St. Mary's-Colgan High School
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St. Mary's Colgan High School is a parochial
, Roman Catholic high school
in Pittsburg, Kansas
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
. St. Mary's Colgan is under the direction of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish. The school serves students in grades K-12. The athletic teams at St. Mary's-Colgan are referred to as the Panthers and are classified as a 2-1A school according to the Kansas State High School Activities Association
.
. Throughout its history, St. Mary's Colgan has won many state championships in various sports and other non-athletic programs.
s. The current Head Coach is Chuck Smith.
Colgan is currently on a 7-peat state championship winning streak. The current Head Coach is Mike Watt.
Although the athletic programs have been the most recognized extracurricular activities, St. Mary's-Colgan also has a cheer squad and dance team that have won many awards as well. Both squads have had team members that have been recognized at the national level.
There are many other ways for students to get involved besides athletics: clubs, organizations, leadership groups, and more.
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St. Mary's-Colgan High School offers the following sports:
Parochial school
A parochial school is a school that provides religious education in addition to conventional education. In a narrower sense, a parochial school is a Christian grammar school or high school which is part of, and run by, a parish.-United Kingdom:...
, Roman Catholic high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg, Kansas
Pittsburg is a city in Crawford County, in southeastern Kansas, United States. It is the most populous city in Crawford County and in southeastern Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,233.-History:...
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wichita is a Roman Catholic diocese in Kansas. It was founded on August 2, 1887, and covers Allen, Bourbon, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cowley, Crawford, Elk, Greenwood, Harper, Harvey, Kingman, Labette, Marion, McPherson, Montgomery, Morris, Neosho, Reno,...
. St. Mary's Colgan is under the direction of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish. The school serves students in grades K-12. The athletic teams at St. Mary's-Colgan are referred to as the Panthers and are classified as a 2-1A school according to 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...
.
Extracurricular activities
St. Mary's Colgan provides a wide variety of athletic and non-athletic programs. Athletic teams are known as the "Panthers" and classified as a 3A school 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...
. Throughout its history, St. Mary's Colgan has won many state championships in various sports and other non-athletic programs.
Football
One of the most successful sports programs at St. Mary's Colgan is the football team, which has won 7 state championships and has produced several collegiate athletes. From 1974-2003, the St. Mary's Colgan football team has had 7 undefeated seasons.http://kshof.org/staterecords-champions.cfm Additionally, the team won 66 consecutive games from 2001-2004.http://kshof.org/staterecords-champions.cfm The football team competes on Hutchinson Field which it shares with other local schools as allowed by the Pittsburg Public SchoolPittsburg Public School
Pittsburg Public School is a high school located in Pittsburg, Oklahoma. There are roughly 200 students K-12.The sports include basketball and baseball/softball. Basketball is a major sport in the high school, with many fans and usually crowded stadiums during home games...
s. The current Head Coach is Chuck Smith.
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 22 championship game appearances from 1964-2004.http://kshof.org/staterecords-champions.cfmhttp://kshof.org/staterecords-champions.cfm Gary Schiefelbein set the school record of stolen bases in a season with 45 in 1992.http://kshof.org/staterecords-champions.cfmColgan is currently on a 7-peat state championship winning streak. The current Head Coach is Mike Watt.
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... |
7 | 1974, 1975, 1984, 2000, 2001, 2002, 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... |
5 | 1996, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 |
| 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.... |
4 | 1996, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| 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... |
15 | 1964, 1967, 1971, 1976, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 | |
| 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 | 2010 | |
| Track and Field | 1 | 1993 | |
| Total | 33 | ||
Although the athletic programs have been the most recognized extracurricular activities, St. Mary's-Colgan also has a cheer squad and dance team that have won many awards as well. Both squads have had team members that have been recognized at the national level.
There are many other ways for students to get involved besides athletics: clubs, organizations, leadership groups, and more.
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St. Mary's-Colgan High School offers the following sports:
Fall
- Football
- Volleyball
- Boys Cross-Country
- Girls Cross-Country
- Girls Golf
- Boys Soccer
- Girls Tennis
- Fall Cheerleading
Spring
- Baseball
- Boys Golf
- Softball
- Boys Track and Field
- Girls Track and Field