Ray Fisher stories, Page 7

Christi Hays, Quaker Valley’s veteran tennis coach, is known to use famous quotes at times when discussing the Quakers’ program. She recently offered the following: “There is a great J.J. Watt quote that goes, ‘Success is not owned, it is leased, and the rent is due every day.’ “Well, the...

There were two givens in the Quaker Valley football season. Any time the Quakers reached 30 points in the scoring column, they won the game. QV defeated Valley, 34-14, in Week 4 and McGuffey, 33-10, in Week 9. The Quakers finished with a 2-7 record and were 1-5 in the...

Kirsten Close and Avery Allan made an indelible mark in the Quaker Valley girls tennis program in 2024. Close, a 5-foot-8 senior, and Allan, a 5-foot freshman, are two of the best high school tennis players in the state. They also now rank as the No. 1 girls doubles tandem...

Quaker Valley’s girls tennis team saw its 2024 season end in the PIAA Class 2A semifinals at the Hershey Racquet Club. QV, this year’s WPIAL runner-up, defeated District 9 champion Elk County Christian, 5-0, in the first round and District 3 winner Berks Catholic, 4-1, in the quarterfinals. District 2...

Sewickley Academy was represented by a pair of talented seniors, Severin Harmon and Karan Kad, at the PIAA Class 2A boys golf championships Oct. 21-22 at Penn State’s Blue Course. Harmon finished in a six-way tie for 41st place with a score of 83-77—159. Kad ended up in a three-way...

Quaker Valley senior Cecilia Montagnese joined an elite list of athletes at Quaker Valley with her top-notch performance at the WPIAL girls cross country championships. Montagnese captured the WPIAL Class 2A title with a time of 17:56.2 at White Oak Park in McKeesport, defeating Uniontown senior Grace Trimmer (18:15.2) by...

Quaker Valley’s boys cross country team, much like the Energizer bunny, just keeps on running. The Quakers won the WPIAL Class 2A team championship Oct. 24 for the 11th time in school history, finishing with 83 points to easily defeat runner-up Beaver and its 132-point total. “We have been preparing...

Ethan Dai and Nolan Wagoner ended their golf careers at Quaker Valley in fashion. Both seniors qualified for the PIAA Class 2A individual championships held Oct. 21-22 at the Penn State Blue Course. For Dai, it was his fourth time golfing in the PIAA tournament. Wagoner was able to experience...

Quaker Valley freshman Lucy Montagnese was a top 10 finisher in Class 2A at the WPIAL girls cross country championships. But it was a small army of supporters that helped inspire the 14-year-old Montagnese to her memorable individual performance. “I could not have run how I did at WPIALs without...

Quaker Valley junior River Capek created, planned and directed the 2024 Fall Fest 5K fun run/walk race in Leetsdale as his self-development school project. Things went well at the Oct. 13 event at Quaker Valley High School, the 16-year-old Capek said. “Things went fantastically well,” Capek said. “We were a...

Christi Hays is not a Hall of Fame newcomer. Following a successful athletic career at Sewickley Academy, Hays was a standout athlete at Hollins University and was inducted into the Hollins College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004. Upon her graduation, Hays returned to the Sewickley area and began what...

Quaker Valley reached the WPIAL Class 2A finals in girls tennis for the second year in a row. The second-seeded Quakers were denied their quest to repeat as WPIAL titlists, however, falling to No. 1 North Catholic, 3-2, on Oct. 17 at Washington & Jefferson. It was only the second...

Thomas Jefferson’s boys golf program was filled with young athletes this fall with no seniors among its 16 competitors. Three varsity starters — Ty Hartman, Hunter Haines and A.J. Weidmann — were freshmen. The Jaguars’ No. 1 player, however, was junior Maggie Allan, who also served as team captain. TJ’s...

Two key members of the Thomas Jefferson football team eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark offensively in the team’s 27-7 victory Oct. 4 against Trinity. Senior quarterback Luke Kosko completed 10 of 15 passes for 192 yards and one touchdown, giving him 1,170 passing yards for the season. Tyler Eber, a sophomore...

It’s proven to be quite a memorable 2024 fall season for the Brentwood boys golf team. For the first time in school history, the Spartans finished as section champions as Brentwood and Bishop Canevin tied for first place in Section 7-2A with 11-1 records. And the Spartans advanced to the...

Baldwin sophomore Michael Quallich knows his way around a golf course. Quallich was medalist at the WPIAL sectional qualifier at Lindenwood with a 71 score. He then tied for second place in the first round of the WPIAL Class 3A tournament, shooting a score of 74 at Southpointe He ended...

Sewickley Academy’s Severin Harmon qualified for the PIAA Class 2A boys golf tournament for the fourth year in a row. Harmon, a senior and fourth-year varsity starter for the Panthers, traveled to Penn State to compete in the PIAA tournament that began Oct. 21. “I hope to continue improving on...

Bethel Park sophomore Cami Fisher took an impressive 24-1 overall record into the PIAA Class 3A girls tennis team championships. Bethel Park qualified for the state playoffs off its runner-up finish at this year’s WPIAL team tournament. No. 1 seed Mt. Lebanon edged the defending champion Black Hawks, 3-2, in...

The end of Bethel Park’s regular- season football schedule was taxing, to say the least. With three games to go, the Black Hawks were undefeated at 7-0 and 2-0 in the Class 5A Allegheny Six Conference. And not only were the Bethel Park gridders unbeaten, they also outscored their first seven...

Quaker Valley soccer has been amazing this season. QV’s girls team wrapped up first place in Section 3-2A with a 9-1 record, outscoring the opposition by a 37-4 margin in those 10 games. “We have a talented group, but you can’t win with talent alone,” said Rachel Loudermilk, QV’s co-head...

The PIAA Class 2A girls tennis doubles playoffs will be held Nov. 1-2 at Hershey Racquet Club. Quaker Valley senior Kirsten Close and freshman Avery Allan are hoping to make a sweet showing in the Chocolate Town tournament. Close, a left-handed hitter, and Allan, who is right-handed, are the reigning...

Quaker Valley placed fifth at the WPIAL Class 2A golf team championship held Oct. 10 at the Cedarbrook Gold course. QV finished with 433 team points to end up behind North Catholic (419), Greensburg Central Catholic (420), Shady Side Academy (424) and McGuffey (429). “The times we put it all...

The Sewickley Academy girls tennis team entered the WPIAL Class 2A tournament with high hopes of making a strong run as the fourth seed. Sewickley defeated No. 13 Central Valley, 4-1, in the first round but fell to No. 5 Oakland Catholic, 3-2, in the quarterfinals. The Panthers were led...

Anyone who saw Willie Jordan play football or basketball during his time at Quaker Valley would say he was a natural. Naturally. Jordan’s versatility and talent in multiple sports made him a standout athlete during his high school playing career 40 years ago. A 1985 graduate, Jordan will be inducted...

Two important facets of Quaker Valley senior Molly MacDonald’s life are academics and athletics, specifically volleyball. MacDonald, a 5-foot-10 outside hitter on the QV girls volleyball team, has verbally committed to the admissions process at Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vt. She will get the official word from the admissions office...