Unionville, Kennett meet in emotional home opener
Normally fierce rivals, teams both don pink to honor player’s late mother
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
Unionville’s Tucker Reese throws out the first ball as his dad looks on. Both the Indians and Kennett wore pink-accented uniforms in honor of Cathy Reese, Tucker’s mom, who passed away last summer as the KAU Knights — made up of players from both teams — made it historic...
Local schools to battle in drum, guard competition, March 22
Coatesville, Downingtown West, Unionville among competing schools
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Enjoy music, excitement and artistry as 36 indoor percussion ensembles from seven states compete at the Unionville Regional WGI “Sport of the Arts” show at Unionville High School, 750 Unionville Rd., (Rt. 82) on Saturday, March 22.
The elite ensembles use an array of equipment, movement and skills to create...
Downingtown East wins Academic Competition finals
Conestoga grabs JV crown, edges Unionville
By Steven Silverman, Staff Writer, The Times
Members of the Downingtown East High School Academic Competition team celebrate a hard-fought and razor-thin win over West Chester Henderson for the county title, Wednesday.
DOWNINGTOWN—In a hard-fought match that came down to the wire, Downingtown East varsity defeated West Chester Henderson and Coatesville,...
Toastmasters Club starting up in Unionville
For those of us with a fear of public speaking, relief is in sight! A new chapter of Toastmasters will be forming in the Unionville area. The only prerequisite is a desire to better your speaking and leadership skills. An introduction meeting will be held on Monday evening, March 24 (5:30-6:30) at Unionville High School. Email John Sanville at jsanville@ucfsd.net or Dottie Randazzo at dottiemeister@gmail.com to...
Ellison is out and so is the Tea Party
One — the former Democratic power-broker — knows he’s done, the other is oblivious
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
As we head into the holiday season — and hopefully, a couple of weeks of relative quiet — a few notes and thoughts on local political stuff and other news items.
Maybe the topline item this morning is that James Ellison is out at Rhoads & Sinon — meaning he will no...
Unionville Art Gala is a big hit
By Lele Galer, Columnist, The Times
A display of art work by the Unionville High School Art Gala’s featured artist, Jeff Schaller. Once again, the event brought artists from around Chester County and beyond to show their works and offer them for sale.
The 2013 Unionville Art Gala held at Unionville High School in Kennett Square was a great success drawing large crowds during the Friday Night...
$325K lottery winning ticket sold at Landhope Farms
Cash 5 winner worth some $325,000
By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times
EAST MARLBOROUGH — Someone in the greater Kennett Square area is going to have enough cash for a lifetime of hoagies after hitting all five numbers in the Cash 5, on a ticket sold at the Landhope Farms at the intersection of Routes 926 and 82, Pennsylvania Lottery officials said — but as yet no one has stepped forward to claim...
Heartbreaker! KAU loses 2-1 in Senior World Series final
Tense pitching duel leaves Kennett just short of world title
Alex Pechin turned in a strong, complete game performance, but was outdueled by Panama’s Javier Garcia, as the KAU Kings lost in the championship game of the Senior League World Series 2-1, Saturday. Tony Consiglio photo.
BANGOR, Maine — You can’t get any closer.
The KAU Kings got within one hit of winning it all, but lost a heart-breaking...
11-1 thrashing of Italy sets up KAU for strong run in Senior World Series
One more win could put Kennett, Unionville players in World Series semi-finals
East’s Drew Jarmuz powered the offense going 4-for-4 with three runs scored, the KAU Kings dominated an Italian team, 11-1, in the Senior Little League World Series, Tuesday.
BANGOR, Maine — Numbers could tell the story of the Little League Senior Division Eastern Regional Champions’–formerly known...
KAU wins 1st two games in World Series
Kennett uses strong pitching, timely hitting to upend Laredo, 4-2
12 p.m. Updates to add Tuesday morning game against Italy
BANGOR, Maine — Two down, four to go.
Riding the strong pitching of Andrew Jones, the U.S. East Regional Champion KAU Kings defeated a very strong team from the Southwest Region (Laredo, Texas) Sunday night, 4-2, and then coatesed to an easy, 11-1 win over Italy, Monday morning,...
