WPIAL 5-A and 6-A Classifications Sports News
Name: Jacob Manalo Sport: Baseball Position: Middle Infield GPA: 4.7 Future Plans: Penn State University and biomedical engineering Dream Job: pediatric oncologist Hobbies: Lifting, snowboarding, sports (watching and playing), Xbox Athletic accomplishments: Varsity baseball letter Academic clubs: National Honor Society, Mini-thon, No Place For Hate
Name: Rahul Nathan Sport: Baseball GPA: 3.8 Future Plans: Plans to attend Penn State and study Psychology Accomplishments: Got my first win as a pitcher in Myrtle Beach last year, Honor Roll, Junior Mentoring, and Two-Time Boyce Pride Winner
Name: Nick Rispoli School: Shaler Area Sports: Baseball/Basketball Position: Pitcher GPA: 4.5 Future Plans: Attend University of Dayton on baseball scholarship and major in chemical engineering. Dream Job: MLB Pitcher Athletic Accomplishments: Winning Pitcher in the 2019 Class5A WPIAL Championship Game. Was 6-1 with 59 strikeouts and .333 Batting Average last year. In basketball, selected… More »
Name: Griffin Beattie School: Chartiers Valley Sport: Baseball Position: Center field GPA: 4.1 Future Plans: Studying business intelligence and playing football at Mercyhurst University Dream Job: Working for Tesla Hobbies: Delivering pizza and hanging out with the boys Stats/Accomplishments: All-section punter, all-purpose back, academic all-section in football. Batted .333 last year in baseball.
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: 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: 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 »