Sports
North coach now at Roman
Catholic League boys soccer By John KnebelsSports Columnist For the rest of his life, no matter where he coaches soccer, Jerry Brindisi will always carry in his heart a piece of North Catholic High School, which closed its doors for the final time this past June. When you spend 12 years as head coach of […]
High school football season kicks off
By John KnebelsSports columnist La Salle College High School wasn’t only the top team in the Catholic League last year. The Explorers were the top team in the state. Their only stumble during an unbelievable 14-1 run was against rival St. Joseph’s Prep, which they later defeated in the league title game. So what now? […]
Golden Panthers begin inaugural season
By John KnebelsSports Columnist ROYERSFORD – At some point, the sparkle associated with a brand new school will fade. The beginning of the academic year will no longer induce sporadic visits from media, and rivalries will start to be forged as opponents become more familiar. But that’s in the future. For now, the student-athletes and […]
Mike Sweeney plays for ‘audience of One’
A devout Catholic, the newest Phillie follows Christ’s example in an era of Major League egos By John Knebels Sports Columnist It was a somber locker room Wednesday night, Aug. 25, underneath Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia. The Phillies had just lost 3-2 to the heavy-underdog Houston Astros. Their third straight defeat to a […]
Little Leaguers make ‘community proud’
John KnebelsSports Columnist The wins kept coming. Before long, winning was expected. But when your ultimate goal is to advance all the way to the Little League World Series, the chances of actually realizing your dreams are rather slim. “The further you get, the more difficult the competition,” said Keith Fogarty, a member of Our […]
OYYA hosts soccer tournament for Hispanic young adults
By Andrea MontilloSpecial to The CS&T BENSALEM – Approximately 60 young men ages 18 to 30 who represented five different parishes from around the Archdiocese traveled to our Lady of Fatima Parish in Bensalem July 31 for the second annual Torneo de Fútbol Juvenil (Soccer Tournament) sponsored by Hispanic Ministry in the Office for Youth […]
O’Hara grad hopes to start bowling club at Cabrini
John KnebelsSports Columnist As long as they can remember, Krista Callaghan’s parents said their daughter has been blessed with initiative. “She doesn’t take no for an answer,” said Krista’s father, Dan. “When she sees something that she wants, she isn’t afraid to try to go get it.” So when Krista Callaghan was interviewing for admission […]
Loyalty to faith, family, friends and the Prep
John KnebelsSports Columnist At Cardinal Dougherty High School’s 50th-year celebration four years ago, Cardinal John Foley was among the featured guests. After Dougherty principal Father Carl Janicki praised the cardinal for living a life fully immersed in the core values of a Catholic education, it was Cardinal Foley’s turn to speak. “It’s always nice,” he […]
Authentic sportsmanship shines at CYO track and field championships
By John KnebelsSports Columnist A sea of young athletes graced University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field at the archdiocesan CYO track and field championships early last month. But as much as the annual athletic affair seemed typical, the end results and multiple broken records added some different elements. Perhaps influenced by the pure simplicity of young […]
World Cup fever: Let the ball roll
By Mar Muñoz-Visoso Eight years ago my husband complained that we needed a new television set. The old 19-inch screen I brought along a few years earlier mysteriously started to have problems just as the Korea/Japan 2002 World Cup was unfolding. Drama turned into comedy when he also started wearing his reading glasses, which he […]