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Knoch outlasts Sewickley Academy, wins elusive WPIAL Class AA girls tennis team title
Knoch didn’t want another second-place trophy. After three straight runner-up finishes to Sewickley Academy at the WPIAL Class AA girls tennis team championships, the Knights broke through Thursday on the courts at Shady Side Academy. Knoch senior Brooke Bauer outlasted Sewickley Academy freshman Ashley Close in a third-set tiebreaker at...
Letter to the editor: QV should take advantage of low costs, low interest rates for new school
Robert Steup’s letter to the editor frames the decision to build a new high school as one of tax impact. What his letter ignores is the reality that tens of millions of taxpayer dollars have arguably been wasted, over several decades, by continually repairing and renovating the almost century-old former...
Quaker Valley School Board, parents respond to coronavirus cases in district
Two buildings at Quaker Valley School District have closed until Nov. 2 after officials discovered an outbreak of covid-19 last week. As of Oct. 21, the district reported 10 cases at Quaker Valley High School and five at Quaker Valley Middle School. The district has not said whether positive cases...
MAVUNO Celebration, book groups and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. 24th MAVUNO Celebration In partnership with Sweetwater Center for the Arts 24th Annual MAVUNO Festival, the Sewickley Public Library is showcasing...
North Hills Community Outreach launches Thanksgiving on Every Table food drive
Putting together a full spread to celebrate Thanksgiving can be difficult for some families even without the loss of income many people have been experiencing because of the coronavirus pandemic. To help meet the need, North Hills Community Outreach is holding a food drive dubbed Thanksgiving on Every Table through...
Rain forces WPIAL to postpone girls tennis semifinals
With rain showers in the area, WPIAL officials on Monday morning postponed the Class AAA and AA girls tennis semifinal matches. All four matches now will be Tuesday afternoon with 3 p.m. starts. In Class AAA, top-seeded Peters Township will host Latrobe, and Upper St. Clair hosts Pine-Richland. Peters Township,...
In brief: Road closure, pop-up shop and more around Sewickley
Road closure The southbound lane of Fern Hollow Road at Pink House Road in Sewickley Heights Borough will be closed from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 26 for drilling near Little Sewickley Creek South Branch Bridge No. 1. Pop-up shop Kid’s Closet Connection is hosting a holiday sales event...
Quaker Valley boys soccer displaying championship-caliber form
A year ago, the Quaker Valley boys soccer team had a talented senior class that led them to WPIAL and PIAA Class 2A titles. Eight of them, including Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year Dom Reiter and his twin brother Fritz, combined to score 119 of Quaker Valley’s 175 goals....
Real estate transactions in Bell Acres, Edgeworth for the week of Oct. 18
Bell Acres Matthew Neal sold property at 104 Witherow Road to Matthew John Gilson and Alana Bernadine Marchetti for $589,000. Edgeworth Robert Moraca sold property at 441 Woodland Road to Stephen Dawson Haggerty trustee and Sara Marie Alspaugh trustee for $2,646,521. Real Estate Transactions provided by RealSTATs....
Quaker Valley moves to online learning after mass quarantine of students, staff occurs
More than 100 Quaker Valley students and staff are in quarantine after possible covid-19 exposures, and the middle and high school will be 100% virtual for at least two weeks, district officials said Saturday. The move to all-online classes comes as officials also announced nine new cases of the virus...
Quaker Valley cancels football game with Keystone Oaks due to possible coronavirus exposure
Quaker Valley has canceled its football game Friday night with Keystone Oaks. “Out of an abundance of caution, Quaker Valley School District is not playing tonight’s football game at Keystone Oaks School District due to recent exposure to covid-19,” the school district said in a statement on its website. In...
Sewickley native gears up for Ole 5K to benefit Mexican nonprofit TASH Inc.
From Sewickley to Mexico and back again — that’s the path that Pete Noll has taken. Noll, a native of Sewickley and Quaker Valley High School graduate, recently took over as executive director of Mexico-based TASH Inc. after founder and Pittsburgh native Father Scott Seethaler retired. This is Noll’s first...
Panthers on the prowl as Franklin Regional, Sewickley Academy win WPIAL boys golf team titles
The Franklin Regional boys golfers had a feeling 2020 might be their year. Turns out the Panthers’ intuition was on the money. Led by senior Michael Wareham, who shot a 6-over-par 78, Franklin Regional captured its first WPIAL Class AAA boys team golf championship Thursday at Cedarbrook Golf Course. Chuck...
