Cathedral Preparatory School

Congratulations to Matthew Hinman ’25. He has committed to swim next season at Canisius University. He was the D-10 champ in the 100 breaststroke and the 200-medley relay in 2022 and 2023. He was also the D-10 champion in the 200 free relay in 2023 and 2024. Hinman also is the District record holder in the 200 medley relay and the 100 breaststroke. He was part of the state champion 200 medley relay team in both 2022 and 2023, two years in which the Ramblers were crowned as PIAA team state champs. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏊‍♂️

This week is PIAA Officials Appreciation Week for fall sports officials. We appreciate your time and dedication to your craft. We can't play the games without you. #PIAAOfficials #ThankYouOfficials

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • The District 10 AA Girls Singles tournament kicked off at Westwood Racquet Club. After having byes in the first round, Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel, and Sophia Glance would sweep their second round and quarterfinal matches. In the semifinals, Patsy defeated Glance in straight sets, while Handzel defeated Grove City’s Ella West in straight sets. The championship match between Patsy and Handzel is set for 2:00 p.m. today at Westwood. Good luck girls! 🎾 • Girls cross country team competed in the Nike XC Twilight Invitational on the famed Laverne Gibson XC course in Terre Haute, IN. In the championship race, Prep finished 15th out of 54 teams from around the US. Anne-Catherine Brown led the team with a 28th place finish out of a field of 495 runners. Her time of 18:29.34 is the fastest 5k by any girl in Villa and Prep cross country history. Also scoring for the Ramblers were Fina Bannister (66th, 19:15.79), Makayla Stutts (108th, 19:40.62), Reagan Johnston (135th,19:53.69), and Allison Bender (193rd, 20:27.88). Zita Scheidel (196th, 20:29.20) and Kendal Johnston (358th, 22:04) rounded out the top seven. 👟 • Boys cross placed 12th out of 47 teams in the 5K Open Blue 1 race in the Nike XC Twilight Invitational on the famed Laverne Gibson XC course in Terre Haute, IN. James Burkett had a seventh-place finish in 16:52.63. Also scoring for the Ramblers were Noah Lata (28th, 17:24.77), Jeremai Pruzenski (141st, 18:55.67), Nick Kupniewski (163rd, 19:09.31), and Michael Brown (202nd, 18:38.52). Sam Konzel (349th, 22:94.56) also competed for the Ramblers. 👟 • Football split their matchups against McDowell over the weekend. Varsity fell to the Trojans, 44-21. Davin Friedman threw for two scores, finding Griffin Potts and Matthew Oblich. Charbel Latouf also scored on the ground. JV rolled to a 41-13 victory. Davion Edmond scored two touchdowns. Alex Kamholz, Ju’el Heidelberg, Haleem Leggett, and Jodon King-Vincent also scored for the Ramblers. 🏈

In just under TWO WEEKS, our students will take the stage for the first time this school year! The Cathedral Prep Theatre Program takes you to the Scottish highlands for their first production of the year, "Brigadoon!” Performances will begin on Thursday, October 17, and conclude on Sunday, October 20. Showtimes are 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. You don’t want to miss this once in a century chance to catch this Lerner & Loewe musical. Join us and support our students as they kick off their year of performances! #Prep #MVP 🎭

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, October 3: • Wearing their Villa throwbacks, varsity girls soccer shutout Fairview, 7-0, on Senior Night. Olivia Dixon had four goals to lead the way. Brooklyn DiRaimo, Haley Stadler, and Sophia Stinson also scored. Jordan Senz earned the shutout in goal. ⚽ • Girls volleyball split their doubleheader against Fairview. Varsity swept the Tigers on Senior Night, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 30 assists and nine digs. Coco Speros had seven kills and eight digs. Carolina Krahe had nine digs, while Olivia Hutchinson finished with 14 kills. Ellen Hutchinson had five kills and five digs. Mackenzie Moore had eight digs, while Kharhys Nickson had six kills. JV lost, 2-0. 🏐 • Varsity hockey defeated Greater Latrobe, 4-2. Ethan Cunningham, Rylan Sorge, Jared Montagna, and Tucker Kinnear had goals for the Ramblers. Kinnear, Cunningham, and Mathius Sprickman each had a pair of assists. Sorge also had an assist. Ian Brown made 15 saves in net. 🏒 • Girls tennis fell to Western Reserve Academy (OH), 4-1. Paige Patsy got the lone win in singles. 🎾

