Cathedral Preparatory School

Today, we welcomed guest speaker Chris Herren to campus. The subject of ESPN’s 30 for 30 Unguarded, he was a standout high school basketball player in Fall River, MA. He would go on to play at the collegiate level for Boston College and Fresno State before being drafted by Denver and played professionally for the Nuggets, Boston Celtics and overseas. Throughout his collegiate and professional career, he dealt with substance abuse that ultimately destroyed his life as he knew it then. Since effectively moving his way through rehab in an inspiring story of redemption and finding personal fulfillment, he has dedicated his efforts to speaking to people all around the country about the disease of addiction and substance abuse to peer pressure and bullying. We want to thank Chris for stopping by to speak to our students today, as well as send a special thank you to the Constable Family for making this presentation possible. #Prep 🎙

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, October 12: • Boys soccer swept McDowell at Gus Anderson Field. Varsity picked up a 2-1 victory to sweep the season series over the Trojans. Reece Johnson and Dylan Danch scored for the Ramblers. JVs started the night off right with a 1-0 win. Pau Barea Solves had the goal, while Michael McDonald earned the shutout. ⚽ • Girls soccer took on Nichols (NY) in a doubleheader. Varsity fell to the Vikings, 7-1. Kayley McCall scored the lone goal for the Ramblers. JVs picked up a 2-0 win with goals from Lydia Repko and Maddie McElhaney. ⚽ • LATE TUESDAY SCORES: Girls cross country defeated McDowell, 15-48. The first five runners to cross the finish line were Ramblers: Sarah Clark (1), Rue Burkett (2), Anne Catherine Brown (3), Allison Bender (4) and Lauren Raimy (5) paced the team. With their victory, the Ramblers clinched a Region title! 👟 Varsity hockey picked up a huge league win over Pine-Richland, 5-1. Brayden Sprickman scored a pair of goals. Joey Walter, Logan Taylor and Caleb Dacus also lit the lamp. Tanner Ball stopped 35 shots in net. 🏒 Varsity girls soccer picked up a Region win over Harbor Creek, 7-1. Kayley McCall and Olivia Dixon each had a hat trick. Rory Noonan also scored for the Ramblers. ⚽ Girls volleyball took on Warren in a doubleheader. Varsity fell to the Dragons, 3-0. Cecelia Campbell finished with 15 assists, while Jenna Wagner added five kills. Hailey Slike and Nikole McLallen finished with nine and six digs, respectively. JVs fell in straight sets, 2-0. 🏐 Boys cross country fell to McDowell, 42-19. 👟

On October 1, Gannon University honored three Cathedral Prep alumni with a Distinguished Alumni Award. These awards are presented to Gannon and Villa Maria College alumni in recognition of achievements and contributions to their profession, service to their community and loyalty to their alma mater. We are excited to share that Msgr. Robert Brugger '60, Tom Guelcher '57 & Joe Kloecker '70 were among the four honorees awarded that evening. Congratulations gentlemen! We, too, are proud to have you as alumni of our school. #RollRamblers #Alumni

TOMORROW, Cathedral Prep boys soccer and McDowell team up to host the annual "Kickin' It For Cancer" game at Gus Anderson Field. JVs begin at 6:00 p.m., with the Varsity to follow. This year, the game is celebrating and honoring Ryan Switkowski. To learn more about Ryan's story, please read below. We look forward to seeing everyone at Gus Anderson Field TOMORROW to support Ryan and the Ramblers! Ryan’s story from his mother: “Ryan was diagnosed with stage-4 neuroblastoma on July 13, 2022. He has since gone through many chemo treatments, a 12-13-hour surgery to remove his primary tumor, two stem cell transplants with his dose chemo, and now he is going into his sixth round of chemo with immunotherapy. He is a happy, energetic kiddo, who is excited about going to kindergarten. Ryan loves making YouTube videos with his older brothers, Logan and Ethan. He loves playing outside and digging in the dirt. He is a sweetheart and loves to try and make people laugh. When going on walks, Ryan will always stop to smell the flowers and pick some for everyone. Ryan will still need to undergo radiation and will have scans following his fifth round of chemo/immunotherapy.” #KickinItForCancer ⚽

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, October 10: • Congratulations to Anna Poranski ‘24. She claimed the District 10 AA Singles title 6-4, 6-1, over Grove City’s Macy Matson. With her victory, she is now headed to Hershey for the state tournament. She has now won back-to-back tiles, and her victory made it the fifth year in a row that a Victor/Rambler took the girls singles tournament. Congratulations, Anna! 🎾🏆 • Boys soccer swept Erie High. Varsity defeated the Royals, 2-1, in overtime. Dylan Danch had the game winner on a nice cross from Jake Haugh. Noah Handzel added the other goal on an assist from Danch. JVs picked up a 3-0 shutout. Pau Barea Solves scored a pair of goals, while Michael McDonald also scored. Arayan Noticewala earned the shutout. ⚽

