Sewickley Herald category, Page 83
Richard Garbee, Jason Cappa named Quaker Valley baseball, softball coaches
Quaker Valley has two new coaches for its varsity spring sports teams. Quaker Valley football coach Jason Cappa will also guide the Quakers’ varsity softball team. Richard Garbee has been hired to coach the varsity baseball program. Garbee has coached basketball, soccer, baseball and softball with a variety of Quaker...
Brother-sister combo patrols net for Quaker Valley soccer
Both have been involved in Quaker Valley soccer since their freshman season. Both have developed into accomplished high school athletes. They are vocal and determined but also can be humorous and quick-witted at times. The brother-sister duo of Isaac and Grace Waller are goalkeepers on the QV boys and girls...
Quaker Valley’s Eva Bulger overcomes challenging set-up to claim 4th WPIAL girls golf title
Eva Bulger is a uniquely talented golfer. This season, the Quaker Valley senior became just the second girl in history to win four consecutive WPIAL titles. The left-handed hitting Bulger did so by defeating senior Claire Konieczny of Geibel by three strokes at the WPIAL Class 2A girls final round...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 9, 2022
Edgeworth Benjamin Yocco sold property at 329 Nicholas Pl to Jeremy Gialloreto and Danielle Lang for $379,900. Franklin Park Daniel Dunn sold property at 1922 Georgetown Drive to Kathirvel Subramanian and Dalia Vichatt for $350,000. Mary Beth Kusbit sold property at 2542 Secretariat Drive to Remington and Ashley Felix Iddings...
Quaker Valley area firefighters to collaborate on fire safety fair in Sewickley
Fire departments throughout the Quaker Valley are coming together for a fire safety fair in Sewickley. The joint event will feature trucks, equipment and members from Cochran Hose, Aleppo, Big Sewickley Creek, Fair Oaks, Leetsdale, Emsworth and Ohio Township volunteer companies. It is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Inaugural Leetsdale Pumpkin Festival going on through Saturday in Henle Park
Families are flocking to Henle Park in Leetsdale for the parks and recreation committee’s inaugural Pumpkin Festival. The fall event at the corner of Beaver and Ferry streets kicked off Thursday afternoon. Festivities continue from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission is free. There is a haunted pavilion...
Caliente named official Pittsburgh Penguins pizza
After Caliente Pizza & Draft House marked its official 10th anniversary in September, the award-winning chain is taking its yearlong celebration a step further, this time with the help of Pittsburgh’s five-time Stanley Cup champions. The local eatery has been named the official pizza of the Pittsburgh Penguins and opened...
Quaker Valley School District to celebrate Homecoming this weekend
Quaker Valley High School’s Homecoming game is against South Park on Oct. 7. The Homecoming court has been selected. Its king and queen will be announced at halftime. A dance is scheduled for 7-9 p.m. Oct. 8 at the high school. The theme for this year is Pink Out. The...
Mt. Lebanon, Sewickley Academy earn top seeds for WPIAL tennis playoffs
Last year was the Year of the Panthers in WPIAL girls team tennis. Upper St. Clair won the Class 3A team tennis title while Sewickley Academy won 2A gold, its fourth district championship in five years. Now the brackets have been unveiled for the 2022 WPIAL girls team tennis playoffs,...
Appeal hearings for former Leet Police chief’s termination postponed indefinitely
An appeal hearing for the termination of former Leet Police Chief Michael Molinaro has been postponed indefinitely. Civil Service commissioners unanimously voted at a special meeting on Sept. 29 to approve a postponement request from attorneys representing the township and the former chief. Attorney Massimo Terzigni of Joel Sansone Law...
South Fayette’s Marissa Malosh, Quaker Valley’s Eva Bulger repeat as WPIAL girls golf champions
It was repeat Tuesday at the WPIAL girls golf championships at Valley Brook Country Club. South Fayette senior Marissa Malosh breezed to her second consecutive Class 3A title by shooting 5-over-par 77 and finishing the 36-hole event with a six-shot lead over Seneca Valley junior Lihini Ranaweera. In addition, Quaker...
Sewickley area student news for the week of Oct. 4, 2022
Six area students were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Quaker Valley High School seniors Eric Weicht and Keira Currier and Sewickley Academy students Grace Armutat, Leon Jiao, Jayne Miner and Maria Silvaggio were among about 16,000 students in the nation picked to be in the running for the award, which...
