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Holy Ghost Prep to face off against La Salle for Flyers Cup

The two finalists emerged via different routes, each impressive in their own particular way. So, on Tuesday night at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia, two-time defending champion La Salle College High School will meet Holy Ghost Prep in the Class AAA Flyers Cup ice hockey championship. “Sometimes you need a little bit of […]

Neumann-Goretti boys take Catholic League crown, now look ahead to states

Junior Ja’Quan Newton scored 27 points to lead Neumann-Goretti to a 60-42 Catholic League championship victory over St. Joseph’s Preparatory School Monday night at the Palestra. The Saints, who also received 11 points and 11 rebounds from senior man-child John Davis, have now captured five straight league titles. The record for consecutive championships is six, a feat pulled off […]

Charity begins at the foul line, and ends with O’Hara girls taking CL title

A trivial three-point bomb from center court was way off the mark, and a sea of purple flooded onto center court. Cardinal O’Hara had defeated Archbishop Wood and captured the girls’ Catholic League championship, 31-25, before a boisterous crowd Monday night at a packed Palestra. But why was everyone wearing purple? O’Hara senior guard Mackenzie […]

Boys settle Catholic League finals matchup: It’s Neumann-Goretti vs. the Prep, redux

The Catholic League boys’ basketball semifinals took place Wednesday night, Feb. 20, at the Palestra. It’s difficult to imagine a better venue to play – and watch – a basketball game. The four finalists did their part to create excitement, and in the end, top-seed and four-time defending league champion Neumann-Goretti dominated Archbishop Carroll, 57-34, […]

The Mount makes Magic happen, takes Academies League hoops crown

Mount St. Joseph’s Academy was just too tough. There’s really no way of getting around that. Although Villa Maria Academy enjoyed its moments here and there, the Hurricanes were unable to solve a balanced attack by the Magic, and the Mount rolled to a hard-fought, 57-41 Catholic Academies League championship victory. “This is great,” said […]

La Salle High extends string of Catholic League wrestling titles to five

One of these days, some Catholic League wrestling opponent is going to defeat La Salle High School. Just not this year. In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, the Explorers methodically defeated visiting Father Judge, 39-24, and increased their stronghold on the Catholic League crown to five straight. La Salle’s victory streak versus […]

LaSalle ends 4 year-long undefeated streak of Neumann-Goretti, but Saints still team to beat

Maybe it was the parity up top and emergence of some new star players. Perhaps it was the end of an unbelievable winning streak.    Whatever the reason, the 2012-13 boys’ basketball regular season in the Catholic League has been particularly enjoyable. Heading into the final weekend, the top four teams – SS. Neumann-Goretti, Roman […]

Archbishop Wood sets new record by hitting 8 of first 8 shots, all 3-pointers

The team feat of the year in boys Catholic League basketball goes to Archbishop Wood. In a 65-53 win at Conwell-Egan on Jan. 28, Archbishop Wood did something that people are still talking about and probably will for quite some time. The Vikings hit their first three-point shot of the game. Then their second. And […]

Roman Catholic receiver intends to play for Notre Dame U.

Roman Catholic High School’s Will Fuller will sign his intent to play football at the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday, Feb. 6, Roman Catholic announced Feb. 4. Fuller was rated by Scout.com as the number 40 wide receiver prospect in the nation for the 2013 recruiting class and was assigned a four-star rating. He is Pennsylvania’s number two […]

Ravens player says his Catholic faith plays ‘huge role’ in life, career

ROCKFORD, Ill. (CNS) -- Sean Considine, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens who played three seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, is the first to point out that he belongs to some important families -- God's family, the family his parents began, his hometown community, the family he shares with his wife and four children, and the NFL.