Sewickley Herald

08/24/2025

QV’s captains this year are two seniors, defender Emma Currier and midfielder Ari Bosh, and a junior, attack/midfielder Annabel Miko.

“The captains were decided in the spring, and we’ve been preparing over the summer,” said Currier, who plays primarily as the center back on defense.

Bosh and Miko are attacking midfielders.

Quaker Valley’s Annabel Miko sets up the go-ahead goal next to Beaver’s Madeline Porto on Oct. 9, 2024, in Leetsdale.

08/24/2025

The Panthers advanced to the WPIAL playoffs for the fifth time in six years, reaching both the WPIAL and PIAA semifinals, and ended up 13-5-1 overall.

Sewickley allowed just 11 goals in 16 regular-season games and registered 12 shutouts, including four in the playoffs.

Sewickley Academy’s girls soccer team took pride in having a banner 2024 season in Gary Weber’s first year as the Panthers’ head coach.

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“We set our sights on winning the WPIAL the first day we stepped on the field for preseason,” coach Rachel Loudermilk said. “So, for the girls to work hard all season and bring home the title after 32 years was pretty sweet.”

Quaker Valley’s Lily Baker (left) hugs Annabel Miko after defeating Burrell, 2-1, in the WPIAL Class 2A championship game Nov. 2, 2024, at Highmark Stadium.

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“While our local rivalry is Sewickley Academy,” QV coach Maggie Behun said, “for many years Quaker Valley girls soccer has considered Beaver and Avonworth, in section, and North Catholic, out of section, to be our true rivalries.”

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“We are extremely excited to launch our first girls volleyball team this year,” said Mike Scerbo, Sewickley’s director of athletics. “We have had a tremendous turnout with 17 girls on the roster. Our goals for the year are to establish a love of the game and grow as a team.”

The Panthers, coached by Julia Arlia, will host their first home match at Means Events Center on Sept. 8 against Aliquippa, starting at 6:30 p.m.

08/24/2025

Makenna Kamnikar placed in the top three seven times, including a first-place finish June 9 at the season-opening tournament at Ligonier Country Club.

She golfed in the girls 16-18 age division and won with an 8-over score with 11 pars and seven bogeys on the par-70 course.

In fact, Makenna and her younger brother Joseph both took home titles from Ligonier.

Both Makenna, a senior and fourth-year competitor on of the Quaker Valley boys golf team, and Joseph, a sophomore and second-year varsity player, participated in nine tournaments on the PGA Tri-State Junior Tour.

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“We graduated four players. The main thing for us now is figuring out who’s on varsity and who’s going to play with whom,” coach Whitney Snyder said. “We’re just trying to build it; we’re putting the pieces together."

Sewickley Academy’s girls tennis team finished 9-4 overall and 5-1 in section play a year ago. But the Panthers lost almost half the squad to graduation.

08/24/2025

It was a challenging offseason for the Quakers, who since the end of last year anticipated playing in their season and home opener Aug. 22 against Freedom.

QV lost a 7-0 decision to Freedom in the 2024 season opener and ended the year with a 2-7 record, including a 1-5 mark in the Class 3A Western Hills Conference.

Freedom finished 1-6 in the Class 2A Midwestern Conference a year ago and 2-6 overall.

It was a challenging offseason for the Quakers, who since the end of last year anticipated playing in their season and home opener Aug. 22 against Freedom.

08/24/2025

Here are the Sewickley area real estate transactions for this week.

08/22/2025

New service schedules, blessing backpacks and more at Sewickley area houses of worship this week.

Antioch Baptist Church will celebrate its 135th church anniversary on Aug. 24 at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Verton Dean will bring forth the word. A dinner will immediately follow the service. All are welcome.

08/22/2025

Leet officials plan to create a new memorial honoring current and former residents who serve or have served in the nation’s armed forces.

Artist renderings of a possible war memorial in Leet Township. Commission Vice President Dan Peluso said they have not decided on the memorial’s height, width and other measurements. “It’s kind of dictated by how much money we have and what do we get for that money,” Peluso said.

08/21/2025

Council voted 8-0 Aug. 12 to award an estimated $55,100 project to Donora-based El Grande Industries, the lowest of four bidders, to fix the bricks along Chadwick Street. Councilwoman Anne Willoughby was absent.

Sewickley officials this fall plan to do the first brick restoration project in at least five years and spend about $432,500 to pave seven roads.