Cathedral Preparatory School

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, March 16: • Congratulations to the boys swimming & diving team!! The Ramblers go back-to-back to claim their third PIAA Championship in school history! Down by three points after day one, they would win by thirty over Bishop McDevitt with a score of 194. On day two, Owen Carson took sixth in the 500 free. Mitchell Bradford took fourth in the 100 back, with Jack Raimy and Aidan Levis finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Matthew Hinman took eighth in the 100 breastroke. Ted Terrizzi took 22nd in the diving competition. The 400 free relay team of Colin Troutman, Raimy, Levis and Bradford closed the meet with a third-place finish. Special recognition for Head Coach Sonya Whitman, who guided the boys to a state championship in her first season as coach and winning her third overall, becoming the first coach to win state titles at Villa Maria Academy and Cathedral Prep! Congratulations to all! 🏊‍♂️🏆🥇 • Girls swimming & diving took third in the state with a total of 116 points. On day two, Haley Palmer concluded her brilliant career with eighth place finish in the 100 free. Her time of 52.51 set a school record. Maria Costa took sixth in the 100 back with a 57.80. Congratulations to our girls on an outstanding season! 🏊‍♀️🥉 • TODAY: Boys basketball looks to head to the state semifinals. They must get past WPIAL power Penn Hills at Sharon High School. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. 🏀

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Wednesday, March 15: • Girls swimming & diving had a big first day at the PIAA Championships at Bucknell University. The medley relay of Kyan Snider-Mills, Haley Palmer, Maria Costa and Ellie Natemeier was second in the state with a time of 1:48.96. Costa took ninth in the 200 individual medley. Palmer took fourth in the 50 free. The 200 free relay of Costa, Jillian Heinrich, Palmer and Josie Dufala earned a second-place finish. Their time was 1:39.11. The Ramblers currently sit in second after day one, 32 points behind Mt. Pleasant. 🏊‍♀️ • Boys swimming & diving also had a big day at the PIAA Championships. The medley relay of Colin Troutman, Mitchell Bradford, Aidan Levis and Matt Hinman set a school record of 1:33.89 to win the gold medal. The same relay won this event for the Ramblers for the second straight year. Owen Carson took 15th in the 200 free. In the 200 individual medley, Bradford took eighth, while Jack Raimy finished 11th. Levis took fourth in the 100 butterfly. The 200 free relay of Troutman, Hinman, Raimy and Carson finished seventh in the state. Their time was 1:28.93. The boys also sit in second after day one, just three points behind Bishop McDevitt. 🏊‍♂️ • Girls basketball rolled in their second round matchup against Mars, defeating the Fightin’ Planets, 51-24. Lena Walz led all scorers with 17 points in the victory. Jayden McBride had 16, while Addie Biel added 12. The Ramblers play South Fayette, the number one ranked team in the state, on Saturday at a site to be determined. 🏀

Congratulations to Tavion Spencer ‘23. He has committed to play college basketball next season at La Roche University. Spencer has been a three-year starter for the Ramblers, helping them to a state championship in 2021, which was their first in 28 years. He projects to play point guard at the next level. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏀 (Photo courtesy of Switchback Photography)

We want to give a special thanks to Gannon University for being a Ruby Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP ⚔

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Tuesday, March 14: • Boys basketball advanced to the next round of the PIAA playoffs with a 66-54 victory over Mars. Amaree Pickens led the way with 25 points, while Jake Sambuchino was not far behind with 21. The Ramblers are set to take on Penn Hills in the quarterfinals at a site and time TBD. 🏀 • TODAY: Boys and girls swimming & diving is set to take part in the PIAA Championships beginning today at Bucknell University. Girls prelims begin at 8:10 a.m., while the boys start at 10:45 a.m. You can catch the action on PCN or with PCN Select. 🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️ Girls basketball hopes to advance to the state quarterfinals when they meet Mars tonight. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. at Sharon High School. Tickets are only for sale online at: https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. Tune into WPSE FM 107.1/AM 1450 for the radio broadcast, or listen online at https://wpse.bd.psu.edu. 🏀

Boys basketball looks to extend their season tonight when they take on the Mars Fightin’ Planets. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Westminster College. Tickets are only for sale online at: https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. You can also listen to the game at https://wpse.bd.psu.edu/. #RollRamblers 🏀

Cathedral Prep Weekend Athletics Roundup: • Girls basketball defeated Trinity, 48-30, in the opening round of the PIAA AAAAA playoffs. The Ramblers jumped to a 28-8 advantage to start the game. Lena Walz and Jayden McBride each had 16 points. Walz also added seven rebounds. Addie Biel had 10 points, while McKenna Valone dished out five assists. They take on Mars in the second round on Wednesday, March 15. Tip-off is schedule for 7:30 p.m. at Sharon High School. Tickets are only available online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. 🏀 • Boys basketball picked up a 47-45 victory over South Fayette in the opening round of the PIAA playoffs. The Ramblers were down five after three quarters, but they turned up the defensive intensity and began making shots, forcing ahead and holding on in the final seconds with multiple stops. Semontae Lofton led the way with 16 points. Jake Sambuchino had 14. They also drew Mars in the next round of the playoffs. They are set to play on Tuesday, March 14, at Westminster College. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m., and tickets are only available at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. 🏀 • Seven members of the Indoor Track team qualified to compete in the Nike Indoor Nationals in New York City this weekend. Sarah Clark finished 18th in the championship section of the two mile. Luke Brown finished 23rd in the championship mile. DaMario Crawford took the third-place medal in the Emerging Elite long jump. The girls 4x800 of Lauren Raimy, Anne-Catherine Brown, Allison Bender and Sarah Clark finished in 12th place in the championship section. The highlight of the Ramblers' meet was the sixth-place finish in the championship 4x one mile relay of Clark, Brown, Bender and Raimy. Their finished earned them All-American honors. 👟 • In wrestling, Sam Staab (127) fell in his second-round consolation match, which concluded another solid season for the Rambler wrestling team. 🤼‍♂️ • Bowling competed in individual and team regionals this weekend in Pittsburgh. Elena Kacprowicz finished 29th, while Emalie Thomas finished 41st in individuals. The team finished 14th in the team event. Thomas led the way with a 503 series, while Ava Hensler had the high game of 184. The team high baker game was a 165. 🎳 (Basketball photos courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)

