Ever wonder why certain teams are always good? Watch this… One of the best players in the country hits a pop up. He runs so hard out of the box that he stumbles & loses his helmet. Then, he almost makes it to second as the ball is caught. This requires no talent. It’s a decision
RIP Coach Mike Lyons - Class of ‘10. The world just lost one of it’s best & brightest 😢 -3 sport star student-athlete in 🏈,🏀,🏃🏼who took his 🏈 talents to the D1 level. Returned as a coach & touched EVERYONE w/his positivity, expertise & leadership. On his way to Heaven! ✝️👼🏼🙏🏼
I got a call today asking my opinion about travel teams getting together, since school teams are off. BAD IDEA! We need to limit contact, PERIOD! Everyone should stay on their own property for at least 3-6 days until we know more. Going outside is ok. Driving to wide open...
Big thanks to my man Coach Farello for stepping up and driving the 🚌 to our ⚾️ game today. I’m so blessed with an awesome athletic department staff.
#PVIFamily
#VolunteersForOtherDuties
Hey
@pvisports
student-athletes: You want to be in shape when this pandemic is over! No gym? No equipment? No excuse! There are plenty of ways to get big, strong, fast, and fit. Figure it out, or get yourself a copy of
@HerschelWalker
’s book. My copy’s from ‘85 👴🏻
#SelfMotivate
Dear
@PVI_Baseball
Players,
I’m crushed for all of you, our coaches, & especially our seniors. We had a contender on Varsity, & a JV full of future stars. My 1st 🙏🏼 is for our health, the sick, & the dying. My 2nd 🙏🏼 is for a MIRACLE to bring us back together. I’ll be in touch.
We added 2 more STATE CHAMPIONS to our banners today! Congrats
@PVIHoops
and
@PVIGIRLSBBALL
. So happy and excited for both teams! Great programs and great people.
#TeamPVI
Empty clubhouse. Empty field. Tough morning. A very sad day for all of us. My heart aches for this incredible group of kids we’ve assembled this year (and for my hard working coaches). But this is not over! Stay healthy, stay ready and stay positive.
#WeWillBeBack
!
12-15 doesn’t tell the story. 1-5 start, but no quit! One of the toughest schedules around vs. 18 ranked opponents. Lost 6 times by 1 run, & 3 times in extras. Never lost to a team w/a losing record. Beat a nationally ranked team & made states for a 16th straight year
#Team2019
More normalcy… 2 state champs! Doing what we do. Congrats boys & girls 🏀! Special shout-out to our girls players & coaches - who rallied without their head coach who’s taking care of his sick mother🙏🏼. 15 in a row for the ladies & 6 in 13 years for the guys! Wow! 🤩
#TeamPVI
🐾
Closing up shop after yet another 15+ hour day. Haven’t had a full day away in almost three weeks. Many of my colleagues know this picture all too well. But the rewards of what we do, and who we get to do it with, can be immeasurable!
#CoachADLife
After a 13+ month wait,
@PVI_Baseball
is finally back! In my 20+ yrs of coaching HS ⚾️ I’ve worn
#44
(a # I wore in college & pro ball). Today, my # changes to 17, to honor one of my greatest mentors in ⚾️ & in life. Here’s to you Coach Roth! I know you’re watching from Heaven.
A sign of getting back to normal… winning a championship! After not being able to play for a title in ‘20 & most of ‘21, our boys brought the hardware to our new home last night (1st of many to come). Congrats to my friend & Asst. AD Glenn Farello, & his gritty
@PVIhoops
squad.
37 years of
@WCACSports
,
@GO_VISAA
, & many other
@pvisports
trophies are unboxed, dusted & in our NEW trophy cases! Huge thanks to my wonderful daughters
@aaemerson1
‘17 &
@haleyemerson12
‘19 for taking on this project, w/son & “future Panther” Will Emerson IV on trash patrol.🏆
Rough year. We lost my Dad & Mom in <9 months. I’m a “lottery winner” when it comes to parents. What a gift from God! Also very blessed w/love, care & support from my wife & kids, our family, friends, community, & the
@pvisports
/
@PVI_Baseball
fam. Thank u all. ❤️🩹 2 Peter 3:13 🙏🏼
Congratulations to
@PVI_Baseball
&
@PVIsGotOptions
alum: Cam Dugger on his new book, “I Am More Than Just.” Cam is one of my all time favorite Panthers & he embodies what
@PaulVICatholic
is all about. I am truly honored to be mentioned in his story.
