IN Plum Summer 2014 | Page 46

Four Plum High School Teams Win Section Titles THE BOYS’ BASKETBALL TEAM WON THEIR FIRST OUTRIGHT ; Austin Dedert and on 2 Coach of the Year; First Team (left to right) Ron Richards, Secti Plum Girls’ Basketball career and Krista Pietropola, James Edwards All-Section honorees; ing scorer with 1,370 points. lead WPIAL AAAA Section 2 Championship with a section record of 11 – 3. The Mustangs finished the season with an overall record of 18 – 4. Head Coach, Ron Richards, was named the AAAA Section 2 Coach of the Year. Senior, Austin Dedert, a St. Vincent College recruit, and sophomore, James Edwards, were selected First Team, All-Section. Senior, Nick Stotler received Honorable Mention recognition. The Boys’ and Girls’ Bowling Teams each won WPIBL Section Championships this winter. The boys finished the season with a record of 9 – 1 and the girls’ team was undefeated, with a record of 10 – 0. The Plum Ice Hockey Team captured the PIHL Section 4 Championship. The Mustangs advanced to the PIHL play-offs and finished with a record of 12 – 8 – 3. RECOGNITION Plum High School RECOGNITION FULL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS PLUM BOROUGH S CH OOL NE WS lum Borough SETON HILL UNIVERSITY PRESENTED MARIA CAMPBELL and Sarah Melchiore each with the Seton Scholar Award, a full tuition scholarship valued at more than $120,000. Seton Hill designates 10 students a year to receive this highly prestigious scholarship offered at the university. Students chosen to receive this award demonstrate outstanding leadership and talent in their academic and personal achievements. Maria and Sarah are among only Maria Cambell and Sarah Melchiore 44 Plum two of ten students chosen within the incoming freshmen class at Seton Hill University to receive this honor. We commend these two students and wish them the best in their collegiate careers. ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS MIKAELA ZACHER AND MICHAEL REDDICK HAVE BEEN awarded U.S. Air Force ROTC Scholarships. These scholarship will pay 100% tuition at Pitt or Penn State. It includes a $900 annual textbook allowance and a monthly tax-free stipend deposited in the account of their choosing. The monthly stipend associated with this scholarship for the freshman year is $300, sophomore year $350, junior year $450, and senior year $500. Mikaela has also been awarded a 4-year “U.S. Navy ROTC Scholarship” to Penn State. This scholarship will pay 100% tuition and includes other benefits. Additionally, Mikaela has been nominated for the U.S. Air Force Academy and we are waiting to hear if she will receive this appointment.