2026 CYO City Basketball 8 Girls Championship

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Congratulations to all of the CYO Basketball Teams who participated at all levels of the tournament, City, Stars, Champs, and Gold brackets. it was a fun three week event that took place all over the city with City Championship games and some Stars Championships held at Valley Catholic. Special thank you to all of the Athletic Directors and their administrative helpers at each site for their wonderful work and contribution to the successful tournament games.

All of the CITY Championship games were filmed and will be made available on this BLOG site in the coming days.

Today we will begin with the 8th Grade Girls Championship game between St. Andrew Nativity (Portland) and St. Pius X (Cedar Mill) LINK: https://youtu.be/CqOos751q9I

It was a great game from beginning to end. Though St. Andrew lead most of the game, St. Pius X made a run in the fourth quarter but could not overpower the Nativity’s height or strength.

Home Team: St. Andrew Nativity (Portland)

Coaches: Maryam Lowe, Keymora Goldsby, De’corey Cooper

Players: Kiheko, Gloria, Shiyah, Nevaeh, Raevyn, Brooklyn, Teryn

Mascot: North Star

Visiting Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Chris Philippi, Philipp Kupfer

Players: Vera, Emma, Sophia, Rose, Emma, Vivienne, Avery, Tatum, Hana

Mascot: Panthers

Game Highlights:

Quarter 1:  St. Andrew Nativity 12 – St. Pius X 9

Quarter 2:  SAN 18 Piux 15

Quarter 3:  SAN 33 Piux 19

Quarter 4:  SAN 44 Pius 34

2025 CYO 8th Grade Girls Volleyball…And the Winner is…

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8th Grade Girls Volleyball

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Brian Johnson

Players: Chloe Chau, Dylon Daley, Sarah Johnson, Emma Kupfer, Sophia Lontai, Cate McCullagh, Emma Philippi, Vivienne Schaaf, Jordan Van Allen, Hana Vitrano, Mackenzie Zabzek

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: Cathedral

Coaches:  Kiki Hanover, Stacey Freeman

Players: Sadie Carnahan, Ellie Freeman, Charlotte Goodman, Gianna Hanover, Molly Madding, Parker Mahew, Milania Odenthal

Mascot: Cougars

Set One

            St. Pius X 25 – Cathedral 12

            St. Pius X 25 – Cathedral 13

2025 CYO 7th Grade Girls Volleyball a Barnburner

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7th Grade Girls Volleyball

Home Team: St. Ignatius

Coaches: Owen Evenhus, Nancy Evenhus

Players: Suydney Anderson, Nora Blomberg, Sarah Downing, Piper Evenhus, Hannah Ford, Maddie Hurd, Aubrey Mullady, Raizel Philben, Naomi Sager, Pearl Sandvig

Mascot: Gators

Visiting Team: St. Anthony

Coaches: Geoff Kane, Erin Kane

Players: Lea Abrahamian, Kendall Davidson, Riley Davidson, Mae Hartinger, Kira Jeffcott, Scarlett Nicholson, Sierra Noack, Resa Ransdell, Emerson Umbdenstock

Mascot: Hawks

Set One:

            St. Anthony 25 – St. Ignatius 20

            St. Anthony 25 – St. Ignatius 23

Highlights:

Set one: St. Anthony came ready to play and led 8-3 with good serves and rally’s.  The Gators were slower to get started. The Gators did get a spark in set one and got within striking range 13 – 18 before St. Anthony put it away 25 – 20.

Set two: St. Ignatius was on fire leading the Hawks 10 – 3 at the start of the second set. The two teams engaged in some wonderful rallys all the while the Gators continued to trudge ahead.  Resa Ransdell stepped up to serve and began to bring the Hawks back, closing the gap as the Hawks came within two, 15 – 13.  The Hawks tied the game 15 – 15 as the crowd went wild.

            As the set edged toward a conclusion, the girls tied it 21 – 21 as the Hawks once again took control at 22 – 21.  The Gators, not willing to give it up easy, battled back for a 23 – 23 tie. A serving error gave the Hawks the opportunity to win the game which they did 25 – 23.

            It was a wonderful game giving the crowd some excellent volleyball action and something for both teams to be proud of.

