Big Thanks to Mr, Anonymous for lunch today. Surprise lunch included Puff Chicken Bites, Rye Turkey Rolls, Shrimp, Chips and Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcakes for dessert. The 1st 15 people who arrived had their choice of a French Liquor candy. Yes, it was the old man's 81st birthday. Bobby Letsch brought a bag of assorted Cheetos, Doritos, Chips, plus a 12 pac of water. O&H Kringle served a s a snack.
Joining Us: Don Klemt, Joe Macareno, Jack Kelley, Terry Toll, Dan Kovara, Dan DeMatthew, Amy DeMatthew, Gary Schonert, Fr Ron Crewe, Dick Peterson, George Oteman, Dan Bentz,
Joe Woitach, Bobby Letsch, Rick Jones, Rick Ropiak, Dan Miller, Dave O'Brien, Tom Goebel, Frank D'Acquisto, Bob Brohier, Tom Konieczko, Joe Ingrasci, Pat (Ingrasci) Nielsen,
George Gordon, Dick Heidenreich, Patti (Heidenreich) Fisher, Dan Peterson, Joey Wiginton.
Bill Dombrowski
George Oteman presented Gary Schonert with a small Bears Cooler travel bag.
Dick Heidenreich '49 joined us today. He recently lost his wife Darlene.
Please keep Dick and his family in your prayers.
Dick Heidenreich '49
• Football Pool - Monday's winner was John Ketarkus - $10.00
* Dan Bentz won $150 in Dan Miller's Football Pool
• Cribbage: Table #1 Teams - Bobby Letsch/ Rick Ropiak won over Joe Macareno/ Dave O'Brien. Bobby & Rick won 4 out of 5.
Table #2: Frank D'Acquisto/ George Gordon lost 3 in a row to Dan DeMatthew/CWood. The 1st two games they avoid a "Skunk" by 3 pegs. Frank left the building in a huff - AGAIN !!!.
With D'Acquisto/O'Brien gone - DeMatthew teamed with George Gordon against Bobby Letsch/Ropiak and Macareno/Wood - Macareno/Wood won next two games.
* Gary Schonert purchased a fishing boat and truck this past Fall
but was unable to get the boat in the water. With the warm weather this past week - GUESS WHAT, he thought he'd give it a try.
Apparently, he was a little too excited..................... S__T Happens !!!
Gary, I believe you should back the boat into the water, 1st.
Travel updates:
Frank D'Acquisto headed to Vegas for a week
Al Hagopian in Naples
Chris Gorman in Naples
Ed DeMeulenaere in Naples
Jeff Pulda traveling
Don Klemt heading to Vegas for three months
• Angels Making the News.............
• Racine News............
• Catch Boys HS Basketball with Dick Graceffa '69 "Play by Play"
Monday, January 16th starting at 5:30pm:
St. Catherine's Angels host the Prescott Cardinals from FISERV Forum
Listen at: https://dgsports.mixlr.com/events/1902982
Angels WIN !!! Angels Win !!! Angels Win !!!
Photo compliments of Rick Ropiak
Rick's son plays on Varsity.....
Friday, January 20th starting at 6:40pm: Waterford Wolverines at Burlington Demons Listen at: https://dgsports.mixlr.com/events/1906434
• Full Schedule.........Mark Your Calendar
• Reminder: if you plan to attend SCHS Winter Sporting event................
Digital Ticketing St. Catherine's has moved to digital ticketing for all volleyball (JV2, JV and varsity), varsity football, basketball (JV2, JV and varsity) and any WIAA tournament games. No cash will be accepted at the gate. See flyer below for more details. Please note that on days of varsity football games and boys basketball (JV2, JV and varsity) ticket sales will end at 2:00pm the day of the event. Anyone without a ticket will not be allowed entrance into the game.
• Prayers for the families of departed Angels......
• Prayers for Alumni & Friends dealing with Health issues:
Dave Bulik '71 dealing A-Fib condition.
Mark Pawzun '75 dealing with teeth alignment problems - fitted for braces.
Roger DeMark dealing with Vertigo - seeing doctors.
Janet Grant '60 is dealing with Chemo for Blood Cancer.
Ed DeMeulenaere has Knee Replacement Surgery out of rehab.
Barb (Bohn) Jarapko '60 dealing with health issues.
Reported that Bob Garrity and Jim Poulsen are doing better.
George Gordon deal with Neuropathy, Back issues.
Jack Kelley '58 H still dealing with throat issue, difficult to speak.
Jim May has an ankle issue and is using a cane.
Chris Gorman still rehabbing his ankle.
Dick Peterson now dealing with Hernia - surgery not an option.
Rick Cremer '60 dealing with health issues.
Al Mollerskov rehabbing from Knee Replacement Surgery.
* Special Prayers for Chris & Sue Gorman's grandson Eli rehabbing from Brain Surgery.
Eli is the son of their daughter Caitlin '03.
