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La Salle keeps it close but falls 6-4 in state lacrosse final
The Explorers claimed the PIAA District 12 title and earned their place in the PIAA Class 3A championship game but came up short against Manheim Township June 9 at West Chester East High School.
Catholic schools bruise foes, cruise to PIAA baseball semis
In state playoff quarterfinals, La Salle blanked its Class 6A opponent, 13-0, while Archbishop Carroll crushed its Class 5A opponent, 7-2. Both teams advance to the next round on Monday.
La Salle dispenses with suspense in 10-0 blow-out title win
The expected pitcher’s duel involving the Catholic League’s top two teams instead turned into a rout after 13 batters came to the plate in a seven-run first for the Explorers, who topped Archbishop Carroll for the league championship.
Historically good pitching, defense key Archbishop Ryan’s title win
Ryan's freshman pitcher Dana Bell tossed a three-hit, two-walk, 11-strikeout beauty in the 1-0 defeat of Lansdale Catholic May 25 for the Catholic League softball championship. In three playoff games she gave up no earned runs and struck out 26.
Ideal matchup shapes up as a reality for Catholic baseball final
La Salle, which won the regular-season title with an 11-1 record, will face Archbishop Carroll (10-2), who gave the Explorers their only defeat. Sports columnist John Knebels talks to the key players before the big game.
Hitting proves contagious in Lansdale Catholic’s 15-4 landslide win
The Crusaders advanced to the Catholic League girls' softball final with their victory over epic offensive performance against Bonner-Prendergast, a game that improbably featured sparkling defensive plays.
Archbishop Ryan freshman almost perfect in key playoff win
Dana Bell pitched like a seasoned veteran allowing only one runner to reach base in Ryan's Catholic League softball semifinal win over Archbishop Wood. In two playoff games she has allowed three hits, one walk and no earned runs.
All Catholics announced for spring Catholic League teams
Sports columnist John Knebels compiles the 2018 first, second and third-team All-Catholics in baseball and boys' lacrosse.
With stellar pitching and dash of luck, Malvern Prep clinches Inter Ac
Senior Brady Devereux, a hard-working and selfless star hurler, was first off the bench to join the jubilation of teammates as the Friars turned a 3-0 seventh-inning deficit into an improbable milestone win.
McDevitt HS senior racks up 200 career lacrosse goals, and a legacy
Suzanna Cantwell is the first in school history to achieve the mark. With only five experienced players on this year's team she became both scorer and leader -- on the field and in the classroom.