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Byrum wins City Singles crown again; looks forward to states
Posted on May 8, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Rahsheena Jordan, The Eagle Staff Reporter
“Micah Byrum can be described as a calm, cool cucumber, ” says Obama tennis coach Mark Demmler. He should know. After all, Byrum has been perhaps the best singles tennis player in the city over the past three years. Micah... Read more »
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Boys volleyball team represents in Farrel tournament claiming 2nd place
Posted on May 7, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Joel Akrie, The Eagle Staff Reporter
Obama volleyball is on fire once again. This past weekend, the Eagles had a tournament in which they split two games with Farrell, beat St. Joseph twice, lost 2 to Fort Lebeouf, and lost to Brunswick in the preliminary round. In the... Read more »
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Posted on May 7, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Daijha McClain, The Eagle Staff Writer
For years, The Obama Eagles have struggled in softball but this year seems a little harder than usual. As all of you know, the softball team is short on players. There are 9 players to be exact. “A lot of people showed up for tryouts,... Read more »
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No one to play: As some city schools move into WPIAL, Obama baseball and softball players wonder, ‘What about us?’
Posted on May 7, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Remere Dyer, The Eagle Staff Reporter, and Joel Macklin, The Eagle Executive Editor
When the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (WPIAL) agreed to take certain city schools into their association in certain sports, it meant that they would work with a City League consortium to pick and choose... Read more »
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Eagles blast the ‘House 12-1, await states
Posted on May 7, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by From wire reports
Well, they may not be able to say they “won city” this year, but the baseball team ended their city season with a 12-1 pounding on Monday that assured them of a 5-1 record and a trip to the state playoffs at the end of... Read more »
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Posted on May 7, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Shelby Campbell, The Eagle Senior Writer
The Volleyball Senior Night kicked off with the JV team playing against the JV team of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart or OLSH which unfortunately ended in a loss. However, spirits were brightened when the four seniors on the team were... Read more »
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Baseball team pounds Perry 12-2
Posted on May 1, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Reyna Reyes, The Eagle Staff Reporter
Luke Miller drove in 5 runs and Joel Akrie had 2 hits to lead the Obama Eagles to a 12-2 win over Perry on Tuesday. Mike Noftz was the winning pitcher for Obama, raising the team’s record to 4-3. The Eagles will take on Westinghouse... Read more »
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Baseball team blasts ‘House, 20-3
Posted on April 30, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Jamill Meadows, The Eagle Online Reporter
On Friday the boys high school baseball team pounded Westinghouse 20 -3 to improve to 3 and 1 on the season. After the game, Coach Helterbrand thought his team played well and lauded one player, in particular. “I really don’t have... Read more »
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One young man’s passion spurs ‘Ultimate Frisbee Team’ at Obama
Posted on April 26, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Levi Brown, The Eagle Online Senior Columnist
Here at Obama Academy, we have many seniors, but one senior stands out from the rest and his name is Dan Goldstein. Dan has a story that is not like no other. While a freshman during the 2009-10 school year, Dan founded the Obama Academy... Read more »
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Volleyball team loses to North Hills, 3-0
Posted on April 18, 2013Posted in Sports
Written by Qualenn Williams, domenique Brown-Massie and Ayonna Lyman, The Eagle Online Staff Reporters
Yesterday the boy’s volleyball team played North Hills and started off the festivities with the junior varsity playing.Marcus Motley, Brandon McClung and Devaughn Hester all registered points for the Eagles, but there wasn’t much... Read more »
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