Our seniors were up bright and early this morning to celebrate “Senior Sunrise” and kick off Spirit Week! The Class of 2025 met at the Hagerty Family Events Center before school to enjoy some doughnuts, play some games, and learn who is on Homecoming Court! Congratulations to seniors Lilli Beuchert, Kayla Bogdanski, Kylie Bruno, Devin Easter, Roman Hamm, Olivia Hutchinson, Spencer Kanne, Ava Lucarotti, Declan Toohey, and Taijoun Williams. Voting for king and queen will take place next week, and the winners will be announced at halftime next Friday during the Homecoming football game. #Prep #SeniorSunrise #Classof2025 🌅🍩👑

The freshmen class was on retreat yesterday. They had a day of faith and community building. The day was filled with moments of getting to know each other better and getting to know Prep better. They also had the opportunity to participate in confession, Mass, and voted on their class saint! Special thank you to Mr. Smith for starting their day off, and a special thank you to Smith Provision Co., Inc. for donating a portion of the lunch for both the freshmen and sophomore retreats. #Prep #Faith ✝

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, October 2: • Girls tennis won the Buhl Farm Invitational. The Ramblers 49 points bested second place Warren’s 28. Finleigh Handzel won first singles. Sophia Glance took the second singles tournament, while Laura Hetrick was runner-up in the third singles tournament. Eliza Kallner took the fourth singles tournament. The Ramblers also took three of the four doubles tournaments. Lilli Beuchert/Margaret Prichard won first doubles, while Lydia Beuchert/Katie Kuhar took the second doubles tournament. Sofia Giacomelli/Paige Simmerman won the fourth doubles tournament. 🎾 • Boys golf competed in the D-10 Individual Tournament at The Country Club of Meadville. Congratulations to Connor Laird, who finished second by just one stroke after shooting even par over two days. Teammate Cooper Wierzchowski finished at +3, good for fourth place. Both players qualified for the PIAA tournament at Penn State. ⛳ • Girls golf also competed in the D-10 Individual Tournament at The Country Club of Meadville. Cecelia Morgan finished 13th with a two-round score of 185. ⛳ • Boys soccer swept Harbor Creek. Varsity won their second Region game this week, shutting out the Huskies, 3-0. Max Johnson, Brandon Lin and Cam Dunbar netted the goals, while AJ Sirianni earned the shutout. JV earned a 1-0 shutout. Drew Johnson had the lone goal for the Ramblers. Breese Stoeger got the shutout in goal. ⚽

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, October 1: • Congratulations to the boys golf team! They captured the District 10 AA title with an eight-stroke victory over Saegertown at The Country Club of Meadville. Cooper Wierzchowski led the way with a 74. Connor Laird shot 76, while Sonny Washburn shot 78. Andrew Costello shot 83. Joseph Prichard rounded out the scores with an 87. The Ramblers will play in the PIAA team championships on October 23 at Penn State. Congratulations to Coach Keim ’80 and the team! ⛳🏆 • Hockey picked up a 5-2 over Bishop McCort in their first PIHL game of the season. Tucker Kinnear scored a pair. Mathius Sprick, Ethan Cunningham, and Nick Pugne also scored. Rylan Sorge had three assists, while Ashton Duchini also had a pair. Ian Brown made 15 saves in net for the win. 🏒 • Girls soccer took on Fort LeBoeuf in a doubleheader at Dollinger Field. Varsity took a lead in the Region with their 3-2 win over the Bison. Olivia Dixon scored a pair of goals, while Ava Capozziello had the other tally. JV ended in a tie, 2-2. Capozziello and Amelia Brown scored for the Ramblers. ⚽ • Girls volleyball split their doubleheader with Seneca. Varsity swept the Bobcats, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 33 assists, giving her 1000 for her career. Coco Speros had six kills. Carolina Krahe had eight kills and seven digs. Olivia Hutchinson had five aces, 15 kills, and five digs. Mackenzie Moore had nine digs, while Kharhys Nickson had eight kills. JV dropped their match in three sets, 2-1. 🏐 • Girls tennis defeated Fairview, 5-0, to clinch the Region title. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel and Sophia Glance won in singles. The tandems of Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert and Katie Kuhar/Eliza Kallner won in doubles. 🎾 • Boys water polo picked up a 17-13 victory over McDowell. Callum Snider-Mills dominated on offense, scoring 11 times. Colin Troutman had a hat trick, while Ely Cooney, Owen Carson, and Thomas Fortin also scored. Dan Kubiak stopped 12 shots. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also defeated McDowell, 6-5. The Ramblers scored in the final 40 seconds to get the victory. Rachel Patton scored twice, while other goals came from Alexis Ferrare, Megan Cardella, Savannah Wierzchowski, and Anna Socash. Bri Ryan made 10 saves. 🤽‍♀️

