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Athletic Director: Sean Simmons
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Fox Chapel grad Jake Patterson hit .324 with six home runs and 32 RBIs for Clarion in 2026. (Courtesy of Jim Patterson)
Fox Chapel notebook: Clarion’s Jacob Patterson earns All-PSAC honors
May 16, 2026
Jacob Patterson missed out on the 2025 Clarion baseball season because of an injury. But the redshirt sophomore and Fox Chapel graduate made the most of his return to the diamond this spring with the Golden Eagles.

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Peters Township’s Kathryn Froelich wins the mile run just ahead of South Fayette’s Angela Zeng during the Baldwin Invitational on May 1, 2026 at Baldwin High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
WPIAL track and field championship preview: Young distance stars run into spotlight
May 12, 2026
What do you get when a freshman phenom and sophomore sensation get together?

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Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township earn top seeds for 2026 WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs
May 7, 2026
Peters Township (Class 2A) and three-time defending champion Mt. Lebanon (3A) are the No. 1 seeds for the WPIAL boys lacrosse playoffs, which begin Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Melanie Green hits from the fairway on the 16th hole during the final round of the LPGA’s JM Eagle LA Championship golf tournament at El Caballero Country Club Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP)
LPGA rookie Green grabs U.S. Women’s Open spot at Shannopin Country Club qualifier
May 6, 2026
Melanie Green was in the running for her first LPGA title this past weekend at the Riviera Maya Open in Mayakoba, Mexico.

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Shady Side Academy’s Charlotte Barker (right) and Josie Lenard are two members of a record-breaking 3,200-meter relay team. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Shady Side Academy relay team continues run of success
May 2, 2026
Shady Side Academy girls track coach Jeff Perlis entered his 3,200-meter relay team into the Tri-State Track Coaches Association championship at West Mifflin with the idea that if they broke 9 minutes, 40 seconds, they could qualify to compete at the Penn Relay Carnival at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

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Fox Chapel pitcher Tristan Blum throws against Mars last season. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Foxes put together win streak on baseball diamond
The Fox Chapel baseball team made the most of a break between Section 3-5A contests. The Foxes won four straight after losing to Mars on April 16.

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Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side sophomore turns in record-breaking run
April 25, 2026
Francesca Pietragallo is off to a strong start for her sophomore year. The Shady Side Academy track standout snapped a 10-year-old school record in the 200-meter dash during a dual meet last week.

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Shady Side Academy’s Charlotte Barker runs in the 2025 WPIAL cross country championships. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Shady Side Academy relay team setting the pace
April 18, 2026
The Shady Side Academy girls track team went to the Tri-State Track Coaches Association meet at West Mifflin looking to see how special its 3,200-meter relay team could be.

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Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy teammates collide
April 11, 2026
The WPIAL Section 3-3A boys tennis championship match featured two opponents who are familiar with each others’ games. Shady Side Academy freshman Max Bunimovich beat teammate Thomas Luther, who retired in the final.

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South Fayette’s Juliette Leroux works against Archbishop Wood’s Abbie Kelly during the PIAA Class 5A state championship game on Saturday, Mar. 21, 2026, at Giant Center in Hershey. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
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.

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