A junior leads the way on Senior Night
On a night when seniors were being honored, it was a junior who stole the spotlight.St. Mary's varsity baseball player Adam Bieber, a 6-3 left-handed pitcher, did the extraordinary on May 3. He pitched...
View ArticlePitcher with no-hitter on resume stresses having fun
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org Adam Bieber faced some obstacles as a pitcher for St. Mary's High School this year -- early on being dropped from the starting rotation for a bit -- but he came on...
View ArticleFaithful Fan | Catholic athletes find faith life, sports mixes well
Joseph Kenny Catholic athletes are more reluctant to be open about their faith than some of their Christian teammates and competitors, but there are a number of prominent athletes who take the...
View Article7 local Catholic high schools win state championships
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.com Valle Catholic High School, St. Francis Borgia, St. Louis University High School, DeSmet, St. Dominic, Cor Jesu Academy and St. Pius X all won championships in the...
View ArticleMan of the House | Joe Torre proves worthy as a hero; 'real people' qualify, too
By Mike Eisenbath Something you should know right off the bat: In 1971, Joe Torre played third base for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. He led the National League in batting average and runs...
View ArticleCYC’s baseball, softball playoffs a hit
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View ArticleCYC's baseball, softball playoffs a hit
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org The Baseball and Softball Archdiocesan Championships, informally known as city-county playoffs, began July 21 and concluded July 30. Host districts were the South...
View ArticleEcksteins guided by their faith
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org Smiling and joking with each other, David and Ashley Eckstein entertained and informed students from Little Flower School in Richmond Heights Sept. 6. They clearly...
View ArticleBiggio, Piazza certainly in a Catholic hall of fame
By Joseph Kenny No one was elected in the 2013 voting for the National Baseball Hall of Fame. I was hoping that the current coach of the St. Thomas Catholic High School baseball team in Houston would...
View ArticlePitchers have Stanford, Catholic faith in common
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org Two Catholic high school graduates from St. Louis have pitching, Stanford University and a fondness for the Catholic faith in common.Priory gradDanny Sandbrink...
View ArticleBaseball’s ‘Perfect Knight’ was 'a devout Catholic'
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org When then-Archbishop Joseph Ritter of St. Louis was named a cardinal in 1961, he received an autographed baseball from Stan Musial. On it was written: "From one...
View ArticleFaithful Fan | We're blessed with superb sports broadcasters
We're spoiled in St. Louis with so many talented, insightful sports broadcasters, and many of them are Catholics or have Catholic backgrounds.read more
View ArticleFaithful Fan | Book on Cardinals shows how athletes handle adversity
By Joseph Kenny St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Jason Motte wasn't always comfortable talking about his faith, but after being around other faith-filled players on the team he has done an...
View ArticleCardinals players hit home runs outside the park too
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org Kelsey McCarthy, a fourth-grader at Good Shepherd School in Hillsboro, plays volleyball, basketball and soccer.Now she definitely is into softball and baseball as...
View ArticleAll-stars from Catholic schools shine at Busch
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org The Missouri team lost the PNC Bank High School Baseball Showcase June 14 at Busch Stadium, but several players from local Catholic schools stood out on the field...
View ArticleSLU baseball captures attention with strong team
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 A hidden gem in the St. Louis sports scene is St. Louis University's baseball team, which is using a mix of local and out-of-state players to...
View ArticleDe Smet, SLUH count on good pitching
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Good pitching can dominate a game -- strong performances that could help De Smet Jesuit High School and St. Louis University High School's...
View ArticleValle Catholic wins second straight state title
Dave Luecking | daveluecking@archstl.org | @stlreviewscribe As first baseman Dan Bergtholdt squeezed the final out, Valle Catholic pitcher Andrew Basler knew what was coming next.Dog pile.Basler flung...
View ArticleCBC claims Class 5 baseball title
Dave Luecking | daveluecking@archstl.org | @stlreviewscribe | Photos by Sid Hastings The CBC baseball team gave outgoing principal Brother David Poos a lovely parting gift June 6 at T.R. Hughes...
View ArticleSportsmanship comes naturally to Ritter ballplayer
Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Quentin Phillips' friends joke that if they can't find him, he's probably doing something baseball-related.He's been playing baseball since...
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