Cross Counrty

St. Joseph's first Midwest Classic Conference Cross Country Meet was a memorable one. The St. Joseph boys finished second out of 15 complete teams, while the girls finished fourth out of nine complete teams Saturday at UW-Parkside.

St. Joseph senior Jake Hansen finished second out of 145 runners in 16 minutes, 58 seconds - six seconds behind Jajuan Tyler of Racine St. Catherine's. "Jake has had a great senior year," St. Joseph coach Jon Furreness said.St. Joseph senior Matt Bronk also won All-MCC honors with a seventh-place finish (17:30).John Kolanko (23rd, 18:29), Sean Gallagher (28th, 18:42) and Ryne Scopp (29th, 18:45) were all in the top 30 to round out the Lancer scoring."We were hoping to be a little closer to Brookfield Academy," Furreness said. "We'll see them again at the sectional next week."

For the girls, Katie Loef finished 10th with a time of 17:12 to lead the Lancer Girls. Katie was also named to the All-MCC Team. Battling illness, Katherine Wajrowski finished 13th in 17:31 forthe girls and Maggie Beal was 14th in 17:32.

The Lancers compete Saturday at 1:00 at Parkside in the Sectional Meet with hopes of winning a place in the State Tournament. GO LANCERS!!!

Amanda Dick 4th In State

What a truly wonderful weekend it was for the likeable sophomore Amabda Dick as she became the first tennis player in St. Joseph history to medal. Amanda won over plenty of fans in the process in taking fourth place at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division-2 State Individual Tournament. The two-time State qualifier lost to top-seed and eventual champion Caroline Starck of Williams Bay-Big Foot 6-1, 6-1 in the semifinal before falling to third-seed Rachel Vrabec (26-2) of Xavier 6-1, 6-3 in the third-place match. While it was a tough ending, Dick (19-3) closed out the finest season in school history.

Girl's Take 3rd In Cross Country

St. Joe's Girls Cross Country team placed 3rd in the St. John NW Military Academy Invite on Tuesday October 14th. This is the FIRST trophy for the girls XC team in school history.

Collins Nets 100

Jeff Collins scored all of St. Joseph's goals and scored his 100th goal in the process as the St. Joseph soccer team trimmed host Christian Life 3-2 in a Midwest Classic Conference game. Collins opened the scoring with his milestone goal in the 32nd minute off an assist from Jared Becraft. "He's talented and he's played for many years," St. Joseph coach Peter Iliev said of Collins. "He's just an upper level player. He will be a good player at the college level. Plus, he's strong physically. "Collins and Kris O'Toole hooked up again, this time in the 45th minute, before CLS got a goal from J.J. Ventura (Philippe Duplessy assist) in the 50th minute. Six minutes later, Collins closed the Lancers' scoring with an unassisted goal. CLS accounted for the final with a goal by Ventura and an assist by Dan Rozema in the 72nd minute. St. Joseph outshot CLS 21-10 and had Joe Parise and Steve Gadjos split time in goal. The Lancers are 15-6 overall and 8-4 in the MCC. CLS dropped to 3-14 and 1-8 in MCC. The Lancers finish there home season at 7pm on Wednesday.

Football

Joe Pignotti scored three touchdowns and kicked four extra points in leading the St. Joseph football team to a convincing 40-0 Midwest Classic Conference victory over The Hope School in Milwaukee Friday night.
Pignotti, a senior, sandwiched a pair of scoring runs around a touchdown catch as the Lancers improved to 3-4 (2-3 MCC). "Overall, we are starting to play better," St. Joseph coach Jim Kenesie said. "We are improving each week. We executed well tonight."Pignotti's first score - a 1-yard run - came on the Lancers' opening drive with 8 minutes, 53 seconds left in the first quarter."He did a great job for us," Kenesie said. "He set the tone early."St. Joseph started pulling away in the second quarter thanks to an 11-yard TD pass from Luke Olson to Pignotti and a 5-yard run by Pignotti. The Lancers' final score of the quarter was set up by Dylan Fout's interception.Dom Tirbassi scored on a 2-yard run in the third quarter and Ian Neville's 11-yard run in the fourth quarter capped the scoring.St. Joseph limited 0-6 Hope to seven first downs and 118 yards in total offense."Defensively, we played well," Kenesie said. "We held them to under 100 yards rushing. When that happens, it is a total team effort. I am pleased with that."

The Lancers play their final home game of the season Friday night at 7pm at Ameche Field against St. Cats.