#TeamPVI
Our seniors had their final game at
#TheScottie
last night. They were the first freshman class at our new campus. This groups’s gone 40-17 at home over four years (35-8 in the last three). They’ve got two more practices, and a shot at a State Championship left. I love these guys!
This popped up in my photo memories today. 2007 WCAC Championship Game. There’s a grad student, a rising college junior, and a rising HS freshman in that picture now.
#TimeFlies
Started my quest today to practice w/every team this year. I have a whole new level of respect for
@PVIFieldHockey
. Wow! What these girls do is amazing! I’m completely worn out, but so excited for tomorrow’s for Varsity opener vs Potomac, 530pm at
#TheScottie
!
#FreeAdmission
Wonderful to see so many old teammates & friends at
@MasonBaseball
’s 1st Pitch Dinner. Happy to see my coach & mentor Bill Brown given the honors he deserves for shaping so many lives over 40+ yrs. Good luck to
@shawncamppitch
,
@CoachTerrill21
& the rest of the Patriots in ‘23!
Congrats again early signees! Success through athletics is part of our culture. >60% of our student body plays at least 1 sport, >30% play 2-3. >65% of athletes make honor roll w/a 3.5+ GPA. Our student-athletes go to some of the top academic & athletic colleges in 🇺🇸.
#TeamPVI
🐾
Another
@PVI_Baseball
Panther headed to Greenville! Congratulations to this multi-positional, super talented, fine young gentleman. Congratulations to
@ECUPiratesBSB
! You’ve landed a stud for your future.
I am very honored and exited to announce that I will be continuing my academic and athletic career at East Carolina University. I want to thank my coaches, teammates, and especially my family for helping me get to where I am now. Go Pirates!
Probably not the most scientific rankings in the world, but we’re also not ranked there by accident. In my 21st year overall (& 12th as A.D.) I’d like to think we try to do a good job of running a strong athletic program, supporting the mission of our Church & school.
#TeamPVI
What an awesome feeling to be in the cages, on the field,
and in the weight room tonight. Almost like a normal practice day. It’s been a while. Looking forward to more.
What a gorgeous day to start off this week’s
@PVI_Baseball
Camps. We’re also blessed to have a facility that can host nearly 100 campers! We have an amazing crew of coaches & camp counselors… some who grabbed a little lunch together between sessions.
#Family
#TeamPVI
⚾️🥪🍗🥤
It’s been rewarding to be back w/the
@ChiliDogsNVCL
this summer as an assistant. It’s professional development for me. I learn every day from being around great coaches & players at the next level. It’s also really fun to be on the field again with some of our
@PVI_Baseball
alums
Successfully ran our first day of ⚾️ camps. 87 total campers split up on multiple fields. Amazing staff of 17 camp coaches incl: PVI staff, former pros, college players, & PVI players. Finished off the day w/a hitting talk from
@JMUBaseball
’s
@AGBaseball9
!
#covidsafety
#distanced
Congrats to two of our
@PVI_Baseball
seniors (Jake Ramsey & Giacomo Jreige) who were honored this morning at Vienna Little League’s Opening Day Ceremonies. They both had good day on the big diamond this afternoon too!
@VLLUpdates
Heartbroken, but honored to have been on the field with this group of people (players & coaches alike). So much hard work to get tougher & better. Our guys grew in so many ways & I’ll never forget the six postseason games that we just battled through together. Until next year…
It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. I’m very proud to be associated w/our
@PVI_Baseball
players & coaches. After a 1-5 start, Varsity won 3 of 4 to end the year (w/6 freshman starters). Combine that w/a winning JV squad, and we’re pretty excited to get back on the field.
Our
@RedFoxesPL
season ended tonight 😢 - but I got over to the American Legion District Final at Waters Field in time to see
@vienna_post_180
seal the deal & win their 3rd straight district title! There are 3
@PVI_Baseball
players on this team too! 💪🏼 On to States! Go Vienna!
