Alumni Association

Forever True

June, 2023

Dates to Remember

Teutonia Mannerchor Alumni Luncheon

The next alumni luncheon will take place on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. You can call Jim Eberz (412) 445-4446 or Don Gruber (412) 874-2906. The cost of the luncheon is $15 which is payable at the door. Soft drinks and beer cost extra.

The May luncheon drew a crowd of over 50 alums and guests. Once again Jim Eberz ('64) with help from his wife, Sarah, and Don Gruber ('71) made everything run smoothly. Here are some photos starting with the class of 1959 who had the largest number of attendees for the second month in a row. Among the 11 (posing

above were left to right; Carmen DiGiacomo, Eugene 'Gino' Mahofski, Jim

Oldaker, Paul Shannon (just back from his Florida winter haven), Ron Koch,

Tim Rooney, Paul O'Boyle and Bob Sobehart.

The Class of 1959 has issued a challenge to other classes: Can your class have more attendees at the luncheon than the Class of 1959? 'Beat Us If You Can'!

Some first time attendees were (l-r) Regis Dratfinsky ('62) and his wife Cathy and John Stadnik ('72) and his wife Jane.

Alumni Spotlight

It's Graduation Time

North will hand out diplomas to 151 seniors this year. The Class of 2023 valedictorian is Owen Schessler and the co-salutatorians are Stephanie Lynch and Katherine Riley!

Owen plans to attend Case Western Reserve. Stephanie will attend Washington and Lee, and Katherine will be attending Carnegie Mellon University.

We thought it would be interesting to see some of the valedictorians and salutatorians of the past classes beginning with 2013.

The class of 2013 held graduation ceremonies at Soldiers and Sailors Hall. Principal Dr. Michael Pendred conferred diplomas on 53 seniors. Bailey Hollihan gave the salutatory address and Lauren Wolosik was the Valedictorian.

Lauren Wolosik

Valedictorian

Bailey Hollihan

Salutatorian

Class of 2003

The Class of 2003 held their commencement ceremonies at Soldiers and Sailors Hall. Dr. George Lisjak ('71), principal, conferred diplomas to 104 seniors. The Salutatorian was Elizabeth Hill and Mary Frances Stotler gave the Valedictory address.

Mary Frances Stotler

Valedictorian

Elizabeth Hill

Salutatorian

Class of 1993

St. Teresa of Avila was the site of graduation ceremonies for the class of 1993. Principal, Dr. James DeTrude handed out diplomas to 147 seniors. Mark Sibenac was the Salutatorian and Robert Heyl was the Valedictorian.

Robert Heyl

Valedictorian

Mark Sibenac

Salutatorian

Class of 1983



Graduation ceremonies for the class of 1983 took place at Saint Paul's Cathedral. The 222 seniors were awarded diplomas by principal, Dr. James DeTrude. The Salutatory address was delivered by Xavier Zang and Kenneth Staresinic gave the valedictory address.

Kenneth Staresinic

Valedictorian

Xavier Zang

Salutatorian

Class of 1973

Lesniak Hall was the site of commencement exercises for the class of 1973. Principal, Fr. Robert Hoeper conferred diplomas on 252 seniors. Jan Wachter delivered the salutatory address and Lloyd Lamperski delivered the valedictory address.

Lloyd Lamperski

Valedictorian

Jan Wachter

Salutatorian

Class of 1963

The commencement exercises for the class of 1963 were held in the North Catholic Auditorium. Fr. Joseph Martin, North Catholic principal handed out diplomas to 240 seniors. the Salutatorian was Carl Spitz and the Valedictorian was Richard Racke.

Richard Racke

Valedictorian

Carl Spitz

Salutatorian

Class of 1953

North Catholic's auditorium was the site of the graduation as 226 seniors received their diplomas and heard the speeches of valedictorian, Tom Eaton, and salutatorian, Bernard Regan.

