Cathedral Preparatory School

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, October 28: • Girls soccer advanced to the D-10 Championship with a 1-0 victory over General McLane. Jordyn DiRaimo had the game-winner, while Haley Stadler had the assist. Jordan Senz secured the shutout in goal. ⚽ • Boys soccer also advanced to the D-10 Championship with a 5-3 victory in their semifinal matchup against North East. Ethan Cain and Esteban Millet each scored two goals, while Carter Budacki also scored. ⚽ • PLAYOFFS TONIGHT: Girls volleyball is set to take on Cochranton in the D-10 semifinals tonight. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. at Fort LeBoeuf High School. Tickets are only available online at https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. 🏐 (Girls soccer photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)

Last Thursday, AFJROTC cadets travelled to Meadville Airport to fly with the Civil Air Patrol. Each cadet had 45 minutes of flight time, and one cadet on each of the four flights got the chance to pilot the aircraft for about 20 minutes. It was a great day to see the fall foliage, and an awesome introduction to flight for the motivated AFJROTC cadets! #Prep ✈

We would like to thank everyone who attended Open House yesterday! Were you unable to make it? No problem! Call our enrollment management team to schedule a shadow visit! For more information, visit www.cathedralprep.com/shadow. Also, don't forget that this Saturday, November 2, is the Entrance Exam for all eighth-grade students! We hope to see you soon! #JoinOurFamily 🔵🟠⚫

National Art Honor Society participated in an afternoon of pumpkin carving and painting last Thursday. Students brought in their pumpkins and worked for hours creating artistic designs and carvings. They also had fun listening to Halloween music and enjoying some tasty treats. Students also spent some time planning their annual Pies and Picasso event, which will be happening on Friday, November 8. Stay tuned for more information! #Prep #NAHS 🎨🎃

The Cathedral Prep Show Choir attended a choir workshop at Allegheny College last week. The day was organized by Dr. James Niblock, director of choirs, and assisted by fellow faculty Dr. Carol Niblock and Molly Moyer. Students learned about voice science, vocal health, voice training, good habits for group singing, and how to prepare for auditions. They were also given a tour of Allegheny’s Fine Arts Department and attended a concert by vocal majors and the Allegheny Choirs. #Prep #ShowChoir 🎶

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Congratulations to the girls cross country team! They defended their District 10 AA Cross Country Championship with a big performance, winning by 44 points and scoring 41 overall. For the second straight year, Anne-Catherine Brown won the race with a time of 18:32. Fina Bannister was right behind in second. Makayla Stutts took ninth. Reagan Johnston finished 14th, while Allison Bender and Zita Scheidel finished 15th and 16th, respectively. Sophie Becker took 23rd. It was their fifth consecutive victory, and 12th in the last 13 years for the Victors/Ramblers. Congratulations to all! 👟🏆 • Congratulations to the boys water polo team! They captured the Small School State Championship at Upper Merion over the weekend. They began the tournament with a 12-8 win over Upper Perkiomen. Callum Snider-Mills and Owen Carson scored four goals apiece. Colin Troutman, Joseph Mascharka, Heath Kreidinger, and Thomas Fortin all found the mesh. Dan Kubiak and JD Cullen each made four saves. They would claim the title with a triple overtime win over Springfield, 12-11. Snider-Mills scored five goals. Kreidinger scored three times. Carson scored a pair, while Troutman and Ferrare also scored. Kubiak made six saves. Congratulations to all! 🤽‍♂️ • Varsity football picked up a 7-0 victory over Farrell in their regular season finale. Charbel Latouf had the lone score. Ramir Wallace finished with seven carries for 115 yards. 🏈 • Girls tennis fell in the PIAA quarterfinals to defending state champion Scranton Prep, 3-2. The doubles tandems of Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert and Eliza Kallner/Katie Kuhar won for the Ramblers. 🎾 • Girls water polo took part in the Small School tournament. They defeated Upper Perkiomen, 15-14, in triple overtime. Megan Cardella scored eight goals. Anna Socash finished with three, while Rachel Patton and Alexis Ferrare each scored twice. Bri Ryan made 13 saves. They would fall to Springfield, 11-2. Cardella and Savannah Wierzchowski scored. Ryan made nine saves. 🤽‍♀️ • Boys cross country also competed in the District 10 Championship. James Burkett qualified for the PIAA meet by placing 10th overall with a time of 16:18. Noah Lata took 46th. Jeremai Pruzenski finished 65th. Michael Brown and Joseph Dieteman finished 86th and 87th, respectively. Nick Kupniewski took 106th. 👟 • Cheerleading competed at UCA Regionals over the weekend in Delaware, OH. They finished second overall in their division. 📣 • PLAYOFFS TONIGHT: It’s a soccer doubleheader at Fairview High School! A pair of semifinal matchups kick off with girls soccer taking on General McLane at 5:30 p.m. Boys soccer follows against North East at 7:30 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. One ticket covers both games. ⚽

