HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: ; Hoops title would 'mean more' to Irish duo

Less than a month ago, the Charleston Catholic High School girlssoccer team was celebrating its third consecutive Class A statechampionship.

Many of those same athletes would like nothing more than to taketheir successes from the soccer field and carry them over to thebasketball court.

While the Irish might be a long way away from reaching thatchampionship goal, Catholic got its season off to a great start,handily defeating Parkersburg Catholic, 41-24, Thursday at theCharleston Catholic Athletic Complex.

Meg Whelan and Victoria Thomas have played pivotal roles in allthree state championship soccer teams, but are looking for more.

"For …