbeaten in their last 55. It was the third time that Quaker Valley defeated Mars this season, besting the Planets 5-2 and 4-0 and fifth overall, with 7-0 and 4-2 in last year’s title match.PIHL Penguins Cup Championship Blog 2013
Thanks for following along tonight and congratulations to Quaker Valley, Latrobe and North Allegheny on winning the PIHL Penguins Cup Championships. PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA CHAMPIONSHIP: Peters Township vs. North AlleghenyFINAL: North Allegheny 2, Peters Township 0. 2nd title in program history for NA. Joe Griffin credited with both Tigers goals.NA GOAL! NA scores again & this time it's a Tiger putting it in the net. Joe Griffin with a sick wrister. Fantaski with assist. 2-0 NA.6 minutes left. Time running out on PT. Would be tough to see this one end with an own goal.PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/18/2013
March 18, 2013
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablThis Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/18/2013
The winter high school sports season comes to an end just as the spring sports season begins as winter officially turns to spring this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We continue our coverage of the 2013 PIAA Basketball Playoffs with Semifinals and Championship Games in the boys and girls state basketball playoffs as well as the 2013 PIHL Penguins Cup Championship Games and the start of the boys lacrosse season, plus the final edition of the PIHL Power Play Show and the next to the last WPIAL Roundball Report on the special day of Thursday this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, March 18th:Peters Township and North Allegheny Rise to Top in PIHL AAA
March 13, 2013
Half of the finalists from the 2012 PIHL Class AAA title game are returning for the 2013 Penguins Cup championship contest. Peters Township is back in after blanking State College, however defending champion Bethel Park fell just short after losing the rubber game of their three games this season to North Allegheny. Here are recaps from both Penguins Cup Semifinals games on Wednesday night.Peters Township Indians 3 – State College Little Lions 0Latrobe and Pine-Richland Win to End Penguins Cup Title Game Droughts
They haven't been log froughts, but a pair of former Penguins Cup champions are headed back to the high school hockey finals. Latrobe ended a three year title game abscence by edging Chartiers Valley while Pine-Richland knocked out top-seed Bishop Canevin in overtime to make it back to the PIHL Championship Game for the first time since 2008. Here are recaps from both PIHL Penguins Cup Class AA Semifinals games.Pine Richland Rams 3 - Bishop Canevin Crusaders 2 in OvertimeMars And Quaker Valley To Meet Again For Class A Penguins Cup Title
March 11, 2013
It's a rematch for the Class A Penguins Cup championship next Wednesday at Consol Energy Center as the defending champion Quaker Valley Quakers and Mars Planets both punched their tickets on Monday night.Mars defeated Westmont Hilltop 4-1 in the opening game and Quaker Valley won by the same 4-1 score over Kittanning in the nightcap. The Quakers beat the Planets 4-2 in last year's title game.Here are recaps and scoring summaries of both of the Semfinals games:Mars Planets 4 – Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers 1PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 03/11/2013
This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/11/2013
The action on the ice and the hardwood heat up as the winter sports and hopefully winter weather start to fade away this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We continue our coverage of the 2013 PIAA Basketball Playoffs with Second Round and Quarterfinals boys and girls state basketball playoff games as well as PIHL Penguins Cup high school hockey postseason play with all six Seimfinals games, plus both the PIHL Power Play Show and the WPIAL Roundball Report on the special day of Thursday this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, March 11th: TALK SHOW - Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle at 7:00pm on MSAsports.netPIAA Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championship Results and Recaps
March 10, 2013
After two days of the AAA PIAA tournament, the WPIAL was on fire. They had 23 wrestlers in the semi-finals and 31 of 42 wrestlers guaranteed to bring home a medal from Hershey.The semi-finals Saturday morning did not go as well compared to the first two days of action, with only 10 of 23 WPIAL wrestlers advancing to the finals. But the WPIAL did set themselves up for an impressive night.Of the 10 wrestlers in the finals, six would be wrestling head to head at 120, 126, and 195. At 120 pounds, sophomore Sam Krivus of Hempfield beat junior Dalton Macri of Canon McMillan 3-1 in a match that did not take place at Norwin last week. It was the first PIAA Championship for Krivus, who finished 3rd last year as a freshman.2013 PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships Recap – Day Two
Day 1 of the PIAA tournament could not have went better for the AAA WPIAL wrestlers, with 38 of 42 wrestlers staying alive. The success continued into Day 2, with 31 of 42 wrestlers continuing their wrestling season and guaranteeing themselves a spot on the medal stand Saturday night.Scholastic Notebook – 03/08/2013
March 8, 2013
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTabl2013 PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships Recap – Day One
The PIAA tournament kicked off in Hershey on Thursday, which is the start of the bracket cutting down from 16 wrestlers to the top 8 medalists in each weight class. Thursday marked 4 wrestlers being eliminated at each weight class and the good news is the WPIAL did not get the memo.The WPIAL had a strong showing on Thursday, with 28 of its 42 wrestlers advancing into the quarterfinals while another 10 wrestlers stayed alive in the consolations. That means out of the 42 AAA WPIAL wrestlers, only four guys were eliminated (one wrestler each at 106, 138, 160, and 285).PIHL Penguins Cup Hockey Playoff Recaps for Thursday, March 7th
Two games in each classification made for another busy night as the high school playoffs wrapped up the second round. A couple of mild surprises will crack the Final Four party as #5 State College in AAA and #6 Kittanning were winners on Thursday to move on to the PIHL Semifinals. Here are recaps from the six games played on Quarterfinals Thursday in the Penguins Cup Playoffs.A special thanks to Lou Rood, Alex Richert, Matt Vandriak, Don Rebel, Greg Kuntz and Brandon Showers for their help on these recaps.PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA QUARTERFINALS:
