Pius XI Athletics

Pius XI Catholic High School is pleased to welcome you to our Athletic Website! We hope you take the time to view all that the Pius XI Athletic Department has to offer.

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The Pope Store is now live! Be sure to buy some Pius swag and support your favorite team. Visit the store by clicking the "Pope Store" tab above or by clicking this link:

https://www.piusxistore.com/productss%5Bf%5D%5Bc%5D%5B%5D=%2FATHLETICS

Happy shopping and GO POPES!

Ethyn Burczyk commits to play volleyball next year at Alvernia University

* Woodland Conference Player of the Year

* Woodland Scholar Athlete

* Honorable Mention All State

ANOTHER ONE. Jada Spence has signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Tennessee State University. We are so proud of you! Keep doing BIG things! Go Lady Popes & Go Lady Tigers!

Signed, sealed, delivered! Our very own, Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, has signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at University of Wisconsin Green Bay. We are so proud of Jasmine and are looking forward to our last season with her as a Lady Pope. Go Lady Popes! Go Phoenix!

Football

Jaylen Hill - Honorable Mention QB

James Bunzel - Honorable Mention Specialist/Utility

Domenico Torposh - Honorable Mention OL

Maurice Hughes - Honorable Mention WR

Sincere Rhodes Clayborn - Honorable Mention DB

Boys Soccer

Rey Sprewer - 1st Team Forward

Sam Lovern - 1st Team Defender

Alex Sevilla - 2nd Team Midfielder

Chris Quinto - 2nd Team Midfielder

Boys Volleyball

Ethan Burczyk - Player of the Year - Honorable Mention All State

Kellen Gonzales - 1st Team

Gaelen Conklin - 1st Team 

Reed Burzynski - 2nd Team

Richard Bradley - Honorable Mention

Girls Volleyball

Jasmine Kondrakiewicz - 2nd Team

Grace Martens - 2nd Team

Ari Townsend - Honorable Mention

Macky Matel - Honorable Mention

Game time: 7:00 pm

Location: Pius XI Fieldhouse

Game Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Pius XI Fieldhouse

Game Time: 1:00 pm

Location: South Milwaukee Soccer Complex, 1225 Memorial Drive, South Milwaukee, WI

PiusXI Tennis Team met in the chapel and learned about St. Vincent de Paul and the SVDP Meal Program in Milwaukee. 
We then loaded up in carpools and headed down to the South Site, called The Crossroads Kitchen. We then proceeded to work... from 4-6:30pm— at first organizing donations of clothing and items... then decorating the hall for Halloween... then serving food and drinks for the mealtime... and finally, cleaning up thoroughly afterwards.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH from 5:00pm - 8:00pm

In Boys Cross Country News: Thomas Gutierrez took 16th place in the varsity race with a personal best time of 17:13. He now ranks as the 5th fastest runner in the upcoming Sectional.   Will Dahlstrom, Zach Stepniewski, Eli DiCarlo and Will Lange also ran to their fastest times of the year--

Today the Pom girls joined 150 area dancers and volunteered at the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk. They opened the walk with a performance and then cheered on the participants as they started the walk-all while it was raining :) . They will also sell bracelets this week to give a final donation towards Susan G. Komen/Breast Cancer research. 

Jaylen Hill, has been selected as a nominee for the Statewide Player of the Week on WisSports.net. For more information or to vote for the winner, please visit our full article here.

JAYLEN HILL, PIUS XI CATHOLIC

Pius XI Catholic claimed its first victory since the 2017 season, beating West Allis Central 45-20 in a Woodland-West conference game. Quarterback Jaylen Hill had a part in all seven Pius touchdowns, throwing six and rushing for one. He finished the day with 247 yards on 13-of-22 passing, with 16 rushing attempts for 138 yards. 

Please go to the Homecoming tab for more information on Pius XI Homecoming Week

Jada Spence and Samiyah Braylock win matches versus King and 

we had Samiyah Braylock and Anna Krupka win matches against Shorewood

Pius XI Varsity Football wins in convincing fashion over West Allis Central 45-20.  Congratulations to Coach Henry and Staff on their 1st varsity Win.  JV2 Football Team also won 40-0.  Great Job!!!!

