Sewickley Herald category, Page 8
Co-ed garden club a social, horticultural haven in Sewickley
There’s an abundance of flower power in Sewickley. Members of the Village Garden Club of Sewickley have promoted horticulture camaraderie, service and dedication to the Sewickley community since 1927. But don’t look for stodgy, elderly ladies clutching their pearls and sipping tea at the monthly meetings held September through June....
With college plans set, Meredith Fallgren helps Quaker Valley girls lacrosse make playoff push
Quaker Valley junior Meredith Fallgren landed an early Christmas present last December. Fallgren is a midfielder/defender on the QV girls lacrosse team who four months ago made an early commitment to continue her academic and athletic careers at Christopher Newport University, located in Newport News, Va. “CNU was the first...
Captains help Quaker Valley develop in inaugural flag football season
Quaker Valley is well-versed in the athletic landscape with an array of multi-sport student-athletes in attendance at the Leetsdale high school. The four captains on the QV girls flag football team — freshmen Mia Duckstein (HB/QB/S) and Ava Hajok (C/WR/S), sophomore Maya Sidani (WR/LB) and junior Willa Herman (QB/LB) —...
Quaker Valley boys lacrosse eyes deeper run in WPIAL postseason
Quaker Valley’s boys lacrosse team started out 4-0 this spring before suffering its first loss, a close 6-5 decision to Indiana in mid-April. The Quakers rolled past Canon-McMillan, 11-9; West Allegheny, 20-1; Winchester Thurston, 14-2; and North Catholic, 10-4, in their first four games. Following the Indiana game, QV lost...
Sewickley Academy, Quaker Valley earn seeds for WPIAL team tennis playoffs
The Sewickley Academy boys tennis team has been led again this season by senior Severin Harmon, a four-year starter who plans to attend Dartmouth in the fall. Harmon has been the team’s No. 1 singles player throughout his career. He also competed at the No. 1 position on the QV...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Sewickley Heights hockey player part of championship team
The South Pittsburgh Rebellion 2010 hockey team recently won the 2025 14U Tier 2 MidAm Championship at the Ice Castle. One of the players on the team was Royce Wiegand, a resident of Sewickley Heights. Wiegand and his teammates advanced to the 14U Tier 2 USA Hockey National Championships held...
Herlynn Niepa leads Sewickley Academy athletes at South Fayette Invitational
Sewickley Academy’s track and field program finished with a pair of medalists April 26 at the 2025 South Fayette Invitational. Despite competing in brisk weather conditions, junior Herlynn Niepa placed fourth in the girls high jump event by clearing a height of 4 feet, 11 inches, Niepa also specializes in...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 4, 2025
Leetsdale Sewickley Victory Property LLC sold property at 108 Victory Lane to DJEM Property Group LLC for $175,000. Sewickley Victory Property LLC sold property at 38 Victory Lane to DJEM Property Group LLC for $175,000. Sewickley Victory Property LLC sold property at 40 Victory Lane to et al for $175,000....
Quaker Valley School District closed Friday
The Quaker Valley School District will be closed Friday as municipalities continue to clean up after this week’s storms. District officials made the closure announcement Thursday evening after consulting with Monark Transportation, Duquesne Light, and municipal officials. “It was determined that there are still too many road closures, road impediments,...
After the storm: Thunderstorms, treacherous winds leave destruction throughout the region
An imposing, 90-mile-long squall line of fast-moving thunderstorms barreled through the region on April 29, moving at speeds up to 60 mph, and packing winds that reached into the 70-mph range. Those winds downed countless trees and left numerous roads impassable or littered with debris. Schools and businesses closed. And...
Home improvement: Bellevue business owner helps clients spruce up residences, businesses
Diana Edwards is a style consultant — for homes and businesses. Owner of LIME Painting North Pittsburgh, a luxury home painting and home improvement business, Edwards connects clients with the resources to spruce up their residence or business from adding a fresh coat of paint to an exterior or interior...
Sewickley Academy inducts 8 into Cum Laude Society
Eight outstanding members of Sewickley Academy’s class of 2025 have been inducted into the prestigious Cum Laude Society, an honor reserved for students who have demonstrated exceptional academic achievement, intellectual curiosity and integrity throughout their high school careers. This year’s inductees are Jason Chen, Rocco Colditz, Hallie Dong, Severin Harmon,...
