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
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 🥎
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, January 25:
• Girls basketball swept Erie High. Varsity rolled to a 49-22 victory to move to 11-2. Addie Biel led the way with 19 points. Lena Walz finished with 14, while Jayden McBride added 10. JVs picked up a 43-31 win over the Royals. Jessica Beveridge scored a season-high 20 points, while Brooklyn DiRaimo scored 11. 🏀
• Girls swimming & diving defeated Warren, 123-62. Jaslene Cage and Maria Costa each won four events. Josie Dufala was a triple winner. Chloe Borrero and Kendal Johnston each won twice. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming & diving also picked up a victory over the Dragons, 98-7. Jack Raimy and Drew Brown were triple winners. Double winners included Adam Clark, Colin Troutman, Owen Carson, Matt Hinman and Ben Camera. Ted Terrizzi won diving. 🏊♂️
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 ⚕
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, January 24:
• Wrestling defeated Hickory in a Region matchup, 42-27. Corey Kowalski (189), Max Spaulding (215), Omar Arrington (285), and Aiden Carter (107) had pins for the Ramblers. Gabe Dorman (152) scored a decision, while Keagan Oler (127) scored a major decision. Bo Martucci (160) won by technical fall. 🤼♂️
• Bowling fell to Mercyhurst Prep, 15.5-12.5. Ava Hensler had the high game with a 180. Emalie Thomas had the high series of 443. 🎳
Congratulations to LaMonte Fuller '24. He has committed to a full scholarship to play football next season at Division I FCS Sacred Heart University. Fuller was a three-year starter on the offensive line for the Ramblers, and he projects to play offensive line at the next level. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏈
We want to thank Northwest Bank for their contribution to Cathedral Prep and Mother Teresa Academy through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program! Through the EITC program, funds are directed toward financial aid to support our school families. Photographed from left to right: Mother Teresa Academy VP of Academics & Student Affairs Jason Ladouceur, President Kevin Smith, Northwest Bank SVP, Regional Commercial Market Executive Anita Kuchcinski, Northwest Bank Office Manager & Small Business Lender Angie McCliman, and AVP of Development & Strategic Initiatives Jimmy Smith ’11. #Prep #MTA #EITC
Corporal Rico Coletta of the PA State Police came to speak to MedPath students as part of their “Lunch & Learn” series yesterday. He spoke on the different drug classifications, their effect on the human body, and presented case studies. Students were able to connect what they have learned in Biology and Anatomy & Physiology to real-world situations that state troopers and first responders often find themselves in. #Prep #MedPath ⚕
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 23:
• Boys basketball split their doubleheader against McDowell. Overcoming a 13-point second half deficit, varsity rallied to defeat the Trojans, 64-60. Nando Mirarchi had 23 points to lead the Ramblers. Amaree Pickens had 16, while Michael Thompson finished with 13. The Ramblers also received lockdown defensive efforts from Ahmari Horton, RJ Roberts and Joey Spano. JVs dropped their matchup, 63-39. 🏀
• Varsity hockey picked up a 3-0 shutout over Central Catholic. Mathius Sprickman, Caleb Dacus, and Ethan Cunningham scored for the Ramblers. Tanner Ball had 31 saves to earn the shutout in net. 🏒
We were blessed to have members of our school community help with set up at the Our Neighbors’ Place Seasonal Overflow Shelter earlier today. This shelter is an effort that our friends at the Erie United Methodist Alliance (EUMA) assist our community with. #Prep #Service #Community
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, January 22:
• Girls basketball picked up a sweep over General McLane. Varsity jumped out to a 45-11 lead at halftime and went on to defeat the Lancers, 56-26. Addie Biel led the way with 20 points. Jayden McBride had 15, while McKenna Valone had 12 points on four three-pointers. JVs earned a decisive 42-12 win. Mady Brzezinski had 16 points to lead the Ramblers, while Grace Orlando chipped in nine. 🏀
• Girls swimming & diving rolled to a 122-63 win over McDowell. Maria Costa, Jaslene Cage and Ellie Natemeier were quadruple winners. Costa set the school and pool records in the IM with a time of 2:05.69, breaking her own previous school mark by nearly a second and a half. She broke the pool record that was set three years ago by Megan Maholic. Kendal Johnston was a triple winner, while Josie Dufala won a pair of events. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming & diving also picked up a victory over the Trojans, 103-80. Jack Raimy and Colin Troutman each took four events. Evan Calvert was a triple winner. Ted Terrizzi took the diving competition. 🏊♂️
(Photos courtesy of Rich Wise Photography)
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Boys basketball split their doubleheader against Harbor Creek. Varsity defeated the Huskies, 73-52. What a night for Spencer Kanne. He had a school-record ten three-pointers and a career-high 33 points. Amaree Pickens had 19 points, while the team hit 17 threes. JVs dropped their matchup, 47-40. Joe Jones, Jr. and Marco Pfister each had 12 points. 🏀
