Bill Stetz, 1963

Bill Stetz was a 6’3”, 250 lb. All-State defensive lineman that played football at CMH from 1959 (Pat O’Halloran) to 1962 (Joe Blanco).

Bill started on varsity as a sophomore and was a part of CMH’s first undefeated conference championship. His junior season was Joe Blanco’s first season and a repeat as undefeated conference champions, eventually losing to Madison Edgewood. During his time at CMH, Bill was heavily recruited by Notre Dame, Wisconsin and Northwestern. At the conclusion of his senior year, he received many awards. He was named the United Press International All State Team, All Catholic Team, All American Team as well as the all-county and all conference teams.

Bill graduated from Catholic Memorial in 1963 and went on to play football at Boston College as a defensive middle guard. In joining Boston College, he would join his former CMH teammate and fellow defensive lineman, Bill Ladewig. Boston College was the last school that he visited and chose the school for its size. He also liked the spirit and the attitude of the Boston College staff. Boston College coach, Jim Miller, called Stetz “the finest player at his position in the nation”. He was one of the few players on the roster from outside of the East Coast. He started as a sophomore before being sidelined with mono. Following the 1965 season, he was an All-American honorable mention as well as being named to both the All-East Team as well as the All-New England Team. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1967. Bill Stetz grew up in Pewaukee. There are two NFL Film documentaries, Pottstown Firebirds and Pottstown Firebirds Revisited featuring Stetz. The book, The Forgettables by Jay Acton has a chapter dedicated to Stetz.

Patrick Butrym, 2007

Patrick Butrym was a 6'4", 245lb. Tight End/Defensive End in football and a Forward in Basketball. Patrick was 2006-2007 CMH Athlete of the year. 

Patrick's football accomplishments:

• Played for Wisconsin High School Hall of Fame Inductee, Bill Young
• 1st Team Classic 8 All-conference for the 2006 season
• 2nd Team Classic 8 All-Conference for the 2005 season
• Honorable Mention Classic 8 All-Conference for the 2004 season
• Recruited by Wisconsin, Duke, Minnesota, Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Oregon and Illinois and accepted an athletic scholarship from Wisconsin in August 2006 (prior to senior season)

Patrick's basketball accomplishments:

• Played for Classic 8 Conference Coach of the Year, John Burns
• 2nd Team Classic 8 all-Conference for 2006-07 season
• 2nd Team Classic 8 All-Conference for 2005-06 season
• Honorable Mention Classic 8 All-conference for 2004-05 season
• Team Captain for 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons

Patrick was a 3-year Wisconsin Football Team starter in 2009, 2010 and 2011and was the team captain in 2011. When playing in college, Patrick received the Tom Weisner Award which is presented annually to a Wisconsin-born player who exemplifies values of character, leadership and work ethic. 

In 2012, Patrick signed a free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers. 

John Luterbach, 2010

John was a 2010 graduate of Catholic Memorial High School, coached by John Gabelbauer

John was a three-time state champion, once in cross country and twice in track, winning the state cross country meet with a time of 15:46.3 in 2008 and the 1,600m (4:21.68) and 3,200m (9:35.24) at the 2009 Wisconsin Division 2 state track meet.

John was a six-time all-state honoree and an All-Classic 8 honoree in 2009 and 2010. John set school records in 3,200m and 5,000m and set the Wisconsin Division II cross country state record during his junior year at CMH.

John went on to an illustrious college career where he was an All-American in Cross Country and part of a National Championship team. John attended University of Minnesota for Cross Country and eventually transferred to Adams State University where he was an All-American at the Division II Cross Country national meet, placing 15th and a member of the National Championship team while at Adams State University

Stephanie Pribyl

Stephanie Pribyl dedicated 42 years of service to Catholic Memorial.  She began this long career in 1977 with enthusiasm not only as a physical education teacher but immediately jumped into coaching as well. Her commitment through various roles has been outstanding.  

Stephanie began her multi-season coaching experience with girls’ tennis, both JV and Varsity, for 3 years. She followed with leading girls JV basketball for 3 years and then JV track.  Stephanie’s passion for sports spread over to coaching girls’ volleyball for 13 years in both JV and Varsity roles. In the spring season, Stephanie began her 14-year commitment to girls’ softball, achieving Metro Conference Champs 2 years in a row and winning the WISAA State Championship in 1984. 

Other accomplishments include:

• 1979 &1980 - hosted the Wisconsin Independent Schools Athletic Association WISAA State Softball tournament at Saratoga Complex in Waukesha
• 1987 & 1988 - hosted the WISAA Girls’State Basketball tournament at Carroll University
• 1992 - named the WISAA woman of the year and honored at the state basketball tournament at the Milwaukee MECCA Arena

1983 Boys Soccer Team

1983 marked the fourth year of Memorial’s soccer program and was led by coach John Bisswurm (CMH HOF 2014).

The 1983 Catholic Memorial Boys Soccer team posted a perfect, undefeated record of 20-0 which was one of the first undefeated marks in Wisconsin State soccer history. This team finished the season as the 1983 Metro Conference Champions and went on to be the 1983 WISA State Champions. The undefeated record of 20-0 made Memorial the first team to ever win the State Title with a perfect record.

This team scored a remarkable 68 goals for a 3.4 goals per game average and allowed 14 total goals for .7 goals allowed per game average.

2002 Boys Cross Country Team

This outstanding group of athletes demonstrated their strength and talent through remarkable Team accomplishments during the season:

• Amassed 128 victories in a single season (unprecedented for CMH athletics)
• Defeated 74 teams from Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa, some multiple times
• Defeated top-10 ranked Wisconsin teams a total of 24 times
• Invitational Meet Champions (5 times)
• Classic 8 Conference Champions
• WIAA State Sectional Champions
• WIAA Division 1 State Final Champions, defeating schools 2-3 times its size

They were clearly the best high school cross country team in all of Wisconsin that year, and probably the best CMH cross country team of all time.

Team Members:

Ben Penlesky ’03, Brian Les ’03, Alex Webster ’05, David Hyde ’04, Raj Shah ’03, Adam Kleinmaus ’04, Austin Moore ’05, Dan Powell ’04, Gary Ziemienski ’04, Joe Hanson ’03, Tim Metoff ’03, Tom Sage ’04, Justin Berquist ’03, Dave Holcombe ’03, Mike Kelly ’04, Brian Kost ’05, Dan Voors ’03, Matt Hoffman ’05, Ryan Fuhrman ’04, Joe Cronin ’03, Mike Delorme ’04, Micah Sievenpiper ’05, Kevin Hoover ’06

Coach John Gabelbauer, Coach Bill Affeldt