Tag: Shady Side Academy
WPIAL swimmers earn top seed in 22 events for PIAA championships
March 2, 2026
The PIAA released the qualifier lists, with alternates, in each Class 3A and Class 2A event for the swimming and diving championships March 11-14 at Bucknell.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy boys headed to state tournament
February 28, 2026
The Shady Side Academy boys basketball team didn’t quite finish its Cinderella run through the WPIAL Class 3A boys playoffs. But the Bulldogs springing two upsets and reaching the semifinals means Shady Side Academy will be returning to the PIAA playoffs.
Northgate boys, Indiana girls claim WPIAL Class 2A swimming titles
February 27, 2026
The Indiana girls won their first WPIAL girls swimming championship last winter. As an encore, they followed that up with a second straight Class 2A title.
In championship rematch, Shady Side Academy drops Greensburg Central Catholic for Class 3A title
February 26, 2026
Shady Side Academy coach Jonna Burke called Karis Thomas, her senior point guard, “the epitome of calm” after the Bulldogs became WPIAL girls basketball champions for a second time.
Expect Shady Side Academy, Greensburg Central Catholic to put on show in WPIAL finals
February 25, 2026
Greensburg Central Catholic and Shady Side Academy meeting again for a WPIAL championship is a basketball fan’s delight.
2026 WPIAL Class 3A girls championship breakdown: Shady Side Academy vs. Greensburg Central Catholic
WPIAL Class 3A girls basketball championship
Defending champion South Allegheny gets ‘hot at the right time,’ rallies past Shady Side Academy
When South Allegheny and Shady Side Academy met for the second time this season, a 20-point win for the Gladiators, few would’ve expected the teams to meet again in the postseason.
Sophomore’s big night delivers memorable playoff win to Shady Side Academy boys
February 22, 2026
The pressure was going to follow Shady Side Academy 5-foot-11 sophomore guard Kai Lamberson. No. 4 seed Bishop Canevin was trailing at home in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs and needed to create extra possessions in the worst way.
Shady Side Academy boys ride another upset to WPIAL semis
February 20, 2026
Jim Dudas practically was speechless. When he did manage to utter a sound, his voice was so hoarse he was barely audible.
Shady Side Academy shakes off early season woes to earn playoff bid
February 14, 2026
The length of the high school boys basketball season was a benefit for Shady Side Academy.
