North Penn Softball wins District One Class AAAA Title

North Penn's Erin Maher (4) is congratulated by teammates after scoring a run as Bishop Shannahan catcher Claudia Boggi (4, right) ooks away during their playoff contest  at Plymouth WhiteMarsh High School on Thursday,  May 31, 2012. Photo by Mark C Psoras.

It took 27 years, but the North Penn softball team is back on top of District One.

Trailing 1-0 after five innings, the Maidens finally got to Bishop Shanahan's Villanova-bound pitcher Kate Poppe in the sixth scoring twice in the top of the frame to win the District One Class AAA final 2-1 Thursday afternoon.

The district title is the first for the team since 1985, with the North Penn squad eventually claiming the Class AAA state title.

 Here's two video interviews follwing the Maidens' victory.

First is junior Alexa Gable, whose RBI triple tied the game at one, then scored the go-ahead run on a error on Michelle Holweger's pop up.

The next video features freshman pitcher Jackie Bilotti, who struck out three in earning the complete-game victory for North Penn

Finally, here is Maidens coach Rick Torresani on North Penn's district championship following the game.

2012 District One Spring Postseason

BASEBALL
Class AAAA
Five teams advance to states
First Round
Last Monday
(N9) North Penn 7, (S8) Marple Newtown 4 STORY
(S12) Coatesville 1, (N5) Boyertown 0 STORY
(N7) Methacton 5, (S10) Radnor 3 STORY
(N11) Wissahickon 9, (S6) Garnet Valley 2 STORY
(N8) CB West 3, (S9) West Chester Henderson 2 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 6, (S5) Conestoga 2 STORY
(S7) West Chester Rustin 12, (N10) Council Rock South 3 STORY
(N6) Bensalem 13, (S11) Glen Mills 0 (5) STORY
Second Round
Last Wednesday
(N1) Council Rock South 4, (N9) North Penn 1 STORY
(S12) Coatesville 11, (S4) Penncrest 8 STORY
(N7) Methacton 14, (S2) Downingtown East 4 STORY
(N8) Central Bucks West 4, (S1) Interboro 0 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 10, (N4) Spring-Ford 4 STORY
(N2) Hatboro-Horsham 5, (S7) West Chester Rustin 4 STORY
(S3) Downingtown West 10, (N6) Bensalem 0 (5) RECAP
Last Thursday
(N3) Upper Dublin 4, (N11) Wissahickon 3 (9)
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(N1) Council Rock South 10, (S12) Coatesville 0 (6) STORY
(N3) Upper Dublin 8, (N7) Methacton 5 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 3, (N8) Central Bucks West 2 STORY
(N2) Hatboro-Horsham 8, (S3) Downingtown West 7 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday
(N1) Council Rock South 6, (N3) Upper Dublin 5 STORY
(N12) Central Bucks South 6, (N2) Hatboro-Horsham 5 (9) STORY
Final
Thursday, at Immaculata College
(N12) Central Bucks South 2, (N1) Council Rock South STORY
Third Place
Thursday
(N2) Hatboro-Horsham 10, (N3) Upper Dublin 5 STORY
Fifth Place Playbacks
Tuesday
(S12) Coatesville 14, (S3) Downingtown West 7 STORY
(N8) Central Bucks West 9, (N7) Methacton 8 (9) STORY
Fifth Place
Thursday, at Plymouth Township
(S12) Coatesville 9, (N8) Central Bucks West 5 STORY

Class AAA
One teams advances to states
Quarterfinals
Last Tuesday
(5) Pope John Paul II 16, (4) Lower Moreland 3 (6) STORY
(2) Phoenixville 3, (7) Holy Ghost Prep 0 STORY
(3) Chichester 6, (6) Upper Perkiomen 1 STORY
Last Wednesday
(1) Upper Moreland 3, (8) Sun Valley 1 STORY
Semifinals
Last Thursday
(1) Upper Moreland 2, (5) Pope John Paul II 1 STORY
(2) Phoenixville 8, (3) Chichester 4 STORY
Final
Wednesday, 4 p.m., at Temple-Ambler
(2) Phoenixville 8, (1) Upper Moreland 7 STORY