Get ready for ‘Goatoberfest’ to benefit Kindred Spirits Rescue Ranch
Looking for a fun fall event that helps save the lives of at-risk animals? Check out Kindred Spirits Rescue Ranch’s second annual “Goatoberfest” celebration on Saturday (rain date is Sunday) at Zassick Park in Economy. The event will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. and includes Octoberfest-themed plant based...
Bellevue house tour highlights neighborhood’s ‘authentic sense of place’
Participants in Bellevue’s sixth Live-Worship-Shop House Tour will experience more than just eight local homes, ranging from cozy bungalows to stately mansions. At each stop, they’ll be offered samples from a local restaurant, bakery or other food purveyors. Each homeowner on the Oct. 15 tour also has chosen a scented...
In brief: Sewickley Valley Historical society talk, SHARP seminar and more around Quaker Valley area
Sewickley Valley Historical Society Join the Sewickley Valley Historical Society at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 when it welcomes author and professor Pat Farabaugh, who will present “Disastrous Floods and the Demise of Steel in Johnstown.” Johnstown is synonymous with floodwaters and steel. When the city was decimated by a flood...
Quaker Valley girls volleyball lays groundwork for special season
Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team has been dominant in the first half of the season. The QV girls won seven of their first eight matches and all seven victories were by 3-0 scores. The Quakers stood in second place in Section 4-2A with a 5-1 record with their lone loss...
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy golfers dot WPIAL leaderboards
Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy have dominated play in Section 9-2A boys golf this season. The defending section champion Quakers were 10-0 in the section and overall as of Sept. 27. Sewickley, which lost to QV twice, was 10-2 in league action and 14-6 overall. Nine members of the two...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 2, 2022
Aleppo Jesse Torisky sold property at 1160 Duff Road to Kenneth and Christy Vogt for $292,500. William Wible sold property at 206 McCoy Place Road to Jesse and Rachel Bukenberger for $411,000. Edgeworth Mary Margaret Hill sold property at 303 Maple Ln to Richard and Sara Bondi for $785,000. Franklin...
Fellowship: Shabbat services, Sunday school and more at Sewickley area places of worship
Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center holds Shabbat Morning Services every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom. Upcoming events include: Oct. 7: First Friday Family Services, 7 p.m. Level 3 Religious School students will lead. We’ll also acknowledge the upcoming festival of Sukkot and Simchat...
Rich Engler documentary looks back at a storied concert career
Anyone who grew up going to rock concerts in the Pittsburgh area after 1970 probably has some idea who Rich Engler is. Engler — on his own and also as a member of the powerhouse promotions duo DiCesare Engler Productions with partner Pat DiCesare — promoted most of the major...
Proposed soccer field in Bell Acres to be memorial for Sewickley Area Soccer founder
Leo Moss left an indelible impression on young Quaker Valley athletes. Members of the Quaker Valley Recreation Association, the nonprofit umbrella of Sewickley area soccer, baseball/softball and lacrosse athletic leagues, want to ensure his legacy lives on through a new artificial turf field. Fundraising has begun for the proposed Leo...
Quaker Valley COG launches new drop-off yard waste program with Reserve Twp. company
The Quaker Valley Council of Governments is looking to build off its recycling program with a new drop-off yard waste program. It has partnered with Michael Brothers Hauling to allow residents of member communities to dispose of grass clippings, leaves, brush, wood chips, concrete chunks, dirt and small logs at...
Sewickley has new zoning and building code officer
Sewickley officials have hired a new zoning and building code officer. Council recently voted to appoint Joe Motznik of Pittsburgh to the full-time administrative position. Borough manager Donna Kaib said there were eight applicants for the job, and Motznik was selected out of three interviewed finalists. “We hired Joe Motznik...
In brief: Leet repeals tax ordinance, scary movies at Tull and more around Sewickley
Leet repeals amusement tax Leet commissioners have repealed the township’s amusement tax ordinance. The ordinance was adopted in December 1957 and amended in February 1999. Township manager Betsy Rengers said commissioners repealed the ordinance at the Sept. 13 meeting because it was no longer relevant. It generated about $300 annually....
Led by Close sisters, Sewickley Academy girls tennis in prime position
Sewickley Academy’s Ashley Close took the first step toward what’s expected to be another compelling playoff run this season. Close defeated junior Chloe DeSanzo of Beaver, 6-1, 6-0, in the Section 4-2A finals Sept. 15 at Beaver High School. Close also beat Central Valley junior Rachel Hardek in the semifinals...
