s ECHO Rocks Claim Honors
w Competing against the largest schools on both sides of the Ohio River, the ECHO earned a First Place in the Division I Best Overall Website category in the Indiana University High School Press Day e Journalism Contest. This honor came against powerhouses New Albany, Floyd Central, Jefferson - ville, Manual and other southern Indiana and Kentucky schools. N
The photo, online and print journalism staff also brought home awards in 10 other categories: s First Place in Best Review -- Nick Mattingly ’17
u First Place in Best Feature Photography -- Max Urton ’19 First Place in Best Use of Video -- Anthony Farias ’17 and Josh Willis ’17 p Second Place in Best Column -- Nick Mattingly ’17 Third Place in Best Multimedia Package -- Michael Webb ’17 and Josh Willis ’17
m Third Place in Best Feature Story -- Connor Rafferty ’17 Third Place Newspaper of the Year (cumulative points all categories) -- ECHO a Third Place in Best Social Media -- ECHO Third Place in Best Sports Photography -- Max Urton ’19 C Third Place in Best Copy, Yearbooks -- Shamrock Congrats to All!
Trinity’s Science Program Constantly Evolving
Over the years, Trinity’s science department has advanced its curriculum, labs and teaching method - ologies to meet the demands of an ever-changing society. With this, the science department is excited to announce three new additions to our teaching staff. Jonni Miller (chemistry), Judy Reader (physics and forensics) and Seth Blakeslee (physics and anatomy) come to us with a wealth of experience and we welcome them to the Trinity community.
Not only were there staff changes over the summer, we also saw a physical change with the new chemistry lab in F337. The state of the art lab demonstrates Trinity’s commitment to advancing science instruc - tion and hands-on learning. Students will have many opportunities to be involve this year with science clubs and organizations as well as two science related summer trips to the Galapagos Islands and Costa Rica.
Thanks to Dr. Kevin Walsh ’73 and his family Dr. Kevin Walsh ’73 and family, Dr. Carol Summe, for their support of the new chemistry lab. Spencer ’10 and Emerson ’13
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Trinity supports social service agencies a m Trinity students, faculty and staff members support Kentucky School for the Blind
numerous social service agencies in various ways – Provides education and resources for K-12 blind p during the school year. Your support of these school students projects is appreciated. Our students learn valuable – The National Honor Society partners with them u lessons through contact with theseorganizations and to help with the Special Olympics the people they serve. s
Kentucky Humane Society Here is a list of our primary partners: – Provides rescue, medical treatment and housing N American Red Cross to abandoned or runaway animals; Trinity students – Provides aid, disaster relief and blood donations volunteer throughout the year to help care for and e
– Trinity hosts blood drives exercise the animals w
Catholic Charities/Catholic Relief Services Little Sisters of the Poor – Provides disaster relief, safe haven and food to – Provides elderly care at the St. Joseph’s Home s refugees, the impoverished and those in war-torn – Trinity faculty provides a toiletry drive or disaster areas – Trinity holds an Operation Rice Bowl drive and Norton Cancer Center various donation collections – Provides treatment, research and assistance to cancer patients Community Catholic/Schumann Center – Trinity collaborates with other schools in the Pink- – Serves families and children in the Portland White football game that donates proceeds to the neighborhood through after-school care, Norton Cancer Center programming and tutoring – Trinity’s Giving Tree gifts go to Community St. John’s Center Catholic families – Provides day assistance to homeless and underpriv - ileged men; Trinity students volunteer at the center CrossRoads Ministry throughout the year – Provides immersion retreats for people to learn about the injustices associated with the inner-city St. Joseph of Arimathea/River Valley and living belowthe poverty level Cemetery/Meadow View Cemetery – Trinity runs its Junior Retreat through their – Provides burial services for the homeless, nameless Footprints retreat and unclaimed – Trinity partners with the Jefferson County Coro - Dare To Care ner’s Office to do grave-site internment services and – Provides food for families and school children in cemetery maintenance and care need – Trinity hosts a school-wide food drive each year; St. Joseph Children’s Home BetaClub volunteers serve Dare to Care throughout – Provides shelter and care for orphans and those the year removed from unhealthy living conditions – Trinity students work at the annual picnic and vol - Habitat for Humanity unteer throughout the year – Provides housing to those in need; Trinity students volunteer throughout the year St. Vincent de Paul Center – Provides shelter, food, programming and care for Hildegard House the homeless, impoverished and those suffering from – Provides end of life care mental illness or addiction; Trinity students volunteer – Trinity students host a drive, a walk and service throughout the year
Jarrett’s Joy Cart WaterStep – Collects toys for children in Norton Kosair – Collects shoes that are given to people in developing Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Oncology Ward; countries and provides water-filtration units to those Trinity conducts an annual toy drive for this cause in need of clean water – Trinity hosts a shoe drive and volunteers through - out the year to sort the shoes 31 Hughes who worked countless hours preparing our
s Trinity’s Open House a wonderful student volunteers – more than 300 of Rockin’ Day them worked Open House. Their Faith and Character
w were on display all day.
