Tag: Shady Side Academy
Don’t poke The Birdie as he makes his A-K Valley Week 1 picks
Last week: 7-2 (77.8%)
Westmoreland County high school football matchups for 2024 Week Zero
August 21, 2024
Here’s a look at the don’t-miss matchups for Westmoreland County in Week Zero of the 2024 season:
When it comes to Westmoreland County high school football picks, The Birdie always delivers
Last season: 109-29 (79%)
WPIAL Class 2A preview: Steel Valley tops new-look list of title contenders
August 18, 2024
Steel Valley’s Ray Braszo is one of those old-school high school football coaches who generally has about as much use for preseason predictions as he does for a TikTok account.
Shady Side Academy looks to learn from losses, thrive in Class 2A
August 16, 2024
Shady Side Academy coach Chuck DiNardo would like to see the Bulldogs learn from the adversity they faced last season.
Notable changes to the 2024-25, 2025-26 WPIAL girls basketball alignment
August 12, 2024
The WPIAL released new section alignments for the next two-year cycle in all sports, and changes will be implemented starting this fall.
Quaker Valley dethrones North Catholic to win Class 3A Trib Cup
July 10, 2024
A year after seeing its three-year Trib Cup run end, Quaker Valley has ended the four-year run by North Catholic in Class 3A in the closest competition in the 2023-2024 school year.
Shady Side Academy’s Chelsea Hartman, Fox Chapel’s Rowan Gwin test mettle at New Balance nationals
June 22, 2024
The strategy for the transition from high school to college track wasn’t going to be one that Shady Side Academy track coach Jeff Perlis wanted Chelsea Hartman to take lightly. Competing at the New Balances Outdoor Nationals was a good first step toward adjusting to Brown University.
Shady Side Academy senior overcomes injuries to cap career with state track gold
June 15, 2024
Chelsea Hartman wanted to run more, but she wasn’t sure if her body would allow it. The Shady Side Academy senior was plagued by chronic pain during her freshman and sophomore seasons.
