[naviga:h3]CWNC upended in WPIAL playoffs[/naviga:h3]

The Cardinal Wuerl North Catholic football team watched a 14-0 lead slip away in a 22-14 loss to Jeannette in the WPIAL Class A semifinals at Valley High School Friday night.

Mario Latronica rushed for 101 yards and Erick Taylor passed 138 yards for the Trojans. Both had in hand in helping North Catholic build a two-touchdown lead.

But Latronica was tackled in the end zone after a punt backed CWNC (11-1) back to its own 1 and Jeannette took the free kick and scored to draw to within one score in the third quarter.

Jeannette (11-1) quarterback GioVonne Sanders scrambled for the go-ahead score and added another 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

[naviga:h3]Snodgrass solid early for UPJ[/naviga:h3]

JOHNSTOWN — Butler graduate Nate Snodgrass, a senior point guard for the Pitt-Johnstown men’s basketball team, is off to a good start this season.

Snodgrass scored 15 points in a 93-61 win over California (Pa.) and 24 points in a game against Urbana. He is averaging 17.2 points per game and is shooting 60 percent from 3-point range for the Mountain Cats.

[naviga:h3]SV grad Fatschel gets academic A-A[/naviga:h3]

PITTSBURGH — Seneca Valley graduate and Carnegie Mellon University junior Andreas Fatschel has been named to the 2015 Academic All-America Division III Men’s Soccer Team.

A two-year starter at defensive back, Fatschel served as a captain for the Tartans this season and helped the team post an 11-4-3 record and trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

[naviga:h3]SRU’s Greene up for Harlon Hill[/naviga:h3]

SLIPPERY ROCK — Slippery Rock University running back Shamar Greene has been named one of 38 national candidates for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the best Division II football player in the nation.