e On Sunday, Nov. 12 at Open House, our Trinity Fam - Dozens of alumni joined our current students, par - ily was … greaT! We turned nearly all of the “market - ents, board members and Trinity’s entire faculty and
N ing” over to our students as they were the primary staff to show prospective families what’s new at Trin -
hosts for our guests on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The ity while making each visitor feel welcomed. This s students lead campus tours that end in Alumni Hall, comes natural to Trinity Family members – talking with pride about their Trinity experience. Over making a diverse group of families feel at u 1,300 guests and prospective families arrived in home at Trinity arises from the Catholic
p Alumni Hall after their tour where a business fair at - culture of the school. It is who we were told mosphere was created to allow them to speak at to be; it is who we are at our core. length to any of the dozens of Trinity Family members m at display stations. “Open House is always an exciting day for Trinity,”
a said Director of Admissions James Torra H’12. “We Moreover, we highlighted five qualities that we believe love hosting prospective families and showcasing C differentiate Trinity from every other school in the re - everything we have to offer academically and extra- gion: our collegiate-style class schedule; the way we curricularly, including our focus on faith and charac - transition new students into high school in the First ter development. But most importantly, we hope Year of Studies; our technology programs, in particu - everyone felt the welcoming FAMILY environment on lar, the bring-your-own-device initiative and our our campus which helps students “Be GreaT” in what - classrooms’ online presence; the incredible House ever pathway they choose.” System; and our impressive results with the broadest academic community of learners in Louisville. Hundreds of eighth-grade students and their families, and almost as many seventh-grade families, came The best “tag lines” are those that gain traction with from schools in Jefferson and many other surround - students. We see this with the current “Be GreaT” ing counties from 1 p.m. until well after the advertised theme generated by our great friends at Power ad closing hour of 5 p.m. agency ( David Power ’89 ). It continues to be ex - tremely popular with both prospective and current Open House is one of many ways prospective students, as the phrase “Be GreaT” is seen everywhere families can learn about Trinity. Many students spend at Trinity. Bruce Deckel ’57 (Deckel & Moneypenny “Shadow” days with us, attending classes with current Exhibits) continued to support his alma mater at freshmen during part or all of a school day. Families Open House helping us to highlight our unique school learn of us at various high school nights hosted in the qualities. Nine unique LED screens graced Alumni Louisville schools or other community venues. Some Hall again, and featured updated video created by spend part of a morning with us at a “Trinity Tea Trinity Television moderator Adam Klein and his Time.” Still others can request a personal tour by talented students. Many thanks go to staff members calling (502) 893-ROCK! Finally, our website James Torra H’12, Bret Saxton ’05 and Melanie (www.trinityrocks.com) is a valuable information tool.
BE GREA Our message continues to be extremely popular with both prospective and current students, as the phrase “Be GreaT” is seen everywhere at Trinity.
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Dozens of alumni joined our current students, parents, board members and Trinity’s entire faculty and staff to show prospective families what’s new at Trinity while making each visitor feel welcomed.
33 Trinity Art Rocks! s Trinity High School has a proud and distinguished tradition in both fine and performing arts. We would like to highlight some of these young artists, along with w their work below. e N
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Sam Kelly Patrick Owens
Jackson Crane Ben Peel Ryan O’Dea
Branden Stearman Sam Nord 34 Theatre Rocks Perform The C Complete Works of William a Shakespeare (Abridged) m
Trinity’s Department of Theatre Arts spent the month p
of November entertaining sold-out crowds nightly as u they performed The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare (Abridged) under the direction of s Theatre Director/Producer Kate Reedy .
N The performance received rave reviews as guests
were brought to tears from the laughter and enter - e tainment. w
Be sure to catch Rock of Ages coming this spring! s
Shamrocks Craft Crosses for Trinity’s Live Television Class St. Joseph of Arimathea Attends Louisville Orchestra Rehearsal Trinity’s St. Joseph of Arimathea Club is taking their impact to another level. Trinity teacher Mr. Mike Farnon’s Live Television class attended a rehearsal of the Louisville Orches - Throughout the year, Trinity faculty and students will tra’s performance with the Beatles tribute band attend burials for indigents in Louisville whom other - Classical Mystery Tour , who presented “Sgt. Pepper wise would have no one else at the ceremony at their at the Pops.” According to final resting place. This year, Trinity art teacher Mr. Farnon, the purpose of Jimmy Serochi had the idea to have his art classes the trip was “to create a site craft crosses for the occasion. survey as if we were going to cover the event live.” The class spoke with “the con- ductor, the performers and members of the Kentucky Center crew.”