Class AAA (Subregion with District 12)
Final
Last Friday
(1) Springfield (Montco) 8, (2) Devon Prep 1 STORY

Class A
One team advances to states
First Round
Last Tuesday
(5) Delco Christian 5, (4) Church Farm 2
(2) Calvary Christian 9, (7) Friends Select 1
(3) Jenkintown 6, (6) Christopher Dock 5 STORY
Semifinals
Last Thursday
(1) Bristol 17, (5) Delco Christian 7 (5) STORY
(2) Calvary Christian 16, (3) Jenkintown 1 (5) STORY
Final
Wednesday, 4 p.m., at Plymouth Township
(2) Calvary Christian 7, (1) Bristol 2 STORY

SOFTBALL
Class AAAA
Five teams advance to states
First Round
Last Monday
(17) Pennridge 8, (16) Boyertown 1 STORY
(9) Methacton 3, (24) Interboro 0 STORY
(12) Perkiomen Valley 10, (21) West Chester Rustin 0 (5) STORY
(13) Upper Darby 7, (20) Owen J. Roberts 6 STORY
(18) Central Bucks East 4, (15) West Chester Henderson 1 STORY
(10) North Penn 5, (23) Ridley 0 STORY
(14) West Chester East 5, (19) Truman 2 STORY
(11) Wissahickon 3, (22) Garnet Valley 1 STORY
Second Round
Last Wednesday
(1) Pennsbury 1, (17) Pennridge 0 STORY
(9) Methacton 4, (8) Downingtown East 0 STORY
(5) Bishop Shanahan 5, (12) Perkiomen Valley 1 STORY
(4) Hatboro-Horsham 3, (13) Upper Darby 0 STORY
(18) Central Bucks East 3, (2) Neshaminy 1 STORY
(10) North Penn 4, (7) Downingtown West 2 STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 1, (14) West Chester East 0 STORY
(6) Central Bucks South 4, (11) Wissahickon 0 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(1) Pennsbury 2, (9) Methacton 1 (8) STORY
(5) Bishop Shanahan 1, (4) Hatboro-Horsham 0 STORY
(10) North Penn 1, (18) Central Bucks East 0 STORY
(6) Central Bucks South 8, (3) Spring-Ford 0 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday
(5) Bishop Shanahan 4, (1) Pennsbury 0 STORY
(10) North Penn 4, (6) Central Bucks South 3 STORY
Final
Wednesday, at Plymouth Whitemarsh
(10) North Penn 2, (5) Bishop Shanahan 1 STORY
Third Place
Thursday, at Wissahickon
(6) Central Buck South 9, (1) Pennsbury 1 STORY
Fifth Place Playbacks
Tuesday
(4) Hatboro-Horsham 13, (9) Methacton 0 (5) STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 4, (18) Central Bucks East 3 STORY
Fifth Place
Thursday, at North Penn
(4) Hatboro-Horsham 8, (3) Spring-Ford 1 STORY

Class AAA
Two teams advance to states
First Round
Wednesday
(8) Phoenixville 8, (9) Upper Moreland 4
(10) Oxford 8, (7) Gwynedd Mercy 5 STORY
Quarterfinals
Friday
(8) Phoenixville 3, (1) Radnor 2 STORY
(4) Springfield (Delco) 7, (5) Chichester 6 (11) STORY
(2) Sun Valley 2, (10) Oxford 1 (8) STORY
(3) Nazareth Academy 2, (6) Pope John Paul II 1 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday, both games 4 p.m.
(4) Springfield (Delco) 5, (8) Phoenixville 3 STORY
(2) Sun Valley 5, (3) Nazareth Academy 2 STORY
Final
Thursday, at Harriton
(2) Sun Valley 7, (4) Springfield (Delco) 1 STORY

