Sports
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 […]
‘Small’ St. Pius X comes up big in districts
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Playing a schedule filled with more talented teams has its advantages and disadvantages. Even though you will probably lose most of your games, the stiff competition should theoretically strengthen your resolve and improve your all-around game. And that’s precisely what happened for the St. Pius X softball team. {{more}} “When you […]
Pride for La Salle’s ‘great season’ still strong after state final loss
John KnebelsSports Columnist It has gotten to a point where any time La Salle College High School’s lacrosse team takes the field, anything less than a victory would be considered sort of shocking. And that’s not really fair, but when you are the two-time defending state champion, high expectations come with the territory. In the […]
Teamwork brings Msgr. Bonner baseball success
John KnebelsSports Columnist Friars capture Catholic League, District 12 titles before falling in state playoffs Back in 1974, former Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero wrote a message on the blackboard in the locker room hours before the sixth game of the Stanley Cup finals against the heavily favored Boston Bruins. “Win today,” he told his […]
Lansdale Catholic falls to St. Hubert 1-0 in final
By John KnebelsSports Columnist GLENSIDE – Small ball. It might not be exciting, but in softball, winning teams must know how to execute it. On May 27 at Arcadia University against top seed Lansdale Catholic, St. Hubert’s meticulously forged the only run of the game in the top of the seventh inning. Add that to […]
La Salle defends Catholic League lax title, set for states
By John KnebelsSports Coumnist PLYMOUTH MEETING – La Salle College High School’s lacrosse team wants to win a state championship again – badly. But after the Explorers edged rival St. Joseph’s Preparatory School 7-5 in the Catholic League championship May 27 at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, the only thing the players wanted to talk about was […]
Prep school rowers prevail at Stotesbury Regatta
St. Joe’s Prep, Malvern Prep and Mount St. Joseph Academy all win gold By John KnebelsSports Columnist Jim Glavin loves rowing. Always has. A 1965 graduate of St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Glavin took over the program last year. His immediate goal was to make sure that the Prep rowers were aware of what a privilege […]