Sewickley Herald category, Page 5
Lily Baker, Maddie Gatehouse spark Quaker Valley girls soccer playoff victories
The Quaker Valley girls soccer team did not reach double digits against any regular-season opponent on its way to a 13-2-1 record and section title in 2025. That all changed in the first round of the WPIAL playoffs. The third-seeded Quakers blanked No. 14 Southmoreland, 11-0, to advance to the...
Quaker Valley football ends season on winning note
The Quaker Valley football team walked off the field as a winner in 2025. QV shut out McGuffey, 21-0, in its season finale Oct. 24 on the Highlanders’ home turf. “It was a great way to end the season for us,” said Tom Eshenbaugh, the Quakers’ first-year coach. “Our defense...
Hard work pays off for Jonah Montagnese, Quaker Valley teammates in WPIAL cross country gold
Jonah Montagnese turned on the jets and left the rest of the Class 2A boys field in his wake. The Quaker Valley junior won a WPIAL cross country title Oct. 23 by almost 26 seconds, finishing in a time of 15:08.70 at chilly White Oak Park. “Jonah ran an absolutely...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Nov. 2, 2025
Aleppo Rocco Aloe sold property at 507 Sewickley Heights Drive to Four 3 Ventrues LLC for $280,000. Edgeworth Kevin Park sold property at 22 Woodland Road to Richard Mark Rotenberg and Christine Bezruki for $1,700,000. Franklin Park Alan Juneau sold property at 2008 Connecticut Ln to Thomas and Bonnie Goodwin...
Men’s Day Celebration, mission sale and more at Sewickley area churches
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. The men of Antioch Baptist Church extend a heartfelt invitation to you and your congregation to join us for our Annual Men’s Day Celebration...
Bell Acres officials approve new police chief contract, hire new part-timer
Bell Acres officials have inked a new one-year deal with the police chief. Kristoffer Korol is in his 13th year as borough chief. He was hired as a part-time patrolman in 1999 and promoted to full-time in 2000. Korol also served multiple years as captain before taking over the department...
Bentworth uses late goal to get past Sewickley Academy, win program’s 1st WPIAL soccer title
Bentworth coach Tyler Hamstra and the Bearcats girls soccer team knew they’d have a chance to capture their first WPIAL Class A soccer championship Thursday night. On a wet and rainy night at Highmark Stadium, it played out how they’d hoped. With 1 minute, 33 seconds left in regulation, sophomore...
Quaker Valley girls soccer grabs PIAA spot, beats Mt. Pleasant
Quaker Valley was building toward something in the waning minutes of overtime. The players felt it, the coaches could sense it and the fans hidden under umbrellas perked up. Ari Bosh clanged a shot off the crossbar and then sent the rebound just wide off a defender to set up...
Dogs of Sewickley returns after 2 decades
Two decades ago, Nancy Kury’s ex-husband saw images of multiple colorful entry ways from Ireland and New York that were photographed and stacked in rows on a poster. The Doors of Dublin and Doors of New York posters inspired the Dogs of Sewickley. “He said, ‘If there can be Doors...
Mansions at Lake MacLeod in Pine to be featured in Symphony Splendor House Tour
For the first time, palatial mansions in Lake Macleod will welcome guests for an up-close look at these homes dressed for the holidays. Five one-of-a-kind residences in Pine are part of the Symphony Splendor 2025 Holiday House Tour North. Hosted by the Pittsburgh Symphony Association to benefit the Pittsburgh Symphony...
Sewickley Hills officials extend contract with garbage hauler
Sewickley Hills residents can expect to pay a slight increase for garbage collection next year. Council unanimously approved a one-year extension of the current three-year contract with trash hauler Valley Waste. It runs Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2026. Collection is weekly, with residents billed monthly or quarterly. Recycling is...
2025 WPIAL Class A girls soccer championship breakdown: Sewickley Academy vs. Bentworth
WPIAL Class A girls soccer championship 1-Sewickley Academy (18-1) vs. 2-Bentworth (18-1-1) 6 p.m. Thursday, Highmark Stadium Coaches: Gary Weber, Sewickley Academy; Tyler Hamstra, Bentworth Players to watch: Emma Eannarino, Sewickley Academy; Megan Keturakis, Bentworth WPIAL titles: Sewickley Academy 4 (2004, 2003, 2002, 1999); Bentworth 0 Playoff path: Sewickley Academy...
