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Companion blog to The Catholic Sun, newspaper of the Diocese of Phoenix.
May 16, 2011

First, third among men. Third among women

Posted by : ambria

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 [...]


May 16, 2011

Just drive — Catholic school videos on texting, driving

Posted by : ambria

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 [...]


May 12, 2011

Track and field finals

Posted by : ambria

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: [...]


May 6, 2011

Weekend calendar May 6-8

Posted by : ambria

Happy Mother’s Day to our Heavenly Mother, our earthly mothers and Maggie’s Place moms and alumnae. The house of hospitality for expectant women who are alone opened on Mother’s Day 2000. Don’t forget about the JPII exhibit, Poor Clares, Diversity Mass and more this weekend. For a look at how students at one school is [...]


April 28, 2011

Teams advance in tennis playoffs

Posted by : ambria

Student atheletes from the Phoenix and Tucson dioceses are serving up some friendly Catholic rivalry today. The 5A Division I state champioship match in tennis will feature the following teams: Girls: #1 ranked Xavier College Preparatory (Phoenix) v. #2 ranked Salpointe Catholic High School (Tucson) Boys: #1 ranked Salpointe Catholic High School (Tucson) v. #2 ranked [...]