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Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley senior savors 4th team title
Kwilai Karto was one of six seniors in the Quaker Valley girls track and field program this year that experienced the thrill of winning four consecutive WPIAL team championships. “I am honored to have been a part of a team for the past four years that has accomplished so much...
Sewickley Academy softball builds momentum in playoff season
Sewickley Academy’s time in the WPIAL softball playoffs ended May 19 against No. 5 Jefferson-Morgan in the Class A quarterfinal round. The fourth-seeded Panthers lost a 5-0 decision to finish 11-6 overall. Sewickley had advanced to the quarterfinals by routing No. 13 Monessen, 15-0, in the first round. “The team...
Quaker Valley athletes shatter records at WPIAL meet
Quaker Valley’s boys team was responsible for three of the 11 records that were broken May 14 at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships at Slippery Rock University. “It was a very impressive performance across the board,” QV coach Jared Jones said. QV senior standout Davin “Macky” Gartley...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 25, 2025
Edgeworth Martha Selleck sold property at 12 Woodland Road to Wright Mallards Associates for $1,900,000. Franklin Park Deerfield Estates FP Development LLC sold property at 1101 Deerfield Drive to Maronda Homes LLC for $140,300. Sean Carmody sold property at Nicholson Road to V Blaymore for $170,000. Kiran Parikh trustee sold...
Letter to the editor: Sewickley needs a skatepark
People always say that parking lots are the best place to skateboard. But every parking lot I go to always has the same sign: NO SKATEBOARDING. I love to skateboard, but every skate park is so far away. My parents don’t have time to drive me to a skate park...
Sewickley’s Tapas Talks presents Will Bardenwerper
The second installment of the 2025 Tapas Talks speaker series was held May 1 at the Allegheny Country Club. The talk featured former financier, U.S. Army infantry officer, Pentagon official and author Will Bardenwerper, entitled “Foul Deeds and Fair Balls: An Insider’s View of a Captured War Criminal and the...
After 165 years, Sewickley Cemetery continues to offer pristine setting
Bill Russo of Ohio Township has spent the better part of two decades ensuring the graves of military veterans have new flags in time for Memorial Day. A handful of other former soldiers with the same mindset have assisted the Vietnam veteran for most of those years. “We feel we...
Quaker Valley School District graduation plans announced
Quaker Valley School District officials are preparing to send the class of 2025 off to its next chapter. Graduation is planned for 7 p.m. Monday, June 2, at Chuck Knox Stadium, behind the high school. There are 135 graduates this year. The class includes poet laureate Jack Miller and honored...
USA Today ranks Sewickley among best small towns in the Northeast
George Shannon has known for quite some time that Sewickley is a special place. The longtime resident and current mayor has enjoyed what the borough has to offer for the past 45 years. “Sewickley is a friendly town,” Shannon said. “People will talk to you. People will acknowledge your existence....
Faith-based boxing club proposed in Leetsdale
Amateur boxer Jaryd Boyer hopes to expand his mentorship program and develop a faith-based boxing club in Leetsdale. The Sewickley resident and founder of the Premier Youth & Community Center has his eyes set on an old meat market along Broad Street. Boyer said he is working with the property...
Quaker Valley Area primary results
Candidates in the uncontested municipal and school board races in the Quaker Valley area cruised through the May 20 primaries and earned party nods, according to complete but unofficial returns from the Allegheny County Elections Division. Aleppo Republican incumbents Daniel Darragh and commissioners’ President George Jones received 91 votes and...
In brief: Historical Society collection, holiday closures and more in Sewickley
Collection shown Sewickley Valley Historical Society is hosting a special exhibition called Vallor in the Valley this month. It includes pieces of wartime history collected and preserved in the Collections at SVHS at 200 Broad St. The exhibition will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday...
Porcupine Needlepoint Shop in Sewickley a long-standing business
Nancy Schurman will keep you in stitches — she will make you laugh and also teach you how to do some of the finest needlepoint. Owner of one of Sewickley’s oldest businesses, The Porcupine Needlepoint Shop, she guides customers on how to select a hand-painted needlepoint canvas and use tapestry...
