Maria Goretti

St. Maria Goretti High School will hold a spring open house for prospective students Thursday, April 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the school's campus. Families will have the opportunity to meet the school's administration, faculty and staff, learn about the various school programs including academics, arts and athletics, and take an individual tour led by a Goretti student. Interested families will also have the opportunity to learn about Goretti's iPad Classroom Initiative and other technology-related advancements, and can meet members of the school's extracurricular clubs and chapters such as the Goretti Players drama club, Green Club and student newspaper.

Students from St. Maria Goretti High School's PAWS, or People for Animal Welfare Society, service club, recently collected a large amount of items for the Humane Society of Washington County.  On June 21, Club President Sarah Ganassa presented the items to the shelter. Recently graduated, Sarah was enthusiastic about PAWS, St. Maria Goretti and her fellow club members. “This was a schoolwide collection and everyone, including the teachers and staff, participated,” Sarah said.

Here are some of the events happening at St. Maria Goretti High School: The Lenton season begins Wednesday on Ash Wednesday. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, behind Goretti. A spaghetti dinner sponsored by the boys basketball and baseball teams at St. Maria Goretti High School will be held Sunday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 per person, with children younger than 5 years old admitted free. Contact Goretti for your ticket today. Starting in fall 2008, bus service will be provided for students in the Martinsburg and Shepherdstown, W.Va.

The St. Maria Goretti baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and hung on for a 9-6 win over Smithsburg on Wednesday night at Municipal Stadium. It was the fifth win in a row for the Gaels (12-8). "We didn't play our best baseball, but we found a way to win," Goretti coach John Bowen said. "That's the sign of a good team. We started to see the ball better later in the game. We were hitting the ball harder and we were finding the holes. " Aaron Wilkinson started a one-out rally in the sixth for the Gaels with a single to right and went to second when Connor Grimsley reached on an outfield error.

Four St. Maria Goretti High School students received Honorable Mention in the competitive Maryland Distinguished Scholar Award competition for 2008. To be eligible, students and their parents must live in Maryland. Based on combined SAT scores and a minimum, nonweighted core GPA of 3.7, Katie Cronise, Marissa Krandell, Will Murray and Mary Saum were among students statewide who were recognized. They represent more than 10 percent of the St. Maria Goretti High School seniors who live in Maryland.

Men's Basketball Shippensburg at Shepherd, 8 Women's Basketball Columbia Union at Shepherd, 6 Boys Basketball Lions Tournament at Broadfording: Consolation: St. Maria Goretti vs. Faith Christian, 5 Championship: St. James vs. Broadfording, 8 Girls Basketball Lions Tournament at Broadfording: Consolation: Broadfording vs. Faith Christian, 3 :30 Championship: St. Maria Goretti vs. Frederick Warriors, 6:30 ...

When Martin Geben steps onto the basketball floor, the fans will not see any razzle and dazzle. What one will see, however, is a young man who brings a lunch pail - also known as workmanlike effort - to the gym. Geben, a 6-foot-9 junior who hails from Vilnius, Lithuania, is the prize catch of St. Maria Goretti and, sometime soon, will be the same for a fortunate NCAA Division I college. Geben was instrumental in leading Goretti to a 21-13 record this season, the first time since 2004-05 that the Gaels exceeded 20 wins in a season.

Nick Bunting So. F Grace Academy Francesco S. DiCarlo Sr. F Clear Spring Joe Dumpe Sr. D North Hagerstown Josh Edwards Sr. F Smithsburg Steve Kopp Jr. D Boonsboro Steve Kretzer Jr. M Smithsburg Collin Lam Sr. M St. Maria Goretti Derek Munro Jr. GK Williamsport Mark Oliver So. D Williamsport Nick Rauch Sr. F North Hagerstown Elliott Reid...

MERCERSBURG, Pa. ? Mercersburg Academy won both ends of its own swim invitational on Dec. 3. Boys Results: 1. Mercersburg Academy 225, Chambersburg 178, James Buchanan 91, Martinsburg 46, Hedgesville 42, St. Maria Goretti 18. Girls Results: 1. Mercersburg Academy 231, Hargrave Military 177, Chambersburg 95, James Buchanan 51, Hedgesville 30, Martinsburg 24.

Mercersburg Sweeps Invitational MERCERSBURG, Pa. ? Mercersburg Academy won both ends of its own swim invitational on Dec. 3. Boys Results: 1. Mercersburg Academy 225, Chambersburg 178, James Buchanan 91, Martinsburg 46, Hedgesville 42, St. Maria Goretti 18. Girls Results: 1. Mercersburg Academy 231, Hargrave Military 177, Chambersburg 95, James Buchanan 51, Hedgesville 30, Martinsburg 24.

Valuable life lessons never seem particularly valuable at the time. More likely, they are the source of pain, heartbreak and discouragement. Yet something deep inside some people causes them to regroup and carry on, despite the difficulty or the odds. At the annual True Grit Awards banquet, Mike Spinnler recounted some his own struggles before stating this simple but difficult truth: “When you get your teeth kicked in, you have to get back up.” It is the message behind the True Grit awards, which honor student-athletes who have overcome sometimes multiple setbacks.