Tom Eaton

Valedictorian

Bernard Regan

Salutatorian

Class of 1943

While we know that there were 140 seniors in the first graduating class of North Catholic, we unfortunately do not have a record of who was the valedictorian or the salutatorian. If any of you know their names, please let us know.

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Flashback Photo

Last Month's Flashback

This is a picture from the 2003 yearbook. These three young ladies decided that they would not follow the school's dress pcode... Ties were not part of the dress code for either boys or girls. The girls (l-r) Meagen Minnaugh Mary Frances Stotler, and Amanda Hryniszak took it upon themselves to "spice up" the dress code by wearing ties

This picture was a dud in terms of response because we got zero responses. Hopefully this month's will yield better results.



This Month's Flashback

This one flashback marks a defining moment in North Catholic history. Who are these young ladies? What is so unique about this photo? Can you guess the year it was taken?



Send your guesses to us here.

The display case just inside the entrance to the school houses memorabilia from the school's history. There is also North Catholic apparel available.

You can check out the NC gear in the spirit shop by clicking here.

Alumni Surprise Photo

At the recent NCEA conference, NC teacher Maria Campbell ran into a familiar face from the of North Catholic. How many of you recognize him? Send us your guess.

Class of 1944

Harry Wolverton recently celebrated his 97^th birthday! Harry said there weren’t 97 candles on the cake, but just enough to test his lung capacity.  Below, Harry celebrates his special day with three of his five children, Gordon, Rita, and Mark. 

Class of 1959

Bob Flaherty has been a Marianist Brother for almost 65 years. Most of his

time as a member of the Marianists has been spent at Archbishop Moeller

High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Incredibly, Bob is still working half days

there.

Class of 1962

Frank Naderhoff is ready to blow out the candles on his cake.

Class of 1965

Walt Quinn and his wife pose for a photo at the school gala

It's Jim Bushofsky and his wife, Cathy (middle) at their annual winter dinner with Ed Zahren ('64) and his wife Laura, (left) and Dan Dickman ('64) and his wife Carol.

Class of 1966

Tom Maier gathered 27 of his classmates for this "mini-union" at the Rochester Inn.

Class of 1970

Glenn Roos and his wife Janice Freiss Roos (Holy Ghost ’69) celebrated 50 years of marriage on March 3. Janice is holding a picture from their wedding day.

Class of 1973

Earl Bayer spends time roaming the streets of Disney World.

Class of 1975

Mark Schmitt and his wife enjoy themselves at the school gala,

Medio Monti holds up the 19 inch raindow trout he caught on Memorial Day.

Class of 1977

That's Dave Marx and his wife on the streets of New York.

That's Bill Oberst and his wife Maggie Keefe Oberst ('78) celebrating 28 years of marriage.

Class of 1978

Joe Smetanka and his wife are all smiles because they won some money at the gala.

The Rouda's: Joyce Velardita Rouda and Jim Rouda ('57) are happy as they sit at their table during the school gala.

Susan Keller McCauley sends us this generational photo. Her grandson will be a freshman at North this coming school year.

Pictured from the left: Dan McCauley(uncle) ‘05, Sue Keller McCauley (grandmother) ‘78, Leah McCauley Lindenfelser (mom) ‘02, Mike Lindenfelser (dad) ‘02, Amy Keller Hubert (great aunt) ‘86, Tom Hubert (great uncle) ‘79 and Erik Lindenfelser ‘28.

Class of 1981

Andy Pulkowski directs traffic at his Chick-fil-A franchise during a fund raiser.

Mike Sukitch and his family are in Colorado for college graduation.

Class of 1986

Here's another generational photo. It's a Larkin tradition at NC. That's Megan Larkin Waskiewicz, her daughter Anna ('23), Max Rottmann ('23) and his mom Molly Larkin Rottmann ('89), and Gigi Palmer ('23) and her mom Amy Larkin Palmer ('83). Megan tells us that there will be more of the Larkin line at North as the legacy continues.

