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CYO 8 Girls, A Game to Remember!

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2024 CYO 8th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches Ted Stark, Trond Williams

Players: Alexa, Anna, Catherine, Emma, Lauren, Samantha, Zea

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: All Saints

Coaches: Kevin Wellnitz, Sarah Wellnitz, Kevin Kriesien

Players: Alexa, Chloe, Failenn, Grace, Harper, Katherine, Quinn, Sophie, Stella

Mascot: Ramblers

Game Highlights:

All Saints and St. Pius X began the game with a photo of both teams together symbolizing the friendships that have been built over the years in competitions between the teams. The gesture was a tribute to both programs.

All Saints sunk a 3 pointer to get the game started and the two teams were off to the races.  St. Pius outscored the Ramblers by 2 to end the first quarter.  In the second quarter, All Saints tightened their game, held onto the ball and ended the half ahead by 7.

The third quarter saw the Panthers claw their way back and tie the game with 2 minutes left in the quarter.  St. Pius X took the lead after a 30 second timeout with Coach Ted Stark.  St. Pius went ahead until All Saints tied it back up with 20 seconds to go then sunk a three pointer at the buzzer for a 3 point lead going into the fourth.

In the fourth quarter, “The Game”, All Saints went ahead by 6 while St. Pius X continued to work away at the deficit.  With four minutes left the Panthers cut the lead by 2. Lauren for the Panthers sunk a three to bring it within 1 then All Saints sunk another deuce to keep a three-point margin.  Alexa drew a foul but could not convert any points then fouled on the rebound leading to Panther free throws.  With two minutes left, Lauren made one of two and All Saints got the rebound.  Emma went back to the free throw line for the Panthers, made one and it was All Saints ball, one point difference. 

The panthers stole the ball and headed down the court scoring two to put St. Pius ahead by 1.  Pius played catch till fouled with 20 seconds left in the game.  Zea missed the first, sunk the second and All Saints again could not hold onto the ball giving it up to Pius and fouling to keep the game alive. Samantha goes to the line and sinks one, misses one now a three point lead and Lauren goes to the line for Piux.  She misses both her free throws and All Saints cannot get the ball to the other end of the court to score. St. Pius X wins the 8th grade girls championship by three in a great game.

Quarter 1: St. Pius X 10 – All Saints 8

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 12 – All Saints 19

Quarter 3: St. Pius X x – All Saints x

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 40 – All Saints 37

CYO 5th Grade Boys Make History in Playoff Game

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2024 CYO 5th Grade Boys City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: Franciscan Montessori Earth School

Coaches: Adrian Esteban, Alex Esteban

Players: Daniel, Diego, Ethan, Herbie, Jackson, Koji, Lyons, Nebie

Mascot: Saints

Visiting Team: St. Clare

Coaches: Kevin Myers, Matt Williams

Players: Ahren, Bennett, Canyon, Emmett, Liam, Oliver, Sam, Santiago, Silas, Tim

Mascot: The Dragons

Game Highlights:

A slow paced, balanced game, tied with 1:50 left in the third quarter thanks to 3 steals by the Saints, Lyons and shooting by Ethan. The Saints took the lead after a 6-point deficit near the end of the third quarter.

HISTORY: This was the first time Franciscan Montessori Earth School has won the City Championship level, the highest level of the CYO Basketball Tournament. 

Quarter 1: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 6 – St. Clare 9

Quarter 2: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 16 – St. Clare 15

Quarter 3: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 29 – St. Clare 25

Quarter 4: Franciscan Montessori Earth School 44 – St. Clare 34

CYO 5th Girls Find Gold and Silver at The City Tournament

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2024 CYO 5th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Karie Conner, Katherine Wight, Mariah Johnson, Michael Liu

Players:  Audrey, Charlotte, Eleanor, Gabrielle, Genesis, Ivy, Jeter, Layla, Natalia

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: St. Anthony

Coaches: Ashley Bouchard, Charlie Keller

Players: Allie, Amara, Brielle, Caroline, Emerson, Holly, Kendall, Lea, Paige, Resa, Riley, Sloane, Zoe

Mascot: The Hawkes

Game Highlights:

St. Pius X came out to an early lead outscoring St. Anthony by 15 in the first quarter.  Layla’s height and athleticism enabled the Panthers to keep control of the ball.

In the second quarter, the Panthers again came out scoring, rebounding, and controlling the ball.  With 2 minutes left in the quarter, the Hawkes began scoring and added 7 points to the tally.

