WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Name: Ben Rafferty Grade: Senior Position: First Base/Pitcher GPA: 3.5 Future Plans: Joining the army and trying to become special forces Dream Job: Green Beret Hobbies: Working out/Playing Baseball Achievements: First-Team Legion all-section first base and honorable mention designated hitter
Name: Paige Stevenson Sport: Softball Position: Shortstop GPA: 4.1 Future plans: Undecided – Mechanical engineering – awarded prestigious ROTC scholarship Dream Job: NASA engineer Hobbies: working out, spending time with my younger siblings, family and friends Athletic stats/accomplishments: Four-year letter winner, 2017 first-team all-section, varsity captain Academic Clubs: National Honor Society, High Honor Roll, Ski Club … More »
Name: Herb Gordon Sport: Baseball GPA: 3.5 Future Plans: Herb will attend the University of Pittsburgh to become an English teacher and hopes to one day coach a high school baseball team. Accomplishments: As a sophomore, Herb was recognized by the Big 56 as an honorable mention at shortstop. That year he led the team… More »
Name: Billy Perroz School: Kiski Area Future Plans: Attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania to continue his academic and baseball career Athletic Accomplishments: A Class 5A first-team all-conference player as a Junior. Led Kiski Area with a .464 batting average and 20 runs scored from the leadoff spot in the lineup. In 19 games, he had… More »
Name: Mia Ely School: South Fayette Sport: Softball Position: Shortstop/Utility GPA: 3.8 Future Plans: Attend Davis & Elkins College to continue softball career and study biology Dream Job: Physician Assistant Hobbies: Art and swimming Athletic stats/accomplishments: Four-year varsity softball starter, four-year WPIAL swimming qualifier Academic Clubs: Art club, Early Childhood Development
Name: Sarah Verduci School: Chartiers Valley Sport: Softball Position: Second Base GPA: 4.7 Future Plans: Attend the University of Michigan and major in Cognitive Science focusing on Economics or Neuroscience Dream Job: CEO & founder of a medical company Hobbies: running Mini-THON, making cookies Academic Clubs: Mini-THON (co-founder & member of MT Student Leadership Council),… More »
Name: Louie Kearney School: Chartiers Valley Position: Second Base GPA: 3.8 Future Plans: Penn State to major in business Dream Job: FBI agent Hobbies: Watching sports, fantasy football, and fishing Athletic Accomplishments: Making the playoffs in all three of my sports – basketball, baseball and soccer Academic Clubs: Spanish, DECA
Name: Cooper Mehall School: North Hills Sport: Baseball Year: Senior GPA: 3.0 Position: Third Base/Shortstop Dream Job: Criminologist
Name: Dominic Pieto Position: Utility Years you have played: Three years on varsity, but started playing when I was 5 so a total of 13 years GPA: 3.8 Future plans: Long Island University to study Sports Management and play Baseball Dream job: MLB Coach Hobbies: Football and Hanging with friends Athletic accomplishments: 6A WPIAL football… More »
Name: Ryan Meis Sport: Baseball (1 Varsity Letter Position: Second/Left Field/Pitcher GPA: 4.0 Future plans: Attend Seton Hill University and play basketball Hobbies: Golf Athletics Stats: Three-time First Team all-section in basketball Clubs: PACS (Principal’s Advisory Council of Students), Hawkeye