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PIHL Penguins Cup Hockey Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, March 6th
March 6, 2013
Two games in each classification made for a busy night as the high school playoffs turned into the second round. As has been the case this entire postseason, the higher seeds prevailed in all six contest. Here are recaps from the six games played on Quarterfinals Wednesday in the PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs.A special thanks to Sam Hall, Randy Gore, Steve Nagler, Bob Orkwis, Mike Azadian and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps.PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA QUARTERFINALS:PIHL Penguins Cup Hockey Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, March 5th
March 5, 2013
A ho-hum first night of Round One of the high school hockey postseason gave way to a pair of Class AAA dandies. Here are recaps from both games played Tuesday night as the opening round of the 2013 PIHL Penguin Cup Playoffs goes in the books.A special thanks to Josh Rowntree and Matt Vandriak for their help on these recaps.PIHL PENGUINS CUP CLASS AAA FIRST ROUND:PIHL Penguins Cup Hockey Playoff Recaps for Monday, March 4th
While the puck was dropped to start the 2013 PIHL Penguins Cup Playoffs, the PIHL Open Class season came to an end with a battle between the Nailers Cup champion and the Chiefs Cup winner. Here are the recaps from the opening night of postseason and the playoff conclusion...all on the same night.A special thanks to Mark Schaas, Don Rebel, Bob Orkwis, Mike Azadian, Josh Rowntree and Sam Hall for their help on these recaps.PIHL OPEN CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 03/04/2013
The focus switches from district playoffs and championships to state playoffs and championship during this first full week of March this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We start the ball rolling on the 2013 PIAA Basketball Playoffs while wrapping up the postseason mat action with the 2013 PIAA Individual Wrestling Championships this weekend from Hershey. We also drop the puck on the start of the PIHL Penguins Cup high school hockey playoffs and we have men's and women's college basketball postseason play, plus the PIHL Power Play Show, the WPIAL Roundball Report on a special day and Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle all this week here at MSAsports.netNew Castle, Montour, Beaver Falls & Vincentian Win 2013 WPIAL Boys Hoops Titles
March 3, 2013
Four teams with recent championship experiences got another sweet taste of gold in this seasons district playoffs. Top-seeds New Castle in Class AAAA and Beaver Falls in Class AA won championships for a second straight year. The Red Hurricane made history by becoming the first boys teams to win back-to-back titles in different classifications and with undefeated records each year. Plus #2-seed Vincentian Academy won the Class A title for the second time in three years while #3-seed Montour also celebrated their second crown in three seasons. Here are ALL of the final results from the 2013 WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoffs.Bethel Park, South Park, Bishop Canevin & Vincentian Queens of WPIAL Court
A #1 seed, a #2-seed and a pair of #3-seeds walked away from the district postseason wearing the gold. Vincentian Academy was the only top seed to prevail as the Royals won a second straight WPIAL championship. A team that settled for silver in 2012 won gold here in 2013 as South Park captured the Class AAA crown. Meanwhile, a pair of teams captured their first ever girls basketball gold as Bethel Park won in all in Class AAAA and Bishop Canevin stunned Seton-LaSalle to win the Class AA title. Here are ALL of the results from the 2013 WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoffs.Don't forget, you can listen to the archive broadcast of each and every game from the Battle to the Bluff anytime you want ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL Qualifiers for the 2013 PIAA Basketball Playoffs
Eight basketball games this weekend at the A.J. Palumbo Center and here on MSA Sports not only decided who went home with district gold, but it also decided which WPIAL teams and in what order will qualify for the PIAA Basketball Playoffs. Here are the teams and the final order from District 7 for the state postseason.BOYS CLASS AAAA (5 Teams Qualify):1) New Castle Red Hurricane2) Hampton Talbots3) Seneca Valley Raiders4) North Allegheny Tigers5) Gateway GatorsBOYS CLASS AAA (6 Teams Qualify):1) Montour Spartans2) Chartiers Valley Colts3) Mars Fighting Planets4) Beaver BobcatsCanon-McMillan Dominates WPIAL Class AAA Wrestling Championships
Canon-McMillan continued its unforgettable season Saturday evening at Norwin High School as the Big Macs earned the team point championship, captured three individual gold medals, and advanced a total of seven wrestlers to next weekend’s state championship tournament in Hershey. The Big Macs have already shown they’re the top dual meet squad in the state and now appear poised to back it up, as Canon-McMillan will be the prohibitive favorite to be crowned the top team once again at the state individual tournament.In all, 42 wrestlers punched their tickets to Chocolate Town at the 78th annual WPIAL Class AAA Individual Wrestling Championships. The tournament also doubles as the PIAA Class AAA Southwest Regional state qualifier.PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling Southwest Regional Results 2013
Here are the results from the 2013 PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling Southwest Regionals this weekend at the Cambria County War Memorial in Johnstown. The top five wrestling in each classification qualify for the PIAA Class AA Individual Wrestling Championships next weekend in Hershey.