Kate Stone is the youth sport coordinator here at Pius. In this role, she will develop and oversee the new Junior Popes program. A recent graduate of Loyola University Chicago, Kate holds a bachelor’s of business administration degree in sport management and marketing. She recently moved from Chicago to the Milwaukee area, but she has also lived in New Mexico, Colorado, and Oregon.

Sports have always been an important part of Kate’s life. She has played her favorite sport, volleyball, for almost her entire life, including in high school and on the Loyola club volleyball team in college. She has also coached the sport for four years, both in Chicago at a Catholic grade school and now at a volleyball club in the Milwaukee area

. Part of Kate’s love for coaching is her desire to work with children. She loves working with kids to help them grow and develop while inspiring them to make a positive difference in the world.

In her free time, Kate enjoys listening to music (preferably ‘70s or ‘80s classic rock or country), hiking, fishing, skiing, kayaking, and spending time with family and friends. Kate is so excited to be joining the Pius family and can’t wait to meet you!

2nd place Small Varsity Kickline 

4th place Small Varsity Open Routine 

6th place Small Varsity Competition Routine 

4th place Senior Kick

4th place Overall Small Varsity Division

Invite to the 2020 Disney All-Star Tour-one of the top teams selected! 

2019 Woodland West All Conference Players

1st Team - Jr. Reyshawn Sprewer

2nd Team - Soph. Gabe Zielinski

Honarable Mention - Soph. Josh Treffert, Soph. Eli DiCarlo, Frosh. Dillon Rosado

WIAA Tennis State Meet is in Madison, WI at The Nielson Center on Thursday, May 30th and May 31st.

WIAA State Track Meet is in Lacrosse, WI at The University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse om Friday, May 31st & June 1st.

Congratulations to the girls and boys track teams for their outstanding performances at this year’s Regional track meet. The following individuals and relay teams will be competing in the Sectional track meet at Nathan Hale H.S. today!

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: Jonathan McCauley, David Bartelt, Leo Rivera, Tommy Gutierrez, Jeremy Jones, Zach Stephniewski

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: Kathleen Hardy, Erin Johnston, Abby Collura, Sydney Nicholls, Indira Jiardini, Taylor Harris

Boys 110 Meter Hurdles: Sincere Rhodes Clayborn & Jaylen Hill

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: Keona Hegwood, Tryphena Fischer-Klumb, Michaela Baudry, Madison John, Arianna Balton, Kanoni Hegwood

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: Maurice Hughes, Jr., Amagee Brown, Sincere Rhodes Clayborn, Tim Chrisbaum, Rey Skenandore, Amar Alford

Girls 400 Meter Dash:  Zena Jiardini, Michaela Baudry

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: Gabby Brown, Keona Hegwood, Kanoni Hegwood, Tryphena Fischer-Klumb, Jada Towns

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: Maurice Hughes, Jr., Amagee Brown, Kaiden House, Rey Skenandore, Amar Alford

Boys 300 Meter Hurdles: Sincere Rhodes Clayborn

Girls 800 Meter Run: Trinity Stewart

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: Michaela Baudry, Madison John, Zena Jiardini, Arianna Balton, Erin Johnston, Keona Hegwood

Girls High Jump: Zana Jiardini, Madison John

Girls Pole Vault: Madison John

Boys Pole Vault: Tim Chrisbaum

Girls Long Jump: Tryphena Fischer-Klumb

Girls Discus: Grace Umek

1 singles             Andrew Larson took 4th

2 singles             Justin Loth took 4th

1 doubles           Reed Burzynski/James Bunzel took 6th

2 doubles           Kellen Gonzakes/ Zack Libby       took 5th

LOCATION: PIUS XI FIELDHOUSE

CHECK-IN: 5;30 PM

MEET AND GREET WITH COACHES: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

The Pius XI Tennis Team is currently 11-5

Pius XI Girls Track placed in Top 8:

4th place in the 4 x 240m Relay

Arianna Balton (11) / Madison John (10) / Zena Jiardini (10) / Keona Hegwood (10)

5th place in the 4 x 160m Relay

Kanoni Hegwood (10) / Keona Hegwood (10) / Zena Jiardini (10) / Gabrielle Brown (10)

