Cathedral High School Volume 99 Issue 1 Friday, September 6, 2019 @irishmegaphone irishmegaphone.com
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WOMEN’S MEN’S VOLLEYBALL SOCCER
A new face has entered the women’s volleyball program with new head coach Mrs. Mary Hemer ’09. She is joined by varsity assistants Mr. Josh Noblet ’00 and Mrs. Lori Price. Mrs. Katie Kluger is the Head JV coach and her assistant is Miss Jazzmine McDonald ’13. Mrs. Angie Kubacki leads the Freshman team with Miss Lauren McIntyre ’07 and Miss Jennifer Norton to assist. Last year the team went 24-12 on the season. Key returning players include Senior captains Mia Dittoe, Jami Hansen, Mae Hedrick, Anna Neale, JoJo Suppiger and Anna Trieloff. Although Dittoe is not committed to play volleyball in college, she will attend the College of Charleston for softball. Hemer said in an emailed interview that this is a great team. “They work really well together and want to succeed as a team first (over individual success), which is really important. Their comradery as a team, and ability to be coached and make changes honestly is what stands out as our best strengths at the moment. We have a myriad of performance goals that the girls set as a team that we are working towards in our practices and matches.” Hemer also said the team spoke together before season and set their overall season goal to have a long run in the postseason tournament and ultimately win state. Hemer said, “So the girls set their sights, and my coaching staff and I are working to set the pace in order to get them there.”
The men’s soccer team is hoping to have a successful of a season as the last under third-year head coach Mr. Paul “Whitey” Kapsalis. He is joined on varsity by Assistant Coach Mr. Joel Russell. The JV team is led by head coach Mr. Pat McGuinness and assistant Mr. Brandon Eley ’14. The C-team is coached by Mr. Rod Stuart ’84. Last season the team won the City Championship and Sectional title for the second consecutive year, as well as advanced to the Regional final of the State Tournament. Kapsalis said the team’s goal this season is to repeat those titles. This year, the captains are seniors Ethan Caldwell, Brent Gleason and Matt Welch. Kapsalis said that Welch and senior Nick Victor are key returners as Midfielders and Gleason as a Defender. “We are very excited about the upcoming season,” said Kapsalis. “We return some veteran presence with young talent and a group of guys that continue to believe in themselves.” Kapsalis said the team offers a veteran defense with great goalkeeping experience “and explosive offensive weapons in the attack. If we can gel as a unit, play good, disciplined defense all over the field and capitalize on scoring opportunities, it will make for a great season and we will be a tough opponent in every match we play.” Kapsalis said the summer workouts were very promising and the roster is full of men committed to the culture and pillars of the program. “We as a staff are very excited about the upcoming 2019 season,” he said.
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Coming off a State Championship in 2018, the women’s soccer team is hoping to repeat its 13-4-4 winning season under head coach Mr. Mark Behringer ’84. He is entering his 24th year of coaching the program. He is joined by Mr. Kevin Collins as Varsity Assistant, and the JV team is led by Miss Tawni Tickery and JV Assistant and Goalkeeper coach Miss Madeline Weber. The team captains of this year’s team include seniors Marcelle Blanchet, Carson Kwiatkowski and Bridget Stratman. In an emailed interview, Behringer said, “A strong leadership group of nine seniors have set their sites appropriately high as evidenced by their choice of the theme ‘Fighting for Four’ indicating their desire to add a 4th State Championship trophy. The seniors will be displaying Christian servant leadership as they continue a Family culture that will encourage all players to contribute all they have to offer on and off the field. It will take everyone in the program supporting each other to be successful.” According to Behringer, the 2019 schedule will be one of the most challenging in the state. “The ladies will sharpen their skills and togetherness by challenging many of the top teams in the state. After preparing throughout the regular season, the team will seek City, Sectional, Regional, Semi-State and State Championships!” said Behringer. Behringer encourages all students to come support the women in their future events.
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WOMEN’S CROSS-COUNTRY
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Head coach Mr. Mark Doctor has had 15 years of experience with the cross country team, three as an assistant and 12 as head coach. He is joined by Mr. Brian Gross and Mrs. Shelbi Smeathers. Last season, the team was the Large School Division Champion in the Midwest Catholic Championships. The team also qualified for State and seniors Gillian Cridge and Audrey McKinney qualified for the State Championships. Doctor said the Irish return 12 of the top 14 runners from last year’s team, which finished the season ranked in the Top 25 in the State. “We also have several very promising Freshmen who could make an impact this year. The team will be led by Cridge, who was All-State as an individual last year, in addition to being a National Champion in the Triathlon, McKinney who is an individual State Qualifier in Cross-Country and Indoor Track, and (senior) Gracie Carr, State Finalist in Indoor and Outdoor Track,” said Doctor. According to Doctor, the team’s biggest strength is the amount of experience that the athletes have at high levels of competition. “Our goals for the year include winning the “Trophy Meets”: All-Catholic, Midwest Catholic, and City, and advancing to the State Championships as a team. If we can stay focused and healthy, a podium finish is possible for this team,” said Doctor.
