Sports
Always-surprising Ryan upsets Judge, moves to soccer semifinals
The mercurial Raiders can go on a losing streak then upset a favored team, which they did again by stunning the Crusaders in a 1-0 win Oct. 17. Ryan advanced into the next round of Catholic League playoffs Oct. 23.
Roman Catholic, Archbishop Carroll set new Thanksgiving football game
The two teams not only will meet Thanksgiving morning for a 10 a.m. game in Conshohocken, they will also share breakfast three days prior, beginning a new tradition of football and fraternity.
O line pushes Bonner-Prendie’s punishing ground game
Solid execution by the blockers up front led to 353 yards rushing on 12 yards per carry in the Friars' 46-7 win over Conwell-Egan, pushing their record to 5-1 overall, 3-1 in the Catholic League.
Underdog Roman upsets Wood, 20-6, in Catholic League stunner
In a Red Division football opener, Roman Catholic used a stifling defense and quarterback-receiver connection for three touchdowns in the win. Roman was 0-8 against Archbishop Wood dating to 1967.
Catholic League standings in 6 sports
John Knebels checks the pulse of the league with the latest standings in boys' and girls' soccer, volleyball, field hockey, tennis and football.
Lansdale Catholic’s girls won’t rest on ’18 soccer championship
Always a contender for a Catholic League title, the Crusaders reached the summit last year. Although they graduated many seniors and are starting four freshmen, LC is focused on a new season and more success.
Boys’ soccer season opens with Roman’s 9-0 rout of Carroll
In one of the first Catholic League contests of the 12-game season, the Cahillites built a 6-0 first-half lead and never eased up. A perennial powerhouse, Roman Catholic seeks its first league title since 2015.
In Week 1 of Catholic football, local teams show their grit
Stand out performers and marquee teams emerged after a week of non-Catholic League play, as John Knebels reports -- including one team erasing a 26-0 first-half deficit for an eventual 47-46 win.
Pope John Paul II High School, Roman kick off football season
The Panthers will face the Cahillites on the former's home turf during an Aug. 24 game, at which new visitor bleachers (the gift of an anonymous donor) will be unveiled.
‘Tremendous excitement’ in parish of British Open winner Shane Lowry
Shane Lowry returned home to the small parish in Ireland's Midlands region and received a hero's welcome July 23 after winning the British Open golf tournament two days earlier.