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.
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Calvert Hall, Loyola Blakefield announce cancellation of 101st Turkey Bowl
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
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
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
The Turkey Bowl will begin its second century without interruption.
Vince Bagli, legendary sportscaster, remembered for kindness and commitment to Baltimore
Vince Bagli, a legendary Baltimore sportscaster who died Oct. 6 at 93, is being remembered by friends and fans alike as a supremely kind person whose down-to-earth on-air presence didn’t go away when the cameras went off.
MLB’s first woman coach a ‘go-getter’ at Jesuit university
Another barrier in the sports world was broken July 20 when Alyssa Nakken coached first base in the late innings of an exhibition game between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics, thus becoming the first woman to appear in uniform on the field during a major league baseball game. The Giants won the game, 6-2.
Priest’s love of math, baseball helps him develop new stat measures
WASHINGTON (CNS) — WAR, what is it good for? For Edwin Starr, the answer was “absolutely nothin’” — although “somethin’” might be a better answer, since he had a No. 1 hit with the tune in 1970. But for Dominican Father Humbert Kilanowski, he’s got a different answer, because he’s asking a different question. Father […]
Mount St. Joseph, Calvert Hall football coaches take over in uncertain times
Dom Damico and Josh Ward both face difficult jobs this fall, ones made even tougher by the coronavirus pandemic.
Sporting event shows values needed in pandemic aftermath, pope says
Sports can offer a unique witness of unity that can build a “bridge of peace” between men and women of different religions and cultures and promote solidarity, Pope Francis said.
Elite high school athletes reflect on season in which coronavirus was the only winner
The coronavirus pandemic has affected American society in countless ways. Among those impacted have been high school athletes, including elite seniors.
Once he retires, NFL quarterback to coach at Catholic high school
Philip Rivers said he fulfilled one childhood dream by playing quarterback in the NFL. He’ll soon fulfill another by coaching high school football.