I suppose, that in a certain way, with all the relations and friends who've died this year, a case could be made for "what's to give thanks for?" But of course I don't see it that way. My mother Jeanne died at the age of 88 after a long and productive life, and 21 years … Read more
Here's msgvarsity coverage of the game including links to the highlight videos. A dream realized: Stepinac wins the "AAA" And here are a couple of stats, with the penalty #'s showing why Stepinac offense had trouble getting untracked, as well as their way below average passsing stats. the complete stats are in the article linked … Read more
It wasn't pretty, but Stepinac defeated Iona, 16-14, the two points difference coming on the first snap of the game when Iona made a mess of things and gave up a safety. Stepinac had a 16-0 lead after eight minutes, but Iona sure made it interesting. And Stepinac helped them with a continuous stream of … Read more
Further UPDATE: From Lohud sports – Iona Prep preparing for Stepinac’s big-play potential They predict Stepinac, 28-13. UPDATE: Stepinac Alumni @StepinacAlumni 19h19 hours ago Over 2,400 tickets sold in advance for the game tomorrow! Absolutely awesome.Get your red out @lohudinsider @MSGVarsityKDJ #Stepinac Here it is – Here he is!
Why in the world would I post something about a baby Okapi? Because Brigid and I "discovered" this strange relative of the giraffe while in the Madrid Zoo, long ago. Summer of '79, I think. We couldn't figure out the animal but loved it! Very sadly, there are only about 10,000 left in the wild, … Read more
I already posted a little bit here – Stepinac into the Finals with huge win Here's the article up on MSGvarsity – Stepinac storms past St. Peter's into CHSFL final And here are some video highlights. Highlights: Stepinac 56, St. Peter's 0 Stepinac took the initial lead on its second possession when Coleman took the … Read more
Wow. What a display by Stepinac as they defeat the previously undefeated St. Peter’s of Staten Island. Here’s the score with a few minutes left in the second quarter. And the final score. The crowd – here’s part of it – easily over 1,000 – was loving it. Except the several hundred St. Peter’s supporters … Read more
So we’ll be at Stepinac tomorrow as Stepinac tries to get to the finals. Both teams are 10-0, although Stepinac had a harder schedule and should be favored. St. Peter’s beat Msgr. Farrell 28-7 to get to the semis, but Stepinac beat Farrell 49-0 a few weeks ago. But you never know. Stepinac didn’t play … Read more
Interesting and not the same as what was written in No Easy Day, which I read and reviewed on Amazon but never did post here. This is from the Telegraph (UK) and the link includes a one minute video. Mr O’Neill told Fox News that it was "just luck" that he ended up as the … Read more
Beating 8th seeded Cardinal Hayes (Stepinac #1 seed) 36-22. In the process they (1) gave up a 72 yard TD run (2) gave up a 95 yard kickoff return (3) lost a fumble which Hayes ran in for a touchdown. (4) Had four turnovers (5) had three touchdowns called back for holding penalties. At one … Read more