Aqua Eagles – St. Thomas Seizes First-Ever TAPPS State Swimming Championship

Shane Williams ‘19 collected valuable second and third-place individual finishes and anchored two dramatic relay victories including the title-clinching final event as Eagle Swimming seized the TAPPS Division I state swimming championship - the program’s first-ever state crown in the second season with head coach Donna Skorupinski. St. Thomas set the tone for history early [...]

By |2019-07-23T15:42:08-05:00February 9th, 2019|Athletics, Swimming, Campus News|1 Comment

Patience Pays for Peyton Matocha ’19 – National Letter of Intent to Miami

Peyton Matocha ‘19 has long performed as if born for the storm, commanding a calm in the tsunami of defensive duress essential to football’s mission critical position. As if he were somehow destined for a future in the swirl of Hurricanes. Matocha’s unquestioned inner quality became ever more valuable throughout his scintillating senior season, as [...]

By |2019-07-29T22:32:21-05:00February 6th, 2019|Athletics, Football, Campus News|0 Comments

Cheek ’19, Matocha ’19 and Dixon ’19 Center Stage on National Signing Day

Three essential contributors to the recent resurgent Eagle Football season are the latest St. Thomas scholar-athletes to continue their careers at the collegiate level. Record-smashing quarterback Peyton Matocha ‘19, reliable receiver Hunter Cheek ‘19 and versatile two-way dynamo Dylan Dixon ‘19 celebrated the February National Signing Day among an enthusiastic wave of family, friends and [...]

By |2019-02-06T17:21:38-06:00February 6th, 2019|Football, Campus News, Athletics|0 Comments

Eagle Basketball Takes Down State’s No. 1 Private to Tighten District Race

Dillion Lowe ‘21 drained his only attempt of the game ... a left-wing 3-point dagger with one minute remaining for the final lead change of the game ... and later added a clutch free throw to push Eagle Basketball past top-ranked Tomball Concordia Lutheran 63-59 at Reckling Gymnasium. The victory splits the regular-season series and [...]

By |2019-02-06T10:33:36-06:00February 5th, 2019|Athletics, Basketball|0 Comments

Eagle Wrestling Captures Second Place at Texas Prep State

Eagle Wrestling earned eight top-four finishes to capture second place at the Texas Prep State Wrestling Championships. St. Thomas totaled 169.5 points to outpace Argyle Liberty Christian (168.0), McKinney Christian Academy (137.5), Addison Trinity Christian Academy (136.5), Dallas Bishop Lynch (89.5), Fort Worth All Saints Episcopal (80.5) and Episcopal (71). The notable results include ... [...]

By |2019-02-04T20:12:09-06:00February 4th, 2019|Athletics, Wrestling|0 Comments

Eagle Swimming Stakes 4th TAPPS Regional Championship in Six Years

Shane Williams ‘19 raced to two individual sprint titles and anchored two critical relay results to lead St. Thomas to a commanding championship at the 2019 TAPPS Division I East Region Swim Meet. The Eagles leveraged quality depth in a convincing series of performances at the University of Houston to produce their fourth regional title [...]

By |2019-07-23T16:26:22-05:00January 22nd, 2019|Athletics, Swimming, Campus News|0 Comments

Matocha ’19 Awarded Co-Offensive Player of the Year by Touchdown Club of Houston

In an era of boundless offensive football, quarterback Peyton Matocha ‘19 cemented new St. Thomas standards. Throughout a rocklicking record-smashing career charged with a series of electrifying Friday night lights, he tested limits and expanded the imagination. And the last mark of distinction for Matocha came courtesy the Touchdown Club of Houston who honored him [...]

By |2018-12-06T12:20:44-06:00December 6th, 2018|Athletics, Football, Campus News|0 Comments

Eagle Football Turnaround Tour Ends In TAPPS Regional Playoff

Eagle Football flashed a stretch of outcomes in 2018 that no one could have possibly foreshadowed. Through trial, torment, talent and, mostly, sheer perseverance, St. Thomas defied every expectation and prognosis. But the magic to produce a miracle finish deep into the TAPPS postseason fell short of a Hollywood script turned scripture. After consecutive disappointing [...]

By |2018-11-28T09:53:23-06:00November 26th, 2018|Athletics, Football, Campus News|0 Comments

Eagle Basketball Receives Turbo Blast Boost from Rockets Performance Coach Jimmy Vidas

Within days of Gary Hall becoming the new leader of Eagle Basketball, he put into motion his desire to establish a culture of accountability and toughness to jump-start the dormant program. The first priority in constructing that identity was adding a consistent strength and conditioning element that would mirror Hall’s own driven personality. He previously [...]

By |2018-11-20T15:13:13-06:00November 20th, 2018|Athletics, Baseball, Campus News|1 Comment
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