May 14, 2010 RSS feed / Sports

More heartbreak for the Cardinals

Cardinal Newman seniors knew this heartache all too well. Three times in the previous four years, the Cardinals reached the SCISA Class 3A girls soccer final only to have tears of disappointment waiting at the end of the game. More...

Cardinals survive epic semifinal battle

After 80 minutes of regulation play, two ten–minute overtime periods, and two five–minute sudden death overtime periods in a semifinal match between the host Cardinal Newman Cardinals and St. More...

B–C advances to Lower State

John Long had pitched sparingly in relief the three preceding weeks. Yet, there Long was on the hill, getting the start in the District VI final against Dreher on May 6. The reasons were purely strategic. More...

Bearcats swamp Gators

The No. 5 ranked Brookland– Cayce Bearcats scored six goals in the first 22 minutes of their first–round class 3A playoff match–up against the visiting Lakewood Gators and coasted to a 12–0 victory Monday, May 10. More...

Wildcats maintain excellence

Since the fall season of 2007, the self–proclaimed “Wildcats,” who play in the Columbia United FC girls recreational league, have compiled a record of 50–3–3. More...

Vikings survive first round

The Spring Valley Vikings (18–3–1) got all they could handle from the visiting Nation Ford Falcons but prevailed 1–0 with Evie Needle’s goal four–and–a–half minutes into the first ten–minute overtime p More...

Cards fall in Upper Bracket final

Wilson Hall’s pitcher Ansley Ard went yard, but it wasn’t enough as Cardinal Newman escaped with a 3–2 win during the opening round of the SCISA softball playoffs on May 7. More...

Skyhawks season comes to an end

The Hammond Lady Skyhawks softball nine kept it close during its two SCISA playoff games on May 7, but excellent pitching and timely hitting doomed them, as they were beaten by Laurence Manning 11–1 and Wilson Hall 10–0 to end their seas More...

Cardinals battle to penalty kicks but fall

As the ball came to rest in the back left corner of the net, Cardinal Newman keeper Timmy Cunningham rolled over on his back and just stared skyward. He had stopped two penalty kicks by Pinewood Prep in the shootout, and it wasn’t enough. More...

Cardinals fly to final

The Cardinal Newman Cardinals got one step closer to their ultimate goal, a state championship, with a 5–0 whitewashing of the Heathwood Hall Highlanders Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at George R. Watson Field. More...

Bearcats tame Bulldogs

As the ball cleared the infield and continued to rise, all of the tension and pressure in the Brookland–Cayce dugout rode along with it Monday night. More...

B–C coasts to second round

Brookland–Cayce coach Kevin Heise expects his seniors to peak for the playoffs. However, a freshman unexpectedly hitting his stride in time to contribute significantly really elicits a big smile from the veteran coach. More...

Local seniors take third at USTA National Tennis Championship

John Bass and a group of nine other men recently returned from Surprise, Ariz. where they competed in the USTA Super Seniors 6.0 Nationals. More...

Falcons sting Yellow Jackets

Given that the A.C. Flora boys’ soccer team has never advanced past the third round of the Class 3A tournament, this season’s goal isn’t hard to figure out. More...