Tag: Sewickley Academy
Freeport volleyball earns WPIAL quarterfinal victory
October 30, 2018
Freeport still is searching for its best performance, but the Yellowjackets have a chance to find it in the WPIAL semifinals. Ally DeJidas tallied a team-high 12 kills and Lauren Lampus added 11 to lead Class AA No. 1 Freeport to a 3-0 sweep of No. 8 Seton LaSalle in
Greensburg Central Catholic girls volleyball advances to semifinals
October 29, 2018
No. 3 Greensburg Central Catholic withstood two persistent sets by No. 6 Brentwood, but prevailed for a 3-0 victory in the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Friday night at Oakland Catholic. Despite no one recording more than two kills, the Centurions were able to use strong serves to throw Brentwood off
WPIAL football playoff brackets to be released Monday evening
The Quaker Valley football team and every other WPIAL playoff qualifier in the six classifications will find out their first-round fates as the brackets are revealed Monday at 7 p.m. The Quakers finished the regular season 5-4 overall and 5-2 in the 3A Tri-County West Conference. Central Valley also finished
Sewickley Academy captures program’s 2nd PIAA girls tennis title
October 27, 2018
Members of the Sewickley Academy girls tennis team sat in the basement of the Hershey Racquet Club after a PIAA semifinal loss to Lower Moreland last fall. There was plenty of disappointment and some tears shed. There also was a resolution to return in 2018 and leave Hershey victorious. On
WPIAL girls soccer semifinals on tap in Saturday’s 3 things to watch in high school sports
October 26, 2018
In this decade, Peters Township and Norwin have each captured two WPIAL girls soccer championships. On Saturday, the Indians and Knights square off for a spot in the Class 4A district title game. The match at Elizabeth Forward is one of eight semifinals as eight teams will be one step
North Allegheny, Sewickley Academy, Knoch advance to PIAA girls tennis semifinals
Three WPIAL girls tennis teams earned a trip to the PIAA semifinals with quarterfinal wins Friday at Hershey Racquet Club. In Class AAA, Ashley Huang and Ella Sinciline earned singles victories to lead WPIAL champion North Allegheny to a 3-2 victory over WC Henderson from District 1. The Tigers will
Sewickley sports roundup: Quaker Valley boys soccer advances
The WPIAL soccer playoffs got underway last week for teams from Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy. In the boys playoffs, Class AA No. 1 Quaker Valley earned a pair of victories. After defeating Freeport in the opening round, 6-1, the Quakers earned a 4-1 victory over Mt. Pleasant. Franky Fernandez
QV’s Wicker defends WPIAL cross country title
Quaker Valley junior Annie Wicker lived up to expectations and captured her second consecutive WPIAL Class AA girls cross country championship Thursday at Cal U (Pa.). She ran to a time of 19 minutes, 18 seconds, 28 seconds ahead of a field that included runner-up finisher Gionna Quarzo, a junior
Duku’s overtime winner sends Springdale boys into WPIAL semifinals
October 25, 2018
Springdale junior Ephrain Duku picked a good time to score his first overtime goal. With 6 minutes, 44 seconds left in the second overtime, Duku blasted a shot past Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Nick Wilson to give the Dynamos a 1-0 victory in a WPIAL Class A quarterfinals Thursday at Mars
Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy runners set for WPIAL cross country championships
The WPIAL cross country championships are Thursday at Cal U (Pa.), and runners from Quaker Valley and Sewickley Academy are ready to test their mettle against the district's best. The Quakers will compete in the Class AA races, while the Panthers are in Class A. QV's Annie Wicker, Anna Cohen
