Sports
St. Michael’s CYO dominates diamonds
By John Knebels LEVITTOWN – Whatever it was that they fed the parish softball players at St. Michael the Archangel in Levittown, it must have been pretty nutritious. After recent pedestrian success at the CYO level, St. Michael’s fielded six different teams – two each at the novice, junior varsity and varsity levels – and […]
Bonner alum Teti rows in his third Olympics
By John Knebels If Paul Teti had been told at this time last year that he would be a couple of steps away from winning an Olympic gold medal, he probably would have offered his typical gentle smile and politely said, “Ain’t happening.” When you are 30 years old – he has since turned 31 […]
Carroll’s 8th lacrosse title a credit to coach
By John Knebels Of all the significant accomplishments engineered by Catholic League high school teams over the years – and there have been plenty – Archbishop Carroll’s girls’ lacrosse squad’s eight-year winning streak might be the most impressive. Critics might say that Carroll has established itself as an elite program in a sport that continues […]
Ryan’s new girls basketball coach ready for ’08 season
Ever since she was a grade school basketball player at St. Bernard’s, Jackie Hartzell knew she eventually wanted to coach.A lot of that, she said, was influenced by her father, Rich, then a St. Bernard’s assistant to Joe Kelly.“It was a special time,” said Hartzell. “We had a lot of really good players on that […]