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Chris Collins '19
Alumnus, Seminarian

"St. Patrick provided me with the foundation that helped shaped my faith. As I began to take my Catholic faith seriously and discern a call to the priesthood, St. Patrick provided me with the spiritual nourishment that was necessary to foster my vocation."
Carol Ann Hartery
Parent

“We have no doubt that choosing St. Patrick Catholic High School for our children’s education was the right choice. We have seen them flourish while they have been there. We believe they receive a high quality education, but more importantly the school helps develop their character. They are surrounded in a protective atmosphere that promotes respect and responsibility.

“They expand on the values and morals that are taught at home, therefore we feel like we are a team working together. The teenage years can be difficult and challenging. It gives us some peace of mind that during these transitional years they are surrounded by peers and teachers that put an emphasis on Catholic values.”
Stephen Roybal ’08
Alumnus

“My time at St. Patrick was absolutely invaluable. I may have only spent a year there, but the school serves as the continuing legacy of the Catholic education on the Coast offered by its predecessors Sacred Heart, Mercy Cross, Notre Dame, and St. John. The faculty definitely prepared me for college and set me up for success in the classroom, but I also think in a lot of ways St. Patrick taught me how to be self motivated, how to take ownership of my own path, and how to take a chance.”

Supporting champions

The St. Patrick Fighting Irish athletic program offers the opportunity for those interested students to be members of several interscholastic athletic programs offered at the school. Evidenced by 38 State Championships, these programs have experienced much success due to the dedicated efforts of the students and coaches, who together have worked toward the goal of making their teams and themselves as excellent as possible.  

St. Patrick Catholic High School is a member of the Mississippi High School Activities Association. Our athletic program includes competition in the following varsity sports, as well as some junior varsity, freshman, and junior high teams.

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We offer the following athletic programs.  Many sports are offered at the junior high, junior varsity, and varsity levels.  
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Director: Kyle Brookins

Practice is typically held before school and during first period. The Pride of St. Patrick Band competes throughout the year and at various sporting events.

Varsity Baseball

Head Coach: Tyler Buckley

Assistant Coaches: Marshall Parrish, Kevin Burdine and Sheldon Black

Season officially starts end of January and practices take place every day after school except for on games days. Transportation is provided to and from games.

Junior High Baseball

Head Coach: Marshall Parrish

Assistant Coach: Kevin Burdine

Season officially starts end of January and practices take place every day after school except for on games days. Transportation is provided to and from games.

Varsity Boys Basketball

Head Coach: Keith Robinson

Both the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams practice during first period. The Varsity team practices after school on non-playing days. Games are usually on Tuesday and Friday nights, and there are few weekend games. Bus transportation is provided to and from games. Players are allowed to ride home with parents after games with proper check out procedure.

Varsity Girls Basketball

Head Coach: Dave Gaunce

Both Junior High and Varsity teams have an athletic period for practice. Season begins the first week of November. St. Patrick has Junior High (seventh and eighth grade), Junior Varsity and Varsity teams. Transportation is provided to and from games.

Junior Varsity Boys Basketball

Head Coach: Keith Robinson

Both the Junior Varsity and Varsity teams practice during first period. The Varsity team practices after school on non-playing days. Games are usually on Tuesday and Friday nights, and there are few weekend games. Bus transportation is provided to and from games. Players are allowed to ride home with parents after games with proper check out procedure

Junior High Boys Basketball

 

Head Coach: Marshall Parrish

The Junior High Boys Basketball program is open to all seventh and eighth grade boys. The season typically begins in November, and practices are held during seventh period. Transportation is provided to all away games, but parents are responsible for transportation home from those games.

Junior High Girls Basketball

Head Coach: William Burke

Both Junior High and Varsity teams have an athletic period for practice. Season begins the first week of November. St. Patrick has Junior High (seventh and eighth grade), Junior Varsity and Varsity teams. Transportation is provided to and from games.

Varsity Cheer

Coach: Jamie Meyers

State Championships: 1 (2008)
Season begins in late February/early March and continues for a full calendar year. Practices vary on the time of the year, but maintain a minimum of one practice a week held at the conclusion on school. Cheer teams attend all football games and all home basketball games. Transportation is provided by the school for away games. Cheer camp is mandatory and is held in the summer (typically June) for 4-5 days off campus.

Junior High Cheer

Head Coach: Ashley Rundberg

Season begins in late February/early March and continues for a full calendar year. Practices vary on the time of the year, but maintain a minimum of one practice a week held at the conclusion on school. Cheer teams attend all football games and all home basketball games. Transportation is provided by the school for away games. Cheer camp is mandatory and is held in the summer (typically June) for 4-5 days off campus.

Cross Country

 

Head Coach: Tim McDaniel

Assistant Coaches: Bryan Leatherman, Katie Cornish, Greg Patino 

State Championships: Men – 2, (2018, 2019) Women – 9 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Practices begin in June. Once school begins in August, team practices from  3:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On Monday and Wednesday night (6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.), the team meets at the St. Patrick track for Speed Sessions. On Saturday, a long run is completed as a team in Ocean Springs. Junior High and Varsity teams practice together.
The first race will typically happen around Labor Day weekend, and every athlete on the team runs weekly races every Saturday. Transportation to local races (Gulf Coast Region) is not provided for Saturday races. However, Bus transportation is provided for races that require athletes to be released early from school, or for meets that are significantly far away.

Dance

Coach: Jessica Peters

State Championships: 5 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

The team practices 2-3 times per week for two hours, and dancers must attend all home and away varsity football games. School transportation is provided for all away football games.

