Sports
Team play keeps Little Flower in every game, even at last out
The Sentinels have relied on solid play and late-inning heroics to emerge as a force to be reckoned with in Catholic League softball. Win or lose, "we have great faith in one another," said pitcher Ginny Britto.
Catholic League spring sports standings
See the latest won-lost records for softball, baseball and girls' and boys' lacrosse, updated through April 4.
Goal scorers: La Salle checks off Flyers Cup, state hockey title
The Explorers topped ice hockey rival St. Joseph's Prep to win the prestigious scholastic tourney then went to Pittsburgh to win the state championship, capping their preseason to-do list.
Florida man starts new podcast on Catholics in sports
"I'm just an ordinary guy," said Bruce Wawrzyniak on his new Catholic Sports Radio podcast, "who's doing these things for the glory of God."
Catholic teams show strength at PIAA state hoops tourney
The Archbishop Wood boys' and Archbishop Carroll girls' teams will vie for the state championships this weekend, just two of the 16 Catholic League teams competing. They included Bonner-Prendergast's boys and girls.
Championship goes to clutch-shooting Carroll in OT
The Patriots won their first Catholic League girls' basketball title since 2012 with an overtime win over Archbishop Wood. In the highly competitive league, it surprised no one that the final went an extra period.
Roman Catholic takes 2nd straight CL crown, 4th in 5 years
The Cahillites came out fast and furious and never seriously struggled, winning the Catholic League boys’ basketball title over La Salle, 64-50, Feb. 25. It was the 32nd league title all time for the defending state champs.
Top two seeds to meet in boys’ hoops title game
No. 1 Roman Catholic (13-1) will face no. 2 La Salle (12-2) after they respectively topped Neumann-Goretti and Bishop McDevitt in the Catholic League semifinals Feb. 21. The league championship is Feb. 25 at the Palestra.
For Carroll and Wood girls, defense paves way to finals
In Catholic League girls' basketball semifinals, Archbishop Carroll stopped Bonner-Prendergast and Archbishop Wood upset Neumann-Goretti, thanks to shut-down defense late and clutch free throws.
Catholic League girls’ hoops squads see narrow paths to victory
Most of the teams competing in the playoffs were separated by only a single game in the regular season standings. Not surprisingly, the quarterfinal games packed suspense, reports John Knebels.