Teams & Activities

Youth Sports

In 1953, Joe Natoli founded the Morningside Little League in order to prepare young boys for high school baseball. Over the course of the next 55 years, Natoli’s energetic and impassioned coaching style was a key ingredient in the success. One of the most stellar achievements was the successful youth football [Morningside Bulldogs started in 1950] teams in the country, the bulldogs compiled a stellar record of 271 wins, 19 losses, and 9 ties. In 1980, the city of Pittsburgh rewarded Natoli’s lifetime commitment to Morningside by renaming the neighborhood football field in his honor. Natoli was inducted into the Pittsburgh Hall of Fame in 1986.

Youth sports remain a large part of Morningside’s community.  For information about the opportunities to participate, choose a sport!

• Morningside Baseball
• Morningside Football
• Morningside Softball
• Morningside Soccer

Bocce

The John L. DelSignore Morningside Bocce Courts are located near St. Raphael School, and are the only public Bocce courts in the city, owing to the strong Italian heritage in Morningside.

Post-Gazette article on Bocce in Morningside