Substitute Wins Catholic Title; 3/5/1951

San Antonio, Texas, March 5 (AP) -- Substitute Charles Ledford scored six points in an overtime period to lead Central Catholics of San Antonio to the State Catholic High School Basketball championship.

The Buttons beat St. Edward's of Austin, 52-44.

Earlier, Cathedral of El Paso beat Jesuit (Dallas), 55-43, for third place and Price Memorial (Amarillo) bested St. Thomas (Houston), 48-47, for the consolation title.

Selected for the all tournament team were forwards Tony Specia, Central Catholic, and Larry Magner, Jesuit; Centers Richard Juen, El Paso; Paul Carson, St. Edward's; Guards Jimmy Korn, Central Catholic; George Pappas, St. Edward's and Don Stump, Amarillo.

Source:  Corsicana Daily Sun, Monday, March 5, 1951

Six Teams Remain in Catholic Tournament; 3/2/1940

San Antonio, Texas, March 2 (AP) -- Six teams remained in the battle for the state Catholic High School basketball championship today, two of them to be eliminated by noon.

St. Henry's of San Antonio met St. Mary's of Port Arthur and Cathedral of El Paso clashed with St. Joseph's of Laredo this morning.

The Port Arthur-San Antonio winner meets Beaumont in the semifinals tonight.  The winner of the El Paso-Laredo tilt clashes with Central Catholic of San Antonio in the other semifinal game.

Beaumont and Central drew byes in the first round and last night moved into the semifinals with victories over St. Joseph's of Dallas and St. Joseph of Brownsville respectively, the scores being 11-8 and 34-14.

El Paso defeated St. Edward's of Austin 28-12, St. Mary's won over St. Joseph's of Victoria 23-20, St. Joseph's of Laredo downed St. Joseph's of Yoakum 37-19 and Port Arthur trimmed Galveston 31-23. 

Source:  Corsicana Daily Sun, Saturday, March 2, 1940

Catholic Caging Tourney Planned; 1/21/1937

San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 20 (AP) -- St. Mary's University announced here Wednesday that it would sponsor the third annual Texas Catholic High School Basketball tournament here Friday and Saturday, March 5 and 6.  The winner will represent Texas in the National Catholic Tournament held annually in Chicago.

St. Joseph's of Abilene won the state event in 1935 and Cathedral of El Paso took it in 1936.

Teams which have been sent invitations are St. Mary's of Port Arthur, St. Anthony's of Beaumont, Kirvin of Galveston, Corpus Christi College-Academy, St. Xavier's of Denison, St. Joseph's of Dallas, Cathedral of El Paso, St. Thomas of Houston, St. Joseph's of Victoria, and Central Catholic and St. Henry's, both of San Antonio.

Eligibility requirements kept other schools from receiving invitations.

Source:  El Paso Times, Thursday, January 21, 1937

Cathedral Off For Catholic Cage Tourney; 3/4/1942

Coach Bob Carson and nine Cathedral High School basketball players will leave by bus at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning for San Antonio, where Friday and Saturday in St. Mary's University gymnasium they intent to retain their perennial group on the Texas Catholic High School basketball title by winning the Texas Catholic tournament for the fifth successive year.

The Cathedrals open Friday night against St. Joseph's of Laredo.  Entered in the tournament will be about a dozen Catholic High School, all of them with first rate basketball teams.  But Cathedral, champions five times in the last six years and runner-up the sixth, will, as usual, rank a heavy favorite.

Players making the trip are Paul Juen, Joe Juen, Raul Mariscal, Santos Perez, George Mertz, Walter Eisert, Guy Eveler, George Concha and Oscar Barreda.  The Cathedrals will put up Wednesday night in Del Rio and arrive at St. Mary's in San Antonio Thursday in plenty oftime for a brisk work-out and unlimbering.

Source:  El Paso Times, Wednesday, March 4, 1942

Cathedral Defeats San Antonio 28-23, Enters State Finals; 3/9/1941

 SQUAD MEETS VICTORIA'S TEAM TODAY

San Antonio, March 8 (AP) -- Cathedral High School of El Paso, trying for its fourth consecutive title, and St. Joseph's of Victoria reached the final round of the Catholic High School State basketball tournament here tonight.

