SPORTS - Holy Ghost Preparatory School
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<strong>SPORTS</strong><br />
at <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep
<strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> <strong>Preparatory</strong> <strong>School</strong>, founded by members<br />
of the Congregation of the <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong>, the Spiritans,<br />
is a private Catholic school dedicated to the quality<br />
education of college bound young men.<br />
With Christ at the center, <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> <strong>Preparatory</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> aspires to form young men morally,<br />
intellectually, and spiritually in the Spiritan tradition.<br />
This tradition fosters the development of community<br />
in “one heart and one mind,” the cultivation of each<br />
student’s unique gifts, academic excellence, and<br />
generous service to the poor.
<strong>SPORTS</strong><br />
at <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep<br />
<strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep provides a variety of<br />
athletic opportunities for students to<br />
develop, test, and display their skills.<br />
These experiences are designed to<br />
promote several desired outcomes for<br />
the individual athlete and the school.<br />
Student athletes have opportunities for<br />
character refinement, which occurs<br />
through goal setting, emotional control,<br />
perseverance, leadership skills, loyalty<br />
and respect for authority.<br />
Students who do not play an<br />
interscholastic sport may participate in<br />
intramural sports throughout the year.<br />
<strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep participates in the<br />
Bicentennial Athletic League, District<br />
One of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic<br />
Athletic Association.<br />
The <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep Athletic<br />
Complex includes:<br />
• Firebird Fieldhouse<br />
• Two Baseball Diamonds<br />
• Six-Lane Track<br />
• Field Event Locations<br />
• Two Lacrosse Fields<br />
• Three Soccer Fields<br />
• One Cross Country Course<br />
• The Swim Team hosts home<br />
meets at Bensalem High <strong>School</strong>.<br />
• The Golf Team hosts home<br />
matches at Frankford-Torresdale<br />
Country Club.<br />
• The Bowling Team hosts home<br />
matches at Bristol Pike Lanes.<br />
• The Tennis Team hosts home<br />
matches at Frosty Hollow<br />
Tennis Center.<br />
• The Ice Hockey Team hosts home<br />
games at Grundy Ice Rink<br />
(Bristol, PA) and the Flyers<br />
Northeast Skatezone<br />
• <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep has a fulltime<br />
athletic trainer.<br />
<strong>SPORTS</strong>MANSHIP<br />
The mission of <strong>Holy</strong><br />
<strong>Ghost</strong> Prep is found<br />
throughout the school<br />
environment, including<br />
athletics. Each team is<br />
expected to demonstrate<br />
the highest level of<br />
sportsmanship on the<br />
field. For these efforts,<br />
HGP has been recognized<br />
on a local and state level.<br />
2004<br />
PIAA District One<br />
Sportsmanship Award<br />
2004<br />
Bicentennial Athletic<br />
League Sportsmanship<br />
Award<br />
In 2005, <strong>Holy</strong> <strong>Ghost</strong> Prep<br />
introduced a new award<br />
at the annual Athletic<br />
Recognition Night. Each<br />
team selects a member<br />
of the varsity team that<br />
demonstrates outstanding<br />
sportsmanship during<br />
the season.<br />
2006-2007<br />
PIAA District One<br />
Sportsmanship Award<br />
2007-2008 District One<br />
Sportsmanship Award
FALL<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
CHRIS FEHRLE<br />
FIRST SEASON<br />
HGP CLASS OF 1999<br />
ASSISTANT COACH:<br />
KEN LAWSON '92<br />
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH:<br />
JASON FISHER '95<br />
Championship Years<br />
Bicentennial League Champions:<br />
1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,<br />
