Cathedral Prep’s 8th Grade Honors Program students received their personalized Honors Program jackets today. We love seeing them in class every day and wish them the best of luck with their classes this year! #Prep #HonorsProgram ⚫️🟠🔵
Congratulations to Prep senior Luke Brown '23. He has verbally committed to run next season at George Mason University in cross country and track & field on scholarship. Brown was one of the top runners in cross country in District 10 the past two seasons. He has also been a state medalist, a District champion and individual champion at major invitationals. He also owns school records in the indoor 1600, mile and the 3200m. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 👟
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, December 20:
• Boys basketball went 1-1 on the day. Varsity picked up a 58-27 victory over Coral Shores (FL) in their first game of the KSA Tournament in Orlando. The Ramblers jumped out to an 11-0 lead as Jake Sambuchino led the way with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Amaree Pickens and Mohamed Rahama scored eight points each. Freshmen basketball fell to Mercyhurst Prep, 40-39. KyZir Rowan led the way with 19. 🏀
• Varsity hockey picked up a 4-2 win over Central Catholic. Liam Waid, Alex Brown, Connor Eubank and Logan Taylor all found the back of the net. Tanner Ball made 25 saves in goal. 🏒
Last Saturday, we held our Winter Dance Showcase in the H. David Bowes Auditorium! Guests enjoyed an evening full of dancing and music. The holiday spirit and cheer was felt throughout the evening! #Prep #Dance 🎶🩰
Yesterday was week two of the PB&J sandwich drive for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen. This week’s sandwich drive, organized by Cecelia Morgan ‘25, was sponsored by the Girls Golf Team. 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 🥪
Last Friday, Show Choir visited St. Joseph Apartments to help serve and clean up at their annual Christmas party. Those that were able to join in the project also performed part of their winter concert music and shared Christmas carols at the conclusion of their party. Don't miss them perform TONIGHT at the MVP Winter Concert! Admission is FREE and performances begin at 7:00 p.m. in the H. David Bowes Auditorium. #Prep #ShowChoir 🎶
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, December 19:
• Girls basketball swept Erie High. Varsity rolled to a 63-28 win over the Royals. Jayden McBride led the way with 23 points, while Lena Walz finished with 13. McKenna Valone and Tori Mayes each chipped in eight. JVs picked up a 48-13 victory. Katherine McCormick led the Ramblers with 21 points. Natalie Spano scored eight in the win. 🏀
We would like to send a special thank you to Northwest Savings Bank for their gift to our school through the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) Program! Anita Kuchcinski, SVP, Erie Commercial Market Executive and Commercial Team Lead, and Katie Ruffa, SVP, Commercial Banking Relationship Manager, stopped by earlier this month to present the check to President Kevin Smith and Jimmy Smith ’11, AVP of Development & Strategic Initiatives. We are very appreciative of your support through this program! #Prep #EITC
TOMORROW! Join us in the H. David Bowes Auditorium for some holiday cheer as the MVP Department presents their Winter Concert. The concert is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. and admission is FREE. Come out and support our talented musicians and performers! #Prep #MVP ❄🎄
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Wrestling hosted the Rambler Duals at the Joann Mullen Gymnasium. The Ramblers finished 3-1 on the weekend. Their first win came over St. Joe’s (NY), 60-15. Xavier Domkowski (139), Brandon Byrd (145), Bo Martucci (152), Jaden Crockett (160), Owen Shetler (172), Isaiah Harrick (189) and Max Spaulding (215) all scored pins for Prep. They would then take their second match, besting Edgewood (OH), 58-3. Andrew Gammon (127), Sam Staab (133), Domkowski, Martucci, Harrick and Amir Johnson (114) all had pins. Keagan Oler (121) and Aiden Carter (107) earned falls, while Crockett scored a decision. They would then defeated South Fayette, 42-24. Staab, Byrd, Crockett, Shetler (189), Harrick (215) and Johnson all had pins. The Ramblers would fall in the championship to St. Ed’s (OH), 34-33. Shetler, Johnson, Staab and Gammon scored pins. Byrd earned a decision. 🤼♂️
• Boys swimming took third overall at the Viking Invitational at Cleveland State University. The 200 medley relay of Jack Raimy, Matt Hinman, Aidan Levis, Mitchell Bradford finished second. Bradford finished fourth in the 200 IM. Levis took second in the 100 fly. Bradford won the 100 back, while Raimy and Levis took second and fifth, respectively. The 400 free relay placed third behind Raimy, Owen Carson, Levis and Bradford. 🏊♂️
• Girls swimming also took part in the Viking Invitational, finishing sixth. Haley Palmer placed fifth in the 50 free and the 100 free. In the 100 back, Maria Costa took fourth. The 200 medley relay finished fifth with Costa, Kyan Snider-Mills, Ellie Natemeier and Palmer. 🏊♀️
• Boys freshmen basketball fell to Boardman (OH), 42-31. Ashton Mountain led the Ramblers with 11. 🏀
• Varsity hockey picked up a 3-0 shutout over Gilmour Academy (OH). 🏒
(Photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)
AFJROTC cadets took to the skies again this week with Civil Air Patrol. Two instructors took them over Saegertown, Meadville, Union City and even over our school! #Prep #AFJROTC #CivilAirPatrol ✈
