Calvert Hall

Going into the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs, Calvert Hall coach Bryan Kelly said a team has to be playing great lacrosse and also have some breaks go its way to claim one of the country's most prized championships. In Friday's title game against No. 2 Loyola, his No. 1 Cardinals skipped the good fortune and were just plain great. Taking charge with a precise second quarter that finished with four unanswered goals, the Cardinals proved better in every facet in earning a 17-3 win over the Dons in front of an announced 5,684 Johnny Unitas Stadium.

Nothing separated the Calvert Hall and Archbishop Curley baseball teams until the bottom of the sixth inning of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship final on Tuesday. A miscommunication on a foul ball, gave Calvert Hall's Colin Gimblet a second chance at the plate with two out and a runner at second base. When Gimblet got his second chance, he used it, driving a single through the gap to center field, bringing home Alex Pastorius for the only run of the game . A half-inning later, Calvert Hall had won, 1-0, claiming its first title in three years.

Calvert Hall earned a chance to play for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship at Ripken Stadium. The Cardinals defeated Archbishop Curley, 6-4, on Sunday night, forcing a deciding title game in the double-elimination tournament Monday at 7 p.m. at Ripken Stadium. The matchup is one of contrasting teams. The Friars (20-11) are trying to win their first A Conference title since their coach, Brooks Norris, was a senior at the school in 2001.

The final game of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference baseball championship between Calvert Hall and Archbishop Curley has been postponed because of rain. The teams are scheduled to play of the title Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen. The B Conference final between Annapolis Area Christian School and Pallotti will follow at 6:30 p.m. Calvert Hall defeated Curley, 6-4, on Sunday to force another game in the double-elimination tournament.

I think Dan Rodricks' column about sex abuse by a former chaplain at Calvert Hall ( "A demon's death in paradise," Jan. 9) was unfair to my alma mater. Does this man read his own paper? If he does how can he explain not mentioning the name Charles Lo Presto, the teacher who took corrective measures when he learned of the abuse. If I have learned anything from my 16 years of Catholic education it is the importance of fairness. I usually enjoy Mr. Rodricks' work. The Calvert Hall column was unbalanced.

Calvert Hall fans should like this note that was sent in by one of The Sun's high school writers, Todd Karpovich. He saw it in the New Jersey Star-Ledger high school baseball column: "I received some calls that Don Bosco Prep was upset by Maryland's Calvert Hall. I can't say Calvert Hall has ever upset anyone. Calvert Hall is the Don Bosco Prep of Maryland. " Don Bosco was ranked No. 4 in the MaxPrep Xcellent 25 when it played the area's No. 1 team, Calvert Hall on Sunday.

Nothing separated the Calvert Hall and Archbishop Curley baseball teams until the bottom of the sixth inning of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship final on Tuesday. A miscommunication on a foul ball, gave Calvert Hall's Colin Gimblet a second chance at the plate with two out and a runner at second base. When Gimblet got his second chance, he used it, driving a single through the gap to center field, bringing home Alex Pastorius for the only run of the game . A half-inning later, Calvert Hall had won, 1-0, claiming its first title in three years.

Calvert Hall has named Rich Zinkand, a 1987 graduate and a member of the school's English department, as its new varsity soccer coach. Zinkand has been the head men's soccer coach at CCBC-Essex for the past 10 years and replaces retired coach Andy Moore. "I am very excited to take over the soccer program," Zinkand, who played collegiately at Towson, said in a statement. "Calvert Hall soccer means so much to so many people. With the support of the administration, the faculty, and the alumni I am confident that we will be successful.

Donya Jackson scored 21 of his game-high 27 points in the first half, including five 3-pointers, as No. 4 Calvert Hall beat Loyola, 66-44, in the quarterfinals of the Baltimore Catholic League championship Saturday at Loyola University. The Cardinals (20-7) led 15-9 after the first quarter before stretching it to 32-18 at the half. Calvert Hall used a stifling zone defense and mixed in man-to-man to limit the Dons' scoring opportunities. James Murphy and Mike Fitzpatrick each scored 10 points for Loyola.

