Shelley Bortz was back at her alma mater last month reliving fond memories from her time playing basketball for Geibel Catholic. Bortz, one of the Lady Gators’ greatest players, set the school record for points in a single game (49) and a career (1,977), led the WPIAL (boys and girls) in ...
Emma Larkin had an unforgettable junior season and already a record-breaking senior year. The Geibel Catholic girls basketball star broke Shelley Bortz’ program scoring record of 1,977 on Dec. 1 then went over the 2,000-point mark for her career on Dec. 4. Still, although she admits the ...
Name: Emma Larkin School: Geibel Catholic Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Larkin’s week: The Lady Gators’ point guard opened her season last Friday with a 30-point effort in helping her team to a 71-16 victory before putting in 27 against Beth-Center in a 72-24 triumph the next day in ...
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — Nothing could stop Emma Larkin from setting the all-time scoring record at Geibel Catholic High School on Monday night at “The Swamp” on the campus of Geibel Catholic Junior/Senior High School. Not a box-and-one defense that Southmoreland threw at her. Not a ...
Emma Larkin never imagined she would be in this position. The Geibel Catholic senior is on the verge of surpassing Shelley Bortz as the Lady Gators girls basketball all-time scoring leader as well as the 2,000-point mark. Larkin entered the season with 1,909 points, just 68 short of Bortz' ...
CONNELLSVILLE TWP. — When Emma Larkin announced her decision on social media that she will continue her academic and basketball careers at Division II Belmont Abbey College, the Geibel Catholic senior did so wearing shorts and a T-shirt, but when she signed on the dotted line Wednesday ...
