Relay for Life Friday at Unionville High

EAST MARLBOROUGH – American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Kennett/Unionville begins this Friday at 6 p.m. and runs through the night until 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 9. The Relay is held on the track at Unionville High School rain or shine. Registration opens at the Unionville High School field at 4 p.m. on Friday. Popular local high school bands will power up the event kickoff with...

Two Kennett rowers qualify for nationals

A number of local rowers with the Newport Rowing Club have advanced to advanced to the 2012 US Rowing National Championships. PicturedL Men's Varsity 2- L to R N. Smith, P. Claudy.jpg KENNETT SQUARE – Seven athletes from Kennett and Unionville High Schools have advanced to the 2012 US Rowing National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tennessee June 8 – 10. The rowers qualified and earned their...

Kennett, Unionville to share community breakfast

Annual June 9 Community Breakfast event expands to invite neighboring Kennett By Mike McGann, Editor, KennettTimes.com Unionville-Chadds Ford School District administrators serve up a hot breakfast the 2011 Community Breakfast. For this year's breakfast, on June 9, they'll have company — administrators from the Kennett Consolidated School District. EAST MARLBOROUGH — What more American...

Memorial Day parade offers new thrills, old friends

Perfect weather highlights hour-long march up Route 82 as thousands look on By Mike McGann, Editor, KennettTimes.com Civil War reenactors fire as part of a 21-gun salute honoring the nation's war dead during ceremonies following the annual Memorial Day Parade in Kennett and Unionville. KENNETT — With near perfect, sunny weather, the latest version of the Kennett Memorial Day Parade went off...

Big turnout, great weather spark 2012 Kennett Run

Thousands compete on roadways of Kennett, Unionville to raise money for local organizations By Hannah Christopher, Running Editor, KennettTimes.com At last Saturday's Kennett Run, thousands of runners took to local streets to help raise money for local groups. Pictured here are the the power run 10K winners. KENNETT — Small town, big race was the theme for  last Saturday’s 23rd Kennett...

Hall, Wright KAU players of the week

Ryan Wright Two young men from Landenberg, New Garden Township, have been selected by their team managers as KAU Little League’s Players of the Week. For his overall “consistency and productivity,” Logan Hall of the American Legion team is the KAU Majors Division Player of the Week. According to his team manager, Tim Reiter, Hall “played heads-up baseball at bat, on the bases, and in the...

Longwood Gardens, a field trip tradition

Re-acquainting with a Chester County landmark – A commentary by Dave Conard Sports Editor, KennetTimes.com   Longwood Gardens photo by Dave Conard KENNETT SQUARE—A funny thing happened the other day when my daughter came home from school almost bursting with excitement  because she had been told by her teacher that her class was going to get to go on a field trip. “Field trip”...

Libert and Fox swim at state championship, Fox claims medal

Kennett's Delaney Fox had already claimed a state medal and is looking for more. Blue Demons seniors take to the pool at states By Dave Conard Sports Editor, KennettTimes.com LEWISBURG—The PIAA state swimming and diving championships are underway on the campus of Bucknell University. On  boy’s side of the docket, Blue Demons senior Keith Libert swam a time of 54.32 in the 100-yard backstroke,...

Time-tested tips for the SAT

By Bradley Everett, Special to KennettTimes.com Everyone has his or her own test-taking strategies.  Some of them work, like making sure you get a good night’s sleep the night before, and some…don’t work, like wearing your lucky t-shirt.  So here are some great tips that have been proven to work on the SAT. The SAT is comprised of 3 sections, which are reading, writing, and mathematics. ...

Blue Demons attempt to pluck a win from Falcons as districts get underway

Pennsbury may be 11-0 at home this season, but Kennett is not intimidated   By  Dave Conard Sports Editor, KennettTimes.com Kobayashi and company will need an all out effort against the play off proven Falcons LEVITTOWN—Boy’s basketball-The number 25 seeded Blue Demons (14-8) will have their hands as they compete in the PIAA Class AAAA District One playoff that will, get underway tonight...