Cathedral Preparatory School

AFJROTC cadets once again learned about aviation firsthand yesterday. In conjunction with Civil Air Patrol, they took to the skies with multiple flights between Meadville and Erie. Smiles were beaming all around! #Prep #AFJROTC #CivilAirPatrol ✈

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 10: • Boys basketball took on Fort LeBoeuf in a doubleheader. Varsity hopped back into Region play to earn a 71-26 victory against the Bison. Jake Sambuchino had 17 points to go with 10 rebounds. Amaree Pickens netted 11 points. JV picked up a 58-19 victory. 🏀

This past Monday kicked off another week of the PB&J sandwich drive for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen. This month’s sandwich drive, organized by Emma Kill ‘24, was sponsored by her grandparents John and Deborah Kill & Tim and Donna Nightingale. 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 🥪

Congratulations to Zion Barksdale ‘23. He has verbally committed to play college basketball at Division III Allegheny College. A two-year starter, Zion leads the Ramblers in rebounding and blocked shots. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏀

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, January 9: • Girls basketball took on McDowell in a doubleheader at the Joann Mullen Gymnasium. Varsity bounced back in a big way after suffering their first defeat of the year. They rolled to a 64-23 Region victory over the Trojans. Jayden McBride had 21 points to lead the way. Addie Biel and Tori Mayes each had 12, while Ava Lucarotti had 10. JVs remained undefeated with 43-25 win. Natalie Spano had 18. Leah Major scored eight, while Katherine McCormick finished with seven. 🏀 • Varsity hockey fell to Central Catholic, 5-2. Logan Taylor and Brayden Sprickman had goals for the Ramblers. 🏒 (Photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)

Our First Friday series continued last week at the Hagerty Family Events Center. After Cathedral Prep Chaplain Fr. Jason Feigh celebrated Mass, our guests enjoyed lunch and updates from several members of Cathedral Prep’s administration team. Vice President of Academics and Student Affairs Mr. Will Pituch ’01VMA and Assistant Vice Presidents of Student Affairs Mrs. Veronica Seip & Mr. Rick Herbstritt ’96 shared their insights and experiences throughout the beginning of the school year and the official start of the coed merger. Villa and Prep alumni as well as other members of our school community engaged in discussion about the positive atmosphere within the school and the opportunities offered to our students in the new Salata Technology & Innovation Center. Check out and register for any of our remaining First Friday events at: https://www.cathedralprep.com/page/first-friday-speaker-series. #FirstFriday 🎙✝

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Wrestling took second place at the Pin City Tournament at Perry High School (OH). Max Spaulding (215) took first in his class. Amir Johnson (113), Sam Staab (132) and Jaden Crockett (157) took second in their classes. Aiden Carter (106) and Clay Mallory (165) took third, while Brandon Byrd (138) and Xavier Domkowski (144) took fourth. Keagan Oler (120) and Bo Martucci (150) took fifth. Andrew Gammon (126), Owen Shetler (175) and Isaiah Harrick (190) finished seventh. 🤼‍♂️ • Boys swimming took down Canisius (NY), 119-57, at the Hallman Aquatics Center. Mitchell Bradford and Aidan Levis each won four events. Triple winners included Owen Carson and Jack Raimy. Matthew Hinman won two events. Teddy Terrizzi took the diving competition. 🏊‍♂️ • Girls basketball split their doubleheader against WPIAL power North Catholic. Varsity suffered their first loss of the season in a tight battle with the Trojans, 59-57. The Ramblers were led by Jayden McBride’s 25 points. Addie Biel had 19 points, while Lena Walz added 11. JVs remained undefeated with their 47-27 victory. Natalie Spano led Prep with 29 points. Katherine McCormick finished with eight. 🏀 • Varsity boys basketball hosted the BK Classic in the Joann Mullen Gymnasium. They suffered their first setback of the year on Friday, falling to De La Salle (IL), 43-42. Jake Sambuchino led the way with 13 points and seven rebounds. The Ramblers would then fall in the consolation game on Saturday to Canisius (NY), 55-40. Tavion Spencer led the way with 12. 🏀 • Competitive Cheer took part in the District 10 Competitive Spirit meet at McDowell this weekend. They took third in the small school division behind Lakeview and champion Harbor Creek. 📣

