Sports
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 […]
The Holy See’s sports hall of fame is revealed
By Carol GlatzCatholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) – No one would ever mistake St. Peter’s Square for Giants Stadium. But for centuries, the Vatican has hosted countless competitions and dozens of high-caliber athletes – most of them lay employees, some of them monsignors and popes. Because so few people know about the sporty side […]
Catholic League football: 2009 preview
Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels When it comes to previewing an upcoming season, conjecture overtakes precision. Although last year’s win-loss records and statistics of returning players are often viewed as a barometer of what to expect in the near future, coaches and players still choose to employ the much-used term “anything can happen” when asked to publicly […]
New football coach at N-G learned from the best
Sports ColumnistJohn Knebels PHILADELPHIA – Back when he was a student at Malvern Preparatory School, before graduating in 1982, Rich Carfagno recalls teacher and administrator Jim Stewart being firm but fair. Carfagno said Stewart listened, but he did not accept flimsy excuses. “If you were late, he would tell you to get up earlier,” said […]
LC senior preps for final year in 3 sports
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T With three years on his high school resume and a fourth about to begin, Lansdale Catholic senior Pat O’Hara has a simple piece of advice for anyone looking to make the most of his or her scholastic experience. Get involved. And if you happen to be a young man […]