Bishop Miege High School
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Bishop Miege High School is a fully accredited private Catholic
high school
, located in Roeland Park, Kansas
, USA
. It is located directly north of the Shawnee Indian Mission
. Bishop Miege is one of two private high schools located in Overland Park, KS. The school colors are royal blue and scarlet red and the school mascot is the Stag. The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,500 students.
The school was established in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
and was named after Bishop John Baptiste Miege. It is the successor to St. Agnes High School, established in 1949, named for the parish that it was founded by, and the mascot (Stag) retains this heritage (St. Agnes). Bishop Miege was instituted as a co-educational archdiocese school intended to serve northeastern Johnson County.
Bishop Miege is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 5A division and are known as the "Stags". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
and was named after Bishop John Baptiste Miege, the first bishop of the Kansas Territory
, which eventually became the current Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It is the successor to St. Agnes High School, established in 1949, named for the parish that it was founded by, and the mascot (Stag) retains this heritage (St. Agnes). Bishop Miege was instituted as a co-educational archdiocese school intended to serve northeastern Johnson County.
football game in 2007. Dixon Doll Stadium includes a new gameday entry plaza, visitor, home and official's locker rooms, concessions, restrooms, storage facilities, a press box, new lights and an infill turf regulation soccer and football field. The first two games played on the field were varsity boys' soccer followed by varsity football, both winning their first home game in the new stadium.
A cellular tower will also be placed on the site near the stadium, with Sprint
and Verizon Wireless
committing to utilize the tower.
. Grunhard played college ball at Notre Dame
where he won a national championship. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL Draft
by the Kansas City Chiefs
. In his February 3, 2006 press conference, he said about coaching Miege, “We have one goal, and that is to win the state championship." In 2006, Miege went 3-7 and the following year they went 7-3 (and had a playoff appearance beating Shawnee Hights, but losing to Blue Valley West
in the second round. In 2008, the Stags went 6-4 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Baldwin. In 2009 Miege went 12-2, finishing with a 10 game winning streak. The Stags played their way through the playoffs and won their first state title in 33 years, beating Topeka Hayden
by a score of 28-6.
.
, Bishop Miege has already begun to establish itself as having one of the strongest bowling programs in the state. Head Coach Matthew Eshelbrenner led the boys' bowling team to the state championship in 2007.
State
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high school
High school
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, located in Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park, Kansas
Roeland Park is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 6,817 at the 2000 census.-History:The City of Roeland Park was originally named after John Roe, an immigrant from Ireland who settled on in 1883, part of which Roeland Park now stands...
, USA
United States
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. It is located directly north of the Shawnee Indian Mission
Shawnee Methodist Mission
Shawnee Methodist Mission was a camp established by missionaries in 1830 to minister to the Shawnee tribe of Native Americans, relocated to its present location in 1839. It was also the second capital of the Kansas Territory, holding that designation from July 16, 1855, to the spring of 1856...
. Bishop Miege is one of two private high schools located in Overland Park, KS. The school colors are royal blue and scarlet red and the school mascot is the Stag. The average annual enrollment is approximately 1,500 students.
The school was established in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. The original diocese was formed on May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth...
and was named after Bishop John Baptiste Miege. It is the successor to St. Agnes High School, established in 1949, named for the parish that it was founded by, and the mascot (Stag) retains this heritage (St. Agnes). Bishop Miege was instituted as a co-educational archdiocese school intended to serve northeastern Johnson County.
Bishop Miege is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association
Kansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 5A division and are known as the "Stags". Extracurricular activities are also offered in the form of performing arts, school publications, and clubs.
History
Bishop Miege High School was established in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in KansasRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas is a Roman Catholic archdiocese in Kansas. The original diocese was formed on May 22, 1877 as the Diocese of Leavenworth...
and was named after Bishop John Baptiste Miege, the first bishop of the Kansas Territory
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Kansas....
, which eventually became the current Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It is the successor to St. Agnes High School, established in 1949, named for the parish that it was founded by, and the mascot (Stag) retains this heritage (St. Agnes). Bishop Miege was instituted as a co-educational archdiocese school intended to serve northeastern Johnson County.
ACT prep program
Miege has recently implemented an academic program aimed at providing its students with aid to better their standardized testing results. As a part of regular curriculum, every student beginning his or her freshmen year will receive instructions throughout the year to enhance both their basic skills as well as their test-taking abilities. A key advantage to the program is that by the time the students take the actual ACT their junior year, they will have already taken six previous versions of the exam.Kincaid Media Center
The Media Center was completed in 2003. It features 32 state-of-the-art computer stations and 8 new classrooms. A video production studio/classroom equipped with video editing, filming and production was also added. The capital campaign also included 27 inch televisions with VCRs in each classroom. The acquiring of the Old Mission school to the north of Miege for use as sports practice facilities was also included. For more information and pictures visit Facilities Improvements.Future of Miege athletics
In 2006, Miege unveiled the Future of Miege Athletics. The plan is Miege's intended renovations of current sports facilities and the replacement of others. The focus of the plan is a new 3,675 seat stadium to replace the current facilities. The stadium was completed by the HomecomingHomecoming
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football game in 2007. Dixon Doll Stadium includes a new gameday entry plaza, visitor, home and official's locker rooms, concessions, restrooms, storage facilities, a press box, new lights and an infill turf regulation soccer and football field. The first two games played on the field were varsity boys' soccer followed by varsity football, both winning their first home game in the new stadium.