Inaugural Jim Roddey Leadership Awards honor 2 people who Roddey selected himself
Ethan E. Nicholas kept his promise. He learned that from someone who knew about doing what you say you’re going to do — Jim Roddey, the first Allegheny County executive and civic leader. In latter years of Roddey’s life, Nicholas told him that he wanted to create a leadership award...
In a tale of 2 wild pitches, Quaker Valley upends Avonworth in 3A quarterfinals
Two pitches to the backstop with a runner at third base late in a scoreless baseball playoff game. One turned into an out — a backbreaker for a potential big inning. The other plated the game’s only run. Those key plays led to a Class 3A quarterfinals eyebrow-raiser as No....
Sewickley area student achievements for the week of May 20, 2025
Quaker Valley High School Math League recently took third place in this school year’s Mathematics Council of Western Pennsylvania Team Finals at Trinity Christian School on April 15. The five students who represented Quaker Valley at the MCWP Finals were Sienna Albano, Ryan Steinfurth, Henry Zutter, Luca Albano and Evelyn...
Sewickley resident determined to have military banners ready for Memorial Day
John Dunn carries an 80-pound ladder throughout the streets of Sewickley to install military banners of veterans. “They deserve the recognition,” said Dunn, 63. “I don’t want people to forget what they’ve done.” Dunn has made it his mission to replace worn or damaged banners and install additional banners. His...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Hard-hitting Eden Christian baseball ready for postseason
Eden Christian Academy received a first-round bye as the No. 2 seed in the WPIAL Class A baseball playoffs. “We’re excited to be in the tournament,” Eden coach Mark Feldman said succinctly. “Our lineup will be finalized the day of our game.” The Warriors weren’t scheduled to play their first...
Hard-hitting Sewickley Academy earns lofty seed for WPIAL softball playoffs
Sewickley Academy’s softball team was assigned the No. 4 seed for the WPIAL Class A playoffs. The top three seeds went Union, Carmichaels and West Greene. “We are very excited and honored to have earned the four seed,” Sewickley coach Bob Sirko said. “I am happy the girls have been...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse celebrates sophomore’s milestone, playoff berth
The Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team had a busy final week of the regular season, playing four games in five days. The Panthers went 3-1, which included an impressive 7-5 upset victory against Moon and an exciting 9-7 win against North Hills during which sophomore midfielder Emma Eannarino scored her...
Sewickey Academy boys lacrosse takes next step in playoff season
Thanks to a 10-2 record and third-place finish in Section 2, the Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team received the No. 5 seed for the WPIAL Class 2A playoffs. The Panthers posted an 8-2 record in section play to end up behind only Mars (10-0) and Hampton (9-1). “We are extremely...
Quaker Valley track teams build championship culture
Both Quaker Valley track and field teams won WPIAL championships in Class 2A again this season. And it never was a close call for either squad. “I am just blown away by our teams,” QV coach Jared Jones said. “They are such a great group of kids. It is so...
Quaker Valley girls track team completes 4-year WPIAL team title sweep
Since the spring of 2022, only one team has won the girls championship at the WPIAL Class 2A team track and field finals. The Quaker Valley girls defeated North Catholic (101-49), Carlynton (97-53) and Laurel (97-53) in the championship meet May 6 at Peters Township Middle School, giving the Quakers...
New coach overhauling Quaker Valley football program
Tom Eshenbaugh has a strong background in business leadership. He hopes to utilize that knowledge to help restore the Quaker Valley football program to the land of respectability. Eshenbaugh, 45, recently was named head coach of the QV varsity football team. Along with his business ties in the private sector,...
Quaker Valley navigates tough section schedule to earn spot in WPIAL baseball field
Quaker Valley’s baseball team shook off a few late-season losses with a four-game winning streak resulting in a 12-6 overall record. As a result, the Quakers received the No. 7 seed for the WPIAL Class 3A playoffs and a first-round game with No. 10 Ligonier Valley. “It is always difficult...
