Monday, October 24, 2016

Cross Country: Another Banner Year!

Coach Gathje, Zach Cairney, Sebastian Alegrett, Liam Bova, Nick Huetter, Andrew Ahn, Nick Carson, Joey Recker, Peyton Hottovy, Andrew Wilson, Alex Crnkovich
Peyton Hottovy & Nick Carson
The Knights put forth their finest performances of the year to claim the Class B Runner-up trophy at the State Cross Country Meet at Kearney.

The Knights competed against 3rd place Norris at several meets this year beating them only once during the regular season.  That was at the Kearney Invitational.

At state the team was led by seniors Nick Carson who was the 3rd place medalist and Peyton Hottovy who was the 5th place medalist.

Complete Mount Michael Team Results
1 3 Nick Carson SR 16:30.61
2 5 Peyton Hottovy SR 16:41.54
3 21 Joseph Recker JR 17:37.12
4 36 Andrew Ahn SR 18:07.52
5 ( 45) Nicholas Huetter SR 18:22.62
6 ( 50) Liam Bova JR 18:30.01










Friday, October 14, 2016

Hottovy & Carson Finish 1st & 2nd at XC District Meet


TEAM RESULTS
1 Norris 28
2 MOUNT MICHAEL 28
3 Gretna 53
4 Skutt 59
5 Elkhorn 60
6 Elkhorn South 101
7 Waverly 131
8 Bennington 132
Andrew Ahn, Nick Huetter, Joey Recker, Nick Carson, Peyton Hottovy, Liam Bova

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS PLACE TIME
Hottovy, Peyton 1 16:45.3
Carson, Nick 2 16:51.2
Recker, Joey 8 17:28.3
Ahn, Andrew 17 17:58.6
Huetter, Nick 29 18:31.3
Bova, Liam 34 18:49.6

Medalists
*By being runner-up at the District Meet, the cross country team qualifies for the State Meet held next Friday in Kearney.

Peyton Hottovy, Nick Carson, and Joey Recker were District Medalists by placing in the top fifteen. Hottovy's win was his first ever in a cross country race.

*Norris was the District Champion because of tie breaker. Their 5th runner was ahead of our 5th runner.

Monday, October 10, 2016

New Oblate

Randy Rosenthal signs his oblation on the alter.
At Sunday vespers Randy Rosenthal made his Oblation as a Mount Michael Oblate. Afterwords a reception was held in the monastery.

What is an oblate? 
Literally translated, an "oblate" is an offering, or someone who offers himself or herself to God. In the world today, Oblates of St. Benedict are everyday people who seek to live extraordinary lives of devotion. Because Oblates of St. Benedict offer themselves for the service of God in their everyday lives, in so far as their station in life permits, they come from and continue to live out their faith in all walks of life. They might be farmers, office or industrial workers, homemakers, students, bankers, health care workers, lawyers or teachers. They may be Catholic or non-Catholic, young or old.

Oblates take no binding vows, but they dedicate themselves in a special way to live as balanced Christian people, offering witness to the world of Christ's transformative power. What sets them apart from other devoted Christian people is their special way of living out an enriched Christian life, according to the Gospel as reflected in the Rule of St. Benedict. - More Photos
Randy Rosenthal and Abbot Michael Liebl O.S.B.

Knights Race To River Cities Conference Runner-up

Nick Huetter, Peyton Hottovy, Joey Recker, Nick Carson, Andrew Ahn, Liam Bova
The Mount Michael cross country team had a great day racing on their home course for the runner-up title. The Knights placed 3 runners as River Cities Conference medalists,  Nick Carson 4th, Peyton Hottovy 5th, and Joey Recker 9th. South Sioux City, who won the meet,  are considered the favorite to win the state meet in a couple of weeks.

The JV Knight also had a great day placed 2nd among junior varsity teams.  

Thursday will be the District Meet held in Lincoln @ Pioneers Park.  Go Knights!

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Grandparents Day

This year Grandparent's Day started out with the  celebration of Mass in the Gym.  Each grandson presented his grandmother with a red rose to celebrate the day. After Mass everyone took timeout to chat and snack in the Armory or gym.  Some also took a short tour of the school.  More Photos