Senior Ben Peel
National Honor Society Assists at Junior Olympics
The Trinity National Honor Society, directed by Ms. Betsy deGolian and Ms. Emily Boyle , assisted at the annual Bill Roby Junior Olympics in October. The day is dedicated to visually impaired children and is held at the Kentucky School for the Blind .
Fun, friendship, camaraderie and friendly competition were all part of the day!
35 The article below appeared in Momentum , the quarterly newsmagazine of the National Catholic Educational Association. Momentum is published by the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA), a professional membership organization that provides lead - ership, direction, and service to fulfill the evangelizing, catechizing, and teaching mission of the Church. They have produced this publication since 1970L foecuasindg eonr rselehvainpt, t imEexly eanmd imppolritafinte ardticl e– s and best practices in the realm of Catholic education. s Rocks Guide Middle-Schoolers w Trinity juniors and seniors were instrumental in
e leading a Middle School Leadership Conference, held October 27 in the school’s Convocation Hall. The
N conference, coordinated by
Mr. Matt Manning ’86 , s House System and Activi- ties Director, included u guest speaker Roger Trinity is p Burkman and various activities designed to a Catholic, build leadership skills. m college-preparatory a National Honor Society high school, C Assists at Junior Olympics forming men The Trinity National Honor Society, directed by Ms. Betsy deGolian and Ms. Emily Boyle , of faith assisted at the annual Bill Roby Junior Olympics in October. The day is dedicated to visually impaired and men children and is held at the Kentucky School for of character. the Blind.
Fun, friendship, camaraderie and friendly competition were all part of the day!
Photo credit: Sam Batcheldor ’19
Freshman English Classes Experience A Great Day
Freshmen from classes taught by Trinity English teachers Mrs. Betsy Darby and Mr. Mitch Greenwell ’05 attended the Derby Dinner Play - www.trinityrocks.com house production of Dial M for Murder in October.
Darby described the play as “a classic whodunit that puts the students’ super sleuth skills to work.” Stu - dents loved having the opportunity to put the con - cepts learned in class to work. Several students were able to put the pieces together before the killer was revealed. They are veritable Sherlock Don’t miss the spring musical Holmeses in the making. TRIN Rodgers and Hammerstein’IsT Y EAR After the play, students The King and IN ! NS ATI traversed the Big Four Performance dates are March 7, R8, 9, 11, 15O, 1N6, A17 ECOG L Bridge to cap off a wonder- and 18 @ 7 p.m. and March 12 and 19 @ N2 pI.TmI. 36 fully educational afternoon. ON! 36 C
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Trinity High School has a proud and distinguished tradition in both fine and performing arts. m We would like to highlight some of these young artists, along with their work below. p u s
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Isaiah Brown Whit Dimmit
Ben Jones Patrick Owens
Connor Thomas Trent Youngblood 37 37 Open House ’16 A Gre a Day! wonderful student volunteers – more than 300 of s T them who worked Open House. Their Faith and Character were on display all day. On Sunday, Nov. 13 at Open House, our Trinity Fam - w ily was … greaT! We turn nearly all of the “marketing” Dozens of alumni joined our current students, par -
e over to our students as they were the primary hosts ents, board members and Trinity’s entire faculty for our guests on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The and staff to show prospective families what’s new at
N students lead campus tours that end in Alumni Hall, Trinity while making each visitor feel welcomed. This
talking with pride about their Trinity experience. comes natural to Trinity Family members – making a s Over 1,300 guests and prospective families arrived in diverse group of families feel at home at Trinity arises Alumni Hall after their tour where a business fair from the Catholic culture of the school. It is who we u atmosphere was created to allow them to speak at were told to be; it is who we are at our core.
