Global tennis player rating system Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) recently ranked the Knoxville Catholic High School girls tennis program as the No. 1 girls high school team in the United States. When it comes to high school tennis, the No. 1 spot in the nation usually belongs to a full-scale …
Knoxville Catholic names new head football coach
By Dan McWilliams Knoxville Catholic High School named Dean Cokinos as its new head football coach Dec. 22 following the resignation of Korey Mobbs on Nov. 8 after he spent two seasons at the helm of the Fighting Irish. Mr. Cokinos brings a wealth of football experience from serving as …
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Seven KCHS athletes commit at National Signing Day
Ceremony is the first to occur in Knoxville Catholic’s new St. Gregory the Great Auditorium By Dan McWilliams Knoxville Catholic High School held its first National Signing Day in its new St. Gregory the Great Auditorium on Nov. 9 as seven student athletes committed to play college sports at seven …
KCHS helped launch Lady Vol broadcaster’s career
Legendary Vol and nationally known announcers, ‘a pretty long list,’ inspired Brian Rice By Dan McWilliams New Lady Vol basketball play-by-play announcer Brian Rice is one of the busiest people in Knoxville media, and his days as a student at Knoxville Catholic High School helped launch his broadcasting career. …
Revival: Christ in the Eucharist center of KCHS retreat
Eucharistic procession brings together high school community By Emily Booker Communion—with Christ and with one another—is the key to strengthening any Catholic community. So, on Sept. 16 the Knoxville Catholic High School community held an all-day student retreat focused on the Eucharist and communion with Christ. The theme stemmed from …
Medal of Honor recipients visit Catholic schools
Staff Sgt. Leroy Petry and Sgt. Mike Rose speak at KCHS; parachute jump held at Sacred Heart By Dan McWilliams Congressional Medal of Honor recipients were in Knoxville for a celebration Sept. 6-10, and two Catholic soldiers who earned the rare award stopped by Knoxville Catholic High School and Sacred …
KCHS sees four generations of Connor family attend
Helen Mabry Connor, 96, attends a gathering at the school with her children and grandchildren By Dan McWilliams On the first full day of school Aug. 9, Knoxville Catholic High School began its 90th year with a gathering of four generations of the Connor family, all of whom came through …
Knoxville Catholic High School to host Young Life
Popular youth ministry will be on campus beginning with fall semester By Bill Brewer In what is likely a first for the Diocese of Knoxville, Knoxville Catholic High School will host a Young Life team for the 2022-23 academic year. And as part of an effort to double down on …
Soccer player Gustavo Rivera returns to KCHS
He comes back as a member of the One Knoxville Sporting Club, a team in USL League Two By Dan McWilliams Knoxville Catholic High School graduate Gustavo Rivera is living the dream of playing semi-professional soccer as he competes for One Knoxville Sporting Club, a new team playing at the …
KCHS wins four spring-sports state championships
The Lady Irish capture three tennis titles, and Keegan Smith brings home a track first-place finish Spring-sports state titles again came Knoxville Catholic High School’s way as the Lady Irish tennis players won an individual, a doubles, and a team championship, and track standout Keegan Smith captured a 1,600-meter-run crown. …
New Knoxville Catholic auditorium dedicated
A building that was 22 years in the making will serve KCHS as well as the community at large By Bill Brewer Knoxville Catholic High School’s new 375-seat auditorium, 22 years in the making and just over a year under construction, was dedicated April 25 and hosted its first …
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The shroud, or not the shroud? That is the question
KCHS chemistry teacher Dr. Kelly Kearse leads presentation on the Shroud of Turin By Dan McWilliams Dr. Kelly Kearse of Knoxville Catholic High School offered “Reflections in Faith and Science,” a talk April 6 at the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Shroud of Turin …
