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Articles by Katie Galligos
Both Irish XC teams traveled to Lamar to compete in the Class 3 District 2 Championship race with an opportunity to advance to the State Championship in Columbia a week later. In the cold and rain, the boys raced to a second-place finish behind eventual Class 3 state runner-up El Dorado and easily advanced while the girls grabbed the final qualifying team spot (4th overall); both teams advancing marked the first time since 2015 that Catholic traveled to the state meet with both squads.
Lady Irish Cross Country Earn 8th at State
The Lady Irish, led by Emma Belk's All-State performance, finished 8th at the State XC Championship race in Columbia. Belk (19:31) finished 18th overall and ran the school's fastest time ever for a girl at the state meet. Katie Galligos, Elliana Lygrisse, Kate Hull and Macie Kelly were Catholic's other top 5 scored runners followed by Kaya McClanahan and Elizabeth Fairchild. Irish freshman Kyle Hathcock was again Catholic's top finisher.
Lady Irish Knock off 1 Seed To Advance to Lady Lion Invitational Championship Game
by Dave Ahlstrand After a 49-point first-half outburst, the Lady Irish cruised to a 68-22 victory against Dora in the Mansfield Lady Lion Invitational in Mansfield, MO on January 24th, 2024. The Lady Irish were led by junior Peyton Wiseman with a career-high 24 points, junior Lila Griesemer with 12 points, senior Katie Galligos with 11 points. The Hoerschgen sisters, Izzy (freshman) and Gracie (junior) combined for an additional 15 points.
Lady Irish Seize Lady Lions Invitational Championship
By Dave Ahlstrand The Lady Irish won the 33rd Annual Mansfield Lady Lions Invitational Saturday night with a 54-51 victory over Mountain Grove. Catholic jumped out to a quick 13-9 first quarter lead, but the Lady Panthers closed the first half with a flurry of steals and easy baskets off the press to head into the half with a five point lead. The Panthers extended the lead to as high as 13 points in the third parter but the Irish clawed back to striking distance, 42-47 entering the fourth.
Springfield Catholic ran the table at the 2024 Big 8 Conference Spring Softball Championship, winning four games in two days, April 12-13, to claim the program's first league title. On Friday, the Irish won a 13-12 thriller over Lamar before run-ruling Hollister, 17-0. Saturday culminated with a win over defending Big 8 champion Mt. Vernon, 14-7, before another securing another walk-off victory in the championship game against East Newton, 6-5.
Lady Irish Cross Country Earn Big 8 Conference Championship
Led by Emma Belk's first-place finish the Lady Irish won the Big 8 Conference Championship outpointing runnerup Lamar 40-59. Belk ran 21:09 outdistancing Cassville's Jordan Reed by over 20 seconds. Belk gained Conference Runner of the Year honors. Catholic's Katie Galligos placed 6th overall (22:04) and gained All-Conference First-Team honors. Elliana Lygrisse (22:57) and Kate Hull (22:58) were 13th and 14th overall and both were Conference Second-Team honorees.
by Dave Ahlstrand The Lady Irish romped the Hollister Tigers 64-18 in a packed gymnasium for Senior Night at Springfield Catholic on Monday, January 29th, 2024. Liz Fairchild set the crowd buzzing with a 3-pointer in the JV match before joining Addison Ahlstrand, Katie Galligos and Olivia Swisshelm in the starting line-up for the varsity match. Swisshelm's return to the court was brief and bittersweet as she was expected to be a key cog on the court but is still rehabbing her knee.
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