MISSION STATEMENT
We are a Catholic college preparatory school community for young men. We promote the academic, spiritual, social, and physical development of our students. We do this in the spirit of St. Francis de Sales, who challenges us to “be who we are, and be that well.”
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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An Official Publication of St. Francis de Sales School Toledo, Ohio Production: Justin Edgell Designer: Alexis Austin Printed by Homewood Press
Administration: President 2 Principal 2 Athletic Director 3 Director of Athletic Events 3 Dean of Men 3 Basketball: Varsity Basketball Coaches 8 Varsity Roster 11 Junior Varsity Roster 13 Freshmen Roster 13 Varsity Picture 11 JV Picture 12 Freshmen Picture 12 8th Grade Teams 14 7th Grade Teams 15 Record Book 16 Other Winter Sports and Activities: Winter Sports Seniors 24 Varsity Hockey 20 JV Hockey 23 Swimming 36 Wrestling 44 Cheerleaders 47 Bowling 51 School Related Information: Knights of the Round Table 38 Gold Patrons 59 Silver Patrons 15 Sports Schedules 54
SPORT KNIGHT
ADMINISTRATION
FR. GEOFF ROSE, O.S.F.S PRESIDENT
In 2015, Fr. Geoff Rose, O.S.F.S. became President at St. Francis, replacing Fr. Olszewski who served in that capacity since 1978. Fr. Rose says, “St. Francis is a great community with a proud tradition and I am honored to have been selected to lead us into the next steps of the journey.”
Prior to coming to St. Francis Fr. Rose spent the first 12 years of his ministry as a teacher, chaplain, and director of Campus Ministry at Lumen Christi Catholic High School in Jackson, Michigan. Fr. Rose received his Masters of Divinity in Theology at the University of St. Michael’s College/University of Toronto in 2001
JOHN HALL
PRINCIPAL
Mr. John Hall, a 2002 graduate of St. Francis, begins his fourth year as principal of the Knights. Previously John spent three years as Athletic Director at St. Francis de Sales after spending two years as the Assistant Athletic Director. In the fall of 2010, after three years of teaching at a local charter school, Mr. Hall began teaching social studies at St. Francis. Mr. Hall has taught several subjects in the past. Mr. Hall earned his Bachelor in Education from Bowling Green State
and completed a M.S.E. in Educational Leadership at the University of Dayton.
Over his years as an Oblate, Fr. Rose developed a passion for the foreign missions. He has been a preacher for his own community’s Foreign Missions; serves on the Board of Directors of IsleGo Missions, an interdenominational mission that specializes in week-long experiences primarily in the Caribbean; is Chaplain for an orphanage in the Philippines called the Lingap Center; and closer to home has been a director and a chaplain for Catholic HEART Workcamp which provides service opportunities for over 14,000 youth in over 50 different cities coast to coast.
University in 2007 and completed his Masters in Educational Administration and Supervision from Bowling Green State University in 2014. Mr. Hall served as an assistant with the Knight Football program for four years and another eight years in the Knight baseball program. While attending St. Francis, Coach Hall was a member of the varsity football and baseball teams. Mr. Hall is happily married to his wife Kate (Peer), NDA ‘04 and they have two daughters, Eiley and Emma.
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MR.
MR. JUSTIN EDGELL
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Mr. Justin Edgell, a 2005 graduate of St. Francis, begins his fourth year as the Athletic Director at St. Francis de Sales after spending four years as a non-profit administrator with AfterSchool All-Stars Ohio. After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 2009, he taught 8th & 9th-grade math and science at Gibsonburg Middle/High School. During his time at Gibsonburg, Justin assisted with the wrestling, baseball, and track and field programs - heading the wrestling program for four years. Under Justin’s guidance,
MR. CHRIS DYER
the wrestling program earned their first league titles in school history and saw the youth program grow to over 60 participants. As a non-profit administrator, Mr. Edgell was responsible for staff development, student evaluation, human resources, and overall program quality for several after-school sites in Toledo, Columbus, and Cleveland.
While attending St. Francis, Mr. Edgell was a four-year letter winner and three-year captain on the wrestling team and also a member of the football and baseball teams. Mr. Edgell is happily married to his wife, Amber (Mack) and they have two children, Desmond and Rose.