Class of 1992

Myles Rooney poses with his son who is headed off to the prom.

Class of 1993

Madeline Wahl came to support her friends in the Pittsburgh Marathon.

Class of 1995

Julie Lenzner visits with her friend while she was in Copenhagen.

Class of 1996

April Lutz Nicotero and her son RJ are recovering from a weekend trip to New Jersey.

Class of 1997

Gerald Stevens and his wife are ready for another big event.

Class of 1998

Leigh Ann Sobehart Wojciechowski is a proud mother as she stands with her boys on Mothers Day.

Class of 2000

It's Lynne Funk behind those Foster Grants as she gets ready to take her little one for a stroll.

Class of 2001

Lauren Breskovich and Christine Schwab Hines-McGee renew a friendship on a visit to St Cyril's.

It's a First Communion photo for Jen Burwinkel Dolan's daughter and her family.

Mary Long Muffy and her family are ready for her daughter's First Communion.

It's Josh Fedorski and his mates from Pittsburgh Ballet.

Class of 2002

Tony Grego and his wife receive the Sposi Novelli (the newlywed) blessing from Pope Francis on their visit to the Vatican.

Natalie Roman Lavell is all smiles in this Mothers Day picture.

A Mothers Day picture of Tara Pagone Boyers and her girls.

Class of 2003

Danielle Neu Foreman and her children celebrate Mothers Day with grandma.

Class of 2004

Congratulations to Kelly McCaughan and her one woman show "Catholic Guilt" which has been chosen for performances at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Allison Balestrino Weisnicht and her husband enjoy a trip to Madison.

Class of 2005

Anjouli DaPice poses with her daughter for a photo.

Pete Gaertner, Leah McCauley Lindenfelser ('02) and her husband Mike ('02) pose for a photo at the school gala.

Class of 2007

It's a first communion for Maria Nist Baker's daughter.

Class of 2008

Kerri Cabin Posel is joined by her friends at her baby shower.

Mary Kate McLaughlin Rivas enjoys her little one.

Dustin Lalle and his wife announce that soon their son will be a big brother.

Class of 2010

Missy Hunkele Davis and her husband get ready for Taylor Swift.

On a recruiting trip to North, Kory Gribbin poses for a photo with his former teacher Walt Quinn ('65).

The Pirates may not have won, but Matt Fedzen feels like a winner when he's with his special lady.

Tyler Feith and his special lady pose for this photo at a friends wedding.

Class of 2011

Kendall Hoffman Long and her children are ready to celebrate Mother's Day.

It's a bridal shower for Abby Leonard.

Marina Rutherford Trotta enjoys an anniversary dinner

Class of 2012

It's a Mothers Day smile for Nicole Matschner Gefert and her son.

Jake Miller isn't the only weird one in this picture

Emily Opperman and her friend pose after the Orange County Marathon.

Cassie Hollihan has her hands full with kids this Mother's Day.

Class of 2013

Alexis MacGregor and her fiance are ready for the new addition to the family.

The Wolosik sisters: Lauren and Courtney ('12) proudly display their Pittsburgh Marathon medalions.

Class of 2014

Teresa Yanicko celebrates getting her masters degree.

Sydney McDaniel and Sarah Cullo are bookended by their friends in this photo after a dinner at the Grand Concourse.

Class of 2015

A pair of brilliant sisters: Isabelle Dohanics and her sister Annette ('12).

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Thanks to Harry W. Wolverton ('44), George Bauer ('49), Glenn Roos ('70), Megan Larkin Waskiewicz ('86), Kurt Steigerwald ('05), Carmen DiGiacomo ('59), Sue Keller McCauley ('78), Carl ('62), Bob Muth ('53), Tony Grego ('02), Joyce Velardita Rouda ('78), Bob Gierl ('66), Jim Bushofsky('65), Medio Monti ('75)and Jim Eberz ('64) for sending information and pictures to us.

