Sports

Catholic League football and soccer: Standings and schedules

Follow the Catholic high school sports action in CatholicPhilly.com’s Sports section each week for standings and schedules.

Catholic League football: Standings and schedules

Follow the high school football action in CatholicPhilly.com’s Sports section each week for standings and schedules.

As pope waits on deck, Phillies staff prepare for his visit

A Pope Francis "rookie card" was a hit with Citizens Bank Park patrons and staff, several of whom reflected on their Catholic faith and memories of the last pope to visit Philadelphia.

Catholic high school sports schedules

See this weekend’s schedule of action in six sports among Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Watch CatholicPhilly.com’s Sports section each week for schedules.

Catholic high school sports schedules

See this weekend's schedule of action in six sports among Catholic schools in the Philadelphia Archdiocese. Watch CatholicPhilly.com's Sports section each week for schedules.

Major league draftee, priest-coach find faith on baseball diamond

For those who love baseball, Berwind Park in the small Elk County community of St. Marys is a field of dreams.

76ers, Villanova coaches build peace through hoops in Holy Land

Sixers coach Brett Brown and Villanova men's coach Jay Wright ran basketball clinics and conflict-resolution seminars in Jerusalem and Ramallah, West Bank for a week.

Strong pitching propels Catholic League in baseball tourney

The Catholic League team competing in the Carpenter Cup, now in its 30th year, got contributions from six pitchers and a dramatic walk-off single to win its first-round game.

‘Turning two’ makes for one long-sought championship

Archbishop Wood’s game-ending double play kept Neumann-Goretti’s comeback bid at bay and led to the Vikings’ first Catholic League baseball title since 1993.

Ryan overcomes late deficit to capture 2nd straight title

Archbishop Ryan's Ragdolls needed heroics to turn a 2-1 St. Hubert's lead into a 5-2 win for the Catholic League softball championship May 20. They've gone 30-0 over two seasons in league play.