Congratulations to our Fall Academic All Conference Athletes!
Barb Dawson • November 27, 2023

124 Athletes Earned this Honor

Montini Catholic High School, Lombard, congratulates student athletes achieving GCAC and CCL Academic All Conference status for the Fall 2023 Season. A total of 37 (thirty-seven) GCAC athletes and 87 (eighty-seven) CCL athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or higher for a complete academic quarter. . thletes earning CCL Academic All Conference status are:


GCAC - GIRLS CATHOLIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE 

Cross Country 

Annalee DeFeo Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Naomy Gonzalez Junior (Wayne, Indian Trail graduate)
Seoyeon Park Junior (Lombard, International student)
Sydney Gertsen Sophomore (Plainfield, Bethany Lutheran graduate)
Ashlynn Lindt Sophomore (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Rosemarie Callaghan Freshman (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Maryfaith Considine Freshman (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)

Golf 

Colleen Considine Senior (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)
Angelica Gatling Senior (Woodridge, St. Scholastica graduate)
Lucy Pacelli Senior (Downers Grove/Herrick Middle School graduate)
Lucy Rizzi Senior (Itasca, St. Luke Lutheran graduate)
Annika Bartell Junior (Downers Grove, Forest Park graduate)
Lily Spanos Junior (Glen Ellyn, St. Petronille graduate)

Tennis 

Isabella Gatto Senior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Stephanie Hoeflich Senior (Addison, St. Matthew graduate)
MaryKate Lewan Senior (Naperville, St. Juliana graduate)
Olivia Mateja Senior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Nicole Navas Senior (Hillside, St. Pius X graduate)
Cecily Polanco Senior (Addison, St. Isidore graduate)
Alexandra Ulisano Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Adyson Caminiti Sophomore (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)
Madeline Caruso Sophomore (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)

Volleyball 

Hailey Goetz Senior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Mariella Herrmann Senior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Gianna Luna Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Payton Atkins Junior (Downers Grove, St. Scholastica (graduate)
Hannah Bushati Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Isabel Evenson Junior (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Jamie Loftus Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Autumn Schumerth Junior (Elmhurst, Holy Trinity graduate)
Sienna Skarda Junior (Elmhurst, Immaculate Conception graduate)
Francesca Lorenzo Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Ava Mihelich Sophomore (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Audrey Ruddy Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Madison Goetz Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Sophia Maquet Freshman (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Moira Quirk Freshman (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)


CCL - CHICAGO CATHOLIC LEAGUE


Cross Country 

Gabriel Bianco Senior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Hugh Flannery Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Rory O’Connor Senior (Woodridge, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Tanner Sebben Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Nolan Ferris Junior (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Conor Kaefer Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Maxwell Neal Junior (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Daniel Sherman Junior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica gradute)
Gavin Conway Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Owen Ferris Freshman (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Adriel Garcia Olvera Freshman (Maywood, St. John Vianney graduate)
Nino Pesola Freshman (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate)
Graham Reiser Freshman (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Andrew Vreeland Freshman (Elmhurst, homeschool graduate)


