Sports
St. Andrew’s captures state CYO basketball title
The girls CYO basketball team of St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, captured the state CYO championship Sunday, March 15 by beating St. Bernadette of the Erie Diocese, 32-18. St. Andrew’s earned the trip to the tournament held at Berks Catholic High School and went undefeated in three games to capture the title. The team and coaches […]
Forging uphill, and liking the challenge
St. Basil Academy’s basketball team didn’t win the Catholic Academies League but they have nonetheless advanced to the PIAA state quarterfinal game tonight. Solid fundamentals bolster their stifling team defense.
Archdiocesan CYO champs St. Andrew’s heads to state tourney
The girls’ varsity CYO basketball team of St. Andrew Parish, Newtown, will play in the state CYO championship tournament in Reading this weekend.
Seminarians play basketball vs. Blessed Teresa’s CYO
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish in Limerick hosted a game between the high school CYO boys and a team of seminarians from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, all to support vocations.
Top-rated Saints avoid a shocker to win girls’ title
Few gave Archbishop Wood much of a chance against the nation’s number-one team, Neumann-Goretti, in the Catholic League championship. But the Saints prevailed narrowly, winning 50-45.
With league title win, it’s mission accomplished for Roman
Roman Catholic High School achieved its top goal this season by surviving a late run from six-time consecutive champion Neumann Goretti to capture the Catholic League boys basketball championship.
In Catholic League semis, getting a big lead is a time to worry
The legendary Palestra hosted a memorable Catholic League basketball doubleheader in which winners Roman Catholic and Neumann-Goretti advanced to Monday night's finals. They proved that in the league, no lead is safe.
Catholic League hoops’ playoff picture coming into focus
Quarterfinals play for boys basketball pits league rivals heading into the finals in two weeks, following a dramatic triple overtime contest to end the regular season.
Boys basketball All-Catholics named
The coaches of the Philadelphia Catholic League have voted their first, second and third-team standouts for the 2014-2015 season in boys basketball.
Gwynedd’s win took 13 years, but don’t call it an upset
Gwynedd-Mercy Academy edged past its archrival Mount St. Joseph’s Academy last weekend with a historic win. Excellence is becoming contagious in all GMA’s sports, as a “learning to win” attitude takes hold.