Athletics
Bishop Lynch is a member of TAPPS and participates in the 6A classification, the largest in the league.
In its history the school's football team has won one TCIL (1988) and five TAPPS (1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003) state championships. Their principal rivals are Jesuit College Preparatory School of Dallas and Nolan Catholic High School. After a 17 year hiatus, Jesuit and Bishop Lynch renewed their rivalry on the football field in 2004. Currently, Bishop Lynch trails the "new" series 0-6.
The Lady Friar basketball team has won 24 state titles, including 19 of the past 20 and a streak of 12 straight which ended in 2000 in the semifinals to Incarnate Word of San Antonio. The Lady Friars also lost in the 2010-11 season in the second round to St. Agnes of Houston, and didn't win their district. It also marked the first season they lost both district games to Ursuline Academy in the history of the school. . In 2008, Coach Andy Zihlman was named the Women's Basketball Coaches Association high school Coach of the Year.
The wrestling program has won the state championship in 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2008. In 2005 and 2008, the school also won the Prep State championship, a contest between TAPPS and SPC schools. The Friars wrestling team also placed second at the Prep National wrestling tournament in 2005 and 2006; the school placed 5th in 2007, and 2nd in 2008.
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