Winter Sports Season Full of Triumphs and Milestones
by Tony Yazbeck
March 11, 2025
The 2024-25 CDH Winter Sports season has been one to remember with plenty more action to come. Here is how the season played out:
Alpine Ski had a strong season led by coach Carrie Frietag. The Raiders had a very competitive season battling a strong field from the Suburban east Conference at Afton Alps and Wild Mountain.
Competitive Dance was within reach of a state tournament berth. Led by captains Alayna Verdeja ’25 and Penolope Deignan ’25 the Raiders finished third in the section meet losing to Benilde St. Margaret’s and Chisago Lakes.
Girls Hockey was Suburban East Conference Champions and earned the #2 seed in the section tournament. They lost a heartbreaker of a game against Eastview 4-3 in double OT.
Gymnastics had another fantastic year repeating as section champions and earning a third place finish at the state tournament.
Wrestling: For the first time in program history CDH had 4 individuals qualify for the MSHSL State Tournament. Congratulations to Mickey Piazza ’25 who qualified at 145 pounds, Isaac Henry ’26 at 172 pounds, Jaziel Enriquez Olvera '26 at 189 pounds and Henry Prestegaard ’28 at 127 pounds. This is a new high mark for CDH Wrestling.
Boys Hockey: The boys’ hockey team ended a week earlier than expected with a heartbreaking 2OT loss to St.Thomas Academy 3-2. It ended a terrific season for the Raiders that saw them win the SEC conference for the first time in 3 years and end the season with a 23-4-1 record. Owen Nelson ’25, Jimmy Dodig ’25, Max Bennett ’25, Nate Chorlton ’26, and Max Anderson ’26 all received SEC All-Conference Honors. Veszi Lippai ’25, Phoenix Cahill ’26, Max Thompson ’27, Marcus Matyas ’27, and Jonny Bloedow ’28 all received SEC All-Conference Honorable Mention.
Girls Basketball: The girls basketball team has had a great season with a current record of 20-9 overall and a 12-6 record in the Suburban East Conference which earned them third place. The Raiders opened up section play as the #1 seed in Section 3AAA and defeated #8 seed Highland Park 82-14 in the quarterfinals, they defeated #4 seed South St. Paul 66-27 in the semifinals to advance to the Section 3AAA Championship game where they defeated #2 seed Two Rivers 65-53 on March 6 to send the Raiders back to the state tournament for the first time since 2018. The Raiders will open up state tournament play on March 12 at the Maturi Sports Pavilion at the University of Minnesota vs. Monticello at 2 pm.
Boys Basketball: The boys basketball capped off a great regular season by defeating Forest Lake 89-52 to win their second consecutive Suburban East Conference Championship. The Raiders finished the regular season with an overall record of 25-1 and a conference record of 17-1. The Raiders have earned the #1 seed in the sectional playoffs where we defeated Stillwater 71-50 in the sectional semifinal on March 8 and will now host Tartan for the section championship on March 13 at 7 pm.
Congratulations to Tommy Ahneman ’25 who became the 17th Raider to eclipse the 1,000 career points scored in our February 15 game vs. DeLaSalle. The Raiders defeated the Islanders that night 74-60 to retain the Christian Brothers Golden Basketball.