NORTH WRESTLING FINISHES 2nd AT GOVERNOR MIFFLIN TOURNAMENT

North Catholic Wrestling was busy after the holiday season and traveled to Shillington PA for the 36th annual governor mifflin wrestling tournament. Over the past 7 years, north catholic has finished no higher than 3rd (last season) and had a grand total of 3 champions. This season, north blew the doors off those statistics with 4 champions and a 2nd place finish out of 17 teams.

North Catholic were led by champions Mike McCall (103) , Anthony White (145), AJ Vizcarrondo (215) and Jeremy Reith (285). Also placing for the falcons were David Davidson (125) - 3rd, Tim Maguire (160) - 5th, Will Trainor (152) - 7th, Nick Cancelliere (135) - 8th.

RANDOM NOTES FROM THE TOURNAMENT:

• north catholic went 7-1 in the medal rounds to pull away from Hempfield and Big Spring
• mccall, white, vizcarrondo, and reith did not give up a takedown all tournament
• anthony white has not given up a takedown all season
• this was aj and jeremy's first ever varsity tournament championship
• tim maguire increased his varsity win total by 400%
• coach rick mascino ate 35 chic-fil- A sandwiches. we believe this was a tournament record.
• north went 35-14 in the two day tournament

OTHER HAPPENINGS

North takes the mats again this wednesday at home against Cardinal Dougherty. This is going to be the final regular season home wrestling match. we hope to see many of the wrestling alumni to celebrate wrestling at north catholic. The match is scheduled to begin at 7pm.

Reminder, the wrestling beef-n-beer will take place on saturday jan 23rd at north catholic. tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions....

That is about it for now, have a safe and happy new year!!!!

Cristo Rey Update is Scheduled for January 7 and 14 @ North.

FONECHS AND ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INVITE ALL STAKEHOLDERS (STUDENTS, PARENTS, ALUMS, FRIENDS OF NORTH, BUSINESS LEADERS AND INTERESTED STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS) TO A MEETINGS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 7 AND 14 @ 7 PM AT NORTH FOR AN UPDATE AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

The Friends of Northeast Catholic High School (FONECHS)and the Alumni Association are conducting two information sessions about the Jesuit model called Cristo Rey. As you probably know, the Archdiocese approved this study to see if there North can remain viable as an independent school under the auspices of the Jesuit model called Cristo Rey. The first meeting is for parents and students - current and potential. The second meeting is for all graduates and interested parties.

This is the first opportunity for you to hear about the Cristo Rey program and get answers to your questions.

Session 1 – Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. sharp at North Catholic’s auditorium for parents/students and prospective students.

Session 2 – Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. sharp at North Catholic’s auditorium for graduates, interested parties, and those who could not make the first session.

On another note, there is a letter circulating authored by the President of North soliciting donations to send our boys to Judge. I find this letter troubling because our fate has not been secured one way or another. It appears that the salvation of the Order is more important than what is in the best interest of our boys. I find this self serving not to mention despicable because our first RESPONSIBILITY to our boys is to protect them and to put them in the best possible situations to succeed. This action is not what is in their best interest at this time. SAY NO TO THE LETTER AND MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD: NO SURRENDER!

NORTH WRESTLING STARTS THE SEASON STRONG!!!!

NORTH WRESTLING FINISHES 2nd AT SEPA CLASSIC!!!!!


The NC Wrestling team kicked off their season this Friday and Saturday at the always tough Southeastern PA Classic wrestling Tournament held at Wissiahickon High School. The Falcons finished in 2nd place (out of 15 schools) behind tournament winner Wilson High School from Reading. North finished higher than such large schools as North Penn, Methacton, Plymouth Whitemarsh and Spring-Ford. The falcons were led by Seniors David Davidson and Anthony White who both finished in 1st place. Furthermore, both wrestlers did not give up an offensive point during the tournament. Here are the placers for the tournament:


103 - Mike McCall - 2nd place

119 - Erik Stankiewcz - 2nd place

125 - David Davidson - 1st place

135 - Nick Cancelliere - 6th place

140 - Thomas Goodyear - 3rd place

145 - Anthony White - 1st place

152 - Will Trainor - 6th place

189 - Riccardo Roman - 7th place

215 - AJ Vizcarrondo - 2nd place

285 - Jeremy Reith - 2nd place



There was also a JV Tournament in conjunction with the varsity tournament. North had 4 place winners and were led by junior Joe Janda who finished 2nd. Also placing was Anthony "Technique Tony" Siwek (3rd) , Kevin Leyland (3rd) and Gary Robinson (4th).

