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 PrincipalKristen O'Brien
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
WebsiteSchool Website

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 seven state championships and has produced several collegiate athletes. From 1974 to 2003, the St. Mary's Colgan football team has had seven undefeated seasons.[1] Additionally, the team won 66 consecutive games from 2001 to 2004.[2] 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 to 2011.[3] Gary Schiefelbein set the school record of stolen bases in a season with 45 in 1992.[4] Colgan went on a 7-peat state championship winning streak from 2004 to 2010. The current Head Coach is Mike Watt.

State championships
State Championships[5]
SeasonSportNumber of ChampionshipsYear
FallFootball71974, 1975, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Golf, Girls 3 2020, 2021, 2022
Chess
1[6]
 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
Softball32010, 2019, 2021
Track and Field11993
Total43

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

Notable alumni
  • Our Lady Of Lourdes church (2012)
    Our Lady Of Lourdes church (2012)
  • A view of the church (2016)
    A view of the church (2016)

See also

References
  1. "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". kshof.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09.
  2. "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". kshof.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09.
  3. "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". kshof.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09.
  4. "Kansas Sports Hall of Fame". kshof.org. Archived from the original on 2006-02-09.
  5. "State Records & State Champions". Archived from the original (English) on 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  6. "Newspaper Archives -". Morning Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  7. "The Morning Sun Sports SectionSmith happy with decision 01/18/02". www.morningsun.net. Archived from the original on 2003-05-06.
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