North Catholic Athletics Podcast

In their final episode before graduation, Alex and Ryan recap the baseball playoffs and preview the WPIAL 4A championship game between NC and Indiana.

It's our 50th episode! Alex, Ryan, and Callie mark the occasion by welcoming boys' volleyball juniors Evan Cmiel and Drew Palmer to the fold. The crew recaps spring sports to this point in the season and closes things out with our latest group of student athletes committing to college programs.

In this latest episode, Alex and Ryan have the opportunity to sit down with former Steeler's General Manager, Kevin Colbert '75.  Kevin talks about his career in the NFL, his time as a student on Troy Hill, and now his current role at NC.   

We are in the depths of winter sports as the regular seasons are quickly coming to a close.  Alex, Ryan, and Callie catch up with Max Hurray of boys basketball and Conor Berry from hockey to gain perspective of their seasons and how each team's depth has contributed to their success. 

We are back!  After a long break, we return with a brand new episode on winter sports.  Alex, Ryan, and Callie get you caught up on basketball for your Trojans and Trojanettes.  They even get into talking hockey as the post season is right around the corner.  

The Trojans are playoff bound!  Alex, Ryan, and Callie get you set for WPIAL playoff action for soccer and volleyball.  Girls soccer goalkeeper Rylee Kumer and head coach DJ Sharpless join the episode to talk about their playoff run.  Finally, girls volleyball senior Alex Sepcic discusses the team's season and playoff road ahead as they look to repeat. 

In the first episode of the 2023-2024 school year, get caught up on all of the success for Fall sports here at North.  Alex, Ryan, and Callie have your favorite Trojan and Trojanette team covered.  

As the 2022-2023 school year comes to a close, spring sports playoffs are still going.  Baseball and boys volleyball are making a run and track and field state qualifiers are preparing for their meets.  Alex and Ryan wrap up the year with this final podcast as they are joined by volleyball senior Luke Ball and junior pitcher Tommy Schafale from baseball. 

On this episode, Alex and Ryan recap the most recent happenings as we close out the regular season for Spring sports.  They are joined by juniors Tommy Koroly and Annie Schleppy to talk baseball and girls lacrosse.  

Alex and Ryan open the episode talking with Sam Breen, NC '17, before they update on spring sports.  Breen is the Trojanettes' all-time leading scorer and is now the leading scorer in UMass Women's Basketball.  With the calendar flipping to May, Alex and Ryan talk spring sports as they are now in the final weeks of the regular season.  

In this latest episode, Alex and Ryan are joined by alum Joe Rockey NC '82.  They discuss his path from the halls of Troy Hill to the board rooms of the banking industry and to what is next for him.  Mr. Rockey also provides some helpful insight to current students on how to build a successful professional career.  

The 2023 season is underway for Boys Volleyball.  Alex and Ryan sit down with Coach Ball to see how the team is doing and what goals and expectations they have for spring.  

As one sport season comes to an end another begins.  Alex and Ryan close out winter with a recap of basketball playoffs and senior Maggie Foley, 4 time WPIAL gold medalist in diving stops by to talk about her decorated high school career.  With spring sports now underway, baseball is a topic of discussion and senior Sean Dewey joins the program to talk about the team and the season ahead.  

Your Trojans and Trojanettes are championship bound! Alex and Ryan get you prepared ahead of both games this weekend at the Pete. They are joined by Trojans' junior Nick Larson and Trojanettes' senior Tori Drevna as their teams are ready to go.

The 2022-2023 Winter sports playoffs are here! Basketball, hockey, swimming and diving, and wrestling are all playoff bound. Alex and Ryan have everything you need to know about the post season runs for your Trojans and Trojanettes. Junior Emilio Laracuente sits down with Alex to talk hockey and the road ahead for the team.

Alex and Ryan are all in on basketball this episode. As the regular season comes to a close this week, they get you caught up on where the Trojans and Trojanettes stand heading into the WPIAL playoffs. Boys junior Max Hurray and Girls Head Coach Molly Rottmann join to talk about their respective teams. Also, Coach Rottmann shares the excitement of the past weekend when the team celebrated 50 years of Trojanettes basketball.

Alex and Ryan catch up with alum John Donovan (Class of 1978, HOF 2021) on where his career has taken him since leaving Troy Hill. Mr. Donovan shares some great advice on building a great career path through relationship building, forward thinking, and finding success through collaboration.

We have reached the midway point of the school year and the winter sports season. There is big news for NC football, a great milestone reached for Trojanette basketball, and wrestling is having a good year. Alex and Ryan are joined on this episode by new Head Football Coach Chris Rizzo, Trojanette junior Alayna Rocco, and wrestling senior Matt Denninger.