p length to any of the dozens of display stations. “Open House is always an exciting day for Trinity,” Moreover, we highlighted five qualities that we believe said Director of Admissions James Torra H’12. “We m differentiate Trinity from every other school in the love hosting prospective families and showcasing
a region: Our collegiate-style class schedule; the way everything we have to offer academically and extra- we transition new students into high school in the curricularly, including our focus on faith and charac - C First Year of Studies; our technology programs, in ter development. But most importantly, we hope particular, the bring-your-own-device initiative and everyone felt the welcoming FAMILY environment our classrooms’ online presence; the incredible House on our campus which helps students “Be GreaT” in System; and our impressive results with the broadest whatever pathway they choose.” academic community of learners in Louisville. Hundreds of eighth-grade students and their families, The best “tag lines” are those that gain traction with and almost as many seventh-grade families, came students. We see this with the current “Be GreaT” from schools in Jefferson and many other surround - theme generated by our great friends at Power ad ing counties from 1 p.m. until well after the advertised agency ( David Power ’89 ). It continues to be ex - closing hour of 5 p.m. tremely popular with both prospective and current students, as the phrase “Be GreaT” is seen everywhere Open House is one of many ways prospective families at Trinity. Bruce Deckel ’57 (Deckel & Moneypenny can learn about Trinity. Many students spend Exhibits) continued to support his alma mater at “Shadow” days with us, attending classes with Open House to help us to highlight our unique school current freshmen during part or all of a school day. qualities. Nine unique LED screens graced Alumni Families learn of us at various high school nights Hall again, and featured updated video created by hosted in the Louisville schools or other community Trinity Television moderator Adam Klein and his venues. Some spend part of a morning with us at a talented students. Many thanks go to staff members “Trinity Tea Time.” Still others can request a personal James Torra H’12 , Bret Saxton ’05 and Melanie tour by calling (502) 893-ROCK! Finally, our website Hughes who worked countless hours preparing our (www.trinityrocks.com) a valuable information tool.
Trinitones Make Debut
A big thank you to Trinity faculty members (pictured L-R) Mr. Parker Whitehouse, Mr. Scott Ross, Mr. Jason Daniel, Mr. Keith Rapp, Mr. Joey Porter, Mr. Chris Luken and Mr. Craig Kannapel for their rendition of the national anthem prior to select Trinity football games this season. This group is collectively known as the Trinitones .
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Dozens of alumni joined our current students, parents, board members and Trinity’s entire faculty and staff to show prospective families what’s new at Trinity while making each visitor feel welcomed.
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w Puerto Rico
e The Trinity Family once again showed the strength and compassion she holds towards those in need this fall as we collected a multitude of items for hurricane N
relief in Puerto Rico. s Led by teachers Mr. Chad Waggoner and Ms. Maria Martin , a Puerto Rico native, the community rallied
u to collect an astonishing number of goods and dollars to assist the recovery effort.
p In just four days, a total of nearly $27,000, 1,100 pounds of batteries, flashlights and other items were collected and shipped, along with our teachers, to Puerto Rico. (Many thanks to Trinity parent & UPS pilot Tim
m Reynolds as well as American Airlines for assistance with the transportation!)
a On Friday, September 15, over $16,000 was raised alone at Trinity’s home football game vs. Miami Champagnat Catholic. C
The work of Mr. Waggoner, Ms. Martin, and all involved was chronicled by many local news organizations. The story was the featured cover story of The Record on November 16.
Thank You Trinity Family! 40 Where do YOU read The Leader?
LEFT: Mike Noon '69 and nephews David '99 and Tom '96 Cole read The Leader at the Hoover Dam!
ABOVE: Mike Hundley ’58 read The Leader in Ireland!
LEFT: Jesse Allgeier ’17 read The Leader at Monticello in Virginia!
ABOVE: Henry Snyder ’16 read The Leader in the Swiss Alps!
RIGHT: Jim Solley '62 (left), and Dennis Monroe '67 read The Leader at RIGHT: John Paul Peggy's Cove in Hall ’82 read The Nova Scotia! Leader at Castle Carlow in Ireland!
The Leader is our award-winning quarterly newsmagazine. It’s mailed to more than 23,000 households, so we know it’s read in some interesting places! Take a photo of you reading the most recent issue of The Leader at a landmark where you live or travel and email it to Chris Toth ’06 , Alumni Relations & Communications Director, at [email protected].
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t Trinity Recognized by KHSAA For Sportsmanship r Congratulations to our Trinity Head Coaches, Assistant Coaches and Student-Athletes. o On Wednesday, Sept. 20, at the annual delegate assembly meeting for the KHSAA in Lexington, Trinity received an Award of Excellence for the 2016-17 school year. p
S This award, earned by only 25 percent of the 281 member schools in the KHSAA, recognized
Trinity for “Exemplary Display of Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity” (and this occurred in the
k same school year where Trinity teams captured two state championships, four state runner-up placements and seven region championships). c
o Even more impressive: Trinity has received this recognition for three consecutive years, placing
r our school in the top 10 percent of all Kentucky high schools to have achieved this.
What does this mean? It means Trinity had no disqualified players and no disqualified coaches in m any KHSAA sport or sport activity – at all three levels (Freshman, JV and Varsity). a This is the third consecutive year Trinity has earned this award. The list drops to fewer than
h 30 schools when you consider a three-year run for this award.