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR
Mr. Chris Dyer, a 2008 graduate of St. Francis, begins his fifth year as the Assistant Athletic Director. Over the past six years at St. Francis, Chris has taught in the Social Studies department and served as the Alumni Director from 2013 to 2014. Mr. Dyer earned both his Bachelor in Education
MR. CALEB FORTNER DEAN OF MEN
Mr. Caleb Fortner is in his fifth year as Dean of Men. Previously he served as Director of Athletic Events and Assistant Dean. Mr. Fortner started full time at St. Francis in January of 2014. He is a 2005 graduate of Mason Consolidated
and Masters of Education from Bowling Green State University in 2012 and 2013, respectively. Mr. Dyer has also served as an assistant coach with both the hockey and lacrosse programs for the past five seasons, earning eight trips to the state semifinals, five state finals, and a state championship with the hockey program in 2015 and 2001. Mr. Dyer will be teaching AP Human Geography to freshmen this year.
High School. He then went on to graduate from The University of Findlay. There he earned his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science, as well as his Masters of Arts in Education, Educational Administration. Mr. Fortner has also served as a instructor of Biology, Environmental Science, Health Science, and Algebra I courses during his time at St. Francis.
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Ohio High School Athletic Association
OHSAA Mission
The Ohio High School Athletic Association provides educational opportunities for students through participation in interscholastic athletics programs while also providing leadership and support for member school administrators, coaches and contest officials.
OHSAA Commitment
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is committed to serving its member schools by being committed to:
• Establishing and regulating regular season and tournament standards in order for competition to be fair and equitable.
• Administering exceptional interscholastic athletics tournaments.
• Promoting that interscholastic athletics participation complements a student’s educational experience.
• Providing unparalleled leadership and customer service to our various constituents that is objective, responsive and inclusive.
• Providing rulings that are swift, fair, consistent and impartial.
• Operating with openness and demonstrating fiscal accountability.
• Honoring our tradition of excellence, which has served our member schools for the past 100-plus years.
• Honoring our ultimate purpose, which is to promote lifetime values, good citizenship, academic success, ethics and fair play in safe and sporting environments.
Fan Fair Play Code
• I will remember that young people play sports for THEIR enjoyment.
• I will have realistic expectations and will understand that doing one’s best is just as important as winning. I understand that ridiculing an athlete for making a mistake is not acceptable behavior.
• I will respect the official’s decisions and will encourage others do the same.
• I will respect and show appreciation for the coaches and understand that they have given their time to provide sport activities for our young people.
• I will encourage athletes and coaches to play by the rules and to resolve conflicts without resorting to hostility or violence.
• I will show respect for my team’s opponents because I realize there would be no game without them.
• I will not use bad language and will not harass athletes, coaches, officials or other spectators.
• I will always show good sportsmanship. Young people learn by example.
Act with Courtesy
Speak with Dignity Play with Pride
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Preparing Student-Athletes not for the next level of sports, but for the next level of life.
Make the mark. Best wishes for another outstanding season. Plante Moran is happy to support the St. Francis de Sales High School Knights. Mike Marciniak 3434 Granite Circle Toledo, OH 43617 419-842-6112 michael.marciniak@plantemoran.com plantemoran.com
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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES SCHOOL
BASKETBALL
COACHES
MR. JAMIE KACHMARIK head varsity BasketBall coach
Jamie Kachmarik comes to St. Francis de Sales after spending the past 7 years as the Head Boys Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at Cardinal Stritch Catholic High School & Academy in Oregon, OH. Kachmarik led the Cardinals to a 132-41 (.763) record including a 68-17 mark in the Toledo Area Athletic Conference (TAAC).
In his seven years at Cardinal Stritch, the Cardinals won three TAAC Championships, six Sectional Championships, three District Championships, one Regional Championship and an appearance in the 2018-19 OHSAA Division III State Final Four. Along with these team accomplishments, Kachmarik has won numerous awards for his success at Cardinal Stritch. He is a 2-time TAAC Coach of the Year, a 3-time Alan Miller Jewelers All Press Coach of the Year, 2018-19 District Coach of the Year, 2018-19 BCSN Coach of the Year and the 2018-19 To-
ledo Blade Coach of the Year. During his time at Cardinal Stritch, 10 players went on to play basketball at the collegiate level.
Before serving as the head coach at Cardinal Stritch, Kachmarik was an assistant coach at Perrysburg High School for one season. Prior to his coaching at the high school level, Kachmarik spent 16 years coaching Division I college basketball at The Ohio State University, College of William & Mary, Coastal Carolina University, Appalachian State University and University of North Carolina Wilmington. He is still very involved with the college game as he serves as the Executive Director for the Collegeinsider.com Post-Season Tournament (CIT) and he is a Division I men’s basketball officials observer for the Collegiate Officiating Consortium.
Kachmarik graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in business education and was a student assistant with the men’s basketball program for Coach Jim Larranaga.
Kachmarik and his wife, Cori, have a son Drew (14) and a daughter Ava (11).
