Athletics
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 …
January 9, 2024
Cate’s Basketball Brilliance: Unselfish Play Prevails
Josh Butler Shines in Cate’s Dominant Victory 51-44 Cate, now 7-1 (1-0), ends 2023 on a high note with its most complete and convincing team win over Cabrillo on a cold and gloomy Lompoc night on December 12th. Tonight’s basketball was beautiful to be a part of. We were unselfish and shared the ball and …
January 9, 2024
Cate Duo Dominates in League Opener as Rams Triumph 67-62
In a thrilling basketball showdown at the Brick House, the dynamic duo of Tyler Martinez ’24 and Marcus Scudder ’25 powered the Cate boys to a 67-62 victory over Bishop Diego on Wednesday (12/6). This intense crosstown clash marked the commencement of Tri-Valley League play for both the Rams and the Cardinals. Coach Andy Gil …
January 7, 2024
Cate Rams Smash Thacher Toads 57-43 Victory
Defensive Experiment Pays Off It’s always great to be a Cate Ram and smash the visiting Thacher Toads. Cate Boys Varsity defeats Thacher in a non-league matchup 57-43 at Sprague Gymnasium. Still being early in the season, we experimented with a couple of defensive sets against a physical and bruising Thacher team to get the …
January 7, 2024
Cate Secures Consolation Championship with 53-49 Victory
Scudder Shines with 29 Points in Championship Win Cate (4-1) defeats Carpinteria 53-49 to win the Consolation Championship of the 80th Annual Nordhoff Basketball Tournament. This game was electric from the tip and had Carpinteria rivalry written all over it. Both teams played extremely hard and physically throughout the game, with Carpinteria jumping out early …
January 7, 2024
Balanced Scoring and Tenacious Defense Lead Cate Girls Basketball
Cate Rams Dominate with 20-point First Quarter Despite a scoreless first few minutes on Friday (12/8), the Rams got hot offensively after initiating a full-court press that led to a 20-point first quarter! Cate got balanced scoring from Sania Edwards ’25, Sam Jimenez ’25, Sophia Ospina ’25, and Ada Hansen ’24 to take a 20 …
January 4, 2024
Rams Roar in First Quarter, but Foothill Prevails
Rams Roar in First Quarter, but Foothill Prevails: A Tale of Turnovers On Monday, December 4th, the Rams opened league play with a solid first quarter against Foothill. Our half-court press defense kept the Dragons to just 7 points while the Rams got balanced scoring from their guards to take a 10-7 lead after the …
December 29, 2023
Comeback Victory: Cate Girls Varsity Soccer Tops Thacher 3-2
Cate GVS 3 – 2 Thacher Saves: Jeeyou Jung (8) Assists: Fiona Pan ’27, Nika Iverson ’26, Precious Adjei ’27 Goals: Addie Bracher ’26, Tania Molina ’26, Precious Adjei ’27 Momentum Swing: How Cate GVS Reclaimed the Game It’s been a while since we beat Thacher, and it took us time to beat them today …