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2025 PIAA Class 2A boys basketball championship breakdown: Sewickley Academy vs. Linville Hill
PIAA Class 2A boys basketball final Sewickley Academy vs. Linville Hill 2 p.m. Friday, Giant Center, Hershey On the air: NFHS Network PIAA titles: Sewickley Academy 3 (1997, 2010, 2017), Linville Hill 0 Sewickley Academy (26-2) Coach: Mike Iuzzolino Projected starting lineup No., Name, Ht., Yr., Pos. 2, Caiden Battles,...
Historic preservationist embraces volunteering roles in Sewickley
Teresa Duff of Sewickley is a preservationist force committed to her adopted community of Sewickley. Duff is a professional architectural conservator, owner and director of Lineage Historic Preservation Services. “Generally speaking, on a project I work in tandem with the project architect or engineer and work in the lane of...
Reaching PIAA finals has extra meaning for coach Mike Iuzzolino, Sewickley Academy boys
As an all-state basketball player at Altoona, Mike Iuzzolino made a deep run in the state playoffs as a junior in 1985. His team was undefeated until a crushing semifinal loss to Brashear. That was 40 years ago. He later achieved a basketball resume far better than most as a...
Leetsdale renews DUI task force commitment
Leetsdale has renewed its commitment to the West Hills DUI Task Force, a state-funded collective of multiple police departments that engages in roving patrols, traditional stationary checkpoints and educational initiatives to help keep streets safe. Council unanimously voted March 13 to renew its municipal police cooperative agreement. Borough officials said...
Sewickley Academy student ditches technology for a screen-free semester
Arjun Kathju of Sewickley Heights has done what most teens would likely never consider. The 16-year-old Sewickley Academy sophomore went cold turkey on screen use, primarily with his cellphone and secondary with other digital/screen devices for three straight months while attending a high school academic program in Switzerland last fall....
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week for March 24, 2025
Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week – Lucas Grimsley School: Sewickley Academy Class: Junior Height: 6-foot-4 Position: Forward #Earned: A new coach and some new faces has helped turn around a program that had fallen on hard times. Two years ago, the Sewickley Academy boys team finished 3-18...
Chadwick Street Park in Sewickley to become new home of pickleball courts
Quaker Valley area pickleball players can rejoice as a new place to play in Sewickley will soon be constructed. Four new pickleball courts are in the works for Chadwick Street Park. Other upgrades include a full-size tennis court, new fencing, restructuring of the basketball court and new landscaping by the...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Panthers win school’s 1st home state playoff game
Sewickley Academy’s 64-36 victory March 8 against visiting Windber was significant in that it moved the Panthers into the quarterfinal round of the PIAA Class 2A basketball playoffs. It also proved noteworthy for another reason. “Someone mentioned the game was Sewickley Academy’s first-ever home state playoff game,” Sewickley junior forward...
Defense holds key to playoff run for Sewickley Academy
Two of the boys basketball teams that were in the running for a spot in the Class 2A state semifinals made the WPIAL proud. In the PIAA quarterfinal round held March 15: • Sewickley Academy (23-5), the WPIAL’s third-place team, rallied past Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 42-35. •...
Experienced lineup ready to give Quaker Valley baseball a boost
With a solid core of returning starters, the Quaker Valley baseball team looks to make considerable improvement over last season. A year ago, the Quakers ended up with a 2-10 record in Section 1-3A, 4-13 overall. “The team has been working very hard in the offseason,” QV coach Rich Garbee...
After productive postseason, Eden Christian baseball builds toward encore
Eden Christian Academy’s baseball team enjoyed a banner season in 2024. Eden finished 20-6 overall, 5-2 in the playoffs, 12-0 in Section 3A and almost ran the table in the postseason with WPIAL and PIAA runner-up finishes. “I do not know about carryover (from last season),” coach Mark Feldman said....
Sewickley Academy boys storm back to edge Greensburg CC in state semifinals
Everything was going well for Greensburg Central Catholic in the western final — until it went south. A 14-point lead in the first half felt more like 30 as the Centurions pulled ahead of Sewickley Academy with relative ease. Crisp passing led to uncontested layups, and defensive pressure was locked...
