Our Junior program captured their fifth city title on November 9, 2019. It was their first ever back-to-back SSSAA Championship. You can view the game on YouTube here:
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SSSAA Junior Champions 2019
Posted: November 13, 2019 in Football, High School, SportsTags: championship, finals, junior varsity, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay
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Team Apparel
Posted: September 20, 2019 in Football, High School, SportsTags: apparel, clothing, news, St. Patrick
Hey Saints, get your team swag now!
The estore is ready for team apparel. Closing date is Monday, September 30. Click on the link is below.
Hoodies (green or grey) $66, Shorts (black) $25, drywick shirts $18 (green)
Personalization options are available for extra on all apparel.
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SSSAA Junior Champions 2018
Posted: November 21, 2018 in Football, High School, SportsTags: championship, finals, junior varsity, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay
Our Junior program captured their fourth city title on November 10, 2018. It was their first SSSAA Championship since 2002. You can view the game on YouTube here:
2018 Season
Posted: August 20, 2018 in Football, High School, SportsTags: news, schedule, SSSAA, St. Patrick
The following is important information regarding the 2018 season for both junior and senior players.
Junior
All new and returning players are asked to attend a brief meeting on Wednesday, September 5th, at lunch, in the main gym. To be eligible to play junior, players must be born in 2003 or 2004. Returning players who do not have equipment or those that attended the spring camp may pick up their equipment on Wednesday after school. The first practice will take place on Thursday, September 6th at 3:15 on the football field; this will be a non-equipment practice. Full equipment practices will begin on Friday, September 7th. Players and parents can download, print and complete the consent form below to get a head start on the season. For more information, please see any Junior coach (Mr. Battistel, Mr. Honeysett, Mr. Bevilacqua, Mr. Lane or Mr. Madge).
Senior
Full practices will commence on Wednesday, September 5th at 3:15. New players are welcome. For more information, please see any Senior coach (Mr. Marcon, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Skinner or Mr. Diebel) as soon as possible.
*The season schedules are being completed and will be distributed once they are fully approved.
**Our field is finally 100% complete. Have a look!
St. Patrick Turf Field, August 2018.
2017 Season
Posted: August 22, 2017 in Football, High School, SportsTags: news, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay
The following is important information regarding the 2017 season for both junior and senior players.
Junior
All new and returning players are asked to attend a brief meeting on Wednesday, September 6th, at lunch, in the main gym. To be eligible to play junior, players must be born in 2002 or 2003. Returning players who do not have equipment or those that attended the spring camp may pick up their equipment on Wednesday after school. The first practice will take place on Thursday, September 7th at 3:15 on the football field; this will be a non-equipment practice. Full equipment practices will begin on Friday, September 8th. Players and parents can download, print and complete the consent form below to get a head start on the season. For more information, please see any Junior coach (Mr. Battistel, Mr. Honeysett, Mr. Bevilacqua, Mr. Lane or Mr. Madge).
Senior
Full practices will commence on Wednesday, September 6th at 3:15. New players are welcome. For more information, please see any Senior coach (Mr. Marcon, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Skinner or Mr. Diebel) as soon as possible.
*The season schedules have just been finalized and will be distributed once they are fully approved. The first Senior game is tentatively scheduled for September 16th while the first Junior game is tentatively scheduled for September 21st.
2016 Season
Posted: August 4, 2016 in Football, High School, SportsTags: news, season, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay
The following is important information regarding the 2016 season for both junior and senior players.
Junior
All new and returning players are asked to attend a brief meeting on Wednesday, September 7th, at lunch, in the main gym. To be eligible to play junior, players must be born in 2001 or 2002. Returning players who do not have equipment or those that attended the spring camp may pick up their equipment on Wednesday after school. The first practice will take place on Thursday, September 8th at 3:15 on the football field; this will be a non-equipment practice. Full equipment practices will begin on Friday, September 9th. Players and parents can download, print and complete the consent form below to get a head start on the season. For more information, please see Mr. Battistel, Mr. Honeysett or Mr. Bevilacqua.
Senior
Practices will begin Monday, August 29th from 3:00-5:00. The basement will be open at 2:40 and practice will commence at 3:00 sharp. Practices will run through Thursday, September 1st. Normal practice schedule will start the following week, after Labour Day. New players are welcome. For more information, please see Mr. Marcon or Mr. Pearce.
