Cathedral Preparatory School

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Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, September 19: • Varsity football stayed perfect on the season with a 36-24 victory over Canisius (NY). Davin Friedman threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns. Both of those went to Corey Allen, who had four catches for 130 yards. DaZarie Carson had 79 yards on the ground and a score, while Taijoun Williams ran for a 74-yard touchdown. Cam Christman made a field goal, while Jadon King-Vincent returned an onside kick for a touchdown at the buzzer to seal it. 🏈

Juniors were on retreat at St. Francis Xavier Church yesterday. Seniors led workshops throughout the day of prayer, community building, and service. Mr. Herbstritt began the day speaking to the class, while Chaplain Fr. Jason concluded the day by offering Mass. We would like to send special thank you to Taco Bell for donating food to both the senior and junior retreats this year! #Prep #Faith ✝

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, September 18: • Girls tennis swept their season series with Mercyhurst Prep, 4-1. Finleigh Handzel and Sophia Glance won in singles. The tandems of Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert and Sofia Giacomelli/Eliza Kallner won in doubles. 🎾 • Boys soccer dropped their doubleheader against Fairview. Varsity fell to the Tigers, 4-0, while JV lost, 2-1. ⚽ • Girls volleyball fell in their doubleheader against Corry. Varsity lost in four sets to the Beavers, 3-1, while JV lost, 2-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 37 assists and 26 digs. Coco Speros finished with 12 kills and 19 digs. Carolina Krahe had 11 kills and eight digs. Olivia Hutchinson had 13 kills. Kharhys Nickson had eight kills, while Mackenzie Moore had five aces and 24 digs. 🏐

Congratulations to Maria Costa ’25. She has committed to swim next season on scholarship at Division I James Madison University. A holder of multiple school records and District 10 titles, Costa has also won a pair PIAA championships as part of both the 200 medley relay in 2022, and the 200 free relay in 2024. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏊‍♀️

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, September 17: • Girls volleyball swept Northwestern. Varsity swept the Wildcats, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 28 assists and six digs. Coco Speros finished with 11 kills and five digs. Carolina Krahe had eight kills and five digs. Olivia Hutchinson had nine kills, while Mackenzie Moore finished with 10 digs. JV also swept, 2-0. 🏐 • Girls tennis defeated Warren, 4-1. Finleigh Handzel and Sophia Glance won in singles. The tandems of Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert and Lydia Beuchert/Eliza Kallner won in doubles. 🎾 • Girls soccer swept Titusville. Varsity defeated the Rockets, 7-1. Olivia Dixon had four goals and an assist. Jordyn DiRaimo, Amelia Brown, and Kara Troutman also scored for the Ramblers. JV picked up a 9-0 win. Troutman and Shelby Abogunde each scored a pair, while CC Cacchione got the win in goal. ⚽ • Boys golf blitzed to a 17-stroke victory at the Marquette Savings Bank Golf Invitational at The Country Club of Meadville. Connor Laird was the medalist with a 67. Cooper Wierzchowski carded a 70. Sonny Washburn had a 76, while Andrew Costello and Joseph Prichard shot a 77 and 79, respectively. ⛳

This Friday is National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Cadets stood by the POW-MIA table in the Salata Technology & Innovation Center today to honor the over 80,000 missing U.S. service members. #Prep #AFJROTC

Thanks to our MedPath partner Hamot Health Foundation, students were able to get a tuberculosis (TB) test and flu vaccination right on campus! Both are required for students to shadow in the hospital. We want to send a very special thank you to Drevell Showers ’12VMA and nurse Sarah Prylinski for putting our students at ease and making this a great event! #Prep #MedPath 💉

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, September 16: • Girls tennis swept Nichols (NY), 5-0. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel, and Sophia Glance won in singles. The tandems of Lilli Beuchert/Margaret Prichard and Katie Kuhar/Lydia Beuchert won in doubles. 🎾 • Girls golf closed out their Region slate with a second place finish in their match at Whispering Woods. Cecelia Morgan led the Ramblers with 39. Claire Williams shot a 43, while Emily Dudenhoeffer shot a 51. ⛳ • JV football defeated Warren, 20-6. Eli Elwell and Davion Edmond had rushing touchdowns for the Ramblers. Alex Kamholz also connected with Jameson Hertel through the air for a score. 🏈 • Boys soccer split their doubleheader against North East. Varsity fell to the Grape Pickers, 2-0. JV picked up a 3-0 victory. ⚽

