St. Mary's-Colgan High School
St. Mary's Colgan High School | |
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![]() St. Mary's Colgan High School (2016) | |
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212 East 9th Street , 66762 United States | |
Coordinates | 37°24′57″N 94°42′9″W / 37.41583°N 94.70250°W |
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Type | Parochial |
Motto | Faith Excellence Tradition |
Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
Oversight | Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita |
Administrator | Fr. Jerome Spexarth |
Principal | Wesley Streeter |
Elementary School Principal | Nancy Hicks |
Director of School Advancement | Dennis Burke |
Chaplain | Fr. Andrew Labenz |
Grades | PreK to 12 |
Color(s) | Blue, White and silver |
Athletics conference | Cherokee-Neosho-Crawford (CNC) League |
Mascot | Panthers |
Team name | Panthers |
Rival | Frontenac High School |
Athletic Director | Shawn Seematter |
Website | School 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] | |||
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Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
Fall | Football | 7 | 1974, 1975, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 |
Chess | 1[2]
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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:
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Notable alumni
- Barry Dean, country/pop/rock songwriter who has co-written such as Girls Chase Boys sung by Ingrid Michaelson
- P.J. Forbes (1984), former MLB player[3]
Gallery
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Our Lady Of Lourdes church (2012)
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A view of the church (2016)
See also
References
- ^ "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
- ^ "Newspaper Archives -". Morning Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
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