Sports
Special ed kids join high schoolers on new bocce team
Students from Archbishop Carroll High School and St. Katharine Day School are playing the venerable old game in a new league through Special Olympics. Friendship makes winners of the eight teammates.
Philadelphia Catholic League standings
See our updated standings, through Jan. 17, for boys' and girls' basketball, and boys' and girls' bowling action this year in the always-competitive league.
Upstart Bishop McDevitt turning heads in Catholic League
The Lancers won only four Catholic League games last year. With nine contests remaining this year, the team has already won four. John Knebels looks at the turn around, and other action in boys basketball.
Catholic Leaguers pack list of Pa.’s best football players
The 2018 all-state football team as chosen by Pennsylvania’s high school sports writers includes 12 athletes from five different Philadelphia Catholic League schools -- with six members of champion St. Joe's Prep.
From sloppy to sweet, the Prep takes state football title
St. Joseph's Prep put early, uncharacteristic miscues behind them and blew open the fourth quarter for a 40-20 PIAA Class 6A football championship over Harrisburg. It was the Hawks' fourth title in six years.
St. Eleanor captures statewide, archdiocesan volleyball titles
The varsity girls team of the Collegeville parish capped at sterling 36-1 season by capturing the Pennsylvania diocesan championship Nov. 18, after earlier besting Visitation B.V.M. in the Philadelphia Archdiocesan tourney.
3 Philly Catholic schools playing in state football semis
John Knebels reviews the matchups for Archbishop Wood, St. Joseph's Prep and West Catholic in key PIAA games this weekend. All three are on hot streaks, but taking it "one game at a time."
All-Catholic football teams announced
John Knebels compiles the top players for the Philadelphia Catholic League's Red and Blue divisions, including first and second teams on offense and defense.
In brotherhood of Malvern Prep football, everyone ‘earns it’
Even during team workouts last summer, the Friars discussed the importance of believing in each other and putting team before individual. That they did, capping a perfect 11-0 season, the first in school history.
Villa Maria takes CYO soccer regional, advances to area tourney
Villa Maria Academy’s Lower School squeezed past St. Maximilian Kolbe School, 1-0, Nov. 3 to win the Region 17 CYO soccer title for the second consecutive year.