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Another close contest ended up putting an end to the Friar soccer season Tuesday, with the men's club falling 3-2 at San Antonio's Central Catholic in the TAPPS Division I Area playoff round.

The Friars ended the season with an overall record of 12-9-0, with 12 of their 21 matches being decided by a single goal. Tuesday's game in San Antonio was no different.

Central Catholic (16-4-3), bounced back from a first-round exit last season after winning the D1 title in 2014.

Central scored in the opening minutes to take an early 1-0 lead over the Friars.

Junior defender Jonathan Ramirez brought the Friars level just five minutes later, but Central immediately countered and regained the lead at 2-1, a score that would stand at intermission.

With 13 minutes to play, Central padded its lead, making it 3-1. Senior forward Chima Ogueri added a goal for BL with less than a minute to play, but the Friars were unable to send the match into overtime.

The Friars will graduate 11 seniors from this year's squad, which finished fourth in District 1-5A with an 8-6 league mark.

 

Varsity Boys — Tuesday, Feb. 16

BL … 1 … 1 – 2

CC … 2 … 1 – 3

G: Jonathan Ramirez, Chima Ogueri

Record: 12-9-0 overall

Next Game: End of Season

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The Bishop Lynch girls powerlifting team placed fourth out of 13 teams Friday in a very competitive meet at Cedar Hill consisting of UIL 6A and 5A teams.

Top 10 places were secured by the following lifters:

• Hannah Eboagu - 1st

• Kennedy Martin - 2nd

• Malen Hernandez - 3rd

• Jasmine Ruvalcaba - 3rd

• Mie Somiari - 4th

• Norma Ceron - 6th

• Frannie Farlow - 6th

For the second straight meet, Hannah Eboagu was named the Outstanding Lifter on the light platform (weight classes 114-165).
 
On Saturday, the boys team placed seventh out of 13 teams at Cedar Hill.  Top 10 places were secured by the following lifters:
• Michael Parsons - 3rd

• Jermaine Mask - 4th

• Anthony Urieta - 6th

• William Parsons - 7th

• Presley Luce - 7th

• Alex Hernandez - 9th

• Cole Garcia - 10th

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Bishop Lynch completed a season and program sweep of Dallas Christian on Tuesday, ending with the varsity's 12-2 home win over the Chargers.

The Friars (3-1) ran up 12 runs on 10 hits, with triples off the bats of Ian Landry and Jack Baker. Gabe Vasquez earned the win on the mound as BL allowed just two runs off four hits.

Baker drove in two runs while Landry, Gabe Settles, Mark DelValdene, Josh Aguilar and Blake Bautz each knocked in one.

The junior varsity earned a 16-5 win over Dallas Christian on the strength of a three-hit game from Collin Crenwelge. He also drove in four runs. Michael Baca knocked two hits for BL.

 

Varsity Baseball — Tuesday, Feb. 16

            R      H      E

DC        2      4      2

BL        12   10     1

WP: Gabe Vasquez

3B: Jack Baker, Ian Landry

RBI: Baker (2), Landry, Gabe Settles, Mark DelValdene, Josh Aguilar, Blake Bautz

Record: 3-1 overall

Next Game: Thursday vs Tyler Grace, 6 pm

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More than 500 rowers from 30 high school and club teams competed in the annual Southwest Ergometer Amateur Tournament (SWEAT) Indoor Regatta on Feb. 6.

SWEAT is an indoor regatta run completely on ergometers, or "ergs." Each competitor rows 2,000 meters on the erg machine.  

Bishop Lynch senior Annie Pelic (Dallas United Crew) took home a silver medal in the women's varsity event. 

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The Bishop Lynch tennis team opened the 2016 season Tuesday with a 7-6 victory over Prestonwood Christian Academy in a varsity-only meet at Oak Creek.

Wins were earned in singles play by the following:

• Scotty Giovannini (6-2, 6-2)

• Daniel Barrett (6-2, 6-3)

• Beck McCall (8-5)

• Anna Secker (8-2)

• Anna McCutchen (8-4)

In doubles, BL notched wins by:

• Ben Walter & Gatlin Shore (6-3, 6-4)

• Ashlyn Duy & Thomas Earp (6-3, 6-0)

The varsity and junior varsity will compete Monday, Feb. 22 against Bishop Dunne at the Dallas Athletic Club. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
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When the Bishop Lynch Friars head into non-district play this fall, the schedule will look a bit different with three new opponents to start the season.

