Signature Salute || Hall of Honor Acclaim for Eagle Championship Coach and Faculty Member Nathan Labus

St. Thomas and Eagle Athletics are proud to celebrate faculty member and state championship coach Nathan Labus who was inducted into the Birdville Independent School District Athletic Hall of Honor. Labus was recognized for his decorated two-sport career at Haltom High School where he excelled in the pole vault. In 1991, he was the Texas [...]

Making Waves || Josh McLean ‘22 Leads Aqua Eagles to Sizzling Regional Swim Title

Josh McLean ‘22 shattered three school records and was the catalyst in two critical first-place relay results to power Eagle Swimming to a commanding TAPPS Division I East Regional championship at the University of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. St. Thomas roared to 220 points to easily outdistance The Village School (95), Tomball Concordia [...]

By |2022-01-24T14:51:23-06:00January 24th, 2022|Athletics, Swimming, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Exemplary Service || Remembering St. Thomas Sports Hall of Famer Joseph Haller Wellborn ‘62

St. Thomas is saddened to share the passing of its acclaimed Sports Hall of Famer Joseph Haller Wellborn ‘62. He died January 12 at his home in Bellville at the age of 77. The two-sport scholar-athlete and football team captain was an all-Southwest Conference linebacker in 1965 for Gene Stallings at Texas A&M University and [...]

By |2022-01-19T12:00:52-06:00January 19th, 2022|Campus News, Alumni, Football|0 Comments

Trill Twins || Jake Wright ’22 and Cameron Price ’22 Leave Legacy of Relentless Brilliance

Jake Wright ‘22 and tag-team partner Cameron Price ‘22, quarterback and receiver, the forever fling and cling of Eagle Football, confirmed to be far more dangerous than advertised by their deceiving tales-of-the-tape. Neither measured above six feet tall yet they operated as a gargantuan pair without parallel for one of the most improbable joy rides [...]

By |2022-01-18T14:13:18-06:00January 12th, 2022|Athletics, Football, Campus News|0 Comments

St. Thomas Sports Hall of Fame || Celebrating Five Luminaries and 1965 Eagle Football State Champions

Creating a legacy requires talent and time. Dedication. Spirit. And a greater vision. And that vision began at St. Thomas. For five luminaries and a group of legendary state champions, their reputations now carry the greatest recognition afforded a St. Thomas scholar-athlete - enshrinement into the institution's prestigious Sports Hall of Fame. Character. Contributions. Brotherhood. [...]

By |2022-01-20T13:14:15-06:00January 5th, 2022|Alumni, Athletics, Campus News|0 Comments

At Every End, A New Beginning || Texas Italian-American Sports Foundation Creates St. Thomas Scholarship Fund

Frankie B. Mandola `65 and Dan Sessions `65 shared countless joys, laughs, and triumphs that extended far beyond their days at St. Thomas. What began more than a half-century ago as teaming for state football championship hardware morphed into collaborating on the next business bonanza or splitting a corner table at Frankie’s signature Damian’s Cucina [...]

By |2021-12-10T16:50:41-06:00December 10th, 2021|Alumni, Athletics, Campus News|0 Comments

Exclusive Video Tour || New Fr. Wilson Field Latest Enhancement to Joplin Campus Redevelopment

Batter Up. The latest enhancement to the Joplin Campus redevelopment will position Eagle Baseball in a league of its own. St. Thomas faculty, staff, and community partners gathered on October 14 for a ceremony to break ground on the school’s new Fr. Wilson Field. The next jewel among the school’s ever-expanding athletic facilities will stand [...]

By |2021-12-18T15:06:40-06:00December 8th, 2021|Campus News, Academics, Alumni, Athletics, Baseball|1 Comment

GameDay Central || Furious Finish for Eagle Football Earns Share of District Title

GameDay Central Week 11 - Hotze Field inside Granger Stadium Tomball Concordia Lutheran 0 Eagle Football 45 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Flame-throwing Jake Wright ‘22 blistered Tomball Concordia Lutheran for four touchdown passes to cap a record-smashing regular season while Johann Cardenas ‘24 battered and bruised for three scores in a 45-0 stomping to [...]

By |2021-11-23T16:48:17-06:00November 8th, 2021|Alumni, Athletics, Football|0 Comments

Eagle Cross Country Closes with Strong Finish at TAPPS State

Brett Koehn ‘22 capped an acclaimed career with a sizzling close to his significant senior season and paced St. Thomas to a fifth-place finish at the TAPPS 6A cross country state meet at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course in Waco. Koehn earned All-State and Academic All-State distinction with his second consecutive 10th-place clocking, completing the 5,000 [...]

By |2021-11-09T12:54:12-06:00November 3rd, 2021|Campus News, Athletics, Cross Country|0 Comments

GameDay Central || Eagle Football Maintains Slamdance Dominance in SPX Series

GAMEDAY CENTRAL Week Nine - Parsley Field at Kubiak Stadium Eagle Football 37 St. Pius X 14 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Scorching quarterback Jake Wright ‘22 threw for 362 yards with four more touchdowns, two to raucous receiver Cameron Price ‘22, as St. Thomas burned and buried St. Pius 37-14 for the Eagles 18th [...]

By |2021-10-26T10:59:57-05:00October 25th, 2021|Alumni, Athletics, Football, Campus News|0 Comments
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