We want to send a special thank you to Mercyhurst University for being a Ruby Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP 🍀

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Varsity football picked up a huge win on Homecoming Weekend, besting Benedictine (OH), 55-7. Dajoure Hollingsworth finished the day with five touchdowns (four rushing and one receiving) and 147 yards on the ground. Wakeem Page had a rushing touchdown and a blocked punt returned for a score. Carter Barnes also had a rushing touchdown. JVs also defeated the Bengals, 32-28. 🏈 • Girls cross country took part in the Manhattan College Cross Country Invitational. Varsity won their race. Anne-Catherine Brown led the way with a 3rd place finish. Sarah Clark finished 8th. Allison Bender took 11th, while Lauren Raimy took 17th and Rue Burkett took 19th. Sarah Teed finished 29th and Helen-Ann McCormick took 31st. JV placed 2nd in their racee. Grace Barrett was 6th overall. Fina Bannister finished 8th, Caitlin Dugan was 12th, Colby Lester was 19th and Clare DiGiacomo placed 27th. The Ramblers can wrap up a Region crown Tuesday versus McDowell. 👟 • Boys cross country took part in the Manahattan College Cross Country Invitational and Harbor Creek’s Dirty Dawg Invitational. At the Manhattan Invite, Luke Brown was the champion of his race by 15 seconds. The Ramblers placed 6th in the Dirty Dawg Invite. James Burkett was an individual medalist and the top finisher for the Ramblers with his 8th place finish. Noah Lata, Ashton Sharma, Jeremai Pruzenski, Hank Partridge and Nick Kupniewski rounded out the lineup. 👟 • The District 10 girls singles tennis tournament to decide who plays in today’s final took place over the weekend. Sophia Glance and Anne Marie Prichard picked up victories in the first round, while Anna Poranski had a bye. All three would pick up victories in the second round and quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Glance fell to Grove City’s Macy Matson. Poranski took on Prichard and picked up a straight set victory. She will look to defend her title against Matson at 2:00 p.m. at Westwood. 🎾

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, October 3: • Girls volleyball swept Northwestern. Varsity shutout the Wildcats, 3-0. Cecelia Campbell had 27 assists and eight digs. Nikole McLallen had 12 kills and seven digs. Hailey Sliker had 10 digs. Kaylin Laird finished with 11 kills, while Olivia Hutchinson added seven kills. JVs won 2-0. 🏐 • Girls varsity soccer fell in their Region bout against General McLane, 5-3. Olivia Dixon had a hat trick for the Ramblers. ⚽

Congratulations to Owen Callaghan ‘23. He has verbally committed to continue his lacrosse career on scholarship at Division II Walsh University. He has been recruited as a midfielder the Cavaliers. “I chose Walsh because I fell in love with the school the moment I stepped on campus. Going to Prep and playing under Coach Smykowkski has truly been one of the greatest experiences of my life. The school and team has molded me into the student, athlete and young man I am today.” #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🥍

