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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

Head of School’s Notebook

Fall Family Weekend is an important milestone marking the halfway point between the start of school and Winter Break. Like the start to a story, this first chapter of the year holds clues and emerging themes that foreshadow what we might expect in the months to come. From my perspective, the level of engagement, high …


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 …