MEN’S TENNIS
Head coach Mr. Mark Noe is entering his 18th year coaching the men’s tennis team, or the Irish Netters as their Twitter account calls the squad. Noe is joined by Mrs. Renee Noe, head Freshman/Gold coach, and Mr. Eli Eckhart and Mr. Luke Wojtalik as Assistant Varsity coaches. Last season, the team went 11-7 and in 2018 were City Champions. The team is led by returning Juniors Andrew Davey, Ethan Eckhart, Isaac Michael, Alex Pohl and Levi Wojtalik. Eckhart is the team captain. The Netters are a young team with no Seniors in the starting line-up. “At this point we are currently ranked 20 in the state polls,” Noe said in an email. “We have a lot of work to do and some skills need to be polished. Our competition is very tough. The Irish play the toughest schedule in the state. Over half of the teams we play are ranked in the top ten. The most important area to improve beyond our tennis strokes is the mental toughness. We are not quite there yet. I look forward to seeing the athletes improve and continue to grow as young men on and off the court.” Noe said that the team is improving and are playing with class.
WOMEN’S GOLF
Mr. Eric Bruns is in his second year of coaching the women’s golf team along with Mr. Sean McGinley. The team is coming off a 13-5-1 record last season along with repeating the Sectional title for the 13th year in a row. Key returning players include seniors Bella Bunting and Natalie Schorr, juniors Caroline Buhner and Allie Moretton and sophomore Olivia Schilder. Bruns said that despite there only three players returning this season who have had significant playing experience in Varsity matches, “one of those players was injured all last season and another her season was shortened by an injury last year. Needless to say, we will be inexperienced and relying on a lot of new players. “Thankfully, we have a lot of new players, both from the freshman class, as well as new players who played other sports in the past,” said Bruns. Winning the Sectional title again would be great again according to Bruns, which would tie the state record for most consecutive sectional titles in girls Junior Allie Moretton at a golf. However, Bruns said the team has some work to do on their games to tournament. Cathedran file get there. photo by Anna Kraege.
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FOOTBALL
Following an even record last season of 6-6, the varsity football team, led by Mr. Bill Peebles ’88, is hoping to improve their record along with traveling further in the tournament. The team has already started the season 2-0 following on the road wins against Noblesville and Moeller. Peebles is entering his second year as head coach, and is joined by the following coaches: Mr. Eric Allen, Mr. Adam Barth, Mr. Tim Barthel, Mr. Bob Brady, Mr. Darrick Brownlow, Mr. Matt Canaday, Mr. Josiah Daniels, Mr. Dino Farrell, Mr. Howard Fogel, Mr. Frank Karczewski, Mr. Bob Koers, Mr. Dustin Land, Mr. Mike McGuigan, Mr. Matt Panzer, Mr. Mike Prior, Mr. Scott Richards, Mr. Tony Salati and Mr. Joe Sander. The team captains for this year are all Seniors: Danny Brady, Orin Edwards, Tex Elliot and Shiloh Means. Senior Q Cannon is also an honorable mention because he has committed to play at Wesern Michigan next fall. The team continue their journey tonight against Elder in Cincinnati.
Juniors David Perry and Johnny Parker on the sidelines at the away game at Noblesville. Cathedran file photo. Football schedule from Twitter
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CHEERLEADING
This is the first season that head coach Ms. Kennedy Drago takes her place as head coach of the Irish cheerleading team. She is joined by Mrs. Kristen Zupancic ’10 as Varsity Assistant coach. Mrs. Amber Terron lead the JV squad, and Ms. Lauren Streiff ’12 coaches the Freshman team. Last year the Varsity team competes at the UCA Miami Valley Regional Competition in Centerville, Ohio and placed second. As well, the Varsity team went on to compete at the UCA Bluegrass Regional in Lexington, Kentucky and placed ninth and received a bit to compete in Orlando for the UCA High School National Cheerleading Championship. They competed in the Preliminary Round in the Championships. Drago said that although there are no team captains, the Seniors have stepped up and done “an exemplary job leading both by example and howling the younger athletes the ropes on how to do things.” Senior Maddie Alerding is Main Base, Jonalyn Jacob is senior Top Girl and seniors Maddie McClure is and Ashley Richards are Side Base. In regards to the season, Drago believes the squad will be strong. “I am extremely excited to not only get the
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opportunity to help my athletes grow as cheerleaders but also as individuals throughout this year. At the end of the day, I want the girls walking away after this season having a stronger love and appreciation for their school and each other.” A strength of the team, according to Drago, is how open the team is to changes and trying new things. “They are tremendously hard workers, and all want to succeed together as a team. We are excited to enhance our gameday atmosphere and traditions this year, as well as focus in on competition work.” This year, Drago is adding a new competition team this year that will compete a Game Day routine. “Our goal with the Game Day competition team is to take this learning opportunity and have a successful new competition team that can be built upon in years to come. Our goal with the Nationals competition team is to put out a routine that we are proud of and to give it our all the entire season.” Drago said she wants to accomplish great things with both teams this year, and she said it starts now with hard work and dedication. Cheerleaders lead a cheer at the away game at Noblesville. The Irish went on to win 42-14. Cathedran file photo.
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