We invite you to please join us for Legacy Gala 2024: “Igniting Excellence” on Saturday, March 16 at the Bayfront Convention Center. Tickets will be on sale soon. This year’s theme honors those who ignite the fire of excellence within our students and community, and Bridget (Power) Barber ’70VMA and Joseph E. Kloecker ’70 will be inducted into the President’s Hall of Fame during the event.
This year’s Legacy Gala is brought to you by Finish Thompson, Inc. Thank you for your support and dedication to Catholic excellence!
See you there! #LegacyGala2024 🔥
As we close out Catholic Schools Week, students enjoyed a spirit dress down. More importantly, they enjoyed some time in Adoration as a reminder that Christ is ultimately our focus. #Prep #Faith #CSW2024 ✝️
Congratulations to Xavier Goshay ’24. He will play college football next season at PennWest Edinboro. Xavier projects to play on the defensive line at the next level for the Fighting Scots. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏈
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, February 1:
• Congratulations to the Wrestling team! They captured the District 10 AAA championship over Hickory, 48-19, to go back-to-back. They began the night with a 57-12 win over McDowell in the semifinal. Gabe Dorman (145), Max Spaulding (215), Omar Arrington (285), Will English (114), Amir Johnson (121), and Keagan Oler (127) all scored falls. Bo Martucci (160) won by technical fall, while Aiden Carter (107) scored a major decision. In the championship match, Brandon Byrd (152), Martucci (160), Corey Kowalski (189), Spaulding (215), Arrington (285), and Dorman (145) had pins. Carter (107) scored another major decision, while Oler (127) scored a decision. Congratulations to Coach Hahesy and the team! They are headed back to Hershey! 🏆🤼♂️🍫
• Girls swimming & diving picked up a 112-35 win over Erie High on senior night. Josie Dufala, Jaslene Cage and Maria Costa were triple winners. Ellie Natemeier and Aubrey Bender each won a pair of events. Angeline Terrrizzi took the diving competition. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming & diving also were victorious over the Royals, 104-25. Evan Calvert was a triple winner. Owen Carson, Matt Hinman, Colin Troutman, Drew Brown and Ben Camera all won two events apiece. 🏊♂️
• Indoor track competed in their third NEOITC Conference meet at Spire Institute. David Adams-Prince took third in the high jump. The boys 4x800 relay of Hank Partridge, Roman Hamm, Ashton Sharma and Nick Kupniewski took third. The girls 4x800 relay of Sarah Teed, Lauren Raimy, Caitlin Dugan and Allison Bender also took third. Anne-Catherine Brown took first in the 1600, while Bender finished third. Raimy won the 800, while Reagan Johnston took third. Our six seniors were also honored last night! 👟
• Varsity hockey fell to Seneca Valley, 5-3. Vinnie Scalise, Rylan Sorge, and Braydan McGarry scored for the Ramblers. Tanner Ball had 32 saves in net. 🏒
We want to send a special thank you to Catrabone, Catrabone, & Associates for being a ruby member of our Business Alliance Program! Thank you for your support! #Prep #BAP 💲
Kelly Johnston, DVM led an inspiring and dynamic presentation about her workday, recent patient cases, veterinarian school, and gave great advice for MedPath students on what they should be accomplishing in high school. She brought along specimens, vet tools, pictures from surgeries, and of course, adorable shots of many fuzzy companion animals. Dr. Johnston is a large animal and companion animal veterinarian based in Saegertown, PA. #Prep #MedPath
Students in Mr. Markley’s Chemistry classes participated in their Verification of the Law of the Conservation of Mass lab yesterday. Students were tasked with measuring the mass of a reactant and a product. #Prep #Chemistry 🧪
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, January 31:
• Bowling picked up the season sweep over Erie High with their 20-8 victory. Emalie Thomas had the high game of 178, while Ava Hensler had the high series of 458. 🎳
• Girls basketball was swept by Olmstead Falls (OH). Varsity fell to the Bulldogs, 56-46. Lena Walz led the Ramblers with 16 points. Addie Biel finished with 12 points, while Jayden McBride finished with 10. JVs dropped their matchup, 41-36. Jessica Beveridge led the way with 13 points. 🏀
Today, some of our AFJROTC cadets took a trip to visit our little brothers and sisters at Mother Teresa Academy! They presented a flag etiquette and military drill lesson to the first, second, third and fourth graders. It was a great day! #Prep #MTA #AFJROTC