Cathedral Prep AFJROTC cadets spent some time over at MTA last week! They met with seventh and eighth graders and talked about ROTC and what it is like being a cadet in the corps. #Prep

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Varsity football rolled to a 52-7 victory over Warren. Taijoun Williams had an opening quarter for the ages. He caught touchdown passes of 34 and 39 yards and returned a punt 27 yards for a touchdown. Davin Friedman was 6-8 for 156 yards and three touchdowns through the air. Charbel Latouf rushed for 156 yards and a score, while DaZarie Carson had a touchdown both rushing and receiving. Matt Oblich blocked a field goal and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown. Cam Christman added a field goal to round out the scoring. 🏈 • Girls soccer swept Harbor Creek. Varsity picked up a 4-0 victory over the Huskies. Olivia Dixon had all four goals. Assists came from Haley Stadler, Nora Fedor, Jordyn DiRaimo, and Kate Toohey. Jordan Senz secured the shutout in goal. JV also won, 7-0. Amelia Brown and DiRaimo each scored a pair. ⚽ • Boys golf finished fifth in the Patrick Kloecker Memorial Tournament at The Country Club of Meadville. Connor Laird finished second among individuals with a two-day total of 142. Cooper Wierzchowski finished fifth with a total of 145. Also posting for the Ramblers were Nik Blanchard (166), Joseph Prichard (167), and Andrew Costello (172). ⛳ • Girls golf finished 12th in the McDowell Invitational at Downing Golf Course. Cecelia Morgan led the Ramblers with her two-day total of 173. Claire Williams shot a 176, while Lily Kilmer finished with a 194 total. ⛳ • Boys water polo competed in the Calvin Behm Memorial Tournament over the weekend. The Ramblers fell in their first game to Wissahickon, 10-9. Callum Snider-Mills had four goals. Thomas Fortin and Colin Troutman each had a pair. Ely Cooney also scored. They would drop their next game to Upper Dublin, 16-8. Snider-Mills once again led the way with five goals. Troutman, Cooney, and Heath Kreidinger also scored. Dan Kubiak made two saves in goal. They closed their weekend with a defeat to North Penn, 12-7. Snider-Mills finished with five goals. Fortin and Owen Carson added the other tallies. Kubiak made five saves. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also competed in the Calvin Behm Memorial Tournament. They lost a close battle to Wissahickon, 6-5, in their first game. Alexis Ferrare and Megan Cardella each scored a pair. Savannah Wierzchowski also scored. They would fall to Upper Dublin, 13-4, in their second game. Cardella scored a pair, while Wierzchowski and Ferrare also scored. Bri Ryan made seven saves. North Penn bested the Ramblers in their final game of the weekend, 12-5. Ferrare and Cardella each scored a pair of goals. Kate Patsy added the other tally. Ryan made five saves. 🤽‍♀️ • Girls tennis played a pair of matches at Western Reserve Academy (OH). The Ramblers fell to the hosts, 4-1. Finleigh Handzel picked up the lone win in singles. They would then fall to Highland (OH), 4-1. Paige Patsy won her singles match. 🎾 (Football and water polo photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise)

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, September 12: • Girls tennis picked up a Region win over Fairview, 4-1. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel, and Sophia Glance all won their singles matches in straight sets. Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert won their doubles match, also in straight sets. 🎾 • Boys soccer swept Harbor Creek at Dollinger Field. Varsity defeated the Huskies, 2-1, in double overtime. Max Johnson’s goal in the second extra period was the difference. Mike McDonald also scored for the Ramblers. Will Agresti had a pair of goals in JV’s 3-0 victory. Breese Stoeger earned the shutout in goal, while Colin McCormick had the other tally. ⚽

