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Shady Side Academy

Athletic Director: Sean Simmons
423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238
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Shady Side Academy’s Seamus Riordan scores against Deer Lakes on Jan. 17.
With plenty of size in starting lineup, Shady Side Academy boys embrace modern game
November 16, 2024
This season, the Shady Side Academy boys basketball team will reflect the way the modern game is played.

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Members of the Shady Side Academy field hockey team celebrate after winning the WPIAL Class A title Nov. 2, 2024, at Washington & Jefferson.
Shady Side Academy earns 2nd straight WPIAL Class A field hockey championship
November 2, 2024
When field hockey season started for Shady Side Academy coach Elizabeth Patterson, she knew she would have five returning players from the team’s 2023 championship winning squad.

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Reliable goalkeeper always delivers for Shady Side Academy girls soccer, earns Division I scholarship
Shady Side Academy girls soccer coach Mary Lynch knows she can count on junior goalkeeper Maria Ravotti. The Bulldogs needed Ravotti, a 5-foot-11 junior, to play well, especially since she was the only goalie on the roster this season.

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Shady Side Academy doubles team finds instant chemistry
October 26, 2024
Brooke Henderson and Alex Merkel met for the first time in the summer when they both joined the Shady Side Academy girls tennis team.

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The Penn-Trafford field hockey team celebrates its 2023 WPIAL Class 2A championship.
Field hockey powers looking to repeat when WPIAL playoffs begin
October 21, 2024
Penn-Trafford’s field hockey team has won eight consecutive WPIAL Class 2A titles.

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Mt. Pleasant’s Grant Zahrobsky works against Belle Vernon on Sept. 3, 2024, at Viking Stadium.
Westmoreland WPIAL playoff soccer capsules: Games for Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
October 20, 2024
WPIAL soccer playoffs

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Shady Side Academy’s Mark Bence is mobbed by teammates after scoring the winning goal in overtime against Deer Lakes on Aug. 29.
Young roster drives Shady Side Academy boys soccer to another playoff season
October 19, 2024
When the calendar gets to the end of October and the WPIAL playoff brackets are released, it seems every year the Shady Side Academy boys soccer team answers the bell.

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Plum’s Noah Smith clears the ball against Norwin on Oct. 10, 2024 at Norwin High School.
Breaking down the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs
October 16, 2024
Here’s a look at the 2024 WPIAL boys soccer playoffs:

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What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Oct. 14, 2024: Girls soccer teams chasing final playoff berths
October 13, 2024
You always want to control your own destiny, so there is something great about a win-and-in contest.

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Shady Side Academy’s Alyssa Zhang watches her tee shot on No. 13 during the WPIAL Class 2A girls golf championship Sept. 30 at Butler Country Club.
Freshman WPIAL champ, improving veteran players form backbone of Shady Side Academy girls golf team
October 12, 2024
There were many proud moments this year for Shady Side Academy girls golf coach Betsy Thompson.

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