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CYO Information

Visit the CYO Diocesan Website to learn more about CYO, find schedules, and directions to all contests.

CYO Athletics provides an opportunity for young people to experience spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional growth through participation in sports. CYO is beginning our 84th year and we are proud to be recognized as one of the top youth sports programs in the country. We take seriously the task of building and passing on the CYO legacy we received that has served young people and families for generations in Northeast Ohio.

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Posted Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Crusader Basketball - 2/6/2020

The SJA 4th Grade Boys Team, led by Coach Gleine, entered the Holy Family Basketball Tournament. SJA took on St. Anthony and came out on top with a score of 34-9. All of our ballers assisted in this win! This team will also be participating in the St. Barnabas Post-Season Basketball Tournament beginning February 15th.normal;background:white'> 

normal;background:white'>The SJA 3rd Grade Boys Team participated in the St. Gabriel Grizzly Classic.  What a great experience for the boys in their first tournament play.  St. Gabe’s is hosting an All-Star Game and the tournament director chose Colin Fitzmaurice, CJ Gunerra, and Benjamin Holmes to represent SJA.  This All-Star Game will take place Friday, February 7th! This team also ended their regular season play with a record of 6 wins and 2 losses!

 

Other Scores:                                                                                     SJA v Opponent

2/2/2020         SJA 3rd Grade Boys (3BB) vs. St. Mary of the Assumption      18-16

2/2/2020         SJA 4th Grade Boys (4BB) vs. Archbishop Lyke School            29-19

2/1/2020         SJA 5th Grade Boys (5BB) vs. St. Rita                                       10-29

2/2/2020         SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) vs. St. Gabriel                                 16-2

2/2/2020         SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB RL) vs. St. Gabriel                            20-12

2/1/2020         SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. Our Lady of the Lake           40-51

2/2/2020         SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB) vs. St. Dominic                                43-29

2/1/2020         SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. St. Mary of the Assumption      6-22

2/1/2020         SJA 5th Grade Girls (5GB) vs. St. Mary Chardon                     4-2

2/1/2020         SJA 6th Grade Girls (6GB) vs. Notre Dame Elementary           18-20

2/2/2020         SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB) vs. SS. Robert and William             8-6

2/2/2020         SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB) vs. Pinnacle Academy                     28-11

2/1/2020         SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBS) v. Gesu                                      52-28

2/1/2020           SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBF) v. SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBK) 50-19

1/18/2020       SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBK) v. Sacred Heart of Jesus           36-34

2/1/2020              SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBP) v. Our Lady of Mt Carmel        34-26

 

Best of Luck to our basketball teams they enter into the 2019-2020 Championship Basketball Tournaments!

2/8/2020         SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) vs. Lime - St. Stanislaus      St. Paschal Baylon @ Noon

2/8/2020         SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB RL) vs. Bronze-Seton Catholic School Gesu @ 1 pm

2/8/2020         SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. Silver-St. Vincent de Paul-Akron Seton @ 9 am

2/9/2020         SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB) vs. Black-St. Ambrose         Benedictine @ 4 pm

2/9/2020         SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB) vs. Black - Metro Catholic  Beaumont  @ 4 pm

2/8/2020         SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB) vs. Silver-Immaculate Heart of Mary Beaumont  @ 5 pm

 

It’s time for Spring Sports Registration at SJA!  We will be offering Track & Field and Baseball.  Please see the flyer for more information. Register/update each athlete at https://sja.e-ppe.com

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Posted Friday, February 14, 2020

Crusader Basketball - 2/212/2020

Last Play of Regular Season:

2/8/2020         SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBS) v. Gilmour Academy                 55-23

2/8/2020           SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBF) v. Our Lady of Mt Carmel        52-59

2/8/2020           SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBK) v. St. Anselm                            40-52

2/1/2020              SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBP) v. SS. Robert and William        46-26

3rd Grade Boys Basketball Update

As a fun closing to the St. Gabriel Grizzly Classic Basketball Tournament, the organizers put together an All-Star Game.  Coaches from all of the participating teams voted for players on the opposing teams and the points were tallied.  Benjamin Holmes, Colin Fitzmaurice and CJ Gunerra were voted SJA Third Grade All-Stars.  They participated on a team with other CYO players coming out victorious. This was an amazing experience with a hope that all of these boys will be friends off the courts in the future!  Congrats to our All-Stars!

