Congratulations to Tori Spearman ’24. She placed first All-Around for Level 9 at the PA State Championships! She also earned gold on bars, silver on vault, and bronze on beam at the Miller Athletic Center in Lewisburg. She headed right to Hershey right after to cheer on the girls basketball team, too! She will represent Pennsylvania at the regional meet in April against five other states with the opportunity to qualify for Eastern Nationals in Myrtle Beach. Congratulations, Tori, and best of luck at Regionals! #PrepPride
Ms. Kabasinski’s Forensics classes concluded their studies of fingerprints with a two-part lab. They dusted and lifted their fingerprints with fluorescing magnetic powder. Once they lifted their prints, groups traded their unknown prints, along with their Fingerprint ID card they created earlier in the week, and the other group tried to make a correct match/identification. #Prep #Forensics 🔍
Congratulations to Derek Galla ’24. He has committed to play college basketball next season at Penn State Behrend. Derek played a huge role for the Ramblers this season on both ends of the floor, averaging six points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds per game. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏀
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, March 19:
• The Ramblers are headed to Hershey! With another big defensive effort, they defeated McKeesport, 35-20, to advance to the PIAA 5A title game. Addie Biel led the way with 17 points, while Lena Walz finished with 12. The girls are heading to the state championship game for the 11th time and first since 2021, but it's the first as Prep. It comes on the same night that head coach Doug Chuzie gets career win #300. Ramblers will play Archbishop Wood this Saturday, March 23, at 6:00 p.m. at the Giant Center. Roll Ramblers! 🏀🍫
GAMEDAY! A trip to Hershey is on the line. The Ramblers take on McKeesport in the PIAA 5A Final Four. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Slippery Rock University. Directions can be found here: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//101+Field+House+Rd,+Slippery+Rock,+PA+16057/@41.0606767,-80.1300119,12z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x883376faed95a9bb:0xe9adc50df5799b7f!2m2!1d-80.0476111!2d41.060706?entry=ttu. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. Good luck girls!! #RollRamblers 🏀
Congratulations to Hank Partridge ’25. He placed first in his Equestrian Dressage class at the Zone 11 competition at Dream Park, Logan Township, New Jersey. His placing puts him as the top rider in his class in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Hank competes and rides for the Lake Effect Equestrian Team at Brenric Stables near Edinboro. Congratulations, again, Hank! #Prep 🐎
Students from the GlobalPath are at the Erie County Courthouse today to observe a trial in real time. This is a great opportunity for our students who have expressed interested in law and criminal justice! #Prep #GlobalPath ⚖
Cheerleading tryouts for the 2024-2025 season will take place on Tuesday, April 9, through Thursday, April 11, from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. in the Cathedral Prep Gym in the school. Please contact Coach Muto at Samantha.Muto@cathedralprep.com with any questions. We hope to see you there! #Prep #Cheer 📣
Several of our students returned to the Barber National Institute for their monthly visit last week! They got to work with the students coloring shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day, completing a scavenger hunt, and playing UNO, while they continued to get to know each other. We are very grateful for this opportunity! #Prep #Community ☘
Congratulations to Andrew Timon ’25. He has committed to play college lacrosse at Mercyhurst University in 2025 on defense. He was named first team All-District as a sophomore and competed at USA Lacrosse’s National Team Development Program (NTDP) National Combine last summer, where he was one of only 137 invited from across the country. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🥍
Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup:
• Congratulations to the Girls swimming & diving team! They finished second in the state at this weekend’s PIAA AA championship at Bucknell University. Their 145 points were runner-up to Mt. Pleasant’s 164. The 200 freestyle relay of Maria Costa, Kendal Johnston, Jaslene Cage, and Josie Dufala took first. The 200 medley relay of Costa, Cage, Ellie Natemeier, and Dufala took second. Costa finished sixth in the 200 IM. Dufala took seventh in the 50 free, while Johnston and Cage finished 16th and 18th, respectively. Natemeier took 15th in the 100 fly. Johnston took 15th in the 100 free. Natemeier took 20th in the 500 free. Costa took fourth in the 100 back, while Chloe Borrero finished eighth. Cage took 12th in the 100 breastroke, while Ellie Brugger took 25th. The 400 freestyle relay of Johnston, Borrero, Natemeier, and Dufala took 12th. Congratulations to Coach Whitman and the Ramblers on another outstanding campaign! 🏊♀️🥈