In the first new episode of 2023, Alex and Ryan talk NC basketball, hockey, and wrestling as winter sports are in full swing. On this episode, they are joined by Trojanette basketball senior Anna Waskiewicz and Trojan basketball seniors Max Rottmann and Andrew Maddalon, as they are committed to playing NCAA basketball in 2023-2024. Also on the program, ice hockey Head Coach Jon Hoffmann talks with Alex as the Trojans have reached the midpoint of the PIHL season.

On this latest episode, the former CEO of the Cleveland Cavaliers and member of the class of 1978, Len Komoroski stops by to chat with Alex and Ryan. Komoroski talks about his journey from the halls of Troy Hill to a 40 year career in professional sports. Now a member of the NC Board of Directors, he shares his thoughts on what makes North so great and his hopes for the future of his alma mater.

Girls volleyball has claimed their third straight WPIAL title and fourth in the last five years. Alex and Ryan catch up with junior Alex Sepcic to find out what has made this team so successful. Also on this episode, junior Dylan Bourque form the hockey team sits down with Alex to talk some hockey.

Both girls volleyball and soccer have advanced deep into the WPIAL playoffs. Alex and Ryan recap the action for both teams and also talk a bit of football and hockey.

Fall playoffs are right around the corner for football, boys and girls soccer, and girls volleyball. Alex and Ryan recap the fall seasons ahead of WPIAL playoffs. Senior Sydnei Jones and Junior Lily Karsman stop by to talk girls volleyball and soccer as their regular seasons wrap up.

Fall sports are in full swing. Alex and Ryan have your mid season updates for football, girls volleyball, boys and girls soccer, golf, tennis, and cross country. Senior Stephanie Lynch from the girls volleyball team joins the program to give some perspective on how the season is going for the team.

The 2022 Bill Ryan Memorial Trojan Open took place at Treesdale Golf and Country Club. Alex and Ryan were there and sat down with alums Ty Ryan and Ken Balkey. The Trojan Open benefits the tuition assistance program at North Catholic.

As the Trojans return to action, Alex and Ryan are ready to get you prepared for the fall seasons. They have football, girls and boys soccer, girls tennis and golf on tap. Football senior RB/DB Chase Arrington, Girls Soccer senior forward Lauren MacDonald, and Boys Soccer senior mid-fielder Marcus Kurtz join the show.

Playoffs are underway for spring sports. Alex and Ryan preview the road ahead for baseball, softball, track and field, and boys volleyball. Joining them on this episode are members of each of these teams. Tommy Koroly, Baseball | Abbie Sutton and Lily Koller, Softball | Caroline Adams and Tehya Dave, Track & Field

As the Spring season rolls on towards the post season, Alex and Ryan get you caught up on boys and girls lacrosse, boys volleyball, baseball, boys tennis, and track and field. Boys tennis senior Nic Scheller and coach Sean Malone join the podcast to talk about all the success the team is having this spring as they progress through the WPIAL team playoffs. Lastly, Alex and Ryan sit down with new NC Athletic Director Bill Barton.

Alex and Ryan are joined by Mr. Summers for their annual breakdown of the North Catholic March Madness Bracket Challenge. This school wide event helps to fund future mission trips.

Boys volleyball is ready to take the court to start their 2022 season. Alex and Ryan catch up with Coach Ball and seniors Aiden Ward and Andrew Ubinger to see how preseason practices are going and what can be expected from the team this year. Also, the PIAA swim and diving championships just wrapped up. Find out where NC placed on the medal stand last weekend at Bucknell.

Spring sports have arrived! But first, the Trojanettes are still going strong in their journey to Hershey. Alex and Ryan welcome head baseball coach Patrick McKay to the program to discuss his outlook and expectations on the upcoming 2022 season. Freshman Augie Maslo and sophomores Tommy Shafale and Blake Primrose join in to talk personal and team goals for the Trojans.

It is crunch time for your Trojans and Trojanettes as Winter sports enter the post season. Alex and Ryan breakdown the WPIAL basketball playoffs, update recent success of the wrestling team, and close out the regular season for hockey.

In our first podcast of the year, Alex and Ryan look at the start of 2022 for your Trojans and Trojanettes. They get you caught up on basketball, wrestling, and hockey as all three are closing out their respective regular seasons and are preparing for playoff runs. Hockey Head Coach Jon Hoffmann joins the program to talk about the upcoming benefit game between NC and Central Catholic.

With basketball season ready to tip-off for boys and girls, Alex and Ryan set the stage for you. Hear how each team is getting set for another WPIAL run with player interviews with Anastasia Peterson, Alayna Rocco, Dacia Lewandowski, Matt Gregor, Tommy Molenda, and Ian Palmer. Girls Head Coach Molly Rottmann and Boys Head Coach Jim Rocco also join the program. Full length video feature coming out later this week!

