Cathedral Preparatory School

Last Friday, May 19, turned out to be a perfect day for Sports Day! Events were held all over the Hagerty Family Events Center and Dollinger Field. The competition was fierce all day in the quest to win bragging rights. Ultimately, the Class of 2026 took home the crown while the Class of 2023 earned runner-up honors! A very special thank you to our Sports Day Advisors Ms. Beuchert, Mrs. Martin and Mr. Schreffler for bringing our campus together for this fun-filled day! Also, a very special thank you to all our volunteers for the day! #Prep #SportsDay2023🏈🏒🏐⚽♟🏆

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Girls track & field finished third overall at the D-10 AAA Championship. Tori Mayes took sixth in the 100. Kayley McCall took second in the 200, while Mayes finished in third. McCall took second in the 400, while Regina Torrance took sixth. Lauren Raimy took second in the 800, while Fina Bannister and Caitlin Dugan finished fifth and seventh, respectively. Raimy won the 1,600, while Anne-Catherine Brown and Sarah Teed rounded out the top three. Sarah Clark took the 3,200, setting a District 10 record in the process with her time of 10:52.52. Allison Bender finished second, while Helen Ann McCormick finished sixth. The 4x100 relay finished fifth. The 4x400 relay of Mayes, McCall, Raimy, and Clark took first. The 4x800 relay of Raimy, Brown, Bender, and Clark also captured gold. Cecelia Campbell took third in the 300 hurdles, while Torrance took sixth. Mia Shaughnessy finished second in the shot put. Kaylin Laird took fifth in the high jump, while Campbell finished eighth in the triple jump. 👟 • Boys track & field also competed in the D-10 AAA Championship. DaMario Crawford took fifth in the 200. Kendall Rodriguez and Michael McDonald finished sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 400. Luke Brown captured gold in the 800. He would do the same in the 1,600, setting a new D-10 record in the process with his time of 4:15.39. The 4x100 relay took sixth, while the 4x400 took second. The 4x800 relay took fifth. Pau Barea Solves took fifth in the 300 hurdles, while Hank Partridge took eighth. Crawford took fifth in the long jump, while McDonald took sixth in the high jump. • Girls lacrosse closed out their regular season with a 13-7 victory over Fairview. Niagara Millen led the way with five goals. Addie Stark and Sophia Glance each added a hat trick. Cate Noble scored a pair. Allison Deiner stopped nine shots in goal. 🥍 • Boys tennis fell to Lower Moreland in the quarterfinals of the PIAA AA team tournament, 3-2. Gavin Ferretti won in singles for the Ramblers, while Hayden Hutchinson/James Casella won in doubles. 🎾

The Spanish Club recently took a trip to the Latin American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh. They learned about the diverse cultures, music, film, and current-day issues of Latin America and the Caribbean. They also enjoyed authentic Colombian food! #Prep #SpanishClub

Yesterday was Armed Forces Day. A small group of cadets spent the morning in the rain preparing Erie Cemetery for Memorial Day by placing flags upon the graves of our veterans. It was truly an honorable action by this group of students! #Prep #AFJROTC

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, May 18: • Baseball was swept by McDowell at UPMC Park. Varsity suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Trojans, 4-2. JVs fell in their matchup, 6-2 . ⚾️ • Girls lacrosse lost to McDowell, 17-4. 🥍

Boys tennis departed for Hershey earlier today in preparation for their quarterfinal match tomorrow. They are set to take on District 1's Lower Moreland at Hershey Racquet Club at 8:00 a.m. Roll Ramblers! #Prep 🎾