Yesterday ended up being a perfect day for the annual PowderPuff football game on Friday! It was a battle between the juniors and seniors. In what started out as a back-and-forth game, the seniors would pull away in the second half to avenge their loss last year as juniors! Thank you to Mr. Schreffler, Mr. Parsons and Mr. MacKenzie for officiating. Congratulations seniors! #Prep #PowderPuff2023 🏈

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, October 24: • Girls volleyball swept Conneaut, 3-0, in their quarterfinal match. Kamryn Resurreccion had 32 assists. Coco Speros had nine kills and five digs. Carolina Krahe finished with five kills and seven digs. Olivia Hutchinson had 15 kills, while Mackenzie Moore had nine digs. Kharhys Nickson had five kills. Ellen Hutchinson had five digs. 🏐 • PLAYOFFS TODAY: Girls tennis has an early start in the quarterfinals of the PIAA team tournament in Hershey. Defending champion Scranton Prep is the opponent at 9:30 a.m. Good luck, girls! 🎾

The Cathedral Prep Dance program recently hosted Dr. Christina Brown, a physical therapist from NovaCare in Erie, PA, for an informative and engaging workshop on dance and injury prevention. Dr. Brown, who specializes in physical therapy for dancers and athletes, shared valuable insights on how to stay healthy and avoid common dance injuries. She discussed the importance of proper warm-up techniques, alignment, and body mechanics, while also addressing the role of physical therapy in recovery. In addition to her presentation, Dr. Brown led students through a series of exercises designed to strengthen key muscle groups and improve flexibility, helping to reduce the risk of injury. This hands-on experience gave CP Dance students practical tools to integrate into their daily training, promoting long-term physical health. We are grateful for Dr. Brown’s expertise and commitment to helping our dancers stay strong and injury-free! #Prep #Dance

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, October 23: • Congratulations to Boys Golf! They finished as the runner-up at the PIAA AA state championship at Penn State’s Blue Course. The Ramblers finished nine strokes behind first place Scranton Prep. Connor Laird shot -1 to lead the way. Cooper Wierzchowski was +2, while Sonny Washburn +7. Joseph Prichard finished +9. Andrew Costello was +11 to round out the scoring. Congratulations to Coach Keim and the team on a tremendous season! 🥈⛳ • Girls soccer rolled to an 8-0 victory over Wilmington in the D-10 quarterfinals. Olivia Dixon had five goals to pace the Ramblers. CC Cacchione, Jordyn DiRaimo, and Kara Troutman also scored. Cacchione had four assists, while Haley Stadler had a pair. Shutout went to Jordan Senz. ⚽ • PLAYOFFS TONIGHT: Girls volleyball looks to continue their winning ways. They kick off the D-10 playoffs with a quarterfinal matchup against Conneaut. First serve is set for 7:30 p.m. at Fort LeBoeuf High School. Tickets are only available at https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. 🏐 (Soccer photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise)

Congratulations to Allison Bender ’25. She has committed to run both cross country and track & field next season for Colgate University. Allison earned an individual state medal and helped the Ramblers to the cross country state title in 2022, and a state runner-up last season. She also earned All-American honors at the indoor track nationals in 2023. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 👟

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, October 22: • Girls tennis is Hershey bound! They swept Hampton, 5-0, in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel, and Sophia Glance won in singles. The tandems of Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert and Eliza Kallner/Katie Kuhar took doubles. 🎾 • Boys soccer won their D-10 quarterfinal matchup against Hickory, 6-0. Cam Dunbar and Will Agresti both had two goals. Michael McDonald and Max Johnson also scored. AJ Sirianni and Breese Stoeger shared the shutout in goal. ⚽ • Varsity hockey defeated Canon-McMillan, 5-2. Tucker Kinnear had a hat trick, which included an empty netter. Brady Sack and Nick Pugne also scored. Ashton Duchini had two assists. Chris Bruschi, Pugne, Ethan Cunningham, and Logan Morris also had assists. Ian Brown made 14 saves in net. 🏒 • Connor Laird finished 24th in the PIAA individual golf competition with a two-round score of 152 (+8). Teammate Cooper Wierzchowski placed 35th at +12. The Ramblers compete in the team tournament on TODAY at Penn State. ⛳ • PLAYOFFS TONIGHT: Girls soccer will face Wilmington at 5:00 p.m. at Fairview High School in round one of the girls D-10 soccer playoffs. Tickets are only available online at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. ⚽

Ms. Kabasinski’s Physics classes participated in their “Pumpkin Drop” activity last Friday for their unit on projectiles. Students were tasked with dropping their pumpkin from the balcony and hitting the target. From there, they had to calculate the horizontal velocity and final vertical velocity of their pumpkins. Mr. Puskar’s Mass Media class, Ms. Duda’s Digital Photography class, and Mrs. Tompkins’ Physics class also got in on the fun! #Prep #Physics 🎃

