Sports
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 […]
Cipolloni’s shutout leads Nazareth to CAL crown
By John KnebelsSports Columnist They look forward to practice. They look forward to games. They are confident, not cocky. They are focused and determined. And for the fourth straight year, they are the Catholic Academies League softball champions. Led by yet another dominating pitching performance by senior Erica Cipolloni, Nazareth Academy blanked Villa Maria Academy […]
Carroll girls win 10th straight lacrosse title
John KnebelsSports Columnist DREXEL HILL – When they hear the jokes, Archbishop Carroll’s lacrosse players have learned to smile and just accept the ribbing. The ribbing, after all, is a major compliment. Their friends muse that perhaps the Catholic League should be separated in half; on one side could be Carroll, and on the other […]
La Salle wins last crown for retiring coach
By John KnebelsSports Columnist Throughout his 37 years as head coach of La Salle College High School’s track team, Pat Devine has always been about the kids. Leave a message requesting some information and expect a callback as soon as possible. Ask for a comment about a certain runner and prepare to learn about him […]
Hoops team unites students, alums
John KnebelsSports Columnist PHILADELPHIA – If the players who comprise the boys’ varsity basketball team at Our Mother of Sorrows-St. Ignatius of Loyola School in West Philadelphia are ever asked for an encore, they will simply have to decline. There really isn’t any more they could do. In Harrisburg back on March 21, the team […]
Kennedy-Kenrick softball team savors every pitch
By John KnebelsSports Columnist NORRISTOWN – The end is almost near. It’s not pleasant, and it’s not popular. But it is what it is. “I think most people are past the shock of it,” said junior Nikki Troisi. “It’s still sad, but we are trying to focus on the present and deal with the end […]
Service fires up Holy Ghost Prep’s lacrosse game
John KnebelsSports Columnist BENSALEM – Holy Ghost Preparatory School’s lacrosse program plays one of the most challenging schedules in the area. The Firebirds win much more than they lose, and several players have already committed to compete at spanision I schools after they graduate. But when first-year coach Tony Omrod talks about his players, their […]
St. Joe’s Prep names Infante new football coach
PHILADELPHIA – St. Joseph’s Prep named Gabe Infante as its new head football coach May 3. Infante served as head coach at Paramus Catholic High School in the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J., for the past two seasons after two years as defensive coordinator at Bergen Catholic High School, also in New Jersey. “Our search committee […]