Saint Patrick senior Dan Baker took sixth place at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament. After losing his first match at state, Baker rebounded in a big way by winning three consecutive matches (including a defeat over the top-ranked wrestler in his weight class) to secure his place on the medal stand. Baker is just the...Read More
Three Saint Patrick wrestlers have qualified for the state tournament. Seniors Dan Baker (152 pounds, 36-8 record) and Mike Valicento (145, 20-9), and sophomore Anthony Greco (106, 25-7), each advanced by finishing in the top four at the Wauconda Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 11. Anthony Greco, currently ranked No. 9 in the state, took second...Read More
The Saint Patrick wrestling team has now won three consecutive regional championships. The Shamrocks completed the hat trick on Saturday, Feb. 4, winning their regional at home behind the efforts of the team’s six regional champions. St. Pat’s wrestlers finished in either first or second place at 12 of the 14 weight classes. The Shamrocks...Read More
Saint Patrick Hall of Famer Tim McGarigle ’02 is now a member of the Green Bay Packers coaching staff. McGarigle, 33, was brought on as Green Bay’s Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Linebackers coach, and will work under Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Dom Capers. The former Shamrocks linebacker lands in the NFL after one season at the University...Read More
Four Saint Patrick student-athletes signed their Letters of Intent during National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Football players Paddy Byrne (Dayton), Andrew Edgar (Illinois State), and Jonathan Hamilton (West Point) will all play wide receiver at the next level, while baseball player Mike Coughlin will be an infielder at St. Ambrose. Edgar and Hamilton...Read More
Chemistry has a lot to do with the success of the 2016-17 Saint Patrick basketball team. Three of the Shamrocks top scorers – Laurence Merritt ’17, Xavier Pinson ’18 and Jalen Nelson ’17 – were starters on last year’s sectional final team, and many other core returnees earned valuable playing team a season ago. Each...Read More
A perfect 300 game from senior Eddie Schulthess helped the Shamrocks to a second-place finish in their regional on Saturday, Jan. 14. The Shamrocks completed the day with a team score of 5,429, finishing 269 pins behind first-place Payton. Their success allows the team to advance to the Glenbard East Sectional, which will be held...Read More
Saint Patrick High School has hired Adam Guerra as the new head coach of the Shamrocks football program. Guerra comes to St. Pat’s from Los Angeles, Calif., where he has seven years of experience as the head coach of Catholic high school football programs. The University of Southern California graduate has been coaching high school...Read More
The Saint Patrick basketball team continued its hot start to the season with a second-place finish in the Jack Tosh Holiday Tournament. The Shamrocks cruised past their first four opponents – winning by an average of 27.5 points per game – but were unable to keep their streak alive in the final, falling to Conant...Read More
The Saint Patrick wrestling team continued its stellar start to the season on Dec. 10, as four Shamrocks took home tournament championships at Buffalo Grove’s Rex Lewis Invite. Anthony Greco (8-3, 106 pounds), Mike Valicento (8-0, 145), Dan Baker (17-1, 152) and Pat Mullane (17-1, 160) each won their individual weight classes at the tournament....Read More
