CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION
St. Brigid hosts a Catholic Youth Organization under the direction of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Led by parent volunteers, this program offers youth friendly sporting events.
CYO is a sports ministry program for youth ages 3-16 that emphasizes friendly competition through good sportsmanship and Catholic values. Led by adult volunteers who serve as positive role models and mentors within an athletic setting, the program uses sports as a venue to teach young people important life lessons and skills. Sports include: soccer, basketball, baseball/softball/t-ball, volleyball, flag-football, track, and most recently: cheer.
CYO NEWS
November 2018: Congratulations to our Tiny 1 “Bulldogs” Soccer team who won 1st Place in the North Zone tournament at St. Brigid this past November 10-11 after going 10-0 during the season and advance undefeated to the City Tournament November 14-18. News of the City Tournament results coming next week! We are tremendously proud of ALL of our Fall Sports teams, athletes, families and coaches for modeling Christ-like sportsmanship in representing our parish program throughout the season. We look forward to many meaningful experiences in our coming season of Winter Basketball and Cheer!
October 2018 Update: Join us on November 10 & 11 at St. Brigid Field for the North Zone Tiny 1 Soccer Tournament (ages 6-7), in which our own, currently undefeated St. Brigid “Bulldogs” will be competing! Admission: $3 adults / $1 children, with concessions available. Visit us at facebook.com/StBrigidCYO for a full schedule of Playoff games, coming soon!
October 2018: Registration for CYO Winter Basketball and Cheer teams (ages 4-16) is open now through October 28. A 10-game season by age division runs November to February. St. Brigid home games take place at nearby Fortress Church gym on Prue Road. Registration fee is $90 + uniform. Follow the link below to register online, visit us on FB @StBrigidCYO or call/text 210-317-7753 for more information. Thank you for supporting our parish youth teams!
https://reg.sportspilot.com/106341/login
September 2018: Our St. Brigid CYO Sports Ministry is growing!! This Fall Season, we will have five soccer co-ed soccer teams and two girls volleyball teams of varying ages, as well as our first ever flag football team (ages 6-8). Home games at St. Brigid Field take place Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons, beginning September 15. Stay tuned for a full game schedule – coming soon!
September Update: St. Brigid CYO Fall Sports are underway! Join us for home soccer games (6 teams) at St. Brigid Field on 9/30 (4-7pm), 10/6 (10am-3pm), 10/7 (4-7pm), 10/13 (10am-2pm), 10/14 (4-7pm), 10/20 (10am-12pm) & 10/28 (4-6pm). Our first-ever flag football team, ages 6-8, has their home games at St. Matthew on 10/6 (2pm), 10/7 (5:45pm) & 10/27 (3pm). Our two girls volleyball teams have home games at St. Luke gym, including on 9/30 (2pm), 10/6 (10am), 10/7 (3pm), 10/20 (9 & 11am) & 10/28 (4pm). Admission fees at all locations are $2 adults/$1 children with concessions available. Come out to support your parish teams! For more info, scan the QR code to follow our Facebook page.
August 2018: This past July – early August, nearly 80 youth (ages 4-12) in our parish participated in our First Annual Summer Conditioning Camp at St. Brigid Field. A major goal of the program, which covered eight sessions over four weeks, was to get kids outdoors for some healthy exercise while building strength, speed, agility, and camaraderie in preparation for our coming Fall sports season. Special thanks to Coach Eric Garcia who put the whole camp together and provided the equipment as well as to all those who assisted and participated.
July 2018: Join the team! Registration for CYO Fall Sports (ages 3-16), including co-ed soccer, girls volleyball, flag football and cheer, is open July 23 – August 19. Follow the link below to register online now:
https://reg.sportspilot.com/106341/login
A ten-game season separated by age divisions runs September-November Most teams practice two evenings a week; games are Saturday mornings and Sunday afternoons. Registration fee is $90 + uniform. For questions:
• visit us at the CYO table in the narthex after Sunday masses through Aug. 19,
• message us at https://www.facebook.com/StBrigidCYO/,
• email us at CYO@stbrigidcc.org, OR
• call or text Desiree Romero, CYO Registrar, at 210-317-7753.
June 2018: St. Brigid CYO is proud to have all seven of our Baseball/Softball/Teeball teams make the playoffs this year, and we are especially proud to have two of our teams reach the championship games for their age divisions this past June 3: Congratulations to our PW 2 “Monsters” Baseball Team (boys age 9-10) who finished second place in the North Zone this year, and to our Tot 2 “Monsters” Teeball Team (co-ed ages 5-6) who beat out 19 other teams to capture the first place trophy. Way to go, Monsters!!
May 2018: Our Baseball/Softball/Teeball season is underway! Our St. Brigid CYO program has seven teams of varying age divisions this season with 77 children in our parish and surrounding community participating, including three boys baseball teams, one girls softball team, and three co-ed teeball teams. Each team will have five home games at St. Brigid Field and five games at other parishes around our zone. Come out and see one! See above for a full schedule of games.
April 2018: A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our St. Brigid Cheer squad for taking home the 1st Place trophy for “Time Out Dance” 
at the first annual, city-wide CYO Cheer Competition this past February 24. The 21 girls ages 3-11 from our parish community embodied the full spirit of cheer and competition by also taking home the coveted Spirit Stick (awarded for having gone above and beyond to support their team and the other cheer squads). Head Coach Erica Clark reports feeling beyond blessed for the opportunity to have made history as the first-ever St. Brigid Cheer Squad and is looking forward to many years of growth and success. We are proud of all of you!: Alana, Annalina, Aubree, Ava, Avery, Azucena, Bianca, Braelynn, Elyandra, Jamie, Kiera, Lauren, Layla, Lorena, Lyanna, Madison, Natalia, Nevaeh, Serina, Sophia, Taylor; Coach Christina, Coach Desiree, Coach Diana, Coach Katie, Coach Nicole and Coach Erica.
March 2018: On Saturday, March 3, our St. Brigid CYO Track & Field team had 17 young athletes participate in the North Zone Track Meet at Central Catholic HS – to great results! Highlights include 1st place finishes by Theresa Puryear in the Mite Level 800M Dash, Caliyah Lamkin in the Tiny Level 40Yd Dash, and John Puryear in the Tot Level 400M. Annavae Romero and Mia Rizo finished 2nd and 3rd in Mite Level girls Shotput; Clare Puryear picked up 2nd in the Tiny 400M and 3rd in the Long Jump; Caliyah Lamkin also picked up a 2nd in the 60Yd Dash; and John Puryear and Dylan Affeldt finished 2nd and 3rd in the Tot Long Jump. Congratulations to all!!
For photos and more specific game information, please visit our CYO facebook page at:
https://www.facebook.com/StBrigidCYO/
For information regarding the St. Brigid program, registration dates and fees, please call or text 210-317-7753.