Caitlin Clark, the inspirational, NCAA record breaking scorer is influencing the play in girls’ basketball and it is evident from the bleachers!

In the third quarter, the Hawkes outscored the Panthers and slightly reduced the deficit to 22 points behind the skillful shooting and ball handling of St. Anthony’s Riley and Sloane.

Both teams had some great young players who are developing very good skills.  As they continue to grow and mature, we will see these teams again and who knows what it might look like next year!  So far, my favorite game of the tournament.

Quarter 1: St. Pius X 21 – St. Anthony 6

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 37 – St. Anthony 13

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 51 – St. Anthony 29

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 66 – St. Anthony 38

Easter is my Favorite Holiday

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What is your favorite holiday? Why is it your favorite?

Easter…because Jesus Christ died for our sins, gave His life and rose from the dead after 3 days, gifting us with eternal life.

CYO 7th Grade Boys BXB Championship

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2023 CYO 7th Grade Boys City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: Valley Catholic

Coaches: Chris Bernards (Head Coach), Andy Schaer

Players: Tristan, Liam, Tyson, Tyler, Aaron, Sam, Connor, Lucas, Luke, Gavin

Mascot: The Valiants

Visiting Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Bob Lukasiewicz (Head Coach), James Williamson (AS)

Players: Collin, Sean, Blake, Aiden, Mateo, Alec, Cedric, Brady, Zach, Austin, Matthew, Oliver

Mascot: Panthers

Game Highlights:

Two teams that have a lot of respect for one another made for a great contest between the clubs.

Quarter 1:  Valley Catholic 13 – St. Pius X 10

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 34 – Valley Catholic 23

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 52 – Valley Catholic 28

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 70 – Valley Catholic 43

CYO 7 Girls BXB Title Game Exciting

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2023 CYO 7th Grade Girls City Championship at Valley Catholic School

Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches Ted Stark (Head Coach), Marc McCullagh

Players: Avery, Maddy, Zea, Alexa, Lauren, Madeline, Samantha, Anna

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: Holy Redeemer

Coaches: Sonora Thirdgill

Players: Edie, Nola, Jayda, Jeannemarie, Julia, Isira, Amelia, Gema, Eva, Kalkidan, Sera

Mascot: Wildcats

Game Highlights:

Quarter 1 – With 4:54 left in the first quarter, McCullagh scored the first basket of the game from the charity line to give the Panthers the lead. Stiles for Holy Redeemer tied the game at the other end of the court from the free throw line with a score of 1-1 with 3:56 left in the quarter. With 2:30 left in the first quarter, Holy Redeemer scored the first bucket of the game to lead the game 3-1.

Quarter 2 – Both teams got into the groove early in the second quarter and St. Pius X Stark drilled a three pointer to bring them within 1 point of the Wildcats.  She sunk another 3 on the next trip to her basket to go ahead before the Wildcats answered with a 2 pointer to even the score at 9-9.

Bourque scored a three pointer for Holy Redeemer with 2:30 left in the first half and Stark put a third three pointer in for St. Pius X.  More 3 points were scored in the first half than 2 point baskets.

Quarter 3 – Holy Redeemer came out of the break and scored two quick baskets to tie the game and got the ball back immediately on a St. Pius X inbound infraction.  Both teams were pumped for the second half.  Much back-and-forth excitement, three pointers, great defense on both teams.

Quarter 4 – St. Pius X scored 5 quick points including a three pointer to get the quarter started giving them a 10-point lead early on.  Holy Redeemer could not dig their way out, missing their shots in the fourth quarter. A great game between two talented teams.

Quarter 1: Holy Redeemer 5 – St. Pius X 1

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 20 – Holy Redeemer 16

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 35 – Holy Redeemer 30

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 45 – Holy Redeemer 38

CYO 5th grade Girls teams Clash for City Championship

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Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches Chris Philippi (H), Chris Bloomer (AS)

Players: Zoe, Daniston, Sarah, Emma, Sophia, Rose, Emma, Avery, Jordan

Mascot: Panthers

Visiting Team: Valley Catholic

Coaches: Owen Elkins, (H), Robert Birbeck (AS)

Players: Malia, Addison, Daisy, Aubrey, Keely, Samantha, Marshall, Zoey, Samantha

Mascot: The Valiants

Game Highlights:

A lot of back and forth between both teams, learning to execute plays, and other fundamentals. They generated a lot of excitement for their crowds.

