Cathedral Preparatory School

It is hard to believe that we are a little over THREE WEEKS away from Legacy Gala 2025: "Rambling Roses!” We want to send a very special thank you to our Rose sponsors: Allburn Florist, Finish Thompson, Inc., Frontier General Contracting, Inc., Printing Concepts, and Welders Supply. Thank you for your support! #LegacyGala2025 🌹

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 14: • Varsity hockey picked up a 5-2 victory over Bishop McCort. Tucker Kinnear had a hat trick. Chris Bruschi and Ethan Cunningham also scored. Cunningham had a pair of assists, while Bruschi, Charlie McBrier, Ian Brown, and Nick Pugne also had assists. Brown made 24 saves in net. 🏒

On their retreat in the fall, the freshmen class selected their class saint to be Saint Michael the Archangel. Andrea Garnica-Navarrete ’28 recently completed the portrait for the class, which will be hung in the Salata Technology & Innovation Center along with the other class saints. Saint Michael the Archangel, please pray for the Class of 2028. #Classof2028 #ClassSaint ✝

Cathedral Prep Track & Field is seeking a qualified individual or individuals to coach the throwing events. Candidates should have experience either as an athlete or coach in the throwing events (shot put, discus, javelin). Interested candidates should contact Head Coach Therese Brown at therese.d.brown@gmail.com. #RollRamblers 👟

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

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, January 13: • Girls swimming & diving defeated Mercyhurst Prep, 107-17. Maria Costa won four events. Ellie Natemeier was a triple winner, while Aubrey Bender, Grace McCormick, and Kendal Johnston each won two events. Ange Terrizzi won the diving competition. 🏊‍♀️ • Boys swimming & diving made it a sweep of the Lakers with an 82-4 victory. JD Cullen and Thomas Fortin were triple winners. Andrew Dutchcot, Josh Bartlett, Jack Raimy, and Adam Clark each won a pair of events. 🏊‍♂️ • Girls JV basketball picked up a victory over McDowell, 36-27. Alyssa VanDamia led the way with 10 points. Jasmine Woodard added seven points, while Kendyll Steves had six points. 🏀 • Boys freshmen basketball fell to Erie High, 42-34. Eli Elwell led the way with 14 points. Matthew Nedreski finished with eight points. 🏀

Villa Maria Cathedral Preparatory Catholic School System (VMCPCSS) is committed to understanding and living by Catholic core values and the Gospel truth. VMCPCSS, including Cathedral Preparatory School and Mother Teresa Academy, is seeking an experienced and motivated professional for the position of Director of Constituent Engagement & Special Events. Using a collaborative approach with the Vice President of Advancement, the Director of Constituent Engagement & Special Events will develop, maintain, and cultivate relationships with alumni, donors, and friends of the schools to enhance solicitation strategies for prospects, develop stewardship strategies, and continue building the pipeline of new prospects from outside the school’s existing database through strategic outreach. To learn more about the position and apply, visit www.cathedralprep.com/jobs. #Prep #JoinOurFamily

AJFORTC had the privilege of presenting the colors at this weekend’s wild card game between the Buffalo Bills and Denver Broncos. This was a truly amazing opportunity for our cadets, and we are very proud of them! Click the link below to hear from some of our cadets and M.Sgt. Sambuchino as they prepared for the game. #Prep https://www.erienewsnow.com/clip/15499623/just-south-of-buffalo-cathedral-prep-rotc

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Wrestling went on the road and won the Cliff Keen division title at the Virginia Duals. They won their opening round matchup against Gloucester (VA), 69-3. Kamdyn Borrero (126), Andrew Gammon (144), Gabe Dorman (150), Jaden Crockett (157), Brandon Byrd (165), and Sam Harrington (190) won by fall. Keagan Oler (138) and Amir Johnson (132) won by technical fall, while Mason Gregor (106) and Bo Martucci (175) won by major decision. Davion Edmond (120) won by decision, while Omar Arrington (215) and Max Spaulding (285) won by forfeit. They would win their second-round matchup against Westfield (VA), 70-3. Gregor, Aiden Carter (113), Edmond, Borrero, Gammon, Dorman, Corey Kowalski (215), and Spaulding won by fall. Bode Terry (157) and Harrington won by technical fall, while Oler, Crockett, and Byrd won by major decision. They defeated Grundy in the semifinals, 56-11. Borrero, Dorman, and Spaulding won by fall. Oler and Edmond won by technical fall. Gregor picked up a major decision, while Gammon and Harrington won by decision. Carter, Byrd, and Martucci won by forfeit. They would close out with a 45-28 victory over Great Bridge (VA) in the championship match. Borrero, Johnson, Oler, Dorman, and Byrd all won by fall. Edmond, Gammon, and Harrington won by technical fall. 🤼‍♂️ • Girls swimming and diving captured the North East Invitational for the 10th consecutive win at the event. The 200 medley relay of Maria Costa, Jaslene Cage, Ellie Natemeier, and Kendal Johnston took first. Costa won the 200 IM, while Cage finished second. Johnston won the 50 free. Natemeier took second in the 100 fly. Johnston won the 100 free. Natemeier won the 500 free. The 200 free relay of Costa, Aubrey Bender, Johnston, and Cage finished first. Costa won the 100 back, while Chloe Borrero finished second. Cage won the 100 breastroke, while Brianne Ryan finished third. The 400 free relay of Borrero, Ryan, Bender, and Natemeier took second. Costa was named Swimmer of the Meet. 🏊‍♀️ • Boys varsity basketball hosted the Burger King Classic. The Ramblers won their opening matchup over Aliquippa, 54-46. Nando Mirarchi had 23 points to lead all scorers. He also went 17-18 from the line, both Classic records. They would fall to Archbishop Wood in the championship game, 63-62. The Vikings hit a go-ahead three-pointer with under one second remaining to win. Mirarchi once again led Prep with 32 points. 🏀 • Girls varsity basketball fell to Laurel School (OH), 61-48. Addie Biel led the way with 25 points and 12 rebounds. Seana Thrower finished with 14 points and four assists. 🏀

