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Fall sports update
Some highlights from local Catholic schools: Football — In Brad Shear’s 13th season as Brophy’s freshmen football coach, his record now stands at 100-9-1. That includes a 21-game win streak. He’ll be recognized at tonight’s game. Don’t forget, local games will be carried on TV or livestreamed online. Check the schedule. Cross country — Notre [...]
Fall athletes: Ones to watch
Catholic school athletes make up half of the two-page spread in the current AZTeen Magazine’s “Ones to watch” article (p.30-31). All three are seniors. They are: Lauren Betlach, volleyball, Seton Catholic Preparatory High School in Chandler. On varsity since freshman year and part of three state championships. Placed in Junior Olympics. Haley Lawless, volleyball, Seton [...]
First, third among men. Third among women
In a nutshell, that was the results of this weekend’s track and field state championships. Brophy College Preparatory finished first and Xavier College Preparatory third in Division I competition. Notre Dame finished third among men in Division II competition. Other items of note include two Broncos earning 67 of Brophy’s 77 points (four-point boys team [...]
Just drive — Catholic school videos on texting, driving
Check out Xavier’s student-made video created this spring to promote the dangers of texting and cell phone use behind the wheel. The video is now in a national contest through the Act Out Loud traffic safety campaign. The competition is part of National Youth Traffic Safety Month. You can vote today through May 22 with [...]
Track and field finals
AIA’s track and field competition finishes Saturday at Mesa Community College. Several Catholic school athletes and teams ranked in the top three of their particular sport. That included @Xavier (Division I) top four spots in the 3200-meter run first in 4×800-meter relay, 1600-meter run and 800-meter run second in 1600-meter run @Brophy (Division I) second: [...]