Sports
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.
Double hoops rarity: Teammates each score 1,000 points
Notre Dame de Namur seniors Maggie Pina and Mandy McGurk have been playing basketball together since kindergarten. After their stellar careers, they're ready for Division I competition.
Basketball playoff schedules set for PCL boys, girls
See the schedules of Philadelphia Catholic League action from prequarterfinals this week all the way through the championship games Feb. 25.
2018-19 All-Catholic Boys Basketball
See the first, second and third-team selections of standout players across the Philadelphia Catholic League boys' teams.