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, September 11: • Girls soccer swept Conneaut with a pair of shutouts. Varsity defeated the Eagles, 12-0. Jordan Senz earned the shutout in goal. Olivia Dixon had four goals. CC Cacchione had two goals and three assists. Peyton Rogers had two goals and two assists. Jordyn DiRaimo scored twice, while Brooklyn DiRaimo and Kate Toohey also found the mesh. JV picked up a 6-0 victory. Goals came from Kara Troutman, Shelby Abogunde, Sophia Stinson, Gigi Hiner, Cecilia Bizzaro, and Amelia Brown. ⚽️ (Photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise)

The Class of 2025 was on retreat at St. Francis Xavier Church in McKean yesterday. The theme of the day was how God surpasses expectations. Our seniors enjoyed a day of prayer, reflection, and bonding! #Prep #Classof2025

Today, and always, we remember and honor those we lost on September 11, 2001. #AlwaysRemember #UnitedWeStand 🇺🇸

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, September 10: • Girls volleyball split their doubleheader with McDowell. Varsity swept the Trojans, 3-0. Kamryn Resurreccion had 28 assists and seven digs. Coco Speros had nine kills. Carolina Krahe and Olivia Hutchinson finished with seven kills each. Mackenzie Moore had 10 digs, while Kharhys Nickson finished with 10 kills. JV lost their matchup, 2-0. 🏐 • Girls cross country defeated McDowell, 25-31. Anne-Catherine Brown finished first overall. Fina Bannister was third. Allison Bender finished fourth. Zita Schiedel placed eighth, while Reagan Johnston took ninth. 👟 • Boys soccer rallied to defeat Girard, 2-1, in a varsity-only matchup. ⚽️ • Girls golf took fourth in the Lady Lancer Invitational at Riverside Golf Course. Claire Williams led the Ramblers with an 86. Emily Dudenhoeffer shot a 93, while Cecelia Morgan shot a 94. ⛳️ • Boys cross country fell to McDowell, 41-20. James Burkett finished third overall, while Noah Lara took fifth. Jeremai Pruzenski finished 10th. 👟 • Girls tennis swept Erie High, 5-0. Paige Patsy, Finleigh Handzel, and Lydia Beuchert won in singles. In doubles, Margaret Prichard/Lilli Beuchert took their match, as did Katie Kuhar/Laura Hetrick. 🎾 • Boys water polo fell to North Allegheny, 17-9. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also dropped their matchup against North Allegheny, 12-5. 🤽‍♀️ (Photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise)

Students in Ms. Kabasinski's forensic science class are in the middle of their crime scene unit. Forensic science independent study student Mya Schenker '25 created the crime scenes and planted the evidence. Students had to go secure the scene, photograph, sketch, gather evidence, and decide which suspect committed the crime! #Prep #Forensics

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, September 9: • Boys soccer swept McDowell. Varsity defeated the Trojans, 2-1, in an overtime thriller. Michael McDonald scored the game winner off a corner kick from Mac Johnson. James DiSanza scored the Ramblers’ first goal off a corner from Johnson. JV picked up a 2-0 victory. Will Agresti and Jackson Lauria scored, while Breese Stoeger earned the shutout in goal. ⚽️ • Boys golf finished second in the Region match at Lake Shore Country Club. Cooper Wierzchowski was a medalist with a 74, while Connor Laird shot a 76. Andrew Costello shot an 82. Joseph Prichard and Santino Washburn shot an 86 and 87, respectively. ⛳️ • Girls golf took fourth in their Region match at Union City Country Club. Emily Dudenhoeffer led the Ramblers with a 49. Claire Williams shot a 51, while Cecelia Morgan shot a 52. ⛳️ • Hockey kicked off their season with a 6-0 shutout over Meadville in a varsity-only matchup. Tucker Kinnear had a hat trick, while Ashton Duchini, Nick Pugne, and Chris Bruschi also scored. Rylan Sorge had four assists. Mathius Sprickman and Duchini each had a pair of assists, while Charlie McBrier also had an assist. Ian Brown earned the shutout in net. 🏒 • LATE WEEKEND SCORE: Boys golf finished third in the NDCL Lion Classic at Quail Hollow Country Club. Cooper Wierzchowski finished third among individuals with a score of 74.⛳️ (Soccer photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise)