It’s time for Spring Sports Registration at SJA!  We will be offering Track & Field and Baseball.  Please see the flyer for more information. Register/update each athlete at https://sja.e-ppe.com

Playoff Tournament Results:

*SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BBG), coached by Gildone, won their game against St. Vincent de Paul-Akron and had a significant lead most of the game. The score was 38-28. In the second round of The Playoff Tournament, 7BBG took on St. Francis of Assisi and came out on top with a score of 42-31.  In the third round, 7BBG will tak eon Immaculate Heart of Mary at Hoban High School on 2/16/20 at 1:00 p.m.

 *SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BBL), coached by Lowe, won their first tournament game with a significant lead throughout, 36-17 against Seton Catholic School. These boys actually couldn’t press past the 1st quarter because of the lead and still earned a high total! Best of luck as they take on St. Michael at Gesu on 2/15/20 at 2:00 p.m.

 *SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) won their first playoff game due to forfeit.  The opponent only had 4 players. This turned into a positive as the teams got to scrimmage and both teams had fun. They took on Holy Name on 2/9/2020 but came up short with a score of 4-19. 

 *SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB), are playing in the Tier II CYO Playoffs. The 8th Grade Boys jumped out to a 9- point first quarter lead and carried that to a 52-45 victory over St. Ambrose. Holden Kajfasz (18), Jack Alexander (14) and Charlie Robinson (7) lead the scoring while the front court of Gavin Mayes, Connor Romanini, Colm Matheney and Clay Bittner pulled down 21 rebounds. They will move onto the next round playing St. Francis-Cleveland at Villa Angela St. Joseph on 2/16/20 at 2:00 p.m.

 *SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB), lost to Metro Catholic in a tough battle at Beaumont School on 2/9/20.

 *SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB), lost in a hard match up against Immaculate Heart of Mary with a score of 16-28.

 

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Posted Friday, February 14, 2020

Spring Sports Registrations is now open

SPRING SPORTS REGISTERATION 2020

TEAMS FORMING:

TRACK & FIELD – 3-8TH GRADE Girls and Boys (Head Coach – Yvonne Pecka, [email protected])

BASEBALL – 5-6TH GRADE BOYS

PRACTICES may begin after February 21st

SEASON is March 21st thru May 24th

*Please contact [email protected] if your athlete is interested in additional team sports offered by CYO.

 

REGISTRATION FEE:

TRACK & FIELD is $90.00 per athlete

BASEBALL is $125.00 per athlete

Once an athlete is registered, an invoice will be sent via email.

 

Register/update each athlete at https://sja.e-ppe.com

 

and complete all the required forms. Proper completed forms are required to practice and participate. Additional information and physical form available at:www.stjoanofarcchurch.org/CYOSports

 

Interested in Coaching? Application form and additional information available at www.stjoanofarcchurch.org/CYOSports for both head and assistant coaching positions. Registration discounts provided to all credentialed coaches for the season.

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Posted Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Crusader Basketball - Holiday Edition

The 8th Grade Boys were busy over the holidays going 5-1 during the break.

 12/22/19 vs. St. Dominic - A three point half-time deficit was turned into a 16 point win (38-22) over St. Dominic as the boys frustrated their opponent with a half-court trap, forced 15 steals and every player on the team scored.

12/23/19 vs. St. Francis – The team opened the Corpus Christi Christmas Tournament with a resounding 38-15 win as Jack Alexander (10) and Leo Fonash (5) led the scoring.

1/2/20 vs Gesu – Game two in the tournament was a 35-24 victory fueled by Jack Alexander’s 17 points.

