Newman Central Catholic High School

Newman Central Catholic High School is a diocesan Catholic high school in Sterling, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockford.

Newman Central Catholic High School
Address
1101 St. Marys Road

Sterling
,
Illinois
61081

United States
Coordinates41°48′28″N 89°42′43″W
Information
TypePrivate, Coeducational
DenominationRoman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint John Neumann Blessed John Henry Newman
Established1915
FounderMonsignor A.J. Burns
SuperintendentJennifer Oetting
PrincipalJennifer Oetting
ChaplainFr. Bruce Ludeke
Grades9–12
Enrollment223 [1] (2017-2018)
Color(s)Blue, White and Gray             
Athletics conferenceThree Rivers Athletic Conference
SportsAmerican football, volleyball, boys' and girls' basketball, boys' and girls' tennis, track, cross country, baseball, bass fishing, boys' and girls' swimming, cheerleading, golf
MascotCorbin the Comet
Team nameComets
RivalMorrison Mustangs
AccreditationNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools[2]
Tuition$4200 a year
Feeder schoolsSt. Anne's (Dixon)

St. Mary's (Sterling)

St. Mary's (Dixon)

St. Andrew's (Rock Falls)
Websitewww.newmancchs.org

It was founded as St. Mary High School in 1915, a parochial school attached to St. Mary's Parish. It later moved across the street and became Community Catholic High School. It adopted its present name when it moved into its current facilities in 1960. It was staffed in its early years by the Sisters of Loreto, but nearly all the staff today is laity.

Drawing primarily from Sterling, Rock Falls, and Dixon, but also from cities such as Oregon and Amboy. According to the statistics taken, Newman's enrollment for 2017-2018 is 223 students.[3]

Athletics

The Newman Comets (and Lady Comets) participate in IHSA athletics and activities. They play under the Three Rivers Athletic Conference in all sports.[4]

The Newman Comets boys' football team, known as "The Blue Machine," won the IHSA State Championship in 1990, 1994, 2004, 2010, 2013, and 2019 and placed second in 1993 and 1998.[5][6]

Other Newman teams winning the state championship in their respective athletics or activities include: Boys' Cross Country in 2009-2010[7] and Boys' Wrestling (1984-1985, 2010-2011).[5] The Newman Boys' track team won the 2013 Class A State Championship.

In 2018 Newman boys basketball got third in class 1A IHSA[8], and was known as the greatest Newman basketball team in the school's history. The comets had 29-5 season led by Devon House (who has 1000 points as a junior), Cade Gorzny, and Travis Williams. The next year in 2019, the Comets would fall to the Bureau Valley Storm in the Sectional Championship. The Comets would finish with a 31-4 record which was the most games they have won in a single season.[9]

The 2018 Newman boys golf team placed 6th in state shooting a 341 as a team. The boy's golf team were one of 12 teams to make it all the way to Peoria led by Senior Jacob Rude.[10]

2019 proved to be a good year for athletics as senior Brody "The Champ" Ivey won his first state championship in (152) class 1A. Ivey (48-2) beat Maguire (39-5) 4-2 to put his name in the history books.[11] In November 2019, the Blue Machine won their sixth state title beating Nashville High School 35-14. [12]

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References
  1. http://www.ihsa.org/data/school/schools/1941.htm
  2. NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  3. Illinois High School Association. "School Enrollments (Alphabetical) — 2017-18". Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  4. IHSA Sterling (Newman Central Catholic)
  5. "Sterling (Newman Central Catholic) Season Summaries". Illinois High School Association. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
  6. Green, Doug (26 November 2010). "Newman Claims Class 2A State Title". Quad-City Times. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  7. Boys' Cross Country Champions & Runners-Up www.ihsa.org. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
  8. https://wqad.com/2018/03/10/sterling-newman-takes-third-at-state-basketball/
  9. https://www.bcrnews.com/lists/2019/03/04/1cf08af5721a451fa56d60327bbb0b43/index.xml
  10. http://www.radiorockriver.com/2018/10/15/boys-golf-state-meet-riverdale-finishes-2nd-newman-takes-6th-place/
  11. https://www.saukvalley.com/2019/02/17/ivey-adds-name-to-newman-lore-by-claiming-state-title-as-a-senior/acb3rzw/
  12. https://www.ourquadcities.com/sports/high-school-sports/sterling-newman-football-wins-state-championship-game-35-14/
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