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IHM boys win tourney after three years of efforts
AKRON-It took a strong second half effort and a tight defense, but Immaculate Heart of Mary’s boys basketball team finally got the Akron CYO tournament championship victory that had eluded the squad for three years.

Holy Family wins championship against strong St. Hilary players
Mike McNulty
AKRON-A number of people on hand for the Akron CYO girls’ tournament championship game March 7  figured there was a good chance they would witness another impressive offensive display by Holy Family’s Jessie Leisinger.

Catholic University professor to be Paralympics torchbearer
Mark Pattison
WASHINGTON-Catholic University of America sociology professor Leszek Sibilski will serve as a torchbearer for the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games that take place March 12‑21 at the same venues as the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Web site showcases South African church's diversity to World Cup fans
Bronwen Dachs
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA-The diversity of the church in South Africa and its many ministries and programs are being promoted to thousands of World Cup soccer fans on a new Web site launched by the country's bishops.
The effort is tied to the 2010 World Cup tournament, which opens in South Africa June 11. The site offers soccer fans alternative activities between matches involving their favorite teams, said Father Chris Townsend, information officer for the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference.