The event, taking the place of the baseball classic this year, will benefit child and family services provided through Catholic Charities By Dan McWilliams The first Knights Cup Lacrosse Tournament will be held Saturday, April 30, at Knoxville Catholic High School’s Blaine Stadium. The all-day event features a high school …
Mercy & Mary Lenten Retreat: ‘God is giving us this time of mercy’
Bishop Stika, Father Michael Gaitley lead two-day event for hundreds from the diocese and beyond By Bill Brewer God spoke to Susan Akers, Laura Jones and Jenni Preuett on the feast of St. Joseph. They hoped He could, but they weren’t sure He would. The message they heard, however, …
Pilgrimage to Shroud of Turin stokes teacher’s scientific fire
By Bill Brewer Looking around Dr. Kelly Kearse’s classroom at Knoxville Catholic High School, you can almost hear the big bang when faith and science collide. There are the chemical equations on the white board waiting to be balanced. There is the periodic table of elements on the wall. And …
Five from Knoxville Catholic High School sign with universities
By Dan McWilliams Knoxville Catholic High School celebrated its first signing day of 2015-16 on Nov. 11 as five student athletes committed to universities at a ceremony in the school library. Two softball players signed, Gianna Carideo with the University of Washington and Jessica Hamilton with Transylvania University. A pair …
KCHS holds academic signing day
Athletes receive plenty of attention on signing days throughout the school year, but on May 5 Knoxville Catholic High School turned the spotlight on more than a dozen academic standouts by giving them their own signing day. Thirteen KCHS students who received full-ride scholarships were recognized in a ceremony in …
16 student athletes from Notre Dame, KCHS sign with colleges
Nine student athletes from Knoxville Catholic High School and seven from Notre Dame High School signed letters of intent with colleges on Feb. 4, which was National Signing Day. Family, friends, and coaches joined the students at the schools as they signed letters that were immediately faxed to their school …
Knoxville Catholic High School student athletes named All-State
A number of Knoxville Catholic High School student athletes were named All-State following the fall sports seasons. Football, volleyball, and girls soccer All-State selections were made by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. Making All-State in football for the Irish were senior quarterback Zac Jancek, senior linebacker Logan Lacey, senior defensive …
Five from KCHS sign with colleges
Knoxville Catholic High School hosted a 2014 signing-day event Nov. 12 in the school library. Fighting Irish student athletes signing with colleges were Christen Torres with the University of Memphis in softball, MacKenzie Jackson with Lindsey Wilson College in softball, Anika Sichelstiel with Queens University of Charlotte in lacrosse, Kole …
Webb to end football rivalry with KCHS Fighting Irish
The Knoxville Catholic High School football rivalry with Webb School of Knoxville is coming to an end after the Spartans decided to call a halt to the series last week. KCHS President Dickie Sompayrac said the school community is both surprised and disappointed by Webb’s decision, which was reported by …
Cormac McCarthy Club honors acclaimed author, KCHS graduate
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy has a standing invitation to return to the high school where he graduated in 1951, which now features a portrait of the author as he appeared in his senior picture and a plaque honoring him for his literary accomplishments. The invitation was extended by Knoxville …
Medal of Honor recipients meet Diocese of Knoxville students
By Dan McWilliams Students from Catholic elementary schools and Knoxville Catholic High School heard stories of courage, honor, and sacrifice as Medal of Honor recipients, in town for a national convention, spent time with them Sept. 12. All of the speakers arrived by helicopter, including retired Army Staff Sgt. Leroy …
Knoxville Catholic keeps Irish Bowl trophy in win over Notre Dame
By Bill Brewer and Jim Wogan Notre Dame High School battled rival Knoxville Catholic and the clock Friday night as the Chattanooga Fighting Irish’s hopes for a last-second tie or victory fell short in the teams’ first football game of the 2014 season. Knoxville Catholic scored 15 points in the …
