Tag: Shady Side Academy

Shady Side Academy swim teams adjust to graduation losses

January 11, 2019

With a quarter of the season complete, both the Shady Side Academy boys and girls swim teams are sporting 1-2 records with their section meets just beginning. andquot;The section grind should give us a good gauge of where we so far,andquot; SSA coach John Landreth said. andquot;We have been focusing

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Alle-Kiski Valley high school notebook: Highlands’ Cochran honors friend

January 5, 2019

Luke Cochran played a lot of basketball with Eli Bussotti growing up, and after his friend's death this fall, he thought of an appropriate way he could honor him on the court. The Highlands junior point guard is wearing sneakers this season that recognize Bussotti, who died Oct. 21, 2018,

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The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Catherine Jewart, Shady Side Academy

January 4, 2019

Catherine Jewart, a senior on the Shady Side Academy basketball team, has been leading the Indians in scoring, rebounding, steals and assists all season. She scored 21 points to lead SSA to a win over Knoch in the opening round of the Peter Sauer Holiday Tournament. She is also on

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Now healthy, Rozier helps Shady Side Academy girls to fast start

Nyla Rozier, a 5-foot-11 sophomore on the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team, missed a lot of her freshman season after after getting injured around Christmas of 2017. andquot;I wasn't able to come back until the last few games of the season,andquot; she said. She has quickly made up for

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SSA boys basketball on right track coming out of holiday break

December 29, 2018

Heading into Christmas, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team was 3-4 overall and 2-1 in section play. The Indians suffered their first section loss Dec. 20 against visiting Valley, 72-70. SSA coach David Vadnais remains optimistic. andquot;I feel our team is getting better and still has a lot of

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Steel Valley pair highlight Class 2A Pennsylvania Football Writers all-state team

December 27, 2018

The Steel Valley football team was rewarded after winning a second WPIAL title in three years, as two Ironmen were selected to the Class 2A Pennsylvania Football Writers all-state team Thursday. Senior Kam Williams was picked as a running back, and senior Todd Hill earned a second all-state selection at

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High school roundup for Dec. 26, 2018: Belle Vernon tops Southmoreland in OT

December 26, 2018

Mitch Pohlot had 24 points, and Larry Calloway added 21 as Belle Vernon defeated Southmoreland, 84-80, in overtime at the Charleroi tournament Wednesday night. Jake Haney scored 13 points, and Cameron Nusser added 12 for the Leopards (2-6). Riley Comforti scored 28 points to lead Southmoreland (3-5). Ringgold 69, Yough

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Alle-Kiski high school notebook: Christmas break challenges coaches

December 22, 2018

The holidays may be the most wonderful time of the year, but for high school coaches, they also can become one of the more stressful. With practices and games on hiatus until after the Christmas holiday passes Tuesday, coaches are leaving it to their players to remain vigilant until competition

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Shady Side Academy girls off to fast start

December 21, 2018

The Shady Side Academy girls basketball season opened the season with six straight wins. Despite the success, coach Amy Szlachetka still isn't sure what her team will be. andquot;To be honest, I'm not sure how we are doing right now,andquot; she said. andquot;We have definitely progressed from the team we

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Carter-led Valley holds off Shady Side Academy

December 20, 2018

Valley rode a wave of emotions Thursday -- exhilaration to frustration, back to exhilaration, back to frustration. Exhilaration won out. So did relief. Valley got out to a double-digit lead in the second half and held off a late Shady Side Academy charge, making enough winning plays down the stretch

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