Students enrolled in MedPath are exposed to in depth career exploration through coursework, guest speakers, field trips, and shadowing opportunities. Our students have had the amazing opportunity to shadow different doctors in our area. Hear from Joseph Ott ’26 on his experience! “During my visit with Dr. Kocan, I learned a ton about what is like in a day of the life of a radiologist. Dr. Kocan specializes is neuroradiology. Throughout my day, I learned about reading neuro x-rays, CT scans, CAT scans, and MRI scans. Dr. Kocan showed me different things to look for in a scan. He also told me that radiologists do procedures which I did not know. I was able to sit in on a Lumbar Myelogram, which was amazing to watch! Overall, my experience was outstanding!” #MedPath ⚕

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, January 9: • Girls swimming and diving picked up a 112-67 win over Warren. Maria Costa and Jaslene Cage each won four events. Aubrey Bender and Kendal Johnston were triple winners. Brianne Ryan and Ellie Natemeier each won a pair of events. 🏊‍♀️ • Boys swimming and diving made it a sweep with their 134-26 win over the Dragons. Jack Raimy won three events. Callum Snider-Mills, Colin Troutman, Andrew Dutchcot, Adam Clark, and Ben Camera each won two events. Ed Terrizzi won the diving competition. 🏊‍♂️

After three seasons at the helm, Mike Krahe '00 is stepping down as Prep's head football coach. Krahe posted a 22-11 record and took the Ramblers to a pair of trips to the PIAA quarterfinals. "I want to express my deepest gratitude to the players and parents for the trust, support, and commitment you’ve shown throughout my tenure," Krahe said. "It has been an honor to be part of this program and to watch the growth of these young men, both on and off the field." Vice President of Athletics Bill Flanagan '87 said, "We are thankful and appreciative of the work Mike has put into this program over the last three years. He was extremely passionate and dedicated to the young men he interacted with each day." A search for a new head football coach will begin immediately. Interested applicants should apply to Bill Flanagan at bill.flanagan@cathedralprep.com. #Prep 🏈

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 8: • Wrestling rolled to a 57-9 win over North East. Andrew Gammon (145), Gabe Dorman (152), Brandon Byrd (172), Sam Harrington (189), and Max Spaulding (285) won by fall. Keagan Oler (139) and Jaden Crockett (160) won by technical fall. The win was the 100th of Oler’s career. Kamdyn Borrero (127) won by major decision, while Aiden Carter (114) and Bo Martucci (215) picked up decisions. Mason Gregor (107) won by forfeit. 🤼‍♂️ • Boys varsity basketball fell to McDowell in a three-overtime thriller, 82-76. Michael Thompson led the way with 21 points. Cormac Thunell and Nando Mirarchi each had 15 points. JV also dropped their matchup against the Trojans, 50-37. Elijah Roberson had 10 points, while Marco Pfister finished with seven. Boys freshmen basketball picked up a victory over Oil City, 52-32. Matthew Nedreski led the way with 16 points, while Connor Euston had 10 points. 🏀 • Indoor track competed in their first NEOITC meet of the season. Tamaria Knight took eighth in the 60. Fina Bannister took second in the 400. Anne-Catherine Brown took third in the 800, while Sophie Becker took fifth. Sarah Teed took ninth. Brown took second in the 1600, while Allison Bender took third. Zita Schiedel won the 3200. The 4x400 relay took second, while the 4x800 relay took first. On the boys side, Taijoun Williams took eighth in the 60. Devin Easter finished seventh in the 200, while Williams took ninth. Roman Hamm took fifth in the 400, while Declan Toohey took eighth. In the 800, Nick Kupniewski finished sixth. Will English took eighth. The 4x200 relay took fourth. The 4x400 relay finished sixth, while the 4x800 relay took fifth. Gavin Easter took third in the long jump. 👟 • Bowling picked up a 22-5-5.5 win over Mercyhurst Prep. Ava Hensler led the way with a high game of 204 and high series of 569. Hensler, Elda Hadad, and Tamara Bell held their opponents scoreless with four-point sweeps. 🎳