5th place in the 3200m

Claire Mueller (11)

6th place in the 4 x 800m Relay

Erin Johnston (10) / Sydney Nicholls (11) / Taylor Harris (11) / Kathleen Hardy (11)

6th place in Pole Vault

Madison John (10)

6th and 7th place in Long Jump

Zena Jiardini (10), and Madison John (10), respectively

7th place 55m

Kanoni Hegwood (10)

7th and two way tie for 8th place in High Jump

Madison John (10), and Zena Jiardini (10), respectively

8th place 200m

Arianna Balton (11)

Pius XI Boys Track placed in Top 8:

5th place in 55m High Hurdles

Jaylen Hill (11)

8th place in the 55m

Maurice Hughes, Jr. (10)

8th place in 800m

John McCauley (12)

8th place in Long Jump

Jaylen Hill (11)

Pius XI Girls Track placed in Top 8:

1st and 7th place in 400m

Michaela Baudry (10) and Indira Jiardini (9), respectively

1st place in Long Jump

Tryphena Fischer-Klumb (9)

5th place 800m

Rhea Goodwyn (11)

5th place in the 4 x 160m Relay

Indira Jiardini (9) / Natalia Constanzo (9) / Reanna Holicek (11) / Jada Towns (9)

5th place in the 4 x 240m Relay

Maribel Sacramento (9) / Seriah Moore (10) / Natalia Constanzo (9) / Jada Towns (9)

8th place in 55m

Thalia Mitchell (10)

Pius XI Boys Track placed in Top 8:

2nd place in the 4 x 800m Relay

Zach Stephniewski (10) / Adam Schaefer (10) / Jeremy Jones (10) / Leonardo Rivera (12)

3rd place in Pole Vault

Timothy Chrisbaum (9)

5th place in the 4 x 160m Relay

Rowan Karrer (10) / Timothy Chrisbaum (9) / Amar Alford (9) / Kaiden House (9)

Two way tie for 8th place in High Jump

Timothy Chrisbaum (9)

Third place in the 4 x 800 m relay

Chloe Klemstein (12), Erin Johnston (10), Taylor Harris (11), Kathleen Hardy (11)

Third place in the 4 x 160 m relay

Kanoni Hegwood (10), Keona Hegwood (10), Fiona Evans (11), Gabrielle Brown (10),

Third place in the 4 x 240 m relay

Arianna Balton (11), Madison John (10), Zena Jiardini (10), Michaela Baudry (10)

First place 200 m dash

Michaela Baudry (10)

First & second place in the 3200 m run

Claire Mueller (11) and Kiera Eide (9), respectively

Third place in the 1600 m run

Tommy Gutierrez (9)

First place in 55 m high hurdles

Jaylen Hill (11)

First place in 55 m intermediate hurdles

Jaylen Hill (11)

Third place in the 4 x 240 m relay

Timothy Chrisbaum (9), Kaiden House (9), Rowan Karrer (10), Jaylen Hill (12)

JV 2 has been rescheduled for Thursday, February 14th @ Pewaukee.  Game time is 5:45pm

Congratulations to captain Jack Lustig who lead his team PG2 to victory in the Woodland Conference Swim Meet. Jack won the 200IM, was 2nd in the 500 free. He was part of both the 200 Free Relay and the 400 Free Relay and both relays won and set Conference and Pool Records. Also congratulations to Matt Koronka, Max Luksich, Gus Jiardini, Rylan Nowak, Alex Reger, Tommy Theurich, Fernando Torres, Josh Bajorek, and Jose De Le Pena for scoring points in the Varsity and/or JV Conference Swim Meet Victory!

Jack Lustig won the 200 IM and 500 free and part of the 200 medley relay and 400 free relays that won, to help the swim team win the Bob White Invite. Matthew Koronka also scores points for the team.

