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Once a Division III football player, DJ Sharpless has some running back highlights stored away somewhere on boxy VHS tapes.
The North Catholic girls soccer coach said som...
July 07, 2026
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The 2026 boys volleyball season saw Butler turn in the best campaign in program history, reaching the WPIAL championship match and the state semifinals. Rival Seneca Vall...
June 24, 2026
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Clare Kotwica’s sacrifice fly got North Catholic on the board, but the Trojanettes could not scratch over another run and fell 2-1 in Monday’s PIAA Class 4A softball tour...
June 01, 2026
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The PIAA tournaments start this week, and one of the big surprises out of the WPIAL, North Catholic (15-6), is the last Butler County team still dancing
Here’s what to kn...
May 31, 2026
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SHIPPENSBURG — The spring season began with Logan Schade simply looking to “have some fun.”
It ended with him being recognized as a state champion.
A senior at North Cath...
May 23, 2026
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WEXFORD — Facing adversity during the course of a game does not faze North Catholic’s softball team.
The Trojanettes are relishing in simply being on the field.
“A lot of...
May 19, 2026
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North Catholic boys tennis’ season came to an end in one win short of its first PIAA Class 2A Team Championship Saturday afternoon.
District 10 champion Cathedral Prep be...
May 17, 2026
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North Catholic girls track and field coach Terry Fisher believed his 4x400-meter relay team had not yet reached its potential.
Maybe the Trojanettes will go on to post a ...
May 06, 2026
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Seneca Valley’s Madi Barnyk and North Catholic’s Simone Sharpless enjoyed a once-in-a-lifetime experience Thursday during the first round of the NFL draft.
The two stando...
April 24, 2026
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JACKSON TWP — North Catholic students have a game of senior assassins, where students use squirt guns out of school to shoot water at each other and “assassinate” a targe...
April 21, 2026
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Two Butler County flag football players will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity this week during the 2026 NFL Draft.
Seneca Valley senior quarterback/defensive back Mad...
April 21, 2026
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After five seasons in charge, Jim Rocco has resigned as North Catholic’s boys basketball head coach, according to Pittsburgh media reports.
Rocco led the Trojans to 9...
April 20, 2026
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The Big 33 Football Classic will hold a girls flag football tournament once again, and Butler County will be represented.
North Catholic wide receiver Lizzie Fabian was n...
March 31, 2026
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Pennsylvania high school girls flag football is taking another step forward this spring.
The season officially began Friday. This is the first year the sport is officiall...
March 17, 2026
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McMURRAY — The snowball started slowly, but once it built up some inertia, there was no stopping it.
Blackhawk girls basketball, led by an overwhelming performance from s...
March 14, 2026
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MCCONNELLSBURG, Fulton County — North Catholic entered Friday evening’s PIAA Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinal hoping to play spoiler.
For most of the contest against...
March 13, 2026
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The girls basketball programs at North Catholic and Blackhawk are no strangers to each other.
Dating back to the 2018-19 season, the Trojanettes and Cougars have met six ...
March 13, 2026
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North Catholic needed triple overtime to get past rival Knoch and now hopes to have fresh legs ahead of Friday’s PIAA Class 4A boys basketball quarterfinal matchup agains...
March 12, 2026
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SHARON — For North Catholic girls basketball coach Molly Rottmann, her team’s effort in the first quarter Wednesday was a welcome sight, especially after the team had str...
March 11, 2026
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PLUM — This one was all it was cracked up to be.
North Catholic’s 77-69 triple-overtime PIAA Class 4A second-round triumph over WPIAL Section 1-4A foe Knoch may be rememb...
March 10, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — North Catholic didn’t have a characteristic start in its PIAA Class 4A first-round playoff game against Forest Hills on Saturday afternoon.
With just over...
March 07, 2026
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Oakland Catholic girls basketball continues dominance of North Catholic in WPIAL Class 4A semifinals
ROSS TWP — On Monday night, for the second consecutive year, Oakland Catholic bounced North Catholic in the WPIAL Class 4A girls basketball semifinals.
Including their 46...
February 23, 2026
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PINE TWP — Knoch’s starters didn’t want to come off the floor.
With a trip to the WPIAL Class 4A boys basketball title game up for grabs, can you blame them?
“I’m sure th...
February 21, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — Elizabeth Forward showered 3-pointers on North Catholic during the front half of Wednesday’s WPIAL Class 4A quarterfinal playoff game.
The No. 7 Warriors ...
February 18, 2026
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CRANBERRY TWP — Already accustomed to producing on the court, North Catholic girls basketball junior guard Brady Wehner has taken on added responsibility this season.
Wit...
February 16, 2026
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Later this month, NFL Films is set to release a documentary detailing Western Pennsylvania’s storied gridiron history. Some Butler County high school football stars were ...
February 06, 2026
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Three North Catholic pass-catchers — receivers Ryker Kennedy and Preston Simko and tight end Thomas Arth — signed with their respective college football programs on Wedne...
February 04, 2026
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Jude Rottmann has done more than uphold his family's basketball legacy at North Catholic High School, he's added to it.
During a recent victory over Freeport, the senior ...
February 04, 2026
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JEFFERSON TWP — Knoch boys basketball knew wrestling the WPIAL Section 1-4A crown away from defending champ North Catholic would not be easy.
The Knights had defeated Nor...
February 03, 2026
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The size and fervor of a student section can be fluid, as evidenced by the increased numbers attending North Catholic boys basketball games this season.
Senior Gabe Marti...
January 28, 2026
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