Football 

Collin Angelakos Senior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
George Asay Senior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Liam Flavin Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Samuel Hemmersmeier Senior (Elmhurst, Visitation graduate)
Alexander Marre Senior (Bloomingdale, Stratford Middle School)
Samuel Ostrowski Senior (Lisle, St. Joan of Arc graduate)
Michael Ranquist Senior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Anthony Sorrentino Senior (Itasca, Westfield Middle School graduate)
Cole Stumbaugh Senior (Plainfield, Indian Trail graduate)
Ryan Andres Junior (Bartlett, Kenyon Woods graduate)
Matteo Barrett Junior (Woodridge, St. Joseph graduate)
Maxwell Bell Junior (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate)
Owen Berberich Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Gaetano Carbonara Junior (Downers Grove, St. Isaac Jogues graduate)
Nicky Castaldo Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Peter Considine Junior (Naperville, Kennedy graduate)
Julian D’Anca Junior (Wheaton, St. Michael graduate)
James Fitzpatrick Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Santino Florio Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Tyiance Haney Junior (Aurora, Sacred Heart graduate)
Jonathan Hayes Junior (Woodridge, Jefferson Jr. High graduate)
Sean Hubeny Junior (Westmont, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Nicholas Irion Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Vincent Irion Junior (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Dominic Jezyk Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Luke Jezyk Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Vincent Knudtson Junior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Jaxon Lane Junior (Carol Stream, Monroe Middle School graduate)
Sokrati Llazari Junior (Naperville, Granger graduate)
Quincy Maquet Junior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Dario Mattiuz Junior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Jeremiah Peterson Junior (Oswego, St. Thomas the Apostle graduate)
Thomas Stacy Junior (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Isaac Alexander Sophomore (Aurora, Bednarcik graduate)
Laddie Asay Sophomore (Downers Grove, Herrick graduate)
Brody Boyer Sophomore (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Angelo DeSensi Sophomore (Addison, St. Walter graduate)
Mariano Dinunno Sophomore (Roselle, Roselle Middle School graduate)
Joseph Gabreleski Sophomore (Lombard, St. John's Lutheran graduate)
Cristian Harkins Sophomore (Aurora, Aux Sable graduate)
Christopher Juda Sophomore (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Isaiah Mason Sophomore (Streamwood, Taft Middle School graduate)
Payton Nelson Sophomore (Aurora, Murphy Junior High graduate)
Devyn Sheko Sophomore (Naperville, Thayer J. Hill graduate)
Troy Stumbaugh Sophomore (Plainfield, Indian Trail graduate)
Santino Tenuta Sophomore (Bartlett, Eastview Middle School graduate)
Namari Anderson Freshman (Naperville, Thayer J. Hill graduate)
Benjamin Evenson Freshman (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Nathan Lang Freshman (Lisle, Lisle Jr. High graduate)


Golf 

Anjay Dhir Senior (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate)
Tyler Pavlik Senior (Clarendon Hills, Clarendon Hills graduate)
Daniel Petersen Senior (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Thomas Matthew Bamford Junior (Westchester , Divine Providence graduate)
Jack Barrett Junior (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)
Mario Palermo Junior (Melrose Park, Visitation graduate)
Wyatt Prater Junior (Naperville, Jefferson Junior High graduate)
Collins Whitfield Junior (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate)
Charles Paciga Sophomore (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate)


Soccer 

Mason Esquivel Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Luca Mattiuz Senior (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Hunter Ross Senior (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate)
Aiden Alonzo Sophomore (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Jonathan Kosinski Sophomore (Woodridge, St. Scholastica graduate)
Christian Willaby Sophomore (Bellwood, MacArthur Middle School graduate)
Azaan Tipu Freshman (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate)
Brayden Curran Freshman (Westmont, Westmont Jr. High graduate)
Victor Gamboa Freshman (Oak Brook, Butler graduate)
Robert Gutierrez Freshman (Berkeley, St. Pius X graduate)
Gavin Durkin Freshman (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Salvatore Liotta Freshman (Oak Brook, Albright Middle School graduate)
Owen Ferris Freshman (Wheaton, St. Pius X graduate)
Colin Miner Freshman (Darien, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)
Ryan Rucinski Freshman (Woodridge, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate)


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Fifty Academic All Stars To Be Honored on May 1st

