Aquinas Academy

Athletic Director: James Richthammer
2308 West Hardies Road, Gibsonia, PA, 15044
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Broadcasts

2020-02-21 - Aquinas Academy girls Basketball at Rochester girls Basketball

2020-02-18 - Aquinas Academy girls Basketball at Monessen girls Basketball

2019-02-19 - Aquinas Academy girls Basketball at Avella girls Basketball

2018-02-23 - Aquinas Academy girls Basketball at Sewickley Academy girls Basketball

2018-02-17 - Mapletown girls Basketball at Aquinas Academy girls Basketball

Recent News

Penn Hills’ Deondre Mitchell (1) puts up a shot as Laurel Highlands’ Tyvaughn Long defends during a WPIAL Class 5A boys basketball playoff game Feb. 21, 2020, at Norwin.

Six more WPIAL basketball teams clinch berths to states, two others stay alive

February 25, 2020

Eight WPIAL basketball teams from boys Class 5A and 2A and girls Class 6A and A punched tickets to this weekend’s championship games at the Petersen Events Center with semifinal victories Tuesday evening.

Members of the Aquinas Academy fencing team include, in front, from left, Sam Henry, Steven Giacobbe, Grace Burchill, Izzi Trevino, Natasha Rippee, Hunter Harrison; and in back, Gio Vella, Will Hoerster, Sam Everson, Sejal Sharma, Andy D’Angelo, Joanna Knight and coach John Carroll.

Aquinas Academy fencers improving ahead of postseason push

February 21, 2020

With just a couple of matches left in the regular season, the Aquinas Academy fencing teams still are jostling for at-large qualifying bids for the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Fencing Association league postseason championship tournament.

Monessen’s Qitarah Hardison looks for an open teammate as Aquinas Academy’s Laura Richhammer defends in a WPIAL Class A playoff game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2020.

Monessen holds Aquinas Academy scoreless in 1st quarter but loses

February 18, 2020

After a dominating start, the Monessen girls basketball team saw its opening-round game of the WPIAL Class A playoffs slip away Tuesday in a 34-30 defeat by Aquinas Academy at Peters Township.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Gia Scala drives to the basket during a game against Leechburg Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Leechburg High School.

Westmoreland County basketball playoff preview capsules: Games for Feb. 18, 2020

February 17, 2020

Boys

Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week: Week ending Feb. 8, 2020

February 10, 2020

In a school year in which the football team played its first WPIAL playoff game in 40 years and the girls basketball team took a perfect record into the final night of the season, the Southmoreland boys basketball team has a message: Don’t forget about us.

Aquinas Academy freshman Vinnie Cugini is averaging almost 35 points per game.

Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 18, 2020

January 20, 2020

Last year, he wasn’t even in high school yet and his team was not a member of the WPIAL.

Aquinas Academy freshman Vinnie Cugini is a member of the 2019-20 basketball team.

Freshman Vinnie Cugini leads potent offense for Aquinas boys basketball

January 18, 2020

On Jan. 7, the Aquinas Academy boys basketball team won the first WPIAL section game in school history, besting Section 3-A foe St. Joseph, 76-73.

Trib HSSN boys basketball player of the week — Week ending Jan. 11, 2020

January 13, 2020

A lot of eyebrows were raised on Tuesday when Frank Stumpo had a game for the ages in a Keystone Oaks victory.

Members of the 2019-20 Aquinas Academy fencing team include, in front, from left, Sam Henry, Steven Giacobbe, Grace Burchill, Izzi Trevino, Natasha Rippee, Hunter Harrison; and in back, Gio Vella, Will Hoerster, Same Everson, Sejal Sharma, Andy D’Angelo, Joanna Knight and coach John Carroll.

Aquinas Academy fencing finds strength in numbers

December 27, 2019

The Aquinas Academy fencing program is continuing to grow, with this season’s squad counting 20 fencers, 12 of whom are primed to compete as high schoolers in Pittsburgh Interscholastic Fencing Association play.

Section games and one-day events share the hoops stage Saturday

December 20, 2019

Dozens of WPIAL boys and girls basketball teams are playing in tournaments or one-day events on Saturday. Four teams, however, are ready for section games.