Mark Appel has long been accustomed to crowds brought about through his sublime athletic talents. A high school pitching sensation in Northern California. A record smashing All-American at Stanford University. The Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year. The glory boy of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. His celebrated meteoric rise was followed by a [...]
The two once teamed for wins and records and state championship caliber contention. They remain united because their ties bind well after and beyond the ball. In the early weeks of the 2020 academic year, Eagle Basketball boss Gary Hall welcomed a return from Scottie Reynolds, a revisit to their glory days in Herndon, Virginia [...]
COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF WEEK TWO - HOTZE FIELD INSIDE GRANGER STADIUM WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The Eagles (0-1) host Needville (1-0) September 6 at 7:00 p.m. in their 2019 home debut aiming for first St. Thomas victory of the season. LAST TIME OUT Maddox Kopp ‘21 threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns in [...]
Maddox Kopp ‘21 threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns in his first varsity start but Eagle Football was unable to overcome a sluggish second half in a 28-17 defeat at Strake Jesuit to open the 2019 season. Cameron Bonner ‘21 was on the receiving end of a 57-yard scoring strike in his St. Thomas debut [...]
Deep in the heart of Houston there's a different kind of pulse. A swagger that cannot be denied. Eagle Football takes flight into the 2019 season. The Red & White is ready to rumble. To paraphrase Robert Browning, “a man’s reach should exceed his GASP.” HEAD COACH: Rich McGuire 3rd year as head coach 5th [...]
This story was originally published in September 2015 GAME TWO - NRG STADIUM, NFL HOME OF THE HOUSTON TEXANS Strake Jesuit (1-1) 35 Eagles (2-0) 42 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Quarterback Michael Keating '16 capped a six-touchdown extravaganza by completing an ad-lib touchdown pass to Drew Guidroz ‘16 in the final maniacal moments to [...]
With every end, a new beginning. Twelve St. Thomas scholar-athletes across six sports are the latest Eagles to relish their childhood dreams becoming a starburst reality. The opportunity born of skill, passion and serendipity to extend athletic careers to the collegiate level came during the spring for Tucker Alch ‘19, Zach Blice ‘19, Alex Jacobs [...]
The 2019 TAPPS state track and field encounter came equipped with a warning whether the competitors were operating with or without a mirror. Objects are closer than they appear. In particular, an undaunted band of Eagles lurking deep in the distance but on the verge of unleashing a fast and furious surge to the finish. [...]
Brody Logsdon ‘19 (Sam Houston St.) and Will Rizzo ‘21 each drove in runs while Jack Schell ‘19 (Millsap College) reached base three times and scored twice but Eagle Baseball couldn’t rally from an early deficit in an 8-5 defeat to Argyle Liberty Christian School in the TAPPS Division-I state championship final in Crosby. Logsdon’s [...]
There is one road that will always remain the same. It’s familiar. It’s comfortable. And its destination is somewhere never quite left. For former Eagles, distant and near, it’s the road home, their home at 4500 Memorial Drive. And for five luminaries a return in May carried the greatest recognition afforded a St. Thomas [...]
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