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MR. VON GRAFFIN
MR. BOB GYORI varsity assistant coach varsity assistant coach
MR. BRAD SMITH varsity assistant coach
Jv coach
NATE ALLEN
FreshMen Blue coach
ED URBANIAK
FreshMen red coach
PAT SZENDERSKI
8th Grade coach
ANDY OKULEY
7th Grade coach
7th & 8th Grade coach
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MR. LUKE RUSSO
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MR. OTIS POLK
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assistant Jv coach
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MR.
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MR.
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MR. ZACH BEE assistant
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VARSITY BASKETBALL
ROSTER VARSITY BASKETBALL
Sophomore #1 Elvis Syroka
Senior #3 Jacob Ball
Junior #5 Te’Lir Sanders
Junior #10 Reche’ Dixon
Senior #11 Mateo Gomez-Castro
Freshman #12 Jameson Heck
Sophomore #20 Emir Walker
Senior #22 Ethan Meyers
Senior #24 Noah Kuh
Seinor #30 Jacob Ochoa
Senior #32 Martin Beredo
Junior #34 Josh Neary
Junior #40 Ryan Coop
Junior #42 Nate Bacon
Senior #44 Andrew Adler
Junior #50 Myron Conner
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Front Row: Noah Kuh, Emir Walker, Jameson Heck, Elvis Syroka, Jacob Ball, Mateo Gomez-Castro, Josh Neary.
Back Row: Justin Easton, Te’Lir Sanders, Myron Conner, Ethan Meyer, Ryan Coop, Martin Beredo, Andrew Adler, Nate Bacon, Reche’ Dixon, Jacob Ochoa.
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL
FRESHMEN BLUE BASKETBALL
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Front Row: Will Bertke, Thomas Hebeka, Michael Yates, Marieon Miller, Harry Momolu. Back Row: Brody Swinford, Drew Kachmarik, Austin Urban, Lucas Toma, Chase Glanville, Mana Nicholas-Bublick, Vincent Ferguson.
Front Row: Braylon Williams, Colin Hennessey, Sam Kuh, Sammer Harb, RaHeem Brown. Back Row: Joseph Hightower, Martin Camargo, Julien Coleman, Corey Swartz, Reed Crowell, Dylan Galloway, Greg Thompson.
JV KNIGHTS BASKETBALL ROSTER Freshman KNIGHTS BASKETBALL ROSTER
Freshman #1 Michael Yates
Junior #3 Marieon Miller
Junior #5 Harry Momolu
Freshman #10 Will Bertke
Sophomore #12 Thomas Hebeka
Sophomore #14 Brody Swinford
Freshman #22 Austin Urban
Sophomore #24 Vince Ferguson
Sophomore #30 Mana Nicholas-Bublick
Sophomore #32 Tavion Banks
Sophomore #34 Chase Glanville
Sophomore #40 Greyson Pollock
Freshman #44 Drew Kachmarik
Sophomore #50 Lucas Toma
#1 Raheem Brown
#3 Gregory Thompson
#5 Sam Kuh
#12 Colin Hennessey
#14 Reed Crowell
#20 Julien Coleman
#22/#10 Braylon Williams
#24 Sammer Harb
#30 Martin Camargo
#34 Corey Swartz
#54/#44 Dylan Galloway
BLUE RED
#1 Evan Harvey
#3 Connor Kidwell
#12 Nick Becker
#14 Xavier Saldana
#20 Dylan Josey
#22 Connor Beringer
#24 Will White
#30 Gabe Liskowski
#32 Eli Beredo
#34 CJ Kristenak
#42 Grant Croy
#52/#44 Trystian Chappell-Williamson
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Freshman Red BASKETBALL
8th grade BASKETBALL
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Front Row: Trystian Chappell-Williamson, Xavier Saldana, Nick Becker, Evan Harvey, Connor Kidwell, Back Row: Coach Ed Urbaniak, Christopher Kristenak, Connor Beringer, Wilson White, Elias Beredo, Grant Croy, Dylan Josey, Gabe Lisowski.
Front Row: Cole Johnson, Jayden Houston, Deon Banks, Gannon Warga, Anthony Pedro, Kaden Kreinbrink. Back Row Coach Pat Szenderski, Dabryon Marshall, Tyler Zoldowski, Jermaine Polk, Cailan Hornbeak, Joseph Buck, Juson Williamson-Brown, Braylen Kolinski.
