X-Peditions ON THE GLOBE, the long blue line is the equator. In St. X parlance, the Long Blue Line of alumni and student body appears all over the globe. Bomber blue turns up all over the map and we want the evidence. Send us your pictures wearing St. Xavier High School gear or hoisting a copy of St. Xavier magazine at an exotic locale or local landmark. Maybe a picture of Bombers at the Pyramids of Egypt or posing at the Pit. Either way, let us know where you’ve been displaying your X pride. Send your high-resolution digital images to mmotz@stxavier.org or mail prints to Mark Motz c/o St. Xavier magazine, 600 W. North Bend Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224.
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1. Kirk (’01), Brian (’90), Pete (1960 Loyola Blakefield; St X board 2001-07), Scott (’87), Mark (’00) and Chris (’01) Gomsack brought St. Xavier and the sticks to the Outer Banks of North Carolina in August 2011. 2. Students and mentors from the Chicago summer mission trip—including from left Adam Lehning, Michael Stahl, Ian Raffenberg, Mark Boemker, Fr. Jim Collins S.J., Jacob Eyers, Ish Lucas, Sam Schroeder, Kieran McCrate, Jake Owens and Alex Kallemeyer—displayed their Bomber spirit in the Windy City. 3. 1994 classmates Kevin Born and Matt Jacobson enjoy the foliage in the Red River Gorge on their annual fall campout. 4. A large contingent of Bombers joined outside of the United States Air Force Academy Chapel on Parent’s Weekend 2011. From left to right are John Bierman (’75), Max Bierman (’10), Michael Harrington (’09), Ryan Haas (’11), Marty Haas Jr. (’78) and Marty Haas Sr. (’55). All the cadets pictured also happen to be AquaBombers alumni wishing the current team and coaches the best of luck. 5. For the past five years Dave Dewbrey (’90) has been riding the Ragbrai bicycle tour across Iowa with the Livestong Foundation, serving as team mechanic. The team has raised more than $1 million in its fight against cancer. 6. The Eberle brothers Steve (’02), Mike (’98) and J.P. (’96)—along with Mike’s son Jack and J.P.’s boys Matt and Zach—paid a visit to the Gateway Arch in St. Louis decked out in Bomber finery. 7. Anthony Zembrodt Jr. (’96), son Anthony III (’26) and nephew James DelGado (’13) donned their Bomber duds in Geirangerfjord, Norway, in August of 2011. 8. Lou Esselman (’61) visited the Plaza of St. Ignatius in Rome in November. 9. The X82 Social Club conducted its annual retreat in the Great Smoky Mountains with St. Xavier class of ’82 retreatants, from left, Bradley Blust, Jonathan Bordeaux, Mark Jacob, Paul Rolfes, Greg Dittrich, Brendan Burns and Pat Monahan. 10. Brian Emmett (’88), right, and Captain Ed Winter (’72), had St. Xavier as their copilot on a Boston-to-Cincinnati run for Delta Connection.
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