Sports
West, Wood, La Salle advance to semifinals
John KnebelsSports Columnist By now, out-of-area Pennsylvania high schools are probably sick and tired of the Philadelphia Catholic League making headlines. Well, they had better find some medicine because there’s a huge dose of local football coming their way this weekend. Each of the three Catholic League representatives survived their PIAA state quarterfinal challenges. Therefore, […]
Thanksgiving Day football traditions run on
By John Knebels Sports Columnist Win a game, lose a coach. Well, the two aren’t exactly related, but that’s the way it went for Fairless Hills’ Conwell-Egan High School on Thanksgiving Day. A few minutes after celebrating the Eagles’ first victory of the season after nine losses, nine-year coach Kevin Kelly informed his players that […]
Merion Mercy wins fourth straight volleyball title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist In truth, there was very little chance that Merion Mercy Academy’s volleyball team wasn’t going to win a state championship this year. That’s not a knock on the competition. The Golden Bears were that good. But when the final point was recorded in Saturday night’s PIAA Class AA state title victory […]
Bound for greatness: The road to the state title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Just 4:06 into the game, junior Mike Frendak plowed through the line and blocked a punt that deflected into the end zone. Archbishop Wood led, 2-0. Too bad for Dobbins Tech that the game couldn’t end right there. By the time Saturday’s “contest” was over, Wood had emerged with a convincing […]
Local Catholic grads play in Army-Navy game
By Christie L. ChicoineCS&T Staff Writer PHILADELPHIA – Navy beat Army 31-17 as sophomore slot back John Howell, a 2009 alumnus of Lansdale Catholic High School, helped break a record for Navy in the 111th meeting between the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis and the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y., Saturday, Dec. 11 […]
La Salle, West to compete for state titles
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Back on Sept. 17, La Salle and West Catholic competed in a nonleague football game with nothing on the line. Both teams were just trying to stay healthy and improve their play as the Catholic League spanision schedule beckoned a few weeks later. After the Explorers edged the Burrs 14-7, players […]
Burrs snare fifth consecutive Class AA title
By John KnebelsSports ColumnistBefore the game, players said they took turns challenging each other to play a near-perfect game.Mission accomplished.On a cold Saturday evening Nov. 6 at Plymouth-Whtemarsh High School, West Catholic’s football team scored a convincing 47-7 victory over Bishop McDevitt in the Catholic League spanision AA championship. In winning their fifth consecutive spanision […]
Archbishop Wood continues undefeated season
Vikings defeat Cardinal O’Hara 24-7 in the Catholic League AAA championship By John KnebelsSports Columnist It seems that no matter what is needed, Archbishop Wood’s football team finds a way to supply it. Two games fully illustrate this point. During a regular-season slugfest with Class AAA foe Cardinal O’Hara, the Vikings’ defense was victimized for […]
Burrs snare fifth consecutive Class AA title
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Before the game, players said they took turns challenging each other to play a near-perfect game. Mission accomplished. On a cold Saturday evening Nov. 6 at Plymouth-Whtemarsh High School, West Catholic’s football team scored a convincing 47-7 victory over Bishop McDevitt in the Catholic League spanision AA championship. In winning their […]
La Salle explores route to defend state title
John KnebelsSports Columnist Roman Catholic High School has a very good football team. La Salle College High School has an even better one. So, after the Explorers defeated the Cahillites 35-16 in the Catholic League spanision AAAA championship Nov. 12 at Northeast High School, the post-game analysis was less an indictment against Roman and more […]