Athletics

Athletics2025-03-27T07:20:04-04:00

Athletic Director

Jeremy Eloi

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Assistant Athletic Director

Dave Bowden

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Click to download and print the WVSSAC Physical Form: Sports Physical Form

Tickets for track and field meets at Edison are available online @ edisonwildcats.org/purchase-tickets/  Cash tickets are also available at entrance.

Map for Edison Events

To be eligible for interscholastic competition in any of the sports listed in the following paragraphs, a participant must meet the requirements contained in the West Virginia Secondary School Athletic commission (WVSSAC) Bylaws.

Madonna has adopted the state standards for athletic eligibility. Any student who does not maintain a 2.0 GPA as a semester average, cannot participate in any extra-curricular activities for the following semester. Religion grades are included in the grade point average.

A student who has not achieved a 2.0 GPA the previous semester may have his or her eligibility reinstated at mid-semester if the student has attained at least a 2.0 GPA for the most recent grading period.

A student who is not present in school on the day of an athletic event, or is tardy, cannot participate in that event unless given permission by the administration. It is the responsibility of the student to be aware of special schedules. In addition, students will not be granted early dismissals on the day of an athletic event unless permission is given by the administration.

Detailed interpretation of these and other rules pertaining to athletics are found in the latest Constitution and Rules Handbook of the WVSSAC, of which Madonna is a member.

Each year a scholar-athlete award is presented to a senior student at graduation:

Male Award: to be named the Joseph Krivak Scholar/Athlete.
Female Award: to be named the James F. Klash Memorial Scholar/Athlete.

The following criteria is used to determine scholar-athlete award winner:

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • GPA will be multiplied by 4
  • Two points awarded for each athletic letter received during a high school career
  • The principal, guidance counselor, athletic director, and a coach will vote for the scholar-athlete (2 points per vote)
  • Person with the highest total points will receive the scholar-athletic award.

Home games for Volleyball, Girls Basketball, and Wrestling are in Madonna’s Bill Barrett Gymnasium.

Boys basketball and Jr. Don Volleyball are played at  St. Joseph the Worker School’s Dube Dome located directly across the street from Madonna High School.

Sports Facilities Off-Campus

Baseball – Google Map

Football – Google Map

Soccer – Google Map

Softball and Tennis – Google Map

Sports at Madonna

May 2025

April 2025

March 2025

State Champion: 1971 (Catholic State Champ), 2010, 2012

OVAC Champion: 1992, 2004, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021

Head Coach: TJ Miller

Assistant Coach: Luke Myers, Ty Logston, Jeff Silvestri, Dom Silvestri, Eric Urban

2025 Blue Don Baseball

  • March 19: Oak Glen, 5p
  • March 20: at Magnolia, 5p
  • March 22: at Linsly, 12p
  • March 24: at Wheeling Central, 5p
  • March 25: Magnolia, 6p
  • March 26: at Clay Battell, 5p
  • March 29: at Monroe & Beallsville, TBD
  • March 31: Linsly, 5p
  • April 2: at Weir, 5p
  • April 5: at East Hardy (DH), TBD
  • April 7: Trinity Christian, 5:30p
  • April 8: Clay Battelle, 5p
  • April 9: Cameron, 5p
  • April 10: Wellsville, 5p
  • April 12: at Wahama & GBC, TBD
  • April 14: at Steubenville Catholic, 5p
  • April 15: at East Liverpool, 5p
  • April 16: at Oak Glen, 5p
  • April 22: at Wellsville, 5p
  • April 23: East Liverpool, 5p
  • April 28: Steubenville Catholic, 5p
  • April 30: Weir, 5:30p-City Championship
  • May 2: at Herbert Hoover, 7p
  • May 3: at Charleston Catholic, 12p
  • May 5: Lisbon, OH, 5p
  • May 6: Wheeling Central, 5:30p
  • May 8: Monroe Central, 5p
  • May 12-24: Sectionals, TBD
  • May 26-31: Regionals, TBD
  • June 5-7: States, TBD

State Champion: 1965 (Catholic State Champ), 2011

OVAC Champion: 1977, 1984, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2023