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, December 15:
• Girls swimming & diving picked up a Region win over Erie High, 93-33. Brianne Ryan was a triple winner. Double winners included Chloe Borrero, Ellie Brugger, Ellie Natemeier and Grace McCormick. Angeline Terrizzi won diving. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming & diving also picked up a Region victory over Erie High. Evan Calvert won three events. Double winners included Colin Troutman, Callum Snider-Mills, Alex Junkin and Aidan Levis. Ted Terrizzi won the diving competition. 🏊♂️
Join us this Saturday, December 17 for our Winter Dance Showcase! The performance will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the H. David Bowes Auditorium. Cost is $10 for adults and $3 for children. Come be a part of an evening of fun and holiday cheer! We hope to see you there! #Prep #Dance ❄
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, December 14:
• Bowling remains undefeated with their 24-4 win over Mercyhurst at Rolling Meadow Lanes. Elena Kacprowicz led the way with a high game of 225. Kacprowicz, Emalie Thomas, Ava Hensler, Tamara Bell and Maja Wasielewski each earned four-point sweeps for the Ramblers. McDowell is up next. 🎳
• Boys freshmen basketball picked up a 56-23 victory over Slippery Rock. Owen Haffey led the way with 20 for the Ramblers. 🏀
As we prepare for Christmas, please join one of these parishes this evening for “The Light is On for You." These churches will be open for the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 5:00. - 7:00 p.m. For additional information on how you can celebrate the Advent and upcoming Christmas season, please visit: https://www.eriercd.org/Christmas.html. #Advent 🕯
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, December 13:
• Boys basketball swept Slippery Rock at the Joann Mullen Gymnasium. Varsity picked up a 54-34 win over the Rockets. Semontae Lofton led the way with 17 points. Tavion Spencer finished with 12. JVs began the night with a 62-36 victory. 🏀
Yesterday, students made 180 PB&J sandwiches for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen during their lunches. The sandwich drive, organized by Emma Kill ’24, was sponsored by the Outreach Club. Any student was welcome and is going to recur weekly on Mondays going forward. 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 Wakeem Page ‘23. He has verbally committed to a full football scholarship at Division I University of New Hampshire to play receiver. Page led the team in receptions this past season with 35 and in yards receiving with 511. His 57 career receptions are tied for ninth all-time at Prep. He finished this past season with 849 all-purpose yards. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏈
The 33rd annual Outreach Club (formerly Key Club/Interact Club) Christmas Dinner was held yesterday. Students, along with faculty and volunteers, served the traditional turkey dinner to those in need drive-thru style. Patrons were able to stop and pick up their meal to-go. They also received winter amenities like hats, gloves and socks to go along with their meal. Gifts were also provided for children as we near the holiday. This year, 750 meals were prepared for those in need! This event is just another example of our school’s commitment to service in the Erie community and our students living out the value of service to those in need like Jesus did. #Prep #Service #Community 🍴
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Girls swimming kicked off the season at the Hallman Aquatics Center for the Prep Invitational. They won with 574, which was 166 more than second place Magnificat (OH). Haley Palmer won four events. Maria Costa and Ellie Natemeier each won three. Kyan Snider-Mills won a pair, while Ellie Brugger and Jillian Heinrich also each won an event. 🏊♀️
• Boys swimming also kicked off their season with the Prep Invitational, winning the event by 13 points. Aidan Levis and Owen Carson took three events each. Jack Raimy won two events, while Matt Hinman and Colin Troutman also won events. 🏊♂️
• Wrestling kicked off their season at the Trinity Duals, finishing 2-2 with a 5th place finish. They began with a close loss to Wheeling Park (WV), 31-30. Amir Johnson (114), Sam Staab (133) and Brandon Byrd (145) scored pins, while Peter Sadchikov (152) and Isaiah Harrick (215) scored decisions. They went on to shutout North Catholic, 77-0. Staab, Jaden Crockett (160) and Owen Shetler (189) had pins. They would then fall in the consolation semis to North Allegheny, 37-30. Staab, Crockett, Shetler and Harrick would all earn pins. They would close with a 35-33 victory over Penn Trafford in the placement round. Staab and Sadchikov scored pins. Amir Johnson (114) and Xavier Domkowski (139) won by decision, while Keagan Oler (121) won by technical fall. 🤼♂️
• Boys basketball finished 3-0 on the weekend. Varsity and JV swept their doubleheader against Warren on Friday. Varsity continued their hot start to the season with a 75-30 win over the Dragons. Jake Sambuchino led the way with 17 points. Amaree Pickens finished with 14, while Semontae Lofton had 13. JVs picked up a 51-34 win. Max Wallace led the way with 17, while Michael Thompson chipped in 14. On Saturday, freshmen basketball picked up their first win of the season. They defeated Canisius (NY), 42-38. Owen Haffey led a balanced scoring attack with 12 points. 🏀
