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Welcome to the Upper St. Clair Crew Club web page! Here you can find out all about the crew team, see schedules for upcoming races, see pictures of our rowers in action, and more!
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Fall Pie Sale is On!
Help support the team by ordering a delicious fruit pie...
- Pies are 10 inches, made with fresh fruit (no fillers), and are Kosher.
- Pies are delivered frozen and can be stored in the freezer for up to 4 months.
- They can be baked in about an hour when needed.
- Flavors include: Apple Walnut, Apple Crisp, Cherry, Peach Praline, and Blackberry at $10.00; Very Berry, Blueberry and Red Raspberry are $12.00 each.
- Pies will be delivered on November 14th & 15th.
To order, contact a USC Crew Member by October 13th or mail in the attached order form (pdf format).
About
Founded in the fall of 1989, Upper St. Clair Crew is in it's 19th year of rowing.
Now under the leadership of coaches RJ Pisani, Hope Feldman and Jess Michalak, the team sports a strong
foundation of dedicated rowers with great parental support backing the club. USC Crew pays
entirely for all it's equipment; because the school recognizes Crew as a club sport and
not a varsity sport (although letters are still issued), Crew relies entirely on fundraising.
USC Crew rows a total of seven different boats of various shapes and sizes:
- Intrepid - 2001 Vespoli DM Racer 8
- Serendipity - 2001 Vespoli DM Racer 4+
- William A. Pope - 1998 Vespoli DM Racer 4+
- Thomas B. Sapienza - 1995 Vespoli DM Racer 4+
- Gemini - 1999 Vespoli DM Racer 2x/-
- "The Tank" - 1983 Schöenbrod 8
- ~Unnamed~ - 2005 Dirigo 4+ (currently donated for our use!)
Upper St. Clair Crew utilizes the
Three Rivers Rowing Association (TRRA)
boathouse for the storage of boats and for conducting fall and spring practices. The team practices
from 5-7pm Monday-Thursday (excluding travel time), and 8:30-11:30am on Saturday mornings.
We also train at the Upper St. Clair High School during the winter.
Fundraisers
Upper St. Clair Crew currently has several funraisers that occur regularly.
Fundraisers help to keep the team alive, and pay for things such as boat repair/purchase,
equipment repair/purchase, boathouse rack fees, and many other expenses. By showing your
support through our fundraisers, you ensure that USC has a strong presence in the rowing community.
Pies
Pies are USC Crew's main source of income. They are available for sale twice a year; once in the
fall and once in the spring. Pies are $10.00 to $12.00 each. They are 10 inches in diameter, frozen, made with
fresh fruit, and are Kosher. Pies can be stored in the freezer for up to 4 months and can be baked
(from frozen) in about an hour. Flavors generally include: Apple Walnut, Apple Crisp, Cherry, Blueberry,
Peach Praline,Very Berry, Blackberry, and Raspberry. Crew pies are popular enough that no rower ever has trouble
selling their year's quota of 60 pies.
Lollipops
Subsidizing our revenue, "crew pops" are very popular around the High School and Middle Schools,
which is where they are generally sold. They come in a large variety of flavors and are extremely
thick and long lasting; $.50 is a bargain for these sweet treats! Please
email us if you would like to order them in
bulk for any holiday or special occasion. They work great for Halloween! (please order at least
2 weeks in advance)
Car Wash
The team has between 2 and 4 car washes each school year. They are usually held on Saturday or Sunday
and last around 4 hours. Dates, times, and locations are typically announced at the beginning of each season.
About This Website
If you have any trouble with this website, or content suggestions,
please email the webmaster. I'll be more than happy to fix something, or add new USC Crew information!
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