If you have news/photos you want to share with classmates, send them to alumni news.

ALL reunion updates will ALSO be available on the school's website, northcatholic.org or by clicking here!

NC Class of 1957

The class of 1957 is planning their 66th reunion. It will be held on June 14th at Roma Restaurant Banquet Room located at 8350 Perry Highway in the North Hills.

If you have any questions, contact Larry Mull at lrmull@verizon.net or Bob Gaertner at gaertner338@verizon.net



NC Class of 1958

Save the Weekend! The Class of 1958 will hold its 65^th reunion on the weekend of September 8, 9, and 10, 2023. There will be a dinner on Friday evening Sept. 8, a stag gathering in the evening on Sept. 9, followed by Mass and brunch on Sunday, Sept. 10.  Additional details will follow in subsequent issues of the Alumni News and on the school website.

NC Class of 1966

The Class of ’66 has its own ‘Reunion Book!’ To view the Reunion Book: 

           Go to YouTube on any browser

           Put “North Catholic Reunion Book” on Search bar.

Slides are shown on a 7 second interval automatically or you can scan forward using the scanning bar on the lower left, 

NC Class of 1973

Plans are in the works for a 50^th Reunion to be held on October 14, 2023, at North Catholic. Final details are being handled by the reunion committee. Bill Murtha is the contact and can be reached at bill.murtha@fiserv.com or  412-327-4567. You can also email northcatholic1973@gmail.com for more info on what they have planned so far, click here.

NC Class of 1978

The 45th class reunion will be held on September 2, 2023, at The Cabin in North Park. More details to follow. Any questions, please call Joyce Velardita Rouda at 412-322-8337 or Linda Maloney Schindler at 412-526-5763.

NC Class of 1983



The 40th class reunion will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at North Catholic High School at 6PM. More details to follow. Any questions, please call Bob Parey at 724-601-6742.

NC Class of 1990

Martin Miller and Leah Vaughan Quigley are still hoping to organize a class reunion. Keep an eye out for some news

NC Class of 1997

The class of 1997 will celebrate their 25th reunion this year. Let us know about reunion plans so we can spread the word.

NC Class of 2003

"Save the Date" for the 2003 20-year reunion. It will be held at a location to be determined on Saturday, October 7th. There is a class of 2003 Facebook page. Beth Rittle will be providing more information later.

NC Class of 2013

We haven't received any information about a 10 year reunion. If one is in the works, let us know.

Military Legacy Scholarship

North Catholic has a Military Legacy Scholarship in honor of all alumni who have served in our nation’s military forces. The goal is to provide a $1,000.00 scholarship annually. To date, over $30,000 has been raised to fund this annual scholarship. The scholarship is awarded annually to the student provided certain benchmarks are met. Every 4 years (or sooner) it is awarded to an incoming 9^th grade student. Molly Burke ('24) is the recipient of the scholarship.

If you wish, you may make a contribution in someone's honor/memory. Donations can be made by sending checks payable to North Catholic, write "North Catholic Military Scholarship" in the memo, and mail to: 

North Catholic High School

1617 Route 228

Cranberry Township, PA 16066

ATTN: Development Office

A kiosk with the names of all alumni who have served in the military stands in the main hallway of the school. Thank you for your service.

The John Latulippe Memorial Scholarship

The John Latuilippe Memorial Scholarship has been awarded to Gabriel Grindstaff - NC class of 2024. Thank you to all who have donated. 

Class of 1959 Scholarship

The NCHS Class of 1959 Scholarship Fund has awarded $5,200 Scholarships for the 2022-23 School Year to Brianna Venturella and Shamus Straub.

The Fund has awarded scholarships totaling $93,200 to ten recipients since the inception of the Fund. Contributions to the Fund can be made at any time and should be sent to the North Catholic Foundation, North Catholic High School, ATTN: Class of 1959 Scholarship Fund, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066.