Today we celebrated the Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, which is a holy day of obligation. Cathedral Prep Chaplain Fr. Jason Feigh celebrated Mass and Fr. Mike DeMartinis concelebrated as we were reminded that Jesus is always with us as we pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon us all at Pentecost. During one of the last gatherings of the entire student body for the 2022-2023 school year, Fr. Jason encouraged us to answer the call to let our words and action be guided by Easter joy. We also blessed a prayer shawl for Xavier Dombkowski ’25 that many students, faculty, and staff members helped create and prayed over as we continue to remember him throughout his continuous battle with cancer. If you have not had an opportunity to join in a Mass today, please visit www.eriercd.org for complete information on how you can enter into this holy day, and remember it is still the Easter season. May the Risen Jesus help us to rediscover joy. #Prep #AscensionThursday ✝

New hats are now available in the Spirit Store! You can purchase them online at www.cathedralprep.com/spiritstore or stop in Monday-Friday from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. or Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. #GearUp 🧢

Join us THIS SATURDAY, May 20, for our Spring Art Show! The show will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and will feature artwork from our students that has been beautifully crafted all school year! Types of work include drawings, paintings, ceramic sculpture, textile design and photography. You don't want to miss it! #ArtShow 🎨📸🖌

Last weekend, our dancers hit the stage for our Spring Dance Showcase in the H. David Bowes Auditorium! Performances were held over two days, and guests enjoyed an evening of dancing and music! If you missed out, don't fret! See the video below for the full performance! #Prep #Dance 🎶🩰 https://youtu.be/-HPQK5zD99U

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, May 17: • Baseball picked up a sweep over Erie High. Varsity smashed six home runs in a 15-0 win over the Royals. Andrew Costello, Luke Costello, Jason Fultz, John Koshan, Joey Spano, and Andrew Malec all went deep. A. Costello and Fultz each had three RBI, while Carson Phillips went all four innings for the victory. JVs also won by a 15-0 count. Mathius Sprickman went four innings, striking out five. Jacob Koshan, Joe Flanagan, and Rocco Almonte all drove in a pair. ⚾ • Boys lacrosse picked up a big sweep over Fairview. Varsity defeated the Tigers, 16-5. Owen Callaghan had five goals and four assists. Charles McBrier, Blake Taylor, Santino Montefiori and Lohan Mastrian all had two goals. Will McBrier, Nate Klan and Alex Little also scored. JVs picked up a 6-4 victory. 🥍

We are one week away from Mary’s Day! On Monday, our 2023 May Court was announced at our spring awards assembly. Congratulations to Luke Brown ’23, Kyan Snider-Mills ’23, Hayden Hutchinson ’23, Cecelia Campbll ’23, Adam Gavio ’23, Olivia Buckel ’23, Henry Abercrombie ’23, Mally Mourton ’23, May Queen Escort Anthony Frisina ’23 and our May Queen Emily Consiglio ’23! #Prep #MayCourt 🕊

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, May 16: • Boys tennis advanced to the PIAA AA quarterfinals in Hershey this weekend with their 4-1 win over North Catholic. Jonah Ng and Gavin Ferretti won in straight sets in singles. James Casella/Hayden Hutchinson and Cameron Grieshaber/Colin Troutman did the same in doubles. 🎾 • Softball picked up a big sweep over Conneaut. Varsity closed out their regular season with an 11-2 victory over the Eagles. Mackenzie Moore had three hits, including two homeruns, and drove in five. Megan Kelly also homered and had three RBI. Hayley Dever had two hits, while Jenna Wagner struck out nine in the circle. The Ramblers finished an outstanding regular season at 18-2. JVs earned an 8-0 victory. Moore continued her outstanding day with 12 strikeouts in five innings. She also had three hits, while Addison Baldi drove in three runs. They finished 16-1 on the season. 🥎 • Boys volleyball fell in straight sets to Fort LeBoeuf, 3-0. 🏐

Members of the football team took some time recently to help lay mulch at Mother Teresa Academy! They added mulch to the playground area, as well as the outdoor classroom. #Prep #Service #Community

