Saints Peter & Paul High School would like to congratulate the Men’s Cross Country team for their outstanding performance at the recent MIAA Championships at McDaniel College. Pacing the team was Senior Frederick Bradbury who placed 7^th in the MIAA C Conference, completing the 5K in 18:37 on what was one of the more difficult courses in recent years.  A four-year varsity letter winner and two-time captain, Fred is the first Sabre runner to ever place at the MIAAs and was the first Sabre to be named to the All MIAA Cross Country Team.

Coach Alex Pool commented on Fred’s contribution to the program.  “Fred has been an integral part of the XC team this year. Coach Thompson and I are proud of Fred’s leadership and motivation toward the team.  As the captain this year, Fred has held the team to a high standard and has built a running culture for our Saints Peter and Paul community.  We are very proud of his achievements!”

The Saints Peter and Paul Athletic Department would like to congratulate the following student athletes for being selected to the 2018 MIAA “B” All Conference Soccer Team.

MIAA “B” All Conference Soccer

Henry Shindler ‘19
Callan Godlee ‘20

Under the guidance of veteran Coach GR Cannon, Senior Henry Shindler and Junior Callan Godlee were instrumental in leading the Sabres Soccer Team to its sixth consecutive playoff appearance. According to Coach Cannon, “Both of these young men played a large role in our program making its sixth consecutive trip to the MIAA “B” conference playoffs. Callan Godlee led a backline that was amongst the strongest on the conference. Henry Shindler led the team offensively with 8 goals and 4 assists making him one of the top attacking players in the conference. Both Callan and Henry are very deserving of being named to the all conference team.”

Saints Peter & Paul Athletic Department is pleased to announce that the following student-athletes were recognized by the ESIAC athletic conference for an outstanding season in Women’s Varsity Field Hockey by earning ESIAC All Conference distinction.

ESIAC All Conference Field Hockey Team

Sarah Bradley ’19
Nancy McGettigan ‘21
Karley FIshell ’20
Hannah Westerfield ‘20

The Lady Sabres Field Hockey team finished the season 6-7 losing to Holly Grove in the ESIAC Semi-Finals.

According to Head Coach Suzanne McGettigan, “We had a competitive season for being such a young and inexperienced team. The whole team put in the hard work and dedication and was led by this group of women. We had a tough loss to Holly Grove in the semi-finals but the future of the lady Sabres field hockey program is bright.”

Saints Peter and Paul Athletic Department is pleased to announce that the following student-athletes were recognized by the ESIAC athletic conference for an outstanding season in Women’s Varsity Soccer.

ESIAC All Conference Women’s Soccer Team Selections

Elena Esper ‘19
Darby Thomas ‘21
Caroline Shilling ‘20
Karis Ward ‘20
Caroline McKelvy ‘21

A young Lady Sabres soccer team capped off their fall season, losing a heartbreaker to Salisbury School in the ESIAC semi-finals. Applauding the leadership of her team, Head Coach Jess Kile stated, “These players deserved the All Conference Awards they each received without a shadow of a doubt.

Each player had their own individual skills that made them an asset to the team, both on and off the field, which contributed to them being so important to this team. They had the drive, motivation, positivity, and determination needed for us to persevere through a challenging season. Without them, we wouldn’t have had the success we had down the stretch.”

Congratulations to the following students who were inducted into the Dominican Chapter of the Saints Peter & Paul National Honor Society. The students met and exceeded the four guiding principles of Scholarship, Service, Character, and Leadership. Their intellectual abilities are apparent in the classroom, and their resumes spoke volumes of the depth and diversity of their participation, service, and leadership in and out of school.

In addition to their other service activities, the National Honor Society commits their time and talent in coordinating the largest peer tutoring organization in the school. These young people exemplify the finest qualities of the National Honor Society and Sabre Pride! Congratulations and well done!

