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CYO 1500 Meter Paige Grant Wins Big

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Paige and Molly Grant are true identical twins.  I have watched the girls grow up in CYO sports.  I was a teacher at St. Mary of the Valley (now Valley Catholic) when their mother was a student there.  I know the family well and they are great people.   The girls have been fun to watch through the years as they have been scrappers in basketball and competitors in track and field.  They both have the heart of a winner.  It touched my heart as Paige stepped up on the winners platform for the first time and collected her championship medal.  Good job, Paige!

  1. Paige Grant, St. John Fisher, 5:05.16
  2. Olivia Silenzi, Valley Catholic, 5:09.24
  3. Olivia Seitz, St. Anthony, 5:11.70
  4. Fiona Lenth, St. John Fisher, 5:12.73
  5. Alexandria Nagy, St. Pius X, 5:13.35
  6. Ava Stenstrom, St. Anthony, 5:13.98
  7. Morgan Petersen, St. John Fisher, 5:18.51
  8. Maddy Messer, Valley Catholic, 5:19.321500, Cadet GirlsPaige Grant

CYO Cub Boys 1500 Vlad Stancescu from Our Lady of the Lake

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Twins from Our Lady of the Lake, Vlad and Andrei Stancescu were a treat to watch as they came in one and two in both the 3000 (Saturday) and the 1500 (Sunday afternoon).  The boys clearly love one another and my suspicion is that they push one another in practice.  Andrei shaved 3 seconds off his best time while Vlad improved by under 1 second. sistersblog# cyocamphoward#

  1. Vlad Stancescu, Our Lady of the Lake, 4:50.87
  2. Andrei Stancescu, Our Lady of the Lake, 4:55.81
  3. Mario Oblad, Valley Catholic, 4:56.47
  4. Tristan Sullivan, Holy Trinity, 5:01.77
  5. Liam Murphy, St. Thomas More, 5:04.68
  6. Caden Swanson, St. Pius X, 5:11.11
  7. Avery Cesar, St. Pius X, 5:11.66
  8. Eric Schumacher, St. Pius X, 5:12.51

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CYO Cub Girls 1500 Meter Run Natalie Jack from Holy Trinity

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IMG_3498Natalie JackNatalie Jack came into the Meet of Champions with a time of 5:14.71, the best time posted for Cub Girls in preseason.  She shaved 4 seconds off her time to hold off Taegan Eatmon-Kelsey who improved her time by 37 seconds coming in just 1 second behind Jack.  A great race by the Cub Girls!  sistersblog# cyocamphoward#

  1. Natalie Jack, Holy Trinity, 5:10.65
  2. Taegan Eatmon-Kelsey, St. Andrew Nativity School, 5:11.22
  3. Kate Peters, St. Anthony, 5:15.77
  4. Jane Hmura, St. Pius X, 5:18.21
  5. Amalie Beil, St. Thomas More, 5:18.23
  6. Alice Davidson, St. Pius X, 5:18.26
  7. Timna Nevo, Holy Trinity, 5:29.83
  8. Naya Wrenn, St. John Fisher, 5:32.66

CYO Roadrunner Boys 1500 Boys Aiden Donis from St. Matthew

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Aiden Donis had a scorching personal performance at the CYO Meet of Champions burning 23 seconds off his best time this year of 5:44.64.  The overcast weather with mild temperatures throughout the day was a perfect day for runners.  Congratulations to all of the Roadrunner Boys for their very good efforts.

  1. Aiden Donis, St. Matthew, 5:21.87
  2. Maxwell Whalen, All Saints, 5:25.39
  3. Peter Krigbaum, St. John the Apostle, 5:35.20
  4. Evan Risch, St. Thomas More, 5:47.45
  5. Nursun Schmidt, St. Pius X, 5:47.75
  6. Oliver Hamilton, St. John the Apostle 5:49.83
  7. Hunter Parrish, St. John the Apostle, 5:49.88
  8. Finlay Reid, Valley Catholic, 5:49.99

CYO Cadet Boys 3000 Meter Run

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John Schuler posted a season best competition time of 10:08.84.  When it came time for the championships, however, he was able to shave more than 30 seconds off his time to beat second place by 5 seconds.  Four competitors were seeded ahead of John making the championship a strategic challenge.

