Tag: South Side

PIAA football playoffs: 30 years in 30 days — South Side captures ’99 title

November 14, 2018

The PIAA had been hosting state playoffs in all but one fall high school sport since 1976. Soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, cross country and field hockey all crowned state champions once the district playoffs concluded. The lone exception to the fall state playoff slate was high school football. It wasn't

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

November 10, 2018

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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Five things to watch in Week 11 of high school football

November 8, 2018

Washington and Steel Valley are powerhouse programs that rank among the WPIAL elite. But the rest of this year's Class 2A quarterfinal field should provide hope to any struggling football team that dreams of someday finding success. Consider that Burgettstown, Charleroi, Freedom, Mohawk, Shady Side Academy and South Side

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Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory

October 30, 2018

Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in

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Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals

October 29, 2018

No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Apollo-Ridge girls soccer tops East Allegheny

October 6, 2018

Having snapped a four-game losing streak earlier in the week, the Apollo-Ridge girls soccer team is streaking in the other direction as it enters the stretch run of the regular season. Adeline Baustert scored what proved to be the winner, and Mayce Anthony tallied three assists to lead Apollo-Ridge (4-4-1,

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A-K Valley high school roundup: Freeport girls soccer edges Highlands

September 26, 2018

The Freeport and Highlands girls soccer rivalry produced another thriller. Abby Bastaja scored in overtime, giving Freeport a 2-1 victory in a Class 2-AA game

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Chick’s Picks takes flight before predicting Week 4 high school football outcomes

September 20, 2018

Welcome to Week 4 of the high school football season. While preparing for last week's games, Chick's Picks noticed that there were so many key

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5 things to watch for Week 3 of high school football: Key matchups in Class A

September 13, 2018

A year ago, four conference wins were enough to clinch a WPIAL playoff spot in Class A. Not so this year. The WPIAL shrunk the

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A-K Valley high school roundup for Sept. 3, 2018

September 2, 2018

Jaci Bowser and Ariana Kovach helped give new Highlands girls soccer coach Jenna Plummer her first win. Bowser and Kovach each scored a pair of

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