Saint Francis High School (St. Francis, Wisconsin)
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| Motto | Charting a Course of Excellence |
|---|---|
| Established | 1962 |
| Type | Public Secondary |
| Principal | Mark DiStefano |
| Students | 578 (as of 2007-08) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 4225 S. Lake Drive, St. Francis, WI, USA |
| District | Saint Francis School District |
| Colors | Scarlet and White |
| Yearbook | The Log |
| Website | http://www.sfhsmariners.org |
St. Francis High School is a grades 9-12 public high school located right along Lake Michigan in St. Francis, Wisconsin. SFHS is the only high school within the Saint Francis School District. The phone number for the school is (414) 747-3600.
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[edit] Athletics
St. Francis High School was a member of the now defunct Braveland Conference for their inaugural school year, 1962-1963. When that conference dissolved the Mariners became charter members of the Parkland Conference, and were the only school to stay in the conference for its entire existence. When the Parkland Conference dissolved following the 2005-2006 season, SFHS joined the Woodland Conference, and is currently a member of the (Southern Division). St. Francis offers a wide variety of athletic programs including: baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling. The Mariners' cross-town rivals are the Cudahy High School Packers.
[edit] WIAA State Championships
1975: Boys Cross Country (Class B)
1976: Boys Basketball (Class B)
1976: Boys Track & Field (Class B)
[edit] Conference Championships
1967-68: Baseball
1972-73: Baseball
1976-77: Boys Basketball
1976-77: Baseball
1980-81: Football
1980-81: Girls Basketball
1996-97: Football
2002-03: Football
1962-1963: Braveland Conference
1963-2006: Parkland Conference
2006-present: Woodland Conference (Southern Division)
[edit] Football
As of the end of the 2007 season, the St. Francis Mariner football team has enjoyed eight consecutive playoff appearances, including a runner-up finish in the 2005 WIAA Division 4 Championship, as well as 13 winning seasons since 1994. More information on the Mariner football team can be found at http://www.sfhsmariners.org/Sports/Football/football.htm. The current head football coach is Doug Sarver.
Coaching history
| Coach | Seasons | Record | Conference Titles |
Notables | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Milton | (2) 1963–1964 | 3-10-1 | |||
| Carl Polacek | (5) 1965–1969 | 18-17-1 | 1967- First winning season | ||
| Dewey Schiele | (4) 1970–1973 | 15-15-2 | |||
| Frank Unterholzner | (3) 1974–1976 | 14-13 | |||
| Dan Brunner | (13) 1977–1989 | 47-73 | 1 | 1980- First conference championship | |
| Doug Sarver | (18) 1990–present | 106-74 | 2 | 13 winning seasons 11 playoff appearances 2004- D4 State Runner-Up |
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| Total | (45) 1963–2007 | 203-202-4 | 3 | 1 WIAA State Championship Appearance 11 WIAA playoff appearances (since 1996) 3 Conference Championships 21 winning seasons |
Collegiate Players
- Tom Saskowski '81, UW-Eau Claire (1981-84)
- Dave Chavez '86, UW-Platteville (1986-89)
- Phil Chavez '90, University of Wisconsin-Madison (1990-93)
- Bill Thiele '94, United States Military Academy (1994-97)
- Rob Scheel '97, Michigan Tech University (1997-00)
- Dave Scheel '98, Concordia University, WI (1998-01)
- Gabe Piloczewski '04, UW-La Crosse (2004-07)
- Jose Valdez '05, University of Arkansas (2005-present)
- Robert Gilbreath '05, UW-Whitewater (2005-present)
- Kyle Farrell '06, Ripon College (2006-present)