We invite you to please join us for Legacy Gala 2025: “Rambling Roses” on Saturday, February 8 at the Bayfront Convention Center. Tickets will be on available soon. We are proud to honor Libby Felix Waltman '03VMA, Jim Rutkowski Jr. '79, and the Don '49 & Mary Ann Fessler Family—the first family to ever receive this prestigious honor—by inducting them into the President’s Hall of Fame. This year’s Legacy Gala is brought to you by Industrial Sales & Manufacturing, Inc. Thank you for your support and dedication to Catholic excellence! See you there! #LegacyGala2025 🌹

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 7: • Varsity hockey fell to Armstrong, 4-3. Chris Bruschi, Hyatt Hetz, and Ethan Cunningham scored goals for the Ramblers. Tucker Kinnear had two assists, while Hetz also had an assist. Ian Brown made 20 saves in net. 🏒

AFJROTC held a ceremony for their change in command today. The full corps, along with our eighth-grade cadets from Mother Teresa Academy, gathered in the Cathedral Prep gymnasium to witness the changing of the guard. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Clark Brown ’26 assumed command of the squadron from Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Reitz ’25. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Clark Brown ’26 is now corps commander, PA-931. Also, Cadet Major Finn Patterson ’26 is now deputy corps commander, PA-931 while Cadet Major Benedict Mizner ’25 is now past deputy commander, PA-931. Congratulations to our cadets! #Prep #AFJROTC

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, January 6: • Girls varsity basketball rolled to a 42-16 victory over Fort LeBoeuf. Addie Biel led the way with 16 points. Natalie Spano had seven points. 🏀 • Boys freshmen basketball picked up a victory over Hickory, 34-24. Matthew Nedreski led the Ramblers with 13 points. 🏀

Congratulations to Sarah Teed ’25. She has committed to run cross country and track & field next season at Division I Loyola University Maryland. Teed helped lead Prep to state championships in cross country in 2022 and 2024, as well as a runner-up placement in 2023. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 👟

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Boys varsity and JV basketball picked up a pair of sweeps over the weekend. They began with a sweep of Girard on Friday. Varsity defeated the Yellow Jackets, 71-27. Max Wallace had 13 points and nine rebounds. Cormac Thunell also added 13 points. Nando Mirarchi had 11, while Ahmari Horton finished with 10. JV won their matchup, 47-38. Demario Smith had 10 to lead the Ramblers, while Marco Pfister finished with nine. Varsity would then defeat North East on Saturday, 59-47. Michael Thompson had 18 points. Mirarchi had 16, while Ahmari Horton added 10 points. JV also defeated the Grape Pickers, 60-54. Pfister had 19 points, while Smith finished with 17. Max Santillan chipped in 10. Boys freshmen fell to St. Ignatius (OH), 55-25. Connor Euston and Eli Elwell each scored seven to lead the way. 🏀 • Girls basketball swept Frewsburg (NY). Varsity defeated the Bears, 52-40. The Ramblers were led in the scoring column by Natalie Spano with 20 points. Addie Biel had 11 points, while Seana Thrower finished with 10. JV rolled in their matchup behind 20 points from Allie Adams. Jasmine Woodard finished with eight, while Alyssa VanDamia had seven points. 🏀 • Boys swimming and diving picked up a victory over St. Ed’s (OH), 113-67. Andrew Dutchcot and Colin Troutman each won four events. Jack Raimy and Matt Hinman were double winners. 🏊‍♂️ • Girls swimming and diving fell to Hathaway Brown (OH), 98-77. Maria Costa and Jaslene Cage were double winners. 🏊‍♀️ • Wrestling won the Pin City Tournament at Perry High School (OH). Davion Edmond (120), Kamdyn Borrero (126), Keagan Oler (132), Gabe Dorman (144), Jaden Crockett (157), Brandon Byrd (165), and Bo Martucci (175) won their respective classes. Aiden Carter (113), Amir Johnson (126), and Andrew Gammon (138) finished second. Sam Harrington (190), Corey Kowalski (215), and Max Spaulding (285) took third. 🤼‍♂️ • Competitive cheer competed in the District 10 Championship at McDowell. The Ramblers earned a second-place finish. They hit a zero-deduction routine for the first time in program history set another program record with their score. 📣

Congratulations to Emily Dudenhoeffer ’25. She has committed to play softball next season at Saint Vincent College. Dudenhoeffer helped the Ramblers to their second straight District 10 title a season ago and to a 16-7 record. A key player both offensively and defensively, she projects as a utility player at the next level. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🥎