Bethlehem Catholic students started their final stretch of the 2021-22 academic school year with success and enthusiasm in sports, arts and more.

Hawks softball is currently undefeated, with big contributions by sophomore Hailey Pyle, who has hit several home runs in multiple games this season, and senior Jordan Merklin, who was named the Morning Call Athlete of the Week.

Hawks baseball has a record of 3-5, captained by seniors Peter Martinez, Evan Druckenmiller and Chaise Albus as well as junior Eric Wert.

The track team has also had several successful meets, with senior Kensley Joasil taking first in the 400’ race; senior Aidan Michels taking first in the two-mile race; and sophomore Jianna Brown taking first in the 300m hurdles.

The engineering team sent three teams to compete in the virtual TEAMS event this spring, and Team A, which consisted of seniors Grace Hartman, Isabella Bautista, Brett Fyrer and Patrick Core, placed first overall in the state. The team hopes to attend the national TEAMS competition in Texas in June.

Becahi theater is working hard to put on its spring musical, “Hello, Dolly!” Opening night is April 22 at 7 p.m., and there are also shows on April 23 at 7 p.m. and April 24 at 3 p.m. Leads (in order of appearance) include senior Ryanna Kral as Dolly Levi, junior Andrea Falteich as Ermemgarde, junior John Barron as Horace Vandergelder, senior Robert Ruhl as Cornelius Hackl, junior Eoin Egbert as Barnaby Tucker, senior Emma Smith, as Minnie Fay, and junior Sydney Bennett as Irene Molloy. Kral, Ruhl, Smith, and Baron will represent the school at the Freddy Awards. Tickets for the shows are available at https://buy.ticketstothecity.com/venue.php?org_id=20.