• The boys swimming & diving team finished seventh at the PIAA AA championships in Lewisburg. The 200 medley relay of Jack Raimy, Matthew Hinman, Evan Calvert, and Colin Troutman finished second in the state. Callum Snider-Mills took 22nd in the 200 free, while Owen Carson finished 27th. Raimy took fourth in the 200 IM, while Drew Brown finished 12th. Troutman took 21st in the 50 free. The 200 free relay finished 18th. Carson took 17th in the 500 free. Raimy finished fourth in the 100 backstroke. Hinman took 11th in the 100 breastroke, while Brown took 15th. The 400-freestyle relay of Troutman, Snider-Mills, Calvert, and Raimy took fifth. Ted Terrizzi took 18th in the diving competition. 🏊♂️
• Girls basketball is headed to the Final Four! The Ramblers defeated Oakland Catholic, 39-29. Jayden McBride’s 14 points led the way. Addie Biel had 10, while Lena Walz added nine. They are set to take on McKeesport TOMORROW with a trip to the title game on the line. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Slippery Rock University. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. 🏀
Congratulations to the Girls Swimming & Diving team! They finished second in the state at this weekend’s PIAA AA championship. Their 145 points were runner-up to Mt. Pleasant’s 164. Congratulations to Coach Whitman and the Ramblers on another outstanding campaign! #Prep #RollRamblers 🏊♀️🥈
GAMEDAY! After picking up a big victory over Northern York, the Ramblers look to advance to the PIAA semifinals today at Sharon High School. They take on Oakland Catholic at 1:00 p.m. Directions can be found here: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//sharon+high+school/data=!4m6!4m5!1m1!4e2!1m2!1m1!1s0x8833c045696c276b:0x32da33440a4784c2?sa=X&ved=1t:3061&ictx=111. Tickets can only be purchased at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=mobileNav. If you can’t make the game, WPSE Radion will be broadcasting on both FM 107.1 and AM 1450, as well as audio-streaming at https://wpse.bd.psu.edu/. The pregame show begins at 12:30 p.m. #RollRamblers🏀
(Photo courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos - Rich Wise & Kim Gates)
STATE CHAMPS! Congratulations to the Girls 200 Freestyle Relay! The team of Jaslene Cage ’27, Maria Costa ’25, Josie Dufala ’24, and Kendal Johnston ’27 close out day one of the PIAA AA swimming championships with a gold medal! Not only are they coming home with gold, they also set a new school record with a time of 1:36.71. #RollRamblers #Champions 🏊♀️🥇
Congratulations to the Girls Medley Relay! The team of Ellie Natemeier ’25, Jaslene Cage ’27, Maria Costa ’25, and Josie Dufala ’24 also finished second in the state on day one of the PIAA AA swimming championships at Bucknell University. #RollRamblers 🏊♀️🥈
Congratulations to the Boys Medley Relay! The team of Jack Raimy ‘26, Colin Troutman ‘25, Evan Calvert ‘24, and Matthew Hinman ‘25 finished second in the state on day one of the PIAA AA swimming championships at Bucknell University. #RollRamblers 🏊♂️🥈
Legacy Gala 2024: Igniting Excellence is TOMORROW! Do you have your ticket yet? Visit www.cathedralprep.com/legacygala to register and learn more about our honorees, auction items, and more! If you’re unable to attend, you can still participate in our mobile bidding! We also want to send a very special thank you to our sponsors and donors. Thank you for your support! #LegacyGala2024 🔥
Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, March 13:
• Girls basketball is headed to the Elite Eight! A pair of 10-0 runs by the Ramblers helped put their second-round game on ice as they bested Northern York, 61-36. Lena Walz led the way with 22 points. Addie Biel had 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Jayden McBride finished with 12 points. They take on Oakland Catholic on Saturday at Sharon High School. Tip-off is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. 🏀🏀
Our swimmers are off to Bucknell University for states! Special thank you to Mr. Smith for the send-off and Father Mike for the blessing! They’re meeting diver Ted Terrizzi who’s already there getting warmed up this morning! Good luck to all! #RollRamblers 🏊♀️🏊♂️
We recently got notification that NWPA donated 17,725 boxes for Operation Christmas Child in December. Our Outreach Club was able to be part of that service, donating 50 boxes. That effort was further made possible by the donation of $500 by the Rotary Club of Erie to pay for the shipping costs. Outreach Club is so grateful for everyone's generosity! #Prep #Service