Sewickley Public Library launches community survey to help build strategic plan
Sewickley Public Library officials are seeking the community’s input for a broad strategic plan that will help shape the future of patrons and staff at 500 Thorn St. They are launching a community survey through May 12. Everyone is welcome to take part in the free online survey. Executive Director...
The Bark Barn, Pittsburgh Paws Pet Resorts pamper dogs and cats
The first dog Jennifer DeSalvo owned in her adult life was Brody, a Labrador retriever/greyhound mix she rescued when he was 8 weeks old. When she traveled for her job in the pet food industry, she would board him, which got her thinking about the perfect pet paradise. Her thoughts...
Bell Acres man teaches players how to bid and win tricks in this card game
William Holt has learned to play with the hand he’s dealt — and he helps other people do that, too. He is an instructor for bridge, a card game Holt describes as a trick-taking game where two pairs try to outbid each other for the right to play that hand...
In brief: Broad Street planting, free mental health education, more in the Sewickley area
Meetings set • Aleppo commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. May 19 in the township building, 100 North Drive. • Edgeworth Council will meet at 7 p.m. May 20 in the borough building, 301 Beaver Road. • Glen Osborne Council will meet at 7 p.m. May 20 in Osborne Elementary...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Quaker Valley’s Mimi Thiero earns all-state recognition
Add another honor for Quaker Valley junior Oumou “Mimi” Thiero, as she was named recently to the 2024-25 Pennsylvania sports writers all-state girls basketball team. Thiero was a first-team selection in Class 3A along with juniors Erica Gribble of Greensburg Central Catholic and Karis Thomas of Shady Side Academy. Other...
Academics, athletics draw Sewickley Academy’s Katherine Varghese to Sarah Lawrence
Sewickley Academy senior Katherine Varghese plans to spend much of the next four years in the state of New York. Varghese signed April 16 with Sarah Lawrence College, where she will continue her academic and athletic careers. She was a four-year starter on the Sewickley girls soccer team and will...
Powerful lineup boosts Sewickley Academy softball to top tier of section standings
The Sewickley Academy softball team, minus one short blip, has been hitting the cover off the ball in 2025. The Panthers racked up an 8-1 record in the first half of the season, averaging a staggering 12.2 runs per game — second best in the WPIAL — and hitting a...
New doubles combination advances to WPIALs for Quaker Valley
Two sets of Quaker Valley tennis tandems competed in the Section 3-2A boys doubles tournament April 15-16 at Sewickley Academy’s Nichols Courts. Sophomore Will Meagher and senior Matthew Henry qualified for the WPIAL doubles tournament set for April 22-23 by finishing as the section runner-up. “From preseason, the plan was...
2-sport Quaker Valley standout honored for work in classroom too
The WPIAL recently recognized the recipients of the 34th annual WPIAL James Collins Scholar-Athlete Award with 20 candidates selected from a group of 158 nominees. The girls recipients were Laurel’s Tori Atkins, Thomas Jefferson’s Alison Chalovich, Greensburg Central Catholic’s Alexandra Hoffman, Knoch’s Giona Lavorini, Montour’s Joelle Ludwick, Quaker Valley’s Joyce...
Quaker Valley joins girls flag football revolution
Quaker Valley is one of 14 schools fielding new teams in the Pittsburgh Flag Football League this year. The Quakers, coached by Giuseppe Rosselli, have been joined in the league by fellow newcomers Allderdice, Brentwood, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Latrobe, Mars, Montour, Nazareth Prep, New Castle, Perry Traditional Academy, Steel Valley,...
Eden Christian baseball locked in tight battle for section supremacy
It’s a three-team tussle for first place in the Section 3-A baseball standings. Eden Christian Academy, Serra Catholic and Bishop Canevin were in a virtual tie atop of the standings as of April 17. “We are performing the way a young team would typically perform, very up and down,” Eden...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of April 27, 2025
Aleppo Ralph Tajak Jr. sold property at 616 Sewickley Heights Drive to Brooke and Julie Johnson for $240,000. Bell Acres Estate of Jayne Haddon Swan sold property at 2420 Henry Road to Amanda Malarik for $250,000. Rochelle Murano sold property at 139 Witherow Road to Trumbull Corp. for $1,200,000. Franklin...
The Lindsay Theater to screen motorcycle subculture documentary ‘The Pillion’
Close your eyes and picture a typical biker. What does that image look like to you? Filmmaker Michela Hall sought to challenge that stereotypical perception with her hourlong documentary “The Pillion,” which will show at the Lindsay Theater in Sewickley on May 1. Hall currently works in production and social...