*Please note that fees have gone up this year to $120. This is to offset an increase in prices, as well to cover the $15 athletic banquet fee the school will charge each athlete this year. This means that every football player will automatically be eligible to attend the awards dinner in June.
**Also, new SSSAA guidelines require that all athletes in high-risk sports undergo baseline testing prior to the commencement of the season. This includes all Grade 9s and those new to football in Grade 10, 11 or 12. Tests are administered by the LU Concussion Clinic.
2015 Season
Posted: August 26, 2015 in Football, High School, SportsTags: news, season, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay
The following is important information regarding the 2015 season.
Junior
All new and returning players are asked to attend a brief meeting on Tuesday, September 8th, at lunch, in the main gym. To be eligible to play junior, players must be born in 2000 or 2001. Returning players who do not have equipment or those that attended the spring camp may pick up their equipment on Tuesday after school. The first practice will take place on Wednesday, September 9th at 3:15 on the football field; this will be a non-equipment practice. Full equipment practices will begin on Thursday, September 10th. Players and parents can download, print and complete the consent form below to get a head start on the season. For more information, please see Mr. Battistel, Mr. Honeysett or Mr. Bevilacqua.
Senior
Practices will begin Tuesday, September 1st and run through Thursday, September 3rd from 3:00-5:00 (ish). The basement will be open at 2:30 and practice will commence at 3:00 sharp. Normal practice will start the following week, after Labour Day. New players are welcome. For more information, please see Mr. Marcon or Mr. Pearce.
Spring Camps and UMD 2015
Posted: July 13, 2015 in Football, High School, SportsTags: Duluth, football camp, news, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay, training camp, umd
It was another successful spring of football for the St. Patrick Fighting Saints. The arrival of June marked our annual junior and senior camps, as well as another visit to the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) for their team camp.
The senior camp opened on Thursday, June 4 and then continued the whole next week culminating in a multi-team scrimmage at the Fort William Stadium on Friday, June 12. Besides the mandatory preparation, it was an excellent primer for the upcoming trip to UMD.
Tackling progression, June 2015.
First play, June 2015.
The two day junior mini-camp ran Monday, June 15 and Tuesday, June 16. It was very well attended, with over 30 Grade 8’s and 9’s present, many of whom had never played football before.
Junior camp, June 2015.
Junior camp, June 2015.
On Thursday, June 25 our program headed south for our fifth trip to the UMD team football camp. The squad consisted of 25 Grade 9, 10 and 11 players plus 8 junior and senior coaches. We would be joined at the camp by three other teams from Thunder Bay; Churchill, Hammarskjold and our sister school and chief rivals, St. Ignatius.
We left bright and early at 7:00 for the 3.5 hour trip to Duluth and after a brief stop for lunch, proceeded to the UMD campus to check in. While the team were directed to their rooms by their UMD chaperone Taylor, the coaches had to quickly get to their rooms and then hustle to Malosky Field for the first of several coaches meetings.
Lunch break, June 2015.
Coaches meeting, June 2015.
By 2:00 the players were on the field for team and individual workouts. After a supper break, the players got to experience their first scrimmage against one of the many American teams in camp. I think everyone was excited to play some real football!
UMD, June 2015.
Day two, or the “killer day” began at 7:00 for the players with wake up and breakfast. They would need the fuel for 3 sessions of football; morning, afternoon and evening. The day was again filled with team, individual and scrimmage times, highlighted by the first “King of the Hill” contest of the camp.
UMD, June 2015.
UMD, June 2015.
At the end of the evening session, all the teams participated in an interesting contest. Each school was required to select 10 players to compete, 3 of whom had to tip the scales at over 220 pounds. All 10 then had to clear a 5 foot high jump through the use of team work. Our boys put in a good showing, getting down to the last jumper, but that bar was just too much for one guy to surmount.
High jump contest, June 2015.
The final day was going to be the shortest, but the most intense. After breakfast, the players were off to the last round of individual workouts, followed by more scrimmages and another King of the Hill contest. It was sad to see the camp come to an end, but after all of that football, everyone was physically and mentally out of gas. Coach Curt Wiese and his staff once again put on an amazing camp and we look forward to attending again in the future!
