Athletics

December 17, 2024

Boys Basketball Captures Ojai Valley Classic Crown

Rams Notch Their Fifth Win in a Row, Glomah ’27 named MVP On Saturday, the Cate Boys Varsity Basketball Team defeated Orcutt Academy 63-52 in the Championship Final of the Ojai Valley Classic. The win over the Spartans gave the Rams a perfect 3-0 record in the tournament after defeating Foothill Tech and Carpinteria High …


December 17, 2024

Girls Soccer Defeated by Thacher

Friday, 13-Dec-24 Cate GVS 2 – 6 Thacher Saves: Jeeyou Jung ’25 (7) Assists: Nika Iverson ’26, Fiona Pan ’27 Goals: Precious Adjei ’27 (20 min), Nika Iverson ’26 (38 min)   Coach Wyatt’s Recap: We suffered a resounding loss in Ojai against the Thacher Toads, which hurt mostly due to our inability to string …


December 11, 2024

Girls Varsity Soccer Wins League Opener

Rams Top Dragons 3-1 in TVL Matchup Saves: Jeeyou Jung (4) Assists: Tania Molina ’26, Addie Bracher ’25, Nika Iverson ’26 Goals: Precious Adjei (39 min, 68 min), Gigi Bracher (77 min) What an exciting win. As I told the team at half time, I’ve been proud of their play for a long time now, …


December 11, 2024

Boys Varsity Soccer Remains Unbeaten to Start the 2024 Campaign

Rams top Cardinals to Win 4th Straight The Cate Boys Varsity Soccer Team started their Tri-Valley league title defense by traveling up to Bishop Diego to face the Cardinals in the Tri-Valley League opener (4-0, 1-0). Today’s starting 11 consisted of Seniors Lucas Huiner, Nic Forry, Eli Meisel, and junior Kamil Abdul Nafeo in the …


December 11, 2024

Girls Water Polo Splits Their Opening Season Games

Girls Water Polo Season Gets Underway Cate Girls Varsity Water Polo had their season opener against Del Sol High School. We started our season the right way, finishing the match with a commanding 14-8 win. We jumped to a lead thanks to a structured counterattack and unselfish play. Almost all of our goals were on …


December 11, 2024

Boys Basketball Grabs First Tri-Valley League Win

Rams top Saints in big win over Santa Clara The Cate Rams boys varsity basketball team turned in their most complete performance of the season, claiming an impressive 62-41 victory over Santa Clara for their first Tri-Valley league game. From start to finish, the Rams showcased a level of intensity and execution, particularly on the …


November 12, 2024

Water Polo Advances to the CIF Championship for the First Time in School History

Baye Breene Leads the Rams with 8 goals in a Resounding Win over Santa Ana Cate hosted #1 Seed Santa Ana High School for the CIF-Southern Section Division 4 Semifinal. After bowing out in the quarterfinal round last year against Ayala High School, the Rams bested their 2023 effort appearing in the program’s  first ever …


November 12, 2024

Cate Vaults into the Semifinals for the 2nd Straight Year

The Rams take down #2 Sunny Hills in a 10-8 Thriller! Cate Girls’ Tennis won a 10-8 decision over visiting Sunny Hills High School today to book a berth in the CIF Division 2 Semifinals. The match moves Cate to 17-1 overall this season and marks the first time the team has ventured past the …


November 7, 2024

Girls Varsity Tennis Comes Up Clutch in the First Round

The Rams defeat CIF D2 #10-seed Arcadia High School 10-8 in a close first round playoff match.   Cate’s top singles player, Ivy Huang ’28, vaulted Cate to an early lead with a 6-1 win against Arcadia senior Anastasia Jorniak (UTR 5.5). Fellow ninth grader Jade Wang followed suit with a 6-0 win over a …


November 5, 2024

Varsity Football Rolls Past Thacher En Route to League Championship

Rams Even the All-Time Series with the Toads at 10 Wins Apiece. The Cate varsity football team capped off the 20th regular season meeting in resounding fashion with a 63-14 victory over rival Thacher. The Rams finished the year 8-0 earning the 2024 Tri-Valley League Football title. This one belonged to Cate from the opening …