1/4/20 vs Gesu – A second Gesu team fell to SJA two days later as SJA hit six three pointers. Jack Alexander (12), Holden Kajfasz (11) and Camden Vogely (10) scored in double digits and Connor Romanini pulled down 10 rebounds.

1/5/20- vs St. Mary of the Assumption – SJA ran into a scoring blitz and fell 38-60. Charlie Robinson, Connor Romanini and Gavin Mayes pulled down 19 rebounds but the boys couldn’t hold off St Mary’s long distance shooting.

1/6/20 – vs St. Paschal of Baylon – SJA moved on to the semi-final game in the tournament by beating St. Paschal 35-13.


Other Scores: SJA v Opponent

1/4/2020 SJA 3rd Grade Boys (3BB) vs. Notre Dame Elementary 14-4

1/4/2020 SJA 5th Grade Boys (5BB) vs. St. Gabriel 10-26

1/5/2020 SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) vs. St. Mary Chardon 23-11

1/12/2020 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB RL) vs. SS. Robert & William 25-34

1/5/2020 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. Our Lady of the Lake 25-28

1/4/2020 SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. Mater Dei Catholic Acad. 8-6

1/4/2020 SJA 5th Grade Girls (5GB) vs. Communion of Saints  11-13

1/4/2020 SJA 6th Grade Girls (6GB) vs. Gesu 35-17

1/5/2020 SJA 4th Grade Boys (4BB) vs. St. Rita   27-10 

1/5/2020 SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB) vs. St. Mary Assumption 38-60

1/4/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBS) v. St. Paschal Baylon 37-31

1/4/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBF) v. St. Anselm 32-67

12/15/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBL) v. St. Mary Assumption 47-33

1/4/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBP) v. Lake Catholic 34-29

1/4/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBK) v. St. Rita 31-35

1/5/2020 SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB) vs. St. John Vianney 22-7

1/4/2020 SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB) vs. St. Dominic 31-12 

Our St. Joan of Arc Gymnasium will be busy hosting many games of our own athletes!  All games are slated to last for one hour. Please see below for the schedule:

1/12/2020 SJA 3rd Grade Boys (3BB) vs St. Anselm 3:00 p.m.

1/12/2020 SJA 4th Grade Boys (4BB) vs. Gesu 2:00 p.m.


1/11/2020 SJA 5th Grade Boys (5BB) vs. Corpus Christi Acad. 11:00 a.m. 


1/12/2020 SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) vs. Mater Dei Catholic Acad. 4:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. St. Francis of Assisi 12:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBK) v. Lake Catholic High School 1:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBP) v. Sacred Heart of Jesus 2:00 p.m.

Best of luck to the following teams on their away games this weekend:

1/12/2019 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB RL) vs Mater Dei NDCL @ 2:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. St. Francis of Assisi LNSP Will. Blue @ 3:00 p.m

1/12/2020 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. Gesu NDCL @ 1:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 5th Grade Girls (5GB) vs. Gesu St. Paschal @ 11:00 a.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 6th Grade Girls (6GB) vs. St. Paschal Baylon St. Paschal @ 1:00 p.m.

1/12/2020 SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB) vs. St. Mary Assumption Gilmour 1 @ 2:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB) vs. Mater Dei University School@11:00 am

1/11/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBS) v. St. Paschal LNSP Will. Red @ 3:00 p.m.

1/11/2020 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBF) v. Sacred Heart of JesusLNSP Will. Blue @ 2:00 p.m.

1/12/2020 SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB) vs. St. Francis of Assisi NDCL @ 5:00 p.m.


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Posted Thursday, January 9, 2020

Crusader Basketball - Week of 12/15/19

The 8th Grade Boys hit a team record with six 3-pointers and overwhelmed Gesu 51-21. Leading scorers were Jack Alexander (10 points), Camden Vogely (8 points) Connor Romanini (8 points), Holden Kajfasz (8 points) and Colm Matheney (6 points).


