Tag: Shady Side Academy

Alle-Kiski Valley notebook: Freeport, Knoch to play doubleheader in PIAA volleyball semifinals

November 12, 2018

Clarion Area High School will play host to an Alle-Kiski Valley doubleheader in the state semifinals. Freeport and Knoch, defending PIAA champions in Class AA and AAA, respectively, will play back-to-back at Clarion High School in the semifinals on Tuesday. Freeport will take on District 6 champion Bald Eagle Area

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PIAA soccer, volleyball semifinals set in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

Upon first glance, the western finals of the PIAA boys soccer playoffs look like a WPIAL pitch party. Seven of the eight teams playing for a spot in the state championships from the west side of the boys soccer bracket are from District 7, with Radnor from District 1 being

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PIAA sets boys soccer semifinal sites and times

November 11, 2018

Seven WPIAL boys soccer teams will be involved in Tuesday's PIAA boys soccer semifinals. A rematch of the WPIAL Class A title game pits Greensburg Central Catholic (19-2) against WPIAL champion Avonworth (22-0-1). The Antelopes scored a shootout victory in the teams' match for the WPIAL title Nov. 1. GCC

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WPIAL girls soccer teams set for PIAA semifinal matchups

The PIAA girls soccer playoff tournaments have reached the semifinals, and five WPIAL teams still are alive in their quests for state championships. All games are Tuesday evening. It will be an all-WPIAL matchup in Class A as WPIAL champion Freedom (22-1) will face Shady Side Academy (14-4) at 6

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Five things we learned from Friday’s WPIAL playoffs

November 10, 2018

This was a tough week for the favorites. Three No. 1 seeds were upset Friday night in the WPIAL football playoffs, a break from the predictability seen previously under the new six-classification format. Consider, in the past two seasons combined, 10 of the 12 top seeds reached the WPIAL finals.

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Navid-led Shady Side Academy holds off Mercyhurst Prep to reach PIAA boys soccer semifinals

Shady Side Academy wasted no time building what would normally be an insurmountable lead in the PIAA playoffs on Saturday. After a furious Mercyhurst Prep comeback, the Indians settled down with a late goal to put the match away. Wally Navid completed a hat trick with a penalty kick in

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Botkin leads South Side to upset victory over Shady Side Academy in WPIAL quarterfinals

It had been nearly 20 years since the South Side football team had an opportunity to compete in the WPIAL semifinals. After pulling off a 32-16 upset win over top-seeded Shady Side Academy on Friday night at Montour, the Rams (9-3) are now one victory away from reaching a

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Shady Side Academy runners look forward to next season

November 9, 2018

For the second year in a row, the Shady Side Academy girls cross country team finished with a 9-2 overall record and 8-2 in the section. andquot;It was a wonderful season for us,andquot; SSA coach Sue Whitney said. andquot;We were consistently positive and had constructive senior leadership at every turn.andquot;

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Herald spotlight athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Molly Skvorak

Molly Skvorak, a junior on the Shady Side Academy girls soccer team, has been outstanding in goal all season as the Indians try to repeat as PIAA champions. She also is on the SSA basketball and softball teams. She began playing soccer at age 6. andquot;My brother played as a

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PIAA girls volleyball, soccer quarterfinals set in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports

While it was a great start to the state playoffs for soccer teams around the WPIAL, the same can't be said for district girls volleyball teams. Only five of 12 WPIAL teams were able to pick up victories in the opening round of the PIAA postseason on Tuesday. Among the

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