Sewickley Herald category, Page 46
Local high school musicals highlighted by Gene Kelly Award nominations
Since 1991, the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater have recognized the hard work and passion of music educators and high school students throughout Allegheny County. This year’s nominees — in a variety of categories — were announced on May 8, and the awards will be...
Historic Sewickley train station, a hub of Black culture, on the market for $800K
A historic property in Sewickley is on the market. Built in 1887, 20 Chadwick St. is a neo-Tudor-style building that originally served as the train station in Sewickley. It later became a cultural hub for the Black community and now is a commercial building home to a CrossFit gym with...
Sewickley to install new EV stations by next spring with help from Duquesne Light
Sewickley officials plan to bolster the borough’s sustainability efforts with the borough’s first EV stations. Council unanimously voted May 14 to authorize Borough Manager Donna Kaib to submit paperwork to Duquesne Light seeking a $40,000 investment through the electric company’s Community Charging Program. The plan is to have three stations...
Sewickley Memorial Day plans announced
Sewickley Memorial Day festivities include services and celebrations of military men and women. Things kickoff with a service at 11 a.m. Sunday at Sewickley United Methodist Church, 337 Broad St. Lunch will be served afterward. Fountain Street will be closed from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday for a Memorial...
Quaker Valley elementary students participate in state STEM competition
Several Quaker Valley School District Edgeworth Elementary students recently participated in the state STEM Design Challenge Championships in Harrisburg. Fifth graders Hannah Yocca, Lydia Beichner, Francesca Zeiders and Emily Custers, under the direction of coach Sara Schoener, showcased their science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills against multiple other school districts...
Sewickley Academy’s Libby Eannarino surpasses 200-goal milestone
Sewickley Academy senior midfielder Libby Eannarino needed three scores at home against Quaker Valley on May 7 to reach 200 career goals in girls lacrosse. She ended up with seven to lead the Panthers to an exciting 15-11 win against their rivals. Eannarino’s younger sister Emma, a freshman midfielder/attacker and...
Quaker Valley track shows depth with large crop of WPIAL qualifiers
As the reigning WPIAL Class 2A team champion, the Quaker Valley track and field program was well-represented at the WPIAL individual championships. “I’m very proud of the number of boys and girls we qualified for WPIALs,” QV coach Jared Jones said. “We had 29 total athletes competing in 34 individual...
Fisher’s Files: Quaker Valley coach in favor of new wrestling rules
The National Federation of State High School Associations has made new rule changes for wrestling in the offseason. • Beginning next season, wrestlers will be considered in bounds with only one point of contact by either competitor inside or on the boundary line. • Another change is three points for...
Steelers QB Russell Wilson to speak at Rising Stars underclassmen basketball practice
New Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson will be a guest speaker for a large group of boys underclassmen basketball players Tuesday at RIZE Sports in Leetsdale. Players will be practicing that night for the underclassmen games, which are a lead-up to the annual Roundball Classic senior all-star games set for...
Fellowship: Basketball tournament, spaghetti dinner and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewickley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Antioch Baptist Church will be hosting its second annual 3 vs. 3 basketball tournament on May 18 at noon at Quaker Valley High School. All are welcome. The tournament is for children, men and women ages 8–11, 12–14, 15–17 and...
May Mart in Sewickley brings garden clubs, communities together
Flowers, fun and fellowship were in full bloom at the annual Sewickley Civic Garden Council’s May Mart. A few hundred of people packed Broad Street, from Thorn to Beaver streets, for the vegetation celebration in Sewickley on May 11. The event could not have worked out better for the flora...
A vintage fire truck bell may soon sound again in Leetsdale
A piece of Leetsdale fire department history has made its way back to the borough. Mary Jane Wasco, daughter of the late fire Chief Charlie Wasco, donated the bell of a 1937 Ahrens-Fox fire truck that was driven by her father for many years. She presented it to council and...
Sewickley officials award paving contract
Sewickley officials approved a contract with Donora-based El Grande Industries to pave five streets and an intersection and some inlet repairs later this year. Council voted 7-0 on May 14 to award the paving project at a cost of $625,825. Vice president Julie Barnes and councilman Todd Hamer were absent....
