Tag: Fox Chapel
The Birdie says some A-K Valley teams’ seasons might turn into metaphorical pumpkin
October 10, 2018
Last week: 8-3 Season: 62-16 The Birdie made his weekly pilgrimage to Giant Eagle -- andquot;gotta respect a store named after a birdandquot; -- over the weekend and was surprised by the number of fall-related products he saw. andquot;Everything's got pumpkin spice in it now,andquot; he said. andquot;Coffee. Cereal. Cookies.
Defending champs Central Catholic, Sewickley Academy advance to WPIAL golf finals
October 9, 2018
Central Catholic and Sewickley Academy will get a chance to defend their WPIAL boys golf team titles. Central Catholic, the defending Class AAA champion, and Sewickley Academy, the defending Class AA champion, both advanced to Thursday's WPIAL finals at Cedarbrook Gold Golf Course after placing in the top three at
Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley Academy draw top seeds in WPIAL girls team tennis brackets
Mt. Lebanon in Class AAA and Sewickley Academy in AA drew top seeds in the WPIAL girls team tennis brackets revealed Tuesday. Mt. Lebanon tops the big-school field with Shady Side Academy seeded second in a tournament that starts Wednesday. The Class AAA first-round matches pair Mars at Fox Chapel,
WPIAL boys, girls golf teams crowned section champions
The 2018 WPIAL boys' and girls' golf team championships are set for Thursday after the district crowned individual champions in those sports in recent weeks. Here is a rundown of all the section champions. Boys golf Class AAA Section 1: Latrobe Section 2: Belle Vernon and Thomas Jefferson Section 3:
WPIAL boys golf semifinals on tap in Tuesday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
October 8, 2018
Last week, the WPIAL crowned Central Catholic's Jimmy Meyers and Riverside's Skyler Fox as 2018 Class AAA and AA individual boys golf champions, respectively. The title was the third straight for Fox, a junior. On Tuesday, the first step toward crowning boys golf team champions begins with the Class AAAHerald roundup: Shady Side Academy runners find success
In a multi-team boys cross country meet on Sept. 25, Shady Side Academy beat Deer Lakes, Burrell and Southmoreland but fell to Riverview, 18-41. SSA's Leo Lui finished fourth while teammates Adam Lauer and Brendan McLaughlin finished eighth and 10th respectively. The Indians are 7-1. On the girls side, Shady
A-K Valley lookahead for Week of Oct. 8, 2018
October 7, 2018
Monday Girls soccer andamp;#8226; With Apollo-Ridge and Highlands fighting for the postseason, each will play a pivotal Section 2-AA game. Fourth-place Highlands visits first-place Deer Lakes, which needs one win to claim the section title. Apollo-Ridge travels to second-place Burrell, which is looking to nail down a playoff berth. andamp;#8226;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,
The Herald Spotlight Athlete: Emma Wecht, Fox Chapel
Emma Wecht, a sophomore on the Fox Chapel soccer team, scored three goals in a win over North Hills on Oct. 1. She plays the left forward and left middle positions and is also on the lacrosse team. She also played for the North United Rush U16 team in theSam Brown, Fox Chapel run over Connellsville
Although Friday's game between Connellsville and visiting Fox Chapel was nonsection, it carried a lot of weight for the potential wild-card race heating up in Class 5A. For Connellsville, that's not a good thing. The Falcons missed their chance to get a real advantage in the hunt, and the Foxes
