Tag: Shady Side Academy

Breaking down the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs

October 29, 2018

Here's a breakdown of the 2018 WPIAL football playoffs: Class 6A Favorite: North Allegheny grabbed the top seed with a 27-7 victory over Pine-Richland in Week 9. NA's offense starts with its running game, and senior Ben Maenza topped the 1,000-yard mark last week. The Tigers are seeking their first

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Defending champions Gateway, TJ, Jeannette draw top seeds for WPIAL football playoffs

Three defending champions earned a No. 1 seed Monday night when the WPIAL released pairings for its postseason football playoffs at the DoubleTree Hotel in Green Tree. Gateway (10-0) in Class 5A, Thomas Jefferson (9-0) in Class 4A and Jeannette (10-0) in Class A received the top seeds in their

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Steel Valley’s Todd Hill named Trib HSSN Football Player of the Week

October 28, 2018

For some teams, the regular season was an uphill climb. For opponents of 2016 Class 2A champion Steel Valley, that climb is about to get a lot steeper. After losing to Shady Side Academy in Week 3, the Ironmen have been dominant in winning six straight games and outscoring their

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Seven football teams in TribHSSN state rankings lose, three fall out

As the regular season concludes and district playoffs begin, we have a shakeup in the TribHSSN state rankings. Seven ranked teams lost in Week 9: Four remained ranked, but three fell out. For the first time since early in the season, a top-ranked team lost as Aliquippa was stunned by

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A-K Valley soccer capsules: Monday’s semifinals

October 27, 2018

Class AA Girls semifinals No. 2 Deer Lakes (17-0-1) vs. No. 11 Shady Side Academy (10-6-1) 6 p.m. Monday at North Allegheny Winner plays: Winner of No. 1 Quaker Valley/No. 4 Charleroi Coaches: Jordan Wiegand, Deer Lakes; Ed Ellsworth, Shady Side Academy Players to watch: Ryan Rodgers, Deer Lakes; Max

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Shady Side Academy wraps up conference title

Shady Side Academy claimed the Class 2A Allegheny Conference title with a 28-10 victory over Avonworth Friday night. After finishing with an 0-9 record two seasons ago, the Indians completely flipped the script and ended the regular season with a perfect 9-0 record. andquot;To be where we were then compared

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North Allegheny, Sewickley Academy, Knoch advance to PIAA girls tennis semifinals

October 26, 2018

Three WPIAL girls tennis teams earned a trip to the PIAA semifinals with quarterfinal wins Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. In Class AAA, Ashley Huang and Ella Sinciline earned singles victories to lead WPIAL champion North Allegheny to a 3-2 victory over WC Henderson from District 1. The Tigers will

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WPIAL football don’t-miss matchups for Week 9

October 25, 2018

Here's a look at some don't-miss matchups in each classification for Week 9: Class 6A No. 5 Mt. Lebanon (4-5, 4-3) at No. 3 Central Catholic (7-2, 5-2) 7:30 p.m. Friday, Highmark Stadium On the air: TribHSSN.triblive.com Last week: Mt. Lebanon 34, Norwin 28; Central Catholic 35, Canon-McMillan 7 Coaches:

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Six WPIAL soccer players up for All-American games

Six of the WPIAL's best soccer players are up for a national all-star game -- make that the national all-star game. The senior players are among the finalists on a season-long watchlist for the fall High School All-American games, set for Dec. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Organizers said final selections

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Week 9 matchups could shake up Trib HSSN high school football power rankings

October 22, 2018

Every Tuesday during the 2018 WPIAL football season, the TribLive High School Sports Network releases weekly Power Rankings. These rankings have zero classification boundaries. There was a minor change this week after two weeks of zero movement, as the bottom two teams flip-flopped power positions. No. 9 West Allegheny lost

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