Girls:

Oak Creek 56 vs. Tosa East 54

Arrowhead 30 vs. Beaver Dam 56

Pius XI Catholic 51 vs. Brookfield Central 44

Boys:

Brookfield Academy 68 vs. Waukesha North 58

Elkhorn 51 vs. Racine St. Catherines 49

Pius XI Catholic 42 vs. Tosa East 57

This tournament was started after the merger of the WISAA and the WIAA.  Milwaukee Lutheran invites all of the former WISAA schools.  This year there were 17 teams competing.  Pius placed second to Wisconsin Lutheran.  It was a great showing for our young team (only two seniors).

Place winners were:

113#  Tierel Hood (10th)      2nd

120#  Ravi Frederick (11th)   2nd

126#  Jacob Griffin  (10th)   4th

132#  Ariel Ramos (12th)      3rd

138#  Shamond Rogers (11th)   2nd

145#  Nate Kane (12th)        2nd

152#  Jonathan Crump (10th)   4th

182#  Julien Hernandez (11th) 4th

Highlights:

1)  Eight out of our eleven wrestlers made the semis

2)  Four made it to the finals

3)  Jonathan Crump upset the #4 seed and then the #5 seed to make the semis

4)  Pius had 19 wins in their 22 matches

The Pius XI Varsity wrestling team took 11 wrestlers to the 11 team St. John’s Military Academy Wrestling Invite. We finished with 6-1st place finishers, 3-2nds and a 4th place finish because of an injury. The team took 1st place with 203 team points and 2nd place only having 173.

Freshman Henry Bresser 2nd
Sophomore Tierel Hood 1st
Junior Carmen Reynoso-Perez 1st 2x champ
Sophomore Jacob Griffin 2nd
Junior Ravi Frederick 1st
Senior Ariel Ramos 1st 3x champ
Junior Shamond Rogers 1st
Senior Nate Kane 1st 2x champ
Senior David Chrisbaum 4th
Junior Julien Hernandez 2nd

Also Senior Nate Kane was named Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament!!

PIUS XI Lady Popes take on The Papermakers from Kimberly at 2:30pm Saturday, November 17th. W7 productions will stream it Live. Our very own Dan Carey will be on the microphone as a commentator 

Ivan Cuellar is part of the Journal Sentinel athlete of the week vote. The winner will be invited to the Journal Sentinel's high school sports award show in May, so please spread the word. No subscription is required to vote and individuals can vote once per hour per device.

GIRLS BASKETBALL - MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH

BOYS BASKETBALL - MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH

WRESTLING - MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH

BOYS SWIM & DIVE - MONDAY, OCTOBER 12TH

Good afternoon,

Ivan Cuellar is a nominee for the PlayInTheDells.com Athlete of the Week on WisSports.net; vote here: https://www.wissports.net/news_article/show/965722

Voting is open until Thursday at 4pm. 

Spread the word!

Greenfield/PiusXi Co-op Girls swim team wins their sectional. Lily Lustig was part of the winning 200 free relay that won their race and received the automatic state qualifying spot at next weekends state meet in Madison. Lily has qualified for the WIAA Division 1 state swim meet three years in a row. Lily Lustig, Zena Jiardini and Emma Knowlton were scoring members of the team that won the Sectional meet.

On Sale in the Lobby on Thursday Morning or come to the Athletic Offices in the Field house

Pius XI Girls Volleyball Team in a Regional Semi-Final Match Tonight at St. Thomas More. Good Luck Lady Popes!!!! Game time is at 7:00 PM

Pius XI Soccer will play Milwaukee School of Languages Tonight (October 18th) at Wisconsin Lutheran College.  Game time is 7:00 PM

DJ Singleton lead our Popes with 4 goals in a 9 to 4 rain filled game at South Milwaukee.  Rey Sprewer also added 3 goals, and Mason Waas closed out the scoring late in the game. The Popes soccer team is now 14-2-1 overall. Wednesday will be our next game at home against Whitnall.

Pius XI Football has a NEW Head Coach at the helm this season! Pius XI Alumni John Rasmussen takes over the Popes and is excited to build the program this coming season. 

Read more about it is this article by Mark Stewart: https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/high-schools/2018/08/18/rasmussen-answers-call-revive-pius-xi-football/989123002/

The Varsity Poms attended Badgerette Camp at Carroll University.  Here are the results.  Thank you in advance for recognizing the girls' hard work!