7th grade BASKETBALL
SILVER PATRONS
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Front Row: Joe Verkennes, Hayden Harvey, Isaiah Young, Jack Krzyminski, Chase Disbrow. Back Row: Coach Andy Okuley, Rex Tall, Jeremiah Whitman, Ethan Benton, Logan Mesteller, Kingston Berry
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Flanigan
Family
The Burke Family Jimmy
Crowell Amy
Zielinkski
RECORD BOOK
*Ohio AAA State Basketball Champions
Coaching Records (seasons)
16 Year W L Head Coach 1957-58 13 4 Richard Mattingly 1958-59 11 7 Richard Mattingly 1959-60 7 11 Harold Mouch 1960-61 8 9 Harold Mouch 1961-62 8 12 Don Vigh 1962-63 13 8 Don Vigh 1963-64 10 9 Don Vigh 1964-65 15 3 Don Vigh 1965-66 11 7 Jim Kubacki 1966-67 15 5 Jim Kubacki 1967-68 10 10 Jim Kubacki 1968-69 11 8 Jim Kubacki 1969-70 8 9 Jim Kubacki 1970-71 5 9 Jim Kubacki 1971-72 10 10 Jim Kubacki 1972-73 18 3 Jim Kubacki 1973-74 10 8 Jim Robinson 1974-75 9 9 Jim Robinson 1975-76 4 14 Jim Robinson 1976-77 11 10 Val Glinka 1977-78 27 5 Val Glinka 1978-79 14 5 Val Glinka 1979-80 12 9 Val Glinka 1980-81 8 13 Val Glinka 1981-82 12 10 Val Glinka 1982-83* 27 1 Val Glinka 1983-84 22 2 Val Glinka 1984-85 6 15 Val Glinka 1985-86 17 6 Val Glinka 1986-87 18 3 Val Glinka 1987-88 7 12 Ray Schreiter 1988-89 18 5 Ray Schreiter 1988-89 18 5 Ray Schreiter 1989-90 20 3 Ray Schreiter 1990-91 18 5 Ray Schreiter 1991-92 11 10 Scott Stemple 1992-93 13 8 Scott Stemple 1993-94 10 10 Scott Stemple 1994-95 19 6 Kevin Rupp 1995-96 18 4 Joe Suboticki 1996-97 18 4 Joe Suboticki
W L Head Coach 1997-98 9 12 Joe Suboticki 1998-99 13 10 Joe Suboticki 1999-00 16 5 Joe Suboticki 2000-01 5 14 Joe Suboticki 2001-02 8 12 Nick Lowe 2002-03 8 11 Nick Lowe 2003-04 13 7 Nick Lowe 2004-05 16 6 Nick Lowe 2005-06 18 3 Nick Lowe 2006-07 13 7 Nick Lowe 2007-08 12 6 Nick Lowe 2008-09 11 9 Nick Lowe 2009-10 14 8 Nick Lowe 2010-11 5 16 Brad Britton 2011-12 2 19 Brad Britton/ Myron Watkins 2012-13 4 20 Travis Lewis 2013-14 7 17 Travis Lewis 2014-15 11 12 Travis Lewis 2015-16 14 9 Travis Lewis 2016-17 19 5 Travis Lewis 2017-18 18 6 Travis Lewis 2018-19 19 6 Travis Lewis 2019-20 18 5 Travis Lewis 2020-21 8 12 Travis Lewis
Year
Kevin
winning
Ray
winning
Richard Mattingly
winning percentage Val Glinka
winning percentage Nick Lowe (9)
winning percentage Joe Suboticki (6)
winning percentage Jim Kubacki (8)
winning percentage Travis Lewis (9)
winning percentage Don Vigh (4)
winning percentage Scott Stemple (3)
winning percentage Harold Mouch
winning
Jim
(3)
Britton (2)
Rupp (1) 19-6 .760
percentage
Schreiter (4) 63-25 .715
percentage
(2) 24-11 .685
(11) 164-79 .674
113-69 .610
79-49 .617
88-61 .590
118-92 .562
46-32 .589
34-28 .548
(2) 15-20 .429
percentage
Robinson
23-31 .425 winning percentage Brad
7-35 .200 winning percentage
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VARSITY HOCKEY
MR. CHRIS VARGA head varsity hockey coach
This season marks Mr. Chris Varga’s fifteenth season on the Knight coaching staff and his tenth year as Head Coach of the Varsity team. He coached as an assistant at Woodward High School for three seasons and was the Head Coach for four seasons at Bedford High School. He also served as Head Coach of the Toledo Cherokees Junior B team for three years. Coach
Varga was under contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins. During his time at St. Francis, Coach Varga has 8district titles (‘08, ‘11, ‘15, ‘16, ‘17, ‘18, ‘20, ‘21), two state finalists (‘17,’18), and three state championships (‘11, ‘15, ‘21).
