Athletics

April 9, 2026

This Week in Atheltics

This Week in Athletics   Spring athletics are in full swing as the Rams continue to compete across the board. From a historic home track meet to dominant performances in the pool and on the courts, Cate athletes are making significant strides as we move into the heart of the season. Track and Field On …


April 8, 2026

Girls Lax Triumphs Over SBHS

Cate 15  Santa Barbara 4 The Cate Girls Varsity lacrosse team had a dominant showing today on the road against Santa Barbara, capturing a 15-4 win by controlling the tempo from the very first whistle. We jumped ahead to a commanding 6-1 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looked back. By …


April 6, 2026

Cate Hosts Carpinteria

On Thursday, April 2nd, Cate School held its first home track meet since 2013, a dual meet against rival Thacher School. Athletic Director Wade Ransom was pleased to see that the new Whiting Family Track at Meldman Field was in use against cross-town rivals Carpinteria. “It has been a while since we have had the opportunity to …


April 6, 2026

Swim Bests Nordhoff

The Cate School Swim Team defeated Nordhoff High School today at home by scores of 136-39 (Girls) and 182-25 (Boys). Tori Kim ’27 (200 Individual Medley, 100 Back) and Emi Kanda-Gleeson ’27 (100 Butterfly, 100 Breaststroke) picked up two individual event wins each for the girls. Amber Lam ’29 added a victory in the 50 …


April 6, 2026

Tennis Stays Undefeated Against Camarillo

Season record: 7-0 (5-0 league) Today, your Cate School Boys Varsity Tennis team faced the Camarillo Scorpions at home in a tough non-league matchup. This was by far both the hardest and the closest match we’ve played this season. The weather was gloomy; the rain was tantalizing, yet your Rams mustered up the strength to continue their …


April 6, 2026

Cate Swim Beats Foothill Tech

Cate Swimming defeated Tri Valley League rival Foothill Tech yesterday by scores of 172-124 in the boy’s meet and 115-101 on the girls’ side. Emi Kanda-Gleeson ’27 set a new Cate School record, besting her own standard from last year with a new time of 1:01.60 in the 100 backstroke. She also picked up a …


April 6, 2026

BVT Routs Villanova 18-0

Season record: 6-0 (5-0 league) Today, your Cate School Boys Varsity Tennis team hit the courts for the second leg of a back-to-back against the Villanova Wildcats. After defeating Bishop 18-0, your Rams were hoping to continue their undefeated season, and they certainly did not disappoint. Upon the Wildcat’s arrival on the Mesa, it was …


March 27, 2026

BVT Cruises to 5-0

Season record: 5-0 (4-0 league) Today, your Cate School Boys Varsity Tennis team faced the Bishop Diego Cardinals in a league match-up at home. The Rams easily took down the Cardinals, improving their season record to 5-0 and their overall sets record to a whopping 78-12, making it two years in a row now that …


March 26, 2026

Boys Lacrosse Stays Strong in OT Win

Last night against San Marcos was a game of big swings, and it proved one thing: the ‘26 Cate Rams have zero quit in them. Sandpaper and hard-hat companies have been calling me asking for endorsements from these guys. As Mark Levy said, “Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it.” This team just proved they …


March 26, 2026

Cate Tennis Continues Undefeated Start

Season record: 4-0 Today, your Cate School Boys Varsity Tennis team drove down to Hope Ranch to play against the Laguna Blanca School Owls. This was the Owls’ ninth game of the season, compared to our fourth, as well as being our first game back from break, so our rackets were considerably more rusty than …


March 26, 2026

Cate Track Travels to Maurice Green Invitational

On Saturday, nine Cate track athletes traveled to the Maurice Green Invitational at Oaks Christian. Despite the warm weather, our runners performed very well. Ethan Qui, Jackson Kerr, and Jordan Ryan all set personal records in the 800 meters. Mile Williams tied his personal best in the mile. Sophomore Sloan Harwell, who was competing for the first time this season, was …


March 26, 2026

Swim Battles Carp HS in Season Opener

Your Cate Swim Team kicked off the 2026 season on Friday with big wins for both the girls’ (98.5 to 64.5) and boys’ (120-49) squads over crosstown rival Carp High. Jen Won ’26 (200 free, 100 butterfly), Emi Kanda-Gleeson ’27 (200 Individual Medley, 100 backstroke), and Wil Rivera (200 Individual Medley, 500 free) led the …


March 2, 2026

Cate Falls to Laguna Blanca

The Cate Rams traveled to Laguna Blanca for an away match and fell in a competitive four-set battle. After a hard-fought first set loss (20–25), Cate responded with resilience, earning a tightly contested 27–25 victory in the second set to even the match at one set apiece. Offensively, the Rams were led by outside hitter …


March 2, 2026

Cate Cruises past Dunn and into Spring Break

Season record: 3-0 Today, your Cate School boys varsity tennis team trekked to Los Olivos for a matchup against the Dunn School. Missing from our roster, was not one, not two, but four players, including one of our captains, the recently decorated athlete of the week. Only nine players were dressed for the match, the exact …


March 2, 2026

Winning Start over Santa Barbara HS

Today, your Cate School Boys Varsity Tennis team faced a formidable non-league opponent in the form of the Santa Barbara High Dons. This was a rematch of an unfortunately timed scrimmage from last season, held on the day between two tough CIF playoff matches. At full strength for the first time this season, the singles starting …


March 2, 2026

Distance Track Runs Fast in Westlake

Early Saturday morning, eight distance runners from our track team traveled to Westlake for an early-season distance meet. Junior Sophie Blank returned to competition after missing last season due to an injury. Sophie finished 2nd overall in the 800m in a new personal record, PR, of 2:28.06. In the 1600m, she placed 10th out of 113 runners …


March 2, 2026

GVS Run Ends in the Semifinals

Saturday, 21-Feb-26 Cate GVS 1 – 2 Azusa High School (Semifinals) Saves: Mimi Power (9) Goal: Precious Adjei (her 20th of the season!) A quick note before bed as I didn’t want to leave this one hanging.  We lost today down in Azusa, but not for lack of effort.  At this point in the playoff, …


February 19, 2026

This Week in Athletics

Cate Athletics Winter Recap Cate had another tremendous winter sports season. To start, the girls’ soccer team is still making a run at a CIF-SS D7 championship. After finishing the regular season 6-5-3, they hosted a first-round matchup against Pioneer High School and won 4-0. That set up another home game in the second round …


February 19, 2026

Cate GVS Rolls On

Wednesday, 18-Feb-26 Cate GVS 5 – 1 Santa Rosa Academy (Menifee) Saves: Mimi Power (6) Assists: Claire Bianchi, Nika Iverson, Fiona Pan, Harper Bishop Goals: Harper Bishop (3rd min, 7th, 30th), Fiona Pan (14th), Precious Adjei (16th) Well, that was a delightful opening 16 minutes: Harper with the hat trick, Fiona with the Olimpico*, and …


February 16, 2026

GVBB fall 37-35 to La Sierra

Cate: 12+9+8+6 = 35 La Sierra: 12+8+5+12= 37 The Cate girls varsity basketball team returned to the CIF-SS playoffs for the first time since 2023, hosting La Sierra High School in a hard-fought home matchup. We played our hearts out. From the opening tip, this was a battle between two evenly matched, determined teams. La …