St. Mary's Colgan Catholic Schools

🏈 CLASS 1A REGIONAL FOOTBALL 🏈
St. Mary’s Colgan Panthers @ Rossville

📅 Friday, November 6
⏰ 6:00 PM Kickoff
📍 Rossville High School, 800 Main Street, Rossville

🎟️ Admission (cash only / KSHSAA passes only)
Adults: $8
Students K-12: $6

🍔 Concessions will be available
📻 Can’t make the trip? ESPN 100.7 will be livestreaming the game!
https://www.espn1007.com/st-marys-colgan/

REFRESH: The Sacraments Series continues TONIGHT with the Eucharist! 🙏

Join us as we learn, reflect, and rediscover the richness of our faith, one evening a month, one sacrament at a time. Tonight’s discussion will be led by Dennis Burke.

📅 Tonight, Thursday, November 5
📍 Guadalupe Hall
🕡 6:30pm Fellowship | 7–8pm Presentation

All are welcome! REFRESH is part of We Believe, Adult Faith Formation at Our Lady of Lourdes.

Nine SMC FCCLA members attended the Fall Leadership Conference at Pittsburg State University on Wednesday! FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) is the student organization for students enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences classes. Twelve local schools were there, with more than 200 attendees.

Our chapter received an Active Chapter Award from the visiting state officer. Students also heard from a motivational speaker, took part in breakout sessions and toured campus. Mrs. Holden is serving as the District J-East adviser this school year. Go Panthers! 💙🤍

Kansas Coaches Association Girls Golf Coach of the Year: Kim Scripsick Kim Scripsick, head girls golf coach at St. Mary's Colgan in Pittsburg, Kansas, has been named the 2026 Girls Golf Coach of the Year by the Kansas Golf Coaches Association and the Kansas Coaches Association. The honor covers all classifications. Scripsick has been part of the St. Mary's Colgan girls golf program since it began eight years ago. She served as assistant coach for the first two seasons before taking over as head coach. In that time, the Lady Panthers have won five state championships, four of them under her leadership as head coach. The award recognizes both an outstanding 2026 season and the program Scripsick has helped build from its very first year. She will be formally honored at the KSHSAA Coaches Clinic in August. "Coach Scripsick means so much more to our team than just a golf coach," said senior Dani Yaghmour. "She constantly encourages us to work hard, believe in ourselves, and support one another, all while having fun. We are so grateful for the time, dedication, and passion she puts into our team. I couldn't think of anyone more deserving of this award!" Congratulations, Coach Scripsick, on this well-deserved recognition! Go Panthers!

🏐 CNC Volleyball Honors 🏐

Congratulations to our Lady Panthers on their All-CNC selections!

1st Team – Bella Ascanio
1st Team Libero (Unanimous) – Callie Lundy
2nd Team – Izzy Coomes
Honorable Mention – Katie Paulie

Your 2026 SMC State Cross Country Panthers! 💙🤍 Proud of every runner and coach in this picture. What a season!

🏅 State Cross Country Results 🏅 Congratulations to our Panthers on their top finishes at State! 🥈 Colton Smithhisler – 2nd 🏃‍♀️ Mari Gilmore – 5th 🏃‍♀️ Gillian Wilbert – 16th Way to represent St. Mary's Colgan! 💙🤍

🏆 STATE CHAMPIONS! 🏆 Congratulations to our Lady Panthers on winning the Cross Country State Championship! This is the first championship in St. Mary's Colgan history, and these runners made it happen. We are proud of you!!

🏈 PANTHERS WIN! St. Mary's Colgan 43 Maur Hill-Mount Academy 14 #Final Thanks for cheering with us tonight, Panther fans of the game! 👻🎃

St. Mary’s Elementary Staff is a colorful bunch! Happy Halloween!🎃

⏰ EARLY KICKOFF TONIGHT! ⏰ Panther fans, don't be late! Playoff football kicks off at 6:00 p.m., an hour earlier than usual, at Hutch Field! 🏈 The #7 seed St. Mary's Colgan Panthers host #10 seed Maur Hill-Mount Academy in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs. 📅 Tonight, Friday, October 30 ⏰ Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. (get there early!) 📍 Hutch Field 📺 Can't make it? Watch the livestream: https://www.espn1007.com/st-marys-colgan/

Our virtue of the month is Studiousness and our saint is St. Thomas Aquinas. 5th grade learned that St. Thomas Aquinas wrote some Eucharistic hymns and so last week we invited Mr. Vacek to come share his talent with the class and sing the hymns in Latin for us. It was a beautiful morning!

🏆🌿 SMC Ecomeet: Regional Champions! 🌿🏆

After a scoring correction, it’s official: St. Mary’s Colgan took 1st place at the Regional Ecomeet, and we got our trophy back! SMC teams claimed four of the top five spots:

🥇 1st – Team A: Kane George, Camden Deao, Jax Renn, Diego Castaneda
🥉 3rd – Team B: Raigen Crager, Kayla Hutchison, Xander Reading, Izy Bacon
4th – Team D: Kaila Karhoff, Ryanna Garard Thompson, Lilly Landsteiner, Stephanie Alvarado
5th – Team C: Jack Krusich, Brycen Farris, Colton Simmons, Gabe Brown
7th – Team E: Olivia Brown, Ray Brown, Harper Tyler, Maja Lomshek

Individual test highlights:
🐛 Invertebrate Test – Jax Renn (1st) & Camden Deao (2nd)
🌾 Tallgrass Prairie Test – Jax Renn (1st) & Stephanie Alvarado (2nd)

Teams A and B, along with Jax, Camden and Stephanie as individual competitors, have qualified for the State Ecomeet in Hesston, Nov. 4–5! 🎉

Thank you to Mrs. Donna Maus for leading these students, and congratulations to every Panther who competed. Go Panthers! 💙🤍

Make a difference. Be a hero. Stay drug free." JH students are participating in Red Ribbon Week, the nation's oldest and largest drug prevention awareness campaign. Which door is your favorite?

Lady Panther made it to Salina! Play with heart, trust each other, and leave it all on the court. 🏐💙 Go Panthers!

Congratulations to our 2026 KGCA All State Golfers!

🏈 PLAYOFF FOOTBALL AT HOME! 🏈
SMC is the #7 seed in the 1A bracket and hosts #10 seed Maur Hill-Mount Academy!

📅 Friday, October 30

🙏 Team Rosary at 3:50 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Pittsburg. All families, alumni, and friends are welcome to pray with the team!

🏈 Kickoff at 6:00 p.m. at Hutch Field

Pray with the Panthers, then pack the stands! 💙🤍

While fall sports are still wrapping up their seasons, a new season tips off today! 🏀🧠 Varsity Scholars Bowl and Junior High Girls Basketball both open their seasons tonight on the road in Girard. Good luck to all of our St. Mary's Colgan competitors! 💙🤍 Go Panthers! 🐾

Last night seniors and their families learned about different types of financial aid at FAFSA Night! Ask a senior what they learned and tell Gabby congrats for winning the $1000 scholarship drawing!!
A big thank you to our PSU rep, Colin Coronado and our FAFSA presenter Michael Woodrum!