Quarter 1: St. Pius X 7 – Valley Catholic 6

Quarter 2: St. Pius X 10 – Valley Catholic 10

Quarter 3: St. Pius X 18 – Valley Catholic 12

Quarter 4: St. Pius X 24 – Valley Catholic 14 – Final

Holy Family wins CYO 8 Girls Volleyball Championship 2022

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Home Team: Holy Family

Coaches: Natasha Horsch, Katy Prewitt, Shannon Kaopuiki

Players: Orla, Noa, Kaya, Milania, Paley, Lily, Olivia, Audrey, Finley, Madeline, Lea, Addison

Mascot: Cardinals

Visiting Team: St. Pius X

Coaches:  Vicky Gajda, Hossein Mafinejad, Katarayna Gajdea

Mascot: Panthers

Players: Tristan, Bianca, Sawyer, Magdalena, Elie, Avery, Kiana, Marissa, Jazlyn, Thyvan

Game Highlights

Match 1: Holy Family 25, St. Pius X 19

Holy Family came out to a swift lead and led St. Pius X 17 to 7 at the first time out.

Match 2: Holy Family 25, St. Pius X 16

Great 8th grade girls’ team for the tournament finale.  Holy Family brought a strong presence, good serving, great rally skills and took control from the beginning.  A great game.

Holy Trinity and All Saints Battle it out for 7th Grade Girls CYO Volleyball Crown

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Home Team: All Saints

Coaches: Colleen O’Bryant, Molly Ryan, Keith Zawadzki

Players: Delia, Stella, Alexa, Boelani, Chloe, Grace, Gianna, Nico, Myla

Mascot: Ramblers

All Saints takes first place in the CYO Volleyball Spike Championships November 19, 2022 at Valley Catholic High School.

Visiting Team: Holy Trinity

Coaches:  Tara Cenova, Shelby Cenova, Britt Entizne, Fredrick Entizne

Players: Josie, Marah, Hadley, Riley, Jordana, Maya, Eva, Skylar

Mascot: Titan

Holy Trinity takes second place in the CYO Volleyball Spike Championships November 19, 2022 at Valley Catholic High School.

Game Highlights

Match 1: All Saints 26, Holy Trinity 24

24 to 24 toward the end made for an exciting contest between two very well coached 7th grade teams.  All Saints went ahead with ace for 25 followed by another point off a Holy Trinity spike into the net to win the game.

Match 2: Holy Trinity 25 – All Saints 16

Hadley from Holy Trinity went on an 8-point roll to start the second match before the server put the ball out of bounds for a 9th point.  All saints carved away at the deficit they found themselves in and almost tied the game at 16 all.  Holy Trinity continued to outscore All Saints and Hadley again served the Titans to within one point of the match win 24 – 16.  A net ball on the next play by All Saints gave Holy Trinity the match.  The score tied at 13 to 13 and the crowd went wild.  All Saints went ahead on a net skipper serve and fired the final serve for an ace to win the high charged game. 

Match 3: All Saints 15 – Holy Trinty

Holy Trinity and All Saints went back and forth with Holy Trinity leading to about 12 points.  All Saints came blazing back and won the game 15 to 13 with some powerful serves and excellent rallies by both teams.  A fantastic game!

St. Pius X Brings home the Gold for CYO 6th Grade Volleyball

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Home Team: St. Pius X

Coaches: Emily Genor & Ellie Genor

Players: Bailey, Julia, Haley, Romey, Ensley, Devan,, Emma, Hadley, Hannah, Harper

Mascot: Panthers

St. PIus X wins the CYO Spike Tournament November 19, 2022 hosted by Valley Catholic School for the Championship Finals.

Visiting Team: Holy Trinity

Coaches:  Andrew Erpelding, Ruben Landeros

Players: Ava, Mikayla, Emily, Natalie, Lylah, Genevieve, Grace, Yenli

Mascot: Titans

Holy Trinity wins second place in the CYO Spike Tournament November 19, 2022 hosted by Valley Catholic School for the Championship Finals.

Game Highlights

Match 1: St. Pius X 25, Holy Trinity 11

Match 2: St. Pius X 25, Holy Trinity

By 6th grade player skills have greatly improved as was the case with St. Pius and Holy Trinity.  St. Pius X made their shots today, returned serves and rallied well to earn them the championship.