S We earn this award thanks to the leadership of our coaches, who consistently set the proper examples of faith and character formation with our young men.
Two Trinity Shamrocks Inducted into LCSN Hall of Fame Congratulations to Coach Jim Kennedy H’93, who led the Kennedy Shamrocks to the first of 25 state championships in 1968, and Alan Hennessey ’69 , a star running back on that storied team for their induction into the Louisville Catholic Sports Hall of Fame on November 6.
Nearly 600 attendees celebrated their induction at the Kentucky Center for the Arts as stories and tribute videos were shared bringing back wonderful memories. Hennessey Both are members of Trinity’s Hall of Fame.
Trinity and Sacred Heart “Rock the Heart”
On Tuesday, Oct. 17, the lacrosse programs from Trinity and Sacred Heart teamed up in a girls-rules lacrosse game at Sacred Heart to raise money and awareness for the James Graham Brown Cancer Center .
Known as “Rock the Heart” – this event is another opportunity for two powerful and compassionate communities to come together for a greater cause. Senior lacrosse player Bryce Lowe commented, “Not only is it fun, because we are playing a sport we love, but the opportunity to be a part of giving back to some - thing greater than ‘us’ is special. I am grateful that Trinity puts us in these situa - tions so one day down the road I will have these qualities of stewardship already instilled in me.” 42
Basketball Rocks, Basketball Valkyries, Team Up S h
On Saturday, October 21, the Trinity and Sacred Heart basketball programs hosted their annual “Shooting a for the Stars” clinic at Trinity High School. The program is coordinated with Ms. Linda Atkins and the
Saint Mary’s Center, serving adults and teens with intellectual disabilities. The clinic includes stations with drills m and fundamental breakdowns, 3-on-3 games and 5-on-5 games, an all-star game vs. the Trinity and SHA teams,
and concludes with pizza and a reception. Trinity senior Robbie Springfield r said, “I had a blast today! Being around people with different backgrounds was an eye-opening o
experience that really hit home for me. I feel truly c blessed that I was able to hopefully make a positive
impact on someone’s day, all while playing the sport we love.” k
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Rocks Ink Letters of Intent o
Congratulations to three Trinity student-athletes who committed their collegiate careers as student-athletes! r t
From left to right: s AJ Arnold (baseball) Bellarmine University Nick Parrish (baseball) Bellarmine University Frankie Morgan (golf) University of Dayton
Way to go, guys!
Trinity Senior Named US Army All-American
Trinity senior Rondale Moore was named a US Army All-American.
Rondale will represent the East team in a game nationally-televised on NBC at 1 p.m. EST on January 6, live from the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Head Coach Bob Beatty will attend as one of the organizers.
43 s **** FALL SPORTS ROUND UP **** t r Cross Country Rocks Region Champs; Finish 2nd at State o Congratulations to Head Coach Scott Holzknecht , his Assistant Coaches and the Cross Country Rocks. p
S On Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, the team ran hard and fast, finishing as state runner-up. Senior Jacob Burnam (12th) and Junior Jack Baum (13th) both k finished in the top 20. In the two years that Coach Holzknecht has c been the Head Coach, Trinity runners have closed the gap on the state championship, moving from a 6th place finish in 2015, o 140 points off of the championship score, to a runner up spot r in 2016 and 2017, just 18 points off the championship score this past weekend. (insert cc1) m Their performance this season earned them an invitation to the a Nike Regional Championship in North Carolina where the team
h finished 9th out of 38 teams. Senior Trevor Warren placed 22nd out of 340 runners. S GreaT season, Cross Country Rocks!
Trinity runners with Olympian Shannon Rowbury
Golf Rocks Finish 3rd at State; Butler Places 7th
After finishing day one of the KHSAA State Tournament at the top of the leaderboard, the Rocks were unable to hang on to the top spot as they finished 3rd overall, six strokes behind champion Lexington Christian. Sophomore JM Butler finished 7th overall.
The Rocks saw much success this season and in October the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association named Trinity Head Golf Coach Mike Brumfield ’14 the Region Coach of the Year. Coach Brumfield just completed his 5th year as our Head Coach. He has led the Shamrocks to back to back 3rd place finishes at the KHSAA State Golf Tournament and has positioned Trinity as one of the very best boys high school golf programs in Kentucky. Mike has a reputation within the golf community for developing golfers and taking teams to the golf course week in and week out that are competitive and that show good sportsmanship and high character.
Additionally, the Kentucky Golf Coaches Association named Trinity senior Frankie Morgan and Trinity sophomores JM Butler and Hudson Hummel to first team All-Region while Butler was also voted All-State.