2025 CYO Volleyball Valley Catholic vs the Fighting Dutch of St. Francis (Roy)

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6th Grade Girls Volleyball

Home Team: Valley Catholic (Beaverton)

Coaches: Emily Breuer, Lauren Garrett

Players: Sage Breuer, Mira Dechativong, Grace Garrett, Allison Knight, Karen Knight, Irene Ma, Ashley Natsch, Aarna Pratap, Makena Rudishauser, Josie Spelman, Madeline Warvel, Alexis Webber

Mascot: Valiants

Visiting Team: St. Francis (Roy)

Coaches: Sharon Bird, Tara Giannetti

Players: Ema Andrews, Brooklyn Duyck, Emery Duyck, Lily Fogarty, Charlotte Giannetti, Lucy Giannetti, Rose Hertel, Lyla Jacobs, Macey Kuiper, Lydia Ragan

Mascot: Fighting Dutch

Set 1 Valley Catholic 25 – Fighting Dutch 16

Set 2 Valley Catholic 25 – Fighting Dutch 21

Highlights: Set 2, Fighting Dutch battled their way back from a deficit and tied the score at 13 – 13. The game remained close until Valley Catholic #9 Allison Knight served three in a row to get the Valiants within 2 of a winning score. Valley Catholic closed it out in two sets. Great game, two great teams.

2025 CYO Volleyball Championship 5th Grade Girls is it St. Pius X or St. Therese?

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Home Team: St. Therese (Gresham)

Coaches: Maritza Roca, Gracie Roca, Addisen Lee

Players: Isabeicing Kham, Arianna Lopez, Arya Lopez, Salma Lopez, Aria Maxie, Penny Nguyen, Emily Roca, Alissa Tabayoyon, Isabella Tomlinson, Hasset Wondwesen, Iris Zinghang

Mascot: Eagles

5th Grade Girls Volleyball

Visiting Team: St. Pius X (Portland)

Coaches: Lindsey Hern, Deb Babkes, Susanne Raleigh

Players: Elizabeth Babkes, Ava Barclay, Cassiopeia Dicosmo, Ellingson Sutton, Catherine Gassert, Sophia Goettler, Ellisyn Hern, Brooky Kistler, Claire McCollister, Lena Roberti, Nora Semke

Mascot: Panthers

Set 1: St. Therese 25 – St. Pius X 19

Set 2: St. Pius X 25 – St. Therese 13

Set 3: St. Pius X 15 – St. Therese 5

Highlights:

Set 2, St. Pius X # 36, Sophia, brought St. Pius X back into the game serving 5 straight to go ahead 9-15.  From that point, St. Pius X gained momentum and score winning the set 25 – 13

Set 3, St. Pius X had a series of precision serves resulting in several aces.  Excellent rally skills on both teams today.

A terrific game between two very skilled teams. We look forward to watching then continue to develop skills and ability!

Kids Building Bird Houses at Camp Howard

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Specialty camps are back for the first time since COVID 19 at Camp Howard. Several staff members signed up to offer a specialty camp and first off this week is Bird House Camp. Eight youth ages 7 to 14 are learning some woodworking tips and tricks as they put their bird houses together. Nine year old, Cameron, said, “I thought this would be boring but it is a lot of fun! I am glad I am in this camp!” That was the general sentiment around the table as the enthusiastic youngsters learned how to hammer a nail through the grain in the wood without splitting it.

Stay tuned as the birdhouses take shape this week!

8th Grade Volleyball Tournament: St. Joseph Defeats Defending Champs

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St. Joseph (Vancouver) 8th Grade girls beat the defending CYO Volleyball champions for the Spike Tournament Crown Saturday November 16th held at Valley Catholic High School. See video below.

St. PIus X, Four time defending champions for CYO Volleyball, took second place in the Spike Tournament to complete their 8th grade season. See video below.

Championship game between St. Joseph, Vancouver (Red) and St. PIus X, Cedar Mill, (Green).

St. Pius X Boys Win CYO Volleyball Championship

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St. Pius X 7&8 Grade boys win the first CYO Championship Playoff game since CYO reintroduced boys volleyball after a 28 year absence.

Below: All Saints School wins second place in the CYO Championships for volleyball November 16th at Valley Catholic School.

Watch the entire volleyball game here:

Cathedral 7th Grade Girls Win CYO 2024 Volleyball Championship

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Cathedral 7th Grade Girls won first place in the 2024 Volleyball Championships this week, presented by CYO and hosted by Valley Catholic High School. Second place was taken by St. Thomas More (Photo not available) Watch the entire game below.

I’ve Got Indiana Fever

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Everyone knows I make an annual trip to Indiana to see my Mothers sister, Aunt Nancy. My aunt became a Caitlin Clark fan this March/April as I happened to visit during March Madness. I put a bracket together for her and showed her how to follow it. Cousin Dan put together a family bracket on the computer and we had all kinds of fun.

Now we are waiting for the excitement of the draft and we have less than an hour to go. None of us have ever tuned into a WNBA game. We followed the women’s college bracket like pros and we are ready to start following the Indiana Fever this summer! God Bless Indiana and God Bless Caitlin Clark!