Globe article on PJHS softball team: bostonglobe.com/sports/high-sc…

Just two more hours until first pitch against 3 seeded St. Mary's Spartans at Breed Middle School in Lynn. Let’s keep it rolling ladies!!

Battled the whole way against a tough St. Mary's Spartans team. Thank you for going out with a fight like true Tigers, and thank you for the past 3 years girls. Pope John, thank you for the past 53. “Once a Tiger, always a Tiger”

Everett's Parlin Memorial Library has a nearly complete set of issues of Pope John's student newspaper, The Mercury, over the past 12 years, and, eventually, the papers will be digitized. The Everett public libraries will also have a complete set of PJHS yearbooks.

1331 points, went to play college football, coaches 13 years at the school and inducted into Athletic HOF...the memories and honor was ours!

I'm always leery of someone who tells me how hard they work. Hard workers just work hard and let their results speak for themselves. – Geno Auriemma

8 Things coaches WON'T tolerate: 1-Laziness 2-Selfishness 3-Excuse making 4-My turn shots 5-No defensive effort 6-Low energy practices 7-Poor body language 8-Not supporting teammates

Congratulations to Cameron Erickson as he plays today in the Agganis All star Game at beautiful Fraser Field!

Congrats to 2019 Katty Haidul, Korine Haidul and Milana Margetson on being selected to the Agganis Girls’ All Star Game at 6pm at Lynn English HS! And congrats to Coach Feraco on being selected to coach the South All Stars!

Congratulations to Xeivier Alicea on being selected to play in the Agganis all star game tonight at 7pm at Manning Field in Lynn! And congrats to PJ coaches Paul Sobolewski, Bob Sobolewski, Mike Cella and Carlos Alonso on being selected to coach the team!

Players think: Play me and I'll show you. Coaches think: Show me and I'll play you. – Shaka Smart

Wanna get stronger? Lift! Wanna get faster? Sprint! Wanna be healthy? Eat healthy! Wanna get 👍🏽 grades? Study! Wanna be a leader? Lead! Wanna make a difference?... MAKE IT!

LESS talented teams are able to compete with & beat MORE talented teams by working together better! Chemistry & unselfishness are critical!

I've always tried to coach people the way I would like to be coached; positively and encouragingly rather than with criticism and fear. – Tony Dungy

Reason players don't improve: -They only do the required -Value games, but not practice -Have no improvement plan -Quit when things get hard

Good players want to be coached. Great players want to be told the truth. – Doc Rivers

Surround yourself with people that tell you what you NEED to hear, not what you WANT to hear.

Hand-eye coordination and quick hands are a huge part of being able to handle the basketball. This tennis ball basketball dribbling drill is going to work on both of these and then some.

If you want your guards to trust your post players on dump off passes, this is the drill for you. It will allow your post players to get a ton of quality catching and finishing repetitions in a short period of time.

PLAYERS: Your coach will push you physically, mentally & emotionally. AVERAGE players will break down. GREAT players will break through.