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Soccer Rocks Bow Out in Region; Ranked in Top 5 all Season m The Trinity Soccer season came to a close in the 7th Region semifinals after a solid 16-3-1 campaign. The 27th
District Champions exceeded preseason expectations as they went toe to toe with the top teams in the Common - r wealth and other states. o
The team returns a host of talent, but will miss ten c seniors who undoubtedly left their mark on the program. k The ten seniors finish their careers with a 79-9-6 record
in a Shamrock uniform. S
Senior goalkeeper Ryan Troutman was named first- p team all-state, while junior Brandon McManus was o named second-team all-state. r
Photo credit: Chad L. Waggoner, t Trinity Athletic Photos s
TRINITY Pride. Loyalty. ATHLETICS Discipline. Form Men of FAITH Achievement. Form Men of CHARACTER
Trinity High School COMPETE at the Highest Levels
45 s Football Sets Records- t r Wins State Title #25 o p S
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S 15-0 record (the tenth undefeated season in school history)
State football championship #25 in school history (state record)
Kentucky high school state football championship #13 for Head Coach Bob Beatty (state record)
30 consecutive wins in a row over past 2 seasons
A season-ending ranking in the top 10 in multiple national polls
The Trinity Shamrocks won their twenty-fifth Football state title, 38-21 over St. Xavier on December 3 at Kroger Field in Lexington, KY.
The re-print below originally appeared in The Courier-Journal written by Jason Frakes
LEXINGTON, KY. – St. Xavier High School made it a game this time, but Rondale Moore ended up owning it.
The Trinity High School senior produced 293 yards of offense, scored three touchdowns and wrapped up his case to win Kentucky’s Mr. Football award while leading the Shamrocks to a 38-21 victory over rival St. X in Sunday’s Class 6A championship game.
A crowd of 9,791 at the University of Kentucky’s Kroger Field saw Moore – a University of Texas commit - show why he’s among the nation’s most coveted recruits in the Class of 2018.
“That’s the game plan: You have a thoroughbred, you have to ride him,” Trinity coach Bob Beatty said. “He did not disappoint. He was nicked up a little bit with an ankle (injury), but he fought through it. We talked about it at halftime: ‘There’s no tomorrows. You don’t have to worry about Monday’s practice.’ He was fabulous.”
Moore helped Trinity complete its second straight 15-0 season – the first time that’s happened in Beatty’s 18- season tenure – and win its 25th state title overall. That’s the most in state history, two more than Highlands’ 23. 46 Trinity also continued its recent dominance of its archrival, beating St. X for the 14th time in the past 15 meet - S
ings. The Shamrocks beat the Tigers 28-0 in the regular-season matchup on Sept. 29. h
“I knew it probably wasn’t going to be a shutout this time,” Beatty said, “but we persevered through it and a played very well.” m
While Moore was leading the rushing and receiving duties, senior Nick Bohn was his usual steady self at quar - terback, completing 19 of 26 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns. He finished the season with a comple - r tion rate of 79.7 percent, besting the national record of 75.1 percent set by Leslie County’s Tim Couch in 1994. o
St. X quarterback Jack Albers completed 9 of 22 passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for c
50 yards and a score on 24 carries. But Albers also was sacked five times and the Tigers managed just 79 k rushing yards on 45 attempts (1.8 yards per carry).
S Trinity’s Ethan Hull and Arak McDuffie both had two sacks, and McDuffie finished with 4 ½ tackles for loss. p o Albers’ 26-yard touchdown pass to Will Crum gave St. X (12-3) an early 7-0 lead before the Moore show began. r
Bohn connected with Moore on a 62-yard touchdown pass to tie the score at 7, and less than 3 minutes later t Moore broke loose for a 93-yard touchdown run that made it 14-7 with 1:49 left in the first quarter. s
“I just saw a hole and made one cut and used my speed and went to the end zone,” Moore said.
Albers’ 35-yard touchdown pass to Ben Mueller tied the score at 14 early in the second quarter before an offensive onslaught gave Trinity control.
Bohn sandwiched a pair of touchdown passes to Nick Strothman around a 3-yard touchdown run by Moore, giving the Shamrocks a 35-14 halftime lead.
Albers’ 13-yard touchdown run pulled St. X within 35-21 with 6:42 left in the third quarter. Jude Carlon’s interception of Bohn gave the Tigers a chance to pull closer, and they drove to the Trinity 4-yard line. But after three runs resulted in a net loss of 1 yard, Albers’ fourth-down pass was incomplete.
Trinity answered with a 24-yard field goal by Sebastian Mata that made it 38-21 with 10:05 left.
The victory gave Beatty his 13th state title during his Trinity tenure and improved his record in state finals to 13-2.