- Jason McClelland, Concordia University, WI (2006-present)
- Josh Oglesby '07, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2007-present)
- Ray Diven '07, Lakeland College (2007-present)
Football- Regular Season Records
RUSHING ATTEMPTS- CAREER: 420 yds- James Thomas (2004-06); RUSHING ATTEMPTS- SEASON: 242 yds- John Ray (1997); RUSHING ATTEMPTS- GAME: 45 yds- Jason McClelland (2004); RUSHING YARDS- CAREER: 3915 yds- James Thomas (2004-06); RUSHING YARDS- SEASON: 1646 yds- John Ray (1997); RUSHING YARDS- GAME: 318 yds- Jason McClelland (2004) & James Thomas (2006); RUSHING YARDS- PLAY: 96 yds- Shawn Welch (1993); RUSHING AVG (min. 90 attempts)- CAREER: 7.5 yds- Jason McClelland (2003-05); RUSHING AVG (min. 90 attempts)- SEASON: 8.1 yds- James Thomas (2005); RUSHING AVG (min. 90 attempts)- GAME: 19.6 yds- JJ Klubertanz (1995); RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS- CAREER: 42- James Thomas (2004-06); RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS- SEASON: 20- John Ray (1997); RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS- GAME: 5- Chris Parker (2001); SCORING TOUCHDOWNS- CAREER: 45- James Thomas (2004-06); SCORING TOUCHDOWNS- SEASON: 25- John Ray (1997); SCORING TOUCHDOWNS- GAME: 5- JJ Klubertanz (1995) & John Ray (1997) & Chris Parker (2001) & James Thomas (2005); SCORING POINTS- CAREER: 272- James Thomas (2004-06); SCORING POINTS- SEASON: 156- John Ray (1997); SCORING POINTS- GAME: 20- JJ Klubertanz (1995) & John Ray (1997) & Chris Parker (2001) & James Thomas (2005); PASS RECEPTIONS- CAREER: 96- Tom Saskowski (1979-80); PASS RECEPTIONS- SEASON: 50- Tom Saskowski (1980); PASS RECEPTIONS- GAME: 11- Tom Saskowski (1980); YARDS RECEIVING- CAREER: 1224 yds- Tom Saskowski (1979-80); YARDS RECEIVING- SEASON: 678 yds- Randy Szukalski (1971); YARDS RECEIVING- GAME: 149 yds- Randy Szukalski (1971); YARDS RECEIVING- PLAY: 96 yds- Gil Loferski (1965); RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS- CAREER: 14- Gil Loferski (1965-67); RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS- SEASON: 7- Randy Szukalski (1971) & Phil Chavez (1989); RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS- GAME: 2- Tied several times PASS ATTEMPTS- CAREER: 371- Chris Tekampe (1979-80); PASS ATTEMPTS- SEASON: 214- Jim Rawski (1974); PASS ATTEMPTS- GAME: 41- Jim Rawski (1974); PASS COMPLETIONS- CAREER: 199- Chris Tekampe (1979-80); PASS COMPLETIONS- SEASON: 102- Chris Tekampe (1980); PASS COMPLETIONS- GAME: 19- Cory Knapp (2007); PASSING YARDS- CAREER: 2215 yds- Dave Caruso (1965-67); PASSING YARDS- SEASON: 1223 yds- Cory Knapp (2007); PASSING YARDS- GAME: 305 yds- Tony Tarnowski (1997); PASSING YARDS- PLAY: 96 yds- Dave Caruso (1965); PASSING TOUCHDOWNS- CAREER: 22- Dave Caruso (1965-67); PASSING TOUCHDOWNS- SEASON: 13- Chris Blunt (1989); PASSING TOUCHDOWNS- GAME: 4- Chris Blunt (1989); PASS PERCENTAGE- CAREER: 54%- Chris Tekampe (1979-80); PASS PERCENTAGE- SEASON: 60%- Chris Tekampe (1980) & Mike Jelacic (2003)
[edit] Baseball
The St. Francis baseball program has been in existence since 1966 and participates in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association summer season. The program has accumulated three conference championships, all in the Parkland Conference: in 1968 under head coach "Whitey" Grafnauer, and two under Pat Long in 1973 and 1977. The program offers baseball at the freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity levels. More information on the Mariner baseball program can be found at http://www.ballcharts.com/marinerbaseball. The current head baseball coach, entering his 5th season in 2008, is Jim Dorlack.
