Athletics
SPM has long had a solid tradition of both boys and girls athletics. The school has approximately 50 boys and girls sports teams that participate on the varsity, junior varsity, freshman, and junior high level. Saint Peter-Marian athletic teams generally compete at the Division 1 or Division 1A level and the school is a member of the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The annual Thanksgiving football game against St. John's High School of Shrewsbury, MA is the oldest continuous Catholic school rivalry in the country. It is held at Fitton Field at the College of the Holy Cross. Athletic Director Rich Riley has said that the game may not continue after the 2012 season.
Boys at Saint Peter-Marian may participate in the following sports: Cross country, soccer, golf, football, basketball, indoor track, skiing, ice hockey, baseball, track & field, tennis, and lacrosse. Girls may participate in cross country, soccer, field hockey, volleyball, football cheerleading, swimming and diving, basketball, hockey cheerleading, basketball cheerleading, indoor track, skiing, tennis, softball, track & field, golf, and lacrosse.
The Girls Cheerleading team won the Regional Championship consecutively in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In 2006 and 2007 the Boys Tennis team competed in the state semi-finals. The Boys Baseball team has one of the strongest reputations in Central Massachusetts, having advanced to district play for 18 straight years. The team was the state finalist in 2004 and 2008. The Boys Football team had a highly successful run in the 1990s, winning 5 league Super Bowls and ranking seventh in Massachusetts in 1994.
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