Category 2017

CYO 5th Grade Girls City Championship St. Matthew vs St. Cecilia…

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March 8, 2018

CYO City Basketball Championships 5th Grade Girls

Home Team: St. Matthew (white)

Coach(s): David Loza, Jeff tuck

Player first names: Chanelle, Anya, Braxtyn, Naomi, Alyssa, Emerson, Ellie, Natalie, Berkleigh, Isabel, London

 

1 St. Matthew Girls

Visiting Team: St. Cecilia (Blue)

Coaches: Erika Bayless, Curt Fingal

Players: Audrey, Grace, Ella, Alise, Sophia, Sarah, Julia, Mia, Margaret, Sophia

2 St. Cecilia Girls

Scores:

Q1: 11-7 St. Matthew

Q2: 22-15 St. Matthew

Q3: 39 – 22 St. Matthew

Q4: 47 – 28 St. Matthew

Game Highlights:

  • Intense defense for St. Matthew and St. Cecilia (lots of ball pressure)
  • Crowd and atmosphere were spectacular! Parents and benches for both sides invested in their kids and teammates.
  • Cecilia great cheers in between quarters and timeouts (You gotta want it to win it!)
  • Strong 8-0 run in the 2nd quarter increased gap to 17 – 9
  • Intense defense carried into 2nd half with full court pressure by both sides
  • #22 on St. Matthew great drive to hoop for layup and steals inboud pass for another great layup
  • Huge 3rd quarter for St. Matthew took the lead up to 17 thanks to smothering defense
  • #23 hit a deep 3 with 1:30 to go in the 4th quarter to put on an exclamation point
  • Great team chant for St. Cecilia cheering their team on to the very end

FINAL:

St. Matthew 47 – 28

 

CYO Basketball Championships 3rd Grade Boys St. John Fisher vs St. Pius X

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March 4, 2018

3rd Grade Boys City Championship

Visiting Team: St. Pius X (Black)

Coaches: Tony Dabbs, Loren Hotchkiss

Players: Kayden, Andrew, Nicolas, Nathan, William, Cole, Michael, Finbarr, Tyler, Quade, Jackson, Shay, Benjamin

 

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Home Team: St. John Fisher

Coach(s): Joe Connell, (Camp Howard Counselor) Patrick Proctor

Players: Logan, Isaac, Gabriel, Nolan, Ramy, Spencer, Connor, Oliver, Casen, Carter

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Scores:

Q1: 9-7 St. Pius X

Q2: 17 – 9 St. John Fisher

Q3: 25 – 19 St. John Fisher

Q4: 33 – 31 St. Pius X

Game Highlights:

Quarter one both teams came out to quick start and the lead changed a couple of times the quarter ended 7-9 St. Pius X.  The second quarter, St. John Fisher found their pace and with a minute left, led 17 – 9.

With 47 seconds left in the game, St Pius came within 2 points 30 – 28 SJF.  St. Pius stole the ball with under 12 and scored to tie 30 – 30.  The game went into overtime.  The crowd went wild!

SJF scored one on a bonus shot.  St. Pius scored 2 more to take it to 33 – 30 St. Pius X.   SJF scored one more point on a bonus making the score 33 – 31 St. Pius X.

Final: St. Pius X 33 – 31 in a barn burner!

CYO Basketball Championship 3rd Grade Girls Valley Catholic vs St. Agatha…

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March 4, 2018

3rd Grade Girls City Championship

IMG_7946Home Team: Valley Catholic

Coach(s): Andrea Chakrapani / Frank McKeen

Player first names: Adriana, Hannah, Leah, Tia, Cameron, Malia, Grace, Stephanie, Maanya, Natalie

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Visiting Team: St. Agatha (Red)

Coaches: Jason Manson, Julie Manson

Players: Sydney, Charlotte, Samantha, Regan, Ella, Abigail, Isla, Finley, Sofie, Addison

Scores:

Q1: 2-2

Q2: 11 – 4 Valley Catholic

Q3: 13 – 8 Valley Catholic

Q4: 17 – 12 Valley Catholic

Game Highlights:

After the end of the second quarter, Valley Catholic had a run of 7 points ending the quarter 11-4.  Both teams had a high scoring fourth quarter with four points per team.

