Sports
Catholic League soccer: As playoffs approach, it’s a six-team race
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T In early September, many coaches and players declared that the Catholic League Red spanision was the strongest collection of elite soccer teams in the entire state of Pennsylvania. When taking into account the many terrific leagues throughout the state, that was quite a statement. Now with the regular season […]
On fairway or hardwood, Wood’s Walsh scores
By Joe PawlikowskiSpecial to the CS&T When Jack Walsh Sr. arrived from work to the 18th green at Blue Bell Country Club Oct. 6, he received a quick smile from his son, Jack Jr. Little did he know his son, a junior at Archbishop Wood High School in Warminster, was putting to win the inspanidual […]
Dougherty’s Hawkins scores 100th goal
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – One adjective perfectly describes what is occurring for the Cardinal Dougherty girls’ soccer team – bittersweet. In what should be a daily dose of celebratory medicine, the Cardinals are having difficulty enjoying their incredible record because of the recent announcement that Cardinal Dougherty will close its doors […]
Decades of success at North, Dougherty
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Last week’s announcement that both North Catholic and Cardinal Dougherty High Schools will be closing at the conclusion of this school year has certainly led to significant reminiscing. Take, for instance, the athletic teams. North Catholic began in 1926 and Dougherty followed 30 years later. Both schools waited two school […]
Wood stuns West in final 23 seconds
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Although they now play in different spanisions in the Catholic League, there are numerous football players from Archbishop Wood who remain quite familiar with peer performers from West Catholic. Last year, both Wood and West engaged in a PIAA state championship final for their respective spanisions; Wood lost at the […]
Ryan volleyball team rallies for organ donation
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T PHILADELPHIA – Kelsey Keen wants to be treated just like everyone else. She wants to go where her friends go and do the things her friends do. So since most of her friends do not have a benefit organized in their honor, or plan an annual celebration to commemorate […]
Prep fights back to beat rival La Salle
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T PLYMOUTH MEETING – From the reaction of the fans on both sides of the rain-drenched stands at Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School Sept. 26, one could have mistaken the just-completed football contest as the Catholic League championship. In truth, it was just an early-season boxing match between two elite Catholic League […]
O’Hara’s offense too much for North
By John KnebelsSpecial to The C Pilgrims Unit Study S&T Sometimes a team loses a game and still manages to make a good impression. That’s precisely what North Catholic did last Saturday afternoon at Frankford High School. Facing a Cardinal O’Hara team that was physically bigger and healthier, North Catholic remained more than respectable in […]
Philly bishop combines love for faith, football
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When he was known only as Mike Burbidge, he attended Most Blessed Sacrament School in Southwest Philadelphia before graduating from Cardinal O’Hara High School in Springfield in 1975. During the fall and early winter, he would often accompany his father, a 20-year season ticket holder, to Eagles games. After being […]
New season serves Merion Mercy challenges
Golden Bears still optimistic after ending two-year unbeaten streak John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When a team defends a state championship, it has a proverbial target on its back. When it must defend consecutive state titles, the invisible image becomes twice as cumbersome. So whether they like it or not, the members of Merion Mercy […]