Maryland parish, Catholic schools rooting for their own Olympic swimmers July 20, 2021By Maureen Boyle Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News Ledecky’s and Bacon’s paths have intertwined for several years while they attended Little Flower School, swam for the high school team at the Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart and have been parishioners at Church of the Little Flower, all in Bethesda, Maryland.
Mount de Sales’ Whittaker will keenly watch peers run in Tokyo Olympics July 19, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Olympics, Schools, Sports Whittaker, who won the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland cross country title at age 14 and soon thereafter catapulted herself into the national prep middle-distance scene, was 10th-fastest in the 800 semifinals at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June.
Forrester’s faith pays off with berth in golf’s U.S. Senior Open July 3, 2021By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports After eight attempts, Forrester qualified for the U.S. Senior Open in Omaha, July 8-11. He is one of 24 amateurs who made the cut for the esteemed event, whose past champions include the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
Tokyo Catholic churches to keep restrictive measures during Olympics June 30, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Olympics, Sports, World News The Tokyo Archdiocese says it will maintain infection control measures despite the Japanese government having lifted the COVID-19 state of emergency in many cities ahead of the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Jim Phelan, basketball coach who elevated Mount St. Mary’s profile, dies at 92 June 18, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries, Sports Few laymen matched his contributions to the Mount, which gave Phelan a one-year contract to coach in 1954. It turned into 49 uninterrupted seasons on the same campus, the third longest in the history of the sport.
Loyola Blakefield grad Zimmermann earns spot in Orioles’ rotation March 31, 2021By Todd Karpovich Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports “When he arrived as a 10th-grader I knew he had the ability and good baseball instincts, but he was young and small, 5-9ish,” Crowley said. “By his senior year, he was one of the best high school pitchers in the area and I knew his college future was bright.”
John Carroll stuns St. Frances Academy to win Baltimore Catholic League tournament March 26, 2021By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports John Carroll is just the second No. 6 seed to win the BCLtournament title, the other being Towson Catholic in 1989.
15 Baltimore Catholic school products who had a lasting impact on basketball March 24, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: #IamCatholic, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Baltimore Catholic League is celebrating its 50th tournament this week. In order to appreciate where it’s been and where it’s going, here’s the Catholic Review’s look at the 15 players who came out of a Catholic high school in Baltimore and had the most-lasting impact on the game.
Ramblers’ celebrated chaplain has big fan base in Los Angeles Archdiocese March 23, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Sports, World News By her own admission, “Sister Jean 101” could be the name of an introductory course taught at the Loyola University Chicago these days.
Coach of the Year Myles has St. Frances Academy primed for fourth straight BCL title March 23, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports The March 24 semifinals will pit three-time champion St. Frances Academy against Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 5:30 p.m., and Archbishop Spalding against The John Carroll School at 7:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary’s seminarian is at NCAA men’s basketball tourney as a team chaplain March 18, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Colleges, Feature, Local News, News, Sports, Vocations Deacon Austin Bosse won’t be shooting three-point shots or dunking. But he is a vital and senior member of the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers, winners of the Northeast Conference tournament and a No. 16 seed in the tournament’s East Regional.
Mount St. Mary’s University doubles its NCAA basketball fun with both teams dancing March 17, 2021By Greg Swatek Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Sports “In a year like no other, it’s just a real tribute to our coaches and our student-athletes and really the entire university,” said athletic director Lynne Robinson.