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, September 30: • Girls tennis defeated McDowell, 4-1. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel and Sophia Glance all won in singles. In doubles, Lilli Beuchert/Margaret Prichard were victorious. 🎾 • Boys soccer swept Girard. Max Johnson set up a pair of goals to Ethan Cain and Esteban Millett as varsity downed the Yellow Jackets, 2-1, in Region action. JV picked up a 4-2 victory. Millett, Aron Nemeth, Nick Keichel, and Will Agresti all scored for the Ramblers. ⚽

Last Friday, Cathedral Prep AFJROTC went on a familiarization flight with the Ohio Air National Guard (OANG) out of Youngstown, Ohio. The OANG brought a C-130 to Erie International Airport and gave the cadets a ride to Sandusky, OH and back. The cadets were allowed to observe the crew in action in the cockpit and in the cargo section of the aircraft. While over Cedar Point, the crew opened the back of the jet and gave the cadets a bird’s eye view of the amusement park. A few lucky cadets were able to sit in the cockpit for takeoff and landing for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. A good time was had by all! #Prep ✈

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Varsity boys soccer split their weekend of matchups in Lexington, KY. They dropped a tough one to Frederick Douglass (KY), 2-1. They would bounce back with a big 3-2 victory over Tates Creek (KY). ⚽ • Girls volleyball swept Nichols (NY). Varsity swept the Vikings, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had six aces and 28 assists. Coco Speros had five digs. Carolina Krahe and Ellen Hutchinson had six kills each. Olivia Hutchinson finished with 12 kills. Kharhys Nickson had eight kills while Mackenzie Moore had nine digs. JV also picked up the sweep, 3-0. Jade Adams had 10 aces. Alaina Sambuchino had five aces. Ella Snippert had seven aces, while Gianna Lombardi had five assists. 🏐 • Girls cross country finished seventh in the Premier race of the McQuaid Invitational. Anne-Catherine Brown led the team with an eighth-place finish. Makayla Stutts was 26th. Reagan Johnston finished 47th, while Zita Schiedel took 48th. Sophie Becker finished 103rd. 👟 • Boys cross country also competed at McQuaid. James Burkett placed 15th overall. Noah Lata was 26th. Jeremai Pruzenski, Nick Kupniewski, and Michael Brown helped the squad to an 11th place finish. 👟 • Varsity football lost their first game of the season, 35-21, to St. Francis (NY). Davin Friedman threw two touchdowns, finding Taijoun Williams and Matt Oblich for scores. DaZarie Carson also ran one in. 🏈 • Boys water polo finished 1-3 on the weekend at Beast of the East. The Ramblers dropped their first game to Brunswick (CT), 13-3. Callum Snider-Mills scored a pair. Owen Carson also scored. Dan Kubiak made five saves. They would bounce back with a 13-5 win over Upper Merion. Snider-Mills and Carson had five goals apiece. Colin Troutman scored a pair, while Michael Ferrare also scored. Kubiak made four saves. They would fall to Souderton, 13-7. Snider-Mills had four goals to lead the way. Carson, Troutman, and Ely Conney rounded out the scoring. Kubiak made six saves. They would close their weekend with a tough defeat to Gilman (MD), 13-11. Troutman led with four goals, while Cooney scored three. Snider-Mills and Carson each scored a pair. Thomas Fortin also scored. Kbuiak made seven saves. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also finished 1-3 at Beast of the East. The fell to The Hill School, 9-6. Savannah Wierzchowski and Megan Cardella each scored a pair of goals. Alexis Ferrare and Anna Socash also scored. Bri Ryan made seven saves. They would then fall to North Penn, 11-4. Ferrare scored a pair. Kate Patsy and Socash also found the mesh. Ryan had three saves. They would drop their third game to Springfield, 15-8. Ferrare and Cardella each had hat tricks. Wierzchowski and Patsy also scored. Ryan had five saves. They would close the weekend out with a victory over McDowell, 6-2. Ferrare and Cardella each scored a pair. Wierzchowski and Patsy also scored. Ryan made six saves. 🤽‍♀️ • LATE SCORE FROM WEEK OF 9/23: Girls golf took fifth in the Meadville Invitational. Cece Morgan finished ninth overall with an 88 to lead the way. Clair Williams tied for 11th with an 89. Emily Dudehoeffer tied for 24th with a 95. The girls compete in the District 10 Individual Championship today The Country Club of Meadville. Good luck girls! ⛳ • NEWS: Boys golf clinched the Region title. Cooper Wierzchowski also claimed the regular season individual title. He, along with Connor Laird, Santino Washburn, and Andrew Costello will compete in the District 10 Individual Championship tomorrow at The Country Club of Meadville. Good luck boys! ⛳

