HEALTH & SAFETY PLAN CONTACT US LEARN Curriculum EXPLORE St. Joseph Marquette DISCOVER Our School Community ADMISSIONS and Tuition Assistance LEARN Athletics Marquette Middle School belongs to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). We are a member of the Yakima Valley Gold League (YVGL).. Participation in the Marquette Athletic Program is voluntary. The Gold League includes the following schools: Goldendale, Highland, Kittitas, Mabton, Riverside Christian, Christ The Teacher (formerly St. Paul’s), Sunnyside Christian, Union Gap, Walter Strom (Cle Elum) and Mount Adams. We offer the following sports for 7th & 8th grade boys and girls: Boys Baseball, Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Soccer, Track & Field, Girls Volleyball and Boys & Girls Cross Country. Some of the sports are in combination with Christ The teacher (formerly St. Paul’s). Athletic Director: Mr. Adams. Forms Eligibility Sheet Contract Form Concussion & Sudden Cardiac Arrest Information Sheet Marquette Middle School Athletic Hall of Fame Boy Athletes Criteria: Played on a Sport or Club Team at the college or professional level. Matt Kowalsky 87 – Notre Dame – Tennis and Boxing Corey Congleton 98 – Northwest University – Track Joseph DiPietro 99 – Pacific Lutheran University and Kalamazoo Kings – Baseball Steve Mercy 99 – St. Martins College – Ultimate Frisbee Robbie Barany 01 – University of Notre Dame – Cross Country Michael Pleger 03 – Shoreline Community College – Baseball Seth Pleger 03 – Yakima Valley College – Baseball Scott Wall 03 Pacific Lutheran University – Football and Baseball Tim Cummings 07 University of Washington – Track Scott Maki 12 – Simon Fraser University – Football Dylan Ross 14 – Central Wasington University – Rugby Henry Gargus 15 – Stanford University – Baseball Girl Athletes Criteria: Played on a Sport or Club Team at the college or professional level. Margaret Kowalsky 89 – Harvard University – Soccer Meagan Abeyta 90 – Gonzaga University – Tennis Jennifer Mercy (Hull) 90 – Central Washington University – Basketball and Track Eileen Gamache 93 – University of Puget Sound – Volleyball Brandi Riel (Krause) 96 – St. Martins College – Basketball Leah Welton (Krautter) 96 – Seattle University – Basketball Angela Talarico (Meloy) 97 – California State Northridge – Cross Country Meredith Crane 98- Texas A & M – Track Kristina Griffin 99 – Spokane Falls Community College – Track Terra Hale (Stokes) 99 – Eastern Washington University – Track Anna Cornell 00 – Carrol College – Soccer Doria Holbrook 00 – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Diving Chelsea Adkins 06 – Wenatchee Valley Community College – Soccer Rachel Gasseling 08 – Yakima Valley Community College – Volleyball Regine Standley 08 – Lewis and Clark State – Volleyball Mackenna Morton 09 – Concordia University – Soccer Molly Mattson 14 – Central Washington University – Cross Country & Track Emilie Pleger – San Diego State – Swimming Coaches Criteria: 10 years of coaching at Marquette or nomination by former athlete. Tim Briffett 1988 to 2017 – Soccer, Basketball and Track Mark Congleton 1989 to Present – Athletic Director, Volleyball, Basketball, Baseball and Track Jennifer Hull (Mercy) 2001 – Present – Volleyball, Basketball and Track 202 North 4th Street Yakima, Washington 98901 St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School takes pride in teaching, encouraging standards of the Catholic faith. Being the first school founded in the Yakima Valley by Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart in 1875, St. Joseph Marquette fosters the importance of tradition and community service. © 2021 St. Joseph Marquette Catholic School | 202 North 4th Street, Yakima, Washington 98901 | 509.575.5557