On March 5, the Scholar Knights hosted the IHSA Class 2A Scholar Bowl Regional Tournament, a single elimination tournament with eight teams. In the quarterfinal round against Olney, Mater Dei built a 410-40 halftime lead on their way to a 720-130 win. Facing Centralia in the semifinals, the Knights again... Read More
On Thursday, February 22, the Scholar Knights traveled to Granite City to defend their Metro East Quad League playoff championship. In match one, Mater Dei faced the O’Fallon Panthers, who, like the Knights, had only one loss in regular season Quad League play. The Panthers came out firing and led... Read More
Congratulations to the Scholar Knights for winning the 35th Annual Masonic Academic Bowl Tournament held at Greenville High School Saturday, February 17! Mater Dei faced five foes in pool play, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the single elimination championship tournament. The Knights defeated Nashville 370-160,... Read More
The Scholar Knights closed their fall season December 2 with the South Central Scholastic League (SCSL) Conference Tournament. The Knights competed at the varsity and junior varsity levels. In the preliminary rounds, the Varsity Scholar Knights posted victories against Carlinville, Bunker Hill, Cumberland, Northwestern, Gillespie, Greenville, and Southwestern. By virtue... Read More
Following the Scholastic Hi-Q , the Scholar Knights kicked off their regular season November 2 with three wins. Mater Dei defeated the Granite City Warriors (440-270), the Hillsboro Hilltoppers (260-240 in overtime), and the Cumberland Pirates (480-80). Ben Logullo led the team with seventeen total toss ups, followed by Nick... Read More
Scholar Bowl members (from left) Drew Potthast, Nick Toennies, Ben Logullo, and John Hund are pictured at the Scholastic Hi-Q Tournament held at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Knights defeated Cairo 560-100 in round one, but were eliminated from the tournament in round two after a close 330-320 loss to... Read More
Members of our various extracurricular activities shared information with their peers during our annual Extracurricular Activities Fair on Wednesday, September 6. This fair provides our students, especially freshmen and transfer students, with an opportunity to receive information and to sign up for the activities in which they are interested.
On Saturday, March 11, the Scholar Knights entered the round-robin IHSA Class 2A Sectional, held at Mt. Vernon High School, with the hopes of earning a second straight trip to the IHSA State Tournament. In round one, against the O’Fallon Panthers, Ethan Schumacher set the tone early by answering the... Read More
On Monday, March 6, the Scholar Knights won the IHSA Class 2A Scholar Bowl Regional, a single-elimination, eight-team tournament. With an impressive 67-4 record, the Scholar Knights, under the guidance of moderator Mr. Scott Timmermann, will now compete in the round-robin IHSA Class 2A Scholar Bowl Sectional on Saturday, March... Read More
On Saturday, March 4, the Scholar Knights competed in the 34th annual Masonic Academic Bowl State Tournament. While the Knights finished third in pool play with a 3-2 record, they did not advance to the playoff for the state title. In round one, the Knights faced their South Central Scholastic... Read More