Cathedral's polished club bounced out Central Cathoic of San Antonio, 28 to 23, in the semi-finals, after Victoria had crushed St. Joseph's of Dallas, 34 to 13.

The championship final is scheduled for Sunday afternoon, with Catheedral apparently on its way to bringing home the second basketball championship to El Paso in two days.  El Paso High having copped the Interscholastic League crown in Austin Saturday night over Abilene.

In two morning second round games Central defeated St. Mary's of Port Arthur, 40 to 22, and St. Joseph's of Dallas took Kirwin of Galveston, 31 to 13.

Source:  El Paso Times, Sunday, March 9, 1941

(Houston) Mt. Carmel Wins (TCIL VB) Title; 3/31/1974

Houston Mt. Carmel defeated Incarnate Word, 15-2, 15-0, to win the TCIL State girls volleyball championship at Providence High School Saturday.

St. Gerard's downed Shiner St. Paul, 15-9, 15-4, for third place, and Port Arthur Bishop Byrne tripped St. Francis Academy, 15-5, 15-5, for the consolation title.  Port Arthur was the defending state champion.

The all-tournament team was comprised of Mary Fenke and Robbie Epperson of Mt. Carmel, Crickett Bergmann of Incarnate Word, Irma Rivera of St. Francis, Gail Ott of St. Gerard's, and Mary Norris Of Bishop Byrne.

Source:  San Antonio Express and News, Sunday, March 31, 1974, Page 42

Refugio and Lavaca County Private School All-Time Champions (Thru 1993)

St. Joseph - TCIL baseball, 1992

St. Joseph - TCIL boys tennis, 1992

St. Joseph - TCIL girls tennis, 1991

St. Joseph - TCIL softball, 1991

St. Joseph - TCIL football, 1990

St. Joseph - TCIL football, 1985

St. Joseph - TCIL softball, 1980

St. Joseph - TCIL boys track, 1977

St. Joseph - TCIL football, 1976

St. Joseph - TCIL softball, 1975

St. Joseph - TCIL baseball, 1973

St. Joseph - TCIL baseball, 1971

St. Joseph - TCIL football, 1965

St. Joseph - TCIL boys basketball, 1955

St. Joseph - TCIL football, 1941

St. Joseph - TCIL football, 1940

Sacred Heart - TAPPS baseball, 1993

Sacred Heart - TAPPS baseball, 1992

Sacred Heart - TAPPS softball, 1992

Sacred Heart - TAPPS volleyball, 1992

Sacred Heart - TAPPS football, 1992

Sacred Heart - TAPPS volleyball, 1991

Sacred Heart - TAPPS softball, 1991

Sacred Heart - TAPPS football, 1990

Sacred Heart - TAPPS volleyball, 1990

Sacred Heart - TAPPS softball, 1990

Sacred Heart - TAPPS baseball, 1990

Sacred Heart - TAPPS volleyball, 1989

Sacred Heart - TAPPS girls basketball, 1989

Sacred Heart - TAPPS softball, 1989

Sacred Heart - TAPPS girls track, 1989

Sacred Heart - TAPPS volleyball, 1988

Sacred Heart - TCIL girls basketball, 1988

Sacred Heart - TCIL girls track, 1988

Sacred Heart - TCIL girls track, 1987

Sacred Heart - TCIL volleyball, 1986

Sacred Heart - TCIL football, 1986

Sacred Heart - TCIL volleyball, 1985

Sacred Heart - SAL football, 1960

Sacred Heart - SAL football, 1959

Sacred Heart - SAL football, 1956

Sacred Heart - SAL football, 1955

St. Paul - TAPPS girls basketball, 1993

St. Paul - TAPPS girls softball, 1993

St. Paul - TAPPS football, 1992

St. Paul - TCIL baseball, 1989

St. Paul - TCIL football, 1987

Source:  Victoria Advocate, Sunday, August 22, 1993, Page 73