This Week in the Land of the Irish | 9.14 - 9.19 | #IrishPride ☘️

Congratulations to the SENIORS for winning the 2026 Irish Games and stay tuned for MANY more pictures from the event! #IrishPride ☘️

The Lady Irish Volleyball Team continued TCC action on Thursday night at Midland, DEFEATING a tough Timberwolves team in 2 sets, 25-17, 25-20! Graysen Provance dished out 16 assists and 6 kills, Brooklyn Sheedy had 8 kills, Franki Meyers had 6 kills, and Tori Skelton added 4 aces. The Lady Irish will travel to Morris on Monday, with Varsity set for a 7:00 PM start. Keep it up, ladies! #RollShrocks ☘️

The Lady Irish Golf Team faced off against Manteno and Dwight at The Creek on Thursday. The Lady Irish finished 1st as a team and were led by Piper Stenzel with a score of 41. The team will travel to Spring Creek on Monday to take on St. Bede and Henry. Way to go, ladies! #IrishPride ☘️

At the Creek in Morris,

Seneca 183
Manteno 190
Dwight 236

Medalist: Piper Stenzel 41 Seneca

Seneca Scores:
Piper Stenzel 41
Eme Paquette 45
Vivienne Cronkrite 47
Haiden Lavarier 50
Josie Mitchell 50
Alivia Mann 50

Manteno top 4 Scores:
Eva Fundukian 45
Genevieve Kvasnycka 48
Olivia Bukowski 48
Palmer Payne 49


Dwight top 4 Scorers:
Shelby DeLong 52
Emmalynn Anderson 58
Brooklin Trainor 62
Sienna Burke 64

Seneca Season Record: 12-1

Congratulations to sophomore Melissa Martinez for being named this week's Success at SHS winner! #TheSenecaWay ☘️

Congratulations to Seniors Team 2 for dodging, ducking, dipping, diving, and dodging their way to being crowned our 2026 Homecoming Week Dodgeball Tournament Champions! #TheSenecaWay ☘️

Powder Puff certainly wasn't the only excitement that took place at SHS on Wednesday night! After the games ended, everyone made their way back inside for the annual Mr. Irish Pageant hosted by TRUST. All our contestants gave the crowd a night to remember, but CONGRATULATIONS to this year's winners:

🥉 3rd Place – Mr. Daniel Isham
🥈 2nd Place – Mr. Brant Roe
👑 2026 Mr. Irish – Mr. Joey Arnold

THANK YOU once again to everyone that came out tonight to support our students and to those who worked behind the scenes to make this night such a hilarious and unforgettable success. Stay tuned for MANY more pictures from the 2026 Mr. Irish Pageant! #IrishPride ☘️

Seneca High School hosted our annual Powder Puff Games on Wednesday Night. Congratulations to the Juniors for winning volleyball and to the Seniors for getting revenge in football! Thank you to everyone that came out to watch and stay tuned for MANY more pictures from Powder Puff 2026! #IrishPride ☘️

The Fighting Irish Golf Team returned to The Creek on Tuesday, shooting a season low of 160 as a team to beat Serena and Plano! The Fighting Irish were led by medalist Cooper Thorson (39). The team will travel to Oak Springs Golf Course to take on Herscher on Monday. Great round, guys! #IrishPride ☘️

@ The Creek vs. Serena, Plano

Seneca 160
Serena 187
Plano 195

*Counting scores for the Fighting Irish:
Cooper Thorson (39) - Medalist
Cody Malak (40)
Raiden Terry (40)
Kellen Kastler (41)

Season Record: 4-2

The Lady Irish Golf Team traveled to Highland Park Golf Course in Bloomington on Tuesday to tee off against Tri-Valley and Heyworth. The Lady Irish came in 2nd as a team and were led by Eme Paquette with a score of 45. The team will return to The Creek on Thursday at 4:00 PM. Good luck, girls! #IrishPride ☘️

At Highland Park Golf Course, Bloomington

Downs Tri Valley 187
Seneca 198
Heyworth 212

Medalist: Elle Filarski Downs Tri Valley 39

Seneca Scores:
Eme Paquette 45
Piper Stenzel 49
Haiden Lavarier 52
Josie Mitchell 52
Alivia Mann 52
Vivienne Cronkrite 54