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Congratulations to the boys golf team! They captured the District 10 AAA team championship, their sixth in seven years, earlier today at The Country Club of Meadville. The Ramblers took the crown by 35 strokes over McDowell. Breckin Taylor led the way with an even-par 72. Trey Thompson had a 77, followed by Matt Costa with an 80. A day after winning the team championship, a Rambler also took the individual championship. Taylor also won the D-10 AAA Individual tournament at The Country Club of Meadville. He took the title by seven strokes over Erie High’s Kyle Westfall. This victory marked Breckin’s second individual D-10 title. 🏆⛳ • All three football teams were in action over the weekend. Varsity rolled over McDowell with a 41-0 victory. Camariyon Bridges had four catches for 75 yards and three touchdowns. Wakeem Page made seven grabs for 116 yards. Suhtaun Lewis rushed 15 times for 109 yards and a score. Luke Costello was 13-28 for 213 yards and three touchdowns. Cole Constable also added two field goals. JVs fell to the Trojans, 50-8, while freshmen football fell to Clarkson North (ON), 32-7. 🏈 • Girls cross country took part in the McQuaid Invitational and had a big. They placed 3rd in the premiere race, right behind powerhouses Bethlehem Central (NY) and Cicero-North Syracuse (NY). Sarah Clark finished in 9th overall. Anne-Catherine Brown was 16th while Allison Bender and Lauren Raimy finished 31st and 32nd, respectively. Rue Burkett took 35th, while Sarah Teed and Helen Ann McCormick also competed. In the girls JV race, Grace Barrett and Fina Bannister placed first and second overall, respectively. 👟 • Boys cross country also took part in the McQuaid Invitational. In the boys premiere race, Luke Brown finished 6th overall, posting the 6th fastest time of the day in all varsity races. The Ramblers also had a solid showing in the regular varsity race. James Burkett placed 48th overall. 👟 • Boys water polo hosted the Erie Challenge, splitting their games. They fell to Wisshockon (10-7), before defeating Pennridge (11-4). Aidan Levis and Callum Snider-Mills each finished with seven goals. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also hosted the Erie Challenge. The Ramblers fell to Wisshickon (14-8) and Pennridge (11-2). Emily Consiglio led the way with four goals. Mia Shaughnessy finished with a hat trick, while McKenzie DiPlacido scored a pair. 🤽‍♀️ • Boys varsity soccer dropped their first match of the season, falling to Lake Catholic (OH), 2-1. Kwame Anim-Somuah had the lone goal for the Ramblers. ⚽ • Girls golf also took part in the D-10 tournaments. AnnaMarie Zinram led the Ramblers with a 7th place finish in the AA bracket of the individual tournament. ⛳ • LATE THURSDAY SCORES: Girls tennis lost their first Region match of the season, dropping a 3-2 decision at Fairview.🎾 Girls water polo defeated Fairview, 14-2. Mia Shaughnessy led the way with four goals. Emily Consiglio and McKenzie DiPlacido each had a hat trick. Maria Costa finished with a pair of goals, while Megan Cardella and Alexis Ferrare also scored. Jillian Heinrich made 14 saves in net. 🤽‍♀️ Girls soccer picked up a big Region win over Fort LeBoeuf, 2-1. Olivia Dixon and Callie Cacchione scored for the Ramblers. ⚽ Girls volleyball split their doubleheader with Hickory. Varsity fell to the Hornets, 3-0, while JVs picked up a 2-0 win. 🏐

It's GAMEDAY!! Our seniors were up bright an early this morning for "Senior Sunrise" at the Hagerty Family Events Center. They enjoyed some doughnuts, class bonding and learned who is on Homecoming Court! What a great way to start the day! #SeniorSunrise ☀🍩

AFJROTC cadets held their first ever Fitness Day at the Hagerty Family Events Center yesterday. They completed various exercises, including pull-ups, sit-ups and running a mile. This supports the wellness and fitness portion of the curriculum. #AFJROTC #Fitness

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, September 28: • Girls tennis continued to roll in the Region with a 5-0 victory over Erie High. Anna Poranski, Annie Prichard and Sophia Glance won in singles in straight sets. The tandems of Margaret Prichard/Finleigh Handzel and Gianna Mirarchi/Laura Hetrick did the same in doubles. The Ramblers have a big matchup today at Fairview! 🎾 • Boys varsity soccer picked up a big 8-0 Region win over Meadville. Noah Handzel scored four goals to lead the way. Dylan Danch, Reece Johnson, Max Johnson and Andrew DiSanza all found the mesh as well. Ethan Baker got the shutout in goal. ⚽ • Varsity hockey defeated Neshannock by a 4-2 score. Brayden Sprickman, Nico Vavala, Liam Waid and Ethan Cunningham all scored. Tanner Ball had a great showing in net. 🏒

Congratulations to Ethan Klan '23. He has committed to play lacrosse at the next level at Division III Hartwick College. He was recruited to play long stick midfielder. "I chose Hartwick because of the welcoming atmosphere. I can’t thank Coach Smy enough for the drive he instills in me to not give up on the field or in the classroom. Prep has made me a better student. I want to thank all the teachers who have encouraged me to be a better person" #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🥍

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, September 27: • Girls soccer faced off against Mercyhurst Prep in a doubleheader. Varsity picked up a big 3-0 shutout victory over the Lakers. Goals came from Callie Cacchione, Moira Thunell and Alexa Tojaga. Addie Stark grabbed the win in net. Special congratulations to head coach Peter Wagner, who earned the 100th win of his career. JVs battled to a 0-0 tie. ⚽ • Boys water polo fell to North Allegheny, 17-9. Callum Snider-Mills led the way with four goals, while Mitch Bradford finished with a hat trick. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also took on North Allegheny, falling to the Tigers, 11-4. Emily Consiglio led the Ramblers with a pair of goals. 🤽‍♀️ • Girls volleyball split their doubleheader against Grove City. Varsity battled to five sets, but fell to the Eagles, 3-2. JVs picked up a 2-1 victory. 🏐