1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998,<br />
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007<br />
District 1 Champions:<br />
1986, 1988, 1992, 1993, 2001, 2003, 2007<br />
PA Eastern State Champions:<br />
1986, 1991, 1993<br />
PA State Champions:<br />
1992<br />
Statistics<br />
• League Record: 11-1<br />
• Overall Record: 18-5-1<br />
• 22 Consecutive League Championships<br />
• 2003 Eastern Finalist<br />
• 7-time State Final Four Participant<br />
• 3-time Eastern State Champion<br />
• 1992 State Champions<br />
• 2002 District One Finalist<br />
• 2006, 2007 EP&D Officials Association<br />
Sportsmanship Award<br />
• 2007 BAL Champion<br />
• 2007 District One Champion<br />
• 2007 State Quarterfinalist
HEAD COACH:<br />
MIKE MEISTERING<br />
23 SEASONS<br />
HGP WEBSITE MANAGER<br />
HGP COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT.<br />
2006, 07 BICENTENNIAL ATHLETIC<br />
LEAGUE COACH OF THE YEAR<br />
HGP HALL OF FAME COACH<br />
ASSISTANT COACHES:<br />
JOHN MUNDY ‘65<br />
HUGH MUNDY<br />
MIKE JACOBS ‘01<br />
Championship Years<br />
Bicentennial League Champions:<br />
1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994,<br />
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,<br />
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007<br />
District 1 Champions:<br />
1983, 2007<br />
FALL<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2007 League Record: 8-0<br />
• 12th Consecutive League<br />
Championship<br />
• 2007 PIAA District One AAA<br />
Champions<br />
• Sixth Place out of 64 teams in<br />
the District One AAA/AAAA<br />
Championship Race<br />
• First Place, Innaugural PIAA<br />
Foundation Invitational Blue Race<br />
(Hershey, PA)<br />
• First Place at the Mill Street Run,<br />
DeSales Univ. Invitational &<br />
Briarwood Invitational<br />
• Fifth Place at the Manhattan<br />
College Invitational (15th place<br />
overall out of 408 teams)<br />
• Fifth Place at the Carlisle, PA<br />
Invitational Reebok Challege Race
HEAD COACH:<br />
GARY NOLAN<br />
FIRST SEASON<br />
HGP CLASS OF 1995<br />
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH:<br />
TOM ECKERLE<br />
Championship Years<br />
Bicentennial League Champions:<br />
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002,<br />
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007<br />
District 1 Champions:<br />
1998, 1999<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2007 League Record: 10-0<br />
• 2007 Overall Record: 11-1<br />
• 12 Consecutive League<br />
Championships<br />
• 8 District Qualifiers<br />
• In 2007, six varsity golfers<br />
were selected All-League<br />
• 2007 District One, Third Place<br />
• The Varsity Golf team plays<br />
home matches at the Torresdale-<br />
Frankford Country Club<br />
FALL
WINTER<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
TONY CHAPMAN<br />
31 SEASONS<br />
HGP CLASS OF 1971<br />
HGP SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT<br />
HGP DEAN OF DISCIPLINE<br />
HGP ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME PLAYER<br />
HGP ALUMNI PARENT<br />
ASSISTANT COACHES:<br />
TOM FINNEGAN<br />
GARY NOLAN ‘95<br />
BOB SARCEWICZ<br />
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH:<br />
MIKE DONOFRIO ‘95<br />
Championship Years<br />
Bicentennial League Champions:<br />
1978, 1979, 1982, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1994,<br />
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002,<br />
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008<br />
District One Champions:<br />
1971, 1972, 1974, 1975,<br />
1977, 1987, 1996, 2004<br />
PA Eastern State Champions:<br />
1976, 1999, 2004<br />
PA State Champions:<br />
1972, 1974<br />
PA State Final Four:<br />
1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1988, 1989,<br />
1996, 1999, 2004<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2007-2008 Record: 24-5<br />
• 2008 PIAA State Second Round<br />
• 2007 PIAA District One Runner-Up<br />
• 2005-2006 League Champions<br />
• 2005 PIAA District One Runner-Up<br />
• 2004 Eastern State Champions<br />
