Great Valley student wins Chesco spelling bee

Pictured above is 2016 Chester County Spelling Bee Champion Aakash Narayan from Great Valley Middle School, with second place winner Krishna Doraisamy and third place winners Rohan Rojy, Esha Singh and Jack Verhagen. (From left to right: Jack Verhagen, Aakash Narayan, Krishna Doraisamy, Rohan Rojy and Esha Singh.) DOWNINGTOWN –”D-y-s-p-e-p-t-i-c.” With those nine letters in that precise...

Late drive puts Unionville over the top, 21-18

Unionville’s Elan Nash hauls in a pass from Brendan Boyle in the final minute to lead the Indians past Great Valley, 21-18, Saturday. Sean Helle photo. Indians control fate for Conference title, District One berth with win By Al Tustin, Staff Writer, The Times MALVERN — Sharing might be caring, but with 2:33 remaining in the game and facing an 18-14 deficit after 45 minutes of uneven, turnover-plagued...

Unionville tennis beats Great Valley, 5-2

Strong doubles performance aids renewed bid for Ches-Mont American title Unionville High School boys’ tennis team captain Zeyad Zaki serves. The Indians are off to an 8-0 start for the 2015 season. Another strong performance from the doubles helped the Indians clear the biggest hurdle for winning back the Ches-Mont American and the overall league title.   Great Valley’s Nikhil Gangoli...

Warm sendoff for Cavalcade Honor Band

Band performs preview before heading to Pasadena next week [slideshow_deploy id=’24254′] By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times EAST MARLBOROUGH – For the 154 band members, their families and friends gathered Saturday afternoon in the chilly Unionville High School Stadium, the sentiments could not have been warmer.  Enthusiasm and pride charged the air as the regional Cavalcade of...

Great Valley overwhelms Unionville, 41-9

Indians can’t overcome mistakes, turnovers By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Great Valley’s jake Hubley races past Unionville’s Alex Pechin en route to a 100-yard kickoff return that dramatically changed the tone of the game, as the Patriots raced in the second half to a 41-9 win, Friday night. Jim Gill photo. EAST MARLBOROUGH — With the season and a postseason berth on the line,...

Unionville girls take 2nd in X-Country Districts

For boys: Contestoga wins, WC Henderson 2nd, Downingtown West 5th By Denny Dyroff, Staff Writer, The Times Unionville’s Oliva Young finished second in the District One AAA Cross Country meet at Lehigh, Friday, as the Indians took second overall and will advance to the PIAA meet next week in Hershey. LOWER SAUCON — You’d have to look all the way back to 2009 to find a year when neither...

Unionville named top school district in Pa.

Eight Chester County schools listed in top 50, T/E ranked 5th in state By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville-Chadds Ford was named the state’s top school district for 2014 by the Pittsburgh Business Times, one of eight Chester County schools recognized in the state’s top 50. At least by one third-party measure, the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District is the top district in the...

Unionville breaks out late to stop Great Valley, 6-1

MALVERN — To paraphrase the old ESPN cliche: “you can’t stop the Unionville baseball team, but only hope to contain it.” Great Valley thought it had the Ches Mont American Division-leading Indians (9-2, 9-1, 6-0) stopped cold for four innings, only to see a late offensive outburst leading to a 6-1 Unionville win, Friday. The potent Indians’ offense exploded for two runs in...

Unionville hangs on for 35-27 win

Holds off late Great Valley comeback to stay undefeated in ChesMont American By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Quarterback Alex Pechin fires his first career TD pass for Unionville, to open the second half, Friday against Great Valley. He teamed with older brother Brad to both throw TD passes, leading the Indians to a 35-27 win. Jim Gill photo. MALVERN — You’ll excuse Unionville head coach Pat...

Stout defense carries Unionville

Gades, Popham solid, but turnovers, powerful defense help Indians bury Great Valley, 24-7 By Mike McGann, Editor, UnionvilleTimes.com Unionville's Drew Diehl drives Great Valley's Tom Brown into the turf. The Indians' defense was dominant and did not allow a score all day.—Mike McGann photo MALVERN — It was the kind of a game that could have been a trap for Unionville — a struggling...