Refuse To Lose || Eagle Baseball Rallies to Reach 10th State Tournament since 2010

In the first TAPPS baseball fandango of the COVID-19 era, St. Thomas was pressed into a righteous ballgame, an emotional vise, squeezing tighter and tighter until the whole thing was too much and burst in spectacular fashion. Eagle Baseball rescued revelry from the jaws of elimination and charged into the state tournament for the 10th [...]

Spring Sensations || Eagle Track and Field Claims Third State Title in Six Years

The medal haul for Eagle Track and Field was again gallant and collectively golden. Two-sport all-state dynamo Cameron Bonner ‘21 raced to a new state record and a precocious corp of dynamic talents combined strength and sizzle as St. Thomas thoroughly dominated the TAPPS 6A state championship for the program’s third bold bonanza in six [...]

Highest Heat || Will Rizzo ’21 Ignites Eagle Baseball into TAPPS Regional Playoff

Relentless right-hander Will Rizzo ‘21 (Texas A&M) reserved his best for his last start at Fr. Wilson Field - a tight-fisted one-hit complete game with eight strikeouts to thrust Eagle Baseball into the TAPPS 6A regional final. St. Thomas needed every last dramatic drop of Rizzo’s raucous dominance for a 2-1 verdict in the area [...]

Strong To The Finish || Eagle Wrestling TAPPS State Runner-Ups into National Prep Tournament

Acclaimed scholar-athlete Roman Ochoa ‘21 seized the 195-pound title as St. Thomas leveraged superior depth to capture the runner-up position at the 2021 TAPPS state championships at Argyle Liberty Christian School. Ochoa defeated Charles Holub from Dallas Bishop Lynch with a sudden victory in the first overtime, 8-6, one year after earning the [...]

By |2021-05-04T13:12:46-05:00May 3rd, 2021|Athletics, Wrestling, Campus News|1 Comment

Closing Time || Eagle Baseball Cashes District Championship

A line drive RBI single from center fielder Max Chung ‘21 (UT-Dallas) broke a 1-1 tie and keyed a four-run sixth inning to give St. Thomas a 5-1 decision over St. John XXIII at Fr. Wilson Field to clinch the outright district championship in the third season with head coach Adam Massiatte. Catcher Vincent Ori [...]

By |2021-04-26T15:43:21-05:00April 26th, 2021|Athletics, Baseball, Campus News|0 Comments

Aqua Eagles || Dylan Michaels ‘21 and Josh McLean ‘22 Lead Record-Smashing Success for Eagle Swimming

St. Thomas Athletic Director Mike Netzel was searching for a creative and appropriate final stamp to Eagle Swimming’s unprecedented success achieved during the previous four years. The answer came with personal and emphatic updates to the program’s record board displayed in Reckling Gymnasium. Head coach VanArthur Jones and team members gathered as Dylan Michaels ‘21 [...]

By |2021-06-17T14:32:10-05:00April 9th, 2021|Athletics, Swimming|0 Comments

Eagle Baseball Surges in District Race with Commanding Wins over St. John XXIII

Designated hitter Vincent Ori ‘21 drove in four runs while Will Rizzo ‘21 (Texas A&M) and Grant Stringer ‘21 combined to allow only one earned run as Eagle Baseball swept a two-game set with St. John XXIII, 5-1 and 10-2. The Eagles (14-7-1, 5-1) continued a torrid pace in winning five of six games, outscoring [...]

By |2021-06-14T19:16:35-05:00April 6th, 2021|Athletics, Baseball, Campus News|0 Comments

Two-Time Defending State Champion Aqua Eagles Place Strong Second at TAPPS State Championships

Dylan Michaels ‘21 and Josh McLean ‘22 established individual St. Thomas records to lead Eagle Swimming to a strong second-place finish at the TAPPS Division I state swimming championships in San Antonio. The two-time defending state champions received a rocket blast at the beginning as Michaels sealed the 200 yard medley relay to launch the [...]

By |2021-02-12T12:00:48-06:00February 10th, 2021|Athletics, Swimming, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Aspirations Becoming Expectations || Eagle Basketball in Year 1 with Head Coach Karnell James

An unmistakable St. Thomas spirit resonates deeply regardless of its origin. Karnell James was once a basketball scoring machine at Division III University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Now his singular drive is focused on coaching the Red & White to prominence within the state’s private ranks. James was promoted in April 2020 [...]

Terrific Eagle Trio Celebrates College Football’s Early National Signing Day

St. Thomas emphatically closed the most difficult season in the history of Texas high school football with a night of raucous Red & White revelry that included celebrating the first National Signing Day for the Class of 2021. A terrific trio of scintillating talents sat center stage in Reckling Gymnasium for a final rousing roar [...]

By |2021-01-28T16:00:53-06:00December 21st, 2020|Athletics, Football|0 Comments
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