We have officially reached the conclusion of another successful fall sports season here at North. Alex and Ryan get you caught up on the WPIAL and PIAA playoff success of football, boys and girls soccer, and girls volleyball. Junior Ally Feczko, joins the program to discuss the girls volleyball state title win. Alex and Ryan close out the episode talking Trojans hockey with senior captain Evan Robbins.

As we approach the end of October, our Fall sports teams are preparing for their playoff runs. Alex and Ryan get you caught up on recent results for football, soccer, volleyball and golf.

Alex and Ryan get you up-to-date on fall athletics here at North. They have football, soccer, cross country, tennis, and ice hockey news for you. They also caught up with our September Senior Athletes of the Month, Kyle Tipinski and Jayden Sharpless.

Alex and Ryan get you up-to-date with the happenings early on this fall in NC athletics. They have you covered for football, soccer, volleyball, tennis, golf, and even hockey.

As the girls volleyball team prepares to open their 2021 season, Alex and Ryan catch up with Coach Fetter and some of the players to see how they are getting ready. They are looking to take a game by game approach to reach their ultimate goal of a WPIAL and PIAA championship.

To kick off the 2021-2022 school year, Alex and Ryan preview the upcoming Trojan football season. The team is preparing for another strong showing in the regular season and achieving their goal of making the WPIAL Championship game at Heinz Field. Alex and Ryan catch up with Andrew Stephens '22, Joey Prentice '22, Liam Straub '22, Carson Laconi '22, and head coach Pat O'Shea during training camp.

Alex and Ryan are joined by former Pittsburgh Pirate and 2014 Silver Slugger Award winner, Neil Walker. In this special bonus episode, Neil talks about his path to the MLB, his career in Pittsburgh for his hometown team, and what he is looking forward to now since stepping away from the game of baseball.

In the final episode of the 2020-2021 school year, Alex and Ryan look at the WPIAL playoff picture for baseball, softball, boys lacrosse, boys volleyball, and track and field. After a stellar performance at the WPIAL track championships, junior sprinter Trevor Paschall joins the program to talk about winning four golds in four events and how he is preparing for the PIAA state meet this weekend in Hershey.

Alex and Ryan recap the final week of the regular season to spring sports. With the WPIAL brackets just released this past weekend, they breakdown the path to the WPIAL championship for baseball, softball, boys lacrosse, boys volleyball, and track and field. Lastly, Alex and Ryan talk boys tennis as they are the first team to reach the PIAA playoffs which kick off this week as well.

Alex and Ryan sit down with former Pittsburgh Penguins forward Eric Tangradi. They talk about Eric's path to the NHL, his time with the Penguins, playing in the World Junior Championships, and more.

After a long break, Alex and Ryan are back to recap all of the action in spring sports. We are in the final days of the regular season for each team as they prepare to make runs in their respective playoffs.

In this episode Alex and Ryan recap the most recent success of our North Catholic spring sports teams. Baseball, softball, tennis, and volleyball have all had great starts to their respective seasons. The boys also had a chance to sit down with boys volleyball head coach Stacie Ball.

Alex and Ryan breakdown the first week of spring sports and preview the upcoming playoff picture for your Trojans hockey team. They then sat down with Mr. Summers to talk some college basketball and the 3rd annual North Catholic March Madness Bracket Challenge to help fund future mission trips.

Alex and Ryan talk PIAA swimming championships to start and also look at possible playoff scenarios for your Trojans hockey team. With spring sports starting, they preview the upcoming schedules for your Trojans and Trojanettes as they get set to compete. Finally, they sat down with the voice of NC athletics and boys tennis head coach Mr. Sean Malone.

Alex and Ryan wrap up the post season runs for both boys and girls basketball now that the WPIAL playoffs have concluded. They also talk diving as Maggie Foley takes silver at states and recap both hockey games from last week.

Alex and Ryan break down the week that was in NC athletics. They talk Trojans hockey and the success of our boys and girls swim teams at the WPIAL championships. They also recap the Trojanettes' playoff victories over Brownsville and Freedom including post game interviews with Dacia Lewandowski and Alayna Rocco. They wrap up the episode talking boys basketball who had playoff wins over Mt. Pleasant and Quaker Valley. Alex had a chance to sit down with Isaiah Jackson after the teams' opening round win over Mt. Pleasant.

Join us on this brand new endeavor as we launch our first ever podcast episode. NC students Alex Brown and Ryan Berry are your hosts as they dive deep into the world of NC athletics. In this first episode, they take a look at the upcoming WPIAL basketball playoffs for your Trojans and Trojanettes. Alex and Ryan sit down with Coach DeGregorio and Coach Rottmann to talk basketball and their teams' journeys to repeat. They also recap the recent success of our swimming and diving team in their quest for WPIAL gold.