Athletics
February 15, 2024
Cate Baseball Opens Season Strong Despite Loss
Impressive Pitching and Grit Highlight Debut Game The Cate baseball team opened up its season with a 12-1 loss to Thacher on Thursday, February 15th. The score was a tight 4-1 until a big Thacher rally in the 5th inning did the Rams in. Quinn Pullen ’25 got the start on the mound for the …
February 15, 2024
Dos Pueblos Tops, Cate Highlights Emerging Tennis Talent
Kakeru Hirofuji Shines Bright in Second High School Match as Cate Prepares for League Play In a challenging match against Dos Pueblos, the Cate Boys Tennis team faced a tough 11-7 defeat. Despite the overall outcome, a standout performance came from Kakeru Hirofuji ’27, who earned the title of Player of the Day with an …
February 15, 2024
Heart and Effort: Cate Closes CIF Playoff Season Battling
Senior Farewell and Resilient Team Spirit Cate 12 9 14 9 – 44 Calvary Chapel 18 25 19 11 – 73 Cate (11-7) closes out their season with a 73-44 loss in Santa Ana to Calvary Chapel in the first round of CIF DIV 3A …
February 14, 2024
Home Opener Setback: Cate Tennis Falls 12-6 to Newbury Park
Team Learns and Grows from Early Defeat In a challenging home opener, the Cate boys tennis team encountered a formidable opponent in Newbury Park, ultimately losing 12-6. Despite the setback, individual performances showcased the team’s resilience. Singles Standouts: Ethan Bloom ’24 demonstrated skill, finishing with a commendable 2-1 record. Nate Newlove ’25 showcased determination with …
February 12, 2024
Cate Girls Water Polo’s Playoff Fight
A Brave Effort Against Division Leaders Yesterday, February 7th, our Cate Girls water polo team hosted a first-round CIF playoff game versus El Modena High School. This was our first playoff appearance in seven years and our girls were fired up and ready to compete. El Modena is the number one ranked team in CIF …
February 10, 2024
Cate Varsity Boys Soccer Falls Short in Thrilling Round 2
Heartbreak in CIF SS Playoffs Journey Coming off an exciting, wet, cold, double OT, PK shootout 1st round win on Wednesday, we traveled south to Irvine to face the Northwood Timberwolves. The ride to Irvine took much longer than expected (3 hours), and we arrived at 3:10pm for a 3:15pm kickoff. The officiating crew informed …
February 10, 2024
Resilient Defense, Jeeyou Jung’s 16 Saves
Cate Girls Varsity Soccer Displays Grit in CIFSS Division 5 Playoff Defeat We lost on the road yesterday (2/8) against a good team from Campbell Hall. It turns out their number 1 division ranking was justified and we will watch their progress through the playoffs. They had speed and a good first touch on the …
February 8, 2024
Rain-soaked Drama: Cate Rams Triumph in Overtime
PK Heroics and Grit Define Unforgettable Victory The Cate Rams hosted the Royal HS Highlanders on a very wet evening @ SBHS. The Rams once again got on the scoreboard early; in the 5th of. the match, TJ Weir ’25 collected a loose ball in the box and poked it into the net to give …
February 2, 2024
This Week in Athletics
As February marks the commencement of Black History Month, celebrating the rich heritage and accomplishments of the Black community, the Cate School’s winter sports teams are concluding their regular seasons with notable achievements and aspirations for the CIF playoffs. Four out of five of our winter season varsity teams are set to embark on the …
January 25, 2024
Rams Reign in Grudge Match, Coaches Take Dive
Heroics by Abdul-Nafeo, Meisel, and Seal Spark Win Today was supposed to be our last home game of the regular season, but due to the rain we received in the last couple of days, our home pitch was not playable, so we were forced to play today’s key matchup against the Foothill Tech (FT) Dragons up …
