Sports
Carroll cruises in 20-6 rout, captures yet another league title
Archbishop Carroll captured the Catholic League girls' lacrosse championship, courtesy of a convincing finals win over Cardinal O'Hara, for the 19th consecutive league crown and 240th straight league victory.
CL baseball championship comes into focus for 4 teams
The top four finishers of the Catholic League regular season will face each other in the postseason. The semis on May 22 and the title game on May 25 will feature La Salle, Roman Catholic, Cardinal O'Hara and Father Judge.
Cardinal O’Hara, St. Hubert’s emerge as softball finalists
In the Catholic League semifinals, O'Hara beat Archbishop Ryan, 12-0, while St. Hubert's held off Lansdale Catholic, 8-7. The championship is set for May 22 at La Salle University.
Bonner-Prendie girls rally each other, then rally for 13-5 softball win
In a Catholic League pre-quarterfinal win over Archbishop Wood, the Pandas surrendered a five-run lead then sent 12 batters to the plate in an eight-run sixth inning. They go on to face Lansdale Catholic May 17.
Walk-off RBI double drives Hallahan into softball playoffs
Only a sophomore, Hallahan's Paris Balilonis had a "career highlight" when her big hit in the bottom of the seventh gave her team a 3-2 win over Conwell-Egan, earning a match up against top seed O'Hara.
Not a doubt: As usual, Nazareth claws back for a big win
Getting used to coming from behind, the Pandas saved their biggest drama for the Catholic Academies League championship, breaking a 4-4 tie in the sixth inning to beat rival Villa Maria, 13-6.
Bishop Shanahan pitcher tops 1,000 Ks in softball career
Four-year starter Devon Miller recorded her strikeout milestone, a first in school history, in a win over WC Henderson April 30. In two succeeding games she fanned 15 and 20 batters, respectively.
Jockey Mike Smith, 2018 Triple Crown winner, relies on Catholic faith
As he prepares for the 145th Run for the Roses on May 4 and his third Kentucky Derby win, Smith will pray before the race as he always does, but he never prays to win.
As seasons wind down, Catholic teams jockey for playoff spots
John Knebels reviews the Catholic League's spring sports landscape as baseball, softball and girls and boys' lacrosse look toward perennial rivalries, the path to league championships and beyond.
Bonner-Prendie junior joins career 100-goal club
Lindsey Fagan is the latest in a line of girls' lacrosse standouts at the Drexel Hill Catholic high school to pass the career milestone. And with another year coming, she is aiming for 200 goals.