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District College Football Recap – 10/30/2011
October 30, 2011
Champions were crowned in the PSAC West and PAC on Saturday, a near upset of a top ten team in Meadville and Saint Francis picks up their first NEC win and Seton Hill ends a long losing streak.And speaking of losing streaks, Lock Haven sets the PSAC record for futility. Here are recaps of the games, including three heard here on the Network:Friday Night HighLights – 10/29/2011
October 29, 2011
While we wake up to a white out (What the…?), it was a knock out delivered by these football players from the final Friday of the regular season. Whether their team was chasing down a conference championship or trying to wrap up a playoff spot, these players below came up large. As the regular season curtain slowly closes, we say ENCORE to these following performers from Week Nine.Week 9 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Saturday Football Scores
That’s all there is and there is no more. That is what WPIAL Executive Director Tim O’Malley told the audience as he closed the curtain on the 2011 high school football regular season Saturday night.Highway to Heinz – WPIAL Football Playoff Picture
All 64 district high school football playoff berths have been determined, and only one conference is still up in the air going into the final day of the regular season on Saturday. The brackets are unveiled Monday night in all four classification as the Highway to Heinz opens up for First Round action next weekend.2011 WPIAL/City League Football Standings – Week 9
Here are the latest WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League football standings through Week Nine of the 2011 high school football season.Scholastic Notebook – 10/28/2011
October 28, 2011
If you had to pick the most famous Beaver Falls football player ever, it would undoubtedly be Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath. But Beaver Falls is becoming the place known for running backs.Running backs who run for 4,000 yards.Week 9 WPIAL/Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores
This is it! As Apollo Creed told Rocky Balboa…there is no tomorrow! Well, actually there are six district games on Saturday, but you get the point. While some teams were forced to do some scoreboard watching Friday night, others just needed to take care of business on the field to either enhance their playoff positioning or just qualify for the district postseason.WPIAL Boys Soccer and Girls Volleyball Recaps
While the WPIAL girls volleyball playoffs were rounding out round one, the boys on the pitch were into Quarterfinals action on a rainy and chilly Thursday evening. Here are recaps from those matches heard here on the MSA Sports Network.Thanks to Dan Zangrilli, Greg Kuntz, Adam Hoerner, Mike Azadian, Josh Rowntree and Randy Gore for their help on these recaps.North Hills Malone Sisters Finish 1-2 in Girls AAA X-Country Finals
No major surprises at the WPIAL Boys and Girls Cross Country Championships, just lots of wind, rain and mud. The competitors battled challenging conditions and a 3.1 mile course that had very few blades of grass remaining at the end of a long day at Cooper’s Lake.Peters Twp and Sewickley Academy Win PIAA Girls Team Tennis Crowns
October 27, 2011
Three of the four finalists in the 2011 PIAA Girls Team Tennis Championships were from District 7 as 2011 WPIAL champions Peters Township in AAA and Sewickley Academy in AA became 2011 PIAA Girls Team Tennis champions Saturday in Hershey.Chicks Picks – 10/27/2011
Welcome to Week 9 of the high school football season. Friends of Chick’s Picks held the first annual Pumpkin Carve-nival this week to get in the Halloween spirit. The Pumpkin Carve-nival, as it had been dubbed, was not your average pumpkin-carving party. Prizes and pride were on the line, and Chick’s Picks was determined to take home gold in every category.District College Football Preview – 10/27/2011
Two conference titles could be decided on Saturday as Slippery Rock tries to sew up the PSAC West crown while Westminster tries to knock off three time champion Thomas More. The Coal Bowl takes places as well between Cal and IUP with the loser being knocked out of playoff contention.WPIAL Big Game Hunting: The Football Four-Pack – 10/26/2011
October 26, 2011
This is it, week nine and we will wrap up a fabulous 2011 WPIAL football regular season this weekend and pack our bags to get on the Highway to Heinz next Friday night. BGH salutes all the players, fans, and coaches from the 2011 season whether they will be on the “Highway” next week or not. Thanks for the memories and remember to cherish the ones you have made for yourself.2011 WPIAL BOYS SOCCER PLAYOFFS – 10/26
The top two seeds in each of the three classifications have now passed two tests as they head to the Final Four. Defending champions Peters Township, Hampton and Seton-LaSalle are also still alive through two rounds.WPIAL Boys Soccer Playoff Recaps for Monday 10/24
October 25, 2011
The curtain was lifted on the 2011 WPIAL Boys Soccer playoffs Monday on a comfortable day at the pitch. Here are recaps from the games that were heard here on the MSA Sports Network on opening day of the boys 'second' season.WPIAL Football Plays of the Week – 10/25/2011
Week Eight is great. Don't let anyone fool you. Many people believe that the ninth -- and final -- week of the regular season is the best. Their argument holds some weight.. * Sure, it's typically a rivalry week.MSA Sports Top Ten – WPIAL Football – 10/25/2011
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Eight of the 2011 high school football season. This is the final rankings of the 2011 regular season. This weekend, we will rank the Top 16 playoff teams in each classification here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAAA:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 10/25/2011
The fall sports postseason advances on for soccer and volleyball while the high school football regular season comes to an end this week on the MSA Sports Network. The ninth weekend of the high school football season has plenty of WPIAL and District 6 football action starting with the expanded MSA Sports Pregame Show and concluding with WPIAL and D-6 Scoreboard Shows.West A’s Garrett Browning Wins PIAA Boys Golf Championship
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.2011 WPIAL FIELD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
Three of the four finalists this year have DOMINATED the district field hockey playing field since the sports inception in 1994. Between 2010 champions North Allegheny in AAA, Ellis School in AA and Shady Side Academy, the three programs have won 25 of a possible 31 WPIAL field hockey titles. The other finalist, Penn-Trafford is the new kid on the golden block.