Class AA
One team advances to states
Semifinals
Tuesday, both games 4 p.m.
(1) Christopher Dock 14, (4) Morrisville 4 (5) STORY
(3) Springfield (Montco) 5, (2) Villa Joseph Marie 3 STORY
Final
Thursday, at Council Rock South
(1) Christopher Dock 4, (3) Springfield (Montco) 0 STORY

Class A
One team advances to states
Semifinals
Tuesday
(1) Bristol 8, (4) Calvary Christian 2 STORY
(2) Delco Christian 3, (3) Friends Select 2 RECAP
Final
Thursday, at William Tennent
(1) Bristol 6, (2) Delco Christian 0 STORY

VIDEO: Pennridge's Tori Gerlach, Marissa Sheva on PIAA Track and Field

Senior Tori Gerlach defending her Class AAA 3,200 meter title Saturday at the PIAA Championships, completing the eight laps in a time of 10:38.40. Her first-place finished helped the Pennridge girls to the area's best team finish, as the Rams tied Central Dauphin East for second in 3A.

Gerlach earned a second medal in the 1,600 meters, taking sixth in 4:57.33.

Pennridge had another top finish in the 1,600, as freshman Marissa Sheva used a burst of speed on the final lap to take second place in a time of 4:51.29.

Wissahickon's Max Hairston, CB West's Lizanne Furst on PIAA Track and Field

Wissahickon senior Max Hairston took second place in the Class AAA 110 hurdles Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships, finishing in 14.15. He was also on the Trojans' 4x400 relay to claimed eighth place in 3:22.54.

Junior Lizanne Furst was a member of the Central Bucks West 4x400 relay that also included Courtney Taylor, Kelsey Horst and Jamila Branch that won the Class AAA state title with a time of 3:49.80.

VIDEO: GMA's Emma Keenan, North Penn's Meghan McGovern on PIAA Track and Field

Gwynedd Mercy Academy junior Emma Keenan defender her title in the Class AAA 800 meters Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships, winning the half-mile race in a time of 2:07.06.

North Penn's Meghan McGovern earned her third straight medal in the 3A 3,200 meters, as she took second place in 10:39.50. The senior had finished third in both 2010 and 2011.

Another bad goal in Flyers playoff history

Ilya Bryzgalov has pondered the size of the universe. But apparently the Philadelphia Flyers goalie did not think hard enough about throwing a pass right at David Clarkson. End result, the puck went into the back of net, the New Jersey Devils took a 2-1 lead and finished of the Flyers' season with a a 3-1 win in Game 5.

Really, really bad goal to give up But was it the worst in Flyers' postseason history. Lets look back on the classics of Flyers bad goaltending in the playoffs.

Patrick Kane beats Michael Leighton in OT, Game 6, 2010 Stanley Cup Finals

Bryz's goal was bad, but this one was a super gut-punch since it was OT, it gave the Chicago Blackhawks the Stanley Cup and for a moment before the replay there was possibly some hope it didn't go in.

Claude Lemieux's slap shot past Hextall, Game 5, 1995 Eastern Conference Finals
 

Clarkson's tally wasn't the first time the Devils were involved with Flyers goalies giving up a bad goal. Here's Lemieux beating Hextall from the blue line with the game tied 2-2 in the final minute of the third period.

Brian Dawkins calls it a career

Weapon X is calling it a career.

After 16 seasons in the NFL, Brian Dawkins is retiring, announcing his decision on Twitter. Dawkins, who spent the last three years with the Denver Broncos after 13 with the Philadelphia Eagles, finished with 26 sacks and 37 interceptions, made nine Pro Bowls and was selected to the NFL's 200s All-Decade Team.

But beyond the numbers, Dawkins will undoubtedly go down for a lot of fans as the player they most associate with the Eagles run in the last decade that included five trips to the NFC Championship Game and one Super Bowl appearance.