January 23, 2024
Cate Secures Thrilling 51-48 Win Over Santa Clara
Martinez, Gabbay, and Scudder Lead Resilient Comeback Cate 9-4 (2-3) with a sigh of relief after a stellar second half to beat Santa Clara 51-48 after seeing them three days ago on Friday. Big shoutout and credit to Tyler Martinez, ’24, who was diving on the floor for loose balls, playing physically, and getting big …
January 20, 2024
Cate Falls Short to Santa Clara, Prepares for Redemption in Rematch
Fatigue Hinders Cate as Santa Clara Prevails: Redemption Awaits in Rematch Cate 46 Santa Clara 62 I want to begin by thanking Cate’s Family and Friends for coming to support us tonight in Oxnard. We drop to 1-3 (8-4 overall) in the Tri-Valley League with a loss to Santa …
January 20, 2024
Tri Valley Battle: Cate Falls to Dunn
Turnovers Costly as Cate Battles Dunn Cate 61 Dunn 79 Cate (8-3, 1-2) drops home matchup to visit Dunn in a tough Tri-Valley League matchup. Dunn was led by Seal Diouf and Latif Diouf, who combined by 43 of Dunn’s 79. We scouted and prepared for them well, but our 3rd quarter once again coming …
January 19, 2024
This Week in Athletics
Welcome to another edition of This Week in Athletics where we breakdown what is happening on the Mesa with our winter sports. It is hard to believe the winter regular season game schedule is already more than halfway over. Here are the updates to what has been happening on the field, pool, and court with our …
January 16, 2024
Undersized Cate Rams Fight, Bonnie Prevails 67-42
After 31 days since our last game, I could not be more pleased with how we competed against league opponents and one of the best teams in DIV 3AA St Bonaventure. We were severely undersized at all positions, but our guards boarded and played big. St Bonaventure used a speedy start to jump out to …
January 13, 2024
Resilience Amidst Loss: Cate vs. St. Bonaventura 61-21
Strong offensive finish and gratitude for supporters The Cate girls varsity basketball team returned to Tri-Valley league action on Thursday night after a 28-day hiatus against a formidable opponent in St. Bonaventura. The Seraphs started the game on a 10-0 run and continued to extend their lead with phenomenal outside shooting and tenacious defense. Down …
January 13, 2024
Resilient Cate Girls Secure First League Win in Overtime Nail-Biter
Van Lynde’s 5-goal performance propels the team to a thrilling win Yesterday, our Cate girl’s water polo team hosted its first league match of the season versus Foothill Tech High School. Our squad jumped out to an impressive start to the game leading 3-0 after the first period, and 5-2 at halftime. Our ability to …
January 12, 2024
Cate Rams Crush Grace Lancers 7-0 in New Year Opener
George Marin’s Hat Trick Powers Rams to 7-0 Victory The Cate Rams played the first match of the new year when they hosted the Grace Lancers on a beautiful and chilly afternoon on the Mesa, Cate again got off to a scorching start, creating great scoring chances from the second the whistle blew. In the …
January 12, 2024
Strategic Shift Leads to Rams’ Convincing 3-0 Win
Thorne’s Goalkeeping Brilliance Highlights Rams’ Triumph Earlier today, Your Cate Boy’s Soccer Team traveled down the 126 to face small school rivals Thacher. Knowing it would be their last of 2023 and preparing to head into the winter break, the Rams wanted to ensure we would bring home the W and ring the victory bell …
January 12, 2024
Cate GVS Triumphs 4-2 Against Bishop Diego HS
Josie Frazer’s Hat Trick Steals the Show Friday, 12-January-24 Cate GVS 4 – 2 Bishop Diego HS Saves: Jeeyou Jung ’25 (1) Assists: Nika Iverson ’26, Addie Bracher ’25 Goals: Precious Adjei ’27, Josie Frazer ’24 (3 ) There are a few good stories to tell about today’s game against Bishop Diego. The first is …