Senior MedPath students were invited to participate in the UPMC Hamot Nursing Symposium yesterday. They were introduced to the look and feel of continuing education credits and professional networking. Students heard life-changing testimonials about the importance of organ donation and heard from Erie’s pioneer kidney transplant team. They took away concrete tools to aid with mental health and mindfulness for those that are tasked with caring for others. #Prep #MedPath

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, September 26: • Girls tennis took their Region match against Erie, 4-1. Paige Patsy and Finleigh Handzel won in singles. In doubles, the tandems Lilli Beuchert/Margaret Prichard and Katie Kuhar/Lydia Beuchert were winners. 🎾 • JV football defeated St. Francis (NY), 20-6. Davion Edmond had two rushing touchdowns, while Alex Kamholz also scored on the ground. 🏈 • Girls volleyball split their doubleheader with Union City. Varsity swept the Bears, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 28 assists and five digs. Coco Speros finished with six kills and six digs. Carolina Krahe had eight kills and seven digs. Olivia Hutchinson had 12 kills, while Mackenzie Moore finished with five digs. JV fell in their match, 2-0. 🏐

AFJROTC cadets learned about military and college opportunities at Gannon University today from special guest speakers from Gannon’s Army ROTC program. We were thankful to have alumni and former AFJROTC cadets Alex Purchase ’19 and Alex Little ’24 back in the building to speak today! #Prep

Sophomores were on retreat yesterday at the Hagerty Family Events Center. They spent the day growing in their faith through confession and Mass. The day was filled with community moments of service, games, and meditation. Seniors stepped up to help the sophomores with their day! #Prep #Faith ✝

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, September 25: • Girls soccer defeated General McLane in double overtime, 1-0, in a varsity-only matchup. Olivia Dixon had the game-winner for the Ramblers. Jordan Senz had the shutout in goal. ⚽

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, September 24: • Girls cross country widened their Region advantage with a 21-40 victory over Meadville. Anne-Catherine Brown finished second. Allison Bender, Reagan Johnston, Zita Schiedel, and Makayla Stutts followed to round out the top six. Kendal Johnston placed eighth. 👟 • Girls volleyball swept Iroquois. Varsity shutout the Braves, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 26 assists. Coco Speros had 12 kills and five digs. Carolina Krahe finished with five kills and five digs. Olivia Hutchinson had eight kills and five aces. Kharhys Nickson had seven kills, while Mackenzie Moore added 13 digs. JV picked up a 2-0 win. 🏐 • Boys soccer shutout Fort LeBoeuf, 11-0, in a varsity-only matchup. Will Agresti, James DiSanza and Esteban Millet all had two goals apiece for the Ramblers. Brandon Lin, Cam Dunbar, Max Johnson, Logan Sauers, and Lucas Izbicki also scored. AJ Sirianni earned the shutout. ⚽ • Boys cross country also took on Meadville, falling to the Bulldogs, 31-25. James Burkett and Noah Lata finished first and second, respectively. Jeremai Pruzenski took eighth. Michael Brown finished ninth. Nick Kupniewski took 11th, while Nate Gannoe finished 14th. 👟

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, September 23: • Girls soccer defeated Corry, 10-0, in a varsity-only matchup. Olivia Dixon led the Ramblers with four goals, while Sophia Stinson had a hat trick and an assist. CC Cacchione, Mackenzie Prather, and Jordyn DiRaimo also scored. DiRaimo, Nora Fedor, Haley Stadler, and Kate Toohey each had a pair of assists. Prather also had an assist. Jordan Senz got the shutout in goal. ⚽ • Varsity hockey shutout Meadville, 7-0. Chris Bruschi had a pair of goals. Rylan Sorge, Nick Pugne, Garrett Schwartz, Nick Hoke, and Brady Sack and Brady Sack also lit the lamp. Sorge and Michael Corritore had a pair of assists. Mathius Sprickman, Bruschi, Charlie McBrier, and Austin Edmonds also had assists. Ian Brown secured the shutout in net. 🏒 • Boys golf finished third in their Region match at Whispering Woods. Connor Laird shot a 78 to lead the Ramblers. Andrew Costello shot an 82. Cooper Wierzchowski shot an 84, while Joseph Prichard shot an 85. ⛳

September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Today, Mikki Myers from our Student Assistance Program stopped by our Guidance Department today to share information about suicide prevention. We also had a special furry visitor! #Prep #Guidance 🐶