Downingtown’s Tredway named NEC Student-Athlete of the Year

SOMERSET, NJ – Wagner College softball standout Brianna Tredway of Downingtown was named Northeast Conference (NEC) Student-Athlete of the Year, the conference announced on Wednesday. Tredway’s honor marks the fifth straight year that a Wagner student-athlete has been the recipient of this award, as she joins former football standouts Steven Ciocci (2012-13) and Phil Faccone (2014-2015)...

WCU wins Div. II College World Series

West Chester University’s baseball team celebrates winning the 2017 Division II College World Series, Sunday, in Texas. Image courtesy: West Chester University Athletics. GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – Unionville’s Nick Ward clubbed a third-inning homer, combined with a first inning shot by Robert Knox and Josh McClain’s clutch four innings of relief (en route to earning Most Outstanding...

duPhilly signs to play baseball at McGill

Kennett High’s Bowen duPhily will continue his baseball career at McGill University (Montreal, Canada) this August. The Redmen are the three-time defending Canadian national champions. Photo by Leslie Kipp. KENNETT SQUARE — Bowen duPhily, a two-sport senior at Kennett High School, has committed to play baseball for McGill University in Montreal, Canada, beginning August 2017. duPhily is one of...

Samantha Weaver (sitting, middle) was surrounded by her parents Elizabeth and Jeff Weaver as well as (standing from left) Principal Dr. Jeremy Hritz, Pegasus coaches Andy and Shelly Fouracre, and athletic director Mr. Sean Harvey. KENNETT SQUARE — Kennett High School Senior Samantha Weaver has signed her National Letter of Intent to play Division III softball at Lebanon Valley College. A dedicated...

Brandywine Valley Baseball League to hold open practice, May 26

Brandywine Valley MSBL was established in 2017 to provide a weekend only league that is geared towards players who are 28 years of age and older. BVMSBL will feature four (4) teams playing a 12 game regular season (6 Double Headers) starting on Saturday, June 17th and a single day playoffs for the inaugural Bailey & Ehrenberg PLLC Championship Trophy at Frawley Stadium the home of the Wilmington...

Great Valley Crew heads to nationals

Last weekend, the Great Valley High School Crew Club (GVHS) took three of four racing shells to the Philadelphia Scholastic Rowing Association (PSRA) City Championship Regatta. Competing in its second season on the water, the team earned its way to finals and bid to Nationals. Despite rowing boats that had been discarded by other local rowing teams, all of the team’s rowers have accomplished far...

Unionville Boys’ rugby knocks off Conestoga, 17-15

Indians’ ruggers advance to state final 8 The Unionville Boys Rugby team following Sunday’s 17-15 win over Conestoga. WAYNE — The Unionville Boys Varsity team eliminated the reigning state champions, Conestoga High School, in the first round of the Pennsylvania State Championship playoffs. Head coach Brian Dunbar said “The result is remarkable as UHS has been in a rebuilding year...

Wilks, Tomasetti to win inaugural Yoder scholar-athlete award

Sophie Wilks (tennis, Unionville High School) and Kerry Tomasetti (football and basketball, Kennett High School) are the inaugural recipients of the Richard B. Yoder High School Scholar-Athlete Award. Each will receive a $1000.00 scholarship for post-secondary education, each will be listed on the Chester County Sports Hall of Fame (CCSHOF) website, and each will receive honorary CCSHOF membership. The...

Unionville’s Sampson signs with NFL’s Vikings

Richie Sampson in action for Coastal Carolina. Photo courtesy Coastal Carolina Athletics. Richie Sampson, a star safety for Coastal Carolina — and formerly an all-Conference and Player of the Year performer for Unionville High School — was signed Sunday as a free agent by the Minnesota Vikings. Sampson, a 6-2, 205 lb. safety, will attempt to become the first former Unionville player to make it...

Kennett’s Feliciano scales new heights in pole vault

By Hannah Christopher, Running Editor, The Times Xavier Feliciano at the Pennsylvania Indoor Track Carnival at Lehigh University. Xavier Feliciano is an extraordinary person who is a senior at Kennett High School.   His pole vaulting coach Paul Eyanson is also extraordinary, and the two of them together have accomplished great heights.   Literally and physically the team of these two have made it...