FINAL:17 – 12 Valley Catholic

“Mary’s Lodge” Continues to Take Shape!

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A spectacular backdrop of tall Douglas Firs, showcase the new construction at Camp Howard this winter.  The framing is almost complete as you can see and soon we will have a cover over the top and workers will be able to get out of the rain!  The new “Mary’s Lodge” will be the camp dining hall and a gathering place.  Classes will be held in the large dining hall around meals and the spacious outdoor deck will give additional space for small and large group gatherings! #sistersblog, #cyocamphoward

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Rock Wall and Picturesque View

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CAMP HOWARD February 16, 2018

Our regular Tuesday afternoon meeting at Camp Howard to visit with architects and builders did not disappoint!  I am so excited to see the framing and walls go up on “Mary’s Lodge”.  The building continues to take shape.

Below: A new road, required by the Fire Dept. is located below the building and is the point from which the photo is taken.  The concrete is outdoor patio/eating space and there will be an outdoor fireplace which can be seen in the photos below.

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Below: Three quarter view of the end and side of the building.

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Below: A large opening for doors and windows show the spectacular view.

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An outdoor decorative rock wall juxtaposed to the outdoor fireplace will provide a wonderful outdoor environment for special events.

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Below: Working outdoors under a plastic tent, the fireplace takes shape!

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Below: Putting up the glue laminated beams!

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Hans Etlin, from Soderstrom Architects, inspects the specially fabricated hardware which will hold the massive timbers at the entrance to the building.

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Did you see us on TV?

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KPTV FOX 12 is our channel…Camp Howard is our Advertisement…check it out here!

https://vimeo.com/fox12/review/254006066/56ae530a88

Walls and Fireplaces

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The crew at Todd Construction is very enjoyable to work with.  They are constructing the new “Mary’s Lodge at Camp Howard.”  We meet every Tuesday rain or shine and go over the schedule and anything relevant to the smooth working of the construction projects. We try to get photos every week and here are the current happenings:

Below:  Walls are going up on the new Dining Hall at Camp Howard!IMG_7828
Below:  The firewall is being installed inside one of the fireplaces to grace the new dining hall at Camp Howard.
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Below:  Stone being applied to an outer wall facing the outside eating area
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Stone worker enthusiastic about his work doing beautiful work on the outside wall.  The Lord loves a cheerful worker!
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Building Rain or Shine

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Not a surprise, seems like more rain than shine these days at Camp Howard as contractors work through the drizzle to finish up the foundation of the new “Mary’s Lodge at Camp Howard!”

When the project is finished, I plan to perch myself in front of the windows overlooking the Bull Run and Mt. Hood and drink coffee all afternoon with friends!  Call me to get your name on the list of friends who would like to join me! 503-231-9484

Below: The plastic “tent” is actually scaffolding surrounded by plastic to keep rain off of the fireplace that is being installed.  Pretty exciting to see the work being done!

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Inside the “tent” small glimpse of the inside of the fireplace and firewall being installed.

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Framers lay out the area where walls will spring up.  In no time they will have the walls up and a cover over the building so they can work inside.  That is my prediction!  We will see how long it takes!IMG_7811

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CYO/Camp Howard Christmas Blessing 2017

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Giving Tuesday Makes Great Memories Possible

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I am so grateful to all of our supporters who believe in our mission to make great memories possible for the 11,000 youth who participate annually in our programs. We rely on financial support to fund scholarships and to continue our excellence in programs. Tomorrow is a well-recognized global day of giving. I encourage you to participate in #Giving Tuesday! Here are two options for giving to CYO/Camp Howard:

  1. Support our scholarship programs:  to give youth an opportunity to play sports or attend camp. (include the photo of girls attached)
  2. Give to the new dining hall at Camp Howard. Very close to my heart is our campaign to complete a new dining hall at Camp Howard: Mary’s Lodge. Please visit our GoFundMe Page where you can see the latest updates and contribute to the new Dining Hall.

Be sure to DOUBLE your donation by contacting your employer for a match. Securing an employer match is a great way to have your donation help even more youth☺.

I am deeply grateful for your support. Many blessings to you and your family as we approach the Christmas season.

Sister Krista