Through the chute in order included: Efstathios Davis (St. Pius X), Jack Bennett, Anders Beil and Ryan Schumacher all from St. Thomas More, Jeffery Rogers from St. Anthony, Gavin Summers from Our Lady of the Lake and Aidan Alexander from St. Thomas More. sistersblog# cyocamphoward# cyotrack&field#

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CYO Roadrunner Meet 2017 “The Shot Putters” (Boys)

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We will see plenty of boys and girls action this week as we replay our CYO Roadrunner Regional Meets and feature the photography of Clayton Smith.  Today we feature the “Shot Putters!”  These photos can be purchased from Clayton Smith’s online SmugMug website.

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CYO Roadrunners “The Jumpers”

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CYO Roadrunner Girls show their style and form as they learn to long jump in the program.  The girls made a spectacular showing in spite of the rain and wind and I suspect they had a lot of fun too!

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Parkes Kendrick, CYO Star, University of Portland Valedictorian

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MAY 12, 2017 PORTLAND,  OR

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Parkes Kendrick ran for the Madeleine CYO Club while in grade school and left her mark on CYO with her amazing racing skills!  Anyone who is a regular at CYO Track and Field will know the name, Parkes Kendrick.

I was so happy to see Parkes was the University of Portland Valedictorian chosen to talk at commencement last week when I attended the exercises to support our graduating Sisters and to watch Sr. Charlene receive her award.

I read up on what Parkes had done since her days at CYO and found in high school she was in contention for two state championships the same season on the same day! Similarly, at the University of Portland, she was a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship and had to give up her participation in the NCAA Cross Country Championships because the two conflicted!

Parkes is an extraordinary young woman who leaves an impression.  It is obvious, reading about her in cyber space that she has the potential to leave a big mark in our world. Congratulation, Parkes, on all you have achieved these past twenty some years! We are very proud of you. #sistersblogs  #cyocamphoward

Holy Family CYO Legends & Legacy – Awesome Event!

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HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL MAY 5, 2017

I attended the Holy Family “Legends & Legacy” event at the Celebration Center in the School to honor and celebrate CYO Sports within the parish and school community.  Awesome volunteers like Rebecca Brandt and Ted Collins were on hand to emcee the show and honor coaches, athletes and thank parents.  It was a wonderful event that really epitomized the CYO spirit throughout.

Rosie Honl, former CYO participant and coach and current Varsity Coach for the Crook County High School Volleyball team was the featured speaker and she was wonderful in every way.  An inspiration, clinician and entertainer rolled into one.  She holds the record for consecutive State Championship wins for Oregon High School volleyball at eight in a row!

In addition to all of the wonderful praise heaped upon the players and gratitude for coaches, one very special coach was inducted into the Holy Family CYO Hall of Fame, none other than Bill Mildenberger.  I could not have been happier than to have witnessed the event.

Congratulations to a great club making great memories for kids!

BELOW: Rosie Honl pauses for a photo after her speech to the crowd.

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BELOW: LtoR: Bill Mildenberger, Rosie Honl and Ted Collins at the Holy Family Legends and Legacy event.

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Congratulations SSMO Sister Thuy and Sister Colleen!!!!

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UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND SUNDAY MAY 7, 2017

IMG_2647.jpg Sister Colleen Schmitt and Sr. Thuy Nguyen graduated from the University of Portland on Sunday to the delight of twenty of their Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon cheerleaders!  It was a wonderful occasion to celebrate the two women who work in the ministries of the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon.

A party was held afterword in their honor at the Motherhouse of the Sisters in Beaverton.  #sistersblogs, #cyocamphoward, #sistersofstmaryoforegon, #ssmo

BELOW: Sister Thuy Nguyen (left) and Sister Colleen Schmitt enjoy a candid photo before the ceremony begins.

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