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St. Mary's Colgan High School
St. Mary's Colgan High School (2016)
Address
Map
212 East 9th Street

Pittsburg
,
Kansas
66762

United States
Coordinates37°24′57″N 94°42′9″W / 37.41583°N 94.70250°W / 37.41583; -94.70250
Information
TypeParochial
MottoFaith Excellence Tradition
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
OversightRoman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
AdministratorFr. Jerome Spexarth
PrincipalWesley Streeter
Elementary School PrincipalNancy Hicks
Director of School AdvancementDennis Burke
ChaplainFr. Andrew Labenz
GradesPreK to 12
Color(s)Blue, White and silver      
Athletics conferenceCherokee-Neosho-Crawford (CNC) League
MascotPanthers
Team namePanthers
RivalFrontenac High School
Athletic DirectorShawn Seematter
WebsiteSchool Website

St. Mary's Colgan High School is a parochial, Roman Catholic high school in Pittsburg, Kansas in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita. It is under the direction of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish.

History

In January 2012 Mr. John Kraus, President of Schools, announced that he will be leaving SMC for a similar position in Colorado. In February 2012, Rev. Mike Baldwin announced that Rev. Chad Arnold, Associate Pastor and School Chaplain, will be the next President of Schools, effective July 2012.[citation needed]

Athletic activities

St. Mary's Colgan provides a wide variety of athletic programs. Athletic teams are known as the "Panthers" and classified as a 2A school according to the KSHSAA.

Football

One of the most successful sports programs at St. Mary's Colgan is the football team, which has won 7 state championships and has produced several collegiate athletes. From 1974-2003, the St. Mary's Colgan football team has had 7 undefeated seasons.[2] Additionally, the team won 66 consecutive games from 2001-2004.[3] The football team competes on Hutchinson Field which it shares with other local schools as allowed by the Pittsburg Community Schools. The current Head Coach is Shawn Seematter.[citation needed]

Baseball

Baseball has been the most successful program during the history of St. Mary's Colgan. Throughout its history, the Panther baseball team has won 16 state championships and has produced a few collegiate athletes, similar to the football program. The Panther baseball team made a total of 30 championship game appearances from 1964-2011.[4][5] Gary Schiefelbein set the school record of stolen bases in a season with 45 in 1992.[6] Colgan went on a 7-peat state championship winning streak from 2004-2010. The current Head Coach is Mike Watt.[citation needed]

State championships

State Championships[1]
Season Sport Number of Championships Year
Fall Football 7 1974, 1975, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Chess
1[2]
 2000
Winter Basketball, Boys 5 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008
Spring Golf, Boys 4 1996, 2009, 2010, 2011
Baseball 19 1964, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Softball 1 2010
Track and Field 1 1993
Total 36

St. Mary's Colgan High School offers the following sports:

Notable alumni

  • Our Lady Of Lourdes church (2012)
    Our Lady Of Lourdes church (2012)
  • A view of the church (2016)
    A view of the church (2016)

See also

References

  1. ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  2. ^ "Newspaper Archives -". Morning Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  3. ^ [1]
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