Coaching history
| Coach | Seasons | Record | Conference Record |
Conference Titles |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Whitey" Grafenauer | (4) 1966–1969 | ? | ? | 1 | |
| James Haluska | (2) 1970–1971 | 12-19-1 | 12-19-1 | ||
| Pat Long | (7) 1972–1978 | 75-32-1 | 75-32-1 | 2 | |
| Larry Milton | (8) 1979–1986 | 16-111-1 | 14-106-1 | ||
| Dwayne Meyer | (5) 1987–1991 | ? | ? | ||
| Bob Santi | (3) 1992–1994 | 8-27 | 8-23 | ||
| Troy Thibedeau | (7) 1995–2001 | 47-97 | 46-85 | ||
| Tony Goodenough | (2) 2002–2003 | 28-27 | 22-20 | ||
| Jim Dorlack | (4) 2004–present | 33-70 | 24-51 |
Baseball Conference Records (2000-01, 2004-present)
Hitting
BATTING AVERAGE (min 50 AB's): .492- Matt Nuszbaum (2000); HITS: 31- Armando Valdez (2001); AT BATS: 74- Adam DeDecker (2000); DOUBLES: 9- Adam DeDecker (2000); TRIPLES: 7- Matt Nuszbaum (2000); HOME RUNS: 2- Matt Nuszbaum (2000); RBIS: 23- Dave Stauber (2003); RUNS SCORED: 23- Brenden Feursteneau (2005); WALKS: 18- Dave Gouge (2000); STOLEN BASES: 13- Shawn Kozey (2001)
Pitching
ERA (min 30 IP): 1.51- Brian Karas (2000); INNINGS PITCHED: 68.2- Mike Jelacic (2001); WINS: 5- Mike Jelacic (2001); STRIKE OUTS: 42- Nick Voltner (2004); STRIKE OUTS/GAME (min 30 IP): 7.7- Adam DeDecker (2000); HITS GIVEN UP/GAME (min 30 IP): 4.0- Chris Schuster (2005); WALKS GIVEN UP/GAME (min 30 IP): 1.3- Brian Karas (2000); RUNS GIVEN UP/GAME (min 30 IP): 2.6- Chris Schuster (2005)
[edit] Boys' Basketball
St. Francis High School has offered boys' varsity basketball since the 1963-1964 school year, where they were lead for the next 13 seasons by coach Harold "Butch" McKeon. During McKeon's tenure, he led the Mariners to a 1976 WIAA Class B Championship over Clintonville, and finished the season at 18-7. The next year after Coach McKeon's unexpected passing away, Coach Frank Unterholzner led the Mariners to their first and only Parkland Conference Championship and finished the year at 15-5. The co-head coaches of the basketball team are John Kloppenburg and Joe Paczocha. More information on the Mariner boys' basketball program can be found at http://www.geocities.com/sfhs_hoops
Coaching history
| Coach | Seasons | Overall Record | Conference Titles |
State Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold "Butch" McKeon | (13) 1963–1976 | 111-140 | 1 | |
| Frank Unterholzner | (1) 1976–1977 | 16-5 | 1 | |
| Terry Benka | (9) 1977–1986 | 51-125 | ||
| Rob Gridley | (4) 1986–1990 | 2-82 | ||
| Kevin Neale | (2) 1990–1992 | 1-41 | ||
| John Kloppenburg | (6) 1992–1998 | 26-103 | ||
| Joe Paczocha | (4) 1998–2002 | 10-72 | ||
| John Kloppenburg & Joe Paczocha |
(6) 2002–present | 33-97 | ||
| Total | 1963–2008 | 250-665 | 1 | 1 |
Collegiate Players
- Dave Dorlack '76, Waukesha County Technical College/UW-Platteville
- Jim Dorlack '78, Ellsworth Community College (1978-80)
- Joel Tomski '80, UW-Whitewater (1981-84)
- Tom Dorlack '81, UW-Oshkosh (1981-85)
- Mike Szydlowski '81, Cardinal Stritch University (1981-85)
- Tracy Cobb '89, UW-Superior/Lakeland College
- Jason Jensen '06, Madison Area Technical College (2006-08)/University of Texas-Pan America (2008-09 will be 1st season)
[edit] Girls' Basketball
Due to the late onset of girls' basketball in the state of Wisconsin, St. Francis did not offer basketball to females until the 1976 season, when the program was started by teacher Pat Strozyk, who led the Mariners to their first regional championship (1978-defeated Pewaukee 38-30). Following Strozyk, in his 3rd year Coach Phil Polasek led the Mariners to not only their first Parkland Conference championship, but also their first and only trip to state, where they lost to Algoma in the Class B semi-finals by a score of 31-34. Coach Polasek would also win 2 more regional championships (1982 and 1983) as well as another Western Division championship in the Parkland Conference (1983). The current head coach of the Mariner girl's basketball program is Michael Szydlowski. More information on the Mariner girls' basketball program can be found at http://www.geocities.com/sf_girls_hoops
