
It was Education Day at UPMC Park today as the Erie SeaWolves took on the Richmond Flying Squirrels. AFJROTC had the special opportunity to present the colors prior to today’s game. #Prep #AFJROTC #GoSeawolves ⚾


Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, May 9:
• Softball picked up a sweep over Meadville. Varsity won 12-2 over the Bulldogs. Megan Kelly went 3-3 and scored four times in the win. Emily Dudenhoeffer, Emalie Thomas and Maddie Simmerman all had a pair of hits. Jenna Wagner got the win in the circle, scattering six hits and striking out nine. JVs defeated the Bulldogs, 8-1. Mackenzie Moore notched eight strikeouts in the win. Mady Brzezinski had four RBI on the day. 🥎
• Boys tennis defeated Canisius (NY), 5-0. Jonah Ng, Gavin Ferretti and Aryan Noticewala all took singles. James Casella/Hayden Hutchinson and Cam Grieshaber/Colin Troutman won in doubles. 🎾
• Girls track & field dropped their meet to McDowell, 85-65. Lauren Raimy and Sarah Clark were both triple winners for the Ramblers 👟
• Boys track & field also fell in a tight race to McDowell, 77-69. Luke Brown won four events and is now the second fastest 800m runner in school history. DaMario Crawford won three events, while Michael McDonald won twice. 👟
• Baseball defeated Girard, 15-5, in a JV-only contest. Derick Friedman had a triple and scored four runs. KJ Williams was 2-3 with four RBI. The Ramblers combined for five extra base hits and nine stolen bases. ⚾
• Boys volleyball fell in five sets to Maplewood, 3-2. Jordan Haas had 10 aces, 28 assists and 16 digs. Nick Cooper had seven kills and 12 digs. Hewson Morphy had 12 kills, eight blocks and 20 digs, while Chris Morphy had seven kills and 17 digs. 🏐
• Girls lacrosse fell to Butler, 10-6. 🥍


Frank Mezler, Vice President of Moore Research and former Cathedral Prep faculty member, stopped back on campus today to speak to Mrs. Oligeri’s Marketing classes. He spoke about what market research is and what they do at Moore Research. #Prep #Marketing


Students in Mrs. Junk’s Forensic Science classes are working on a blood spatter analysis lab in class today. Students are testing to see how height, angle and movements change the dimensions of a blood drop. This information helps students see how forensic scientists determine the series of events at a crime scene. #Prep #Science #Forensics 🩸


Dennis Schmidt ‘00, Funeral Director/President of Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home Inc., spoke to Ms. Falk’s Death and Dying class yesterday. He spoke on a variety of topics, ranging from funerals to death certificates/wills to donating bodies to science, etc. #Prep


Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, May 8:
• Congratulations to Prep freshman Gavin Ferretti. He claimed the District 10 AA Singles title 6-1, 6-1, over Warren’s Logan Fincher. With his victory, he is now headed to Hershey for the state tournament. This is the second consecutive year a Rambler freshman has won the D-10 Singles tournament. Congratulations, Gavin! 🎾🏆
• Softball picked up a 17-0 Region win over Warren in a varsity-only contest. Jenna Wagner had two hits and three RBI. Camryn Chimera, Mackenzie Moore and Addison Baldi all drove in a pair. 🥎


This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Today, we want to take some time to thank our amazing faculty for their hard work, dedication and commitment to our mission and the learning of our students. We appreciate you all! THANK YOU! #Prep #TeacherAppreciationWeek 🏫


Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Softball picked up a big sweep over Erie High. Varsity picked up a 12-2 Region win over the Royals on Senior Day. Camryn Chimera hit a two-run homerun. MacKenzie Moore also had two RBI. Emalie Thomas had three hits, while Jenna Wagner had two. JVs grabbed a 19-6 win. Emily Dudenhoeffer hit a homerun and drove in four. Moore had two hits and five RBI. Addison Baldi had a pair of hits, while Samantha Primavere drove in two and got the win in the circle. 🥎
• Boys tennis prepped for the postseason with a 5-0 win Friday at Fairview. Singles winners were Jonah Ng, Gavin Ferretti and Aryan Noticewala. James Casella/Hayden Hutchinson won in doubles, as did Cameron Grieshaber/Colin Troutman. The Ramblers then competed in the D-10 Singles tournament on Saturday. Noticewala, Casella and Grieshaber all picked up first round victories. Ferretti, Noticewala and Casella would all win their second-round matchups, while Grieshaber fell. In the quarterfinals, Ferretti and Casella won their matches to advance. Ferretti would then win his semifinal match to advanced to the AA championship. He is set to play Warren’s Logan Fincher today at Westwood Racquet Club at 3:00 p.m. 🎾
• Girls track & field competed in two events over the weekend. They finished tied for seventh in the Baldwin Invitational on Friday. In the 1600, the Ramblers had three medalists. Anne-Catherine Brown finished second, while Allison Bender took third and Sarah Teed placed sixth. Kayley McCall took sixth in the 400. Sarah Clark and Lauren Raimy finished second and fourth, respectively, in the McKinney Mile. On Saturday, the Ramblers competed in the North East Invitational. Regina Torrance took third in the 400. Grace Barrett finished fifth in the 1600. Olivia Hutchinson finished fourth in the shot put. Kaylin Laird finished tied for seventh in the high jump, while Barrett tied for fifth in the pole vault. Morgan Smith and Jessica Beveridge finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in the long jump. 👟
• Boys track & field also competed over the weekend. Luke Brown took second in the McKinney Mile, breaking the school record by seven seconds. The 4x800 relay of James Burkett, Calvin Ferry, Nick Kupniewski and Noah Lata took fifth. At the North East Invitational, Roman Hamm and Devin Easter finished seventh and ninth, respectively, in the 400. The 4x100 relay took second, while the 4x400 relay took third. Ashton Sharma tied for second in the pole vault. Ashton Mountain took ninth in the long jump, while Declan Toohey finished seventh in the triple jump. 👟
• Boys lacrosse split their doubleheader with Meadville. Varsity picked up a 15-4 Region win over the Bulldogs. Charles McBrier and Lohan Mastrian each had four goals. Will McBrier had three goals. Owen Callaghan scored twice, while other goals came from Santino Montefiori and Andrew Timon. Tanner Ball made six saves on the night. JVs fell in their matchup, 9-2. 🥍
• Girls lacrosse finished 1-1 over the weekend. The Ramblers picked up a big win over Conneaut, 12-11, at Dollinger Field on Friday. Trailing by a goal with under 15 seconds to go, Cate Noble found the back of the net to force overtime. Sophia Glance then scored the game winner just one minute into OT. She led the way with four goals. Noble, Addie Stark and Rory Noonan each added a pair of goals. Niagara Millen and Theresa Giles also scored. Allison Deiner made nine saves in goal. The Ramblers fell to Fairmont (WV) on Saturday, 17-3. 🥍
• Boys baseball took down Erie High, 20-3, in a JV-only contest. Nine players combined for 14 hits. Davin Friedman and Joel Brennan threw two innings apiece, each striking out three. ⚾
(Softball photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos-Rich Wise)









Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, May 4:
• Girls lacrosse picked up a 14-8 win over Fairview at Dollinger Field. The Ramblers got hat tricks from Niagara Millen, Sophia Glance and Cate Noble. Addie Stark added a pair of tallies as well. Taylor Kruszewski, Addy Ramsey and Theresa Giles added a goal each, with Giles adding five ground balls and five draws won in the contest. 🥍


Our PB&J sandwich drive for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen continues! The Diversity Club and Spanish Club have sponsored the past couple weeks. We can’t thank them enough for the support! If any clubs, athletic team or organizations would like to help sponsor a week of sandwiches, please contact Campus Minister Emily Grenci at Emily.Grenci@cathedralprep.com. #Prep #Service #Community 🥪


Cathedral Prep is searching for a head girls volleyball coach. Anyone interested should contact VP of Athletics Bill Flanagan at bill.flanagan@cathedralprep.com. #RollRamblers 🏐


Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, May 3:
• Boys volleyball picked up a big 3-2 victory over Farrell. Jordan Haas had eight aces, eight kills and 23 assists. Nick Cooper had nine kills and five digs. Hewson Morphy had 10 kills and six blocks. Anthony Frisina had 10 kills. Chris Morphy had six kills, while Ian Irvin had five digs. 🏐
• Boys tennis blanked blanked Mercyhurst, 5-0. Gavin Ferretti, Cameron Grieshaber and Colin Troutman won in singles. Hayden Hutchinson/Logan Catrabone and Michael Ferraro/Paul Flick won in doubles. 🎾
• Baseball picked up an 11-1 Region win over Corry in a varsity-only matchup. Andrew Costello and Jason Fultz each hit homeruns and had two hits apiece. Fultz had three RBI, while Costello had two. It backed the pitching of Carson Phillips, who went four scoreless innings and struck out nine. ⚾
• NEWS: Congratulations to Prep senior Jacob Sambuchino. He was named Third Team All-State by the Pennsylvania sports writers. 🏀
(Photo courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)