Varsity Boys Basketball

Head Coach: Matthew Arlia

Assistant Coaches: Mike Battista, Dom Mazur

JV Boys Basketball

Head Coach: Nate Mazur

Assistant Coaches:  Giovanni Lenhart, Dom Mazur

State Champion: 2019

OVAC Champion: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024

Head Coach: Courtney Zemerick

Assistant Coach: Maria Higgins

Head Coach: Jeremy Eloi

2024 Cross Country

September 18: Brooke

September 21: Cameron

September 28: John Marshall Grand Vue

October 12: Wheeling Park

Regionals: St. Mary’s

State Champion: 1968, 1971, 1972, 1975 (Catholic State Champs), 1987, 2009, 2013

OVAC Champion: 1962, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1987, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2020

Head Coach: John McCune

Assistant Coaches: Jake Myers, John Lesho, Jamie Lesho, Lou Comis, Ross Comis, Matt Hirkala

2024 Madonna Football

Games start at 7pm (unless noted)

August 17: Scrimmage: at Belpre and Magnolia

August 22: Scrimmage at Wheeling Central; 6pm

August 30: vs. Wellsville

September 6: at Clay Battelle

September 13: at Morgantown Trinity

September 20: vs. Webster County

September 28: at Steubenville Catholic

October 4: vs. Cameron (Homecoming)

October 11: at Beallsville

October 18: at Federal Hocking

October 25: at Conotton Valley

November 1: vs. Oak Glen

November 8: BYE

State Champion: 1978, 1992

OVAC Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2011

Head Coach: Cory Wingett

Assistant Coaches: Nicholas Higgins, Michaela Battista

OVAC Champion: 2003, 2016, 2020

Head Coach: 

Assistant Coach: 

2023 Madonna Girls Soccer Team

State Champion: 2010

OVAC Champion: 1983, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Head Coach: Sal Bramila

OVAC Champion: 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Head Coach: Jason Backel

Assistant Coaches: Mike Orecchio, Mark Pietranton, Dave Owens, Rodney Boniti

2025 Lady Dons Softball
  • March 20: at Oak Glen, 5:30p
  • March 22: Magnolia, 12p
  • March 24: Steubenville Catholic, 5p
  • March 25: at Toronto, 5p
  • March 26: Bridgeport, 5:30p
  • March 27: at Cameron, 5p
  • March 28: Beallsville, 5:30p
  • March 29: at Valley (DH), 12p
  • March 31: Burgettstown, 5p
  • April 1: at Brooke, 5p
  • April 2: at Clay Battelle, 5:30p
  • April 4: Clay Battelle, 5:30p
  • April 5: Trinity (DH), 12p
  • April 7: Toronto, 5p
  • April 9: Cameron, 5p
  • April 10: at Steubenville Catholic, 5p
  • April 11: at Bridgeport, 5:30p
  • April 12: at Beaver Local, 12p
  • April 15: at St. Clairsville, 5p
  • April 17: at East Liverpool, 5p
  • April 21: at Weir, 5p
  • April 22: St. Clairsville, 5p
  • April 25: Bridgeport, 5p
  • April 26: Wellsville (DH), 11a
  • April 28: OVAC, TBD
  • April 29: at Beallsville, 5:30p
  • May 1: Wheeling Central, 5:30p
  • May 3: OVAC, TBD
  • May 5: Sectionals, TBD

State Champion: 1977 (Catholic State Champ)

Head Coach: Jeremy Eloi

OVAC Champion: 1965 (Boys), 1990 (Girls)

Head Coach: Jeremy Eloi

2025 Madonna Track & Field

  • March 29: Steubenville Early Bird
  • April 1: Indian League (Edison)
  • April 4: Tyler Consolidated
  • April 8: Oak Glen
  • April 10: Indian League (Weir)
  • April 11: St. Clairsville Race
  • April 16: Indian League (Big Red)
  • April 19: Shadyside (Bellaire HS)
  • April 22: Indian League (Toronto)
  • April 28: OVAC Qualifying
  • May 3: OVAC Championship
  • May 5: Indian League (CCHS)
  • May 16: Regionals
  • May 23-24: States

OVAC Champion: 2001, 2012, 2015

Head Coach: Jaedyn Hissam

Assistant Coaches: 