The Friars — coming off a 4-7 season — will replace one scrimmage from a year ago and one district foe, in addition to their three opponents before district play begins.

Two of the three new non-district teams were playoff teams in UIL last season, with one advancing to the third round. The other is currently on a 15-year playoff streak.

Bishop Lynch will take the field for the first time Aug. 13 for a Saturday morning scrimmage at Roffino Stadium against Carrollton Ranchview. The Friars will hit the road for scrimmage against Dallas Kimball on Aug. 19.

The regular season begins at home on Aug. 26 as the Friars host the Texas High Tigers from Texarkana. The Tigers finished 8-3 last season, falling to John Tyler in the first round of the Class 5A playoffs. Texas High has made the postseason every season since 2001.

The Friars will alternate home and away games through the entire season, meaning Bishop Lynch will hit the road for the first time to face Irving High on Sept. 2. The Irving Tigers finished 2-8 overall last season and sixth in the loaded District 9-6A that includes Skyline and Jesuit.

Irving was held to seven points or less in six games and shut out twice in 2015. The game will be played at Irving Schools Stadium.

The final non-district game will take place Sept. 9 when the Friars host Kaufman High School at Roffino Stadium. Kaufman finished 11-2 last season in UIL's Class 4A, beating Paris and Alvarado in the playoffs before falling to Liberty-Eylau in the regional semifinal round.

The Friars will have their bye the following week and then open district play on the road against rival Bishop Dunne on Sept. 23. Dunne went unbeaten in the regular season before falling to Prestonwood Christian (PCA) in the state championship game.

The first district home game is Sept. 30 when the Friars host TCA-Addison, before heading to Plano on Oct. 7 to take on the defending state champions from PCA.

Homecoming is scheduled for Oct. 14 as Bishop Lynch hosts John Paul II. The next week — Oct. 21 — the Friars head to Argyle to take on Liberty Christian.

Bishop Lynch will honor its seniors on Oct. 28 when the Friars host Nolan Catholic for Senior Night. The final game of the regular season is scheduled for Nov. 4 at Parish Episcopal, which replaced Midland Christian in the district during realignment.

 

2016 Varsity Football Schedule

Saturday, Aug. 13 vs Ranchview, 9 a.m. (Scr.)

Friday, Aug. 19 at Kimball, 7 p.m. (Scr.)

Friday, Aug. 26 vs Texas High, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 2 at Irving, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 9 vs Kaufman, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept 23 at Bishop Dunne, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 30 vs TCA-Addison, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 7 at Prestonwood Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 14 vs John Paul II, 7:30 p.m. (HC)

Friday, Oct. 21 at Liberty Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 28 vs Nolan Catholic, 7:30 p.m. (SN)

Friday, Nov. 4 at Parish Episcopal, 7:30 p.m.

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The junior varsity Lady Friars completed a three-game season sweep of McKinney's Lionettes on Tuesday, holding off the visitors for a 42-40 win at BLHS.

The Lady Friars also beat McKinney back on Nov. 12 at the Allen tournament (48-40) and again at McKinney on Jan. 15 by a 41-27 margin.

Nine players contributed to the BL point total, led by Monica Gonzalez with eight points. Kristin Phoenix had seven points, all in the fourth quarter.

After holding McKinney to just three points in the opening frame, the Lady Friars took a 20-13 halftime lead before the Lionettes closed the gap to 30-28 entering the fourth period.

The JV Lady Friars notched their 20th win of the season and will wrap up their season Friday at Nolan. They'll also look to complete a perfect run through district play. They beat Nolan 40-29 in the first meeting on Jan. 12.

