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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...

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Pitcher 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...

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Faithful 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...

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7 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...

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Man 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...

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CYC’s baseball, softball playoffs a hit

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CYC'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...

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Ecksteins 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...

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Biggio, 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...

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Pitchers 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...

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Baseball’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...

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Faithful 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

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Faithful 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...

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Cardinals 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...

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All-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...

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SLU 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...

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De 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...

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Valle 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...

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CBC 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...

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Sportsmanship 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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