Saint

Patrick

Parish

Chesterton, Indiana

Sports

Saint Patrick School offers the following sports

Sport	Grade	Teams
Cross Country	K-8	Coed
Volleyball	5-8	Coed
Basketball	5-8	Boys & Girls
Track	5-8	Coed
Soccer	4-8	Coed

St. Patrick Athletic Department

The St. Patrick Athletic Department and its sports programs are committed to providing our students with a positive athletic experience with emphasis on team play, fundamentals, and good sportsmanship, while at the same time supporting the academic staff with the importance of a quality education.

St. Patrick School competes in the Parochial Athletic Conference (PAC) made up of teams in Porter County, and LaPorte County in Northwest Indiana, and Berrien County in Southwest Michigan. In addition the school participates in the CYO Cross-Country and Track Meets. The school competes in the following sports;

Cross Country

Boys and Girls grades K-8 compete in a 5 meet schedule held on Saturdays in September and October. Kindergarten students run appx 400 Meters, 1^st-4^th grade run 1 Kilometer, 5^th and 6^th grade run 2 Kilometer, and 7^th and 8^th grade run 3 Kilometer. Students compete against all the other schools in the PAC and each race in split into 5 grade divisions. In addition to the 5 PAC meets, the school participates in the CYO Cross-Country Meet and other invitational events. Emphasis is placed on cardiovascular fitness, running form, team building, and the basics of competitive running.

Volleyball

Girls in grades 5^th through 8^th compete in the PAC starting in September and running into the month of November. A rally type scoring is used in a best of three game format. Depending on team size, there is a team for each grade 5^th through 8^th. Emphasis is placed on fundamentals, team building, and overall fitness.

Basketball

Boys and Girls in grades 5^th through 8^th compete in the PAC and with teams outside of the PAC starting at the end of November and playing through the 1^st of March. Depending on team size, each grade 5^th through 8^th will have a team. St. Patrick basketball teaches a motion offence and zone defense, with man to man being added as skills evolve. Emphasis is based upon fundamentals, team building, and cardiovascular fitness.

Track

Boys and Girls in grades 5^th through 8^th compete in the CYO track meet and a PAC qualifying meet in addition to other invitational events. Track events including most of the running events except hurdles, and field events except pole vault. Practice is at Chesterton Middle School Track with the season beginning the end of March and running through the middle of May. Emphasis is placed on fundamentals, form, execution, team building, and overall fitness.

Soccer

Further information to be added here.

SAINT PATRICK SCHOOL SPORTS COMMITTEE

2007 - 2008

Manager of Field House/Scheduling - Chris Roof 695-7613 croof@stpatsparish.org

Athletic Directors

Craig Cromwell - 405-2247

Chris Hoover - 926-3417 choover@stpatsparish.org

Bob Kenney - 926-9876 kbken1@juno.com

Volleyball Coordinator

Craig Cromwell

Track and Cross Country Coordinator

Jim Socha - 926-6405 jimsocha@comcast.net

Soccer Coordinator

Tom Needham - 926-1839

Basketball Coordinators

John Andershock - 926-9639

Bob Kenney - 926-9876