The Panther Pod

For the last episode of season 2, Manny Pickup turns the mic on his co-host, graduating Panther Press Editor-in-Chief Matteo Ventresca, for a discussion about his experiences in journalism and sports.  Watch for season 3 in fall 2025!

On the twentieth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Colin Jarvis and Andrew Mennig, two senior captains of the boys Ultimate Frisbee team at Haven. Both the boys and girls Ultimate Frisbee teams qualified for the national tournament from June 13 to June 14.

On the nineteenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup welcome Luke D'Ancona and Ben Milligan, two senior captains on Haven's baseball team. The baseball team ended their season on Wednesday, May 21 against Chichester.

On the seventeenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup welcome Dr. Russell Johnston, the new Superintendent of the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Johnston began his role on May 1, bringing experience from his previous position at the Massachusetts Department of Education.

On the eighteenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup welcome Anya Agha and Emily Lin, two seniors on Haven's girls track team. Agha and Lin share some insight on their 2025 season.

On the sixteenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Sebastian Reed and Jaden Hunter, two senior captains of the Hi-Q team at Haven. The Hi-Q team won the Delco Hi-Q Championship followed by the Hi-Q National Championship this year.

On the fifteenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Mallory Cavanaugh and Kate Fox, two senior captains of the girls lacrosse team at Haven. The girls lacrosse team is currently the first seed in PIAA District 1 2A.

On the fourteenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Lane Harrington and Kai Czaplicki, two members of the girls wrestling team at Haven. The girls wrestling team was a new PIAA-sanctioned sport this year.

On the thirteenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Katie Stack and Lily Hodges, two senior captains for the girls Ultimate Frisbee team (SHUG) at Haven. SHUG recently won the Youth Ultimate League of Arlington (YULA), advancing to the national tournament in June.

On the twelfth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Colin LeStourgeon and Jack Shronk, two senior captains for the boys track team at Haven. Shronk set the school record time for the 4x400 relay in the spring of 2024 along with three students who graduated last school year.

On the eleventh episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Robbie Valcich and Dylan Zeitz, two junior starters for the boys lacrosse team at Haven. Valcich and Zeitz shared some insight before their 2025 season began.

On the tenth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Cate Whitehead and Whitney Taylor, two captains of the girls swimming team at Haven. Whitehead and Taylor both qualified for this year's district tournament.

On the ninth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Olivia Voshell and Maryella Gill, two captains of the varsity girls basketball team at Haven, to discuss their season before entering the district playoffs. The team is currently 10-11 and the fifth seed for the district playoffs.

On the eighth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Mr. Kevin Haney, English teacher and varsity basketball assistant coach at Haven, to uncover his life story. Haney has taught at Haven since 2001.

On the seventh episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce junior Brock Reid and senior Carson Farrington, two captains for Haven's boys varsity hockey team, to discuss the team's dynamics and their goals for the season.

On the sixth episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Gavin Shifflet and Charlie Detweiler, two senior captains for Haven's boys varsity swimming team, to discuss their passion for the sport. Shifflet committed to American University, and Detweiler committed to Wesleyan University. Both received swimming scholarships.

On the fifth episode of the season, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup bring on two players of Haven's Unified Basketball team, Ryan Killeen and Patrick Conway, to discuss their experiences playing a unified sports season. Killeen and Conway are both helpers on the team.

On the fourth episode of the season, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup bring on two captains of Haven's mens golf team, Matt Caputo and Davis Fairbanks, to discuss their season. Caputo and Fairbanks both qualified for Districts.

On this episode of The Panther Pod, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup introduce Caden Shuster and Philip Collins, two senior starters for Haven's varsity football team, to talk about their 8-0 season before playoffs begin.

On the first episode of the new season, hosts Matteo Ventresca and Manny Pickup bring on two captains of Haven's womens soccer team, Annie Dignazio and Kaia Smith, to talk about their undefeated start to the 2024 fall season.

On this season's final episode, host Jake Kitchin talks about what has transpired in his life up to this point. He also explains what his future holds and where he expects to see himself.

On this week's episode, host Jake Kitchin brings on Haven's athletic director Lynelle Mosley to talk about her journey to becoming one of the most beloved figures at the school as her first year at Haven comes to a close.

On this week's episode, host Jake Kitchin brings on Strath Haven alumnus John Clark '93 . Clark, who is now a reporter for NBC Sports Philadelphia and NBC 10, discusses his challenges and memories from high school and what it took to be where he is today. Also, learn about which restaurant in Delco was his favorite growing up.

On this week's second episode, host Jake Kitchin brings on two record-holders for Haven's track and field, AJ Glavicic and Gavin Schmidt, to talk about what it took to reach these achievements.