Along with the highlights above, here is Dawkins' speech after the Eagles defeated the Atlanta Falcons in 2004 NFC title game. (And if you are inclined to watch full highlights of that game, there are on Hulu here.)

Claude Giroux's sweet shootout goal vs. Maple Leafs

Is it possible to break a goalie's ankles? Because I'm pretty sure that's what Claude Giroux did last night to Toronto Maple Leafs' goalie Jonas Gustavsson Saturday night.

Flyers' TV announcer described it as a "sick move" and there's probably no better description for what was the only shootout goal in Philadelphia's 1-0 victory.

2012 District One Boys Basketball Postseason

Class AAAA
Nine teams qualify for states
First Round
Friday Feb. 17
(1) Chester 65, (32) Downingtown West 27
(16) Methacton 43, (17) Springfield (D) 35 STORY
(8) Pennsbury 81, (25) Kennett 67 STORY
(9) Norristown 50, (24) Ridley 33 STORY
(4) Central Bucks West 46, (29) West Chester East 36 STORY
(13) Cheltenham 58, (20) Upper Dublin 50 STORY
(5) Wissahickon 54, (28) Glen Mills 47 STORY
(12) Bensalem 56, (21) Upper Darby 44 STORY
(2) Lower Merion 57, (31) Penncrest 32 STORY
(18) Plymouth Whitemarsh 51, (15) Conestoga 39 STORY
(7) Council Rock North 48, (26) Central Bucks South 44 STORY
(10) Souderton 67, (23) West Chester Henderson 55 STORY
(3) Coatesville 82, (30) Truman 49
(14) Penn Wood 76, (19) Spring-Ford 47 STORY
(6) Great Valley 66, (27) Interboro 46 RECAP
(11) Abington 62, (22) Marple Newtown 43 STORY
Second Round
Last Tuesday
(1) Chester 59, (16) Methacton 31 STORY
(9) Norristown 59, (8) Pennsbury 45 STORY
(4) Central Bucks West 62, (13) Cheltenham 47 STORY
(5) Wissahickon 60, (12) Bensalem 53 STORY
(2) Lower Merion 64, (18) Plymouth Whitemarsh 46 STORY
(10) Souderton 70, (7) Council Rock North 53 STORY
(3) Coatesville 71, (14) Penn Wood 62 STORY
(11) Abington 62, (6) Great Valley 51 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(1) Chester 81, (9) Norristown 31 STORY
(4) Central Bucks West 60, (5) Wissahickon 56 (2 OT) STORY
(2) Lower Merion 60, (10) Souderton 54 STORY
(11) Abington 69, (3) Coatesville 66 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday, at Liacouras Center, Temple University
(1) Chester 67, (5) Wissahickon 52 STORY
(2) Lower Merion 68, (11) Abington 54 STORY
Final
Friday, at Villanova University
(1) Chester 61, (2) Lower Merion 53 STORY
Third Place Game
Saturday
(11) Abington 56, (5) Wissahickon 52 STORY
Fifth Place Playbacks
Semifinals
Tuesday
(9) Norristown 50, (4) Central Bucks West 42 STORY
(10) Souderton 66, (3) Coatesville 56 STORY
Fifth Place Game
Friday
(9) Norristown 42, (10) Souderton 36 STORY
Seventh Place Game
Friday
(3) Coatesville 50, (4) Central Bucks West 44
Ninth Place Playbacks
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(8) Pennsbury 72, (16) Methacton 64 STORY
(13) Cheltenham 58, (12) Bensalem 50 STORY
(7) Council Rock North 64, (18) Plymouth Whitemarsh 59 STORY
(14) Penn Wood 60, (6) Great Valley 50 RECAP
Semifinals
Tuesday
(13) Cheltenham 67, (8) Pennsbury 63
(7) Council Rock North 50, (14) Penn Wood 47 STORY
Ninth Place Game
Friday, at Wissahickon
(7) Council Rock North 54, (13) Cheltenham  47 STORY