Lenten services and events, community groups and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. The third annual 3 vs. 3...
Upcoming events, services at Sewickley area houses of worship for the week of March 22, 2025
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. First Friday virtual Bible study is at 7 p.m. A link is available via Pastor Dean’s Facebook page. The third annual 3 vs. 3...
Sewickley-born reverends return to their roots for a ‘Holy Homecoming’ celebration
The Rev. Harold Cottom III recalled a pivotal time in his childhood growing up in Sewickley and attending St Matthew’s AME Zion Church. He was involved in a Buds of Promise youth program at the church. Cottom said the women who ran the program were very focused on scripture, and...
Edgeworth Elementary students raise money for American Cancer Society through carnival
This year’s Carnival for a Cure event at Edgeworth Elementary School raised $3,600 for the American Cancer Society. Its 14th annual installment of the fifth grade, student-driven fundraiser with the Sewickley Valley Relay for Life committee took place on Feb. 27. Committee member and fifth grade teacher Jen Bradley said...
Retail, office space and residential units proposed at former Sewickley funeral home site
A three-story development with retail space, engineering offices and condominiums is expected to fill the site of a former funeral home in Sewickley. The R.D. Cole Funeral Home at 328 Beaver St. was demolished more than a month ago. It had ceased services in September and reopened late that month...
Nonprofit aims to provide farming opportunities for disabled individuals in Leet Township
Allison and Charles Hill are farmers-in-training. The Hills recently purchased 90 acres adjacent to their Leet Township home and launched Harvesting Hope Acres, a nonprofit farm that will be dedicated to helping disabled teens and adults. They announced the news on social media on Feb. 28 in hopes of cultivating...
In brief: Clothesline sale receiving, senior scam prevention and more in Quaker Valley area
Clothesline Sale receiving Spring receiving for the 71st annual Clothesline Sale at Sewickley Academy is approaching. The Academy’s Home & School Association will be receiving items outside of Rea Auditorium at the following times: • April 4, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. • April 5, 8 a.m.-noon • April 7, 8 a.m.-noon...
Sewickley Yarns instills a creative vibe for the knit and crochet community
From the boldest reds, oranges and yellows to vibrant shades of greens, pinks and purples and some pastels and neutrals, too, the shelves at Sewickley Yarns are filled. For those who knit or crochet, pretty much whatever they can envision, the Beaver Street shop has the supplies they’ll need to...
Sewickley area student achievements for the week of March 18, 2025
Sewickley Academy’s Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) chapter recently competed at the state conference in Hershey, Pa., from Feb. 19-21. Max Kopf, class of ‘27 (Professional Selling), Emma Ehan, class of ‘26 (Business Growth Plan), and Samaira Bhat, class of ‘26 (Business Growth Plan) qualified for the international career...
Leetsdale to install memorial benches for 2 helpful residents
Leetsdale officials plan to install benches at borough parks this spring in memory of two kind souls. A bench in memory of volunteer election worker Brian Tarasi will be placed at Kohlmeyer Park, and one in memory of avid gardener and beloved decorator Jennine DeGori will sit at Henle Park....
Excitement builds for Quaker Valley track season
One of the many talented athletes to watch at Quaker Valley during the outdoor track and field season is senior Thomas Debelak. He finished third in the boys triple jump at the PTFCA indoor championships March 2 at Penn State, hitting a mark of 45 feet, 11 inches. Debelak holds...
Stellar season meets abrupt ending with playoff loss for Quaker Valley hockey
High school hockey teams operate on a lengthy schedule that runs for the better part of a half year. Players must skate on high-octane throughout the fall and winter months. The current PIHL season began Sept. 30 for the Quaker Valley hockey team, which won 17 consecutive games through the...
Long-range shooter leads Sewickley Academy to PIAA win
A 1 p.m. starting time apparently suits Sewickley Academy boys basketball player Lucas Grimsley just fine. Eight minutes later, the Panthers’ 6-foot-4 junior forward had 15 points in his team’s March 8 PIAA Class 2A playoff game against visiting Windber. Grimsley sparked Sewickley to an impressive 64-36 victory against the...
