St. Frances Academy rolls at Spalding as BCL basketball returns February 18, 2021By Kevin J. Parks Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Sports A historic Baltimore Catholic League season belatedly began Feb. 17 with St. Frances Academy opening its quest for a fourth straight championship with a 96-78 victory at Archbishop Spalding High School.
Florida bishop and Catholic school win Super Bowl food wager February 8, 2021By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News Catholics in St. Petersburg, Florida, will need to get their napkins ready because some barbecue from Kansas City, Missouri, is coming their way.
Home run king Hank Aaron overcame racism to excel on and off the field January 22, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Hank Aaron, who was baseball’s home run king for 33 years, overcame racism to make his mark in the game he loved. Aaron died Jan. 22 at age 86.
Star NFL quarterback announces retirement on feast of athletes’ patron saint January 21, 2021By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Sports, World News After 17 seasons in the NFL, quarterback Philip Rivers will begin his next career as head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope in the Mobile Archdiocese.
High school athletic directors calm coaches, players, parents through pandemic layoffs January 21, 2021By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports While teachers lead instruction for students in classrooms and at home, interscholastic sports do not translate to Zoom. Coaches and athletes pine over lost seasons; Loovis, Strickland and their peers at 16 other Catholic high schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore guide them with their attitude and patience.
Coach’s story not just about basketball but about faith, love, God January 21, 2021By Brian T. Olszewski Catholic News Service Filed Under: Books, Feature, News, Sports, World News What makes his contribution to the genre unique is that his autobiography/success story includes 34 references to God, 87 mentions of love, 23 for faith and 71 for family.
Tommy Lasorda, baseball lifer and Hall of Fame manager, dies at 93 January 9, 2021By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Obituaries, Sports, World News Tommy Lasorda, who won two World Series titles during his 21-year managerial reign with the Los Angeles Dodgers and became an ambassador for baseball in retirement from the sport, died Jan. 7 in Los Angeles at age 93.
COVID-19 officially ends fall sports in Baltimore archdiocesan high schools November 25, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports While the traditional Thanksgiving Day football game between Calvert Hall College High School and Loyola Blakefield was the highest-profile prep event affected by the coronavirus pandemic, few teams were as hit hard by the formal cancellation of fall athletics as the soccer team from Mount St. Joseph High School.
Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield announce cancellation of 101st Turkey Bowl November 21, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports The Turkey Bowl, one of Baltimore’s most enduring athletic traditions, will not be played this year.
Baltimore Catholic League has two alums taken in first round of NBA draft November 19, 2020By Paul McMullen Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Jalen Smith of Mount St. Joseph High School and Immanuel Quickley of The John Carroll School were selected in the first round of the NBA draft.
Glad to be back on field, Mount St. Joseph beats Curley in Catholic soccer opener October 31, 2020By Todd Karpovich Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports Mount St. Joseph High School scored a 3-1 victory against Archbishop Curley High in its opener in a newly formed Catholic soccer league.
Turkey Bowl football rivalry will continue Thanksgiving Day for Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield October 21, 2020By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Coronavirus, Feature, Local News, News, Sports The Turkey Bowl will begin its second century without interruption.