On Sunday, the 6th grade Boys Team faced a tough St. Rita’s squad on our home court.  Our team was down a few players and the boys kept it close in the first half.  Despite playing immensely hard, the game got away in the second half and we lost 32-8.  Points were contributed by Ralph Asher, Christian Bittner, Jimmy Geralis and Max Stefano.  The boys have also entered the St. Francis Tournament and will play their first game on 12/21 at 2pm.


Pat Sheehan’s 12th Grade Boys took on St. Paschal Baylon in an exciting game.  It was a great team effort and each player put up points! 


Other Scores: SJA v Opponent

12/14/2019 SJA 3rd Grade Boys (3BB) vs. St. Gabriel 6-8

12/14/2019 SJA 5th Grade Boys (5BB) vs. Notre Dame Elementary 12-31

12/14/2019 SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) vs. St. Rita 8-32

12/14/2019 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB RL) vs Our Lady of the Lake 13-42

12/14/2019 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. SS. Robert and William 26-23

12/14/2019 SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. St. Paschal Baylon  8-28

12/14/2019 SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. St. Paschal Baylon  8-28

12/15/2019 SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. St. Mary Assumption 10-13

12/15/2019 SJA 6th Grade Girls (6GB) vs. Corpus Christi Academy 28-8

12/14/2019 SJA 4th Grade Boys (4BB) vs. St. Paschal Baylon  12-21 

12/14/2019 SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB) vs. Gesu  51-21

12/14/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBS) v. St. Paschal Baylon 58-39

12/15/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBF) v. St. Rita 30-36

12/15/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBL) v. St. Mary Assumption 47-33

12/15/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBP) v. St. Anselm 49-53

12/14/2019 SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB) vs. SS. Robert & William 3-11

12/15/2019 SJA 7th Grade Girls (7GB) vs. Communion of Saints 8-10

12/15/2019 SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB) vs. Archbishop Lyke 25-13 


Our St. Joan of Arc Gymnasium will be busy hosting many games of our own athletes!  All games are slated to last for one hour. Please see below for the schedule:

12/21/2019 SJA 3rd Grade Boys (3BB) vs SS. Robert and William 9:00 a.m.

12/21/2019 SJA 4th Grade Boys (4BB) vs. St. Dominic 1:00 p.m.
12/22/2019 SJA 6th Grade Boys (6BB) vs. St. Gabriel 1:00 p.m.

12/22/2019 SJA 6th Grade Girls (6GB) vs. Mater Dei Catholic Acad. 2:00 p.m.

12/21/2019 SJA 5th Grade Girls (5BB) vs. Mater Dei Catholic Acad. 10:00 a.m.

1/4/2020 SJA 3rd Grade Girls (3GB) vs. Mater Dei Catholic Acad. 1:00 p.m.


Best of luck to the following teams on their away games this weekend:

12/21/2019 SJA 5th Grade Boys (5BB) vs. St. Mary Assumption St. Mary Mentor @ 11 a.m. 

12/21/2019 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB RL) vs St. Francis of Assisi CPL Fieldhouse @ 10:00 a.m.

12/21/2019 SJA 7th Grade Boys (7BB CG) vs. Notre Dame ES NDCL @ 2:00 p.m.

12/21/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBP) v. Sacred Heart of Jesus LNSP Will. Red @ 5 p.m.

12/22/2019 SJA 8th Grade Boys (8BB) vs. St. Dominic Gilmour Main @ 2:00 p.m.

12/22/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBS) v. St. John Vianney CPL Fieldhouse @ 4:00 p.m.

12/22/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBF) v. Lake Catholic HS LNSP Will. Blue @ 4:00 p.m.

12/22/2019 SJA 12th Grade Boys (12BBK) v. SS. Robert & William LNSP Will. Blue @ 4 p.m.

12/22/2019 SJA 8th Grade Girls (8GB) vs. Pinnacle Academy CPL Fieldhouse @ 2:00 p.m.


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Posted Monday, December 23, 2019

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