“I always talk about, ‘Who’s the best team? The next team,” Beatty said with a smile as his players celebrated around him. “Right now, those guys are the best team.”
Congratulations! 47 s **** WINTER SPORTS PREVIEW **** t r BOWLING
o Head Coach: John McCarthy ’07 (first year coach)
p 2016/17 season recap:
S 2016 Finish – State Quarterfinalist (Top 8)
2017/18 preview: k The Rocks return 5 of the 8 bowlers who were a lone spare shy of the Final Four c at the KHSAA State Tournament last year. The squad has hopes that with six
o seniors leading the way, a deeper run is in store this year. Trinity returns five seniors, all of whom played major roles last year. With the improvement of r younger players from last year’s JV team, and talented newcomers, the Rocks look to be one of the deepest teams in the state. m Trinity has put together a tough regular season schedule featuring defending regional champions Seneca, rival a St. Xavier, Christian Academy, Ballard, DeSales, & PRP. This season will also find the team competing in eight
h regular season tournaments to test their skill in a tournament atmosphere against teams from all over the state.
S The Rocks will be without our longtime leader and coach, the late Joe Fowler ’71 , for the first time in 15 years. The team has Joe and his family in our hearts and have dedicated the season in his memory.
SWIM AND DIVE Head Coach: Mike Essig ’85; enters his 1st season as head coach
2016/17 season recap: Region champion & Fourth place at State
2017/18 preview: The Swim & Dive Team should once again be the top team in 5, and will look to maintain or improve upon their fourth-place finish at state this past season. Top competition from around the state will come from St. Xavier, Covington Catholic and Lexington Catholic.
Junior Hunter Tapp , who won two events last season at the KHSAA state swim meet, setting the state record in the 100 freestyle, will again be the top swimmer on the team. He will be joined by a number of teammates who will have the potential to score very well at the state meet, including fellow juniors Jacob Bibeau, Jacob Dray, Luke Bunnell and senior Ryan Greer . The team will once again be able to put together some very competitive relays. Team captains for the 2017-18 season include seniors Jacob Bain, Nick Campbell and junior Owen Gilligan .
Mike Essig ’85 takes over as head swim coach after a successful 9-year run by Kelly Horrell . Coach Essig brings decades of swimming experience to theH program, as he is also the owner of Triton Swimming, LLC. The team will travel several times this season to take on top competition in Indiana (including Fishers, Castle, Jeffersonville) and Ohio (Mason). Once again the Swim & Dive Team will host two of the top swim meets in the state - Girls’ Night Out in December and Rock the Block in January.
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ICE HOCKEY a
Head Coach: Geoff Norman, 1st season as m Head Coach, 3rd season on coaching staff
2016/17 season recap: r
State runner-up o
2017/18 preview: c
After coming off State Runner-up finishes the last two seasons, the 2017-18 Ice Rocks look to take it all this k season. The team will be playing a challenging 40-game schedule this season. The schedule includes 14 league games, 20 non-league games, two tournaments plus the state playoffs to be held in Lexington, March 3-5, 2018. S p WRESTLING Head Coach: Patrick Fleming, 2nd season as head coach o
2016/17 Trinity season recap: r Team State Duals 7th, KHSAA State Tournament 30th t s 2017/18 preview: Returning six state qualifiers, the team is looking to improve upon their performance from last season. Additionally, there are several new additions that will have an immediate impact. The team enters the new season with high expectations and a desire to carry on the strong Trinity Wrestling tradition.
Junior Kadin Kulmer returns as a two-time state place winner, finishing third at the State Tournament last year as a Sophomore. At least four seniors with high-level experience will return to the starting lineup. This group, along with several talented Juniors, gives the team strong upperclassman leadership. Seniors Lukas Brown, Jaelyn Hamilton, Zach Taylor and Chris Troutman, along with Junior Jon-Michael Gaudin will lead the charge.
These talented Rocks will compete against a challenging regular season. The schedule includes the Moeller Duals (Cincinnati), the Ryle Raider Rumble, the Jeff Classic (Indiana), the Mater Dei Holiday Classic (Indiana), the Herchenrader Tournament (Louisville) and the Fern Creek Gladiator Tournament (Louisville). This chal - lenging schedule should prepare the Rocks for the KHSAA State Championship Wrestling Meet.
BASKETBALL Head Coach: Mike Szabo H’17, 17th season as head coach
2016/17 season recap: 29-4, Lost in Region 7 semifinals, King of the Bluegrass Champs (2nd time in school history), Arby’s Classic Champs, District Champs.
2017/18 preview: Trinity graduated seven seniors from last year’s squad, one of the best shooting teams in school history. That team saw four seniors earn college basketball sHcholarships. The Rocks were voted pre-season #1 in Kentucky by the coaches.
