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Update Part 2

23
May 2012
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I told you I would put up a follow-up update from the last update if you can put up with me upping the amount of up.

First the silly: I’m rather disappointed that nobody joined in on my invitation to engage in some old fashioned noble pedantry.  Perhaps you didn’t see it, or were in too big of a hurry, or were not amused, but I tell you, I need this stuff!  So go back and re-read the “Chips” poem and make a comment (especially you Sercer).

Next, a well-written and humorous article from Bad Catholic on the objectification of men with same-sex-attraction: https://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2012/05/our-godawful-objectification-of-men-with-same-sex-attraction.html

If you haven’t seen it yet, you should probably watch the trailer for the Great Gatsby movie coming out, and tell me what you think: YEA or NAY?  of course it’s DiCaprio!

 

Check out my latest drawing.  (Shout out to Uncle William!)  It was a commission for a family at Glendale Prep; a very sweet family, which I will dearly miss.

I’ll dearly miss them because (this is the news I was waiting to announce) I’ll be leaving Glendale Preparatory Academy to take a job in Dallas, TX.  I’m excited to start this new chapter in my life, and at the opportunity to be closer to friends and the community out in Texas.  P.S. – If you know of anyone looking for a roommate let me know, I’m looking for one too!

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SGA Rugby: State Championship News/Highlights

23
May 2012
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Here is an article from the Scranton Times-Tribune: https://thetimes-tribune.com/sports/st-gregory-s-relishes-in-state-rugby-title-1.1319256

A snippet from the article:

Winning the Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union state championship meant more than a title to a school that will close at the end of the semester.

Those cold tackle practices pay off

Ben's gnarly battle wound (reminds me of cartoon character bump on the head)

"The scrum has Wheeeeeeeled...save your energy lads!"

2012 Boys High School Rugby Pennsylvania State Champions

A play by play from the Harlequin’s Rugby website: https://www.pittsburghharlequins.org/news/2012/05/22/high-school-championship

HS Boys Division (St. Gregory’s Academy 24, St. Joe’s Prep 18)

In the high school single school division, St. Gregs faced off against their East Penn East division rival, St. Joes Prep. In Saturday’s semifinals, Prep got up early on Bishop Shanahan and maintained their lead against a Shanahan squad that kept pressing to the final whistle in Prep’s 45-36 win. The same was true in the other semifinal as St. Gregs jumped on Burrell 21-0 before the Burrell boys began to march back only to fall short in the 34-31 St Greg victory.

In Sunday’s final, the teams kept each other between the 22s as St Gregs succeeded on three long PKs to get out to a 9-0 lead. St Joes answered midway through 1st period with an 8 take under the posts to close the lead 9-7. Prep took its first lead shortly thereafter with a penalty kick, 10-9, however, that lead was short lived as St Gregs finished the 1st half with a try in the final seconds to go up 14-10.

The second half ensued as a defensive struggle as the teams played to a stalemate for the first 15 minutes of the half. After notching a PK earlier in the half, St. Joes retook the lead 18-14 with another strong plunge from their powerful 8-man. With about 7 minutes to play the lead switched for the fourth time in the match as St Gregs ran a creative and well executed misdirection penalty play for a try under the posts to nose ahead of Prep 21-18. A PK by St Gregs later made it a 6 point margin with 4 minutes to play. St Joes remained determined to regain possession, but St Gregs kept the ball in hand and held on for the 24-18 final. Congratulations to the boys from St Gregs who ended the season undefeated and who may have just played their final match as a team due to the recently announced closure of their school. If so, they certainly went out in great style. In the third place match, Bishop Shanahan defeated Burrell.

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St. Gregory’s Academy Rugby – Pennsylvania State Champions

20
May 2012
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The boys after winning state.

Congratulations to the boys of St. Gregory’s Academy on their State Championship victory.  

The Highlanders beat St. Joseph Prep 24 to 18 today in order to clinch the title of State Champions.  Their journey to the final is incredible, especially to think that a school of 60 boys from a variety of backgrounds (none were recruited to play Rugby) could become the state champions!  In order to make it to the finals, SGA had to go up against a really tough team, Burrell, from Pittsburg.  They were supposed to play another team, and St. Joseph’s Prep would have had to play Burrell, but the fates did not allow this.  But as one alumni said, beating Burrell (winning just barely: 34-31) has made the victory all the more sweet.  The boys had an amazing season.  They went undefeated, and scored a staggering 319 points while only letting 15 points get scored against them!  They had a total of 47 trys in only 6 games.  The lads have had quite an extraordinary season and State Championship is a fitting close to this our last year as St. Gregory’s Academy.  I hope to see the Rugby program continue at the new school, Gregory the Great Academy, and hopefully it is under Mr. van Beek, who has done such an excellent job with the program this year and in his entire tenure at the school.

Non nobis Domine, Domine,

Non nobis Domine,

Sed nomini, sed nomini,

Tuo da gloriam.

Our Lady, Queen of Victory, pray for us!

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