By: Ray Fisher


Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 11:01 AM

Several senior student-athletes at Sewickley Academy were honored May 21 at its spring awards banquet.

Severin Harmon (golf, tennis) and Katherine Varghese (soccer, track and field) were named as the Most Outstanding Male and Female Athletes.

Cooper D’Antonio (cross country, track and field) landed the Stan Partenheimer Sportsmanship Award while the Kate Dresher Sportsmanship Award went to Marie Bigi (softball, soccer, tennis, basketball).

Nolan Donnelly (basketball, baseball, golf) and Quincy Sirko (softball, soccer, track and field, basketball) were lauded as the Most Outstanding Male and Female Contributors.

Eden senior medals

Eden Christian Academy senior Lara DeFazio capped her high school track and field career as a PIAA medalist.

DeFazio finished fifth in the girls high jump at the PIAA Class 2A championships May 23-24 at Shippensburg University.

The versatile Eden Christian athlete also placed 10th in the triple jump and 12th in the long jump at the state meet.

One other PIAA qualifier for the Warriors was senior E.J. DiVito in the boys triple jump event.

DeFazio earned her second WPIAL gold medal in the long jump after previously winning in 2023.

DeFazio landed in first place in the long jump at this year’s WPIAL finals with a leap of 18-06.50.

Group promotes lacrosse

Sewickley Valley Lacrosse (SVLAX) is a nonprofit lacrosse association conducted for the Quaker Valley School District and surrounding communities.

It was started in 2004 and is run under the umbrella of the Quaker Valley Recreation Association.

SVLAX was formed to encourage early participation in and enthusiasm for lacrosse through age-appropriate instruction for boys and girls in first through sixth grade.

Both spring and fall programs are held. All programs are funded by registration fees, donations and the support of volunteers.

The Sewickley Valley Lacrosse operating committee consists of Judy Windle (president), Matt Chapman (vice president), Emily Bauersmith (program director), Tessa Chapman (secretary) and Devin Fisher (treasurer).

Quaker Valley’s boys middle school program for seventh and eighth graders also is run through SVLAX.

QV record breakers

Did you know that the Quaker Valley boys 1,600-meter relay and 3,200-meter relay teams and senior Davin “Macky” Gartley (300 hurdles) rewrote the record book at the WPIAL Class 2A track and field championships this year?

The 1,600 relay team, consisting Gartley, sophomore James Irwin and seniors Jackson Pethel and Clark LaLomia, posted a time of 3:22.36 while the 3,200 relay team — Pethel, Lalomia, junior River Capek and sophomore Jonah Montagnese — snapped the 2A record in 7:51.89. Riverside held the 1,600 record (3:24.26) since 2018. QV set the 3,200 mark (7:57.16) in 2012.

Gartley won with a 38.15 performance in the 300-meter hurdles, shattering the 2A district record established in 2012 by Washington’s Dustin Fuller (38.50). Gartley also reset the school record.

Both relay teams retained their WPIAL titles while Gartley, who won the 110 hurdles event in 14.36, was a four-time medalist. He was joined on QV’s third-place 400 relay team by senior Winston Clifford, Irwin and sophomore Kieran Cain.

Gartley holds three school records and has won seven gold medals in WPIAL track and one gold in cross country in his accomplished career.

Eden takes 3rd

The Eden Christian Academy (15-5) and Greensburg Central Catholic (17-3) baseball teams combined for 32 wins before meeting in the WPIAL Class A consolation game May 28 at Ross Memorial Field at Washington & Jefferson.

The Warriors defeated GCC, 10-2, to land the No. 3 seed for the PIAA playoffs; GCC received the fourth seed.

No. 2 Eden blanked No. 10 Avella (6-0) and lost to No. 6 Carmichaels (4-3) in the district postseason.

Both Eden and GCC won their section this spring, with the Warriors sharing the Section 3-A crown with Serra Catholic and Bishop Canevin and GCC finishing first in Section 1-A.

Tags: Quaker Valley, Sewickley Academy

River Falls senior Quin Andrews finished as the state runner-up in the Division 1 boys’ 800 meter run to headline a list of area athletes who reached the awards podium on the first day of the WIAA State Track and Field Championships in La Crosse Friday.

It took a state-record setting performance by Homestead junior Jay Tally to defeat Andrews. Tally set a new state record with a time of 1 minute, 51.21 seconds while Andrews was second in 1:52.49. Hudson junior TJ Pennycook also reached the podium in the race with a sixth place time of 1:53.73.

Andrews’ classmate Ty Bauschelt stood on the podium for the second straight season after clearing 6-feet, 6-inches to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the high jump. He cleared the same height last year to place third. Aiden Dyskstra of Germantown won this year’s title with 6-9.

Andrews and Bauschelt also teamed up with senior Jack Silloway and sophomore Charlie Burke to qualify for Saturday’s finals in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3:19.27, the fastest time in the 24-team field.

The New Richmond boys 4×200 meter relay team will also run in Saturday’s finals after earning the ninth and final qualifying spot in Friday’s prelims with a time of 1:28.77.

New Richmond senior Genna Gretzlock reached the podium in the girls discus with a fifth place throw of 128-08, while Tiger sophomore Miley Covey qualified for the finals in the girls 400 meter dash with a time of 58.57 seconds, seventh fastest of the 24 competitors in Friday’s preliminaries.