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MR. MICHAEL MARCINIAK General ManaGer
Front Row: Braden Caster, Sebastian Fontana, Chris Meyer, Joey Mancy, Will Sherer, Sawyer Zielinski. 2nd Row: Coach Chris Varga, Noah Egan, Sean Finn, Virgil Huffman, Gordy Hunt, Kyle Owczarzak, Henry Wiercinski, Mr. Mike Marciniak. Back Row: Coach Chris Dyer, Eddy Flores, Jacob Myers, Jackson Smalley, Owen Denker, Jon Jaros, Zach Stein, Evan Dudley, Mr. Jon Ostrander.
MR. CHRIS DYER associate head varsity coach
MR. RYAN SORENSEN
head Junior varsity hockey coach
MR. JONAH OSTRANDER
Junior varsity hockey coach
FR. ALAN ZOBLER, O.S.F.S.
teaM chaplain
MR. JON OSTRANDER
assistant General ManaGer
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VARSITY HOCKEY ROSTER
JUNIOR VARSITY HOCKEY ROSTER
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No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. 1 Sebastian Fontana 12 G 6'1 140 3 Will Sherer 12 F 6'3 180 4 Kyle Owczarzak* 12 D 6'4 195 5 Owen Denker 12 D 6' 175 6 Henry Wiercinski 10 D 6'1 175 7 Joe Mancy 12 F 5'10 150 8 Jake Myers 11 F 6' 190 9 Gordon Hunt* 12 F 6'3 190 10 Chris Meyer 12 F 6' 160 11 Noah Egan 12 D 6' 160 12 Jon Jaros 12 F 5'11 190 13 Sean Finn 12 F 6'2 180 16 Virgil Huffman 12 F 6'2 180 18 Edwardo Flores 12 F 5'7 160 19 Sawyer Zielinski 10 F 5'7 130 20 Evan Dudley 10 F 5'10 160 23 Braden Caster 11 F 5'11 215 25 Zach Stein 12 D 6'1 190 34 Jackson Smalley 12 G 5'10 150
No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. 3 Dan Stuller 11 F 5'10 160 5 Brady Kurek 10 D 5'7 130 6 Kane Ankenbrandt 9 F 5'5 150 7 Colby Wells 12 D 5'10 175 8 Ben Burson 12 F 5'10 170 9 Mikey Kozina 10 F 5'11 170 10 Jack Hoffman 10 F 6' 170 12 Joseph Flanigan 9 F 5'10 170 13 Ben Egan 10 D 6'2 150 17 Reece Williams 9 D 5'5 120 18 Bob Simon 11 D 6'3 230 22 Peter Mooney 10 D 5'8 170 23 Michael Shaw 9 D 5'10 205 24 Michael Buerk 10 F 5'10 150 26 Matthew Meneilly 10 D 5'9 125 27 Dayton Amborski 10 D 6'1 175 29 Will Kapszukiewicz 10 G 5'5 120 34 Will Malone 10 G 5'10 145
*Captain
JUNIOR VARSITY HOCKEY
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Front Row: Brady Kurek, Joseph Flanigan, Kane Ankenbrandt, Matthew Meneilly, Reece Williams, Will Kapszukiewicz. 2nd Row: Coach Chris Dyer, Fr. Alan Zobler, Coach Chris Varwig, Colby Wells, Michael Kozina, Peter Mooney, William Malone, Coach Jonah Ostrander, Coach Jon Ostrander, Mr. Mike Marciniak. Back Row: Dayton Amborski, Ben Egan, Ben Burson, Jack Hoffman, Michael Buerk, Grant Harris, Dan Stuller, Michael Shaw.