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Girls tennis shutout Magnificat (OH), 5-0. Finleigh Handzel, Sophia Glance, and Margaret Prichard were straight set winners in singles. Lilli and Lydia Beuchert won in straight sets in doubles, as did Katie Kuhar/Laura Hetrick. 🎾 • Girls cross country won the Pat Ritchie Invitational at Walsh Jesuit (OH). Anne-Catherine Brown placed fourth overall, while Fina Bannister finished fifth. Reagan Johnston, Allison Bender, and Makayla Stutts finished 14th, 15th, and 16th, respectively. 👟 • Boys water polo took part in the Tiger Classic at North Allegheny, finishing 3-1 on the weekend. They won their opener over Lower Merion, 15-5. Callum Snider-Mills had eight goals. Owen Carson had a hat trick, while Ely Cooney had a pair. Heath Kreidinger and Joe Mascharka also scored. Dan Kubiak made four saves, while JD Cullen made a pair. They would then get a win over Governor Mifflin, 16-9. Snider-Mills and Colin Troutman each had four goals. Carson had another hat trick. Cooney and Thomas Fortin had two apiece. Kreidinger had the other tally. Kubiak stopped 10 shots. They would take their third game in a tight one against Reading, 11-10. Snider-Mills had seven goals, while Cooney added a pair. Fortin and Kreidinger also scored. Kubiak made two saves. The Ramblers would close with a tough loss to Cumberland Valley, 14-9. Snider-Mills once again led the way with four goals. Cooney and Troutman each had two goals, while Carson also scored. Kubiak made five saves in goal. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also took part in the Tiger Classic, going 1-2. They would also win their opener over Lower Merion, 12-4. Megan Cardella had seven goals. Savannah Wierzchowski had a hat trick, while Alexis Ferrare and Kate Patsy also scored. Bri Ryan made three saves. They would fall in their second game, 12-3, to Governor Mifflin. Anna Socash had all three goals. Ryan made 10 saves. In their final game, the Ramblers fell to Cumberland Valley, 11-2. Cardella and Ferrare scored. Ryan made eight saves. 🤽‍♀️ • Boys cross country also raced in the Pat Ritchie Invitational. They finished 12th. James Burkett placed 21st overall. Noah Lata was 23rd. 👟 • Football split their matchups against Riverside (OH). Varsity captured their home opener over the Beavers, 16-14. Corey Allen and Charbel Latouf had rushing touchdowns for the Ramblers. Allen also had an interception. Cam Christman hit the go-ahead field goal in the fourth. JV lost their matchup 33-22. Alex Kamholz had touchdowns through the air to Ronan Mourton and Cameron Sansom. He also scored on the ground. 🏈 • Boys soccer split their doubleheader with Canisius (NY). Varsity picked up a 1-0 victory behind Cam Dunbar’s goal. AJ Sirianni had the shutout in net. JV fell to the Crusaders, 4-0. ⚽ • Girls soccer battled McDowell to a 2-2 draw in a varsity-only matchup. Olivia Dixon and Peyton Rogers scored for the Ramblers. Dixon and Jordyn DiRaimo had assists. ⚽ • Girls volleyball took part in the St. Mary’s (NY) Tournament. The Ramblers finished 1-1-1 in pool play. The fell to the hosts, 2-0, before tying Grand Island (NY), 1-1. They would close pool play with a 2-0 win over Fredonia (NY). They would advance to the semifinals against Williamsville South (NY), but fall to the Billies in three sets, 2-1.🏐

It has been a busy week for Prep's AFJROTC! Six of our cadets got the opportunity to perform color guard duties at the Cleveland Guardians game on Sunday, September 1. They also got to watch the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels perform at the Cleveland Air Show after the game. Along with unforgettable experiences, teamwork is at the heart of the AFJROTC curriculum. Yesterday, our freshman and sophomore cadets participated in their annual retreat to WLD Ranch and had a chance to enjoy working together while building their leadership skills.