Sports
Father Judge takes Catholic League soccer title
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Coming out of the preseason, Father Judge High School’s soccer team didn’t exactly resemble potential world beaters. After three non-league wins came the Crusaders’ first Catholic League game, a visit to league powerhouse Archbishop Ryan on Sept. 13. From that point on, everything changed. “I really liked what I saw,” […]
Catholic League soccer: Wood girls win championship in OT
By John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Discuss the most nerve-wracking position in any sport and be prepared to hear someone insist that being a soccer goalie supersedes anything else. Standing all alone most of the time. Responsible to keep a round object roughly the size of a basketball from entering a net that measures eight […]
Prendergast wins field hockey championship in double overtime
ASTON – Archbishop Prendergast junior Brooke Stretch’s goal 12:07 into a sudden-death, second overtime period lifted Prendie to a 1-0 victory over Cardinal O’Hara in the Catholic League field hockey championship Nov. 2 at Neumann University. The Pandas, who on Nov. 7 are scheduled to face Philadelphia Public League playoff winner Northeast High in the […]
O’Hara takes back PCL volleyball title
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T When she entered the gymnasium at Cabrini College Nov. 1, Steph Johnson immediately began feeling a little bit uncomfortable. One year earlier, she and her teammates from Cardinal O’Hara High School had lost the Catholic League volleyball championship to Archbishop Wood on the same court. It wasn’t only the losing […]
Lansdale Catholic’s sights set on CL Championship
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Watch Megan Poiesz with the ball. Now watch the ball find the back of the net. Time and again, two things happen when attending a Lansdale Catholic girls’ soccer game. One, the Crusaders win. The other, Poiesz scores a goal. Or two. Or three. “It takes a lot more than […]
Catholic Academies’ rivals battle in pre-playoff squeaker
John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T BENSALEM – All year long, Villa Joseph Marie deep down felt that it was the best team in the rugged Catholic Academies League. Then again, the Jems felt that way last year, too, but it didn’t prevent them from losing to Villa Maria Academy in the championship. On Friday night […]
West claims fourth straight spanision title
Catholic League football roundup John KnebelsSpecial to The CS&T Bonner 49, Judge 17Before Monsignor Bonner’s contest with Father Judge, several senior Friars were talking about avenging last year’s 37-0 loss. Consider it avenged. With Eric Petransky enjoying a career performance behind a dominating offensive line, the Friars emerged with a stunning 49-17 victory. The senior […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]