Archive for ◊ December, 2011 ◊

Varsity Boys basketball:

“The Savio Eagle Boys basketball team ran their state-ranked season to 9-2 as they pulled away in the second half against Giddings State School.  Savio started slow defensively and found themselves behind early on only to rally in the second half for a 74-52 victory.  Though not their best defensive effort, the Eagles were led by the timely offense of Cole Korte, Quinn Robichaux and Ricky Minor who all scored in double figures–Cole Korte tallied a season-high 29 points for the night.  Josh Williams came off the bench to pull down 8 rebounds and score 4 points against Giddings’ strongest inside player.
The Eagles will be in practice-only mode until next Friday where they will travel to state-ranked Milano for JV and Varsity contests.” – Coach Jernberg

Boys soccer:

The Savio Boys soccer team notched their first district win last night with a solid 4-1 victory over San Juan Diego, behind two first half goals by Ryan Johnson.  Later in the game, goals by Wayne Lee (assisted by Evan Rivas) and Ryan Nichols (assisted by Ryan Johnson) put the game away.  Luke Rivas in goal and the Savio defense shut down Juan Diego and held them to only one goal.

Girls soccer:

The Lady Eagles suffered another loss against St. Andrew’s, giving up 7 goals for a final score of 0-7.

Please join us to celebrate Catholic Schools and honor St. Dominic Savio’s outstanding volunteer and award winner, Kenneth Hausmann on Saturday, Jan 28 @ 6:30pm.  See the flyer for more information.

St. Dominic Savio will be hosting a Mu Alpha Theta Math competition on Saturday, Jan 14 for 7th and 8th graders who enjoy math.  See Mu Alpha Theta competition flyer for details.

Savio freshman Calvin Nazareth has been selected as All-State Honorable Mention Punter for the Savio football program.  Calvin makes history as being the first member of the Savio football program to ever be elected to the All-State team.

Pilgrimage for Our Children’s Future is a foundation that was founded by our Soiree speaker, Chris Lowney. They provide healthcare and education opportunities for impoverished countries.  Our Savio students will be participating in a competition to raise funds for this worthy cause and all entrance fees ($10) and auction proceeds will be donated.  Both events are open to the entire Savio community, including faculty, staff and parents and will begin at 1:00, after the last final on Friday, Dec 16.

The young men of Savio have organized an XBOX Madden Football Challenge. The winner of the tournament gets a $50 gift card to Game Stop.

The young women of Savio have organized a Cake Decorating Contest to be held in the commons at Savio. The cakes will be auctioned off during the Girls Varsity game the evening of December 16th.

Students can sign up for these various contests during lunch in the commons or in Mr. Sloat’s office. The group that raises the most money will win a dress down day.

The JV Girls started the day off with their first game of the season and suffered a difficult loss, 25-27.

The JV Boys followed with a loss of 27-40.

“Tough first loss of the season is the result of 24 total turnovers and a scoreless 3rd Quarter. Dominic Kress led the scoring with 6 points. This game was a good reality check and the players are determined to get back to practice and games to keep improving” – Coach Alvarez

The Varsity Girls once again represented.  The girls played an all around great game to beat San Marcos Baptist 78-31 and remain undefeated in their 9th game of the season.

Varsity Boys came from behind in the second half and won 57-49.

“After failing to score in the opening quarter, the Eagles went on to win a hard-fought overtime win over state-ranked San Marcos Academy 57-49. In foul trouble early and misfiring through much of the first half, the Eagles anchored down a solid defense and finished strong for their 7th win of the season. Savio was led by the timely scoring of Cole Korte, Quinn Robichaux and Ricky Minor with solid backup work from many others. Matt Russell had a perfect shooting night and John Kistler’s clutch rebounding helped greatly. Special recognition goes to the whole team for turning the ball over only 10 times against SMA’s strong pressure.
The Eagles open district play this week with games against Central Texas Christian School on Tuesday and Gidding School on Thursday, both games at home. Show your pride and spirit by coming and rocking the Eagle’s nest!” – Coach Jernberg

Up Next: Tuesday, Dec 6 – JV Girls @ 5:15, Varsity Girls @ 6:30 and Varsity Boys @ 7:45  (JV Boys game has been cancelled)

The Girls and Boys soccer games scheduled for tonight against Hyde Park have been cancelled due to weather.

Applications for the 2011-2012 National Honor Society are due December 16, 2011 at 4 PM.  Fulfilling all criteria may take some time so make sure you download the NHS Criteria and 2011-2012 Application here and understand the requirements.

The Savio National Honor Society is sponsoring a Christmas Caroling Event on Friday, Dec 9 at Wesleyan Nursing Home in Georgetown for all who want to participate.  Transportation will be available for the first 44 students who sign up and turn in their permission forms to Mrs. Sicich.  For details see the Savio caroling flyer.  Contact Ms. Flores-Sicich (msicich@saviochs.org) with any questions.

The Math League recognized Savio freshman Victor Gonzalez as one of the students with a perfect score on the second Math League competition of the year.  Congratulations Victor! Savio’s Math team next competes on December 13th.