Cathedral Preparatory School

Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug prevention awareness program, is celebrated annually from October 23 through October 31. This year’s theme is “Celebrate Life! Stay Drug Free!”! Students made their pledge this week by signing a banner created by Helen Ann McCormick ’23. #Prep #RedRibbonWeek

Congratulations to Cathedral Prep alumnus Jaryn Simpson '17 on signing a professional basketball contract with BC Teuta Durrës of the Albanian Basketball League! Good luck, Jaryn! #Alulmni #RollRamblers 🏀 🇦🇱

AFJROTC cadets prepared for this Sunday’s Open House by hosting a fun-filled event for eighth graders from around the area. Attendees were very excited for this Sunday and the cadets explained the benefits of being a Cathedral Prep Rambler. #Prep #AFJROTC #FieldDay

Members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia of Nashville and Bishop Wiilliam Waltersheid, Auxiliary Bishop of Pittsburgh, visited our campus yesterday. Bishop Waltersheid celebrated our weekly mass with us, while the Dominican Sisters joined us for mass and spoke to our young women about their order and religious life. #Prep #Faith ✝

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, October 25: • Girls tennis fought to a 3-2 victory over South Park in the first round of the PIAA Team Tennis Championships at Westwood Racquet Club. Anne Marie Prichard won in singles, while the tandems of Finleigh Handzel/Margaret Prichard and Sofia Falvo/Lilli Beuchert swept doubles. The Ramblers are now headed to Hershey where they will face Lancaster Country Day on Friday at 8:00 a.m. in the quarterfinals. 🎾 • Varsity hockey fell to Peters Township, 6-2. Brayden Sprickman scored both goals for the Ramblers. 🏒

The Prep Theatre Department, under the direction of Fr. Mike Demartinis, is busy rehearsing for their first production of the school year. They will open their season on November 10 through the 13 with Stephen Sondheim’s sensational musical, Into the Woods! It’s an epic fairytale about wishes, family and the choices we make. Over the weekend, some of the actors participated in a master class offered by Chicago born actress/director, Anna Carmela. Anna spent the day with these young stars diving deep in their character development. This is a beautiful show and we hope to see you there! #Prep #MVP 🎭

Congratulations to Jason Fultz ‘25. He has verbally committed to play Division I baseball at Clemson University on scholarship. As a freshman, Fultz hit .419 with four homeruns and 32 runs batted in. On the hill, he was 3-0 with a 1.45 ERA while striking out 34 in 19 plus innings. He projects as a corner infielder and possibly a pitcher at for the Tigers. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete ⚾

We want to send a special thank you to Allegheny Health Network for being a Platinum Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP 🏥

Congratulations to our very own Fr. James McCormick '74 on the celebration of his 40th jubilee anniversary! Fr. McCormick has been a valued member of our faculty for over 30 years and we are so grateful for his dedicated ministry in our community. #Prep #Jubilee ✝

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Football finished 2-1 on the weekend. Varsity picked up a 44-0 victory over Erie High to clinch their first Region title in three years. RJ Roberts had 14 carries for 120 yards and two touchdowns. Luke Costello had three touchdowns through the air. DaMario Crawford, Camariyon Bridges and Roberts were on the receiving end of those. Eric Cox had a blocked punt return for a score. Cole Constable hit a field goal, which set the school record for most field goals in a season with 10. It broke a mark that had been held for 11 years by John Chereson. The stout Rambler defense held the Royals to just 45 yards of total offense. JVs fell to the Royals in a Saturday bout, 20-14. Freshmen wrapped up their season with 34-0 win over Fairview. 🏈 • Girls cross country had a huge showing in the NWPA Cross Country Invitational. The Ramblers finished first with 25 total points, winning by 64. Sarah Clark, Anne-Catherine Brown and Allison Bender took the first three places, respectively. Sarah Teed took 9th while Helen Ann McCormick took 10th. Lauren Raimy finished 11th, while Grace Barret was 13th. 👟 • Boys water polo took part in the state play-in tournament. They defeated Hazelton, 13-11, before picking up a victory over Springfield, 8-5, to advance to the state tournament. Aidan Levis led the way with eight goals. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls water polo also took part in the state play-in tournament. Their season came to a close with a 12-10 loss to Governor Mifflin. McKenzie DiPlacido scored four goals, while Emily Consiglio had three. 🤽‍♀️ (Football photos courtesy of Switchback Photography)

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, October 20: • Congratulations to Girls Tennis! For the 7th straight season, they are District 10 Champions! They swept Warren, 5-0, to take the AA title. Anna Poranski, Anne Marie Prichard and Sophia Glance won in singles. In doubles, Finleigh Handzel/Margaret Prichard were victorious, as were Sofia Falvo/Lilli Beuchert. Congratulations to Coach Taylor and the Ramblers! 🎾🏆 • Varsity boys soccer picked up a 10-1 victory over Corry. Cam Dunbar and Pau Barea Solves each had a pair of goals. Other goals came from Brandon Lin, Max Johnson, Jake Bamberger, Logan Sauers, Perkin Showalter and Drew Donikowski. ⚽ • Girls volleyball swept Erie High. Varsity picked up a 3-1 win over the Royals. Cecelia Campbell finished 45 assists and eight digs. Nikole McLallen had five aces, nine kills and eight digs. Jenna Wagner had six kills. Hailey Sliker finished with five aces and nine digs. Kaylin Laird had 17 digs and six kills, while Olivia Hutchinson added six blocks and 12 kills. JVs earned a 2-0 win to open the night. 🏐

