Tag: Shady Side Academy
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.
Fox Chapel notebook: Shady Side Academy grad shines in Olympic debut
Gwyneth Philips didn’t waste her first opportunity to start in net for the Team USA hockey team. Philips, a Shady Side Academy graduate and native of Athens, Ohio, made 20 saves to help the Americans blank Switzerland during group play at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Breaking down the 2026 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs
February 9, 2026
Here’s a closer look at the 2026 WPIAL girls basketball playoffs.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Former Foxes football coach picked for PSFCA Hall of Fame
February 7, 2026
Former Fox Chapel football coach Tom Loughran was one of seven coaches chosen for the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. May 24 at Cumberland Valley High School Performing Arts Center.
Shady Side Academy snags season sweep of section foe Greensburg Central Catholic
February 2, 2026
After posting a seven-point win on the road last month, the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team came into Monday looking to defend home court for a season sweep against Greensburg Central Catholic.
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Feb. 2, 2026: Norwin, Canon-McMillan to battle for 1st
February 1, 2026
Welcome to Groundhogs Day as we watch the shadow of the district basketball regular season fade away with less than a week left.
Shady Side Academy notebook: Hockey alum to play for Team USA
January 31, 2026
Shady Side Academy graduate Gwyneth Philips, a native of Athens, Ohio, will play for Team USA in women’s hockey at the upcoming Olympic games. Philips graduated from the school in 2019.
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania girls high school basketball rankings for Jan. 28, 2026
January 28, 2026
While folks across the state wait for any sign of a thaw out from Mother Nature’s kind gift delivered Saturday, the top girls basketball teams have dug their heels in the snow and refuse to slide back into the pack.
Pitt to honor Shady Side Academy girls basketball coach Jonna Burke
January 24, 2026
Jonna (Huemrich) Burke was honored to pick up the phone and have Sam Clancy on the other end of line. Clancy, a Pitt graduate who had an 11-year football career in the USFL and NFL, was calling to tell Burke she will be honored Feb. 20 at Pitt’s 64th annual Varsity Letter Club Awards Dinner as part of the 2026 Awardees of Distinction Class.
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side Academy girls heat back up
January 17, 2026
An overtime loss to Pine-Richland during the Peter Sauer Memorial Tournament had the Shady Side Academy girls basketball team on the war path. The Bulldogs bounced back from their second defeat of the season with three consecutive victories where they produced 60 or more points.