We continue to support our brother Xavier ’25 as he continues his fight against stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. We ask that you continue sending your prayers to Xavier and his family during their battle. If you are looking to support in more ways, please see the following GoFundMe link : https://www.gofundme.com/f/318qsgg58o?utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined&fbclid=IwAR0Azk9E-nSZA729DsxGcPYqoy_Z4bp4DP38R_V0gnMvdqF58djDoM89lNk.
Saint Peregrine, patron of cancer patients, continue to pray for Xavier, his family, and all those caring for him. Mary Queen of Prep, pray for us. #PrayersforXavier #Faith #Family💜


Congratulations to Villa Maria Academy alumna Courtney Patsy ’20. She was named the recipient of the John Carroll University Boler College of Business’ “Intern of the Year” award at a ceremony last week. Congratulations, Courtney, we are proud of you! #VillaPride


Senior Paul Flick was the first student to complete the “PREP CSI: Forensic Sculpture Project.” He used 3D-printed skulls and performed the facial reconstruction process. This STEAM project requires art and science knowledge and skills our students need to finish the exercise. #Prep 💀


Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, May 2:
• Boys tennis swept Warren, 5-0. Jonah Ng, Gavin Ferretti and Aryan Noticewala all got wins in singles. Hayden Hutchinson/James Casella and Cam Grieshaber/Colin Troutman picked up wins in doubles. 🎾
• Boys lacrosse picked up a Region victory over Hickory, 17-5, in a varsity-only matchup. Santino Montefiori led the way with four goals. Owen Callaghan and Lohan Mastrian each had three goals, while Charles McBrier added a pair. 🥍
• Boys volleyball fell in straight sets to Mercyhurst Prep, 3-0. 🏐


Kasey Kensil ’23 and his trapshooting squad took first out of 20 teams from Erie County at a competition this weekend. He also received the AIM All-State Award for his efforts. Congratulations, Kasey! #Prep


We would like to send a special thank you to members of the Marquette Savings Bank Marketing team for stopping by Mrs. Oligeri’s Marketing classes to speak yesterday! Stephanie Oligeri ’05VMA, Molly Simora and Marlee Malpiedi ’08VMA spoke to the classes about marketing plans, branding, social media, volunteering and financial outreach in the community. #Prep #Marketing


Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, May 1:
• In a driving rainstorm, varsity baseball rallied from a 2-1 deficit to shade Meadville, 4-3, in their Region matchup. Andrew Costello drove in two runs, while Cole Constable had a pair of hits. Jason Fultz, Andrew Malec and Luke Costello combined to strike out 12 for the Ramblers. ⚾
• Boys lacrosse picked up another Region win over Conneaut, 16-1. Conor O’Brien scored five goals to lead the way. Owen Callaghan scored three goals, while Charles McBrier added a pair. Blake Taylor, Nate Klan, Ethan Klan, Akash Sharma, Noah Sacco and Charles Gomez also scored. 🥍
• Girls lacrosse fell to McDowell, 11-2. Sophia Glance and Addie Stark scored for the Ramblers. 🥍
(Photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)


The Rambler family invites the entire Cathedral Prep community to join us in prayer and support for sophomore Xavier Dombkowski. Xavier was recently diagnosed with stage 4B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, which means that the cancer has spread throughout his body, most notably to his neck, lungs, and around his heart. He began chemotherapy treatments in April and will continue to undergo an aggressive regimen of treatment over the course of the next several months. His doctors are confident that his cancer can be treated, but our brother has a real battle ahead of him.
Last Thursday, we held a PURPLE dress down day to raise awareness for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and all funds raised were donated to Xavier’s family. We also prayed together as a school community during our weekly Mass for Xavier as he fights this disease and will continue to support him and his family throughout their battle.
Saint Peregrine, patron of cancer patients, pray for Xavier, his family, and all those caring for him. Mary Queen of Prep, pray for us. #PrayersforXavier #Faith #Family💜



