Coatesville too much for Kennett, 42-7

Blue Demons unable to take advantage of Red Raiders’ sluggish start By Emily Adelman, Correspondent, The Times KENNETT SQUARE — Kennett High School was no match for a powerhouse Coatesville (7-0) football squad, as the Blue Demons (1-6) dropped their sixth consecutive game of the season to the undefeated Red Raiders by a score of 42-7 late Friday night. Even though both teams were plagued...

Unionville overpowers Kennett, 42-7

Demons hang tough, but Indians dominate second half By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times Unionville’s Austin Hofmann-Reardon loses the handle on the ball just short of the goal line, but Indians’ Brandon Boon (29) was able to jump on the ball for the score, as Unionville defeated Kennett, 24-7, Thursday night. Jim Gill photo. KENNETT SQUARE — It was a bit of a tale of two halves, when...

Sun Valley outruns Kennett, 38-27

ASTON — As the old saying goes, speed kills. And it was the overall speed of Sun Valley, and more specifically the speed of its running back Kijana Gordon that turned out to be the undoing of Kennett, as it lost 38-27, Friday night. While Gordon showed signs last week against Unionville but struggled getting untracked as the Vangaurds were shut out, but it was this week where everything just...

Kennett loses to Oxford in Homecoming shootout, 53-47

Oxford offense too much for Demons’ defense By Emily Adelman, Correspondent, The Times Kennett Quarterback Nick Dunlevy looks for running room against Oxford, Friday night. KENNETT SQUARE — Forty-seven points was not enough for the Kennett High School football team as it fell to Oxford, Friday night for a third consecutive loss, 53-37. After winning their first game over Avon Grove, the...

Kennett’s Kollmeier honored by RPI

Kennett’s Morgan Kellmeier, seen in action for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will be honored as the school’s female Freshman Athlete of the Year for 2013-14. TROY, N.Y. – The year-end Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) athletic department awards – the highest honors bestowed by the department – for the 2013-14 season have been announced and six student-athletes have...

Kennett deluged by rain, Pius X, falls 42-10

Blue Demons no match for Royals, QB Jordan By Emily Adelman, Correspondent, The Times BANGOR — Under a dreary Saturday afternoon sky the Kennett Blue Demons could overcome neither the onslaught of rain nor the Pius X offense, losing their third game of the young season to the Royals, 42-10 Pius X (3-0) came into the game with a perfect record, outscoring opponents in their first two games 124-12,...

Back to school: Kennett starts on a high note

Academic accolades, capital improvements & security enhancements greet students this fall By Kim Chiomento, Staff Writer, The Times KENNETT – The Kennett Consolidated School District is kicking off the school year by announcing impressive academic test results, major capital improvements and improved security measures. KCSD Superintendent, Dr. Barry Tomasetti, recently announced that...

KHS athletes to continue playing in college

Kennett High School athletes (1st row, l-r) Katie DeStefano, Sydney Eckert, Mackenzie Jaros, (2nd row, l-r): Brett Rose, Cory Tomasetti, and Lucio Pizzini will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. KENNETT SQUARE — A number of Kennett High School 2014 graduates will continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level. From private colleges to large state universities, six...

KEF announces $10k Super Grant & outstanding teacher awards

Six KCSD teachers honored, super grant awarded for library reading program By Kim Chiomento, Correspondent, The Times The 2014 Kennett Education Foundation “Outstanding Teachers” awardees are: from left to right: Marybeth Kufen, Mary D Lang Kindergarten Center, Patti Tatum, Kennett Middle School, April Reynolds, Bancroft Elementary School, Jodi Davidson, Kennett High School, Jennifer Miller,...

KHS teacher selected as journalism fellow

Frank Vanderslice KENNETT SQUARE — Frank Vanderslice, a member of the Business and Technology Department at Kennett High School, was recently selected to be a participant as a fellow at the University of Missouri’s Reynolds School of Journalism. Each year 35 high school teachers from around the country travel to the Reynolds Journalism Institute for the ASNE Reynolds High School Journalism...