Sports
Sophs, juniors power Archbishop Wood’s state championship run
Katie Greenburg (14 points,13 rebounds in the state title game) was one of only two seniors of a squad that started the year at 4-6 but went on to capture the Catholic League and PIAA class AAA titles March 19.
Staggered at start, Roman regroups to win state crown
Carried by the play of three star classmates -- especially Lamar Stevens and his 27 points -- Roman Catholic easily beat a Pittsburgh powerhouse for the Cahillites second straight class AAAA PIAA championship.
Neumann-Goretti girls win state title, 4 other teams vying
The girls' basketball teams from Cardinal O'Hara and Archbishop Wood, and the boys of Roman Catholic and Neumann-Goretti, all are playing in state championships this weekend. The N-G girls already are wearing their crown.
Girls basketball All-Catholic teams named
See our list of first team, second team and honorable mention standouts for the year, including Neumann Goretti senior Alisha Keebe as Most Valuable Player.
Catholic boys, girls compete in PIAA basketball this weekend
Through two rounds of statewide competition, seven local Catholic high schools remain alive, and all of them play in the quarterfinals this weekend. See locations, times and match ups.
GMA’s defense shows no mercy in capturing league crown
Gwynedd Mercy Academy prides itself on mercy, but its basketball team didn't let up in the Catholic Academies League championship win over Mount St. Joseph. Afterward, mercy prevailed among all the players.
Wood makes believers of Saints in upset title victory
Archbishop Wood might have been the only ones to expect they'd beat nationally ranked Neumann-Goretti in the Catholic League championship game, but that is what happened Monday night at the Palestra.
Roman-Neumann II: Again, Cahillites top Saints for title
In a reprise of last year's Catholic League championship basketball match-up, Roman Catholic edged Neumann-Goretti in a raucous atmosphere at the Palestra. N-G made it a tight game late in the 4th quarter.
Roman survives last-second shot to beat Carroll, advances to finals
Some athletic events deserve no loser. Case in point was Wednesday night when Roman Catholic edged Archbishop Carroll, 64-63, in the waning seconds of the Catholic League boys basketball semifinals.
Archbishop Carroll H.S. thrusts into fitness with fencing
The second-year Carroll fencing team combines conditioning with agility because the sport requires "the precision of handwriting with a yard-long piece of steel while performing improvised dance on a balance beam."