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Scholastic Notebook – 02/22/2013
February 22, 2013
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablMSA Sports Fab Five – PIHL High School Hockey – 02/21/2013
February 21, 2013
Here are the Top Five teams in the PIHL's Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Open Class for this week. MSA Sports will unveil a new Fab Five every Wednesday during the high school hockey regular season only at MSAsports.net. MSA Sports also has the PIHL Notebook every Monday and The PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm on your best source for high school hockey, the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (14-4-0) (Last Week #1)2) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (11-5-2) (Last Week #3)3) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (14-3-2) (Last Week #2)4) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (9-6-4) (Last Week #4)2013 WPIAL BOYS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS Update – 02/21
History may have been made Saturday when four teams from the same section all advanced to the Semifinals. New Castle, North Allegheny, Hampton and Seneca Valley are all headed to the Final Four in Class AAAA with wins Saturday, plus seeds 2, 3 and 4 all lose in Class AA. Here are ALL the finals through the Quarterfinals round, plus the sites and times for Quarterfinals Saturday in AAAA and AA AND Semifinals Tuesday in AAA and A in the Battle to the Bluff.WPIAL CLASS AAAA Quarterfinals:New Castle Red Hurricane 87 - Gateway Gators 55 (MSA)Seneca Valley Raiders 44 - Upper St. Clair Panthers 34 (MSA)North Allegheny Tigers 79 - Fox Chapel Foxes 61 (MSA)WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Wednesday, February 20th
The Top Four teams in all eight postseason tournaments are moving on to the Quarterfinals, but it hasn't been smooth sailing for all the fifth, sixth and seventh seeds as a total of ten seeds from ten through twelve are moving on to the next round this weekend. Here are recaps from First Round games played in the Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A brackets.A special thanks to Lanfer Simpson, Jason Tennant, Dow Carnahan, Mike Krcil, Jim Frederick, Brian Mroziak, Steve Nagler, Randy Gore, Bob Orkwis, Justin McKim, Mike Azadian, Bob Gregg, Bob Barrickman, T.J. DiStefano, Chris Lackner, Mark Schaas, Melissa Carle, Johnny Lee, Dennis Fischer and Don Rebel for their help on these recaps!WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Tuesday, February 19th
February 20, 2013
The First Round is in the books in four of the eight tournaments as the Quarterfinals field was finalized Tuesday in Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. Here are recaps from the 24 boys and girls basketball playoff games played on Tuesday night.Thanks to Jim Frederick, Justin McKim, Mark Uriah, Lee Mohn, Terry Neary, Bob Gregg, Mark Schaas, Glenn Thompson, Jason Tennannt, Matt Vandriak, Steve Nagler, Josh Rowntree, Melissa Carle, Sam Hall, Scott Briggs, Randy Gore, Greg Kuntz, Mike Sackley, Lanfer Simpson, Brian Mroziak and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps.WPIAL CLASS AAA First Round:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 02/19/2013
February 19, 2013
The Battle to the Bluff is about to begin, and the only place to follow the action of the start of the February Frenzy is here this week here on the MSA Sports Network. We start with the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show and then follow-up with EVERY WPIAL boys and girls basketball postseason contest starting this weekend. We also have the final week of the regular season for boys and girls hoops in District 6, men's and women's college hoops along with D-6 scholastic wrestling and the WPIAL Class AA Individual Wrestling Sectionals and PIHL high school hockey, plus the PIHL Power Play Show, the WPIAL Roundball Report and Inside the WPIAL Wrestling Circle all this week here at MSAsports.netMonday, February 18th:PIHL High School Hockey Notebook – 02/19/2013
WPIAL Individual Wrestling Class AA Sectional Results 2013
February 17, 2013
The 2014 WPIAL Individual Wrestling Class AA Championship field is now set following the three sectional events Saturday. The top five wrestlers from each weight division in each of the three Class AA sections qualify for the district championships next weekend at Chartiers Valley High School and ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network.Section 1 Results From Chartiers-Houston High SchoolWPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Saturday, February 16th
February 16, 2013
Opening weekend of the 2013 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs came to and end with 24 games In Boys AAAA, Boys AA, Girls AAA and Girls A. Here are recaps from the Saturday afternoon action as the Preliminary Round concluded and the First Round hits the midway point.Thanks to Don Rebel, Mike Krcil, Jim Frederick, Sam Hall, T.J. DiStefano, Jordan Thompson, Josh Rowntree, Mike Sackley, Bob Gregg, Melissa Carle, Brian Mroziak, Bob Orkwis, Dennis Fischer, Jason Tennant, Mark Schaas, Mike Azadian, Bob Barrickman, Matt Vandriak and Alex Richert for their help on these recaps. WPIAL CLASS AAAA First Round:WPIAL Basketball Playoff Recaps From Friday, February 15th