Sadly, an outstanding & enjoyable season came to an end for our mostly young, varsity squad. Great group of guys! 15 wins, a home playoff game, & a trip to the state quarterfinals - none of which would have been possible w/o our Senior leaders. Thank you! Can’t wait for ‘23! 😎
We lost a great one yesterday. Lou Pharao was pure gold. One of my heroes. He was a mentor & great friend to me, my kids, my coaches & players. I cherish every memory & all the fun times we had. I feel truly blessed to have had you in my life Lou! Godspeed. Until we meet again.
And just like that, we’re done. Lost in the state semifinals on Friday night. Collecting uniforms today. 32 games sure went by quick. Thanks to everyone! What a ride! And… Look out 2024!
Nice to get our first ‘W’ at
#TheScottie
yesterday. Our guys are working hard to get better every day. Two more wins from yesterday... 1) An umpire went out of his way to tell us how classy our kids are. 2) Every single healthy player on our roster got in the game.
#TeamPVI
One of the best messages I’ve received all season (from someone watching on GameChanger). We ARE “performance-based” but we reward good teammates w/playing time when possible. It’s a TEAM. I do see some other box scores where starters are getting 5-6 ABs in games won by 15+ 🤷🏻♂️
Huge THANK YOU to this awesome group of Dads who helped our
@PVI_Baseball
coaches today with some ballpark cleanup & repairs, as well as windscreen maintenance all over our athletic facilities. Much appreciated, gentlemen!
#ManyHandsMakeLightWork
#TeamPVI
Mitchell Aker
@PVIAlumni
(2012) is recovering from a very serious condition & surgery. He’s one of the toughest kids I have ever coached! The Akers are a long-time part of the PVI family. PLEASE PRAY for Mitch’s full recovery & strength for the Akers. Pray warriors… WE NEED YOU!
Today was graduation day. I had the pleasure of watching these young men and their classmates walk across the stage in our stadium this morning. Goodbye to a VERY special and accomplished
@PVI_Baseball
senior class. Love you guys! Stay on the right path. Congrats
#ClassOf2024
!
I’m terribly saddened to share the news of the passing of Scott Eastment (
@PVI_Baseball
Class of 2005). Scott was a talented, brilliant, star player & student for us in my first three years at
@PaulVICatholic
. Please pray for the Eastment family. Details on arrangements to come.
Very excited to see two of my mentors get honored tonight… 1) My college coach, the great Bill Brown & 2) VA HS coaching legend Ron Tugwell. So many of us are blessed & grateful to have them in our lives!
@NVTBLBaseball
@VBCA2018
@MasonBaseball
Big congrats to a talent w/strong work ethic & leadership skills.
@AF_Baseball
landed a great player, teammate & competitor w/a warrior-like mentality. Hearing the excitement in your voice last night sealed it for me,
@tyruss58
! Pumped to watch u do more for us & for
@KazUSAFA
!
I am blessed, grateful, and honored to announce my commitment to be a cadet and play baseball at the United States Air Force Academy! Many thanks to all of the coaches who have helped and believed in me along the way.
#FFWK
@AF_Baseball
@KazUSAFA
@PVI_Baseball
@STARSBASEBALLVA
Back home
@PaulVIBLax
took care of business, and down here in Virginia Beach our
@PVIGLax
ladies did the same! So glad I got to see it! Proud and so happy for both teams.
#TwoStateChamps
🥍
It was great to have
@AGBaseball9
at the first two days of our camps passing on knowledge to our future Panthers. A class act from a class program!
@JMUBaseball
@PVI_Baseball
These are “W’s” by our team: 1) An email from a college coach admiring the way our guys play, and 2) A text from a scout about one of our players doing things the right way.
#EverythingMatters
#SomeoneIsAlwaysWatching
Big win today for
@PVI_Lacrosse
! 6-5 over a tough Norfolk Academy squad in the
@GO_VISAA
State Semifinals! Now we get to host the State Championship tomorrow at 3pm 🤩. Check
@pvisports
a little later for ticket info.
#TeamPVI
🐾
😢 Got the sad news this morning that one of the great mentors in my life (and so many other’s lives too) has passed on. Coach Don Roth was like a second father to me, from my high school days right up until last week. I have tried to emulate him in so many ways throughout...
🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼 🙏🏼
Please, please dear God in Heaven… heal Father Schultz. Please give him all your grace, strength and mercy. We need our friend and guide back with us. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
Another day, another practice for me. This time with
@PVIPantherXC
. I redefined last place. I’m amazed by the ability of so many of these kids to run so fast, for so long. There are some really fine athletes in this bunch, and I’m looking forward watching them compete! Thanks XC!
Our outstanding
@PVI_Baseball
Senior Class will be honored before our game tonight. Competitors, and great young men. Glad the fun’s not over yet! Love these guys!
Browsing through our beautiful 2020 Media Guide that just arrived yesterday (Covid delay). Want to play college or pro baseball?
@PVI_Baseball
is a good place to start...
Productive weekend for a group of our
@PVI_Baseball
guys. Big thanks to the awesome
@JMUBaseball
staff & the 7 other college coaches at JMU Team Camp. Got some great tips, played competitive baseball, got some of our kids on the radar, & ran into my old teammate
@coachpullen15
!
A little
@PaulVICatholic
“past, present, & future” in some of these photos, as my oldest & several of her fellow
@PVIAlumni
officially graduated from JMU! The foundations of a PVI education forever impact our graduates. What a blessing to be part of the
#PantherFamily
.
#TeamPVI
Super proud and happy for both our girls and boys. Expecting to see
@TheVIMan
, and all our
@PVI_Baseball
guys at these games tomorrow night. Come see what’s it like to do what you want to do. Come see what it’s like to win a championship!
#TeamPVI
Got fired up yesterday watching our
@PVIHoops
team prepping for a shot at a national championship! Quarterfinals at noon Thursday 3/30 on ESPNU:
#GoPanthers
!
#TeamPVI
🏀
Our
@PVIHoops
team fell short in the Nat’l final. I’ve got to travel w/them, practice w/them (it’s true 😂), & watch them play a ton of 🏀. Stellar program, building boys into young men. Amazing run & great job repping
@PaulVICatholic
! Congrats players, Coach Farello, & staff! ❤️
I have to add a big thanks to our awesome coaching staff (program-wide) - and to the most helpful, fun and coolest group of baseball parents around! God Bless you all.
Eight years ago today the 2012
@PVI_Baseball
team became just the second team ever to win the
@WCACSports
&
@VISAABaseball
Championships in the same season. What a great group!
So proud and excited to see
@MasonBaseball
back in the big dance! 30 years ago I was in a GMU uniform for the West Regional at Arizona State. Let’s
#GoPats
Blessed to spend the last couple of days at the amazing new
@C5TElite
facility with Coach Eric Crozier and Orlando Hudson. All of us benefited from the big league experience, and so many tips on how to play the game the right way!
Major kudos to you
@greg_quintana25
!!! So very happy for you. And congratulations to
@LehighBaseball
… You’re getting a talented, sharp, hard working stud who keeps getting better and better.
Thank you to everyone for your kindness, condolences, prayers and the outpouring of loving concern to our family. It’s been a crushing blow to lose my Dad (
@emersonbanjo
). Please continue to pray for my Mom’s strength and well being. Isaiah 38:20
I’m proudly managing the “Chili Dogs” of the NVCL this summer. How many
@PVI_Baseball
guys did I get in the draft? Join us tonight for the roster reveal!
#GoChiliDogs
🌭 ⚾️
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Final fall season practice for me today: w/
@pvifootball
. The boys are off to a 3-1 start & looking to make a playoff run, after posting a winning record in 3 of the last 4 seasons. Had fun today, but was reminded how tough this sport can be! Come see these guys Friday at 7pm! 🏈
Back at it today (practicing w/our teams)… this time with
@PVI_Cheer
. What a great bunch of young ladies! They were patient, helpful, & I learned a lot. What they do is pretty hard & these girls make it look REALLY easy! I have a new level of understanding & respect.
#TeamPVI
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This is a clip of
@CoachNolanPVI
and I working with Kevin Kelly during a bullpen session in 2016. We knew he was something special. He was picked by the Cleveland
@Indians
today in the 19th round of the MLB Draft. Congratulations Kevin! Keep pounding the zone!