2021-22 FALL SENIORS
Ethan Meyer
Son of Shane & Anna Meyer
St. Joe’s Sylvania
Martin Beredo
Son of Mathew & Bridget Beredo
St. Rose
Andrew Adler
Son of John & Karri Adler
Christ the King
Mateo Gomez-Castro
Son of Carlos Gomez & Lina Castro
St. Joe’s Sylvania
Mitchell Deller
Son of Scott & Susan Deller
St. Pius X
Noah Kuh
Son of Nate & Nicole Kuh
St. Rose
Jacob Ball
Son of Steve & Tina Ball
St. Joe’s Maumee
Jacob Ochoa
Son of Holly Orman
St. Francis
Kenneth Konoff
Son of Ken Konoff
St. Benedict
David Antoniuk
Son of David & Mary Pat Antoniuk
St. Francis
Basketball Basketball Basketball Basketball Bowling
Basketball Basketball Basketball Bowling Bowling
Kyle Owczarzak
Son of Ken & Lynn Owczarzak
Christ the King
Owen Denker
Son of Scott & Leann Denker
Anthony Wayne
Eddy Flores
Son of Theresa Flores
St. Aloysuis
Zach Stein
Son of Kerry & Sondra Stein
Bedford
Noah Egan
Son of Tim & Darcy Egan
Lial
Virgil Huffman
Son of John & Lisa Huffman
Bedford
Ben Burson
Son of Pam Burson
Christ the King
Sebastian Fontana
Son of Anthony & Jaime Fontana
St. Patrick Boston
Gordy Hunt
Son of Gordy & Mary Hunt
Toledo Christian
Chris Meyer
Son of John & Jane Meyer
St. Francis
Sean Finn
Son of John & Molly Finn
St. Joe’s Sylvania
Jackson Smalley
Son of Douglas & Angela Smalley
Bedford
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Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey
Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey Hockey
Joey Mancy
Son of Gus & Jennifer Mancy
West Side Montessori
Will Sherer
Son of Myron & Kerry Sherer
St. Francis
Roman Obarski
Son of Jeff & Kristin Obarski
St. Francis
Luke Tomasi
Son of Frank Tomasi & Jeanne Heinze-Tomasi
St. Pius X
Logan Brennan
Son of Larry & Julie Brennan
Christ the King
Mason Chamberlain
Son of James & Clarissa Chamberlain
Blessed Sacarment
Jon Jaros
Son of Chris & Sherri Barefield
Fassett
Colby Wells
Son of Daniel & Carolyn Wells
St. Francis
Patrick Vitaniemi
Son of Jon & KC Vitaniemi
St. Francis
Owen Lonsway
Son of Steve & Tami Lonsway
St. Joe’s Sylvania
Ethan Pool
Son of Dennis & Laura Pool
Christ the King
Zachary Schmidt
Son of Jameson & Elicia Whaley
Christ the King
Hockey Hockey Swim & Dive Swim & Dive Wrestling
Hockey Hockey Swim & Dive Swim
Dive Wrestling
&
Wrestling Wrestling
Cheer
Bobby Crape
Son of Bobby Crape & Suzanne Brown
St. Francis
Ethan Caskey
Son of Mike & Lynn Caskey
Regina Coeli
Angelo Garcia
Son of Pedro Garcia
Toledo Technology Academy
Alexis Sherman
Daughter of Rob & Gail Sherman
St. Joan of Arc
Hailey Craver
Daughter of Alexander & Rebecca Craver
Cheer
Wrestling
Robert Gehring
Son of Bob & Debbie Gehring
Christ the King
Kyle Beard
Cheer
Ottawa Hills
Joelle Thomas
Daughter of Steve Thomas & Christina Zysek
Springfield
Wrestling
Son of Josh & Kaley Beard
Lake Middle School
Megan Britsch
Daughter of Mike & Chris Britsch
Cheer
St. Joe’s Sylvania
Raegan Griffith
Daughter of Rob & Carrie Griffith
Cheer
St. Joan of Arc
Bryn Smith
Daughter of Alexi Smith
Cheer
Ottawa Hills
Lauren O’Brien
Daughter of Tod & Kelley O’Brien
Cheer
St. Joe’s Sylvania
Wrestling Wrestling Wrestling
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MR. BRENT RANSOM
head varsity swiMMinG coach
Brent is entering his ninth year as Head Coach for the St. Francis de Sales Aqua Knights and also the Greater Toledo Aquatic Club. Brent graduated from the University of Toledo in 1999 where he swam all 4 years specializing in the butterfly events and the 200 IM. After his college career, Brent began coaching with the Greater Toledo Aquatic Club and also served as an assistant coach for St. Francis swim and track teams.
In 2002, Brent moved to Cincinnati and coached the Cincinnati Marlins as the Head Senior Coach from 2002-2009. After the Cincinnati Marlins, he went on to Xavier University where he was the Assistant Coach for the Men’s and Women’s Teams.
Brent has coached high school state champions, Division 1 Atlantic 10 Champions from Xavier University, Age Group Champions, National Qualifiers, and Olympic Trial Qualifiers.
Front Row: Max Buff, Hudson Lorenz, Hansen Lee, Luke Tomasi, Patrick Vitaniemi, Owen Lonsway, Roman Obarski, Jake Cheatwood, Ross Desch, Joe Johnson. 2nd Row: Charlie Howe, Brady Sanchez, Kyle Fulton, Jonah Semancik, Toby Dietrich, Carlo Carrubba, Mason Heller, Levi Burke, Charlie Arquette, Coach AJ Wawrzyniak, Coach Liam Halpin. Back Row: Gavin Hickman, Oliver Lazenby, AJ Quisno, Alan Flansburg, Andrew Rippke, Landon Harman, Espen Campbell, Logan Geldien, Ethan Jones, Quinn Bernath, Scotty Buff, Yusuf Al-Akhras.