If you would like more information about the Fund, please contact Joe Blitzko(joeyblitz@aol.com), Dick Halleran (rhalleran@verizon.net), or Mike Conroy (conroy1603@gmail.com).

Class of 1965 Legacy Scholarship

The Legacy Scholarship was set up as part of our 50th class reunion by Dan Wolovich and Wayne Young and has been under the direction of Bob Colbert and Walt Quinn for the past few years.

The scholarship has helped students with the ever increasing cost of Catholic education. When we were at North, almost all of the tuition was paid by our parishes (remember having to face your pastor as he reviewed your report card?) Now the cost of tuition has fallen completely on the parents.

In order to help parents provide the great education that we received all those years ago, we need more of our classmates to step up and help keep our legacy scholarship fund growing. No contribution is too small. Thanks to classmates, DAN WOLOVICH, BILL GUBANIC and JOE MCKELVEY for their recent contributions. Dan, Bill and Joe continue to make contributions periodically through out the year. Other classmates have continued to make small monthly contributions by setting up a monthly credit card donation (read $10 to $25). The great thing about that is it's painless and adds to the scholarship fund which continues to grow. As of the beginning of April there is $45,000 in our endowment.

This year's Legacy Scholarship for this school year was awarded to senior Kaitlyn Kenaan. She is the daughter of NC alum Dan Kenaan ('91). Kaitlyn is an honor student. We typically award a $1,000 scholarship to a boy and a girl. Thomas Zizan, son of Julie (Rogalia) Zizan ('87) graduated; so the committee decided to award just the one scholarship for this school year. We will award two scholarships for the 2023-24 school year.  

Consider making a donation to the fund today!

You can send your check to the school with a notation that it's for the '65 scholarship fund; or If you would like to contribute a small monthly amount via your credit card, contact Amber Nicotra Morrison to set it up.



If you have questions about our efforts, feel free to contact Bob Colbert (bobcolbert@comcast.net) or Walt Quinn (quinn.walter@comcast.net)

Special Shoutout

John Mikulan is also donating 20% of the royalties from his book, The Bark of the Day to the fund.

Class of 1966 Scholarship

The Class of ’66, is proud to announce the selection of their first scholarship recipient, Andrew Scears ('26). The committee, under the leadership of Tom Balestreire, is well on its way to funding its goal of $100,000 for the Class of ’66 Scholarship Fund. The Fund will be administered by the Class in conjunction with the school. We, Tom Maier, Jim Beran, Hank Marziale, Paul Ladish, and Bob Gierl have contacted many but if you or someone you know is wishing to be included, contact Tommy, 404.358.4864, text or call.

NC Class of 1953 Scholarship

Thank you to all who have contributed to the North Catholic Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund (“the Fund”). More than $29,000.00 has been raised. The Fund was proposed by Reg Urschler in the Spring of 2021, and an ad hoc committee was established, comprised of Reg, Charley Goetz, Bob Muth, and Vince Brogan. Excellent letters were prepared, describing the Fund, and soliciting donations which include outright gifts, donations in honor of living and deceased classmates, as well as donations suggested in obituaries in lieu of flowers. The amounts of individual donations have ranged from under $100 to over $11,700. Most gifts are in the $100 to $500 range.

The ad hoc committee urges all classmates to make new or continuing contributions to the Fund. Checks should be made payable to the “NC Class of 1953 Scholarship Fund”and sent to the attention of: Amber Morrison, North Catholic High School, 1617 Route 228, Cranberry Township, Pa 16066.

How fortunate we were to have had the benefit of the education afforded us. What a wonderful opportunity this provides to all of us and the remaining families to "invest" in a "guaranteed return on that investment" by providing a similar opportunity to current students' futures.

This is North Catholic's first graduating class of the Spanish Honors Society.

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During Senior Week, seniors show off their destinations for the fall

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Members from the Marianist LI

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Nine North Catholic students competed in the PJAS (Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science) State competition at Penn State University.