Seneca Record; 9-1

Top 4 scores:
Downs Tri Valley
Elle Filarski 39
Izzy Mayes 41
Clover Myszka 50
Alexis Tracey 57

Heyworth
Carolena Ferrie 48
London Holevoet 50
Karli Shelmadine 55
Kylie Monk 59

The Lady Irish Volleyball Team SWEPT the Marquette Crusaders in Tri-County Conference action on Tuesday, securing wins at all three levels! The Varsity team came ready to play, winning in 2 sets, 25-13, 25-11. The Lady Irish were led by Graysen Provance with 18 assists & 6 kills, Brooklyn Sheedy with 11 kills, and Franki Meyers with 7 kills. The team will return to the court on Thursday as they travel to Midland to take on the Timberwolves. Great win, ladies! #IrishPride ☘️

The SHS Cross Country Team was back in action at Ottawa’s Nautical Mile relay race on Tuesday night. This was a "nautical mile" relay race where each pair ran 1.08 miles per leg for a total of 4.32 miles, with the top 10 pairs medaling in each race. Talia Jenkins & Josie Mueller were the meet champions for the girls and Julie Mueller & Elly Thompson finished 6th. In the boys race, Liam Baima & Callum Wright finished 4th and Brady Fort & Landon Hebel finished 6th. The team will compete again at the First 2 Finish Invitational at Detwiler Park on Saturday. Way to go, XC! #IrishPride ☘️

RISE kicked off 2026 Homecoming Week on Tuesday morning with the most important meal of the day during our annual RISE & Shine Pancake Breakfast! Thank you to our incredible staff for volunteering their time to make this tradition a success every year! #TheSenecaWay ☘️🥞

Sophomore Judd Taylor has been named SHS Athlete of the Week after rushing for 173 yards and a touchdown in Friday 's 35-0 victory over Iroquois West! Congratulations, Judd, and best of luck the rest of the season! #IrishPride ☘️

🏐 GAME DAY: LADY IRISH VOLLEYBALL 🏐

The Lady Irish are back on home court tonight to take on Marquette! Pack the gym and bring the noise, or tune into Irish Live to catch every serve, set, and spike! 🍀🔥

📅 Tuesday, September 8th

⏰ 5:00 PM | Freshmen (Separate Stream)
⏰ 6:00 PM | JV
⏰ 7:00 PM | Varsity
https://youtube.com/live/GvqopbwxJ30

This Week in the Land of the Irish | 9.07 - 9.12 | #IrishPride ☘️

FINAL: Fighting Irish 35, Raiders 0

The Fighting Irish Football Team took care of business on Friday night with a SHUTOUT victory on the road against Iroquois West. The Irish defense played their best game of the year, looking more confident and physical than the first two games.

The team also took some good steps forward on offense. The offensive line got off the ball well and had good push at the line of scrimmage. Judd Taylor took a big step forward as well after showing some flashes in the first two games.

We hope to see everyone back at home next Friday for HOMECOMING against Tremont @ 7:00 PM! #IrishPride ☘️

Game Leaders:

Judd Taylor (12 ATT, 173 YDS, 14.4 AVG, 73 LG, 1 TD)
Miles LeRoy (5 ATT, 61 YDS, 12.2 AVG, 48 LG, 1 TD; 3 CMP, 5 ATT, 54 YDS, 45 LG)
Chase Rod (3 ATT, 71 YDS, 23.7 AVG, 62 LG, 1 TD)
Kolten Pfeifer (6 ATT, 62 YDS, 10.3 AVG, 47 LG, 1 TD)

Congratulations to Colton Baudino and Cody Malak for being named this week's Success at SHS winners! #TheSenecaWay ☘️

The Lady Irish Volleyball Team returned to conference play at home on Thursday night against Henry-Senachwine, DEFEATING the Mallards in 2 sets (26-24, 25-15)! Graysen Provance tallied 13 assists & 6 kills while Brooklyn Sheedy provided another 8 kills to lead the Lady Irish. The team will be home again on Tuesday against Marquette, with Varsity set to start at 7:00 PM. Great job, ladies! #IrishPride ☘️

Due to extreme heat, tonight's Twilight in the Woods XC meet has been canceled. #IrishPride ☘️