2024 Madonna Volleyball

August 15: Scrimmage at Edison; 5pm

August 24: Oak Glen Invitational

August 26: vs. Valley; 6pm

August 27: vs Steubenville Catholic; 5:30pm

September 3: at Toronto; 5:30pm

September 5: at Clay Battelle; 5:30pm

September 7: at Bridgeport; 11am

September 9: at Southern Local; 5:30pm

September 11: tri-match at Cameron/Linsly; 5:30pm

September 14: at Wellsville; 5:30pm

September 16: at Valley; 6pm

September 17: at Steubenville Catholic; 5:30pm

September 23: vs Southern Local; 5:30pm

September 26: vs Clay Battelle; 5:30pm

September 27: at Hundred; 5:30pm

September 30: vs Beallsville; JV starts at 5:30pm

October 2: vs Toronto; 5:30pm

October 3: vs Brooke; 5:30pm

October 8/9/10: OVAC

October 14: vs Cameron; JV starts at 5:30pm

October 17: vs Paden City; JV starts at 5:30pm (may change)

October 22: at Weir (City Championship)

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October 3: OVAC cut-off

October 29: Sectionals Start

            

State Champion: 2018

OVAC Champion: 1977, 1986, 2010

Head Coach: Jamie Lesho

Assistant Coach: Jeramie Nagy

Madonna Wrestling

2023-24

December 16th Beallsville Tournament
December 30th St. Clairsville Tournament
January 6th Cameron Tournament
January 13th St. Mary’s Tournament
January 18-20th OVAC Tournament
January 27th Buckeye Local Tournament
February 16-17th Regionals
February 20-March 2nd States

Head Coach: Aldo Pucci

Assistant Coaches: Jake Myers, John Lesho, Nathan Zanieski, Johnny Capito

2024 Jr. Dons Football Schedule

All games start at 5:30pm (unless noted)

August 28: BYE

September 4: vs Indian Creek

September 11: at Toronto

September 16: vs Buckeye Local

September 25: at Steubenville Catholic; 5pm

October 2: at Linsly; 5pm

October 9: at Oak Glen

October 16: at Weir

October 23: at Wheeling Central

The Jr. Dons celebrate their City Championship win over Weir!

Head Coach: Jeremie Nagy

Assistant Coach: Michaela Battista

8th Grade Volleyball Team

7th Grade Volleyball Team

2024 Jr. Dons Volleyball Schedule

*Home games will be played at the Dube Dome, located at St. Joseph the Worker School.

All matches are at 5:30pm and 6:30pm

August 28: vs Linsly

August 29: vs Steubenville Catholic

September 3: vs East Liverpool

September 5: at Toronto

September 9: at Linsly

September 11: at Oak Glen

September 12: vs Indian Creek

September 17: at Steubenville Catholic

September 19: vs Weir

September 23: vs Buckeye Local

September 24: vs Oak Glen

September 30: vs Toronto

October 1: at Weir

October 3: at Indian Creek

October 7: at Buckeye Local

October 8: at East Liverpool

8th Grade BMC Small School Champions!

Coaches: Brianna Lauttamus and Lexus Melnyk

Head Coach: Kevin Carte

Assistant Coach: Ryan Buckler

2023-2024 Jr. Dons Boys Basketball Schedules (7th Grade Team/8th Grade Team)

*Home games are played in the Dube Dome at St. Joseph the Worker School

December 4 @ Linsly 6:30pm/7:30pm
December 6 Weir 6:30pm/7:30pm
December 7 @Steubenville CC 6:30pm/7:30pm
December 9 @ Brooke 12:00pm/1:00pm
December 13 @ Oak Glen 6:30pm/7:30pm
December 18 East Liverpool 5:30pm/6:30pm
December 20 Edison 6:30pm/7:30pm
December 27 @ Buckeye Local 6:30pm/7:30pm
January 3 Toronto 5:30pm/6:30pm
January 4 Steubenville CC 6:30pm/7:30pm
January 6 Brooke 12:00pm/1:00pm
January 8 Indian Creek 5:30pm/6:30pm
January 10 Buckeye Local 6:30pm/7:30pm
January 11 Linsly 6:30pm/7:30pm
January 17 @ Indian Creek 5:30pm/6:30pm
January 18 @ Weir 6:30pm/7:30pm
January 22 @ Toronto 5:30pm/6:30pm
January 24 Oak Glen 6:30pm/7:30pm