Students in Mr. Ng’s Robotics just constructed and programmed their second project of the semester: “The Monster Box.” Now, they are tasked with studying and implementing several mechanical operations of servos in order to complete their assignment. #Prep #Robotics 🤖

Mrs. Drabant’s English IV classes read and conducted a sticky-note analysis of Mary Shelley's short story, "Transformation." They chose to focus on three of six literary devices and themes: doubling, tale within a tale structure, prodigal son, pride, Faustian bargain, supernatural, and intellectual/physical transformation. Yesterday, they moved about in a “Give and Get” discussion technic that required them to find the three ideas they didn't have and share their own work with their peers. #Prep #English 📃

This week in esports! On Monday, the CP_Chess Teams fell twice against high-ranking players. The CP_Seige1 ran into a dominant team from Texas, which handed them their first loss. CP_RocketLeague1 and CP_RocketLeague2, after being continuously plagued with connection issues, fell to teams from Wellsville and Copiague, NY, while CP_Valorant2 and CP_Valorant1 had dominant wins for both teams. The CP_Valorant2 team won significantly enough to move into the Top 20 of the HSEL this week! Check out their win on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1759462366. #Prep #Esports 🎮

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Thursday, March 9: • Keagan Oler (121) and Sam Staab (27) competed at the PIAA AAA Championships in Hershey. They both dropped their opening match. Staab bounced back with a 9-2 win to advance in the consolation bracket. Oler was eliminated from the tournament in a close decision. 🤼‍♂️ • TONIGHT: Boys basketball is set to host South Fayette in the first round of the PIAA playoffs. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Tickets can only be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. The game will also be livestreamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/cathedral-preparatory-school-erie-pa/gam5bb78ab640.🏀 Bowling is taking part in the Western PA Regionals at AMF Noble Manor Lanes in Pittsburgh. Singles take place today, while the team competition takes place tomorrow. 🎳 • TOMORROW: Girls basketball takes on Trinity in the first round of the PIAA playoffs at the Hagerty Family Events Center. The game begins at 4:30 p.m. and no tickets will be sold at the door. All tickets can be purchased online at https://www.piaa.org/sports/tickets.aspx?from=hellobar. The game will also be livestreamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/cathedral-preparatory-school-erie-pa/gamcadffa5a3c.🏀

Congratulations to AnnaMarie Zinram ‘23. She will play golf collegiately next season at Mercyhurst University. As one of the top golfers in District 10 this past season, Zinram advanced to states. She finished 22nd overall at the PIAA individual championships. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete ⛳

We are excited to host the boys and girls basketball playoff games this weekend at the Hagerty Family Events Center. Also, wrestling sent several to states this weekend, swimming is headed to states next weekend, and bowling is off to regionals! In honor these games, the Prep Spirit Store will be having a special discount of 20% off all purchases. It will be open today from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m., tomorrow from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m., and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Be sure to stop by and gear up for the games! #GearUp 🟠🔵⚪

AFJROTC cadets once again took to the skies yesterday with Civil Air Patrol. Hands on lessons in aviation fundamentals are what AFJROTC at Prep is all about! #Prep #AFJROTC #CivilAirPatrol ✈

Our PB&J sandwich drive for the Emmaus Soup Kitchen continued this week. This week's drive was sponsored by Mrs. Megan Haugh! She even took some time during her lunch to come and help out. We can’t thank her enough for the support! If any clubs, athletic teams 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 🥪

Happy International Women’s Day! This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity. Together we can forge women's equality. Today, and every day, we celebrate the women in our lives and the differences they make in the world. #InternationalWomensDay 💙🧡🤍

Congratulations to Hailey Sliker ‘23. She will continue her volleyball career at the next level as she will play for PennWest Edinboro. Sliker helped lead her team to the District 10 championship game as a junior. She will be slotted as a libero/defensive specialist for the Fighting Scots. #Prep #RollRamblers #StudentAthlete 🏐 (Photo courtesy of Erie County Sports Photos)

Cathedral Prep Athletics Roundup for Monday, March 6: • Varsity hockey fell in the first round of the PIHL Playoffs to North Allegheny, 3-0. Tanner Ball made 25 saves in the loss. 🏒

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 our speaker, Hon. Dan Brabender ‘70. Judge Brabender spoke to our guests about his time at Prep and his latest publication, “Erie’s Sensational Murder Trials,” which hit Amazon in early February. The book is a collection of accounts of nine distinctive homicides that shocked the city with their gruesome violence and spell-binding trials. He also touched on his four other books. You can purchase Judge’s latest book at https://a.co/d/3fytUvX. #FirstFriday 🎙✝

We want to give a special thank you to Interstate Mitsubishi-Interstate Nissan for being a Diamond Member of our Business Alliance Program! #Prep #BAP 🚗