 

JV Girls — Tuesday, Feb. 9

MK … 3 … 10 … 15 … 12 – 40

BL ..… 9 … 11 … 10 … 12 – 42

Points: Kristin Phoenix 7, Monica Gonzalez 8, Casey Kohler 3, Christina Lopez 5, Kennedy Haley 5, Reagan Potts 2, Jackie Walker 4, Diana Effiom 5, Kennedy Martin 3

Record: 20-5 overall, 7-0 district

Next Game: Friday at Nolan Catholic, 5 p.m. (Season Finale)

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Bishop Lynch baseball teams earned wins over Dallas Christian on Tuesday, displaying some impressive offensive firepower along the way.

The varsity Friars (2-1) topped the Chargers in a 10-7 road win, behind big performances at the plate from Gabe Vasquez, Ian Landry and Marc DelValdene.

Vasquez went 2-for-3 with a double and drove in three runs. Landry doubled for one of his two hits and drove in a pair of runs. DelValdene also had two hits.

Josh Aguilar earned three walks and Joey Rutherford drove in a run. The Friars stole a total of seven bases.

Landry earned the win on the hill while Matt De Tullio and Jimmy Hartmann pitched in relief.

The junior varsity (2-1) entertained the home crowd with a 15-0 shutout of the Chargers.

Josh Frausto, Collin Crenwelge and Michael Baca each had a pair of hits.

Crenwelge tossed four shutout innings, allowing just two hits. Jack Hailey struck out two in an inning of relief work.

The varsity will face the Chargers again at home Tuesday with a first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. The annual Alumni Game will take place Friday at 6 p.m.

The JV will travel to Argyle on Saturday for a district doubleheader against Liberty Christian. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.

The freshman Friars (0-3) will also face Liberty Christian in a doubleheader Saturday, starting at 12 p.m. Freshman games will be played at McIngvale Field.

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The Lady Friars wrapped up their regular season last night with a 5-0 win over Parish Episcopal on Senior Night.

Bishop Lynch will host Houston's Awty International next Tuesday to open the TAPPS Division I playoffs. The match will kickoff at 2 p.m. in Roffino Stadium.

Senior Katelyn Curtis notched two goals against Parish, junior Christina Stack added a goal, sophomore Aly Simpkins put a shot in net and freshman Alexis Sanders rounded out the scoring with a goal.

Curtis also had a pair of assists, setting up goals by Simpkins and Stack.

The Lady Friars earned the second seed from their district.

The JV team will head to Nolan on Thursday to compete in the District tournament. The JV Lady Friars (No. 2 seed) will face John Paul II (No. 3 seed) at 11 a.m. with the winner facing either Ursuline (top seed) or Nolan Catholic (No. 4 seed) in the championship at 3 p.m.

 

Varsity Girls — Monday, Feb. 8

PE … 0 … 0 – 0

BL … 3 … 2 – 5

Goals: Katelyn Curtis (2), Christina Stack, Aly Simpkins, Alexis Sanders

Assists: Katelyn Curtis (2)

Record: 16-4-1 overall, 14-2 district

Next Game: (TAPPS Division I First Round Playoffs) Tuesday vs Houston Awty International, 2 p.m.

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Bishop Lynch junior Will Gates put the Friars on his shoulders Monday night, notching a hat trick in BL's 3-1 district win at Prestonwood Christian.

Senior Jose Marentes sent a cross to Gates for the first goal just five minutes into the contest.

The second goal came midway through the first half, when senior Chima Ogueri directed the ball to Gates for a 2-0 lead.

The action went back and forth in the second half, but Gates found a rebound and buried it in the net for his third goal and a 3-0 lead.

The Lions scored with just four minutes remaining.

The Friars will conclude their regular season Wednesday at home against John Paul II. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., after the junior varsity contest starting at 5 p.m.

"the more fans we get at tomorrow's game, the better," head coach Mark Melancon. "We will be excited to play them (JPII) again and I know it will be a good game. We would love to see as many students and staffulty as we can."

 

Varsity Boys — Monday, Feb. 8

BL …… 2 … 1 – 3

PCA … 0 … 1 – 1

Goals: Will Gates (3)

Assists: Jose Marentes, Chima Ogueri

Record: 12-7-0 overall, 8-5 district

Next Game: Wednesday vs John Paul II, 6:30 p.m.