Category 2017

1500 Meter Run Peters Girls Repeat!

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The St. Anthony Sisters, Kate and Ana Peters brought gold home again in the 1500 after winning big in the 3000 on Saturday.  Ana won the cub division (5th & 6th Grade) with a time of 5:00.08 while Kate won the Cadet division (7th & 8th) in 4:51.62!

In Roadrunner action (Grades 3&4) Lyla Taylor (Our Lady of Lourdes Vancouver, WA) snatched a win in a time of 5:45.25 with Maeve O’Scannlain from Cathedral in second with 5:48.40.  Kellen Williams from St. Pius X out paced Peter Dolloff from St. Anthony by a second, 5:21.73 and 5:22.27.  It was a great race!

In Cub Boys competition, Avery Cesar, of St. Pius X, eeked out a victory over 3000 cub star Leo Cook from Our Lady of the Lake by just over a second, 4:54.49 and 4:55.87 respectively.

Cadet Boys action saw West Hills Christian’s John Schuler pick up a second gold as well with a time of 4:28.63, just 12 seconds shy of the record.  Classmate, Caden Hildenbrand came in second, with a time of 4:30.63.

Below: Lyla Taylor, Kellen Williams, Ana Peters, Avery Cesar, Kate Peters, John Schuler

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CYO 3000 Meter Record Breaker

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CYO Meet of Champions 2018 @ Jesuit High School May 19, 2018

It was a perfect morning, overcast, cool but not cold! Sixty-nine runners, boys, girls, cubs and cadets prepped to see how they could make the most of their training, endurance and mental readiness for 7.5 trips around the track.  It was impressive from every direction!

The first race of the day featured Ana Peters, from St. Anthony, a cub who had shown she had something special as a roadrunner in 2016 & 2017.  She holds records in the 1500 and 800 meter setting records at the Roadrunner (3rd and 4th grade) regional meets.  Today she sliced 15 seconds off the old record set in 2014 by Mia Middleton from Holy Trinity, and set a new record 10:37.08 as she breezed over the finish line 17 seconds ahead of her closest competition.  Second place was only 2 seconds off the old record! Juliana “Ana” Peters will be a young lady to watch for sure!

Kate Peters, (yes older sister), won the Cadet Girls 3000 meter with a time of 10:32.05.  She was up against a record set by Makenna Schumacher, St. Thomas More, in 2015 (10:10.46).  Kate outdistanced her competition by 24 seconds!

In Cub Boys, Leo Cook won a close one with a time of 10:27.51 for Our Lady of the Lake.  He had the second best performance in regular season meets and improved his best 2018 performance by 17 seconds and out paced Zane Moore (St. Thomas More) who came into the contest with the best performance but could not shave as much time off his personal best to outdo Cook.

John Schuler (West Hills Christian) and Jeffery Rogers (St Anthony) battled it out in regular season with times of 9:56.43 and 9:57.17 respectively.  Schuler slashed an amazing 31 seconds from his season best to finish with a 9:25.23 very close to the Logan Phillips (St. Anthony) record 9:18.43 set in 2013.

Below: Ana Peters, Leo Cook, Kate Peters, John Schuler

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The “Javelin Throwers” CYO Meet of Champions

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All levels of “Turbo Javelin” competitors have thrown the same device for nearly 20 years.  At the Cadet level of the Javelin, a new product known as the “Finn Flyer” was introduced in 2018.  It is longer, more slender and closer in style to the high school javelin though it is shorter and does not have the sharp point.  New records for this event were established this year for cadets.  The old turbo javelin records will be retained in the archives of the CYO.

Madeline Fey (St. Pius X) holds the Cadet Girls Turbo Javelin record at 136’3″ & Joe Nizich (St. John the Apostle) holds the Cadet boys Turbo Javelin record at 194′ 8″.

Roadrunner Girls: Madilynn Andrews (Christ the King) 86′ 9.50″ RECORD BREAKER The old record was 78′ 9″ set by Lena Childress (Madeleine).

