Showtime! || Sizzling Eagle Soccer Storms into TAPPS Regional Final

Few coaches could have scripted a cleaner, steadier ascent for Eagle Soccer. Yet mastermind and maestro Kenny Martin ‘01 is still very much greedy, gunning not only for gaudier but for the grandest achievement - the golden throne of a state championship. St. Thomas is one win away from its fourth TAPPS Division I Final [...]

By |2022-02-28T14:25:20-06:00February 28th, 2022|Athletics, Soccer, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Raising The Standard || Eagle Wrestling Sends Five Student-Athletes to National Prep Championships

Gold medal-winning Luke Malveaux ‘23, Sam Cordova ‘23, Colton Ritchey ‘23, and Boyd Quinlan ‘24 all seized top-three results to power Eagle Wrestling to a strong fourth-place finish at the Texas Prep State Wrestling Champions. Host St. Thomas racked 131 team points, one slot ahead of recently crowned TAPPS state champion Dallas Bishop Lynch. The [...]

By |2022-02-22T13:47:25-06:00February 22nd, 2022|Athletics, Wrestling, Student Life, Campus News|0 Comments

Making Waves || Record-smasher Josh McLean ‘22 Ignites Eagle Swimming to State Runner-Up Result

Record-smasher Josh McLean ‘22, Dylan Sandrock ‘22, and Carrick Brogan ‘22 closed out stellar careers with routine clutch performances to fuel Eagle Swimming to a strong second-place finish at the TAPPS Division I championships at the Josh Davis Natatorium in San Antonio. The second consecutive runner-up result and third in five years for St. Thomas [...]

By |2022-02-10T12:28:35-06:00February 9th, 2022|Student Life, Campus News, Athletics, Swimming|0 Comments

Mounting Momentum || Prospective Scholar-Athletes Discovering Eagle Advantage

The winter ritual is a return to the St. Thomas campus for the next potential group of Eagle student-athletes and their families. The audience fills Cemo Auditorium to hear and reconnect with the school’s dignitaries delivering a clear, recurring message - the power of the proven, systemic Catholic Basilian educational model that molds young teens [...]

Signature Salute || Hall of Honor Acclaim for Eagle Championship Coach and Faculty Member Nathan Labus

St. Thomas and Eagle Athletics are proud to celebrate faculty member and state championship coach Nathan Labus who was inducted into the Birdville Independent School District Athletic Hall of Honor. Labus was recognized for his decorated two-sport career at Haltom High School where he excelled in the pole vault. In 1991, he was the Texas [...]

Making Waves || Josh McLean ‘22 Leads Aqua Eagles to Sizzling Regional Swim Title

Josh McLean ‘22 shattered three school records and was the catalyst in two critical first-place relay results to power Eagle Swimming to a commanding TAPPS Division I East Regional championship at the University of Houston Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. St. Thomas roared to 220 points to easily outdistance The Village School (95), Tomball Concordia [...]

By |2022-01-24T14:51:23-06:00January 24th, 2022|Student Life, Campus News, Athletics, Swimming|0 Comments

Exemplary Service || Remembering St. Thomas Sports Hall of Famer Joseph Haller Wellborn ‘62

St. Thomas is saddened to share the passing of its acclaimed Sports Hall of Famer Joseph Haller Wellborn ‘62. He died January 12 at his home in Bellville at the age of 77. The two-sport scholar-athlete and football team captain was an all-Southwest Conference linebacker in 1965 for Gene Stallings at Texas A&M University and [...]

By |2022-01-19T12:00:52-06:00January 19th, 2022|Alumni, Football, Campus News|0 Comments

Trill Twins || Jake Wright ’22 and Cameron Price ’22 Leave Legacy of Relentless Brilliance

Jake Wright ‘22 and tag-team partner Cameron Price ‘22, quarterback and receiver, the forever fling and cling of Eagle Football, confirmed to be far more dangerous than advertised by their deceiving tales-of-the-tape. Neither measured above six feet tall yet they operated as a gargantuan pair without parallel for one of the most improbable joy rides [...]

By |2022-01-18T14:13:18-06:00January 12th, 2022|Campus News, Athletics, Football|0 Comments

St. Thomas Sports Hall of Fame || Celebrating Five Luminaries and 1965 Eagle Football State Champions

Creating a legacy requires talent and time. Dedication. Spirit. And a greater vision. And that vision began at St. Thomas. For five luminaries and a group of legendary state champions, their reputations now carry the greatest recognition afforded a St. Thomas scholar-athlete - enshrinement into the institution's prestigious Sports Hall of Fame. Character. Contributions. Brotherhood. [...]

By |2022-01-20T13:14:15-06:00January 5th, 2022|Alumni, Athletics, Campus News|0 Comments

At Every End, A New Beginning || Texas Italian-American Sports Foundation Creates St. Thomas Scholarship Fund

Frankie B. Mandola `65 and Dan Sessions `65 shared countless joys, laughs, and triumphs that extended far beyond their days at St. Thomas. What began more than a half-century ago as teaming for state football championship hardware morphed into collaborating on the next business bonanza or splitting a corner table at Frankie’s signature Damian’s Cucina [...]

By |2021-12-10T16:50:41-06:00December 10th, 2021|Alumni, Athletics, Campus News|0 Comments
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