Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, April 5:
• Boys varsity baseball picked up an 8-2 win over Meadville. For the second time in five days, Andrew Malec was lights out on the hill. He went six innings of one-hit ball, striking out seven in the victory. Jason Fultz homered, Brayden Sprickman drove in two while he, Luke Costello and Nick Jackson all had a pair of hits. ⚾
• Boys varsity lacrosse won their Region opener, 16-5, versus Meadville. Owen Callaghan had a big night with three goals and five assists. Will McBrier and Rylan Sorge each had three goals. Charles McBrier and Nate Klan both had a pair of goals. Santino Montefiori, Korey Webber and Conor O'Brien also scored. 🥍
• Boys tennis picked up a 4-1 win over Hilton Head High School (SC). Wins came from Jonah Ng, Gavin Ferretti, James Casella and Aryan Noticewala. 🎾
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, April 4:
• Softball swept Erie High. Varsity defeated the Royals in five innings, 17-0. Mackenzie Moore fanned eight on the mound. Jenna Wagner hit a three-run homerun and drove in four. Emily Dudenhoeffer also went deep in the Region victory. JVs also picked up a shutout victory, 10-0. 🥎
• Boys tennis fell to Hilton Head Prep (SC), 5-0. 🎾
Last week, Outreach Club collected winter clothing for Erie City Mission. Our school community donated gently used winter items, as well as collected money in conjunction with a dress down day. Outreach Club board members donated the items at the end of last week, and we will also be sending over $1000 to the Erie City Mission to assist them with helping those in need in our community! #Prep #Service #Community
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, April 3:
• Boys volleyball picked up a huge, come from behind win over Fort LeBoeuf, 3-2 (14-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-18, 15-13). Jordan Haas had five aces, five kills and 22 assists. Hewson Morphy had 13 kills and five blocks. Anthony Frisina had eight kills, while Nick Cooper had six kills. 🏐
• In a varsity-only contest, boys lacrosse fell to Palmyra-Macedon (NY) in OT, 10-9. Santino Montefiori scored three goals for the Ramblers. Owen Callaghan and Will McBrier each scored a pair of goals. Charlie McBrier and Brady Little also scored. 🥍
Congratulations to Jillian Heinrich ‘23. She has committed to play water polo on scholarship next season at Gannon University. Heinrich was the team's starting goalkeeper the past two seasons, a position she will play in college. She also earned a silver medal in the 200 free relay last month in the state swim championships. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🤽♀️
The Guidance Department hosted Melissa Grimm, Admissions Counselor from Penn State Behrend, to meet with our seniors who have been accepted to any of their campuses to go over their next steps. Seniors were given the opportunity to get all their questions answered as they related to accepting offers, paying tuition, choosing housing and meal plans, scheduling classes and beyond! #Prep #Guidance
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Baseball goes back-to-back and claimed another Wolves Classic title. In their second game, the Ramblers shutout Show Low (AZ), 15-0. Carson Phillips gave up just one hit over five innings while striking out eight. Cole Constable and Nick Jackson each had three RBI, while Andrew Costello and Brayden Sprickman both drove in a pair. In game three, the Ramblers came up with a huge 7-3 win over Northwest Christian (AZ), the number one team in 3A in Arizona. Andrew Malec threw five innings in relief, allowing just one hit while striking out seven. Constable and Jackson each had two hits and an RBI, while John Koshan drove in three. They would then defeat Rio Rico (AZ), 17-2, in the semifinals. Davin Friedman got the win on the mound. Malec drove in five and hit a grand slam. Luke Costello and A. Costello each hit a homerun. Jason Fultz had three hits. Jackson had two hits and three RBI, while Constable and Joey Spano had two hits each. They then bested host Estrella Foothills (AZ), 8-0, to win the championship. The Wolves are the number one team in 4A in Arizona L. Costello went the distance for the shutout, giving up just four hits while striking out 13. He also hit a solo homerun. A. Costello drove in a pair and had two hits. Constable and Koshan each had a pair of hits. Costable, Fultz, Jackson and Malec were named to the All-Tournament Team. L. Costello was named tournament MVP. ⚾
• Softball swept Jamestown. Varsity earned an 11-1 win over the Muskies at Mercyhurst University. Emily Dudenhoeffer had three hits for the Ramblers, while Megan Kelly added a pair. Jenna Wagner struck out 10 in five innings. Wagner and Maddie Simmerman went back-to-back with homeruns in the opening inning. JVs picked up a 13-6 victory off 11 hits. Morgan Madura got the win on the rubber. Dudenhoeffer, Mady Brzezinski, Lydia Repko and Madura all had multiple hits. 🥎
• Boys varsity lacrosse dropped a pair of games over the weekend. The Ramblers fell to Upper Canada (ON), 9-5, on Friday, Owen Callaghan scored a pair of goals. Charlie McBrier, Santino Montefiori and Nathan Klan also scored. The Ramblers would then fall to St. Ed’s (OH), 16-5, on Saturday. Callaghan, Montefiori, Will McBrier, Korey Webber and Ethan Klan all scored. 🥍