By Barb Dawson • April 22, 2025
Montini Catholic High School in Lombard will roll out the red carpet on Thursday, May 1st to honor members from their Class of 2025 as Academic All Stars. Each year the Lasallian college preparatory school invites seniors who have excelled academically throughout their high school years to a celebratory banquet in their honor. A total of fifty seniors achieved the honor this year of being named a Montini Catholic Academic All Star which involves attaining a 3.95+ GPA and/or earning Illinois State Scholar status. Congratulations to: Ryan Andres (Bartlett, Kenyon Woods Middle School graduate) Payton Atkins (Downers Grove, St. Scholastica graduate) Liliana Aumann (Bolingbrook, St. Dominic graduate) Zachary Baka (Naperville, All Saints Catholic Academy graduate) John Barrett (Villa Park, St. Pius X graduate) Annika Bartell (Downers Grove, Forest Park Middle School graduate) Maria Bednarczyk (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate) Joshua Brunke (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate) Hannah Bushati (Downers Grove, St. Joseph graduate) Gaetano Carbonara (Downers Grove, St. Isaac Jogues graduate) Liliana Cruz (Elmhurst, Immaculate Conception graduate) Julian D’Anca (Wheaton, St. Michael School graduate) Annalee DeFeo (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate) Isabel Evenson (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate) Peyton Farrell (Downers Grove, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate) Jimmy Fitzpatrick (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate) Santino Florio (Oak Brook, Butler Junior High School graduate) Julia Gergen (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate) Naomy Gonzalez (Wayne, Indian Trail Junior High graduate) Isabella Greco (Oak Brook, Butler Junior High School graduate) Tyiance Haney (Aurora, Sacred Heart graduate) Alexandra Hernandez (Westchester, Divine Providence graduate) Sean Hubeny (Westmont, St. Mary of Gostyn graduate) Isabella Jaojoco (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate) Lauren Jaskier (Lombard, Jackson Middle School graduate) Conor Kaefer (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate) Nicolette Kerstein (Naperville, Wilmot Elementary School graduate) Audrey Kinney (Glen Ellyn, St. Petronille School graduate) Jaxon Lane (Carol Stream, Monroe Middle School) Ruikun Ray Li (Oak Brook, St. John of the Cross graduate) Jamie Loftus (Lombard, St. Pius X graduate) Margaret Nielsen (Lombard, Sacred Heart graduate) Seoyeon Park (Lombard, International Student) Gianna Parrilli (Westchester, Ascension Catholic School graduate) Adrian Polazewski (Lombard, Glenn Westlake graduate) Wyatt Prater (Naperville, Jefferson Jr. High graduate) Christopher Reyes (Bolingbrook, St. Dominic School graduate) Brielle Rowgalo (Wood Dale, St. Philip the Apostle graduate) Valentina Serna (Addison, St. Isidore School graduate) Nicholas Sheeran (Downers Grove, Herrick Middle School graduate) Daniel Sherman (Bolingbrook, St. Scholastica graduate) Matthew Silveyra (Carol Stream, St. Isidore graduate) Jackson Simek (LaGrange/LaGrange Highlands graduate) Sienna Skarda (Elmhurst, Immaculate Conception graduate) Roberto Soto (Addison Trail, Indian Trail Jr. High graduate) Lily Spanos (Glen Ellyn, St. Petronille graduate) Hayden Surrette (Downers Grove, Herrick Middle School graduate) Sierra Urban (Westchester, Westchester Middle School graduate) Collins Whitfield III (Downers Grove, St. Joseph School graduate) Christopher Zayed (Lombard, Glenn Westlake Middle School graduate) Image above: Students listed l to r in alphabetical order as listed.

2025 Prom Court Announced!

By Barb Dawson • April 14, 2025
Montini Catholic in Lombard is proud to announce the senior members of their 2025 Prom Court. The king and queen will be announced and crowned during the Lasallian college preparatory high school's Prom Night on Friday, April 25th. The evening, themed - The Roaring 2020s - will be held at Bolingbrook Country Club. Class of 2025 Prom Court Members Queen Liliana Cruz Peyton Farrell Natalie Gartlan Autumn Schumerth Sienna Skarda King Nicky Castaldo Jonathan Hayes Sean Hubeny Matthew Silveyra Collins Whitfield Image above l to r: Peyton Farrell, Collins Whitfield, Natalie Gartlan, Sean Hubeny, Liliana Cruz, Nicky Castaldo, Autumn Schumerth, Matthew Silveyra, Sienna Skarda and Jonathan Hayes

Brothers Visit to Celebrate Founder's Feast Day

By Barb Dawson • April 7, 2025
We were honored to be joined at Mass on Monday, April 7th 2025 by Father Jeff Stoneberg of Christ the King Parish and Brothers Rob Veselsky, Chuck Gregor, Joel McGraw, Richard Merkel, James Gaffney, Phil Jones, Brother Kotek, Dr. Steven Torres and Brother Br. Michael Fehrenbach (with Principal Chris Tiritilli (left) and President Kevin Beirne (far right)) to celebrate the Feast Day of our Founder St. John Baptist De LaSalle. Students commemorated the 306th Anniversary of St. John Baptist de La Salle, Patron Saint of Teachers and Founder of our Lasallian Mission. He was a man of deep prayer, unwavering faith, and boundless compassion, devoting his life to God through service and education. "St. John Baptist De Lasalle, pray for us. Live, Jesus, in our hearts, forever."
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