St. Mary's-Colgan High School

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.

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

Pittsburg
,
Kansas
66762

United States
Coordinates37°24′57″N 94°42′9″W
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

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.

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. Additionally, the team won 66 consecutive games from 2001-2004. 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.

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. Gary Schiefelbein set the school record of stolen bases in a season with 45 in 1992. Colgan went on a 7-peat state championship winning streak from 2004-2010. The current Head Coach is Mike Watt.

State championships
State Championships[1]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallFootball71974, 1975, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Chess
1[2]
 2000
WinterBasketball, Boys51996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008
SpringGolf, Boys41996, 2009, 2010, 2011
Baseball191964, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Softball12010
Track and Field11993
Total36

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

Notable alumni
  • Our Lady Of Lourdes church (2012)
  • 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.
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