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Small but mighty Quaker Valley swimmers off to fast start
The Quaker Valley boys swim team has just seven competitors, including three from neighboring Sewickley Academy. “Small but mighty” is the mantra for both the boys and girls squads at QV. “When you have a small team, everyone counts,” coach Mercedes McCarthy said. “I like to think we are small...
Behind Thiero’s double-double pace, Quaker Valley girls off to strong start in Section 1-3A
Quaker Valley’s Oumou Thiero has a rich basketball heritage. But she is inspirational both in and away from the gym. For example, the 6-foot-5 junior on the girls basketball team annually travels with her family back to her parent’s hometown of Segou, Mali, with basketball shoes, athletic equipment, food and...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy athletes made 2024 a golden year to remember
On Jan. 1, Trib HSSN published its annual list of athletes who won WPIAL championships in the previous year. Seven Quaker Valley athletes and one at Sewickley Academy were included. At QV, Cecilia Montagnese starting things off in the fall season by taking first place in the girls cross country...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 19, 2025
Bell Acres Estate of Walter Smith sold property at 169 Sevin Road to James Thornton and Erika Marshall for $170,000. Leet Michael Alexander sold property at 121 Ambridge Ave. to Robert Dawson for $35,000. Michael Brown sold property at 2 Chestnut Road to Robert Demmon and Linda Long Wright for...
Fellowship: Morning worship, adult Sunday school 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. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy...
Pittsburgh author’s book chronicles her family’s journey with autism
Jennifer Briggs and her husband struggled through their early years as parents. Their daughter, Sarah, was diagnosed with autism at 4 years old. She was nonverbal. It was a struggle to ensure she ate enough to stay healthy. “We’d tried lots of therapies, and nothing was working,” said Briggs, 47,...
Bell Acres attorney, Pitt alum honored by university’s Varsity Letter Club
Beth Tarasi has always been one to hold her own on — and in — the court. The attorney is always willing to do what she needs to do to earn a win, whether making a good pass to a teammate on the basketball court or representing a client in...
Police: Penguins center Evgeni Malkin’s 3 Stanley Cup championship rings found in his home
Allegheny County Police reported that Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin’s Stanley Cup Championship rings, previously thought to have been stolen in a burglary this month, have been located inside his Sewickley Heights residence. Police responded to the burglary report along Blackburn Road about 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Earlier that night, the...
Edgeworth artist’s work to be featured in ‘See What I Hear’ exhibition
Andrea Echavarria is inspired for her paintings by how she believes something sounds. You can’t hear the images but she hopes you can envision the splash of waves on a beach, an American flag flapping in the wind or fireworks exploding from the canvas. Echavarria is deaf. “These paintings represent...
New benches, pathway sole improvements planned in Aleppo this year
New benches and a pathway at the greenspace off Weber Road are the extent of Aleppo’s planned improvements this year that are included in a no-frills 2025 budget of $1.47 million. The spending plan keeps taxes the same. It forgoes road maintenance projects to save $150,000 that will go toward...
‘You name it, I do it’: Sewickley Valley YMCA’s Brian Berry says after 50 years of service
Brian Berry was working out at the Sewickley Valley YMCA when he was given the task to supervise a rowdy group of teens playing basketball. “I heard a bunch of kids in this one gym and I took a peak in,” Berry said. “The youth and teen director at the...
Mobile party staffing business a fixture for 35 years in Pittsburgh
Tami McQuaid never thought she’d make a career out of being a hostess with the “mostest.” But 35 years later, Great Gatherings, a mobile professional staffing business owned by McQuaid, provides professional servers, bartenders, cooks and event promoters for private and corporate events in the Pittsburgh region. “My parents, Robert...
Quaker Valley School District leaders recognized by state association
Several Quaker Valley School District leaders were recognized recently by a state organization for their outstanding efforts. Superintendent Tammy Andreyko and district Director of Instruction and Learning Susan Gentile took center stage at the Pennsylvania Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development’s annual conference. Andreyko received the 2024 Outstanding Supervision Leadership...