Roadrunner Boys: Vicente Harrison II (Cathedral School) 100′ 3″

Cub Girls: Hayden Williams-Downing (Our Lady of the Lake) 101′ 9.25″

Cub Boys: Jack Benninger (St. John the Apostle) 109′ 9″

Cadet Girls: Elliott Bush (Cathedral School) 110′ 2.5″ RECORD ESTABLISHED 2018 NEW FINN FLYER

Cadet Boys: Jakob Braunstein (Our Lady of Lourdes) 156′ 3.50″ RECORD ESTABLISHED 2018 NEW FINN FLYER .

Below: Madilynn Andrews, Vincente Harrison II, Hayden Williams-Downing, Jack Benninger, Elliott Bush, Jakob Braunstein.

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End of Season CYO Dance at Oaks Park

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The CYO dances over the course of a year are extremely popular activities and good learning opportunities for youth on how to dress and behave in a social setting with other middle school youth.  It is also an opportunity for youth whose regular contact might be through competition to come together and become friends in a more social setting.  The May CYO dance is always outdoors where we welcome next year’s 7th graders and say goodbye to the current 8th graders.  This dance will number in the range of 800 to 1000 middle schoolers.  It is one of the most enjoyable dances of the year and this year in particular as the kids could not have been a better group of youngsters!  Special thanks to St. Matthew and Holy Redeemer for acting as the parent chaperones!  Maryann & Brian Stewart and the dance team!

We enjoyed watching the pizza crew try to keep up with the dancers!

Hand Washing Stations at Camp Howard

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The new hand washing stations are taking shape at Mary’s Lodge.  Troughs will be added which will help define the space.  They are looking great and will kick it up a notch from our original stations which were extremely creative and made a big difference in the battle against germs!

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Outdoor Patio Pour Approaching

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All of the rebar was set in place on Tuesday making way for the concrete trucks to come in and pour the material.  Kitchen floor applications started yesterday and the concrete today and tomorrow God willing.  Mary’s Lodge at Camp Howard!IMG_9236IMG_9238IMG_9261

Did I tell you about the Rhodies?

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We often thought a row of rhododendrons on Camp Howard Road would look spectacular after several years growth.  The key was to get them growing.  Karen told me not to buy more than 20.  They were on sale though, I thought to myself why so few?  I bought 50!  We spray painted on the ground every 10 feet to space them out then started planting them.  After about the 10th plant I knew why she said to only buy 20.  God sent an angel in Bob Jaques from the Catholic Sentinel and his father.  They drove up just as we were about to fold and said, “Could you use some help?”  They helped us get over half of them planted that day.  Karen and crew finished it up the following week for which I will always be grateful to them.  Lesson learned!

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Terry Porter in the Spotlight at CYO/CH

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Terry Porter 2018 CYO champions of Faith Speaker invites you to the event October 9, 2018 at the Oregon Convention Center!  The event benefits CYO and Camp Howard. It is the annual fundraising dinner for the organization.  We hope you will join us!

 

Everyone Loves a Parade!

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The West Regional CYO Track and Field Championship was held at Valley Catholic May 12, 2018 for half of the 3rd & 4th graders.  The other half participated in the East Regional meet at La Salle College Preparatory School in Milwaukie.  Top 4 runners in each event from each regional will participate in the CYO Meet of Champions with the 5,6,7 & 8th Graders May 19 & 20 at Jesuit High School.

Top 10 Reasons go to Camp Howard This Summer…

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10.  The food at Camp Howard regularly receives rave reviews by the campers, especially the “Cheesy Rolls!”

9.  Attending Camp Howard is a time honored tradition for youth between the ages of 6 and 17.

8.  Camp staff annually sit down and review camper surveys to determine the best possible programs to offer the following year making Camp Howard one of the most exciting camps available!

7.  The camp purchased 16 new pedal carts, bigger than last year’s version for youth ages 6 through 10.

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6. Camp Howard is accredited by the American Camping Association which means we hold ourselves to the highest standards in camping.

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5.  Camp Howard offers a wide variety of fun activities to do every day while you are at camp that will fill your memory with great stuff for the rest of the year until you come back again!

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4. Zip Lines and Giant Swing make the experience for 13 and 14 year olds extra special!

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3. The camp pool has been heated since 2012!

2. We recognize and respect the presence of Jesus at Camp Howard!

1.ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE GOING TO BE AT CAMP HOWARD THIS SUMMER!!!