High School Track and Field
After emerging as fast freshman, Sewickley Academy’s Claire Karsman back for more
As a freshman in 2025-26, Claire Karsman placed third at the WPIAL Class 2A girls track and field finals in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles. Karsman posted times of 15.22 and 47.24 in qualifying for the PIAA championships in her first attempt at doing so. “My freshman track season...
Winding road carries former Hempfield soccer star to Robert Morris track & field team
Soccer season is back, but it won’t include Jiana Patterson for the first time in years. The recent Hempfield graduate gave her all to the youth and high school levels, but college appears to be the end of the road for the former dual-sport athlete’s soccer career. All of a...
‘A perfect year’: Quaker Valley’s Jonah Montagnese reflects on winning 7 gold medals
Quaker Valley competes athletically in District 7, otherwise known as the WPIAL. So it’s with some irony and his impressive competitiveness that QV’s elite distance runner Jonah Montagnese reeled in seven individual gold medals during the 2025-26 school year. Tack on Montagnese’s performance in the PIAA team playoffs and his...
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