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Shady Side Academy
Athletic Director: Sean Simmons423 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238
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Recent News
3 WPIAL girls basketball standouts named state players of the year; 2 coaches also honored
April 7, 2026
Three WPIAL standouts earned player of the year honors, and the district also produced a pair of state coaches of the year when the Pennsylvania Sports Writers All-State Girls Basketball teams were announced Tuesday.
2026 Trib HSSN Terrific 10 Girls Basketball All-Stars
March 29, 2026
Talk about Deja vu.
Shady Side Academy baseball showing flashes of potential
March 28, 2026
The Shady Side Academy baseball team doesn’t want to dwell too much on a defeat. The Bulldogs were eliminated in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs last season by eventual state champion Riverside in a more exciting than anticipated 4-3 loss.
2026 Trib HSSN Head of the Class: Girls basketball coach of the year in each classification
Girls high school basketball continues to grow thanks in part to the men and women who give of their time to teach, coach and mentor young women throughout the WPIAL.
Special 2-year run for Shady Side Academy girls ends in state semifinals
March 21, 2026
Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke didn’t think the pressure was on the Bulldogs during the PIAA Class 4A semifinals.
Greensburg Central Catholic finally solves rival Shady Side Academy in state semifinals
March 16, 2026
The fourth act of a play is often referred to as the resolution or the finale.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for March 16, 2026: Trips to PIAA basketball finals on the line
March 15, 2026
WPIAL champions Chartiers Valley in Class 5A and Neighborhood Academy in Class A both played in the PIAA final four a year ago.
No surprise as Greensburg CC, Shady Side girls basketball teams cross paths again, this time in state semis
March 14, 2026
After the WPIAL championship, there seemed to be less “if” and more “when” as to Greensburg Central Catholic and Shady Side Academy meeting again in the girls basketball postseason.
Several WPIAL swimmers to contend for state titles on Day 2 of PIAA Class 2A meet
LEWISBURG — The final day of PIAA Class 2A swimming Saturday will have several WPIAL competitors in the evening’s championship finals.
Shady Side Academy girls fighting their way through PIAA bracket
The Shady Side Academy girls basketball team hasn’t seen anyone bow in front of them during the PIAA Class 3A playoffs. The Bulldogs, who reached the championship game for the first time in school history last year, have had to scrap their way back to the quarterfinals.
