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Wheels Up: Field Hockey Faces Ranked Teams

9/3/2025

Sam Chambers

Varsity Field Hockey’s 2025 schedule is as tough as it gets. Their next eight games are against Max Field Hockey regionally and nationally ranked teams. The stretch of games includes two out-of-state road trips and SPC games. This weekend, the Mavericks travel to Chicago to play New Trier HS (IL) (#12 nation, #3 WMW region), Pioneer HS (MI) (#5 WMW region), and Loyola Academy (IL) (OC WMW region). The Mavericks return to Houston to play Kinkaid (#10 nation, #2 WMW region) on September 11. The next week, they fly to Pennsylvania for three games at the Max Field Hockey National tournament. Episcopal (OC WMW region) hosts on September 25.

St. John's Wins Directors Cup

5/12/2025

Sam Chambers

Congratulations to the St. John's Girls' Athletic program for winning the SPC Directors Cup for the third consecutive year. The Boys finished in fourth place. The Directors Cup began in 2009 and is calculated from the combined standings in SPC sports for the 2024-2025 fall, winter, and spring seasons. St. John’s has won seven coed Directors Cups, eight Girls titles, and one in the Boys division.

2025 Maverick Athletics Commitment Ceremony

5/5/2025

Sam Chambers

St. John's Athletic Department hosted the 2025 Maverick Athletics Commitment Ceremony on Wednesday, May 5. The event can be viewed on Vype.

SPC Super Saturday: Mavericks Win Boys Tennis, Finish Runners-Up in Softball, Girls Track & Field, & Girls Tennis

4/30/2025

Sam Chambers

Spring SPC finished up in Greater Houston this past weekend. Boys Tennis won their first SPC title since 1994. Girls Tennis, Softball, and Girls Track & Field all finished Runners-Up. Baseball ended up in third, and Boys Track & Field placed fourth. Earlier, Boys and Girls Lacrosse finished third and fourth, respectively. Girls Golf took third, and Boys Golf landed in fourth.

Mavericks Have USA Field Hockey Covered

4/22/2025

Sam Chambers

St. John’s Mavericks represent multiple levels of USA Field Hockey. Gracey Crawford ’26 competed for USA Field Hockey U-18 team in Tonbridge, England, April 18-21. USA 18’s finished the tour with a 2-2 record against Czechia, England, Scotland, and Poland. Valentina Baizan ’27 was named to the USA U-16 team. Juliana Boon ’24 was selected for the U-21 team, and former Olympian Kelsey Bing ’16 is on the USA Women’s National Team.

Congratulations, Mavericks!

Lacrosse Leads Off SPC

4/9/2025

Sam Chambers

Maverick Lacrosse started SPC tournament play on Friday, April 11, in Dallas. The Girls won their quarterfinal game over St. Andrew's and then lost to ESD and Kinkaid to finish fourth. The Boys lost to St. Mark's in the semifinals and defeated Kinkaid for third place.

The Girls' Golf team will play on April 22-23, and the Boys' team will follow up on April 29-30, both at the Golf Club of Houston.

The rest of the Maverick spring teams will be in Houston from May 1 to May 3. Track & Field begins on May 2.

NCAA D1 Women's Lax in H-Town: Friday Dartmouth vs ASU (SJS Caven); Sunday Dartmouth vs Colorado (UH)

3/18/2025

Sam Chambers

St. John's welcomes back Katina Christensen '21 on Friday, March 21 for one of two NCAA D1 lacrosse games played in Houston. Christensen, a senior captain for Dartmouth, has scored over 100 goals in her career and hopes to tally a few more on Caven Field for the weekend opener against Arizona State. Dartmouth also plays Sunday against the University of Colorado at the University of Houston.
Game Schedule (admission is free):
Friday, March 21 at 12:00 PM: Dartmouth vs. Arizona State University at St. John’s School, Caven Field (Parking is only available at the St. John's parking garage and is accessed on 3471 Westheimer Rd and 3408 West Alabama. No parking is allowed at the field.)
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Sunday, March 23 at 12:00 PM: Dartmouth vs. University of Colorado at the University of Houston (Paid parking only at the University of Houston. There are approximately 300 spots available.)

NCAA Lacrosse Lands in Houston on Saturday: Virginia vs Towson

3/7/2025

Sam Chambers

St. John’s alumnus Reese Stepanian ’24 and the Virginia Cavaliers Men's Lacrosse team play Towson University on Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Houston. Face off is set for 12:30 p.m. at The Kinkaid School. For tickets go to College Lacrosse LIVE. See more coverage on Corrigan Sports Network.

Back to Back State Champs!

3/2/2025

Sam Chambers

Congratulations to the Varsity Girls and Boys Tennis teams for winning the combined coed 2025 TTCA Private School State Team Championship for the second consecutive year. The Mavericks defeated Live Oak Classical School in the round of 16 (8-0); Central Catholic/Incarnate Word in the quarterfinals (7-0), Dallas Jesuit/Ursuline in the semifinals (7-4); and Kinkaid in the finals (7-4). The dual format combines match scores for girls and boys 1-4 singles, 1 & 2 doubles, and mixed doubles. The first team to reach 7 wins in a dual wins the match. This is the fourth year of the TTCA Private School State Tournament. St. John's finished runners-up in 2022, fourth place in 2023, and first place in 2024.

All-SPC, All-State

2/27/2025

Congratulations to the winter season All-SPC and All-State award winners.

Boys Soccer: Joshua Freeman

Girls Soccer: Maddie Garrou, Avery Mirza

Boys Basketball: Sebastian Williams-Adams

Girls Basketball: Avery Peakes

Boys Swimming: Daniel Chen, Jayden Chen, Joe Dalicandro, Rian Du, Evan Williams, Simon Zhong

Girls Swimming: Aien Du, Claire Field, Maya Lester, Sarah Spalding

Wrestling: All-SPC: Alex Choo, Mason Lum, Braden Lane, Jet Ligums, Thomas Wade, Sebi Rodriguez, Noah Jamison, Lukas Fjeld Hanson

Wrestling All-State: Alex Choo, Mason Lum, Braden Lane, Walker Benoit , Jet Ligums, Thomas Wade, Henry Haufrect, Henry Denham , Sebi Rodriguez, Noah Jamison, Lukas Fjeld Hanson