TV Talk: Pittsburgh native HGTV star loses home in L.A. fire
Pittsburgh native Leanne Ford, who starred with her brother Steve Ford for a few seasons on HGTV home makeover shows, posted to Instagram last week that less than a month after getting the keys to a new home in Los Angeles’ Rustic Canyon, the house was consumed by the Palisades...
Sewickley Police Department develops new patch with Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center
When Sewickley police Chief Dave Mazza was told his department’s uniform patches were problematic, the law enforcement veteran set out on a mission to correct them. What resulted was a nearly yearlong journey of discovery and the creation of a new patch with the help of a Pittsburgh-based social service...
Son of Quaker Valley AD embarks on career in college basketball
Michael Mastroianni, son of Quaker Valley’s athletic director/boys basketball coach with the same name, graduated from Ohio State in 2021. Mastroianni majored in finance and had a minor in coaching education. Since college, he has juggled career paths in both basketball and business. He currently is the chief of staff...
Sewickley sports notebook: Quaker Valley wrestlers take 2nd at MAC tournament
Quaker Valley’s wrestling team ended up second at the Midwestern Athletic Conference championships held Jan. 4 at Laurel. “I thought this year’s MAC tournament was exciting, fun and well-run,” QV coach Austin Heinl said. “We finished in second place as a team and finished with seven medalists. We had the...
Sophomore point guard Emma Eannarino sparks Sewickley Academy girls
Emma Eannarino has tackled an important role on the Sewickley Academy girls basketball team despite being only a sophomore. “Emma will continue to be called upon to display her leadership skills as the season progresses due to her position as the point guard,” SA coach Jill Capozzi said, “but also...
Playing under 3rd head coach has helped make Nolan Donnelly a more complete player, leader at Sewickley Academy
Nolan Donnelly has had an unconventional basketball career at Sewickley Academy as a four-year starter. The 6-foot-4 senior forward has had three different head coaches in charge of the program since his freshman season. Donnelly was coached by Win Palmer for two years, followed by Jim Dudas last season and...
Freshman Keira Watson makes immediate impact for Quaker Valley girls
Keira Watson loves to play basketball. And it shows. The 5-foot-7 freshman guard stepped into Quaker Valley’s starting lineup at the season’s onset and has displayed steady improvement since then for the Quakers. “Without that love, it’s hard to really improve consistently,” QV coach Ken Johns said. “Keira’s one of...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Jan. 12, 2025
Aleppo Gary Adam Bucuren sold property at 104 Little Hollow Drive to Neelam Real Estate LLC for $240,000. Bell Acres Elizabeth Doyle sold property at Beadnell Drive OG to Crown Oil Partners VII Royalties LLC for $108,000. Bradley Mori Jr. sold property at 140 Gaydos Lane to Rebecca Bosh for...
Sewickley United Methodist Church pastor lives the message of ‘do the good that is yours to do’
A stack of umbrellas sits in a container at the entrance to Sewickley United Methodist Church. While they represent a functional use, they also have a deeper meaning. To demonstrate that deeper meaning, the Rev. Hannah Loughman stood holding an open umbrella during a recent rainy Sunday at a service...
Quaker Valley soccer players want to bring public chess to Sewickley
Two soccer-loving friends are kicking around a new fundraiser to provide public chess in Sewickley. Quaker Valley High School students and lifelong friends Charlie Pyle of Sewickley and Sutton Hoehl of Edgeworth began playing soccer together as preschoolers. Fast forward to 2025 and both play on the Quaker Valley High...
‘I am so desperately sorry’: Sewickley man sentenced in fatal 2022 Christmas Eve crash
The statements read in court on Thursday ranged from regret to rage to profound sadness. A father’s torment for years and opportunities lost. A best friend’s longing for her soul mate. A mother’s unending ache. Camden Kiggins’ death in a car crash two years ago has upended all of their...
New year, new programs at Sewickley Community Center
A new year brings new opportunities at the Sewickley Community Center. One of its programming leaders plans to build on the success of his summer youth development initiative, Mindset of a Leader, and turn it into an after-school program at 15 Chadwick St. “Our goal with this initiative is to...
