Elyria Catholic High School (Elyria, Ohio)

Elyria Catholic High School
Address
725 Gulf Road
Elyria, Ohio, (Lorain County), 44035
 United States
Information
Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic
Established 1949
President Andrew Krakowiak
Principal Amy Butler
Grades 912
Color(s) Green and White         
Athletics conference North Coast League
Mascot Panther
Team name Panthers
Rival Elyria High School
Accreditation(s) North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [1]
Newspaper 'The Challenge'
Yearbook 'ECHO'
Tuition $6,500
Dean of Academics Elaine Hurst
Admissions Director Michael Wisnor
Athletic Director Barbara Salata,
Suzanne Camp
Website

Elyria Catholic High School is a private Catholic high school located in Elyria, Ohio, 20 miles west of Cleveland. It is run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Elyria Catholic was built in 1949 and since then has graduated more than 7,500 young men and women. A newly added physical education complex was completed in 2007 along with an economics lab. Elyria Catholic is the only Catholic high school found in Lorain County.

The school colors are forest green and white. The mascot is the Panther. The school is a member of the North Coast League. The football and soccer teams play in the Knights of Columbus Field which was built in the early 1960s. In 2007 the Knights of Columbus Field was dedicated to Sgt. Lane Tollett from the class of 1994. Sgt. Tollett died while serving his country in Iraq.

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Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

Alma Mater and Fight Song

Alma Mater

Hail, all hail, the Green and White
Guide us always by thy light;
Ever grateful we will be,
For the knowledge gained from thee.
Give us faith and courage too.
United in thy purpose true;
Loyalty that never dies,
Hail, Elyria Catholic High.

Fight Song

Fight, Panthers Fight
Elyria Catholic's proud of you
Come on and win Panthers win
Your might and mane will pull you through
Rah Rah Rah
Fight Green and White
And send our foes upon their way
And bring us victory bright
And make this our big day!
Go! Fight! Win!

Girl's Basketball

2007-2008 Season.The team had a upbringing when the class of 2011 came in. The class contained Emily Taylor, Ashely Schuster, Myrasia Flowers, Molly O'Malley, Tori Rothgery, Juliana Tremont, and Anna McNeeley. But with Mimi Rothgery, Katie Shoemaker,Emily Thompson, Andrea Eichenlaub, Sara Schneider the sophomores, Katherine McNeeley and Cassidy Keating the only two juniors,and Stephanie Recko the only senior they had a successful season. With head coach Patrick Higley leading them to their first championship in the Elyria Catholic Holiday Classic.

The 5 Starters Emily Taylor, Mimi Rothgery, Sara Schneider, Katie Shoemaker, Katherine McNeeley,''

Elyria Catholic Holiday Classic 2007

Semi Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Buckeye [EC]

Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Brooklyn [EC]

State Tournament 2008

Sectionals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Lutheran West [EC,57-25]

Sectional Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Trinity [Trinity,62-44]

2008-2009 season. Elyria Catholic's team was slightly more successful. With head coach Patrick Higley was let go and replaced with the JV Coach Eric Rothgery. The team had many competitive games with Chardon Notre Dame Cathedral Latin, Bedford St.Peter Chanel, Cleveland Lutheran East, and Cleveland Villa Angela- St.Joseph.

The 5 Starters Emily Taylor, Mimi Rothgery, Sara Schneider, Katie Shoemaker, Katherine McNeeley,''

Regular Season 2009-2009

Elyria Catholic v.s. Midview [EC, 65-52]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Columbia [EC, 61-25]

Elyria Catholic v.s. St. Peter Chanel [St.Peter Chanel, 46-25]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Notre Dame Cathedral Latin [EC, 40-39]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Holy Name [Holy Name, 47-42]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Brookside [EC, 63-49]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Trinity [Trinity, 54-47]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Cleveland Central Catholic [EC, 48-28]

Elyria Catholic v.s. St. Peter Chanel [St.Peter Chanel, 47-27]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Clearview [EC, 66-36]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Lake Catholic [Lake Catholic,75-49]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Villa Angela- St. Joseph [EC, 48-46]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Trinity [EC, 62-51]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Villa Angela- St. Joseph [EC, 67-51]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Archbishop Hoban [Hoban, 79-46]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Padua Francisan [EC, 50-38]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Cleveland Central Catholic [EC, 57-40]

Elyria Catholic Holiday Classic 2008

Semi Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Brooklyn [EC]

Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Lutheran East [Lutheran East]

Garfield Heights Holiday Classic

Elyria Catholic v.s. Magnificat [Magnificat, 67-55]

State Tournament 2009

Sectionals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Lutheran West [EC,59-45]

Sectional Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Cleveland Central Catholic [EC,34-32]

Districts- Elyria Catholic v.s. Columbia [EC,67-55]

District Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Regina [Regina,72-38]

2009-2010 Season With Elyria Catholic girls losing to state champions Regina they still had a dominant team. Elyria Catholic were North Coast League Co-Champions and Villa Angela-St.Joseph standing close by.The 3 first state tounament games easy to fly by they had a very intense game with Loudonville. Loudonville took Elyria Catholic into a 11 point lead. The game got into overtime. But when Ashely Schuster missed a layup there was Sara Schneider to recover the layup and win the game in a buzzer beater. Giving Elyria Catholic girls their first district championship. Elyria Catholic played statewide ranked Regina.Regina lost 3 out of their 5 starters all three going to Division 1 colleges. With starting point guard and center going to Division 1 colleges we knew that they would be a challenge. Elyria Catholic had the lead for the first quarter but the defending state champions were too much for Elyria Catholic and took a hard lost. The next day Elyria Catholic girls athletic director got a call and Regina were disqualified of the state tournament. Elyria Catholic girls played Smithville and took a harder lost by 28 points.

Regular Season 2009-2010

Elyria Catholic v.s. St. Peter Chanel [EC, 63-32]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Notre Dame Cathedral Latin [EC, 53-39]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Holy Name [EC, 44-51]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Midview [EC, 54-28]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Cleveland Heights [EC, 40-33]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Trinity [EC, 61-49]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Northwestern [EC, 75-62]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Villa Angela-St. Joseph [EC, 59-65]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Columbia [EC, 64-49]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Cleveland Central Catholic [EC, 60-55]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Clearview [EC, 75-30]

Elyria Catholic v.s. St. Peter Chanel [EC, 79-20]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Lake Catholic [EC, 69-66]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Trinity [EC, 54-39]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Villa Angela-St. Joseph [EC, 58-50]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Padua Franciscan [EC, 56-44]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Archbishop Hoban [Archbishop Hoban, 30-46]

Elyria Catholic v.s. Cleveland Central Catholic [EC, 48-39]

State Tournament 2010

Sectionals- Elyria Catholic v.s. St. Martin de Porres [EC,57-14]

Sectional Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Northwestern [EC,64-40]

Districts- Elyria Catholic v.s. Hillsdale [EC,49-28]

District Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Loudonville [EC,61-59]

Regionals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Regina (Disqualification due to ineligible player) [EC]

Regional Finals- Elyria Catholic v.s. Smithville [Smithville,58-30]

Notable alumni

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Notes and references