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WPIAL Baseball Championship Blog
May 31, 2011
You're not near a radio. You don't have time to click on and listen...the MSA Sports Championship Blog is for you. Click on here for the latest scoop from CONSOL Energy Park from all four classifications in the District 7 baseball championship games. WPIAL CLASS AAA - ELIZABETH-FORWARD vs. HAMPTONWPIAL Softball Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, May 31st
They weren't playing for gold at Cal U on Tuesday afternoon, but they were playing for a 'second chance'. Six teams playing consolation games for three spots in the 2011 PIAA Softball Playoffs which begin on Monday, June 6th. Here are recaps from all three games played at Lilly Field and heard here on the MSA Sports Network.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/29/2011
May 29, 2011
The 2011 WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs conclude with the Consolation and Championships Games this week ONLY on the place where the championships are heard, the MSA Sports Network.2011 PIAA Boys and Girls Track and Field Day Two Update
May 28, 2011
Sprinters Trenton Coles of Clairton and Iman Wilkerson of Penn Hills turned a double play at the PIAA track and field championships Saturday at Shippensburg University. Coles, a junior, and Wilkerson, a senior, were the only double winners from the WPIAL on the final day of the two-day meet at Shippensburg University. Both won the 100- and 200-meter dashes.North Allegheny and Deer Lakes Win 2011 WPIAL Boys Volleyball Titles
For one school, it was just another gold trophy to add to their recent run, for another, it's a title that has been a long time coming. North Allegheny beat section rival Seneca Valley in four games to capture a fifth consecutive WPIAL boys volleyball title by winning the Class AAA championship Friday evening at Chartiers Valley High School.2011 PIAA Singles and Doubles Tennis Results
It was a tough state tournament showing for WPIAL tennis players in both the PIAA Singles and PIAA Doubles Boys Tennis Tournaments. The only district player to make it through the Quarterfinals was WPIAL Class AA Singles chamion D.J. Goldblum of Winchester Thurston.Its 2009 All Over Again as Mt. Lebanon and Hampton Earn 2011 WPIAL Boys Lacrosse Championships
Mount Lebanon and Hampton won the very first WPIAL boys lacrosse championships two years ago in 2009. After missing out last season, the gold rush continued for both the Blue Devils and Talbots in 2011. Both schools captured a second WPIAL boys lacrosse crown with tight victories Friday night at Chartiers Valley High School and here on the MSA Sports Network.Seneca Valley and North Hills Golden in 2011 WPIAL Girls Lacrosse
May 27, 2011
First time championships are always special. So you could say it was a very special night at Martorelli Stadium in the North Hills on Thursday as two schools celebrated their very first WPIAL girls lacrosse titles. Seneca Valley in Division I and North Hills in Division II captured the golden crowns...one in a tight thriller, the other in a one-sided affair.Scholastic Notebook – 05/27/2011
It was considered quite an accomplishment when Seneca Valley teams made it to the WPIAL semifinals in five different sports this week. But four of those teams have taken the one-of-a-kind spring even further.2011 PIAA Boys and Girls Track and Field Day One Update
For WPIAL athletes, there were no golden moments on the first day of the state track and field championships Friday at Shippensburg University. There were a handful of "almosts."WPIAL Softball Playoff Recaps for Thursday, May 26th
May 26, 2011
There are teams that were expected to make a run at the WPIAL Softball Championship like Burrell, Ambridge and Yough. Then there are teams like Greensburg Central Catholic and Fort Cherry who keep chugging along...all the way to California PA. Here are the recaps from the five district Semifinals contests played on Thursday afternoon and heard here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL Softball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, May 25th
May 25, 2011
While a majority of the Final Four softball games in the 2011 WPIAL Softball Playoffs will take place Thursday, three tickets reserved their spots in the finals at Cal U on Wednesday. 10th-seed Seneca Valley continues its surprise run in Class AAAA and Latrobe took care of Quad A top-seed Shaler in extra innings, while the top-seed in Class A rolled on to the finals in convincing fashion.WPIAL Baseball Playoff Recaps for Wednesday, May 25th
Another gorgeous day in Western Pennsylvania proved to be the back drop for some more outstanding baseball as 16 Semifinals squads were sliced down to 8 championship bound teams. Here are recaps from a busy and thrilling day of WPIAL Semifinals baseball...all of which were heard only here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL Softball Playoff Recaps for Tuesday, May 24th
May 24, 2011
The focus was on Class AAA and Class AA Tuesday, the second day of the WPIAL Softball Quarterfinals. The top four seeds in Class AAA have survived to make it to the Final Four while seeds two through five have all been eliminated in the Class AA field. Here are recaps from all eight second round games on Tuesday afternoon, all heard here on the MSA Sports Network.WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association Awards
May 23, 2011
The WPIAL Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced today the 2011 winners of its annual Players, Pitchers and Coaches of the Year Awards. Players, Pitchers and Coaches of the Year were selected in Classes AAAA, AAA, AA and A based on regular season performance by a vote of WPIAL head baseball coaches.WPIAL Baseball Playoff Recaps for Monday, May 23rd
16 games in the books from Quarterfinals Monday as the Final Four are now set in the 2011 WPIAL Baseball Playoffs. While two top seeds (Peters Township and Elizabeth Forward) flexed their muscles, one was upset (Shady Side Academy) while another needed three unearned runs in the 7th to force extra innings before pulling out the win (Serra Catholic).WPIAL Softball Playoff Recaps for Monday, May 23rd
Eight down, eight to go in the 2011 WPIAL Softball Quarterfinals. Four games from Class AAAA, one from Class AA and three from Class A got the ball rolling on the Second Round while finally, one more Class A game put to rest the First Round. Here are the recaps from a busy day on the softball diamonds on Monday.This Week on the MSA Sports Network – 05/22/2011
May 22, 2011
The 2011 WPIAL baseball and softball playoffs continue with Quarterfinals and Semifinals action this week ONLY here on the MSA Sports Network.Scholastic Notebook – 05/21/2011
May 21, 2011
Two WPIAL baseball teams head into the Quarterfinals with undefeated records. Considering the past, it would be highly unusual if one of them wins the WPIAL title. Norwin is 17-0 and plays in the Class AAAA Quarterfinals Monday against Bethel Park. Elizabeth Forward is 18-0 and plays in the Class AAA Quarterfinals Monday against either Greensburg Salem or Central Valley.No WPIAL Teams Reach Finals as Conestoga and HGP Win 2011 PIAA Boys Team Tennis Titles
The 2011 PIAA Boys Team Tennis Championships were WPIAL free Saturday afternoon at the Hershey Racquet Club in Hershey. The furthest District 7 team to advance was WPIAL Class AA champion Sewickley Academy as the Panthers lost Saturday morning in the Semifinals.
