Tag: Obama Academy

Allderdice boys slam Obama Academy for City League championship

February 19, 2023

Major Rainey’s dunk that put an exclamation point on Allderdice’s City League boys basketball championship victory Sunday fit the game’s flow perfectly.

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Obama Academy girls stifle Allderdice for another City League championship

Allderdice’s plan to outlast and tire out Obama Academy’s larger lineup sputtered at the same roadblock.

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Powerful Obama Academy ready for challenge from scrappy Allderdice in City League girls title game

February 18, 2023

Obama Academy girls basketball coach Monique McCoy has stressed to her team nothing will be easy against Allderdice in the City League championship game Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.

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Allderdice, Obama Academy gear up for City League title game at Duquesne’s Cooper Fieldhouse

Ethan Anish always enjoyed the thought of being able to play a game at Duquesne University’s gymnasium.

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 13, 2023: Trib HSSN to reveal basketball playoff brackets

February 12, 2023

The week begins with a bang with the WPIAL spotlight shining bright on basketball bracketology.

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Freeport defense clamps down on Obama Academy in second half, keys victory

December 30, 2022

Down by 12 with 16 seconds left in the first half, the Freeport boys basketball team welcomed the halftime break to change strategy.

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Short-handed Belle Vernon advances, gets coach Salvino his 700th career win

March 8, 2022

After doing postgame interviews, Joe Salvino was sprayed with water as soon as he opened the door to the Belle Vernon locker room. His players surprised him with an onslaught of hydration.

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Obama Academy gets past Allderdice, wins 5th City League championship

February 20, 2022

In just 11 seasons, Obama Academy has established itself as a City League power in girls basketball. The Eagles on Sunday won their fifth City crown since the school opened for the 2011-12 school year with a 58-40 victory over Allderdice.

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City League crowns wrestling champions

February 19, 2022

Allderdice will send 11 wrestlers to the Northwest Regional tournament next month after an impressive showing Saturday at the City League championships at Carrick.

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In City League title game, Obama Academy girls look for 3rd win of season over Allderdice

February 18, 2022

Ellen (Hall) Guillard pulled herself out of retirement to help toughen up the Allderdice girls basketball team.

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