Girls Tennis

St. Joseph High School Girls Tennis Team will be sending 4 to Individual STATE Tennis Meet in Madison, Wisconsin starting Thursday October 16 and going through to Saturday October 18th.

Amanda Dick(17-1), sophomore at SJHS, will be returning for her 2nd year to STATE at a PLACEMENT SEED for D-2 Singles.(D-2 only seeds 4 top players and then gives a placement seed to the next top 4) Her first match will be Thursday evening 7pm, against Hillary Jennes(22-2) a Junior at Altoona High School.

Gina Matteucci(16-2), junior at SJHS, will be returning to STATE for her 2nd time. She was at STATE as a freshman(2006) and missed going in as a “special qualifier” last year(2007). Gina as a “special qualifier” for 2008 STATE meet will match up against Shannon Stoffregen(11-4), a Senior from Sheboygan Falls High School and Shannon is also a “special qualifier” for 2008 STATE meet. Gina will be playing in her first round at Thursday evening at 7:30pm.

Jordan Naidicz, senior at SJHS and Bridget O’Toole, sophomore , #1 doubles team at SJHS(5-1), will be entering the STATE meet for the first time on Thursday evening at 8:30pm, as a “Special Qualifier” Team. They will play Thursday evening at 8:30pm against another “special qualifier” team Maggie Lauterbach(10)/Taylor Lauzon(12) from Big Foot/Williams Bay High School(15-14). Jordan was the #3 singles player for SJHS during the regular season (8-1) and Bridget was the #4 singles player (8-1) for SJHS tennis team. Both of them were strong singles players with their only match lost was at the conference meet this year. I wanted to try to get Jordan to STATE this year since she is a SENIOR. We teamed her up with Bridget and they pulled it together to work as a doubles team. The results have been wonderful for her and Bridget. This “special qualifier” STATE match is very special for me as the coach at SJHS. To see any of the seniors get a chance at STATE is everything for the tennis team, the parents, the players and the school. All the hard work Jordan, Bridget, Gina and Amanda have done since conference has truly paid off for each one of them and for the 2008 SJHS girls’ tennis team. They are very proud of themselves to represent their High School and the City of Kenosha in Madison October 16, 17, and the 18th. Kenosha all around has excellent tennis opportunities and it has shown off in the representation from all 3 High Schools(Bradford, Tremper and St. Joseph) here in Kenosha.

Erin Higgins

St. Joseph senior, Erin Higgins has made her college decision. She has committed to the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), a member of the Horizon League. Erin chose UIC over schools such as University of North Carolina Asheville, University of South Alabama and University of North Florida. “I chose UIC for many reasons. I really liked the coaches, the players and the campus. Chicago is a great place and it's close enough that my family and friends can still come see me play,” said Higgins. The 5’7” point guard averaged just under 20 points and 10 rebounds in her last two seasons and was named Lakeshore Conference Player of the Year last year as a junior. Coach Brendon Plowe is excited to be starting his first year at St. Joseph's with a player like Erin. “Erin’s work ethic is what seperates her from many other players. She is constantly in the gym working on all aspects of her game and has really worked hard to get her game ready for the next level,” Coach Plowe said. That hard work includes playing for the Full Package Lady Lightning Elite AAU team in the offseason. When asked if she's relieved to have her decision finalized before the season, Erin said she is more happy than relieved. However, Coach Plowe believes her early decision will allow Erin to focus on her senior season and enjoy it as well. “Erin has been a key component at St. Joe’s over the years, which is evident from her stats. She is a special player and I am looking forward to watching her play her senior season. She will continue to contribute to our team’s overall direction and success.”

Winter Sports "Meet The Coaches Night"

Meet the coaches night for high school winter sports will take place on Tuesday, November 4th at 7pm. The meeting will take place in the school auditorium. All basketball players, wrestlers, and cheerleaders MUST attend this meeting with a parent or guardian. UW-Parkside head women's basketball coach Jenny Kenesie will be the guest speaker.

Boy's Soccer

The Lancer Soccer team plays on the road Monday, October 13th at 4:00 pm atChristian Life. Wednesday October 15th Will be parents night with a home game at Ameche Field. Game time is 7pm,

Cross Counrty

The Cross Country team travels to Shorewood Saturday October 11th for a varsity invitational. Race time is 10:00am

Volleyball

The Volleyball team will be in action Thursday night October 9th, on the road against The Prairie School. The JV game will begin at 5:30 and the Varsity game is set for 6:30.

Cheerleaders