Sound the trumpets, the 2013 WPIAL Basketball Playoffs are underway. 25 games got the ball rolling literally on the District 7 postseason Friday night with the focus on Boys Class AAA, Boys Class A, Girls Class AAAA and Girls Class AA. Once again this playoff season, MSA Sports will recap the nightly action…including these lid lifters from Friday night.Thanks to Don Rebel, Lanfer Simpson, Brandon Showers, Mark Uriah, Matt Vandriak, Scott Briggs, Terry Neary, Bob Gregg, Sam Hall, Mike Krcil, Bob Orkwis, Lee Mohn, Greg Kuntz, T.J. DiStefano, Jim Frederick, Melissa Carle, Johnny Lee and Bob Barrickman for their help on these recaps.WPIAL BOYS CLASS AAA Preliminary Round:Scholastic Notebook – 02/15/2013
February 15, 2013
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <w:DontBreakConstrainedForcedTablHempfield Jr Abbie Bache Guns Down WPIAL Rifle Title
Two days after leading Hempfield to the WPIAL Team Rifle championship, Spartans junior Abbie Bache captured gold in the Individual Finals Thursday afternoon at the Dormont/Mount Lebanon Sportsmens Club in Canonsburg. Bache becomes the second Spartans shooter in a two to win individual rifle gold after former teammate Nicole Metz won it in 2012.Bache shot a 200-19X with eight center shots to win the title. Trinity's Kayla Huffman beat out McGuffey's Courtney Stiles in a tiebreaker for the silver medal. Both shot a 200-19x with five center shots.WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Preview
MSA Sports Fab Five – PIHL High School Hockey – 02/13/2013
February 13, 2013
Here are the Top Five teams in the PIHL's Class AAA, Class AA, Class A and Open Class for this week. MSA Sports will unveil a new Fab Five every Wednesday during the high school hockey regular season only at MSAsports.net. MSA Sports also has the PIHL Notebook every Monday and The PIHL Power Play Show every Wednesday night at 8:00pm on your best source for high school hockey, the MSA Sports Network.PIHL CLASS AAA:1) PETERS TOWNSHIP INDIANS (13-4-0) (Last Week #2)2) NORTH ALLEGHENY TIGERS (13-2-2) (Last Week #1)3) UPPER ST. CLAIR PANTHERS (10-5-2) (Last Week Unranked)4) CANON-McMILLAN BIG MACS (9-6-4) (Last Week #3)Hempfield Captures 2013 WPIAL Team Rifle Title
For only the second time in school history, the Hempfield Spartans are the master marksmen as they won the 2013 WPIAL Team Rifle championship Tuesday afternoon at the Dormont/Mount Lebanon Sportsmens Club in Canonsburg.Hempfield, which also won the title in 2010, finished with a score of 800-66x to edge out defending champion Woodland Hills which finished with a score of 800-57x. Section 3 winner Hempfield came into the championships ranked third behind #1 and Section 2 champion Woodland Hills and #2 and Section 1 champion McGuffey.Finishing behind the Spartans and Wolverines to round out the top six:3) McGuffey Highlanders (798-64x)4) Avella Eagles (797-62x)5) Trinity Hillers (797-59x)6) Plum Mustangs (796-56x)FINAL 2012-2013 WPIAL Boys Basketball Standings
February 12, 2013
Here are the final WPIAL boys basketball standings for the 2012-2013 regular season, including the final playoff clinchings. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL boys roundball rankings are released each Tuesday and boys hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated from Playoff Chase @ - Ineligible for WPIAL PlayoffsFINAL 2012-2013 WPIAL Girls Basketball Standings
Here are the FINAL WPIAL girls basketball standings for the 2012-2013 regular season, including the final playoff clinchings. The standings will be updated daily throughout the rest of the regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. Don't forget weekly WPIAL girls roundball rankings are released each Monday and girls hoops talk every Wednesday during the WPIAL Roundball Report only here on the MSA Sports Network. Top FOUR teams in ALL sections qualify for the WPIAL playoffs: # - Clinched Section Title Outright & - Clinched a Share of Section Title * - Clinched a WPIAL Playoff Spot x - Eliminated From Playoff Chase @ - Ineligible for WPIAL PlayoffsMSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Boys Basketball Playoff Rankings 2013
February 11, 2013
Clarification alert. These are more seedings and rankings and there is a difference. The WPIAL does not rank the playoff teams from #1 through #16 and beyond. They rank the top four, then the next eight and start filing in the blanks from there which is not an easy task when you have upwards of 26 playoff teams.When putting this together, we looked at every team to discover quality wins. Strength of section, avoiding upset losses and recent program success also comes into play. So teams with average records but some stand out victories may beat out those teams that got fat and happy record wise on a less than stellar schedule. Plus don't forget the shuffling to avoid section teams from playing each other in the Preliminary Round or the First round.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Girls Basketball Playoff Rankings 2013
Clarification alert. These are more seedings and rankings and there is a difference. The WPIAL does not rank the playoff teams from #1 through #16 and beyond. They rank the top four, then the next eight and start filing in the blanks from there which is not an easy task when you have upwards of 26 playoff teams.When putting this together, we looked at every team to discover quality wins. So teams with average records but some stand out victories may beat out those teams that got fat and happy record wise on a less than stellar schedule.Find out the actual matchups Tuesday night at 7:00pm by tuning in to the WPIAL Basketball Playoff Pairings Show only here on the MSA Sports Network.
