Athletics News

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

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.

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.)

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.

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

Winter SPC  finished up in Dallas-Forth Worth.  Wrestling led the way with an eleventh SPC Championship!
Schedule/results:
Thursday, February 13:

• Girls & Boys Swimming: 10:30 a.m., Prelims @ Keller Natatorium 
• Boys Soccer: 4-3 loss vs St. Mark's
• Boys Basketball: 81-71 loss vs EHS 
• Girls Basketball: 41-25 loss vs EHS

Friday, February 14:

• Boys Basketball: 74-66 win vs Kinkaid for 5th place
• Girls Basketball: 48-45 OT win vs Hockaday 
• Boys Soccer: 5-3 loss vs St. Stephen's for 6th place
• Girls & Boys Swimming: Noon, Finals @ Keller Natatorium 

Saturday, February 15:

• Wrestling:  SPC Champions!
• Girls Basketball: 54-33 loss vs St. Stephen's for 6th Place

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St. John's Wrestling captured a 7th consecutive Prep State Championship with a score of 229 points.  The Mavericks finished with four state champions and three state finalists. 

State Champions: Alex Choo (120), Mason Lum (126), Jett Ligums (144), Sebi Rodriguez (190)
State Finalists: Henry Denham (175), Noah Jamison (215), Lukas Fjeld-Hansen (HW)

Finals Standings:
St. John's: 229
St. Thomas: 171
Bishop Lynch: 136.5
Kinkaid: 121
All Saints: 119
Cornerstone Christian: 105
St. Mark's 82.5
EHS: 81.5
FWCD: 67.5
ESD: 54
Bay Area Christian: 47
First Baptist Academy: 40.5
First Baptist Christian Academy: 35
Liberty Christian: 22.5
Trinity Christian: 19.5
Bishop Gorman: 11

St. John's travels to Fort Worth Country Day for the SPC Championships on Saturday, February 15.

St. John's dominated the local wrestling mats this past weekend by capturing the middle school and high school City Championships. Middle School Mavericks scored 222 points for first place, ahead of second-place finisher Roberson (179.5 points). The Varsity defeated Episcopal 77-5, Kinkaid 72-7, Rosehill Christian 59-24, and St. Thomas 47-27 for the city private school duals title.