This year’s team will be led by Senior Jay Scrubb , Juniors David Johnson, Stan Turnier, Jamil Hard - away and Sophomore Justin Powell .
The Rocks have good size across the board and will be a tough defensive team with players that can rebound from every position. The Rocks will again have a solid shooting team that will utilize the three-point shot and a strong athletic team that can attack the basket. This group of returning players has excellent experience playing in big games over the last 2 years, experience that should help this year’s team. With only two seniors, this young, talented Trinity team will continue to compete for championships this season and in the years to come.
49 TRINITY 2017-18 VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME
11/28/17 Tues. Bullitt East Bullitt East W 12/1/17 Fri. Pulaski County Pulaski W 12/2/17 Sat. Christ School, North Carolina “Nissan Classic” North Laurel W 12/8/17 Fri. Seneca THS W 12/9/17 Sat. Fern Creek THS W 12/20-24 Wed.-Mon. King of the Bluegrass Tournament Fairdale TBA 12/28-30 Thur.-Sat. “FBI Classic” - National Tournament Roebuck, SC TBA 1/2/18 Tues. Collins Collins 7:30PM 1/5/18 Fri. ST. X Bellarmine 7:30PM 1/9-/13 Tues. – Sat. Louisville Invitational Tournament Valley HS TBA 1/16/18 Tues. Christian Academy THS 7:30PM 1/19/18 Fri. Waggener Waggener 7:30PM 1/20/18 Sat. Moore Moore 7:30pm 1/23/18 Tues. Henry Clay THS 8:00PM 1/26/18 Fri. Madison Central Madison Central 7:30PM 1/27/18 Sat. DeSales THS 7:30PM 1/30/18 Tues. Atherton Atherton 7:30PM 2/3/18 Sat. Male THS 7:30PM 2/6/18 Tues. Taylor County Taylor County 7:30PM 2/9/18 Fri. Lafayette Lafayette 8:00PM 2/13/18 Tues. Lexington Christian THS 7:30PM 2/16/18 Fri. Central THS 7:30PM
W = Win
The Basketball Rocks will have an exciting 2017-18 season. With the always tough Seventh Region competition, plus trips to high-profile tournaments, fans can count on exciting Shamrocks hoops action!
50 THE PATH TO GREATNESS From the opening day orientation to graduation night, the Trinity experience is unlike any other!
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d We Are Growing! a Gregory H. Brown Technology Center Opened and Dedicated e
L For the second year in a row Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz H’15 visited Trinity to tour and bless a new facility. Last year it was our new library-media space and this year it was the Gregory H. Brown Technology
e Center. Many board members attended the blessing as did Mary Sue Brown , the wife of the late Greg Brown ’65 . Greg made a significant planned gift to Trinity prior to his passing, part of which was used for this project. h The imagining and planning of the new center was led by Principal Dan Zoeller and Director of Technology T Kevin Wangler . Director of Operations Bill Hogg oversaw the work.
Mr. Zoeller commented, “Technology goes hand-in-hand with today’s learning. We have long been a leader in technology, dating back to being the first school in the community to welcome the Internet into the classroom. This new facility brings our five information technology experts into close collaboration, expands the number of computer labs to seven and provides teachers even more support. We are grateful for the generosity of the Brown family.”
“ Technology goes hand-in- hand with today’s learning. We have long been a leader in technology, dating back to being the first school in the community to welcome the Internet into the classroom.” Principal Dan Zoeller
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Events Calendar January 1 New Year’s Day 3 Classes Resume 5 Trinity vs. Saint Xavier basketball (Bellarmine) 6 Make-Up Placement Test 8 Alumni Board of Directors meeting TIMELAPSE 15 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 18 Alumni Business Circle 22 School Board meeting Do You Recognize 29 Catholic Schools Week These Shamrocks? February 10 Alumni Retreat at Trinity 14 Ash Wednesday & Valentine’s Day 15 Alumni Business Circle 16 Winter Holiday (no classes) 19 Winter Holiday (no classes) 20 Professional Day (no classes)
March 4 Mother-Son Mass Who is this Trinity priest? 10 CelebraTion What is he holding? 12 Alumni Board of Directors meeting Circa 1971 14 Spring Musical Opens (Call 502-736-2188 for performance See next issue for answers! dates and times) 15 Mass at Trinity with Archbishop Kurtz & Alumni Business Circle LAST ISSUE ANSWER: The Fall issue saw Dick Bealmear ’59 17 Saint Patrick’s Day and Greg Larkin ’59 proudly displaying 30 Good Friday (no classes) some of Trinity’s first trophies!
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