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Livia Jobbins, Jane Lenhard and Parker Barnes shared a common bond on the Quaker Valley girls tennis team this season. The three seniors served as the QV team’s tri-captains and did so in exemplary fashion as the Quakers won the WPIAL Class 2A team championship. The QV girls also advanced...

Quaker Valley’s girls volleyball team had inconsistent results this season partly because of the Quakers’ all-around inexperience. The 2024 WPIAL Class 2A champion Quakers advanced to the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year in 2025 and finished with a 9-11 overall record. They netters received the No. 15 seed in...

Quaker Valley’s hockey team jumped out to a flying start in the PIHL season. QV was 5-1 with four shutouts in the season’s first month, then kicked off November with a 12-2 win over Richland’s varsity team. “Given our injuries and fall sports commitments, we are very pleased that we...

This is a story of perseverance and determination. Quaker Valley sophomore Lucy Montagnese, much like her other family members, loves to run. But Montagnese, unfortunately, wasn’t able to do much running during the 2025 cross country season because of a stress fracture in the second metatarsal of her left foot...

Makenna Kamnikar was a member of the Quaker Valley boys golf team all four years of high school. “This season is really important to me as it’s my senior season so I’m going into it with a positive mindset,” Kamnikar said prior to the start of QV’s fall golf schedule....

Bell Acres Estate of Margaret Aurin sold property at 2430 Hopkins Church Road to Meanor Family Properties LLC for $150,000. Estate of Richard Lunak sold property at 111 Lewis St. to Tyler Jenkins and Crystal Wilson for $202,000. Franklin Park Samuel Miller sold property at 2515 Adele Court to Michael...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewick­ley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.org. Morning worship and praise service is at 10:45 a.m. First Sunday Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. Beth Samuel Jewish Center 810 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. 412-266-5238. bethsamuel.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center offers weekly Shabbat services, monthly family and Zoom Kabbalat Shabbat...

A pair of Quaker Valley School Board members were recently recognized by state officials for their years of service to the district. Gianni Floro was presented with a plaque by Pennsylvania School Boards Association senior training and outreach manager Lena Hannah for his 25 years on the board. She also...

This fall, Pennsylvania passed a bill for universal background checks, but several other crucial gun safety measures failed, including extreme risk protection orders and restrictions on untraceable firearms and machine gun conversion devices. Our own Rep. Valerie Gaydos voted no on these bills. Her votes leave loopholes open, putting families,...

Vita Slipak lives on the Bell Acres and Sewickley Hills border along a winding gravel road that stretches both boroughs and into Sewickley Heights. For months, she has been extra cautious when leaving her home along Hunt Road for fear of damaging her car. “No matter which way you go...

Kate Jeffe could not help but be overjoyed at the sights and sounds of hundreds of folks sharing conversation and delectable dishes. It was just what she and other members of the Friends of the Sewickley Public Library were hoping for with the sold-out 24th annual Savoring Sewickley fundraiser. “It...

Quaker Valley area voters made their voices heard and have elected the following folks to school board, council, board of commissioners and supervisors. Many of the races, including mayoral contests, were uncontested. Quaker Valley School Board Board Vice President Daniela Sauro Helkowski (956) and newcomer Ellen Stevenson (840) cruised to...

As I walked up to my door the other day, I noticed a book on the porch. What I found was a bible from a local church with a note on the back. Apparently, these unsolicited books were left on everyone’s doorstep. No one ordered them, just as no one...

Turkey Trot registration open Registration is open for the Sewickley Turkey Trot 5K on Nov. 27 at War Mem­orial Park. Perfect for runners, walkers and families, the scenic 5K through Sewickley supports the YMCA’s Faith in Action program, helping neighbors in need. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. and awards...

Sewickley Academy unveiled its renovated Middle and Senior School Cafeteria last month, featuring a completely revamped space with an elevated dining experience. “We are excited to introduce an enhanced experience for our Middle and Senior School students,” said Dave DeNardo, chief financial and operating officer. “This update, along with the...

Janel Morrison takes getting close to nature seriously — as the newly hired naturalist at Fern Hollow Nature Center in Sewickley Heights, she spends part of every workday in the meadow. Morrison’s position includes engaging the public through education, programming and land management on the 33-acre property, as well...

For the fifth year, the Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center in Sewickley will take part in the Three Rivers Film Festival with showings of six different films Nov. 13-16. Carolina Pais-Barreto Thor, CEO of The Lindsay Theater, is looking forward to another year with TRFF. “We really enjoy serving as...

Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese was a virtual one-man wrecking crew in cross country this year. After a sensational regular-season, Montagnese ended his junior year on the off-road trails as a state champion. Montagnese finished the Hershey Park course on Nov. 1 in 16 minutes flat to edge Hughesville senior Tyce...

Borrowing a phrase from one of Sly & the Family Stone’s big hits, it appears the 2025 season was a “family affair” for the Quaker Valley girls tennis team. “The season was all we hoped it would be and more,” said Christi Hays, QV’s hall-of-fame coach. “It was a truly...

The Quaker Valley boys soccer team strung together a 17-game unbeaten streak against WPIAL competition this season. QV advanced to the PIAA tournament after finishing 16-1-1 against WPIAL opponents. The Quakers were the Section 2-2A champions thanks to a 14-1-1 record. Avonworth finished as the section runner-up at 13-2-1 and...

Quaker Valley football finished 4-6 record in coach Tom Eshenbaugh’s first year. The Quakers competed in a meat-grinder of a conference as five Western Hills teams — No. 1 seed Avonworth, No. 3 Central Valley, No. 5 North Catholic, No. 9 Beaver and No. 10 Hopewell — all qualified for...

Edgeworth Edward Kosis Jr. trustee sold property at 203 Meadow Ln to Andrew Edward Rodgers and Allison Olivia Adams for $700,000. Franklin Park Laterra Holdings LLC sold property at 1554 Barrington Drive to Satish and Padmavathi Sundaram for $240,000. Nicole Lynn Waller Cramer sold property at 1605 Forest Ridge Drive...

Eleven days had passed between Springdale and Sewickley Academy’s WPIAL Class A girls soccer semifinal Oct. 28 and their PIAA quarterfinal contest at North Allegheny. The possibility of a rematch of the tight Panthers’ victory was there with some speculating on what would transpire in the rematch. Postulation turned into...

Antioch Baptist Church 332 Elizabeth St., Sewick­ley. 412-741-7688. antiochfw baptistsewickley.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...

Laura Palmer adds light and fragrance to the world one candle at a time. The founder of Bean Candle Co., a fragrance store located along Beaver Street in Sewickley, Palmer has created a brick-and-mortar shop that smells really, really good. “Scent is powerful in ways we don’t always realize,” said...