Sports
St. Joe’s Prep ends 8-year Catholic League championship drought
The Prep beat five-time defending champion La Salle, 30-20, Nov. 8 to capture the AAAA league title. Prep quarterback Chris Martin threw three touchdowns before leaving the game after the final score with an injury.
West Catholic wins once again
West Catholic Preparatory High School cruised past Neumann Goretti High School, 34-9, to capture the Catholic League AA football title Nov. 2. The Burrs won their eighth straight championship in their class or division.
Father Judge wins boys soccer championship
In boys championship soccer action on Oct. 28, Father Judge defeated Lansdale Catholic, 3-1. Watch a video of the championship. To view more phots click here.
In a championship rematch Ryan girls soccer team redeems themselves
The girls Catholic League soccer championship Oct. 27 came down to a historic nailbiter. In the second overtime period, defending champion Archbishop Ryan edged Archbishop Wood, 1-0. This is the Ragdolls second straight championship. This was the first time Ryan has beaten Wood since 2008. To see more images click here.
Aston parish’s girls represent volleyball team at all-star game
From left, Elena Tarte, Victoria Boland and Annie Kolicius represent the varsity volleyball team of St. Francis de Sales Parish, Aston, as part of the Region 30 CYO all-star games Sunday, Oct. 29. Twelve parish CYO teams from Delaware County are represented. All-star teams are comprised of players selected from each of the parish teams. […]
After decades, soccer’s elder statesmen still have the fire to coach, teach
At Archbishop Wood, Joe Krantz captured his 400th coaching victory Sept. 3. About six weeks later – Oct. 14 to be exact – St. Joseph’s Preparatory School’s Jim Murray reached coaching victory number 600. Come next fall, both men will be directing their young, impressionable troops from their respective sidelines. Murray and Krantz – both of them respected institutions at their high schools for a combined seven decades -- still possess the heart to keep going.
Judge to face Lansdale for boy soccer championship
Father Judge shut out Archbishop Ryan’s boys soccer team in the semi finals on October 26. Later that day Roman Catholic High School suffered a heartbreaking defeat in overtime to Lansdale Catholic. Lansdale’s #13 junior Jake Saba fed the ball to #16 senior Michael Lewis who broke away to win the game. The championship game […]
Wood vs Ryan rematch for girls soccer championship
Archbishop Ryan girls’ soccer team will face Archbishop Wood again this season for the championship. The girls from Archbishop Wood defeated Little Flower in a close 1-0 game to make it to the finals. Archbishop Ryan shut out Lansdale Catholic in a 4-0 game. The championship game will take place at Archbishop Ryan High School […]
Sports: Catholic League standings
Catholic League Boys’ Soccer Father Judge 9-0-0 Lansdale Catholic 7-1-1 St. Joseph’s Prep 7-1-1 Roman Catholic 6-2-1 La Salle 6-3 Archbishop Wood 5-3-1 Bonner-Prendergast 3-4-1 Archbishop Ryan 2-4-2 Conwell-Egan 2-7-1 Archbishop Carroll 1-7 Cardinal O’Hara 0-7 Bishop McDevitt 0-9 Catholic League Girls’ Soccer Archbishop Ryan 9-1 Archbishop Wood 7-0-3 Little Flower 8-2-1 Lansdale Catholic […]
St. Basil’s turns around program, teaching true value of sports
Imagine losing 36 straight soccer games. Heck, imagine losing 36 straight anything. A little more than one month has been completed in the girls varsity soccer season, and St. Basil’s no longer sees the number zero on the left column of the daily win-loss standings. With a few weeks remaining, the Panthers are 7-7 overall; more impressively, they are 3-5 in the Catholic Academies League. As for the expectation of shaking their opponents’ hands while congratulating them on a victory, that is no longer the case.