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Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse focused on playing to potential
Sewickley Academy’s boys lacrosse team won six of seven decisions in the second half of the regular season. Sewickley secured a WPIAL playoff berth and the No. 5 seed in Class 2A. The Panthers tied for third with Shaler in Section 2 at 7-3 and took an 11-5 overall record...
All-time leading scorer Lucy Roig plays starring role with Quaker Valley girls lacrosse
Lucy Roig has had a legendary lacrosse career at Quaker Valley. A four-year starter, the QV senior broke the all-time record for goals scored, finishing the regular season with 258 in her career. Roig eclipsed the record with a seven-goal performance April 30 in a 16-4 win against Aquinas Academy....
Senior class lays groundwork for growth of Quaker Valley boys lacrosse program
The Quaker Valley boys lacrosse team is a veteran group. Normally, there are seven upperclassmen in its starting lineup. “This senior group and previous assistant coaches on staff really welcomed my arrival and have allowed me to help build something that future generations of players can look forward to,” said...
Eden Christian baseball carries momentum into playoffs
Eden Christian Academy came into the playoffs as the favorite to win the WPIAL Class A baseball championship The Warriors finished first in Section 3 with an 8-0 record, ended the regular season 13-4 overall and was seeded No. 1 in the WPIAL Class A bracket. “We played a very...
After playoff loss, Sewickley Academy looks to bright future
The Sewickley Academy baseball team started out dismally this season with three losses before righting the ship with four consecutive victories. The Panthers routed West Greene and Monessen, both by 16-1 scores in four innings, followed with a 17-0 whitewash over Monessen again in four frames, and trounced Union, 13-6,...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of May 17, 2026
Aleppo 79 North Land Owner LLC sold property at Deer Run Road to OLP Pitt Land LLC for $68,200. 79 North Land Owner LLC sold property at North Drive to OLP Lot 14 PA Land for $391,105. 79 North Land Owner LLC sold property at North Drive to OLP Lot...
Basketball tournament, men’s breakfast and more at Sewickley area churches
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. The fourth annual 3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament will take place at noon on May 23 at Quaker Valley High School. The event is...
Sewickley Memorial Day festivities set
Volunteers are finalizing plans for Sewickley’s 133rd Memorial Day parade and services. Sewickley United Methodist Church will have a veteran’s service at 11 a.m. May 24. The borough’s main streets are expected to be filled with families from throughout the Quaker Valley area on May 25, as many of the...
Dr. Jonas Salk-inspired poetry lessons empower Quaker Valley, Watson Institute students
A poetry activity May 6 in Sewickley not only paid homage to borough history, it also inspired youth to channel poetry and art as a form of expression and healing. The Sewickley Public Library and Ivy Smith, the Youth Poet Laureate of Allegheny County, led two haiku workshops for students...
Fern Hollow Nature Center breaks ground on renovation
Fern Hollow Nature Center facility sits empty, its contents packed into two pods. Shovels have been used to remove the first few piles of dirt and heavy equipment is on site. The long-awaited transformation for the future of this Sewickley Heights community resource is underway. A ceremonial groundbreaking for the...
In brief: Glen Osborne exploring livestreaming, book sale and more
Livestream meeting update Glen Osborne council on April 21 approved a committee to explore the possibility of livestreaming its workshop and voting sessions. Mayor Matt Doebler, who proposed the idea months ago, is on the committee. He said the current plan is to video record meetings and post them to...
Sewickley Hunt Club’s Derby Party raises money for the Sewickley Hounds Foundation
The Sewickley Hunt Derby Party on May 2 welcomed 144 people — most wearing fashionable hats — at The BarN in Sewickley Heights. Co-hosted by Bill and Jodie Welge and the Sewickley Hunt Club, guests dined on appetizers and desserts and toasted the evening with, of course, mint juleps. The...
A-K Valley baseball capsules for May 12, 2026
WPIAL baseball playoffs Class 5A First round 12-Upper St. Clair (10-9) vs. 5-Plum (17-3) 4 p.m. Tuesday at Gateway Winner plays: Winner of 4-Moon (15-4)/13-Baldwin (11-8) on May 19 in quarterfinals (time, site TBD) Players to watch: Nico D’Orazio, Upper St. Clair; Max Vollmer, Plum Extra bases: Upper St. Clair...
