Tag: Obama Academy
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 6, 2024: WPIAL to crown spirit champions
January 6, 2024
The first championships of the new year will be determined Saturday with the 2024 WPIAL competitive spirit championships at Chartiers Valley.
Obama Academy captures City League boys volleyball title
May 12, 2023
The Obama Academy boys volleyball team won the City League championship for the first time since 2014 on Thursday, defeating Allderdice, 3-0.
Allderdice boys slam Obama Academy for City League championship
February 19, 2023
Major Rainey’s dunk that put an exclamation point on Allderdice’s City League boys basketball championship victory Sunday fit the game’s flow perfectly.
Obama Academy girls stifle Allderdice for another City League championship
Allderdice’s plan to outlast and tire out Obama Academy’s larger lineup sputtered at the same roadblock.
Powerful Obama Academy ready for challenge from scrappy Allderdice in City League girls title game
February 18, 2023
Obama Academy girls basketball coach Monique McCoy has stressed to her team nothing will be easy against Allderdice in the City League championship game Sunday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse.
Allderdice, Obama Academy gear up for City League title game at Duquesne’s Cooper Fieldhouse
Ethan Anish always enjoyed the thought of being able to play a game at Duquesne University’s gymnasium.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 13, 2023: Trib HSSN to reveal basketball playoff brackets
February 12, 2023
The week begins with a bang with the WPIAL spotlight shining bright on basketball bracketology.
Freeport defense clamps down on Obama Academy in second half, keys victory
December 30, 2022
Down by 12 with 16 seconds left in the first half, the Freeport boys basketball team welcomed the halftime break to change strategy.
Short-handed Belle Vernon advances, gets coach Salvino his 700th career win
March 8, 2022
After doing postgame interviews, Joe Salvino was sprayed with water as soon as he opened the door to the Belle Vernon locker room. His players surprised him with an onslaught of hydration.
Obama Academy gets past Allderdice, wins 5th City League championship
February 20, 2022
In just 11 seasons, Obama Academy has established itself as a City League power in girls basketball. The Eagles on Sunday won their fifth City crown since the school opened for the 2011-12 school year with a 58-40 victory over Allderdice.