Students in Mr. Colwell’s Biology classes dissected deer hearts in class today! They were tasked with investigating the structure and anatomy of the heart. #Prep #Biology 🦌

Mr. Ng’s CAD classes finished their laser engraving projects. They used Fusion 360 CAD software to design car components. Then, they programmed their design in our laser engraving machine to cut out the parts from a 12”x12” wood block. #Prep #CAD

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, January 5: • Indoor track & field competed at the Spire Institute in a NEOITC conference meet. For the girls, the 4x800 team of Sarah Clark, Anne Catherine Brown, Allison Bender and Lauren Raimy placed first. Fina Bannister, Regina Torrance, Grace Barrett and Caitlin Dugan took 3rd. In the 1600m, Brown was first, while Bender took second. Kayla Bogdanski took second in the 400m. Raimy took first in the 800m, while Bannister finished second. In the 3200, Clark took first, Brown placed second and Sarah Teed placed third. In the 4x400, the team of Bogdanski, Raimy, Bannister and Clark finished first. One the boys side, Luke Brown took first in the 800 and second in the 1600. 👟

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, January 4: • Wrestling earned a big 43-24 Region win over McDowell. Amir Johnson (121), Keagan Oler (127), Andrew Gammon (133), Sam Staab (139), Owen Shetler (172) and Clay Mallory (189) all had pins for the Ramblers. Aiden Carter (107) and Brandon Byrd (145) also scored decisions. 🤼‍♂️ • Bowling picked up a 16.5-11.5 victory over Erie High. Elena Kacprowicz had the high game of 184 and high series of 529. Kacprowicz and Ava Hensler each earned 4 points by sweeping their opponents. The girls take on Mercyhurst next week. 🎳

Ms. Muto’s freshmen English classes worked together to create word webs today using their poetry vocabulary words. They organized the words into different categories based off how the words are related to each other. Each group then shared their word web with the class and compared the differences between them all! #Prep #English

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, January 3: • Boys basketball finished 2-1, including a doubleheader sweep of Erie High. Varsity picked up a 61-52 victory over the Royals in their Region opener. Jake Sambuchino led the way with 24 points and 11 rebounds. Amaree Pickens finished with 15 points, while Zion Barksdale had 10 rebounds. JVs picked up a 67-34 victory. Freshmen basketball fell to Hickory, 58-48. KyZir Rowan led the Ramblers with 25, while Natavion Tenon added 15. 🏀 • Varsity hockey picked up a big victory over Canon-McMillan, 6-2. Mathius Sprickman had two goals. Layne Eliason, Brayden Sprickman, Connor Eubank and Rylan Sorge also scored. Tanner Ball was in net to make 22 saves. 🏒

The 2023 BK Classic tips this Friday night! Tickets for this year's Burger King Classic featuring Canisius (NY), De La Salle (IL), Lincoln Park and Cathedral Prep remain on sale at all local Burger King restaurants as well as Cathedral Prep. General admission tickets cost $7.00 per night in advance for adults and $5.00 in advance for students. #BKClassic 🏀

Cathedral Prep Holiday Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Wrestling competed in the prestigious Powerade Tournament at Canon-McMillan. Sam Staab (133) finished 4-2 on the tournament, making it to the fifth Consolation round. Xavier Domkowski (139) scored a pair of pins. Kegan Oler (121), Bo Martucci (152) and Jaden Crockett (160) also won consolation matches. 🤼‍♂️ • JV Hockey competed in the 26th annual PA Hockey Scholastic Showcase. The Ramblers finished 3-2 in the tournament. They began with a 7-3 win over Thomas Jefferson. Nico Vavala had a pair of goals. Brady Sack, Rylan Sorge, Braydan McGarry and Tucker Kinnear also found the net. Ian Brown got the win in net. They would fall to North Allegheny, 4-0, before defeating Penn Trafford, 5-1. Ashton Duchini had a hat trick. Henry Fritts and Noah Diley each had a goal. Brown again picked up the win in goal. They defeated Pine-Richland in the semifinals, 8-4. Vavala had a hat trick, while Caleb Dacus scored a pair. Vinny Scalise, Sorge and Braydan Mcgarry also scored. Brown scored another victory in net. The Ramblers fell in the championship to North Allegheny, 2-1. 🏒 • LATE THURSDAY: Boys basketball took on St. Ignatius (OH) in a doubleheader. JVs fell to the Wildcats, 58-49. Ben Scheffner led the scoring with 17, while Michael Thompson had 13. Freshmen basketball fell by a 57-27 count. Ashton Mountain led with 11. 🏀