During the summer, dancers must attend a 3-day camp to prepare for the season.

Varsity Football

Head Coach: Trey Bailey

Assistant Coaches: Sheldon Black, William Burke, Juan Carreon, Warren Davis,  Dave Gaunce, Ted Williams, Kurtis Owen

The Varsity team consists of players in the ninth through twelfth grade. Football practice begins at the end of July, and the first game is typically in mid-August. Practice is daily from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. prior to the first game. Players prepare throughout the year during specific class periods with strength training and speed development. Weight lifting also takes place daily Monday through Thursday from 3-4 p.m. Transportation is provided to and from all away games for players. Parents are responsible to provide transportation after practice and weight workouts. There will be 15 days of spring football starting the last week of April.

Junior High Football

Head Coach: Ted Williams

Assistant Coaches: Sheldon Black, Warren Davis, Juan Carreon, 

Practices typically begin in July (2-3 per week) and the season starts in late August. Practices take place during seventh period and extend until 4 p.m. every day except game day during the week. Bus transportation is provided to and from games.

Boys and Girls Golf

Head Coach: 

State Championships: Men – 5 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014) Women -4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)

Team will compete in several major 18-hole tournaments along the Gulf Coast, and several 9-hole practice tournaments. Practice takes place after school until 4:30, after which the players are encouraged to practice and play more on their own. Parents and players are responsible for providing transportation to and from all practices and tournaments.  Mandatory practice takes place Monday through Thursday after school until 4:30, after which the players are encouraged to practice and play more on their own. Parents and players are responsible for providing transportation to and from all practices and tournaments.

Powerlifting

Head Coach: Trey Bailey

Assistant Coach: Kurtis Owen

 

Varsity Boys Soccer

Head Coach: Ryan Worsham

Assistant Coach: Juan Carreon 

State Championships: 3 – (2014, 2016, 2017)

Season typically begins in October, and the team practices every day except Fridays. Transportation is provided to all the games except for tournaments.

Varsity Girls Soccer

Head Coach: Cassandra Terry

State Champions: 2023

Practice begins in October, and the first game is typically held in the beginning of November. Practices take place every day except Friday unless there is a game. Transportation is provide to and from games.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer

Head Coach: Cassandra Terry

Practice begins in October, and the first game is typically held in the beginning of November. Practices take place every day except Friday unless there is a game. Transportation is provide to and from games.

Junior High Boys Soccer

Head Coach: Juan Carreon

Junior High Girls Soccer

Head Coach: Cassandra Terry

Softball

Head Coach: Courtney LeBlanc & Ted Williams

State Championships – 5 (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018)

Season officially starts end of January and practices take place every day after school except for on games days.

Junior High Softball

Head Coach: Ted Williams

Swim

 

Head Coach: Colton Copeland

The Swim Team normally practices every day after school from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Biloxi Natatorium from August 1 through October 31. Bus transportation to practice is available.

Tennis

Head Coach: Jeff Descher

Tennis practice begins at the end of January. The season typically starts at the end of February. The team practices and plays at Bayou Bluff in Gulfport. Transportation is available to and from matches.

Track and Field

 

 

 

Head Coach: Katie Cornish and Joseph Rivera

Assistant Coaches: Tim McDaniel, Bryan Leatherman, Greg Patino

State Championships – Women – 4 (2010, 2011, 2018, 2019)

Varsity practices take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 3:25 until 5 p.m., and Junior High team practices Tuesday and Thursday from 3:25 until 4:30 p.m. Transportation is available to and from meets.

When students sign up to participate in Track & Field, they will receive a team packet that should be read by the student and parents and students will need to return a signed waiver prior to the first practice.

Tim McDaniel will be coaching the distance runners and distance relays.

Volleyball

Head Coach: Dee Blakeney

Season begins approximately the second week in August and runs through the beginning of October. Practice takes place during school and after school 2-3 times a week from 3-5:30 p.m. Games are typically twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday. Transportation is provided to and from games.

Junior High Volleyball

Head Coach: Marshall Parrish

 

 

Wrestling

Head Coach: Mr. Difilippo

St. Patrick Catholic High School also offers a state-of-the-art facility showcasing drama productions, music, and the arts. The auditorium includes stadium seating and a large cinema-sized drop-down screen. Also included are dressing rooms which have easy access to a backstage area which includes spacious work areas for creating and storing props. The band hall has excellent acoustics and high ceilings to enhance the sound of practices. There are two art classrooms accommodating the different art mediums including a kiln and pottery room. The journalism and photography classes have a classroom lab to work on school publications.

St. Patrick Catholic High School’s band program offers instruction on traditional band instruments and includes a marching, concert, and jazz band. The band provides music at school functions, such as pep rallies, athletic events, and seasonal music productions. The St. Patrick flag team, dance team, and cheerleaders also perform at various school events.

Listed below are the extracurricular clubs and activities offered at St. Patrick Catholic High School.

  • Arts and Crafts Club
  • Campus Ministry
  • Chess Club
  • Choir
  • Drama Guild
  • English Honor Society
  • eSports
  • Fellowship of Christian Athletes
  • French Club
  • French Honor Society
  • Interact Club
  • Journalism
  • Key Club
  • MathCounts
  • Mock Trial
  • Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
  • National Art Honor Society
  • National Honor Society
  • National Junior Honor Society
  • Quiz Bowl
  • Robotics
  • Sailing
  • Science Club
  • Science Olympiad
  • Spanish Club
  • Spanish Honor Society
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions
  • Student Council
  • Students for Life
  • Youth in Government