They achieved 8 first place awards and 1 second place award. Congratulations to the following students:

John O'Toole, David Thomas, Hadley Hoehl, Brodie Martin, Bianca Udrea, Ethan Lu, Katie Dudkowski, Ellie Stickle, and Giacomo Lepore.

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The prom was held at the Cranberry Marriot and 350 were in attendance as a king and a queen was crowned.The king was Dylan Krick and the queen was Rachel Erich. "One Glorious Night" was the theme. We are told that everyone had an amazing time.

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The NC National Honor Society held their annual "Run For the Kids" to benefit Children's Hospital on campus. Here are some pictures.

Classroom News

Mrs. Makar's economics classes wrapped up the semester with the famous shark tank project. Students created a business plan, proposal, pitch, and prototype for class. This spring marked the 10^th anniversary of the project at North.

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Mr Henry's AP Calculus students surround him as they are dressed for success getting ready for the AP exam.

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Ms Hays' Latin students got the results of the Latin competitions in which they participated throughout the year. Here are their many awards

National Classical Etymology Exam

Katie Dudkowski - Gold Medal

Lillian Best - Bronze Medal

Milan DeNicola - Bronze Medal

Julia Schaarsmith - Bronze Medal

National Roman Civilization Exam

Katie Hardy - Bronze Medal

National Hellenic (Greek) Civilization Exam

Katie Dudkowski - Bronze Medal

National Latin Vocabulary Exam

Milan DeNicola - Bronze Medal

Katie Dudkowski - Bronze Medal

National Latin Exam

Milan DeNicola - Gold Medal Summa Cum Laude

Lillian Best - Silver Medal Maxima Cum Laude

Julia Schaarsmith - Silver Medal Maxima Cum Laude

Gabe Nonino - Magna Cum Laude

Colleen Fitzpatrick - Cum Laude

Angela Zacherl - Cum Laude

Medusa Mythology Exam

Lillian Best - Purple Ribbon Magna Cum Laude

Milan DeNicola - Cum Laude

Alex Weber - Cum Laude



Monmouth College Bernice Fox Classical Writing Contest

Gigi Vangura - Honorable Mention (specifics have not been published yet, but there are usually around 100 entries and only 5 honorable mentions!)

National Junior Classical Latin Honor Society

Seava Cresta

Justin Kontul

Keira Krebs

Delaney O'Shea - she has earned purple and gold honor cords and a diploma sticker!

Alayna Rocco

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Students in the Science of Cooking class learned about the science behind making homemade cakes and frostings. They also got to enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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Forensics

Congratulations to Paulina Bradley for an excellent finish to her high school forensics career! Paulina recently earned the Academic All American Award, presented by the National Speech and Debate Association.  In order to be eligible for this award, a student must meet the following criteria:



have achieved the level of Distinction (750 points) in the NFL Honor Society - essentially meaning that they have competed often and have done well in their competitions; have completed at least 5 semesters of high school; 

have demonstrated outstanding character and leadership; and have earned a GPA of 3.7 on a 4.0 scale.

The National Speech and Debate Association boasts membership of 140,000 and yet only 2% of its members ever achieve this award. 

Additionally, and equally impressive, Paulina competed at the Grand National Tournament, sponsored by the National Catholic Forensic League. While there, Paulina moved out of preliminary rounds of competition in Dramatic Performance into elimination rounds and ended ranked among the top 48 competitors in the nation.

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Drama

Congratulations to the stage crew on winning a Mancini Award for  best Lighting Design. 

Special Congratulations to Paulina Bradley, a senior, who won Best Actress. She is heading to New York City to compete in the Jimmy Awards.

Trojan Sports

Crew

North Catholic Head rowing coach, Frank Sands, was honored by the Midwest Scholastic Rowing Association. The trophy he received for the women’s varsity pair event will now permanently bear his name in recognition of his accomplishments as coach of North Catholic and 32 years of service to the organization.

