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Steel Valley baseball team ends section title drought

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Brad Everett's feature on the Steel Valley baseball team:

 

2013 0509 SteelV Donovan"Before this year, Steel Valley qualified for the WPIAL baseball playoffs the previous two seasons and four of the past five.

This season the Ironmen did the same, while accomplishing something they had not done in nearly two decades -- win a section title.

Steel Valley and Shady Side Academy met Monday at West Field in Munhall with the Class AA Section 4 championship on the line. Steel Valley prevailed, 10-4. With the victory, the Ironmen (12-5, 10-2) nailed down their first title since 1994.

They added some frosting to the title cake the next afternoon, defeating rival West Mifflin Area in a non-section game, 7-5."

(Photo: Sophomore pitcher Brandon Donovan helped Steel Valley clinch the Section 4-AA title Monday. John Heller/Post-Gazette.)

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Bats come alive for Steel Valley baseball team

Written by Brad Everett on .

Steel Valley faced its stiffest test of the season when it travelled to take on a talented Greensburg Central Catholic team in a Class AA Section 4 game last Friday.

Steel Valley gave up 16 runs against the Centurions.

Luckily for the Ironmen, their offense produced 17.

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Steel Valley rebuilds under new volleyball coach

Written by Ken Wunderley on .

Alex Hinsey got a late start when he was hired as boys volleyball coach at Steel Valley High School.

"I was hired one month before practice began," Hinsey said. "It was a little tough getting ready for the season with such little prep time, but I'm still very excited about what this team can do."

Hinsey came to Southwestern Pennylvania in 2007 after graduating from Exeter High School, which is located on the south side of Reading.

"I graduated from Exeter in 2007," Hinsey said. "I come from a program that is a perennial PIAA qualifier. In fact, we won the PIAA Class AA title my senior year."

Hinsey attended the University of Pittsburgh after graduating from Exeter and continued his volleyball career, despite the fact that Pitt does not have a varsity men's volleyball program.

"I played on Pitt's club team all four years," Hinsey said. "In fact, I was Pennsylvania's Club Team president for three years."

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