Tag: Sewickley Academy

Sewickley Academy athlete of the week: Evelyn Safar

November 1, 2018

Evelyn Safar School: Sewickley Academy Sport: Tennis Class: Sophomore Claim to fame: Sewickley Academy formed a circle on the tennis court after its latest match, the one that earned the Panthers' the PIAA Class 2A championship. The huddle, which is typically a debriefing, turned into a tearful celebration, in which

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Sewickley Academy trio set for PIAA tennis tournaments

October 31, 2018

After helping the Sewickley Academy girls tennis team capture the PIAA Class AA team championship last Saturday, team members Simran Bedi, Victoria Keller and Alina Mattson return to the Hershey Racquet Club this weekend for the state singles and doubles tournaments. Bedi, a sophomore and the WPIAL runner-up, will take

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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