New Castle Masters Perfection as Canes Beat Hampton Again for WPIAL AAAA Gold
March 2, 2013
The third meeting of the year between New Castle and Hampton turned out to be like the first two. In fact, it turned out a lot like the previous 25 games for the defending Triple-A champs turned Quad-A beasts. The Red Hurricane rocked the Talbots with a big second quarter and rolled to a 68-53 victory Saturday night before a raucous crowd at Duqnuesne Univeristy's A.J. Palumbo Center.Things were quiet for the first two minutes of the game. Scoreless, even. Then, a Brandon Dominick three opened up the flood gates for New Castle. Ryan Luther answered for Hampton, scoring his team’s first five points. The Red Hurricane slowed things down to close out the quarter, and led 19-15 and the end of one.
Bethel Park Gets Defensive in Beating Char Valley & Winning Girls AAAA Gold
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First Half Runs Lead South Park Past Elizabeth Forward for Girls WPIAL AAA Gold
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Beaver Falls Routs Burrell 61-33 For Second Straight WPIAL Boys AA Title
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Vincentian girls basketball star Brenna Wise played in last year's WPIAL Class A Championship at 50% with an ankle injury. This year, she was 100%, and that was bad news for Serra Catholic.Wise scored 18 points, grabbed 21 rebounds and blocked 4 shots, leading the Royals to their second Championship in as many years, defeating Serra 53-46 on Saturday afternoon at the A.J. Palumbo Center.2013 WPIAL Basketball Championship Saturday Blog
Keep up to date with the action from the A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University all day long with five more WPIAL basketball championships from morning to late night.Boys Class AAAA: Hampton Talbots vs. New Castle Red Hurricane10:33pm: New Castle scoring: Shawn Anderson - 16, Antonio Rudolph - 15, Anthony Richards - 12, Malik Hooker - 11, Brandon Dominick - 7, Drew Allen - 4, Jesse Salzano - 310:29pm: Hampton scoring: Ryan Luther - 17, Richard Ford - 9, David Huber - 8, Jon Floss - 4, Jack Obringer - 3, Hayden Seserko - 3, Joey Lafko - 3, Tom Radziminski - 2, Jake Adams - 210:21pm: Final: New Castle 68 - Hampton 53
Montour Comes back to Topple #1 Chartiers Valley in Boys AAA Finals
Trailing by nine points at the half, Montour turned up the heat on defense, holding Section 5 rival Chartiers Valley to 11 second half points en route to a 47-40 victory Friday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center at Duquesne University. The win gives Adam Kaufman and the Spartans their second WPIAL Class AAA championship in the last three years.Spencer Casson, Chartiers Valley’s 6’6” senior center, made his presence known from the start, opening up the scoring with what would be his first of three dunks in the first quarter. Casson led the Colts through the first with 10 points and four rebounds. Montour standout Devin Wilson was held to only two first quarter points, as the Spartans trailed 18-11 at the end of one.NA Boys & Girls Sweep AAA Crowns While Ind Boys & SF Girls Win AA Swim Titles
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The Vincentian Academy Royals pulled away in the third quarter to claim their second WPIAL Class A Boys Basketball Championship with a 86-74 victory over the Clairton Bears on Friday night at the A.J. Palumbo Center. The Royals are now 25-1 on the season and have won 14 straight since falling to District 6 top seed Bishop Carroll on January 12th.It was a balanced attack for the Royals. Five players ended in double figures with Junior Jim Kenna leading the way with 24 points and nine rebounds. Tony DiNardo added 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Ryan Wolf scored 14, Jay Cortese came off the bench to score 11 and Kevin Fischer scored 10.Bishop Canevin Pulls Stunner to Win Girls AA Basketball Championship
March 1, 2013
There is a new champion in Girls AA basketball. The Bishop Canevin Crusaders (22-4) started championship weekend in grand fashion, defeating top-seeded Seton LaSalle 56-47 and winning their first championship in school history Seton LaSalle (24-2) came into the game with a 66 game winning streak over WPIAL competition and an 8 game winning streak over the Crusaders. Bishop Canevin jumped out to an early 18-8 lead thanks to three 3 pointers from Johnie Olkosky. The Crusaders defense also caused problems, forcing 8 first half turnovers.
