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Scholastic Notebook – 09/23/2011
September 23, 2011
A few injuries to running backs and a need for some more production made Shaler football coach Neil Gordon look for a new dimension in the backfield. So, naturally, he turned to one of the biggest players on the team.Plum’s Yurovsky and Brownsville’s Shashura Win WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Finals
A couple of seniors captured their third WPIAL tennis crowns Friday afternoon at the Glen Creek Tennis Club in Library. Making her fourth consecutive title trip, Plum's Ronit Yurovsky captured a third straight Class AAA championship with a straight set victory over Taylor Perz of Pine-Richland.Week Four WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores
BIG GAMES HERE…BIG GAMES THERE…BIG GAMES, BIG GAMES EVERYWHERE! That was the theme for Friday night in Week 4. Each classification, conference or non-conference , there were Top 10 battles throughout Western Pennsylvania. Here are all of the final scores from Week 4 Friday night around the WPIAL and in the Pittsburgh City League.Chicks Picks – 09/22/2011
September 22, 2011
Welcome to Week 4 of the high school football season. Chick’s Picks returned from vacation earlier this week and spent some quality time catching up on TV, thanks to her cherished DVR. Not long into her vegging out, however, Chick’s Picks was awestruck by what she found before her very eyes.MSA Sports Top 10 – WPIAL Girls Volleyball – 09/22/2011
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls volleyball rankings for the week of September 19th. You can check out the new rankings every Thursday through the regular season with daily updated girls volleyball standings here on the MSA Sports Network.Section records are in parenthesis. MSA Sports Elite Eight teams are capitalized WPIAL CLASS AAA:District College Football Preview – 09/22/2011
Week 4 of the college football season is here, right about the same time as the weather forecast turns rainy. Divisional play begins in the PSAC, and conference play continues in the PAC, NCAC and WVIAC. Here are previews of all the games, including three that can be heard on the Network. Check back early Sunday morning for recaps of all the games as well.WPIAL Big Game Hunting: The Football Four-Pack – 09/21/2011
September 21, 2011
Week four has the feel of separation week in the WPIAL, a bunch of great games on tap as we find out who is for real in 2011. Tough choices for the crew at Big Game Hunting please send all complaints to the official complaint department at drebel@msasports.net if your choice did not make the four-pack. Hey, you wanna make a decent fried-egg sandwich?MSA Sports Top 10 – WPIAL Boys Soccer – 09/21/2011
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL boys soccer rankings for the week of September 19th...including a NEW #1 team in Class A. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday through the regular season with daily updated boys soccer standings here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAA:2011 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships
September 20, 2011
The first brackets of the 2011-2012 school year are out as the playoff matches are set for the WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships. The first three rounds are set for Thursday with the Class AAA at Shady Side Academy and Class AA at Keystone Oaks High School.MSA Sports Top 10 – WPIAL Girls Soccer 09/20/2011
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL girls soccer rankings for the week of September 19th...including NEW #1 teams in both Class AAA and Class A. You can check out the new rankings every Tuesday through the regular season with daily updated girls soccer standings here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL CLASS AAA:MSA Sports Elite Eight Girls Volleyball – Players of the Match
After each broadcast of an Elite Eight WPIAL Girls Volleyball match here on the MSA Sports Network, we will acknowledge a player of the match from each participating program school. Don't miss Elite Eight girls high school volleyball action on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays here on the MSA Sports Network and check here afterward for the Player of the Match.MSA Sports Top 10 – WPIAL Football – 09/20/2011
Here are the MSA Sports Top Ten WPIAL football rankings following Week Three of the 2011 high school football season. You can check out the new rankings every Monday through the nine week regular season here on the MSA Sports Network. WPIAL CLASS AAAA:This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 09/19/2011
September 19, 2011
It's another busy week of high school football along with the handing out of the first WPIAL gold of the new high school sports season this week on the MSA Sports Network.Saturday’s Scholastic Starz – 09/18/2011
September 18, 2011
Saturday was one of the lightest days at the district high school football restaurant with only four WPIAL main courses to choose from with a pair of Pittsburgh City League non-conference sides. However that didn't stop these players from feasting with top performances that would satisfy anybody's big game appetite.John Dugas - BurgettstownDistrict College Football Recap – 09/18/2011
Week 3 of the college football season saw a wild game in Loretto, the WVIAC, NCAC and PAC open conference play and the final week of crossover play in the PSAC. Here are recaps of all of the games, including three heard here on the Network: West Chester 20 - Slippery Rock 13Week Three WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Saturday Football Scores
September 17, 2011
Now this was more like it. Unlike the first two weeks where heat and/or humidity were a factor in the scholastic football action, a more fall like cool and crisp forecast greeted participants in four WPIAL and two Pittsburgh City League afternoon and evening contests. Here are all of the final results from the six games that capped off Week 3.Friday Night HighLights – 09/17/2011
Friday Night HighLightsWhile the conditions in Western Pennsylvania felt like early to mid-October, it was only the third week on the WPIAL football season, the week in which most teams are playing Conference games…you know, the games that count!2011 WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Sectional Results
The first WPIAL championship of the 2011-2012 school year will be decided on Friday, September 23rd with the WPIAL Girls Singles Tennis Championships. Both the Class AAA and Class AA tournament fields have been determined with the Girls Tennis Sectionals with the top three players from each section advancing to next weeks playoffs.Week Three WPIAL and Pittsburgh City League Friday Football Scores
September 16, 2011
One of my favorite weeks of the regular season…Week Three. Now this week is business as usual for those in the AA Midwestern, AA Interstate, A Eastern and A Tri-County South Conferences. Even those teams in the AAA Parkway and AAA Big Eight Conference got into the ‘section’ mode last week.Scholastic Notebook – 09/16/2011
Look through the list of the leading passers in WPIAL football after the first two weeks, and you can see the gene pool is pretty deep.Some of the top passers have good bloodlines, or have some relative who was either a notable player or coach.
