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Shady Side Academy’s Molly Skvorak (middle) is a senior goalkeeper for the Indians.

The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Molly Skvorak, Shady Side Academy

September 20, 2019

Molly Skvorak, a senior goalkeeper on the Shady Side Academy girls soccer team, is a big reason the Indians are off to a 5-1 start. She has been on the team since her sophomore year. She also plays softball in the spring and is on the squash team in the winter. She is undecided on a college but hopes to major in political science.

Shady Side Academy’s Hazem Hamda (11) celebrates his goal with Oz Curtis next to Deer Lakes’ Alex Rodgers during their game Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Fox Chapel.

Shady Side tops Deer Lakes in section soccer battle

September 19, 2019

Throughout the 2018 boys soccer season, Deer Lakes and Shady Side Academy established a rivalry that produced some pretty good soccer.

The Daily 3: First WPIAL hardware of the school year up for grabs in girls tennis

Shady Side Academy is the site of the first district championships of the season Thursday afternoon.

WPIAL boys soccer rankings through Sept. 15, 2019

September 16, 2019

WPIAL boys soccer rankings

Apollo-Ridge’s Logan Harmon works on defense during a 7-on-7 game Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at Freeport High School.

WPIAL Class 2A roundup: Apollo-Ridge takes down East Allegheny

September 13, 2019

Behind 140 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Logan Harmon, Apollo-Ridge improved to 4-0 for the first time since 2014 with a 27-14 win at East Allegheny (2-2, 1-1) in a Class 2A Allegheny Conference football game Friday night.

Shady Side Academy quarterback Josh Castro prepares for the 2019 season August 15, 2019.

The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Shady Side Academy’s Josh Castro

Josh Castro, a junior on the Shady Side Academy football team, helped the Indians to a 2-0 start. In a 27-0 win over Valley, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound QB threw three TD passes and ran for another score. He has been playing football since he was 6 and hopes to continue playing in college. He will play basketball for SSA in the winter and also hopes to play baseball in the spring.

With revamped roster, SSA ready to run

Despite losing four of his top seven runners to graduation, cross country coach Paul Ejzak is hopeful Shady Side Academy will have a solid season.

The 2019 Shady Side Academy girls cross country team.

SSA cross country team mixes youth, experience

After her team went 7-2 and placed seventh at the WPIAL championships last season, Shady Side Academy cross country coach Sue Whitney has a lot of holes to plug.