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.