The girls junior 4+ placed 3rd at the event and qualified for High School Nationals in Oakridge, TN over Memorial Day weekend where the Women's Jr. 4 & Women's var. lwt 4 placed 8th & 9th respectively facing state & regional champions from Calif, Texas, Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland, D.C.area, Virginia, N.Y., Michigan, Ohio, N.J., Georgia, Ohio, Indiana & Illinois.

The NC Crew Team competed in the 96th annual Stotesbury Cup with 187 schools & 4700 student athletes. Congratulations to the following Crews:  

Girls Jr 4 - 5th place 

Girls Lwt 4 - 10th place 

Girls Sr. double: 19th place 

Girls Sr. 4 - 31 place 

Boys Sr. Quad: 18th plac

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Boys Lacrosse

The Trojans were the 12th seed in this years WPIAL playoffs and traveled to Trinity for a first round game where they came up with an 8-6 victory to advance to the quarterfinals against Hampton. The Talbots of Hampton ended the lacrosse season for the Trojans 9-3.

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Boys Volleyball

The Trojans volleyball team entered the first round of the WPIAL playoffs as the 4th seed and hosted Trinity. Following a 3-0 win over Trinity, the team advanced to the quarterfinals against #5 seed South Fayette. Lucas Gunter's 27 kills paced the Trojans to a 3-0 win and a trip to the semifinals against top-seeded Latrobe. The Trojans took down Latrobe in three straight sets and faced section rival Ambridge for the WPIAL title. North won their first boys volleyball WPIAL championship shutting out the Bridgers 3-0. The Trojans did not lose a set enroute to the title. Here's the Trib story and the PG article.

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Baseball

The Trojans were section champs and entered the WPIAL Class 4A playoffs with a record of 9-10 and took on Elizabeth Forward in the first round. After defeating Elizabeth Forward 11-1, the Trojans faced Hopewell in the quarter finals. A 6-2 loss to Hopewell ended the Trojan's season as they finished the year at 10-11

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Boys Tennis

After winning their section the team advanced to the WPIAL playoffs where they defeated Valley in the quarterfinals. They faced Sewickley Academy in the semifinals and were defeated. However they defeated Chartiers Valley for 3rd place in the WPIAL ending their season on a winning note.

Alex Garvey set a new school record with his 50th career win.

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Boys Basketball

As part of the Roundball Classic this year, there will be the Rising Star Challenge which will feature top underclass players from the area. Congratulations to Max Hurray, Wills Kontul, Owen Madalon, and Eli Stofko who were named to the teams.

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 that you can follow the teams and enjoy the sports podcasts by visiting the website northcatholicathletics.org

Planned Giving

Planned giving is a wonderful way to prepare for the day we depart this life and enter into God's kingdom. By planning ahead, you can provide opportunities to young men and women by supporting North Catholic. Planned giving allows us to help continue the work of Christ and pass on our traditions and Catholic Marianist values. Gifts can be specified in one's will as either a dollar amount of a stated percentage of one's estate. A growing number of alumni have taken this step and discovered a great sense of joy and satisfaction that they are helping families. If you are interested in finding out more, please click here or contact Amber Nicotra Morrison in the Development Office at amorrison@northcatholic.org.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.  

Luke 12:34

SEND YOUR TAX DOLLARS TO NORTH CATHOLIC INSTEAD OF HARRISBURG!

Taxpayers can opt to have 90% of their tax liability given to North Catholic High School or the private school of their choice through the EITC (Educational Improvement Tax Credit) Program. Funds directed to North Catholic from this program directly support scholarships for students. 

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) are two programs that can make it possible for many students to receive a Catholic education.

Interested in more information? Contact NC President Joe Wilson ('91) at jwilson@northcatholic.org or by calling (412) 321-4823.

Watch this short video to learn more how easy it really is!

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Many thanks to our generous EITC contributors:

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