Dr. Dave Bowden
Tickets for track and field meets at Edison are available online @ edisonwildcats.org/purchase-tickets/ Cash tickets are also available at entrance.
Sports at Madonna
November 2025
Lady Dons win Regional Championship
After 8 sets of volleyball, the Madonna Lady Blue Dons [...]
October 2025
Senior Rylee Birkhimer selected to the OVAC All-Star Game
Congratulations to Blue Don Senior Rylee Birkhimer on being selected [...]
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
2025-26 Head Coach: George Vargo
State Champion: 2019
OVAC Champion: 1994, 1995, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
2025-26 Coaches: Lisa Wingett and Marcy Grishkevich
Head Coach: Jeremy Eloi
2025 Blue Don Cross Country
8/30/2025: Martins Ferry
9/10/2025: Bryan Fritz Memorial, Brooke HS
9/20/2025: Cameron Wild & Wet
9/26/2025: Wheeling Park
10/4/2025: OVAC
10/11/2025: John Marshall
10/25/2025: Regionals at St. Mary’s
11/1/2025: States at Cabell Midland
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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
State Champion: 1978, 1992
OVAC Champion: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 2011
2025-26 Head Coach: Nicholas Higgins
Assistant Coach: Andrew Higgins, Mikayla Lenhart, Michaela Battista
OVAC Champion: 2003, 2016, 2020
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2023 Madonna Girls Soccer Team
State Champion: 2010
OVAC Champion: 1983, 2000, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
2025-26 Head Coach: Sal Bramila
August 26
September 24
September 18
OVAC Champion: 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Head Coach: Jason Backel
Assistant Coaches: Mike Orecchio, Mark Pietranton, Dave Owens, Rodney Boniti
- 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
2025 Lady Dons Volleyball
(Home matches are bolded)
8/23/2025: at Oak Glen Tournament, 9:00 AM
8/26/2025: Cameron & Trinity Christian, 5:00
8/27/2025: at Steubenville CC, 5:30
9/2/2025: at Wood County/Heritage-Tri, 6:00
9/6/2025: Bridgeport, 12:00
9/8/2025: Toronto, 5:30
9/10/2025: at Brooke w/Linsly, 5:30
9/16/2025: Steubenville CC, 6:00
9/17/2025: Wellsville, 5:30 SENIOR NIGHT
9/20/2025: at Tyler Consolidated-Quad, 10 AM
9/22/2025: at Wellsville, 5:30
9/24/2025: at Trinity w/Notre Dame, 5:30
9/27/2025: Clay Battelle & St. Mary’s, 10 AM
10/1/2025: at Toronto, 5:30
10/2/2025: Tri vs Magnolia/Valley, 5:00
10/7-8-9/2025: OVACs
10/11/2025: OVAC Championship
10/13/2025: City Championship at Weir High School, 5:30
10/16/2025: Tri at Clay Battelle/Fairmont Sr., 6:00
10/22/2025: Mason Dixon Tournament
10/23/2025: Mason Dixon Tournament
10/27/2025: Sectionals Start
11/11/2025: States 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: Michaela Battista
(Home matches are bolded)
9/2: at Toronto
9/4: at Wheeling Central
9/8: vs. Weir
9/9: at Steubenville Catholic
9/11: at Linsly
9/15: vs. Toronto
9/16: vs Linsly
9/18: vs Wheeling Central
9/22: vs. Steubenville Catholic
9/30: at Toronto
10/2: at Linsly
10/9: at Edison
Coach: Brianna Lauttamus
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.