In brief: Winter maintenance agreement, tree planting and more in Sewickley area
Winter agreement approved Leet commissioners recently approved a new five-year deal with PennDOT for winter maintenance along Ambridge Avenue and part of Little Sewickley Creek Road. Commission president Martin McDaniel said the state has agreed to pay the township about $5,600 this winter, with about $100 increases in subsequent years...
Giant Eagle gives opening dates for standalone pharmacies in Mt. Washington, Sewickley
A former Rite Aid in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington neighborhood will reopen Thursday morning as a standalone Giant Eagle Pharmacy. Much like the Rite Aid before it, the store at 211 Virginia Ave. will fill prescriptions and sell an assortment of health, beauty and wellness products. Where it will differ is...
Sewickley Academy gets revenge on Springdale, advances to WPIAL Class A final
The Sewickley Academy girls soccer team felt the sting of a WPIAL playoff loss to Springdale each of the past three years. The setbacks in 2022 and 2023 came in the first round. Last year, the Panthers’ WPIAL run was ended by the Dynamos in the semifinals, just one win...
Freeport blanks Quaker Valley to set up another meeting with section rival Burrell
When the Freeport and Quaker Valley girls soccer teams found out that No. 8 Burrell had shut out No. 4 Mt. Pleasant in the first of two Class 2A semifinals Tuesday evening, they knew there was going to be a rematch. It was going to be either the Quakers and...
Deer Lakes uses quick-strike offense to down Quaker Valley in clash of elite 2A programs
The Deer Lakes boys soccer program already has built the foundation of its burgeoning blue blood reputation. The Lancers added another story on top of it during a 2-1 WPIAL Class 2A semifinal win over Quaker Valley on Monday at Fridley Field. Collin Rodgers scored twice in the first 10...
Sewickley Herald notebook: Sewickley Academy soccer teams fare well in opening round
Senior midfielder Finn Wentz scored a pair of goals as No. 7 Sewickley Academy won a 4-0 decision against No. 10 Trinity Christian (8-10) in the first round of the WPIAL Class A boys soccer playoffs. Senior defender Blake Wilmot and junior midfielder Ben Terrell added a goal apiece for...
With success of boys, girls teams, Sewickley area becomes epicenter of Western Pa. soccer
Welcome to Soccer Shangri-la. The combined regular-season records in 2025 for the two Quaker Valley soccer teams was 28-4-2. “There must be something in the water,” said Sean Ryan, QV’s boys coach, “besides lots of calcium. For the past seven years, I have been witness to the unending talent coming...
Defense holds key for Quaker Valley boys in section championship season
Quaker Valley’s boys soccer team was a defensive dynamo during the regular season. Defense definitely was the name of the game at Chuck Knox Stadium and beyond as the Quakers finished first in Section 2-2A with a 14-1-1 record and 94-9 scoring advantage. QV surrendered just 11 regular-season goals and...
Quaker Valley’s Mia Gartley shows multi-sport skills in cross country, volleyball, track
Mia Gartley is a high jump aficionado in the Quaker Valley girls track and field program. Gartley also knows how to jump smoothly from one season to the next for the Quakers. She is one of the most athletic girls at the high school. “Mia is one of those student-athletes...
Sewickley area real estate transactions for the week of Oct. 26, 2025
Aleppo James Harkness sold property at 246 Mccoy Place Road to Colby Robinson for $245,000. Michael Snyder sold property at 32 Rhodes Ave. to Ralph and Lilia Vanessa Ferra for $151,500. Edgeworth Erich Smith sold property at 210 Creek Drive to National Resident Nominee Services Inc. for $2,550,000. National Resident...
Shabbat services, after school 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. The men of Antioch Baptist Church extend a heartfelt invitation to you and your congregation to join us for our Annual Men’s Day Celebration...
Koala Boutique opens in Sewickley
Nicki Saini saw a social media post that a women’s clothing and accessories boutique in Sewickley was closing and that mannequins, fixtures and jewelry stands were for sale. Little did she realize she’d purchase more than a mannequin and a clothes rack. Saini owns Koala Boutique, a women’s clothing and...
Sewickley Hills council candidates decline to answer election questions
Sewickley Hills has four candidates seeking three four-year terms on borough council in the upcoming November election. Candidates are current Council President Joseph Hajnas, Councilman Thomas Klixbull, Councilwoman Teresa Hartle and Planning Commission member Cynthia Phillips. Hajnas and Hartle earned enough votes in the primary to be on both the...