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SWIMMING AND DIVING
Northwest District Champions
1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 State Runner Up 1966, 1969, 1997, 1999, 2010, 2011, 2014 State Swimming Champions 1967, 1968, 1996, 1998 Diving Champions 2001 37
AJ WAWRZYNIAK assistant swiM coach
LIAM HALPIN assistant swiM coach
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KNIGHTS OF THE ROUNDTABLE
The Knights of the Round Table, founded in 1973, is a group of men and women volunteers who assist the athletic department. They help publish the sports programs, manage the concessions, collect tickets, and assist officials at games.
The Knights of the Round Table
Justin & Amber Edgell
Chris Dyer
John & Kate Hall
Tom LaPointe
Tom & Connie Owczarzak
Robert Menke
Dave & Barb Gerken
Steve Lick
Dave & Joan Lick
Steve Loomis
Rick & Pat Molnar
Chuck & Becky Stachowiak
Martin Extejt
Paul Spinazze
Reinhold (Butch) Wuwert
Lary & Pam Edgell
Gary Rashleigh
Rick Cavese
Rick Morrison
Nick Kissoff
In Memory of:
Bob Recker
Edward Kubiak
William Deckelman
Bernie Dziengelewski
John Mislan
Dick Mattingly
Bob Daney Sr.
Tom Thebes
Jim Struble
William Young
Don Jurek
John Wagenknecht
38 Knights … Arise and Battle Bravely ! Victory is ours! THE B ARROWS Bernie “65” & Sue (SUA’66) Beau “89” /Gabe “18” & Libby (SUA’19) Jon “90” Matt “92” /Matthew “18” & Thomas “20”& Meghan (SUA’23) Josh (SFS/Choate) “94” Dino “99” David “99” “WINNERS NEVER Q UIT ... Q UITTERS NEVER WIN”
2021
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Mark Meyer ’79
Stevc Chryst ’89
Dave Stark ’89
Neil Chryst ’91
Brad Chryst ’95
Joe Meyer ’01
Ryan Shrader ’03
Brian McNeal ‘08
Cole Shrader ’11
Drew Stark ’15
Matt Moscrop ’18
Nick Chryst ’20
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MR. JUSTIN WHARTON head varsity wrestlinG coach
Coach Wharton comes to St. Francis after 3 years at St. Benedict HS in Memphis, TN where he was the Director of Admissions and a member of the wrestling staff. Coach Wharton graduated from Clay HS in 2009 and Heidelberg University in 2013 with an undergrad in health & physical education and master’s in education.
Over his wrestling career Coach Wharton accumulated many accolades including qualifying for the OHSAA Division I tournament twice and placing in his senior year (7th). After graduating from Heidelberg he coached for the school for two years before becoming the associate head coach
at University of Wisconsin – Whitewater. Coach Wharton is credited with coaching 15 NCAA qualifiers, 6 All-Americans, and 1 National Champion. As a high school coach at St. Benedict he had 4 state qualifiers and 2 state place winners.
Coach Wharton met his wife Alexa in college, they married in 2017, and welcomed the birth of their daughter Emma in March of 2021.
Front Row: Bobby Crape, Ethan Cotterman, Noah Guerra, Charlie Walker, Shaiem Hampton, Brandon Martinez, Drew Wiskochil, Ian Wescott, Chase Chamberlain. 2nd Row: Coach CJ Bostwick, Coach Justin Wharton, Menyias Conner, Ethan Caskey, Angelo Garcia, Zach Schmidt, Noah Weiner, Andrew Liber, Jacob Craft, Coach Nick Smith. Back Row: Coach Denny Pool, Elijah Card, Caleb Lawson, Ethan Pool, Mason Chamberlain, Logan Brennan, Robert Gehring, Kyle Beard, Sebastian Angel, Conner Pool, Coach Troy McLoughlin
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MR. ALEX SHUBERT assistant wrestlinG coach BRIAN RICHMOND assistant wrestlinG coach
NATHAN HENNESSY assistant wrestlinG coach
MR.
7th and 8th grade wrestling
TROY MCLAUGHLIN
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MR. DENNY POOL assistant wrestlinG coach
Front Row: Hugh Wagoner, Jacob Skibinski, Austin Brown. Back Row: Coach CJ Bostwick, Judah Hampton, Solomon Alexander, Coach Troy McLoughlin
assistant wrestlinG coach
MR. CJ BOSTWICK associate head wrestlinG coach
MR. NICK SMITH assistant wrestlinG coach
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VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
Junior VARSITY CHEERLEADERS
MS. DEVON ROEDER head cheer coach
Devon Roeder enters her first year of coaching at St. Francis. She has over 15 years of experience in cheerleading from cheering for youth football, her high school in Bluffton, and in college at The University of Toledo, Go Rockets!! While at UT she received her Bachelor’s in Exercise Science. After Graduating Devon returned to school to obtain her license as a Physical Therapist Assistant. She currently works full
time with Mercy Health where she treats patients of all ages and diagnoses with a focus on athletes, sports injuries and prevention. Devon is excited to be back in the cheerleading community where she can help build the program in the future. She is looking forward to being part of the Knights family.