No. 1 Calvert Hall could simply play it's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference schedule and be considered great in the greater Baltimore area. But Cardinal's coach Lou Eckerl says that's not enough. "I don't think that's where Calvert Hall wants to be," Eckerl said Tuesday. "We want to represent our school and our state on a bigger level. We want national recognition. " Calvert Hall is no stranger to national rankings. For much of the decade that began in 2000, the team was ranked in the top 10 by one national organization or another.

Boys lacrosse No. School   Record   Prev.   1. Calvert Hall  16-2  1  2. Loyola  16-4  2  3. Boys' Latin  14-7  4  4. Gilman  12-4  3  5. McDonogh  9-8  5  6. Severn  15-7   6  7. Hereford  18-1  7  8. South River  ...

Calvert Hall earned a chance to play for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship at Ripken Stadium. The Cardinals defeated Archbishop Curley, 6-4, on Sunday night, forcing a deciding title game in the double-elimination tournament Monday at 7 p.m. at Ripken Stadium. The matchup is one of contrasting teams. The Friars (20-11) are trying to win their first A Conference title since their coach, Brooks Norris, was a senior at the school in 2001.

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A and B Championship games are set.  The A Conference game will be 5 p.m. at Ripken Stadium Sunday. It will match Calvert Hall, the No. 2 seed that made its way through the loser's bracket to reach the final,  against  unbeated No. 4 seed Archbishop Curley.  To win the title in the double elimination tournament, Calvert Hall would have to win Sunday and again Monday in a second championship game, scheduled for Ripken Stadium at 7 p.m.  The B Conference game will be played Monday at 4 p.m., between Annapolis Area Christian School and Pallotti . A second game, if necessary, will be Tuesday, May 22 at Calvert Hall.

Going into the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs, Calvert Hall coach Bryan Kelly said a team has to be playing great lacrosse and also have some breaks go its way to claim one of the country's most prized championships. In Friday's title game against No. 2 Loyola, his No. 1 Cardinals skipped the good fortune and were just plain great. Taking charge with a precise second quarter that finished with four unanswered goals, the Cardinals proved better in every facet in earning a 17-3 win over the Dons in front of an announced 5,684 Johnny Unitas Stadium.

The Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A and B Conference championship games are set. The A Conference game is set for 5 p.m. at Ripken Stadium on Sunday. It will match Calvert Hall, the No. 2 seed that made its way through the loser's bracket to reach the final, against unbeaten No. 4 seed Archbishop Curley. To win the title in the double-elimination tournament, Calvert Hall would have to win Sunday and again Monday in a second championship game, scheduled for Ripken Stadium at 7 p.m. The B Conference game will be played Monday at 4 p.m., between Annapolis Area Christian School and Pallotti.

Loyola Blakefield and St. Paul's, two of the most surprising teams in the in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference playoffs and struggling to stay close to .500, staged a slugfest Thursday afternoon with the Dons' nine-run, fourth-inning haymaker being the difference in their 13-8 victory. St. Paul's, which eliminated top-seeded Gilman, 11-4, on Wednesday, was also unceremoniously shoved out of the postseason party after Loyola scored its most runs of the season against four Crusader pitchers.

As youngsters following their uncle's 2003 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship team, Frankie, David Jr., Patrick, Johnny and Stephen Kelly dreamed of the day when they, too, would play for Calvert Hall. "We did the math," said Frankie, the school's student body president, who's headed to North Carolina, where his uncles, Bryan and David, won national championships with the Tar Heels. "We figured out that there was only one year when all of us could be on the same team."

Et cetera D.C. United to play Juventus on July 28 D.C. United and Juventus, Italian soccer's most storied club, have finalized plans to play a friendly July 28 at RFK Stadium. A formal announcement is expected this week. The Turin-based team clinched its 28th Serie A title two weeks ago and recorded the first undefeated season (23-0-15) in the country's top division since 1992. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Tickets, priced from $35 to $65 before service charges, will go on sale Monday.

Moments after a four-goal, four-assist performance Tuesday helped send his team back to the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship, Calvert Hall's All-Metro senior attackman Patrick Kelly wasn't ready to talk about Friday's big game just yet. For Kelly and the Cardinals, it's been first things first this season. "Tomorrow's a practice day, we got to prepare for who we have in the championship and that's all I'm looking at right now - the next day," he said.