Earlier Friday in the Division 2 portion of the meet, St. Croix Central junior Matthew Goossens qualified for Saturday’s finals in the boys 400 meter dash with a time of 50.34 seconds.

FAIRFAX – On Saturday June 7, the No. 2 seed BFA-Fairfax Bullets solidified their run to the semifinals D3 softball contest by beating the No. 7 seed Fair Haven Slaters 12-6. They will be playing against the winner of the No. 3 seed Thetford vs. No. 6 seed Burlington/Winooski teams on Tuesday, June 10.

The Bullets came to play in this quarterfinal matchup, especially on the defensive end. They started off the first three innings with three up, three down defense. There were exceptional defensive efforts by Anna Villeneuve, Halle Rocheleau, Peyton Niles, Kiera Manning, and Jaiden Thweatt with impressive in field outs.

In the first inning the Slaters held the Bullets to a tied 0-0 game. But after a bomb of a double by Villeneuve, bringing in two RBIs, Fairfax’s momentum shifted in their favor. They tacked on a total of fuve runs in the second inning, including an impressive steal home by Niles.

In the third inning, the Bullets continued to dominate and tacked on two more runs, bringing the game to 7-0. Fairfax showed excellent patience in their at bats, capitalizing on walks and letting the bats fly on strikes. Niles and Summer Boutin each had an RBI.

In the top of the fourth, a home run by Bella Oberkira brought in an RBI for Fair Haven, bringing the score 7-2. Fairfax ended the half-inning with three in field outs and battling once again with the bats.

Tatum Gaudette showed poise on the plate and walked on base. This allowed a powerful opening for Bella Meade who hit a triple to tack on another RBI and further stole home. The Bullets edged ahead 9-2.

At the top of the fifth, the Slaters showed tenacity and grit, opening the door for another chance to take back the game. They added three more hits and two more runs. Luckily, Niles had an incredible double play, tagging out a runner on the way to second and throwing out the batter at first. This was a clutch moment for the Bullets.

Rocheleau hit an incredible double, tallying another run on the board for the Bullets. Fair Haven closed out the inning with two fielded outs and a strikeout.

The Bullets made quick work at the top of the sixth with three outs. They came out with fire at the bottom of the inning, scoring two more runs. Niles had an explosive hit of a triple, adding to the lead and closing out the offense 12-4.

The Slaters threatened to take back the game by adding two more runs to the scoreboard, but the Bullets drove home the win. Impressive defensive efforts were made by Gaudette, Villeneuve, and Niles, ending the game in a 12-6 victory for the Bullets.

BFA-Fairfax head coach Frank Drury spoke of the team’s effort: “It feels good to get a win against a good team. We’ve been working all week towards this game and it paid off today. Our next focus is on the winner of the Thetford vs. Burlinton/Winooski teams because either of those teams will be tough to beat. We look forward to playing them next!”

Villeneuve spoke of the team’s commitment to prepare for the game: “We worked incredibly hard this week with four days in a row of focused practices and an unexpected rainout yesterday. We’ve been preparing for this team, because we knew it wasn’t going to be easy and neither is the next one, so we need to keep this up.”

As one of the seniors, Villeneuve spoke about her excitement for the continuation of the season: “It feels pretty stinkin’ good to be going to the semis! We made it to the semis last year, and I would love to keep it going all the way to the championship!”

Rocheleau pitched a complete game for the Bullets, earning the win in the circle. She allowed nine hits, five strikeouts, and three walks. She also contributed to the offensive end taking three walks, one double, and one RBI. Villeneuve had impressive defensive efforts, creating four outs in the game from shortstop, along with Niles who had six outs in the game from second base.

Bella Mead had an impressive offensive game with a triple, two singles, an RBI, and two runs scored. Thweatt was crucial, walking every at bat and having three runs scored. Mannings and Boutin each contributed a single with a combined three runs scored.

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A recent graduate of Western Hills High School was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week.Cincy Galaxy soccer coach Bryan Williams says he was attending a routine immigration check-in with one of his players, Emerson Colindres, 19, when he was ambushed and arrested by immigration authorities.According to Williams, Colindres is a Honduran national who was brought to the U.S. by his parents in 2008 and has spent 17 years of his life in the country. He is a lifelong soccer player who had just graduated from Western Hills High School a few weeks ago.The arrest appears to stem from a deportation order that the Colindres family received in 2023 after having their previous asylum claims denied by a judge.Since then, Colindres and his parents have had routine check-ins with immigration authorities, and Williams says both he and Colindres were caught off guard when they found ICE agents waiting to arrest the teen as they arrived at the meeting. Williams says that authorities plan to ultimately fulfill the deportation order and remove him from the country.”They took him away from there. I was fortunate and unfortunate that my son was there and was able to give him a hug and tell him he loved him and tell him bye,” said Williams, his voice heavy with emotion. “But Emerson was in handcuffs at the time, so that’s where we are. He’s been in Butler County Jail since then.”Williams says that he and the rest of the Cincy Galaxy soccer team plan to protest Colindres’ arrest outside of the Butler County Jail on Sunday.This is a breaking news story and will be updated as WLWT learns more.