As Julia Shearer was getting ready to head up to Wilkes University’s field for North Penn’s PIAA-6A quarterfinal Thursday morning, she got some fantastic news for her travel club coach Dan Santelli. The Knights junior standout was selected as the 2021-2022 Gatorade Pennsylvania Softball Player of the Year. “Getting on the bus I got a […]
TOWAMENCIN >> Julia Shearer is not putting too much pressure on herself as she takes over North Penn softball’s pitching duties from state Player of the Year Mady Volpe. “Obviously I have some pretty big shoes to fill so coming in this year I was just trying to be myself,” Shearer said. “I’m my […]
With the calendar flipped to 2022, it’s time to look back on the high school sports year that was 2021. The Reporter/Times Herald/Montgomery Media area saw teams and individual players accomplish a lot during the last calendar year. Teams won league, district and state championships. For some programs, this success is a regular occurrence. For […]
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June 18, 2021
North Penn s (17) Julia Shearer reacts after crossing home after hitting a home run as the Knights defeated Haverford High 11-0 in the PIAA 6A Championship Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Beard Field at Penn State University. (Pete Bannan/MediaNews Group)
STATE COLLEGE Julia Shearer hit it somewhere between Northwestern and Nebraska.
The array of Big Ten flags adorning the outfield wall at Penn State’s Beard Field had the perfect view as the North Penn standout sophomore crushed a pitch in the top of the sixth inning Thursday. Shearer’s hit several home runs this season, but the venue, the significance of the stage and just how hard and far she had belted it had a different feel.