Last week, students in Dr. McLaughlin’s Latin III and IV classes celebrated a Latin Mass (Novus Ordo) in Saint Peter Cathedral’s Crypt with Gannon University Chaplain Fr. Michael Kesicki. Each student contributed by responding or leading Mass parts in Latin. Students also learned about the bishops of Erie who are buried in the Crypt. #Prep #Latin
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 30:
• Varsity hockey fell to Pine-Richland, 5-1. Hyatt Hetz scored the lone goal for the Ramblers. 🏒
• Freshmen boys basketball picked up a big win over Erie High, 42-34. In a balanced scoring effort, Tyion Gillespie led the way with 10 points. Brady Sambuchino, Frank Thomas and Chris Kim all finished with eight. 🏀
Today, we celebrated our favorite holidays on campus! Students and staff were able to dress in their favorite holiday attire. Students made Valentine’s Day cards for those in nursing homes in our community and enjoyed Valentine’s Day cookies. This afternoon, our dancers shared their favorite holiday by showcasing their Christmas dance, which followed by a Just Dance competition between the grade levels with the juniors coming out on top! #Prep #CSW2024 💘🎄🎃🦃🍀🐰🎆
We have several available coaching vacancies! We are in search of a new head coach for our boys & girls volleyball teams. We are also looking for assistant track & field coaches for the shot put/discuss and long jump/triple jump. Anyone interested should contact VP of Athletics Bill Flanagan at bill.flanagan@cathedralprep.com. #RollRamblers 🏐👟
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, January 29:
• Girls basketball swept Fairview. In the varsity matchup, defense was a deciding factor for the Ramblers. They had a 42-7 lead after three quarters over the Tigers and went on to pick up a 53-17 Region victory. Lena Walz led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points. Addie Biel added 13 points. JVs also picked up a win, 40-30. Mady Brzezinski led the way with 13 points. 🏀
Congratulations to Tyler Chermack ’24. He has committed to play soccer next season at Seton Hill University. This past season, Tyler posted 12 shutouts in net, as the Ramblers went 19-3-1 overall. He was even better in the playoffs, helping the team capture a state title. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete ⚽
What better way to kick off Catholic Schools Week than playing some bingo! Students had the opportunity to start the week off in some comfortable clothes for “pajama pants” day and win prizes during their lunches with bingo! #Prep #CSW2024
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Wrestling took first place at the Brooke Classic in West Virginia. Keegan Oler finished first at 126. Aiden Carter (106), Gabe Dorman (144) and Jaden Crockett (165) all placed second. Will English (113), Amir Johnson (120), Andrew Gammon (132), Bo Martucci (157) and Corey Kowalski (190) all took third. 🤼♂️
• Indoor track had a big day at the Ohio Preview Invitational at Spire Institute. Lauren Raimy broke the school record in the 1600m that was set by Claire Brown in 2016. She ran a 5:03:16, which was good for third place overall. Ann-Cathedral Brown ran a 5:14.72, which placed her 12th overall and qualified her for states. Raimy finished third in the 800m with a state qualifying time of 2:19.05. Fina Bannister finished fifth with her time of 2:21.90, while Reagan Johnston finished seventh with her time of 2:21.90. 👟
• Boys basketball finished 1-2 on the weekend. Varsity dropped their Region matchup to Erie High, 86-78. Nando Mirarchi led the way with 25 points. Amaree Pickens finished with 19, while Spencer Kanne added 12. JVs fell to the Royals, 68-37. Freshmen defeated Elk County Catholic, 46-31. 🏀
(Track photo courtesy of Jim Teed)
Members of our girls basketball and girls soccer teams were out in the community yesterday making a difference! They spent their day volunteering at a bowling event held by Special Olympics Pennsylvania and the Elks Lodge Free Throw Competition at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Great job, girls! #Prep #Service #Community
Congratulations to Camryn Chimera ’24. She has committed to play softball next year at John Carroll University. Last season, she hit four homeruns, scored 18 runs, and drove in 20 runs. She projects to play as a first baseman in college. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🥎
Ashley (Lasky) Ramp, PharmD ’06VMA spoke to MedPath students today for their “Lunch & Learn” series. She spoke about her experience in pharmacy school, artificial intelligence in the medical field, and what it was like growing up as the child of an Asian-American immigrant in Erie. Ashley is the Director of Pharmacy at Children's Hospital Colorado. #Prep #Villa #Alumni #MedPath ⚕