NORTH OPENS CATHOLIC LEAGUE SEASON WITH A WIN!

Last night in front of a large group of falcon supporters, north dominated o'hara to the tune of 67-9. North used 6 falls and 3 forfeits to take down the Lions. Congratulations to Tad Meyers on his first varsity win. It was also great to see many of the alumni come out to the matches. Spotted in the crowd was Derick Wasnick (who when not running through town can be found at the memphis taproom) who was the man on the mat when north clinched its first catholic league championship.

North continues its busy week on saturday at the Abington duals. North hopes to improve on its 2nd place finish from last season. wrestling begins at 9am for the die-hard fans who are planning on making the trek to abington.

NEXT HOME MATCH - TUESDAY NIGHT - NESHAMITY

Our next home match will be this tuesday night at 7pm against Neshamity. Neshamity should have a pretty good squad this year and it should be a night of good, tough wrestling. We hope to see many of you at the match. We will again be collecting cans of food and old blankets and coats for the holidays. This is our last home match before the new year so we hope to see many of you there. There has also been some rumbling about the crowd that some of the alumni may be going out for some holiday cheer after the match....ill keep you posted....

NORTH WRESTLING READY TO START THE 2009-2010 SEASON...

NORTH WRESTLING READY TO START THE 2009-2010 SEASON...

The North Catholic Wrestling team opens their 2009-2010 season this weekend at the Southeastern PA Classic. The tournament takes place Friday and Saturday at Wissahickon High School in Ambler. Wrestling begins on Friday at 5pm and on Saturday at 9am. We are taking a mix of experienced and inexperienced wrestlers to the tournament. Here is a preview for the upcoming season...

103 - Mike McCall - Senior - (34-9) - Mike is ready to begin his Senior year as one of the best 103lbers in the State of Pennsylvania. Last season he finished 1st in the SEPA tournament, 3rd in the Governor Mifflin Tournament and 7th in the Escape the Rock Tournament. He was a SE Region Qualifier and won 2 matches at Regionals. He was a member of the SEPA National team this summer and has goals on a high state medal. Despite missing his freshman year with an injury, he currently has 69 wins and needs 31 wins to join the exclusive 100 win club. Mike is also the #1 ranked academic senior in his class! Mike will be backed up by Sophomores Gary Robinson and Anthony Siwek.

112 - Tim Markert - Senior - (7 - 13) - Tim is ready to improve on his 7 varsity wins last season. He has attacked the off-season program hard and has looked much improved. A regional birth is not out of the question.

119 - Erik Stankiewcz - Senior - (24 - 15) - Erik begins his 3rd year on varsity at 119lbs after wrestling at 125lbs for most of last season. Erik was a PA District Qualifier and a 5th place finisher at the Governor Mifflin Tournament. Eirk is currently one of our team leaders and is also the President of the North Catholic Student Body. Erik trained very hard this spring and summer and is ready to earn a state birth. Eirk will be backed up by Freshman Kevin Leyland.

125 - David Davidson - Senior - (30 - 14) - Over the past 3 years David has solidified himself as one of the best wrestlers in Southeast Pennsylvania. David finished 2nd in the SEPA Tournament, 3rd in the Governor Mifflin Tournament, 8th in the Escape the Rock Tournament and was a PIAA Regional Qualifier. David currently has 67 wins in his 3 varsity years and needs 33 wins to join the 100 win club at North Catholic. David is one of our team leaders and is one of the hardest working wrestlers in the room. David has a great chance to be on the podium in Hershey in March.

130 - Tad Meyers - Junior - Tad will begin his first varsity season as North Catholic's 130lber. Tad had over 10 junior varsity wins and placed in 3 JV Tournaments last season. Tad has looked good in practice and needs to gain some confidence if he is going to be successful on the varsity mats.

135 - Nick Cancelliere - Senior - (14 - 15) - Nick begins his senior season with very lofty goals. He had some big wins for us last season including 4 wins at the Abington Duals. Nick has improved drastically since last season and looks to improve on his 14 varsity wins last season. Nick needs to work on his bottom wrestling if he wants to go deep in the post-season. Nick will be backed up by Junior Joe Janda. Joe is the 3rd Janda brother to wrestle for North since the late 1990's. Joe continues to improve every day and will be a great asset to the varsity squad when he is inserted in varsity lineup.