Team photo, June 2015.
UMD, June 2015.
Team photo, June 2015.
New gym, new jerseys!
Posted: May 13, 2015 in Football, High School, SportsTags: crossfit, gym, jersey, news, open house, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Minor Football, umd
It has been a very busy past few months for the Fighting Saints Football program.
On February 11th, St. Patrick High School hosted its annual Open House for prospective Grade 8 students. Despite the poor weather that day, the event was still very well attended. Our booth in the gymnasium was manned by coaches Marcon, Honeysett and Bevilacqua with assistance from junior players Calen Fennell and Mike Hachey. A number potential recruits stopped at the booth to hear more about our program.
Calen and Mike manning the football booth, February 2015.
Also in February, we commenced our off-season workout program under the direction of our new strength and conditioning coach, Mr. Olynick. To raise more interest and incorporate more cardio into the regimen, we integrated our existing BFS (Bigger, Faster, Stronger) program with Crossfit training. The results were very impressive, with upwards of 30 players or more attending the sessions. All of the new interest necessitated a relocation of our existing weight room.
Since we began off-season workouts, our gym has been located in the basement adjacent to our equipment room. It was a small room to begin with, and as we purchased more and more weightlifting equipment, it became increasingly cramped. In consultation with school administration and the Phys Ed Department, it was decided to move the weight room upstairs to the Tech wing of the school. The room already served as a combination weight/wrestling room, so the weight facilities would be expanded and the wrestling mats moved into the old weight room in the basement. The new location affords much more space, is brighter and is much cooler with better air flow. We look forward to making even more use of this new facility in the future.
One of the most exciting events of the off-season is that our program has continued last year’s revision of our team image with the acquisition of new uniforms. Our current jerseys and pants have been in use since 2004, and it was time for a make-over. In addition, after 11 years of use, many of the uniforms were beginning to show their age. The process will take place in two stages due to budgetary constraints, with the seniors sporting the new look for this season and the juniors to follow in 2016. So without any further ado, here are the new uniforms sported by Kellen Steudle:
With the arrival of spring and nicer weather, attention now turns to our annual spring camps and our trip to the University of Minnesota-Duluth for their team camp. The senior camp will commence June 1st, followed the junior camp on June 15th and 16th. We are hoping to have as many players take the opportunity to travel to UMD with us from the 25th to the 27th. Those that made the trip last year thoroughly enjoyed the fantastic event put on by the coaches at UMD and the opportunity to test their skills against teams from Minnesota.
Please check back regularly for the latest news and information.
Winter-Spring Football Information 2015
Posted: January 21, 2015 in Football, High School, SportsTags: crossfit, football camp, news, SSSAA, St. Patrick, Thunder Bay, Thunder Bay Minor Football, training camp
This off-season will provide many opportunities for players in our program to build their football skills. As discussed at the meeting, this post is designed to provide some additional information on up-coming events over the next number of months.
- Off-season cross-fit training program will begin the week of February 2nd. Players will be under the supervision of our new strength and conditioning coach, Mr. Olynick. Sessions will typically run Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
- University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD) coaches will be in Thunder Bay in the second week of May to deliver an individual skills camp. This camp is organized by Thunder Bay Minor Football and runs Saturday and Sunday afternoon at the LU Hanger. Registration takes places in late March and the cost is approximately $75. Forms will be available at the school.
- St. Patrick spring football camps are held in early to mid-June. The junior edition is 3-day non-contact event for Grade 9’s and interested Grade 8’s. The senior edition will be in full equipment and is full contact; returning junior players are welcome to attend the senior camp. There is no cost for these camps.
- The program is planning to attend the UMD team football camp held in Duluth from June 25-27. This is a full-contact event and is one of the best experiences for any football player. Both juniors and seniors are eligible to attend, however players must participate the senior camp to prepare and practice. The cost will be between $210 and $275 Canadian funds. UMD charges $175 (US funds) for all overnight attendees (covers all meals and accommodations at the UMD campus). The additional charges will cover the cost of the charter bus to the camp (the exact cost of the bus is to be determined). All players will need international medical insurance and proper identification.
UMD, June 2014.
More information will be released as it becomes available. Players are encouraged to listen to announcements and check the program’s Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest updates. Parents who have questions or require additional clarification are asked to contact the coaches at the school.
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