Coaching history
| Coach | Seasons | Overall Record | Conference Titles |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Strozyk | (3) 1975–1978 | 29-27 | ||
| Phil Polasek | (17) 1978–1995 | 119-235 | 1 | |
| Michael Szydlowski | (13) 1995–present | 78-200 | ||
| Total | 1975–2008 | 226-462 | 1 |
Collegiate Players
- Terry Kender '80, Carroll College (1980-84)
- Sharon Romel '81, UW-Whitewater (1981-85)
- Lynn Dusold '83, Carroll College (1983-87)
- Carol Dusold '85, Gustavus Adolphus College, MN (1985-89)
- Jessy Herbst '91, Carthage University, WI (1992-95)
- Wendy Gagnon '98, Northern Michigan University (1998-00)/UW-Whitewater (2000-02)
- JQ Stewart '02, Concordia University, WI (2002-04)
- Gina Karas '04, Waukesha Area Technical College (2004-06)
- Jessica Freitag '07, Milwaukee Area Technical College (2007-present)
- Amanda O'Brien '07, Mount Mary College (2007-present)
- Ashley O'Brien '07, Mount Mary College (2007-present)
[edit] Girls' Volleyball
The Mariner volleyball program started in 1974 with Coach Freiberg. The team has qualified for the regional finals twice (in 1996 and 1998) and are currently coached by Coach Sharon Galonski. St. Francis High School offers volleyball at the freshmen, junior varsity, and varsity levels. More information on the Mariner volleyball program can be found at http://www.sfhsmariners.org/Sports/Volleyball/SCHOOLSTAT.htm.
Coaching history
| Coach | Seasons | Game Record |
Match Record |
Conference Record |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa Freiberg | (4) 1974–1978 | 55-83 | 16-31 | ? | |
| Phil Polasek | (13) 1979–1992 | 189-674 | ? | 15-98 | |
| Rob Schneider | (3) 1993–1996 | 159-175 | ? | 11-21 | |
| Phil Polasek | (1) 1997 | 23-57 | 7-19 | 0-6 | |
| Mike King | (5) 1998–2003 | 209-281 | 68-108-24 | 13-34 | |
| Melissa Zeman & Julie Boglitsch | (1) 2004 | ? | ? | 0-7 | |
| Steve Young | (1) 2005 | ? | ? | 1-6 | |
| Joe Saskowski | (1) 2006 | 30-52 | 13-18-1 | 1-7 | |
| Sharon Galonski | (1) 2007–present | 19-65 | 9-25-2 | 0-8 |
[edit] Classes
There are many classes available to St. Francis students, some of which are: English (Eng. 9 through 12, Advanced Placement); Business (Accounting, Work Experience, Word Processing, International Business, Entrepreneurship); Family & Consumer Education (Foods, Family Living, Personal Finance); Mathematics (Computer Science, AP Computer Science, Cisco Networking Academy, Pre- and AP Calculus, Geometry, Algebra and Algebra II); Health & Physical Education; Social Studies (Psychology, AP Government & Politics, Contemporary Issues, History); Technology Education (Architectural Design, Woods, Drafting, Construction); School-to-Work (Finance Apprenticeship, Medical Terminology, St. Francis Firefighter Cadet Program, Computer Technician Apprenticeship); Auto Apprenticeship; Special Education; Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology); Music (Concert and Jazz Bands, Concert and Chamber Choirs, Music Theory); Art (Sculpture, Painting, Studio); and Foreign Languages (Spanish 1-4 and Japanese 1-5).
[edit] Extracurricular activities
Aside from their athletic program, St. Francis High School also offers a variety of extracurricular activities for the students who aim to keep involved with the school as well as the community. Such clubs include: Art Club, Band, Chorus, Drama, FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), Forensics, International Club, Mariner Scribes, National Honor Society, Peer Helpers, Pep Club, Pom Squad, Science Outdoor Club, and the Student Council.
[edit] Notable Alumni
* Daryl Stuermer (1952-), Genesis guitarist * Gary D'Amato, (1956-) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel golf editor * Adam Mertz (1972-), Madison Captial Times sports editor * Phil Chavez (1972-), Milwaukee Municipal Judge * Chris Matthews(1993-)[homosexual porn star]
