Sister Lisa Maurer, a football coach at the College of St. Scholastica, was featured in the Nov. 20 New York Times.
Maurer is a Benedictine nun with St. Scholastica Monastery in Duluth, which shares a campus with the college. She officially joined the ranks of the coaching crew this fall. The team practices behind the St. Scholastica monastery, and Maurer, a former coach of various sports, frequently attended practices to enjoy the atmosphere. New coach Kurt Ramler approached her about helping the coaching staff..
Her story was publicized by Duluth television, the Duluth News Tribune and the Minneapolis Star Tribune before being written up by the New York Times.
