Sports

With the frosty air contrasted by the puffs of steamy breath of the players, the smooth feeling of the frozen ice beneath the sleek, steel runners of the skates gliding across the stadium floor, and the sound of the sticks slapping against the puck muffled by the roar of the crowd filling the seats surrounding the [...]

Last Saturday, May 4th, Jesuit Lacrosse made its way to its third consecutive state semi-finals to face off against ESD at Clark High School in Plano.  After a hard-fought game of emotional play, Jesuit gave up a goal in the final seconds to make this the second year in a row to lose in the [...]

My dearest Jesuit Brothers, As the summer begins to call the names of upwards of 1,200 students that attend Jesuit, that can only mean one thing – the school year is dwindling.  As for myself, that means my time at Jesuit is coming to an end.  Beginning May 25, 2013, my tenure as a Jesuit [...]

Not even the jingle bells attached to the heels of his Bishop Lynch rival would intimidate Jan Meterka, his legs moving like pistons, the sweat dripping off his face, as he crossed the finish line of the 4×440 relay.  Victory at last. Materka’s victory that afternoon in 1972 was one among many accomplishments that secured [...]

  The best ever.  Three words, at the forefront of every’s athletes theoretical goals sheet. The ultimate accomplishment for any athlete, to be included in the same sentence as those three magical words. For one former Jesuit athlete this dream became a reality in the Terry Center on Saturday May 11, as Michael Hollimon ’01 [...]

From his high school career at Jesuit to his collegiate career at Rhodes College to his eventual professional career in the USFL, Jim Hever ’82 asserted his dominance in the athletic arena and remains one of the most decorated football players to ever wear the blue and gold.  One of Jesuit’s great athletes, Hever was [...]

Jesuit soccer has always dominated state competition both in TCIL and in UIL. Hundreds of Jesuit soccer players have come and gone, some talented enough to play in college, and a few even turning pro. However, one former Jesuit soccer player excelled not only as a player, but also as a student at Jesuit and [...]

The last time the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl was in 1995. Think about that statement for a second. Most of the students in the 2015 and 2016 classes were not yet born, and the students in the classes of 2013 and 2014 were only toddlers. In 10 of those seasons since the last [...]

Over the past month, Jesuit’s varsity golf team competed in the UIL state golf tournament’s district and regional rounds. Varsity was split into two five-man teams, an “A” team consisting of Jesuit’s top quintet of golfers, as well as a “B” team of the next five best.   The varsity “A” team cruised to the [...]