JoAnn Powers is the proud grandmother of 24 grandkids, six of which attend school at Kapaun Mt. Carmel. Of those six, three are seniors, one is a sophomore and two are freshmen.

“Senior, Evan Dalian lettered in volleyball, basketball and softball. Had ACL surgery so was not able to participate in any sports her senior year. Seniors, Braxton and Jaxon Powers both played varsity football. Beau Dalian, a sophomore, plays basketball and baseball. Freshman, Brody Holovach plays football, basketball and is on swim team. Brooks Powers played football and basketball,” said Powers.
Powers was a volunteer when her kids played, but now she spends her time focused on their games.
“I have a lot of games and I try to go to watch as many as I can. I go to varsity games first and underclassmen games if no conflict with a varsity game. I love watching the kids compete and take such pride in their school. I know how hard they have worked to get to play and am so proud of them,” said Powers. “With COVID this year I am grateful for the journalism department for streaming all the games. That has been awesome, in fact I can watch basketball and swimming at the same time on two different devices. Doesn’t get much better than that.”

Powers is also the grandmother of the Baltimore Ravens right guard Ben Powers, who is a Kapaun graduate, making her Sunday’s full as well.