MS. SARAH PELFREY assistant cheer coach
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Front Row: Emily Reau, Kenzie Hajduk, Cali Mitchey, Sophia Antypas. Back Row: Alyssa Merkle, Mackenzie Keene, Delaney Toth, Josie Jurek, Marcela Hernandez, Brooke Vass
Front Row: Lauren O’Brien, Joelle Thomas, Megan Britsch. Back Row: Zoe Binegar, Hailey Craver, Bryn Smith, Alexis Sherman, Raegan Griffith.
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The Kerscher klan
Dan '63
Margo Kelly ‘91 (NDA)
Patrick ‘92
Katie ‘98 (NDA)
David ‘04
Kristen ‘06 (NDA)
COOPERATIVE PLANNING. INNOVATIVE DESIGN.
The Hales Family Says...
Walt (PHS ‘78)
Karen (SUA ‘82)
Audrey (SUA ‘18)
GOOD
KNIGHTS!
Roger and Pat Greg ‘88
Julie (NDA) ‘92
St. Francis de Sales School would like to thank all of its patrons for their generous support.
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GO KNIGHTS!!!
John (SFS ‘20) In Memory of Bernie “Jingles” Dziengelewski LUCK
The Cutsinger Family says...
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Ken Konoff enters his first year as the bowling head coach for St. Francis. He has worked as an electrician for 36 years and is currently employed at the Universi-
ty of Toledo Medical Center. He is married to his wife Lynn and they have one son, Kenny ‘22.
FOR ALL YOUR KNIGHT SPORT UPDATES FOLLOW US @SFSATHLETICS
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Front Row: Julien Coleman, Lucas Antoniuk, Evan VanderPoel, Kaden Goode, Alex Hargen, Elijah Cook-Klockowski. Back Row: Coach Ken Konoff, Nolan Grosjean, David Antoniuk, Jack Stough, Mitchell Deller, Kenny Konoff, James Robertson.
MR. KEN KONOFF head BowlinG coach
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SPIRIT STORE
Store Hours
Monday - Friday 11:30AM - 1:30PM
11:15am1:15pm
The Spirit Store will now be available at athletic events! Be sure to stop by and see us!
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter for updates on new apparel and sales.
www.sfsknights.org
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Go Knights! THE MEYER FAMILY
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Ethan ‘22
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Mike Manahan SFS ’71
Zak Trimble SFS ’10
Brendan Manahan SFS ’11
Connor Trimble SFS ’13
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St. Francis de Sales School holds 28 STATE
CHAMPIONSHIPS
In 7 different sports
2 in Football: 1984 & 2001
1 in Basketball: 1983
2 in Tennis: 2001 & 2002
4 in Swimming & Diving: 1967, 1968, 1996, 1998
2 in Wrestling: 1964, 1970
14 in Water Polo: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001
3 in Hockey: 2011, 2015, 2021
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GOLD PATRONS
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Koralewski
Devin Deiger
Chris & Julie Kristenak
Carol Kristenak
Allen & Kristi Seelenbinder
The Croy Family
Daniel Estep
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Meyers
Michael & Betsy Hood
Luke & Cole Johnson
Keith & Katy Walker
Nathaniel Bacon
Mr. & Mrs. David Antoniuk
Rob & Katie Wiercinski
Don & Holly Spenthoff
Mark WM Becker DDS
Bob & Jane Shaffer
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Best Wishes
From all the members of the National Association Of Letter Carriers
Branch 100 – AFL-CIO
Representing:
ARCHBOLD BELLEVUE
BOWLING GREEN
CLYDE
DEFIANCE
DELTA
DESHLER
FREMONT
GIBSONBURG
LAKESIDE
MAUMEE
MONTPELIER
NAPOLEON
NORTHWOOD
OAK HARBOR
PERRYSBURG
PORT CLINTON
ROSSFORD
SANDUSKY
SYLVANIA
TOLEDO
TIFFIN
WALBRIDGE
WATERVILLE
WAUSEON
WOODVILLE
S SOLIDARITY
Michael P. Hayden —President
Andy Adkinson—Vice President
Lynette Rarick—Recording Secretary
Dan Estep —Financial Secretary
Raymond Bricker —Treasurer
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