Joe O’Grady Memorial Game & Alumni Softball in Honor of Tyler Rush will be held Sun. 10/9. See attached document for details!

Congratulations to Deuce Prince & Family . Rising Stepinac junior Deuce Prince was selected to participate in the Youth About Business’s National Advance Business Camp at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN the week of July 11th. He was selected as a Corporate CEO and negotiated business deals with other businesses using real world scenarios involving joint ventures and leveraged acquisitions.

Youth About Business (YAB) conducts one of the most innovative and immersive leadership-training programs for youth in the marketplace today. Their experiential learning model prepares youth to be successful in a business environment and provides them with role models and resources to be successful. YAB’s mission is to expose high school leaders to business theory and principles through our experiential learning model.

The Advanced Camp Champion is determined by a group of judges (senior level executives of Fortune 500 companies) who watch the student teams justify their business analysis and outcome of their case at the end of the week. After a week long research and negotiations, Deuce’s business team won the team competition. Last summer, Deuce represented Archbishop Stepinac in the YAB’s Basic Business Camp at Columbia University as well their Wall Street Camp and Championship Camp in New York City.

Stepinac goes extra holes to capture CHSAA crown

Stepinac defeated Iona Prep to win its first CHSAA golf championship since 1997. Pictured are Father Tom Collins, Chris Garceau, Brendan Cooney, Chris Collins, Paul Terminello, J.P. Collins, and coach Matt Hogan. (Photo: Contributed photo)
Chris Garceau earned his nickname for a reason. Unfortunately for Iona Prep, it learned why the hardest way possible with a city title at stake.

“The kids call him ‘Wedges,’ " Stepinac golf coach Matt Hogan said. “From 50 yards in, you might as well go and place the ball on the green.”

With his match in extra holes, the Stepinac junior flopped a downhill pitch from the rough to a foot for a tap-in par. The up-and-down finished a thrilling 3-2 win for the Crusaders over rival Iona Prep Wednesday at Knollwood Country Club and earned the program its first CHSAA title since 1997.

The teams had split the first four matches, including one that wasn’t decided until the final hole. Garceau actually trailed Iona Prep’s Mark Trotta by two holes going into No. 17, but he won the last two to extend the match. With all the other matches complete, Garceau’s par on the ensuing hole gave Stepinac the title.

“It was all the way down to the wire,” Hogan said. “It was unbelievable. We had two matches that went all the way to the 18th and two matches that finished earlier. They won one early, we won one early. They won one late, we won one late.”

Stepinac’s Chris Collins and J.P. Collins won their matches while Iona Prep’s Matt Minerva and Ken Nixon won theirs. Minerva, a freshman, narrowly edged Stepinac senior Paul Terminello 1-up in a meeting of No. 1s.

The teams split two matches during the regular season. Iona Prep won 3-2 at Winged Foot and Stepinac returned the favor, 3-2, at Sleepy Hollow with Garceau winning the final match.

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CHSAA championship

Stepinac 3, Iona Prep 2

At Knollwood Country Club

Matt Minerva (IP) d. Paul Terminello, 1-up

Chris Collins (AS) d. Sebastian Naibaho, 4 and 3

Ken Nixon (IP) d. Brendan Cooney, 6 and 4

J.P. Collins (AS) d. Ted Gerrity, 4 and 3

Chris Garceau (AS) d. Mark Trotta, 19 holes

Varsity wins its league & home opener 8-0 over Mt. St. Michael! Nick Antenucci threw 6 scoreless innings with 7 strikeouts for the win! Joe Silvestri was 2-3 with 2 RBI, Mattingly Simaan was 2-2 with an RBI, and Richie Wells added 2 hits.