Happy New Year! As we begin this new journey in 2023, we thank you all for truly making a difference in our students' lives, not just in 2022, but always! Thank you for your continued support and generosity in 2023 and may the new year bless you with health, prosperity and happiness. #HappyNewYear 🎆

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, December 27: • Boys basketball finished 2-1 against Austintown Fitch in a tripleheader. Varsity picked up a 37-17 win over the Falcons in a low scoring matchup. Jake Sambuchino had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Mohamed Rahama tossed in eight points. JVs picked up a 49-32 win. Michael Thompson had 18 to lead the way, while Max Wallace chipped in 11. Freshmen fell 35-19. KyZir Rowan finished with 11. 🏀

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, December 22: • Boys basketball finished 1-1 yesterday. Varsity captured the Blue Division of the KSA Tournament in Orlando with a 57-47 win over Pingree (MA). Amaree Pickens had 14 points and was named Co-MVP of the tourney, along with Jake Sambuchino who had 11. Tavion Spencer added 12 points for a Rambler team that finished 3-0 in Florida. Freshmen basketball fell to McDowell, 49-40. Owen Haffey and KyZir Rowan each had 14 to pace the Ramblers. 🏀 • Girls basketball swept Fairview. Varsity outscored Fairview 31-5 in the second half to win 52-18. Jayden McBride had 12 points to lead the way. Lena Walz added 11. McKenna Valone and Ava Lucarotti finished with nine and eight, respectively. Prep is 6-0 on the season and will play in the national bracket of the KSA Holiday Tournament in Orlando next week. JVs defeated Fairview, 49-12. Natalie Spano led the way with 17 points. Leah Major scored nine, while Katherine McCormick chipped in eight. Mari Sanders had seven. 🏀 • Girls swimming & diving picked up a big win over Mercyhurst Prep, 123-32. Ellie Natemeier won four events for the Ramblers. Maria Costa won three times, while Chloe Borrero and Brianne Ryan each won twice. 🏊‍♀️ • Boys swimming & diving also defeated Mercyhurst Prep, 108-29. Owen Carson took home four events. Evan Calvert won three times, while Mitchell Bradford, Matt Hinman, Jack Raimy, and Alex Junkin all won twice. 🏊‍♂️

Mrs. Drabant’s World History II and Ms. Tewari's French II classes participated in a scavenger hunt today exploring Christmas traditions around the world. They read the descriptions, matched them up to their recording sheet and used QR codes to reveal the country and more information about it. #Prep #HolidayFun

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, December 21: • Boys varsity basketball continued their hot streak in Orlando with a 69-39 victory over Southern (KY) in the KSA Tournament. Amaree Pickens led the way with 20 points. Semontae Lofton had 11, while Tavion Spencer chipped in 10. 🏀 • Wrestling picked up a 38-27 victory over Meadville. Sam Staab (133), Brandon Byrd (152) and Owen Shetler (189) earned pins for the Ramblers. Jaden Crockett (172) scored a tech fall, while Amir Johnson (114), Keagan Oler (121) and Andrew Gammon (127) all won by decision. 🤼‍♂️ • TONIGHT: It's a big night at the Hagerty Family Events Center. The swim teams host Mercyhurst Prep at 6:00 p.m. At the same time, the Ramblers entertain Fairview in girls basketball. Tickets for all events will be on sale at the gate. We would also like to thank Chick-fil-A for being the official sponsor for tonight's girls basketball game!