Saint Patrick graduate Brandon Bailey ’04 had the opportunity to serve as an assistant coach the NBA All-Star Game. Bailey, who is a member of the Boston Celtics coaching staff, said the chance to coach the best basketball players in the world was nothing short of “amazing.” Bailey has worked for the Boston Celtics organization...Read More
Saint Patrick senior Dan Galante earned two medals at the state swimming meet. Galante took 12th place in both the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.36) and the 500 free (4:37.09) during the Feb. 24-25 meet at New Trier, and also swam on a pair of state-qualifying relay teams. The St. Pat’s 400- and 200-yard freestyle relay teams...Read More
The Saint Patrick swim team qualified for the state meet in six events, and broke five school records, at the Fenwick Sectional on Feb. 18 Seniors Mark Auger and Dan Galante each won two individual championships at the sectional, etching their names into the Shamrocks record book along the way. Galante won the 200-yard freestyle...Read More
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
The Saint Patrick Robotics team is headed to the state championship. The Shamrocks squad won the Think Award for having an excellent engineering notebook at last weekend’s FTC Chicago Championship event, which automatically qualified the team for the FIRST State Championship on Feb. 24-25. St. Pat’s entered two teams into the Chicago Championship, both of...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
The following students have been selected as Saint Patrick High School’s Students of the Month for the month of January: Dan Agron, Kevin Ayeski, Angel Botello, Zach Cicero, Joe Dickman, Jimmy Finnegan and Bobby Fiorante. Name: Dan Agron Grade Level: Sophomore Previous School: St. Vincent Ferrer Dan is quiet and unassuming in class, but very on...Read More
