Sports
- Last Updated on Monday, 03 May 2021 20:23
By Matthew Peaslee
Zach Borman and Carson Cress each scored a goal while goaltender Eddie Nowicki recorded a shutout as the Baldwin High School hockey team defeated Franklin Regional, 2-0, on April 20 to win the Penguins Cup AA championship. The game was played at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. This was the first hockey title for Baldwin since 1988.
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| Members of the Baldwin hockey team include Borman, Cress, Nowicki, Trevor Bilak, Collin Kuch, Keith Reed Jr., Blake George, Tanner Plinta, Bruno Maietta, Dominic Trimbur, Joey Jacobs, Lorenzo Shipley, Logan Picchi, Nelson Buys, Robbie Aranos, Nicholas Buys, Alexander Aul and Joseph Antonio. |
The big-time victory helps the Highlanders create a dynasty in the making as the team advanced to the championship game a year ago, too. However, prior to that scheduled championship game against Latrobe, coronavirus restrictions canceled the remainder of the prep sports season.
This year, Baldwin has rolled to a 20-1 record. In the postseason, the Highlanders knocked off Penn-Trafford and Thomas Jefferson before securing the title against Franklin Regional. The win over TJ avenged a loss against the Jaguars on March 9 -- the team's only defeat of the season. Baldwin recorded 84 goals thus far on the season with seven shutout wins.
The team begins its run in the Pennsylvania state playoffs against Haverford High School.
Members of the Baldwin hockey team include Borman, Cress, Nowicki, Trevor Bilak, Collin Kuch, Keith Reed Jr., Blake George, Tanner Plinta, Bruno Maietta, Dominic Trimbur, Joey Jacobs, Lorenzo Shipley, Logan Picchi, Nelson Buys, Robbie Aranos, Nicholas Buys, Alexander Aul and Joseph Antonio.