Class AAA
Three teams qualify for states
First Round
Last Wednesday
(8) Upper Moreland 72, (9) Phoenixville 56 STORY
(5) Pope John Paul II 73, (12) Sun Valley 52 STORY
(7) Harriton 48, (10) Upper Merion 41 STORY
(11) Bishop Shanahan 54, (6) Pottsgrove 52 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(5) Pope John Paul II 55, (4) Pottstown 52 STORY
Last Saturday
(1) Holy Ghost Prep 48, (8) Upper Moreland 35 STORY
(2) Octorara 69, (7) Harriton 59 STORY
(11) Bishop Shanahan 54, (3) Lower Moreland 51
Semifinals
Wednesday, at Plymouth Whitemarsh
(1) Holy Ghost Prep 45, (5) Pope John Paul II 26 STORY
(2) Octorara 64, (11) Bishop Shanahan 56
Final
Saturday, at Haverford College
(1) Holy Ghost Prep 56, (2) Octorara 33 STORY
Third Place Game
(5) Pope John Paul II 58, (11) Bishop Shanahan 55 STORY

Class AA
Final
Wednesday, at Upper Merion
Devon Prep 55, Springfield (M) 50 STORY

Class A
Two teams qualify for states
First Round
Last Tuesday
(8) Christopher Dock 45, (9) Morrisville 33 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Thursday
(5) Calvary Christian 46, (4) Bristol 28 STORY
Last Friday
(1) Church Farm 60, (8) Christopher Dock 33 STORY
(2) Girard College 65, (7) Delco Christian 47 RECAP
(3) Faith Christian 82, (6) Phil-Mont Christian 39 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday, at Cheltenham
(1) Church Farm 57, (5) Calvary Christian 41
(3) Faith Christian 67, (2) Girard College 57 STORY
Final
Friday, at Villanova University
(1) Church Farm 61, (3) Faith Christian 34 STORY

2012 District One Girls Basketball Postseason

Class AAAA
Nine teams advances to states
First Round
Friday, Feb. 17
(1) Cheltenham 55, (32) Plymouth Whitemarsh 39 STORY
(8) Methacton 55, (25) Ridley 42 STORY
(13) Abington 50, (20) West Chester Rustin 46 STORY
(15) Central Bucks West 80, (18) Garnet Valley 48 STORY
(19) Central Bucks South 42, (14) Great Valley 39 STORY
(11) Haverford 51, Unionville 35 STORY
Saturday, Feb. 18
(17) Downingtown East 40, (16) Avon Grove 29
(9) North Penn 48, (24) Council Rock North 42 STORY
(4) Downingtown West 46, (29) William Tennent 26
(5) Mount St. Joseph 58, (28) Radnor 21 STORY
(12) Central Bucks East 46, (21) Conestoga 40
(2) Council Rock South 62, (31) Interboro 23 STORY
(7) Upper Darby 51, (26) Pennsbury 34 STORY
(23) Boyertown 31, (10) Lower Merion 27 STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 63, (30) Chichester 49 STORY
(6) Upper Dublin 56, (27) Sun Valley 30 STORY
Second Round
Last Wednesday
(1) Cheltenham 49, (17) Downingtown East 41
(9) North Penn 39, (8) Methacton 30 STORY
(4) Downingtown West 51, (13) Abington 30 STORY
(5) Mount St. Joseph 36, (12) Central Bucks East 27 STORY
(2) Council Rock South 66, (15) Central Bucks West 37 STORY
(7) Upper Darby 61, (23) Boyertown 46 STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 68, (19) Central Bucks South 49 STORY
(11) Haverford 33, (6) Upper Dublin 28 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Saturday
(9) North Penn 47, (1) Cheltenham 42 STORY
(4) Downingtown West 42, (5) Mount St. Joseph 35 STORY
(2) Council Rock South 44, (7) Upper Darby 32 STORY
Sunday
(3) Spring-Ford 65, (11) Haverford 22 STORY
Semifinals
Wednesday, at Norristown
(9) North Penn 36, (4) Downingtown West 31 STORY
(3) Spring-Ford 56, (2) Council Rock South 50 STORY
Final
Friday, at Villanova University
(3) Spring-Ford 46, (9) North Penn 33 STORY
Third Place Game
Saturday
(4) Downingtown West 56, (2) Council Rock South 50
Fifth Place Playbacks
Semifinals
Wednesday
(5) Mount St. Joseph 55, (1) Cheltenham 36 RECAP
(7) Upper Darby 49, (11) Haverford 32 STORY
Fifth Place Game
Saturday
(5) Mount St. Joseph 53, (7) Upper Darby 27 STORY
Seventh Place Game
Saturday
(1) Cheltenham 60, (11) Haverford 40 STORY
Ninth-Place Playbacks
Quarterfinals
Last Saturday
(12) Central Bucks East 44, (13) Abington 37
(15) Central Bucks West 60, (23) Boyertown 44 RECAP
(6) Upper Dublin 41, (19) Central Bucks South 34 STORY
Monday
(8) Methacton 59, (17) Downingtown East 47 STORY
Semifinals
Wednesday
(12) Central Bucks East 46, (8) Methacton 33 STORY
(6) Upper Dublin 46, (15) Central Bucks West 35 STORY
Ninth Place Game
Friday, at Wissahickon
(6) Upper Dublin 36, (12) Central Bucks East 33 STORY