Army Corps of Engineers gives tour of Emsworth Locks and Dams in advance of major rehabilitation projectVideo
Army Corps of Engineers officials are inspecting the Emsworth Locks and Dams’ primary lock chamber as part of a major project at the 99-year-old site along the Ohio River. The 110-foot-wide and 600-foot-long chamber was recently dewatered, meaning about 14 million gallons of water was pumped out into the river...
High school roundup for Oct. 14, 2020: North Catholic knocks off Quaker Valley
Ben Esser had a goal and an assist to help No. 5 North Catholic to a 3-2 boys soccer victory Monday, handing No. 3 Quaker Valley its first loss of the season to move into a tie for first place in Section 4-2A. Andrew Maddalon and Will Kunzmann also scored...
$1.3 million in exterior repairs proposed for Sewickley Public Library
A $1.3 million repair project has been proposed for the Sewickley Public Library. Library development associate Michelle Cleary said renovations are needed to the exterior of the original 1923 portion of the library along Thorn Street. They include a new roof, new windows and a new HVAC system for a...
Mobile HotSpots, virtual tech meetups and more from Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. Mobile hot spots The Sewickley Public Library now offers free mobile hotspots to patrons. The easy-to-use device connects your tablet, laptop...
Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings for Oct. 12, 2020
Here’s a look at this week’s Trib HSSN WPIAL boys and girls soccer rankings. Records are through Saturday’s games. Girls soccer Class 4A Team, record, previous 1. Fox Chapel, 10-1, 1 2. Butler, 8-1, 2 3. Peters Township, 5-1, 3 4. Norwin, 6-2-1, NR 5. North Allegheny, 7-2, 4 Out:...
In brief: Polling location, virtual programming and more around Sewickley
Ladies Day Out St. Barnabas Charities is hosting a Ladies Day Out, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at Trees Manor at St. Barnabas in Gibsonia. The event will feature strolling food stations, signature cocktails, live music, a luxury drawing every half hour, raffles and more. Tickets are $80-$100 per person....
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 11
Aleppo Estate of Warren Fitzpatrick sold property at 100 Sewickley Ridge Cir to Joseph and Amy Jackson for $370,000. Bell Acres William Hall sold property at 580 Ambridge Ave. to Dean and Joann Budd for $204,000. Francis Coonelly sold property at 116 Skymark Ln to Marcellus and Amy Spears for...
WPIAL Class 3A roundup: No. 1 Central Valley routs No. 4 Keystone Oaks
Central Valley continued its assault on Class 3A opponents Friday night. Landon Alexander ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns to lead top-ranked Central Valley to a 65-14 victory against No. 4 Keystone Oaks (3-2, 2-1) in the Northwestern 6 Conference. The Warriors (5-0, 3-0) scored six first-half touchdowns before...
Renovations underway at Sewickley’s St. Matthew A.M.E. Zion Church
Last November, the congregation of St. Matthew A.M.E. Zion Church announced the start of an ambitious renovation project. The first phase, repair of sidewalk and stairs and replacement of doors, was completed, funded by a grant from Sewickley Valley Historical Society along with generous matching donations from the congregation and...
Quaker Valley High School baseball team pays tribute to Owen ‘the World’ Galluzzo
The Quaker Valley High School baseball team did something recently that would have meant the world to a boy from Sewickley. The boy was 9-years-old when he died. At that point, Owen “the World” Galluzzo’s joys in life were music, Star Wars and playing baseball with his buddies from school....
Outdoor movie, candy scavenger hunt and more at Sewickley Public Library
Sewickley Public Library, 500 Thorn St., offers a number of in-person and virtual programs for patrons. For more information or to register for events, call 412-741-6920 or visit sewickleylibrary.org. Outdoor cinema Grab the kids, a blanket or some chairs – or all three – and head to the Sewickley Public...
Sweetwater’s annual MAVUNO Festival being held virtually and outdoors
The Sweetwater Center for the Arts is taking its annual festival that showcases Black art and culture online and outside. The center’s 24th annual MAVUNO Festival of African American Arts and Culture, which runs from Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, will offer a self-guided walking tour of African Americans’ role...