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, October 21: • Cooper Wierzchowski opened with a 78 in the first round of the PIAA Championship at Penn State’s Blue Course. He is currently tied for 34th, while Connor Laird’s 79 has him tied for 38th. Best of luck to both in the final round today! ⛳ • PLAYOFFS TODAY: Girls tennis looks to extend their season in the opening round of the PIAA postseason. They face Hampton at 2:00 p.m. at Westwood. Tickets are only available online at: https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. 🎾 • PLAYOFFS TONIGHT: Boys soccer will face Hickory in the first round of the D-10 playoffs at 5:30 p.m. at Fort LeBoeuf High School. Tickets are only available online at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. ⚽ (Tennis and soccer photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise)

The 30-day countdown to Giving Day is underway! Giving Day isn’t just about making a small impact. It’s about ensuring that every family seeking the values of a Catholic education can afford to send their high school student to Cathedral Prep where they will develop as young men and women of vision in spirit, mind, and body. We can achieve incredible things when we work together, so please partner with us by making a gift today that will not only help us continue a tradition of excellence but enrich the lives of many students who wouldn’t be able to afford a Prep education without your generosity. #CPGivingDay

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Football swept General McLane. Varsity snapped a three-game losing streak with a 39-32 win over the Lancers. Trailing 13-0 to open the game, the Ramblers Prep repeatedly came back, rattling off 17 consecutive points. Charbel Latouf had 21 carries for 112 yards and a score. DaZarie Carson toted the ball nine times for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Davin Friedman was 15-26 through the air for 174 yards and two touchdowns, while Corey Allen snared six balls for 102 yards and a touchdown. JV picked up a 17-14 victory. Davion Edmond scored two touchdowns, while Sam Leone kicked a field goal to round out the Ramblers’ scoring. 🏈 • Girls cross country captured the NWPA Invitational they hosted, scoring 38 points to best McDowell by two points. Fina Bannister placed third overall. Allison Bender was fifth, while Makayla Stutts was seventh. Reagan Johnston and Zita Schiedel took 11th and 12th, respectively. Sophie Becker was 22nd. Kendal Johnston took 37th. A total of 16 teams from three different states took part in the event. 👟 • Boys cross country also hosted the NWPA Invitational. The Ramblers finished 10th, led by a fourth-place finish by James Burkett. Noah Lata took 15th. Jeremai Pruzenski took 65th, while Michael Brown finished 78th. Nick Kupniewski finished 87th. Joseph Dieteman and Nate Gannoe rounded out the Ramblers’ top seven with 95th and 99th finishes, respectively. 👟 • Boys water polo went 2-1 over the weekend at the Screamin’ Eagle. They began with a 17-9 victory over Central York. Callum Snider-Mills scored five goals to lead the way. Ely Cooney and Heath Kreidinger each had a hat trick. Owen Carson and Colin Troutman each scored a pair. Thomas Fortin and Michael Ferrare also scored. Dan Kubiak made three saves in goal. They would fall to host Cumberland Valley, 12-9. Snider-Mills scored four times. Carson had a hat trick. Cooney and Kreidinger also scored. Kubiak made four saves. They would close out the weekend with a 10-7 win over Muhlenberg. Snider-Mills scored four goals. Cooney scored a pair, while Carson, Kreidinger, Ferrare, and Joseph Mascharka also found the mesh. Kubiak made four saves. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also competed at the Screamin’ Eagle. They fell to host Cumberland Valley, 16-6. Megan Cardella scored four goals to lead the Ramblers. Alexis Ferrare and Savannah Wierzchowski also scored. Bri Ryan made nine saves. They closed out the weekend with a tough loss to Muhlenberg, 8-5. Anna Socash had a hat trick. Rachel Patton and Kate Patsy had the other tallies. Ryan made eight saves. 🤽‍♀️ • PLAYOFFS: o Best of luck to Prep golfers Cooper Wierzchowski and Connor Laird as they compete in round one of the PIAA golf tournament today at Penn State. ⛳ o Girls soccer will face Wilmington at 5:00 p.m. at Fairview High School in round one of the girls D-10 soccer playoffs this Wednesday. Tickets are only available online at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. ⚽ o Boys soccer will face Hickory in the first round of the D-10 playoffs on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Fort LeBoeuf High School. Tickets are only available online at: https://piaadistrict10.hometownticketing.com/embed/all. ⚽

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, October 17: • Congratulations to Girls Tennis! For the ninth straight season, they are District 10 Champions! They swept Mercyhurst Prep, 5-0, to take the AA title. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel, and Sophia Glance won in singles. In doubles, Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert were victorious, as were Eliza Kallner/Katie Kuhar. Congratulations to Coach Deimel and the Ramblers! 🎾🏆

One of the best aspects of being a part of JROTC at Prep are the hands-on lessons in aviation! Cadets took to the skies today for the first time this school year with the Civil Air Patrol. #Prep ✈

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Yesterday, our campus had a special visit from some furry friends! Thanks to the Guidance Department, students and staff had the opportunity to visit with them and unwind throughout the day. #Prep #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek 🐶

Show Choir had their first performance of the year this past week. They were invited to perform at the Catholic Charities Helping Hands Gala held in Gannon University’s Yehl Ballroom! Led by Music Director Mr. Andrew Alesso, they fantastically performed Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” “Bethlehem Skies,” and “O Lux Beatissima.” Congratulations to all! #Prep #ShowChoir 🎶