The St. Maria Goretti baseball team used good pitching, good defense and enough timely hitting to pull out a 2-1 victory over The Heights School on Wednesday at the Funkstown Legion baseball field, earning the Old Line League Tournament title and advancing in the Maryland Private Schools 'B' Division playoffs. The Gaels (9-13) were originally scheduled to play The Heights (16-9) on Saturday for the Old Line League title, but it got rained out. Wednesday's contest served dual roles.

Saturday, May 4, 2013 PREP SOFTBALL THURMONT, Md. - Catoctin clinched the MVAL Antietam Conference title outright on Saturday with a 6-1 victory over North Hagerstown. Rhianna Drieu scattered six hits for the Cougars (17-1, 13-0), allowing a run in the fourth inning when North (9-6, 9-3) tied the game, 1-1. Kaliah Frost doubled to lead off, Lauren Harbaugh sacrificed Frost to third, who then scored on an infield ground out by Rachel Thomas. Catoctin took a 3-1 lead in the fourth and added two more runs in the fifth inning.

Monday, April 29, 2013 BOYS LACROSSE St. Maria Goretti 13, Trinity 6 FAIRFAX, Va. - Mike Ewing had five goals and four assists and Matt Casto had four goals and four assists for St. Maria Goretti in a 13-6 Metro Independent Lacrosse League victory over Trinity Christian on Monday. Morgan Kenworthy had two goals and an assist for the Gaels (11-6, 5-2) while Wyatt Derr had a goal and an assist, Graham Horst had a goal, Willie Spinnler had an assist and Mike Fairley had 10 saves in the victory.

NCAA basketball coaches have a pin on the map with Hagerstown as a player in the recruiting process. The focus is on St. Maria Goretti's Martin Geben, who along with fellow junior Obi Enechionyia, of Saint James, could give Washington County a pair of major Division I signees this year. The NCAA currently is in a recruiting period which allows coaches face-to-face visits at school locations with prospective players. Goretti has become a stop on the road. Earlier this week, Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon paid Geben a visit, along with Temple head coach Fran Dunphy.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 PREP SOFTBALL Saint James 20, Goretti 10 ST JAMES - Alyssa Blank ripped a three-run triple to key a 10-run first inning as Saint James won its first game of the season win a 4 1/2-inning victory over St. Maria Goretti on Saturday. The Saints added eight runs in the second inning to pull away. Saint James (1-10) was helped with 11 walks. Giuliana Gentile added two hits and two RBIs for the Saints. Ceceila Trybus and Tess Skeham led Goretti with three hits each, while Tao Limlapdee and Carly Kramer had two hits each.

Travis Leopold's primary role on Smithsburg's lacrosse team isn't exactly a glamorous one. His job is to face off and get off the field - FOGO, in lacrosse prose. He expanded on his FOGO duties Monday night, leading the Leopards with four goals en route to an 8-3 victory over St. Maria Goretti. “(Leopold) was our FOGO, but he showed something tonight,” said Smithsburg coach Joe Dietrich. “He used his speed and lit it up.” Leopold scored 2:30 into the game on an assist from Kyle Geblein after Smithsburg goalie Zach Schaeffer made a save and successfully cleared it downfield.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013 BOYS LACROSSE St. Maria Goretti, in its second year as a varsity program, pulled off an upset on Tuesday afternoon, beating Mercersburg Academy for the first time, 8-3 on the turf at Northern Middle School. Mike Ewing had three goals and a pair of assists to lead the Gaels (8-2). Wyatt Derr had two goals, Matt Casto had a goal and two assists, Graham Horst and Will Snyder each had a goal, Morgan Kenworthy had an assist and Mike Fairley had nine saves for Goretti.

Jake Moats' do-it-all performance led the St. Maria Goretti baseball team to a 23-0 rout of Spencerville on Monday. Moats pitched a no-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and two walks and, at the plate, he went 4-for-5 for the cycle with five RBIs in a game that was stopped after 4 1/2 innings due to the mercy rule. “That's a complete game,” said Goretti coach Denny Talbert. “To hit for the cycle and throw a no-hitter, that's an incredible achievement.” “Coach keeps telling me to just throw strikes and my dad tells me to relax and play my game.

Williamsport baseball coach David Warrenfeltz would like to bottle up the end results of Saturday's annual Larry Wadel Classic and use them for the rest of the season. In winning two games - 10-0 over St. Maria Goretti and 12-0 over Keyser - the Wildcats' pitching staff produced 10 innings of scoreless work, allowed only six hits, and even better yet, allowed no walks. “We definitely played good baseball today,” Warrenfeltz said. “It all starts with pitching, and when you throw in the zone, it also makes for better defense.” In the first of four games in the classic, Williamsport (3-2)