Posted January 29, 2019

There’s more than winning in mind when the eight members of the Unified Indoor Bocce team from Archbishop Carroll High School and St. Katherine Day School gather for competition with other teams from around the region. Generous Carroll students pair up with St. Katherine’s students with intellectual disabilities to have fun playing the ancient game as they make new friends. Read more about the team and their first game last week in our Sports section. (Photos by Sarah Webb)

  • The Archbishop Carroll-St. Katherine Day School bocce players pose for a team photo.

  • Members of the Souderton Area High School unified bocce team meet the team from Archbishop Carroll-St. Katherine Day School.

  • Matthew Rodgers takes his turn at the game.

  • Archbishop Carroll-St. Katherine Day School team coach Ed Scanlon celebrates with his player, Matthew Rodgers, in a Jan. 23 match of the Unified Bocce league against Souderton Area High School.

  • Parents and members of the Archbishop Carroll community, including Father Mike Speziale who led a blessing before the event, enjoy a game of bocce.

  • Matt McKeon of the Archbishop Carroll-St. Katherine Day School unified bocce team prepares to roll during a Jan. 23 game at against Souderton Area High School. The unified team is the first offered by Special Olympics of Pennsylvania at a private or parochial school.

  • The crowd of Carroll students and excited family members join in the fun.

  • Rose “Muffy” Tulskie of St. Katherine’s (center) leads the cheers at a Jan. 23 unified bocce match at Archbishop Carroll High School.

  • Matthew Rodgers shares the good times with his teammates.

  • Coach Ed Scanlon satisfies Matthew Rodgers’ curiosity during the game.