Head Coach: David Mascio

2023-2024 Jr. Dons Girls Basketball Schedule

*Home games are played in the Dube Dome in St. Joseph the Worker School

December 4 @Linsly 5:30pm
December 6 Weir 5:30pm
December 7 @ Steubenville CC 5:30pm
December 13 @ Oak Glen 5:30pm
December 18 @ East Liverpool 5:30pm
December 20 Edison 5:30pm
December 27 @ Buckeye Local 5:30pm
January 3 Toronto 5:30pm
January 4 Steubenville CC 5:30pm
January 8 Indian Creek 5:30pm
January 10 Buckeye Local 5:30pm
January 11 Linsly 5:30pm
January 17 @ Indian Creek 5:30pm
January 18 @ Weir 5:30pm
January 22 @ Toronto 5:30pm
January 24 Oak Glen 5:30pm

Head Coaches: Derek Gray and Ryan Buckler

Home Games are played on Field 2 at WBA Fields on Kings Creek.

2024 Schedule

3-16 Bellaire (DH) Home 4:00pm & 6:00pm
3-19 Steubenville CC Away 5:00pm
3-21 Wheeling Central Away 5:00pm
3/23 Bridgeport/Sherrod (DH) Away 12:00pm & 2:30pm
3/26 East Liverpool Away 5:00pm
3/28 Oak Glen Away 5:00pm
4-4 Steubenville CC Home 5:00pm
4-6 Shadyside/Brooke (DH) Away 12:00pm & 2:30pm

Head Coaches: Lisa Lazear and Jerrica Dalfol

2025 Jr. Dons Track & Field Schedule

Field Events: 4:30p/Running events: 5p

  • March 26 vs. Oak Glen; Weir; Linsly at Oak Glen
  • March 31 vs. Jr. Crusaders at Edison
  • April 2 vs. Oak Glen; Weir; Edison at Oak Glen
  • April 7 vs. Edison at Edison
  • April 9 vs. Oak Glen; Weir; Edison at Oak Glen
  • April 14 vs. Harrison Central at Edison
  • April 16 vs. Beaver; Edison; Indian Creek at Beaver Local
  • April 21 vs. Toronto at Edison
  • April 28 vs. Indian Creek at Edison
  • April 30 vs. Beaver; Edison; Jr. Crusaders at Beaver Local
  • May 6 BMC Championship at Edison (Rain Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025)

This project started around four years ago when a group led by Luke Myers (Class of ‘O3) started exploring the idea of turning a dormant warehouse, on land owned by Starvaggi Industries Inc., into an indoor practice facility for Madonna High School. A small group of volunteers began clearing out trees that had overgrown the building. During that same time, the group reached out to past alumni and friends of Madonna High School about the idea. This led to both financial and in-kind volunteer support from numerous sources. The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and an anonymous donor were the two biggest contributors to the fundraising effort.

After several years of working diligently and dealing with road bumps along the way, there is now a first-class facility to offer to the students at Madonna High School. Outfitted with new LED lighting, baseball-themed walls, a batting cage, and turf, the 8000 square feet building will serve as the primary indoor practice facility for the Madonna Baseball and Softball teams. It will also provide for additional practice space to the other Madonna High School and Catholic grade school teams when needed. Individualized hitting, catching, fielding, and pitching lessons plan to be offered for a fee to those looking to improve their skills. There will also be the opportunity to rent out the facility for team practices. There is advertising space located inside the facility to help off-set operating and maintenance costs.

To those people that believed in and helped with this long-shot idea, we are eternally grateful!

This facility fills a void that was lacking at Madonna High School as well as in the Weirton area in general, causing parents to travel outside of the area for their kids to practice in the winter months. We are proud to have this in Weirton and to be able to offer this to our current and future students.

Phase II of the project has been completed and includes a buildout of the current structure. The buildout consists of restrooms, a sitting area, as well as additional batting cages and a workout area. For anyone looking for more information please contact either the school directly or Luke Myers at 304-797-5245 or lmyers@starvaggi.com.

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