Lawn outside The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center in Sewickley to be turned into a park
The lawn outside the main entrance to The Lindsay Theater & Cultural Center in Sewickley will be made into a little park as part of a borough project. The historic entertainment venue sits at 418 Walnut St. It underwent a major face-lift last year. The borough owns the land and...
Quaker Valley School District officials announce commencement plans
Quaker Valley School District officials are gearing up to celebrate the graduating class of 2024. Commencement is set for 7 p.m. Friday, May 30 at Chuck Knox Stadium. There are 155 graduates participating. Student speakers will be seniors Everest Gray, Olivia Berry, John McHenry and Hanna Carver. Other speakers include...
Sewickley Academy athletes to play football for Moon under co-op agreement
Sewickley Academy students will be playing football for Moon next fall under a plan the private school announced Tuesday. Pending approval from the WPIAL and PIAA, the schools will form a cooperative sponsorship of a sport — known informally as a co-op — for middle school and high school football...
Former Leetsdale victory gardens spot memorialized as part of junior council project
Reagan Fowler wanted to dig deep into his hometown’s history. Growing up on Washington Street in Leetsdale, about a block or so away from Kohlmeyer Community Park, the Quaker Valley junior spent the past few months researching what his part of the borough was in the early 1900s. His efforts...
In brief: Summer Soiree, Sewickley Garden Tour and more
Summer Soiree Fern Hollow Nature Center’s annual Summer Soirée fundraiser is set for June 1 at the Sewickley Quarter. This year’s enchanting evening, the Tropical Summer Soirée, will transport guests to a lush tropical paradise while supporting environmental education and nature-themed programs for the community. The evening will start with...
Sewickley Academy celebrates 25th WPIAL boys tennis title
Sewickley Academy and Quaker Valley are located just a few miles apart. It’s a breeding ground for high school boys tennis. Sewickley and QV advanced to the WPIAL Class 2A championship match off their winning performances in the postseason. One team was expected to be there; the other, not so...
Talented group of seniors leads dangerous attack for Sewickley Academy girls lacrosse
Kendall Sykes is a talented, multiple-sport athlete at Sewickley Academy. The 5-foot-7 Sykes is a senior attacker on the Sewickley girls lacrosse team and one of the leading players in the WPIAL Class 3A ranks. She averages five goals per game. A fourth-year varsity player and Chapman (Calif.) University commit,...
Group effort guides Quaker Valley boys, girls track teams to WPIAL titles
Both Quaker Valley track and field teams ended their regular season as undefeated section champions. Both topped that impressive feat May 7 by winning WPIAL Class 2A team titles at Confluence Financial Partners Stadium on the campus of Peters Township Middle School. “The entire coaching staff and I are very...
Quaker Valley girls lacrosse goalkeeper stacks save after save
Emily Reiner racked up her 400th career save for the Quaker Valley girls lacrosse team May 6 against Knoch. The Quakers defeated Knoch at home by a score of 15-4 thanks in large part to Reiner, a 6-foot-1 junior and intimidating presence in front of the net. “Emily is an...
Quaker Valley football team bolsters offseason workouts with CrossFit training
The third week in May is an important time for the Quaker Valley football team. QV will hold its annual “spring ball” program from May 20-23 with daily practices at Chuck Knox Stadium running from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Helmet distribution will take place May 19 at the field house....
Sewickley area real estate transactions, week of May 12, 2024
Aleppo Yolien Peeters sold property at 207 Trailside Drive to Thomas Shawn and Stephanie Harkins for $305,000. Bell Acres Estate of Timothy McCutcheon sold property at 706 Ambridge Ave. to Reginaldo Morales Hernandez for $55,000. Edgeworth Estate of Gloria Kelley sold property at 111 Pine Road to Marlene DeAngelo for...
Hit-and-run insurance fraud investigation involving Sewickley fire chief settled
Cochran Hose Company chief Shayne Quinn and a Coraopolis woman have plead guilty to summary charges in connection with an Allegheny County Police insurance fraud investigation. Charges stem from an incident on March 24 in front of the fire station in Sewickley. Preliminary hearings took place in District Judge James...