Class AAA
Three teams qualify for states
First Round
Last Tuesday
(9) Gwynedd Mercy 57, (8) Merion Mercy 38 STORY
(5) Nazareth Academy 61, (12) Pottstown 38
(7) Pope John Paul II 43, (10) Phoenixville 25 STORY
(11) Springfield (D) 50, (6) Marple Newtown 41 STORY
Quarterfinals
Last Friday
(1) Villa Maria 59, (9) Gwynedd Mercy 36
(5) Nazareth Academy 52, (4) Upper Merion 44 STORY
(2) St. Basil 48, (7) Pope John Paul II 43 STORY
(3) Villa Joseph Marie 43, (11) Springfield (D) 30 STORY
Semifinals
Tuesday, at Harriton
(1) Villa Maria 61, (5) Nazareth Academy 47 STORY
(3) Villa Joseph Marie 41, (2) St. Basil 23 STORY
Final
Saturday, at Haverford College
(1) Villa Maria 52, (3) Villa Joseph Marie 39 STORY
Third Place Game
Saturday, at Plymouth Whitemarsh
(5) Nazareth Academy 55, (2) St. Basil 49

Class AA
Two teams advance to states
First Round
Last Saturday
(5) Bristol 62, (4) Springfield (M) 53 STORY
Semifinals
Wednesday, at Upper Moreland
(1) Christopher Dock 61, (5) Bristol 29 STORY
(2) New Hope-Solebury 29, (3) Lower Moreland 28 STORY
Final
Saturday, at Haverford College
(1) Christopher Dock 45, (2) New Hope-Solebury 19 STORY

Class A
Two teams advance to states
Quarterfinals
Last Saturday
(1) Morrisville 66, (8) Calvary Christian 26
(4) Sacred Heart 39, (5) Girard College 32 STORY
(2) Jenknintown 47, (7) Friends Select 28
(3) Delco Christian 53, (6) Phil-Mont Christian 26
Semifinals
Wednesday, at Wissahickon
(1) Morrisville 48, (4) Sacred Heart 42 STORY
(3) Delco Christian 33, (2) Jenkintown 30 STORY
Saturday, at Haverford College
(3) Delco Christian 39, (1) Morrisville 32 STORY