140 - Thomas Goodyear - Junior - (8 - 10) - Thomas begins this season as the starter at 140 after filling in last season for injured wrestlers. Thomas had 15 Junior Varsity wins and won a few JV tournaments last season. Thomas is extremely fast and athletic and will catch some people by surprise this season. Thomas is also a member of the North Catholic Soccer Team.

145 - Anthony White - Senior - (33 - 5) - Anthony joins the Falcon wrestling team after a successful stint at Frankford High School. Anthony was a Sectional champion, the District 12 MVP and took 5th place at the PIAA Southeast Region. Anthony was also a member of the SEPA National Team this summer. Anthony has beaten many state medalist has eyes on a Regional Championship and a high state medal.

152 - Will Trainor - Senior - (13 - 5) - Will was a District Qualifier and had 13 wins in his first varsity season. Will has improved dramatically since last season and can wrestle with anyone in the region. Will is one of the hardest workers in the room and is an old school type of North Wrestler - FORWARD, FORWARD, FORWARD.

160 - Tim Maguire - Sophomore - (1 - 0) - Tim joins the varsity team after a successful stint on JV last season where he won over 10 matches. Tim is very athletic but needs to work on winning tough situations. If Tim continues to improve and work hard, he will have a very successful season.

171/189 - Gil Dougherty - Senior/ Brian Sweeny - Junior/ Riccardo Roman - Senior - all three of these wrestlers will be seeing time at both 171 and 189 this season. Although they are upper-classmen, they do not have much varsity experience but all 3 have experienced success on the JV level. Gil has the most experience and seems to be coming along nicely with his technique and ability. Brian and Riccardo are both athletic and hard workers that are going to improve as the season goes along.

215 - AJ Vizcarrondo - Sophomore - (29 - 18) - AJ begins his Sophomore year after one of the most successful Freshman seasons in North History. AJ placed 5th in the Governor Mifflin Tournament, 6th in the Escape the Rock Tournament and was a PIAA Regional Qualifier. AJ also had a busy summer. He was a MAWA Eastern National Champion, finished 3rd at the NHSCA Freshmen Nationals which made him a Freshman All-American and was on the MAWA Jr. National Freestyle Team. USA Wrestling currently has AJ as the 10th best Sophomore at his weight class in the country. AJ should be in the running for his first PIAA State birth and possibly as state medal.

285 - Jeremy Reith - Junior - (21 - 16) - Jeremy was probably our most improved wrester on the team last season. He was a PIAA Regional Qualifier and won a match at Regionals. Jeremy also took 5th place this summer at the MAWA Eastern National Championships. Jeremy is an extremely fast and agile heavyweight and reminds some of us as a young Eric French. If Jeremy continues to improve he should qualify for this first trip to Hershey and be in the running for a state medal.

Here is the preview of the upcoming North Wrestling Season. It took me over 90 minutes to write. Please don't break my stones about spelling and grammar and parents, i tried to remember the best that I could off the top of my head. I know I probably missed a bunch and I'm sure you will tell me....coach sav

Senior Goalkeeper, John McCarthy Selected as National Scholar Athlete

FALCON NETMINDER CONTINUES TO RECEIVE ACCOLADES AND RECOGNITION

Falcon goalkeeper John McCarthy, a 2009 All-Catholic and All-State honoree, has added to his hardware being named to the 2009 NATIONAL SOCCER COACHES ASSOCIATION SCHOLAR ALL-AMERICAN TEAM. McCarthy, a four-year starter, led North to the 2008 Philadelphia Catholic League and City titles and has captained the squad for the past two seasons. He was the leading vote-getter in this year's All-Catholic balloting. In addition to his duties with the soccer team, John also kicked and punted for the football team, and was instrumental in the Falcons win on Thanksgiving Day versus arch-rival Frankford.

John will be honored on Saturday, January 16, at the National Soccer Coaches Association Convention being held in Philadelphia.

Currently, John is a member of the Matchfit Chelsea Academy Team where he is their number one keeper. Please join us in congratulating John and the entire extended McCarthy family on this special occasion.