Sewickley sports notebook: Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese sets invite record
Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese was one of five record-breakers May 1 at the annual Pine-Richland Invitational. Montagnese broke a meet record with a time of 4 minutes, 10.77 seconds in the 1,600 meters and also won the 800 and two-mile run. His younger sister Lucy won the 3,200 and two-mile...
Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse proud of season of growth
The three stars of the game for the Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse team April 28 against Freeport were Emma Eannarino, Sofia DiCicco and Charlotte Morton. Eannarino, a junior midfielder and third-year starter, scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime to lift Sewickley to a thrilling 11-10 win over the...
Jake Donesec’s scoring touch helps Sewickley Academy roll toward postseason
Jake Donesec is a member of the distinguished 100-100 club as a talented midfielder on the Sewickley Academy boys lacrosse team. Donesec has been an offensive catalyst for the Panthers throughout his career. At the beginning of May, the 5-foot-8, 175-pound junior had scored 107 goals and added 24 assists...
Quaker Valley baseball, Sewickley Academy softball win rivalry games
Quaker Valley stepped outside of section play April 30 and “traveled” to an away game against a Class A opponent, rival Sewickley Academy. Despite a late-game charge by the home team, QV prevailed to win a hard-fought 11-9 decision. The Quakers held leads of 5-2, 6-4 and 11-5 before Sewickley...
Quaker Valley soccer standout Ari Bosh makes college decision
The three captains of the Quaker Valley girls soccer team — senior midfielder Ari Bosh, senior defender Emma Currier and junior F/M Annabel Miko were lauded as All-WPIAL selections following the 2025 season. They also were named all-section along with QV juniors Eliza Rahm (M/D), Rowan Wallace (MF) and Maddie...
Pittsburgh-area high schools to test new course on human flourishing, well-being
Self-awareness, empathy and conflict management could soon become part of the curriculum for some Pittsburgh-area high school students. In an effort to support student well-being, educators in the region are considering teaching the science of human flourishing in high schools, based on a course developed at Penn State. Blake Colaianne,...
Leetsdale teen working to improve the lives of cold-blooded friends
A Leetdale teen is working to find ways to improve the lives of some cold-blooded friends. Alexander “Sasha” Napolitano, 14, has volunteered at Off the Hook Exotic Pets in Ambridge for about a year and has taken a liking to caring for its various animals. The shop at 601 Merchant...
Quaker Valley School Board approves lighting project at Bell Acres ballfield
Quaker Valley School District officials recently gave the green light to a proposed lighting project at the Bell Acres ball field despite several residents’ concerns about its environmental impact. The school board voted 8-0 on April 21 to move forward with a Quaker Valley Recreation Association plan to install six...
In Brief: ‘Two Women’ screening, board vacancies and more in Sewickley area
Up for sale Sewickley Heights council voted on April 20 to put several items up for sale on the government online auction Municibid. Items are a 2021 Ford Explorer, a Kustom Signal SMART trailer and a Carlton Model 1790 woodchipper. The auction is open through May 18. Borough manager Nate...
North Catholic girls win WPIAL team track and field title on final event; Quaker Valley boys win 3rd in row
It came down to the 1,600-meter relay to decide the girls champion Tuesday at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field team championships at Peters Township’s Confluence Financial Partners Stadium. Quaker Valley led North Catholic by a single point heading into the meet’s final event. The Trojanettes foursome of Alexa...
Quaker Valley knocks off North Catholic, returns to top of WPIAL 2A tennis
Quaker Valley took home its fifth WPIAL Class 2A boys team tennis title Tuesday, defeating North Catholic in a close 3-2 match. After a down season, the “Team Redeem” Quakers redeemed themselves by claiming their first championship since 2024 in a championship rematch. “Our name last year was ‘Team Scrappy’...
Sewickley May Mart under new management
A beloved Sewickley-based flower-themed fundraiser is under new management. May Mart, a community event that usually brings in about 70 garden clubs, nurseries and nature-oriented businesses to the borough, is being organized by the Sewickley Valley Chamber of Commerce this year. It started in the 1960s and was run for...
