Sports
Boys settle Catholic League finals matchup: It’s Neumann-Goretti vs. the Prep, redux
The Catholic League boys’ basketball semifinals took place Wednesday night, Feb. 20, at the Palestra. It’s difficult to imagine a better venue to play – and watch – a basketball game. The four finalists did their part to create excitement, and in the end, top-seed and four-time defending league champion Neumann-Goretti dominated Archbishop Carroll, 57-34, […]
The Mount makes Magic happen, takes Academies League hoops crown
Mount St. Joseph’s Academy was just too tough. There’s really no way of getting around that. Although Villa Maria Academy enjoyed its moments here and there, the Hurricanes were unable to solve a balanced attack by the Magic, and the Mount rolled to a hard-fought, 57-41 Catholic Academies League championship victory. “This is great,” said […]
La Salle High extends string of Catholic League wrestling titles to five
One of these days, some Catholic League wrestling opponent is going to defeat La Salle High School. Just not this year. In what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, the Explorers methodically defeated visiting Father Judge, 39-24, and increased their stronghold on the Catholic League crown to five straight. La Salle’s victory streak versus […]
LaSalle ends 4 year-long undefeated streak of Neumann-Goretti, but Saints still team to beat
Maybe it was the parity up top and emergence of some new star players. Perhaps it was the end of an unbelievable winning streak. Whatever the reason, the 2012-13 boys’ basketball regular season in the Catholic League has been particularly enjoyable. Heading into the final weekend, the top four teams – SS. Neumann-Goretti, Roman […]
Archbishop Wood sets new record by hitting 8 of first 8 shots, all 3-pointers
The team feat of the year in boys Catholic League basketball goes to Archbishop Wood. In a 65-53 win at Conwell-Egan on Jan. 28, Archbishop Wood did something that people are still talking about and probably will for quite some time. The Vikings hit their first three-point shot of the game. Then their second. And […]
Roman Catholic receiver intends to play for Notre Dame U.
Roman Catholic High School’s Will Fuller will sign his intent to play football at the University of Notre Dame on Wednesday, Feb. 6, Roman Catholic announced Feb. 4. Fuller was rated by Scout.com as the number 40 wide receiver prospect in the nation for the 2013 recruiting class and was assigned a four-star rating. He is Pennsylvania’s number two […]
Ravens player says his Catholic faith plays ‘huge role’ in life, career
ROCKFORD, Ill. (CNS) -- Sean Considine, a safety for the Baltimore Ravens who played three seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles, is the first to point out that he belongs to some important families -- God's family, the family his parents began, his hometown community, the family he shares with his wife and four children, and the NFL.
Baseball great Stan Musial dies at 92, leaving memories of ‘The Man’
ST. LOUIS (CNS) — A funeral Mass was scheduled for Jan. 26 at St. Louis Cathedral Basilica for Stan Musial, the Hall of Fame outfielder-first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals. Musial, a Catholic who played all 22 of his major-league seasons with the Cardinals, died Jan. 19 at age 92 at his home […]
Ready for NFL draft, Catholic school grad grateful for his faith
Ryan Nassib is feeling pretty darn fine these days, and for good reason. At some point of the upcoming 2013 National Football League draft in late April, the 2008 Malvern Preparatory School graduate will hear his name announced and discover which new destination awaits him. That will fulfill a major part of the payoff for […]
Notre Dame football’s rise paralleled Irish-Americans’ societal ascent
WASHINGTON (CNS) — As Notre Dame prepared to play Alabama Jan. 7 in college football’s Bowl Championship Series title game, it seemed like the clash of the titans. Alabama has won nine titles — at least, first-place rankings in the polls — since the “bowl era” began in the 1930s. Notre Dame has won eight, […]