By Beth Murphy, Director of Marketing Communications  

 “You learn more from swimming because of the work you have to put it into it,” says Dean Owens, Scecina’s first-year swim coach. 

 Owens, who swam competitively, loves the lessons that swimming teaches. His plan is not really to win meets; instead, it’s to challenge the young people as individuals to deal with adversity and learn to be resilient in life as well as in the pool. For that reason, he has them swim events outside their comfort zone.

“I always challenge the kids to do (a swimming event) they’re not good at,” he said. ... Read More

On Dec. 16, Scecina Memorial High School again honored the legacy of late teacher, coach and administrator Larry Neidlinger with the presentation of the “We Care” Award. The 2017-18 “We Care” award went to Mr. Ray Riley.

The "We Care" Award is given annually to a supporter of the Scecina athletic program who, like Larry, cares so deeply for Crusader... Read More

The Class 2A No. 3 Crusaders beat conference and Catholic school rival Cardinal Ritter on the state’s biggest football stage, Lucas Oil Stadium. The Crusaders topped the Class 3A No. 6 Raiders 27-14 on Oct. 6 to capture the Indiana Crossroads Conference championship.

Thanks to an enthusiastic and supportive Scecina community, the Crusaders’ crowd was the biggest of the night. Event organizers told Jason Kehrer ‘88, Scecina athletic director, that the Crusaders had sold the most tickets of any of the four teams that played (Columbus North and Bloomington South played the second game.) “They said we more than surpassed expectations,” he said.

Kehrer said ... Read More