A cellular tower will also be placed on the site near the stadium, with Sprint
Sprint Nextel
Sprint Nextel Corporation is an American telecommunications company based in Overland Park, Kansas. The company owns and operates Sprint, the third largest wireless telecommunications network in the United States, with 53.4 million customers, behind Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility...
and Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless
Cellco Partnership, doing business as Verizon Wireless, is one of the largest mobile network operators in the United States. The network has 107.7 million subscribers as of 2011, making it the largest wireless service provider in America....
committing to utilize the tower.
Football
The Miege football program has a long and storied history in Kansas. Bishop Miege has won the state championship in football 4 times, occurring in 1972, 1975, 1977, and 2009. Although the past few years have not been winning seasons, Miege has made significant progress recently. Former head coach Dan Ritter retired at the conclusion of the 2005 season. He was replaced by former Kansas City Chief Tim GrunhardTim Grunhard
Timothy Gerard Grunhard is a former American football center in the National Football League. A second-round draft choice in the 1990 NFL Draft for the Kansas City Chiefs, Grunhard went on to play 169 games in all with Kansas City, the fourth most ever by a Chiefs offensive lineman, and was...
. Grunhard played college ball at Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team is the football team of the University of Notre Dame. The team is currently coached by Brian Kelly.Notre Dame competes as an Independent at the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision level, and is a founding member of the Bowl Championship Series coalition. It is an...
where he won a national championship. He was drafted in the 2nd round of the 1990 NFL Draft
1990 NFL Draft
The 1990 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 22–23, 1990...
by the Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
. In his February 3, 2006 press conference, he said about coaching Miege, “We have one goal, and that is to win the state championship." In 2006, Miege went 3-7 and the following year they went 7-3 (and had a playoff appearance beating Shawnee Hights, but losing to Blue Valley West
Blue Valley West High School
Blue Valley West High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Overland Park, Kansas, and one of five currently operated high schools in the Blue Valley Unified School District. The school opened in August 2001, and has a current enrollment of approximately 1600 students...
in the second round. In 2008, the Stags went 6-4 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Baldwin. In 2009 Miege went 12-2, finishing with a 10 game winning streak. The Stags played their way through the playoffs and won their first state title in 33 years, beating Topeka Hayden
Hayden High School (Topeka, Kansas)
Hayden High School is a private, Catholic high school in Topeka, Kansas. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.-Athletics:...
by a score of 28-6.
Volleyball
Miege volleyball has been a Kansas dynasty since coach Gwen Pike took over. Coach Pike recently reached 900 career wins and she was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006. The Miege volleyball team has won 20 state championships.Cross country
The cross country teams are considered some of the strongest programs at Bishop Miege High School. The programs have experienced a large amount of success throughout their history. The girls' cross country team won the state championship in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2004. Additionally, the boys' cross country team won the state championship in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, and 1997. The Miege cross country team is coached by Alan Thomas.Boys' soccer
The Miege boys' soccer team won the state championship in 1998 and 2000. In 2009, Coach Huppe returns for his 16th year of coaching the boys' team.Basketball
The basketball programs at Bishop Miege have consistently been solid. The girls' basketball team has been very successful in its past, winning the state championship 16 times, occurring in 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, and 2009. Coach Terry English has been coaching girls at Miege for 30 years. He has a career winning percentage of more than .800. Additionally, the boys' basketball team also won the state championship in 2001 and 2010. Bishop Miege has produced several significant players who have gone on to play collegiately including Travis Releford and Trevor RelefordTrevor Releford
Trevor Releford is an American college basketball player for The University of Alabama. He has a brother, Travis Releford, that plays basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks.-High school career:...
.
Wrestling
Head coach David Eller returned for his 18th year of coaching at Miege in 2008. The single season record for the best overall record by any wrestler was 34-0 set by Eric Akin in 1986-87. In the 1994-95 season, Jason Strohm set the school record for total takedowns at 134. Additionally, he also set the record for total team points with 240. Recently, Pat Cervantes set the school record for escapes with 40 in 2006-07. Glen McFarland set the school record for reversals with 39 in 1982-83. The following year he would set the record for total pins with 25.Bowling
Although bowling has only been recognized as a varsity sport since 2005 according to the KSHSAAKansas State High School Activities Association
The Kansas State High School Activities Association is the organization which oversees interscholastic competition in the state of Kansas at the high school level. It oversees both athletic and non-athletic competition, and sponsors championships in several sports and activities.The KSHSAA was...
, Bishop Miege has already begun to establish itself as having one of the strongest bowling programs in the state. Head Coach Matthew Eshelbrenner led the boys' bowling team to the state championship in 2007.
State championships
| State Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Sport | Number of Championships | Year |
| Fall | Football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... |
4 | 1972, 1975, 1977, 2009 |
| Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... |
21 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 | |
| Cross Country, Boys' Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
8 | 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997 | |
| Cross Country, Girls' Cross country running Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road... |
12 | 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004 | |
| Soccer, Boys' | 2 | 1998, 2000 | |
| Soccer, Girls' | 1 | 2003 | |
| Winter | Basketball, Boys' Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
2 | 2001, 2010 |
| Bowling, Boys' Bowling Bowling Bowling Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule Bowling (1375–1425; late Middle English bowle, variant of boule... |
1 | 2007 | |
| Basketball, Girls' Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... |
16 | 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009 | |
| Spring | Golf, Boys' Golf Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes.... |
1 | 2001 |
| Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand... |
1 | 2002 | |
| Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond... |
1 | 1996 | |
| Tennis, Boys' Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
1 | 1991 | |
| Tennis, Girls' Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all... |
2 | 1991, 1992 | |
| Track and field, Girls' | 2 | 1990, 2005 | |
| Total | 75 | ||
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