November 5, 2024

Water Polo Secures Spot in CIF Quarterfinals

Rams Hold Tight to Defeat Thousand Oaks The Cate Rams hosted Thousand Oaks High School for a CIF playoff second-round match in boys’ water polo. The game’s final score was a 9-6 victory for Cate.and highly reflective of the back-and-forth action for four straight quarters. The score was tied or within one goal for either …


October 31, 2024

Cross Country Rams Race to Success at Santa Barbara County Championships

Girls Varsity Highlights Strong Showing in Lompoc In the first race of the day, the Frosh/Soph boys placed second in the county behind San Marcos High School. Sophomore Ati Zwieback, in his first race of the season due to injury, placed second overall, and finishing in fourth place was Bruce Li ’28. Miles Williams ’26 …


October 29, 2024

Cate Rams X-C Rise to the Top at the Prestigious Mt. SAC Invitational

The Boys and Girls Teams Both Earn Top 5 Finishes Earlier today, the Varsity teams traveled to the Mt. Sac Invitational, the largest cross-country meet in the country. The girls team finished second in the Division 5 race. Branson of Marin County won the race. In comparing all the girls’ southern section D5 results on …


October 25, 2024

This Week in Athletics

This week sees the start of the postseason for varsity volleyball while other programs have made their reservations for the playoffs! In the pool, boys water polo sealed their third straight playoff appearance with a resounding victory over Foothill Tech on Tuesday. Fletcher Prince ’28 led all scorers with a ridiculous seven-goal tally. The Rams …


October 25, 2024

Varsity Water Polo Cashes Ticket to Post-Season by Slaying the Dragons

The Rams Varsity Water Polo Team Qualifies for Their Third Straight Trip to C.I.F. Playoffs The Cate boys varsity water polo team hosted Foothill Tech for our final league match of the season. This was a crucial game as a win would put us through to the CIF playoffs. The match’s final score was a …


October 24, 2024

Rams Once Again Sit Atop the Tri-Valley League Individual Tournament

After two days of Tri-Valley League Tournament match-play, Cate has come out with the league individuals titles in both singles and doubles, punctuating their clean sweep of TVL dual-match play. Ivy Huang ’28 became the second-consecutive Cate freshman to win the singles league title, following in teammate Lisa Hasebe’s footsteps. Huang failed to drop a …


October 24, 2024

Girls Varsity Tennis Closes out the Regular Season in Royal Fashion

Cate girls’ tennis (15-1) wrapped up regular season play today with a 14-4 win over visiting San Marcos High School (10-5). The Rams have not lost to any CIF Southern Section opponent this season, with their lone defeat coming at the hands of Rancho Bernardo High School from the San Diego Section. How it happened …


October 23, 2024

Ultimate Frisbee Drops a Close Match Against SBYU, 15-7

Ram Comeback Falls Short Against The Dons The Cate Rams Ultimate Frisbee team showed grit and determination, especially in the second half, but ultimately came up short, losing by a score of 15-9 to the visiting Santa Barbara Youth Ultimate team. S.B.Y.U. is a talented, disciplined, speedy, and experienced team, and they started the game …


October 23, 2024

Varsity Football Extends Winning Streak in Victory over Orcutt Academy

The Rams Continue Their Shutout Streak, Now at 13 Quarters The red-hot Cate varsity football team improved to 6-0 with a 55-0 win over visiting Orcutt Academy. The Rams scored three times in the first quarter. Quinn Pullen ‘25 called his own number from 7 yards out to open up Cate’s scoring barrage. Just a few …


October 18, 2024

Boys Varsity Water Polo Topples Villanova Prep 14-7

The Rams Are One Win Away From Third Straight Post-Season Appearance             On October 16th, the Cate boys water polo team hosted Villanova High School for our second league meeting of the season. The match’s final score was a 14-7 win for the  Rams.  Our top performer on the day …