CYO NOV.19,2016 – The CYO Volleyball Championship weekend is upon us as teams prepare to battle it out on the courts all over the city for various division titles.  The CYO Championship SPIKE games will be held at Valley Catholic School beginning with third grade girls and the last games will finish in the early evening for 8th grade girls.  Stay tuned for team scores and photos as we get ready to play some CYO Volleyball! 

The 100 Foot SLIP and SLIDE was replaced session 5 NOT the Zip Line! 🙂

SPECTACULAR!  Another great camping season is in the books!  “Change” was the theme of the 2016 season and there was a lot of it.  A big Swing and zip line was added for the older kids.  Laser tag was a new program for 11 year olds and up.  A Cougar Award was handed out to a camper in every cabin every week!  No exceptions!  Programming was changed to allow for two choices per session.  FOB was moved to the afternoon when the kids are really tired instead of after lunch.  Tshirt sales were through the roof with the new cougar design.  The 100 foot SLIP AND SLIDE had to be replaced during session 5 due to the use it got!  Awesome!  Family Camp sold out and was a blast with Jason Kidd, Jolie Abraham Phanton and Heather Wycoff!  Fishing Camp practically fished the pond empty!  Lots of trout was eaten during the summer by avid fisherkids!

Stay tuned for a series of articles which will go into various aspects of the completed season!  Thanks for watching!

Valley Catholic and St. Anthony played a very enjoyable game for the CYO 2016 8th Grade Boys Basketball Title.  Valley Catholic ended the third quarter with a 16 point lead.  By the end of the game there was a four point difference and a lot of excitement and turmoil depending on which team you were following at any given moment!

With 25 seconds left in the game, it could have gone either direction as St. Anthony crept within 3.  Andy Alfieri sunk 2 crucial shots under pressure to put the Valiants ahead 52 to 46.  He added two more points immediately on another foul by St. Anthony.

FINAL: 54 – 49 Valley Catholic

Valley Catholic 8th Grade Boys win the CYO City Basketball Title March 13, 2016.

St. Anthony takes Second Place in the CYO 8th Grade Boys BXB Championship.

The Holy Trinity vs St. Anthony 7th Grade Boys basketball game began with a lot of back and forth action and several lead changes.

The Holy Trinity Fan Club is a force to be reckoned with!  A sea of Red, clever signs with slogans and commitment to their teams!  They are a presence and are commended for their spirit!

The spirit of the Holy Trinity Fan club was lit at the end of the third and beginning of fourth quarters in the game when #1, James Lang lead a scoring charge.  Number 24, Charles Pickard was a force through out the game, able to score from  anywhere near the basket whenever the ball was fed to him.

Lots of talent on both teams! A great game to watch.

FINAL: 46-26 Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity 7th Grade Boys win their third CYO Championship Title in three years. March 13, 2016

St. Anthony places second in the CYO City Basketball Championship March 13, 2016.

Holy Trinity Fan Club

Fast paced action on the court described the play of the sixth grade girls at work in the championship basketball tournament game at Valley Catholic School.  Lots of shots while working out the jitters produced a 4-4 score at the end of the first quarter.

Lots of traveling on both teams caused multiple turnovers.  Missed layups was another theme.  Good free throw shooting and well taught fundamentals will evolve into some great teams as these girls develop skills and mature.

Sherwood established a consistent 8 – 10 point lead in the fourth quarter.

FINAL 32 – 21 St. Francis (Sherwood)

St. Francis (Sherwood) CYO Girls 6th Grade BXB Team won the City Championships March 13, 2016 at Valley Catholic High School.

The St. Clare 6th Grade Girls took second place in the CYO City Basketball Championships on March 13, 2016.

What looked to be a slow moving game in the beginning with a 20 – 14 margin at half time turned into an exciting contest with a score of 22-22 at the third quarter!  St. Clare couldn’t miss in the first half and St. Pius had the hot shots in the third quarter outscoring St. Clare 7 to 2.

With 2 minutes to go and St. Pius X in a situation of “must foul” to have a chance, St. Clare pulled away by 7.  Great game to watch.

Enthusiastic St. Clare 5th grade boys win the CYO City Basketball Championship 2016.

St. PIus X Panthers played a great game against St. Clare in the CYO City Basketball tournament March 2016 at Valley Catholic School.

Holy Family from Portland, OR., won the CYO City basketball championship March 6th, 2016 in a close contest with Holy Trinity from Beaverton, OR.  The City Championship Finals were held at Valley Catholic School.

With 30 seconds to go in the third quarter, Holy Trinity went ahead by 1 point and had trailed since the second quarter.

With 14.2 seconds left in the third quarter, Holy Trinity went ahead by three points.

In the fourth quarter, tied at 34 – 34 with 2:40 remaining, Holy Family went ahead on a free throw.  The game was tied again with 1.08 remaining!  Holy Family #5 put them ahead on a 2 point score and Holy Trinity did not have time to respond.

A GREAT game for all in attendance!

Holy Family School from Portland, OR., 4th Grade Boys won the City Championship March 6th with a victory over Holy Trinity from Beaverton in a very close contest!

Holy Trinity nearly squeaked out a victory but lost by 2 Pts. to Holy Family March 6th in the CYO City Basketball Championship.