• 13 League Championships: 1990-2006<br />
• 600+ Wins for Tony Chapman<br />
• Tony Chapman, 2000<br />
Philadelphia Inquirer Neighbors<br />
Coach of the Decade<br />
• Tony Chapman, 2004<br />
Bucks County Courier Times<br />
Coach of the Year<br />
• 9-time E. State Final Four Participant<br />
• 3-time Eastern State Champions<br />
• 2 State Championships<br />
• Philadelphia Inquirer<br />
Team of the Year 2004
WINTER<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
STEVE IVCIC<br />
4 SEASONS<br />
HGP ALUMNI PARENT<br />
ASSISTANT COACH:<br />
BOB POSEY<br />
JOHN SERAVALLI<br />
RYAN TOCICKI '00<br />
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH:<br />
JOE VANOSTEN ‘95<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2007-2008 Record: 29-15-2<br />
• 2008 AAA Flyers Cup Finalist<br />
• 2007 AAA Flyers Cup Champions<br />
• 2004, 2006 Flyers Cup Semifinalist<br />
• 2003 AA Flyers Cup Champions<br />
• 2003, 2007 Pennsylvania Cup Finalist<br />
• 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 Lower<br />
Bucks Scholastic Hockey Commissioner's<br />
Cup League Champions<br />
• 10 recent graduates are playing<br />
Ice Hockey in college<br />
• Steve Ivcic, 2006, 2007, 2008 Bucks County<br />
Courier Times Coach of the Year<br />
• 2008 Nick Seravalli '08 & Patrick Corcoran '08<br />
Lower Bucks League Co-MVPs<br />
• 2008 Nick Seravalli '08 Breakaway Magazine<br />
Player of the Year<br />
• Nick Seravalli '08 and Patrick Murphy '08,<br />
AAA Flyers Cup All-Tournament Team<br />
• 2007 - Nick Seravalli ’08 AAA Flyers Cup MVP<br />
• 2007 - John Soroka ’08 Lower Bucks MVP and<br />
Bucks County Courier Times Player of the Year
WINTER<br />
HEAD COACHES:<br />
ED ROUSSELL<br />
SHEREE MARSH<br />
ASSISTANT COACH:<br />
DR. STEVE TOMSHAW,<br />
PH.D.<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2007-2008 Record: 7-3<br />
• 1 Individual State Qualifier<br />
• 6th Place Team at the District One<br />
Championships<br />
• 14 swimmers qualified for the District<br />
One Championships<br />
• Joe Esposito '11 - Individual District<br />
One Champion in Diving<br />
• Joe Esposito '11 - PA State Honorable Mention<br />
at the PIAA State Diving Championships<br />
• Chris Millen, Class of 2004, All State<br />
Swim Team<br />
• Chris Millen, Class of 2004, Swimmer of<br />
the Meet<br />
• Chaz Narwicz ‘06: 2 Time 100m Breaststroke<br />
District Champion
WINTER<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
MIKE MEISTERING<br />
23 SEASONS<br />
HGP WEBSITE MANAGER<br />
HGP COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT.<br />
HGP ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME COACH<br />
Statistics<br />
• The 2007-2008 Season was capped by<br />
the 4x800m relay team's 5th place PA<br />
State Medals - the first in school<br />
history.The team of Michael Pierce '09,<br />
Sean Galiczynski '08, Matthew Chylak<br />
'09 & Eric Arnold '08 set a new school<br />
record of 7:59:73FAT in the 4x800m<br />
relay at the PTFCA State Championship<br />
Indoor Meet held at Penn State<br />
University.<br />
Indoor State Qualifiers:<br />
• Michael Pierce '09 - Distance Medley Relay,<br />
4x800m Relay, Mile Run and 800m dash.<br />
• Matthew Chylak '09 - Distance Medley Relay,<br />
4x800m Relay, 800m Run.<br />
• Eric Arnold '08 - Distance Medley Relay,<br />
4x800m Relay, Mile Run<br />
• Sean Galiczynski '08 - Distance Medley<br />
Relay, 4x800m Relay<br />
• Michael Saracino '08 - 4x400m Relay, 200m<br />
• Jack O'Malley '08 - 4x400m Relay<br />
• Michael LaBrasca '09 - 4x400m Relay<br />
• Robert Borski '09 - 4x400m Relay<br />
National Qualifiers:<br />
• Michael Pierce '09, Matthew Chylak '09,<br />
Eric Arnold '08 and Sean Galiczynski '08 in<br />
the 4x800m Relay<br />
• Matthew Chylak '09 in the 800m Run
HEAD COACH:<br />
TOM ECKERLE<br />
5 SEASONS<br />
HGP RELIGION AND SOCIAL STUDIES<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
2007 BAL COACH OF THE YEAR<br />
2007 Bucks County Courier Times<br />
COACH OF THE YEAR<br />
ASSISTANT COACH:<br />
PETE PULEO '95<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2007-2008 League Game<br />