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, October 19: • Varsity girls soccer picked up a big Region girls win to close out their for the Ramblers as they closed out their regular season with a 3-2 victory over General McLane. Goals came from Olivia Dixon, Moira Thunell and Alexa Tojaga. ⚽

Mrs. Drabant’s World History II classes are studying Big Era 6. They just completed their section on Luxury Trade and the demand for spices in Europe. Earlier this week, they used whole cloves to create orange pomander balls. The cloves smell surprisingly strong, and do not appear particularly appetizing, but ground they add the spice to our pumpkin spice! #Prep #WorldHistory 🍊

Congratulations to Jacob Sambuchino ‘23. He has verbally committed to continue his basketball career in college at Case Western Reserve University. A 3-year varsity player, Sambuchino was the team's leading scorer as a junior. “I chose Case Western Reserve because I knew that the school and the program were the perfect fit for me academically and athletically. I’m excited for the opportunity to play in a rising program.” #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏀

Cathedral Prep's Open House is Sunday, October 30, from 12 to 3 p.m. All middle school boys and girls are invited to take a guided tour of the new state-of-the-art facilities and learn all about the amazing opportunities at Cathedral Prep! #Prep #OpenHouse 🟠🔵⚫

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, October 17: • Girls soccer took on Fort LeBoeuf in a doubleheader at Dollinger Field. Varsity played the Bison to a 3-3 tie. Olivia Dixon scored a pair of goals, while Moira Thunell also scored. JVs also played to a tie, 2-2. ⚽ • Breckin Taylor took part in the 1st round of the PIAA Individual State Golf Championship at the Penn State Blue & White Courses. He finished with a 1-over 73 which left him tied for 11th. ⛳ • AnnaMarie Zinram also took part in the 1st round of the PIAA Individual State Golf Championships. She finished tied for 20th after the first day of play. ⛳

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, October 18: • Congratulations to Breckin Taylor. He finished fifth in the PIAA AAA Boys Individual Golf Championship. He shot two rounds of 73 at Penn State to finish +2. ⛳ • AnnaMarie Zinram participated in the PIAA AA Girls Individual Golf Championship and placed 22nd. ⛳ • Varsity boys soccer clinched the Region title with an 8-0 win over Meadville. Dylan Danch had a pair of goals. Noah Handzel, Max Johnson, Kwame Amin Somuah, Chris Morphy, Luke Trocki and Michael McDonald all found the net. Ethan Baker got the shutout in goal. ⚽ • Girls tennis swept Grove City, 5-0, in the AA semifinals. Anna Poranski, Anne Marie Prichard and Sophia Glance all won in singles. The tandems of Finleigh Handzel/Margaret Princhard and Sophia Falvo/Lilli Beuchert swept doubles. 🎾 • Varsity hockey beat Mt. Lebanon, 2-1, in a nail-bite. Brayden Sprickman scored both goals for the Ramblers. Tanner Ball stopped 25 shots in net for the win. 🏒

Students in Mr. Markley's Chemistry classes started to dive into their first labs of the school year on Friday. They performed flame tests in order to identify metal ions. #Prep #Chemistry

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Football swept Butler over the weekend. Varsity hit the road and picked up a big Region win over the Golden Tornado, 40-14. Dajoure Hollingsworth had 19 carries for 200 yards and three touchdowns. Luke Costello threw three touchdowns. Camariyon Bridges was on the receiving end of one, while DaMario Crawford had the other two. Crawford led the way with five catches for 70 yards. JVs picked up a 40-0 shutout victory on Saturday morning. Davin Friedman threw four touchdown passes. Two of those touchdowns went to Griffin Potts. Corey Allen and James Casella also had touchdown receptions. Joe Himes had a pick-six, while Taijoun Williams added a scoring run. 🏈 • Boys water polo took part in the Erie Challenge II at the Hallman Aquatics Center. The Ramblers finished 0-3 on the weekend with losses to Wilson (13-4), LaSalle (15-14 OT) and North Penn (9-2). Mitch Bradford led the way with nine goals on the weekend. Callum Snider-Mills finished with four, while Aidan Levis and Anthony Frisina finished with three apiece. Colin Troutman also found the mesh. Hewson Morphy finished with 28 saves over the three games. 🤽‍♂️ • Girls Water Polo also took part in the Erie Challenge II, finishing 0-2. The Ramblers fell to Wilson (12-2) and North Penn (13-2). Emily Consiglio had all four goals. Jillian Heinrich totaled 12 saves. 🤽‍♀️

We want to send a special thank you to Reeves Plumbing & Heating for being a Ruby Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP 🚿