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, September 26: • Girls volleyball was swept by McDowell. Varsity fell to the Trojans, 3-2, while the JVs fell 2-0. 🏐 • In a downpour, JV football downed St. Francis, 30-8. Charbel Latouf topped 125 yards rushing and scored a pair of touchdowns. Ty Williams had a 65-yard TD run, while Montay Hollingsworth had a run for a score. 🏈

The latest issue of Faith Magazine is now available!. The October 2022 issue features our very own President Kevin Smith! Learn more about him and the exciting times that lie ahead for our school under his leadership! #Prep #Family ✝ https://catholicmagazines.org/magazine.../faith-erie/er1022

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Boys Water Polo finished 3-2 on the weekend at the Beast of the East tournament. The Ramblers picked up victories over Central York (11-6), Upper Dublin (10-9) and Souderton (15-10). They initially fell to LaSalle (11-6), before closing out the weekend with a loss to Penn Charter (14-10) in the flight championship. Aidan Levis finished the weekend with 14 goals. Mitch Bradford added 11, while Callum Snider-Mills finished with 10. Anthony Firisina totaled six goals, while Colin Troutman had two. Hewson Morphy made 43 saves in four games, while Dan Kubiak made eight saves in his first varsity start against Central York. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also took part in the Beast of the East, finished 1-2-1. Their lone victory came over Hill School, 13-6. They fell to Upper Arlington (8-1) and Episcopal Academy (9-8). They tied Central York, 4-4. Mia Shaughnessy led the way with 11 goals on the weekend. Emily Consiglio had seven, while McKenzie Diplacido finished with five. Brianne Ryan finished with a pair, and Maria Costa scored as well. Jillian Heinrich finished the weekend with 43 saves in goal. 🤽‍♀️ • Football went 0-2 over the weekend. Varsity fell to St. Francis (NY) in a close one, 28-26. Luke Costello threw for two touchdowns, one to Camariyon Bridges (70 yards) and one to Wakeem Page (91 yards). Suhtaun Lewis finished with 158 yards and scored one on the ground. Cole Constable hit two field goals to extend his record to 21 career field goals. Freshmen football fell to St. Ignatius (OH), 34-28. 🏈 • Boys varsity soccer took park in the NXT LVL Invitational in Albany, NY. The Ramblers finished 2-0 on the weekend. Their first win was a 4-0 shutout over Trinity Pawling. Noah Handzel had a pair of goals. Andrew DiSanza and Dylan Danch also found the net. Ethan Baker got the shutout in goal. They then defeated the 15th ranked boys soccer team in the country, Shenendehowa HS, 2-1. Reece Johnson and Vincent Padalino scored for the Ramblers. ⚽ • Girls cross country finished fifth in the PIAA Foundation Meet. Sarah Clark placed 9th overall. Anne-Catherine Brown finished 15th. Rue Burkett took 37th, while Lauren Raimy finished 52nd. Sarah Teed took 63rd, while Helen Ann McCormick and Grace Barrett finished 73rd and 84th, respectively. 👟 • Prep hockey beat Bayard Rustin, 8-2. Joey Walter and Logan Taylor each scored twice. Vinny Scalise, Liam Waid, Tucker Kinnear and Ethan Cunningham also scored. Ian Brown and Tanner Ball shared the work in net. 🏒 • Boys golf finished 3rd in the St. Ed’s Invitational. Breckin Taylor was the individual champion with a 68 (-4). ⛳ • Boys cross country finished 21st at the PIAA Foundation Meet. Luke Brown finished 11th overall for the Ramblers. 👟 • Girls tennis picked up a 4-1 victory over McDowell. Annie Prichard and Sophia Glance won in singles. In doubles, the tandems Margaret Prichard/Finleigh Handzel and Lilli Beuchert/Sofia Falvo were victorious. 🎾

We want to send a special thank you to Gannon University for being a Ruby Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP ⚔

The Ramblers continued their winning ways last week with a big victory over Solon (OH). Now, they hit the road looking to extend their winning streak to four. They are set to take on a tough opponent in St. Francis (NY). Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at the Gacioch Athletic Complex. Directions can be found at https://www.google.com/maps/dir/42.1128785,-80.0870045/4129+Lake+Shore+Rd,+Hamburg,+NY+14075/@42.4779773,-79.9989065,9z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m1!4e1!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d31a9449e6e759:0x1826be17d1afe363!2m2!1d-78.8641408!2d42.7704872 . Though we will not be livestreaming the game, you can still catch all the action on WNY Athletics! Visit https://wnyathletics.com/broadcast/football-cathedralprep-stfrancis to watch. You can also listen to the game on Jet Radio 1400 AM on the iHeart Radio app or online at https://www.iheart.com/live/wjet-am-1400-8290/. We hope you can tune in and cheer on the Ramblers from wherever you call home! #RollRamblers 🏈