Record: 17-7<br />
• 2007-2008 Overall Record: 5-7-2<br />
• 2007-2008 Bicentennial Athletic<br />
League Second Place<br />
WINTER
SPRING<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
LOU CACCHIO<br />
8 SEASONS<br />
HGP CLASS OF 1997<br />
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH:<br />
TONY OMROD<br />
HGP CURRENT PARENT<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2008 Overall Record: 12-6<br />
• 2008 League Record: 6-0<br />
• The Lacrosse Team plays in the<br />
Northeast Lacrosse League<br />
• The team made its 5th<br />
appearance in the PSLA State<br />
Tournament in 2008<br />
• Lacrosse will be a PIAA sport<br />
for the 2009 Season.<br />
• Lou Cacchio, 2006 Bucks County Courier Times<br />
Coach of the Year<br />
• Dennis Murray ‘06, 2005 NE League MVP,<br />
Drexel University<br />
• Chaz Narwicz ‘06, 2006<br />
Bucks County Courier Times Player of the Year,<br />
Ohio Wesleyan University<br />
• Sean Walsh ‘08, 2007 Northeast League MVP
HEAD COACH:<br />
JUSTIN GOULET<br />
3 SEASONS<br />
HGP CLASS OF 1999<br />
HGP DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH<br />
HGP ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME<br />
PLAYER<br />
ASSISTANT COACH:<br />
TOM ECKERLE<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2008 League Record: 11-3<br />
• 2008 Overall Record: 12-7<br />
• 2008 Bicentennial Athletic<br />
League Second Place<br />
• 2008 PIAA District One Team<br />
Qualifier<br />
SPRING
SPRING<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
MIKE MEISTERING<br />
23 SEASONS<br />
HGP WEBSITE MANAGER<br />
HGP COMPUTER SCIENCE DEPT.<br />
HGP ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME<br />
ASSISTANT COACHES:<br />
JOHN MUNDY ‘65<br />
HUGH MUNDY<br />
JIM BORTZ<br />
DREW BORTZ ‘92<br />
MIKE JACOBS ‘00<br />
Championship Years<br />
Bicentennial League Champions:<br />
1974, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,<br />
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001,<br />
2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008<br />
District One Champions:<br />
1974, 1986<br />
PCIAA State Runner-Up:<br />
1970, 1973<br />
PCIAA State Champions:<br />
1971, 1972<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2008 Overall Record: 8-0<br />
• 2008 Bicentennial Athletic<br />
League Champions<br />
• 14 Consecutive League<br />
Championships<br />
• PIAA District One Qualifiers in<br />
the: 4x8, 4x4, 400, 800, 1600,<br />
Javelin and Long Jump<br />
• Michael LaBrasca, PIAA District One<br />
400m Medalist<br />
• New <strong>School</strong> Records in the<br />
4x800m Relay and the Javelin
SPRING<br />
HEAD COACH:<br />
KEITH SMERAGLIO<br />
4TH SEASON<br />
HGP PARENT<br />
ASSISTANT COACHES:<br />
TED GRABOWSKI<br />
GARY NOLAN ‘95<br />
KEVIN MCGRATH ‘96<br />
JUNIOR VARSITY COACH:<br />
AL SLAWTER<br />
Championship Years<br />
Bicentennial League Champions:<br />
1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1984,<br />
1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994,<br />
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004,<br />
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008<br />
District 1 Champions:<br />
1985, 1990, 2002, 2003<br />
Statistics<br />
• 2008 League Record: 14-3<br />
• 2008 Overall Record: 15-4<br />
• 15 League Championships<br />
• Over two dozen players have moved on<br />
to Division I programs<br />
• 4 HGP players participated on the<br />
Philadelphia Phillies Carpenter Cup<br />
Championship Team
OPEN HOUSE<br />
October 26, 2008<br />
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION<br />
November 1, 2008<br />
PRACTICE ENTRANCE<br />
EXAMINATION<br />
February 28, 2009<br />
SUMMER <strong>SPORTS</strong> CAMPS<br />
(Ages 6-15)<br />
Basketball<br />
Baseball<br />
Track and Field<br />
Soccer<br />
Brochures are sent in March.<br />
Call (215) 639-2102<br />
with questions.<br />
HOLY GHOST PREPARATORY SCHOOL<br />
2429 Bristol Pike, Bensalem, PA 19020<br />
Admissions: 215-639-0811<br />
Main Office: 215-639-2102<br />
Fax: 215-639-4225<br />
www.holyghostprep.org