New Members:

Nicholas Baranosky, Frederick Bradbury, Ivy Buda, Tyler Christianson, Matthew Collinson, Emily Conlon, Helena Covey, Jeremy Dickinson, Elena Esper, Ainhoa Espinosa-Castillo, Anthony Evans Jr., Tyler Hanna, Samantha Harrington, Breanna Mood, Christiana Mood, Michael Mullaney, Aubrey Perry, Jack Riley, William Rust, Lauryn Shortall, Sunrae Sturmer, Samuel Warpinski, Matthew Wetherbee.

NHS Officers

Morgan Schisler
President

Lilly Bishop
Vice-President

Cole Sovero
Treasurer

Ryan Freeman
Secretary

John Golladay
Fundraising Coordinator

Kaely Rowland
Chaplain

Fall sports are heading into the home stretch and playoffs, planning for winter and spring athletic seasons is well underway, and Pat Tracy has hit the ground running and not stopped since his hire in August as the new Director of Athletics and Head Men’s Varsity Lacrosse Coach for Saints Peter & Paul. Let’s meet the AD!

Before starting his new gig as Sabres AD, Pat was most recently at High Point University, where he served as Associate Head Lacrosse Coach for the past seven years.  During his tenure, he helped build the university’s first Division I men’s lacrosse program, which has since won three conference championships, competed in the NCAA tournament, and bested traditional lacrosse Division I powerhouse teams. Tracy considers his most impactful accomplishment to be those off the field, citing his team’s tremendous success in the classroom and community, including mentoring over 100 locally and nationally recognized scholar athletes.

Tracy began his career as a lacrosse coach at Goucher College, and has also held coaching positions at Dartmouth College and the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. “I am proud to be the Director of Athletics at Saints Peter & Paul School. There is such a rich tradition of excellence at SSPP, not only in athletics but in the classroom and community. I look forward to building upon that tradition and setting a new standard of excellence for the athletic department. We want our student-athletes to stand out for all the right reasons, and have the knowledge and values that will allow them to be successful in everything they do in life.”

High School Principal James Nemeth commented, “We are thrilled to have Pat join the Saints Peter & Paul community as the Director of Athletics. Pat’s attention to detail, passion for athletics, his coaching and professional background, and his organizational and communication skills will be a huge asset in taking the Sabres athletic program to the next level!”

Saints Peter and Paul High School is pleased to announce that the following student-athletes were recognized by the ESIAC athletic conference for an outstanding season in Women’s Varsity Field Hockey by earning ESIAC All Conference distinction.

ESIAC All Conference Field Hockey Team Selections
Megan Beane ’17
Maddie Boehm ’18
Julia D’Albora ’18
Maggie Parchman ’18
Sarah Bradley ’19

The Lady Sabres Field Hockey team had another successful season in the ESIAC Conference, losing a tough game in the semifinals to rival Worcester Prep. The leadership of senior captain Megan Beane will be greatly missed; however the future of the Sabres Field Hockey team looks bright.

Late last year, communities in East Tennessee were devastated by wildfires that swept through the Smoky Mountain region, causing loss of life, injury, and significant damage. In response to those in need, the Student Government Association of Saints Peter and Paul High School immediately organized a collection drive to help those in Tennessee displaced from their homes and jobs as winter set in and the Christmas season neared.

Donated goods, including clothing, bedding, hygienic products, food, and pet care items poured in to SSPP. With the help of H & M Bay, a shipping company out of Federalsburg, the SSPP community was able to help fill two tractor trailers that arrived at a shelter in Knoxville, Tennessee, prior to Christmas.

SGA Advisor and Social Studies teacher Chad Dean, who was married in Gatlinburg, Tennessee at a chapel that was destroyed by the recent fires, was ecstatic at the response as his classroom overflowed with more than 150 containers of donations. Mr. Dean and his family spent their Christmas break volunteering in the Smoky Mountains, assisting with relief and cleanup efforts there.