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.
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Ramblers’ celebrated chaplain has big fan base in Los Angeles Archdiocese
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
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
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
“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.
St. Frances Academy rolls at Spalding as BCL basketball returns
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.