• Varsity hockey fell to the Canton-Akron Jets. 2-1. Mathius Sprickman had the lone goal for the Ramblers. 🏒
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, January 18:
• Girls basketball swept Harbor Creek. Varsity jumped out to a 35-4 lead at the end of the first half and went on to beat the Huskies, 56-16. Addie Biel led the Ramblers with 24 points. Jayden McBride had 11, while Lena Walz chipped in 10. Mady Brzezinski scored 20 points in the 45-32 JV victory. 🏀
• Girls swimming and diving picked up a victory over Meadville, 114-59. Jaslene Cage was a quadruple winner. Ellie Brugger and Ellie Natemeier each won three events. Chloe Borrero, Maria Costa and Kendal Johnston were double winners. Angeline Terrizzi took the diving competition. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming and diving also defeated Meadville, 137-31. Jack Raimy and Alex Junkin took three events apiece. Evan Calvert, Brady Palmer, Owen Carson, Drew Brown and Matt Hinman all won a pair of events. Ted Terrizzi won diving. 🏊♂️
• Indoor track competed in their second NEOITC meet at Spire Institute. The 4x800 relay of Reagan Johnston, Anne-Catherine Brown, Fina Bannister and Lauren Raimy took first and qualified for states. Raimy took first in the 1600, while Brown and Allison Bender followed to round out the top three. Johnston took second in the 800. The 4x400 relay of Raimy, Brown, Regina Torrance and Bannister took third. 👟
• Boys freshmen basketball fell to Hickory, 48-43. 🏀
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, January 17:
• Bowling fell to McDowell, 26-2. Ava Hensler had the high game of 192 and high series with a 523. 🎳
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 16:
• Boys basketball swept Meadville. In a back-and-forth game, varsity pulled out a victory over the Bulldogs, 63-57. Nando Mirarchi led a balanced scoring attack with 16 points. Amaree Pickens had 13, while Spencer Kanne had 12. Derek Galla finished with nine. JVs picked up their first victory of the season, 59-56. 🏀
In just over TWO WEEKS, the Cathedral Prep Theatre Program will present their second production of the year, "Peter and the Starcatcher!” Performances will begin on Thursday, February 1, and conclude on Sunday, February 4. Showtimes are 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2:00 p.m. on Sunday. Climb aboard and join us in supporting our students as hit the stage once more! #Prep #MVP 🎭
The Prep Cheerleading team is hosting a Mini Cheer Camp on Saturday, February 10, for students in K-8. Participants will perform in a halftime show during the varsity boys basketball game on Tuesday, February 13, at 7:15 p.m. For information or questions, contact Coach Muto at samantha.muto@cathedralprep.com. #Prep #CheerCamp 📣
Congratulations to Caitlin Dugan ’24. She has committed to run cross country next year on scholarship at Mercyhurst University. A four-year varsity runner, Dugan helped her team to a state championship in 2022 and a second place finish this past season. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 👟
Cathedral Prep Holiday Weekend Roundup:
• Girls swimming and diving won the North East Invitational. The Ramblers went 1-2 in the medley relay. The team of Maria Costa, Jaslene Cage, Ellie Natemeier and Josie Dufala took first, while the team of Chloe Borrero, Ellie Brugger, Lindsay Armanini and Grace McCormick followed. Coster won the IM. Brugger took second, while Brianne Ryan finished fourth. Cage took second in the 50 free, while Dufala took third and Kendal Johnston took fourth. Natemeier took second in the 100 fly and 500 free. Johnston took second in the 100 free. The 200 free relay of Costa, Johnston, Dufala and Cage took first. Costa won the 100 backstroke, while Borrero took second. Cage won the 100 breaststroke. Brugger finished second. The 400 free relay of Johnston, Brugger, Borrero and Natemeier took first. Maria Costa was the MVP swimmer of the meet! 🏊♀️
• Varsity hockey took part in the Meadville Tournament. The Ramblers began the weekend with a 2-0 win over McDowell. Ryan Sorge and Ethan Cunningham scored, while Tanner Ball earned the shutout in net. They would go on to beat Peters Township, 2-0, in their second game. Joey Walter scored both goals, while Ball earned another shutout. In their third game, Prep defeated Findlay (OH), 4-1, to advance to the semifinals. Walter, Logan Taylor, Tucker Kinnear and Caleb Dacus scored. Ball earned another win in net. In the semifinals, the Ramblers defeated the host Bulldogs, 4-1. Braydan McGarry, Vinny Scalise, Chris Bruschi and Mathius Sprickman all scored. Ball made 28 saves to get the win in goal. They would fall in the championship to Peters Township, 1-0. 🏒
• Boys basketball was in action over the weekend. Varsity rallied to beat General McLane, 60-50, after trailing by as many as 12. Spencer Kanne had 15 to lead the way, while Amaree Pickens finished with 13. JVs dropped a pair of games, falling to the Lancers, 52-49, and Mercyhurst Prep, 63-53. 🏀
• Wrestling fell to Reynolds, 47-15. Gabe Dorman (145) scored a pin for the Ramblers, while Brandon Byrd (152), Max Spaulding (215) and Will English (114) all had decisions. 🤼♂️
