Sports are an integral part of St. Anthony School for grades 5-8. Programs may include girls’ and boys’ basketball, cross country, girls’ softball, and boys’ baseball. Other programs may be added depending on student interest and availability of coaching. The aims of our sports programs are to teach the principles of good sportsmanship including the understanding and acceptance of the rules of the game, to encourage the attainment of skill, to stress fair play, to achieve self-control, and to accept defeat with grace. Students are taught to respect the authority of the sports officials, to demonstrate friendship and courtesy to the opposing players and to each other, to encourage leadership initiative, good judgment, and cooperation, to recognize the purpose of athletics is for the enjoyment of the students, and to develop character by promoting the physical, mental, moral, social, and emotional well-being of the individual players.