* Others Needing Prayers:
Ron Bentz, Bob Letsch, Bob Garrity, Gary Schonert, Kathy (Hackl) Wirtz, Jim Poulsen,
Dick Peterson, Mickey Postorino, Dave O"Brien, Helen Miller, Tom Konieczko,
Mike O'Brien, Dick Albregts' wife, Rudy Weibel's wife, Tom Krug’s wife,
Dick Heidenreich's wife, Bill Halberstadt's wife, Dan Peterson's wife,
Pat (Peters) Obernberger
Important Dates:
* Valentines - Tuesday Feb 14th
* Easter - Sunday April 9th
* Brenda White's Last Day - Friday June 30th - Happy Retirement !!!
* Eleven-Player All-Star Game - Saturday July 15th, 12:00 Noon
Coach Dan Miller was chosen to be the head coach for the WFCA All-Star Game. https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/1249639
* Schonert's Annual Picnic - Monday August 14th
Angel Athletics
Jan 16th - Jan 21st
Girls Basketball
Friday evening the girls basketball team traveled to Whitefish Bay to face off against the #1 team in Division 3, the Dominican Knights. The Knights proved why they were ranked number 1 in the state as they held the Angels to only 9 points at halftime. The Angels however made some halftime adjustments and had a much better 2nd half. Unfortunately in the end it wasn’t enough as Dominican beat St. Catherine’s 59-32. Kennedee Clark led the team with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. Kaleah Conley, Emmerson Davidovic, London Pardo and Ariana Green each had 4 points.
Boys Basketball
Thursday night the boys basketball team hosted Dominican in a very competitive Metro Classic Conference boys basketball game. The game was back and forth early, but the experience and skill of the Angels pulled through as the game went on as the Angels were able to defeat the Knights 97-81. Davion Thomas-Kumpula had a career night as he scored 26 points, had 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Lamont Hamilton added 23 points, Evan Moherek had 18 and Dominic PItts had 12. Isiaiah Wray led the team in rebounds as he was able to grab 12 boards.
Wrestling
Friday night the St. Catherine’s/Lutheran/Catholic Central Angels hosted the inaugural Metro Classic Conference quad. The gym was full of wrestlers and fans all night long and created a great atmosphere for wrestling. Unfortunately for the Angels the results didn’t end up as hoped. In their first dual against Kenosha St. Joseph the Angels lost 42-30. Alejandro Gomez-Garcia was able to pickup a pinfall victory while Rebekah Beere, Anakin Barbee, Brayden Yocco and Julian Rodriguez received forfeit victories. In their second dual of the night against Shoreland Lutheran, the Angels fell short as they were defeated 59-12. Anakin Barbee and Elijah LaFountain each had pins in the contest. In their last dual of the evening the Angels faced off against Martin Luther. Martin Luther was able to control the match and defeat the Angels 60-24. Alejandro Gomez-Garcia and Alberto Rodriguez were each able to earn pinfall victories while Rebekah Beere and Elijah LaFountain were awarded forfeit victories.
Saturday the wrestling team traveled to Waukesha South to participate in the Ken Heine Blackshirt Invitational. The team gave it their all after a long night on Friday night and managed to finish 18th out of 20 teams. At 132 pounds, Brayden Yocco went 2-3 with 2 pins and finished in 8th place. At 182 pounds, Elijah LaFountain went 2-2 with 1 pin to finish in 5th place. Also earning victories for the team was Alejandro Gomez-Garica with 1 win and Edgar Cesario-Olivares with 2 wins.
Cheer/Poms
Saturday afternoon the St. Catherine’s cheer/poms team hosted 63 young boys and girls to learn a routine to be performed at the boys basketball game on January 20th against Kenosha St. Joseph. The team did a great job and all the kids had a great day. They will be performing to the song “What dreams are made of” by Hilary Duff. This years dance was choreographed by Ella Orth, Arianna Easton, Giaynah Garcia, Alexis Hrouda and Brooklyn Barron.
Boys Swim
Tuesday evening the PSC Aquatics boys swim team traveled to Whitewater for a double dual. The boys performed extremely well and won both duals as they defeated Whitewater 81-75 and Platteville/Lancaster 80-76. On the night two new team records were set as the 200 yard medley relay team of Nathan Breit, Timothy Peterson, Jack Borzynski and Nolan Mrotek took first place with a time of 1:52.71. Also setting a new team record was the 200 yard freestyle relay team of Borzynski, Alex Waite, Peterson and Breit who finished first with a time of 1:43.96. Other first place finishers on the night included Breit in the 200 yard IM (2:20.00) and 100 yard backstroke (1:00.92), Mrotek in the 50 yard freestyle (25.89), and Peterson in the 100 yard breaststroke (1:15.81).
Upcoming Angel Athletic Events
Monday January 16th
Boys basketball vs. Prescott @ Fiserv Forum @ 5:50m
Tuesday January 17th
Boys swim @ Burlington @ 5:30pm
Girls basketball vs. Catholic Central @ 7:00pm
Boys basketball @ Catholic Central @ 7:00pm
Wednesday January 18th
No games/matches/meets scheduled
Thursday January 19th
Girls basketball @ Racine Horlick @ 7:00pm
Friday January 20th
Boys basketball vs. Kenosha St. Joseph @ 7:00pm
Saturday January 21st
Girls basketball @ Kenosha St. Joseph @ 2:00pm
Cheer/Poms Spaghetti Dinner in Cafeteria 4:00pm-7:00pm (Click link at top of page to purchase tickets)
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