1st place Overall Small Varsity

1st place Small Varsity Open Routine

1st place Duet-Kennedy Maduscha and Kaila Medina 

3rd place Short Routine

2nd place Senior Kickline

Badgerette Book Winners

Top Showmanship Award

Camp All-Stars: Arabella Loera, Gianna Melton, and Mattey Voboril 

Congratulations to the 2018 Pius XI Baseball Team on a 30-4 Record, State Runner-Up, Sectional Champions, Regional Champions, Woodland Conference Tournament Champions, & Woodland Conference Champions!

Raabe Stadium - Wisconsin Lutheran College Athletic Complex

1401 N. Swan Blvd

Wauwatosa, WI 53226

From Wisconsin Lutheran College: Travel west on Bluemound Road (Wisconsin Avenue is closed at I-41). Turn right onto Hwy. 100. Turn right onto Watertown Plank Road. Turn left onto Swan Boulevard (first stoplight). Turn left to travel through the roundabout. Take the first right in the roundabout to enter the complex driveway.

From the North: Take I-41 south to Exit 40B toward Watertown Plank Road west. Stay to the right when the ramp splits. Continue right onto westbound Watertown Plank Road. Turn right onto Swan Boulevard (first stoplight). Turn left to travel through the roundabout. Take the first right in the roundabout to enter the complex driveway.

From the South or East: Take I-894 north or I-94 west to I-41 north. Take Exit 40B toward Watertown Plank Road west. Stay to the left when the ramp splits. Continue onto westbound Watertown Plank Road. Turn right onto Swan Boulevard (first stoplight). Turn left to travel through the roundabout. Take the first right in the roundabout to enter the complex driveway.

From the West: Take I-94 east to Exit 304B - Hwy. 100. Turn left onto Hwy. 100. Turn right onto Watertown Plank Road. Turn left onto Swan Boulevard (first stoplight). Turn left to travel through the roundabout. Take the first right in the roundabout to enter the complex driveway. Allow extra time as this route is also a major detour for the Zoo Interchange road construction project.

Girls Golf: Volunteered their time to help out at St. Agnes Church Festival.  They worked hard carrying boxes and other materials so that the festival was well stocked.  They also helped out with the Bean Bag toss game.   This was all to help support the St. Agnes School and Church community.

Girls Cross Country: Purchased bins for the student union and have made a concerted effort with students/staff to recycle plastic bottles and aluminum cans.

Girls Tennis:  Pius XI Tennis Team met in the chapel and learned about St. Vincent de Paul and the SVDP Meal Program in Milwaukee. 
We then loaded up in carpools and headed down to the South Site, called The Crossroads Kitchen. We then proceeded to work... from 4-6:30pm— at first organizing donations of clothing and items... then decorating the hall for Halloween... then serving food and drinks for the mealtime... and finally, cleaning up thoroughly afterwards.

Boys Soccer:  the Pius XI Boys Soccer Team volunteer outing on Oct 20th.  We helped out at the Enderis Park Neighborhood Harvest Fest.  Enderis Park Neighborhood is a neighborhood centered around Enderis Park located at North 72nd Street and West Locust Street in the City of Milwaukee.  Harvest Fest is a free event capping off the final farmers market at the park.  The event is thrown as an appreciation to the residents in the area by the neighborhood association.  Many Pius XI families with current and past students live in the neighborhood, including a handful of soccer players.

The JV and Varsity teams volunteered their time by helping set up for the event, running the children’s games, staffing a number of the activity tables and tearing down at the end of the fest.

Girls Volleyball:  Saturday, November 2nd our Girls Volleyball Team went to St. Matthias and made sleeping bags and quilts for those in need.

Boys Cross Country:  Saturday, October 26th our Boys Cross Country Team volunteered their time at Feeding America packing food boxes and delivering food for those in need.

Boys Basketball: The Boys Basketball Team participated in an after school meal program.  All varsity team members made and donated food items for the program. 

Girls Basketball: The Girls Basketball Team hosted the TLS Christmas Party on December 20th in the student union at Pius XI.

Wrestling: The Wrestling Program helped St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Milwaukee with preparing 192 bag lunches.  The bag lunches were distributed to the guests of The Gathering of Southeast Wisconsin the next day.