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, May 15: • Baseball picked up a sweep over Fort LeBoeuf. Varsity shutout the Bison, 10-0, behind a combined no-hitter from Andrew Malec and Joey Spano. Luke Costello had two doubles and three RBI. Andrew Costello had two hits and drove in a pair. Brayden Sprickman had two RBI, while Cole Constable had a pair of hits. JVs rolled to a 12-1 victory. Logan Taylor went four innings and struck out six while driving in two at the plate. Derick Friedman and KJ Williams each had a pair of hits and drove in two. Williams also struck on three on the hill. Joel Brennan had three RBI. ⚾ • Girls lacrosse fell to Conneaut, 17-5. 🥍

This morning, the Advancement Office hosted breakfast for the Class of 2023. Interim VP of Advancement Mike Krahe ’00 encouraged our senior to cherish these next few weeks as their time at Prep comes to a close and wished them well on their future endeavors. #Prep #SeniorBreakfast 🍳

Congratulations to Amelia Lego ’24. She was honored by the Zonta Club of Erie as one of the recipients of the Amelia Earhart Award for outstanding leadership and scholarship. The awards were presented at their 34th annual award dinner on May 2. Congratulations, Amelia! #Prep #Leadership

Cadets took to the skies over Niagara Falls on Friday for a Lockheed C-130 Hercules orientation flight. Fifty cadets enjoyed the experienced that is unique to AFJROTC here at Prep! #Prep #AFJROTC ✈

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Congratulations to boys tennis! For the first time in four years, they captured both the Region and District 10 team titles! The Ramblers began the AA tournament with a 5-0 victory over Greenville in the semifinals. Jonah Ng, Gavin Ferretti and Aryan Noticewala picked up the victories in singles. The teams of Hayden Hutchinson/James Casella and Cameron Grieshaber/Colin Troutman took doubles. The same team would lead them to a championship victory over Warren, 5-0. Congratulations to Coach Grab and the Ramblers! 🎾🏆 • Boys lacrosse completed the season sweep of McDowell. Varsity jumped out to an early lead but had to hang on for a 10-8 victory over the Trojans. Owen Callaghan and Lohan Mastrian each pocketed four goals. Nate Klan had the other two, while Tanner Ball made 15 saves. JVs picked up a 9-2 victory. Brady Powers had three goals and two assists. Mason Weed, Charles McBrier, Ethan Cunningham, Evan Sipple, Nate Klan and Brady Little also scored. 🥍 • Baseball swept General McLane. Varsity picked up an 8-0 shutout over the Lancers. Luke Costello went all seven innings, giving up just three hits while striking out 14. Andrew Costello had two hits, including a homerun, and drove in four. JVs were victorious by a 6-5 count. Logan Taylor, Derick Friedman and Davin Friedman all had two hits. De. Friedman drove in four, while Da. Friedman had a double, triple and drove in a run. Taylor also got the win on the mound. The JV Ramblers would split a doubleheader against St. Francis (NY) on Saturday. They earned a 4-0 shutout in game one over the Red Raiders in eight innings, before falling in game two, 2-0. ⚾ • Softball was in action this weekend. On Friday, the Ramblers were swept by powerhouse Neshannock. Varsity fell to the Lancers, 6-2, in only their second loss this season. Maddie Simmerman continued her hot streak, going 3-3 and driving in one. Megan Kelly also had an RBI. Varsity would bounce back on Saturday with a 21-9 victory over Fairview. Simmerman, Jenna Wagner and Camryn Chimera all hit homeruns. Simmerman drove in six runs and had two hits, while Wagner and Chimera had 3 RBI apiece. Hayley Dever, Kelly and Emalie Thomas all added two hits. JVs lost their first game of the year, falling to Neshannock, 8-4. Samantha Primavere had a pair of hits to lead the Ramblers. 🥎

“There is but one and only one, Whose love will fail you never. One who lives from sun to sun, With constant fond endeavor. There is but one and only one On earth there is no other. In heaven a noble work was done When God gave us a Mother.” Happy Mother's Day!! 💙🧡💐