We had a few special guest visitors today! Villa Maria Academy alumni Helen (Wood) Klebes ‘52VMA, Catilda (Pirrello) Madonia ‘52VMA, and Denise (Herbstritt) Lorei ‘52VMA visited the school today and enjoyed hearing from a few students. We are grateful to our VMA alumni who helped pave the way for our current and future students! Thank you for visiting ladies, we hope to see you again soon! #Alumni
Congratulations to the members of the Show Choir for a fantastic performance this past Tuesday at their Spring Pops Concert. The brand new Acapella Choir also had their premier performance at the concert, performing spectacularly as well. Several members of the choirs also performed solos and duets of covers of some of their favorite songs. The performance used the new Student Life Center, with many parents helping set up the venue for the evening to be a coffee house like setting. It was an exciting evening of wonderful performances and standing room only. Many attendees were lined up around the balcony as well! Many thanks for all who came to enjoy the evening! A huge thank you to those parents that helped set up, as well as donating the multitude of baked goods, candy and drinks that were available. #Prep #PopsConcert 🎤🎶
Mrs. Drabant’s World History II class analyzed World War II propaganda posters from around the world in class today. This was a great way for students to learn about WWII and practice their visual and media literacy skills! #Prep #WorldHistory
On Saturday, April 22, Outreach Club is hosting their second annual "Miles for Missions" event at Frontier Park. The event will be held rain or shine with a start time of 9:00 a.m. This is a 5k run/walk with all proceeds being split between USCRI Erie to benefit refugees in our community and the Make a Wish Foundation. While registrations will be accepted through the day of the event, signing up by Monday, April 3, will guarantee a t-shirt with the $25 registration. The event is open to all ages so it is a great family event with prizes being awarded to both the top male and female finisher as well as various age categories. Refreshments and snacks will be provided to race finishers and there will also be a basket raffle at the event for anyone who wants to come and support and not run/walk. To find more information and to register, you can visit the following website: https://runsignup.com/cathedralprepmilesformissions. Sign up today! #MilesforMissions 👟
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, March 30:
• Varsity baseball won their season opener, 15-0, over St. Bernard's (CA) in the first game of the Wolves Classic in Arizona. Freshman Derick Friedman went the first four innings on the hill, yielding zero hits while striking out 11. Jason Fultz was 2-3 with a triple and three RBI. Luke Costello hit a solo homer and scored three times, while Dominic Gorchinsky drove in a pair. ⚾
• Boys varsity volleyball fell in straight sets to Mercyhurst Prep, 3-0. 🏐
On Tuesday, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion held a Women’s Leadership Forum during the activity period in honor of Women’s History Month. Raven Clark ’14VMA, Satellite Program Coordinator at the Jefferson Educational Society, moderated the forum, with panelists including Debbie Zatkiewicz Uht ’82VMA (President of PCMSI), Erin Kerner (Former Director, Client Events & Strategic Partnerships at Louis Vuitton/Entrepreneur), and Lisa Goddard McGuirk (Director of Athletics at Gannon University). They spoke on their life and workplace experiences, offered leadership advice, and discussed the current landscape for women in the workplace. #Prep #WomensHistoryMonth
📸: Lohan Mastrian '25
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, March 29:
• Girls varsity lacrosse fell to Conneaut, 7-6. Addie Stark and Sophia Glance each finished with a pair of goals. Allison Deiner had 15 saves in goal. 🥍
As we continue our journey through the Lenten season and prepare for Easter, please join one of these parishes this evening for “The Light is On for You.” These churches will be open for the sacrament of Reconciliation from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. #Lent ✝
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, March 28:
• Boys tennis earned a 5-0 season-opening win over Mercyhurst. Jonah Ng, Gavin Ferretti and Hayden Hutchinson won in straight sets in singles. James Casella/Cameron Grieshaber and Colin Troutman/Aryan Noticewala did the same in doubles. 🎾
We want to send a special thank you to Catrabone, Catrabone & Associates for being a Ruby Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP 📝
TOMORROW, March 28, at 7:00 p.m., the music department is presenting a Pops Concert in the Student Life Center. Some of our music students will be performing solos and duets of popular music of the past few decades. Some of the songs will be covers of Beyoncé, Adele, John Legend, Jason Mraz, as well as pieces from music theatre. Not only will the Show Choir be performing, the newly created Acapella Choir will be performing their premier performance of Cyndi Lauper’s "Time After Time." There is no charge for this unique performance set as a jazz club/coffee house. There will be concessions available for purchase throughout the concert. #Prep #MVP🎤🎶
AFJROTC cadets joined cadets from local JROTC schools at the Joint Military Ball this past weekend. Over 300 local cadets were in attendance, and we were able to wish our seniors well in their future endeavors. #Prep #AFJROTC
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Boys lacrosse kicked off their season with a varsity-only matchup against St. Francis (NY). The Ramblers fell to the Red Raiders, 12-8. 🥍
