Quaker Valley won the PIHL Class A championship on March 19, but even after claiming its second Penguins Cup in three years, the team was still focused amidst the celebration.  read more »

The Sewickley Valley YMCA sent its qualifying swimmers to the State YMCA Championships at Penn State University on March 15 and 16, performing well against its own western district foes and against the best swimmers from eastern Pennsylvania YMCAs.  read more »

At the beginning of March, Villa St. Joseph exceeded the half-way mark of its $2 million capital campaign to improve facilities at the long-term residential care and rehabilitation facility in Baden.  read more »

For Jonathan Truchan, life is a ball and he juggles it well.  read more »

Allie Rakowski threw a no-hitter in her first start of the 2008 season, while Abby McTiernan and Jackie Persuit hit back-to-back fifth inning home runs to break open the game, a 10-0, six-inning Quaker Valley win at home over Quigley.  read more »

Mary Kay Russo does not think of herself as an influential woman, but going into her 24th year as executive director of the Mental Health Association, she definitely has the experience to be included in a conference featuring successful women.  read more »

Quaker Valley school directors approved spending more than $1.1 million on high school construction projects and added technology that includes a four-year lease for 1,450 Apple computers.  read more »

Wal-Mart officials could learn Tuesday whether their plan to turn a still sliding hillside in Kilbuck Township into a meadow will be approved, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection.  read more »

Ramona Quimby, the popular fictional character brought to life by children's author Beverly Cleary, is asking families across the nation to pick up a book and read on April 12.  read more »