Bishop Miege High School
Bishop Miege High School is a Catholic high school, located in Roeland Park, Kansas, United States. The school colors are royal blue and scarlet red and the school mascot is the Stag. The school is a member of the Kansas State High School Activities Association and offers a variety of sports programs. Athletic teams compete in the 4A division and are known as the "Stags". Campus. Bishop Miege High School is located directly north of the Shawnee Indian Mission. History. Bishop Miege High School was established in 1958 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City  in Kansas and was named after Bishop John Baptiste Miege, the first bishop of the Kansas Territory, which eventually became the current Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas. It is the successor to St. Agnes High School, established in 1949, named for the parish that it was founded by, and the mascot (Stag) retains this heritage (St. Agnes). Bishop Miege was instituted as a co-educational archdiocese school intended to serve northeastern Johnson County. Academics. Kincaid Media Center. The Media Center was completed in 2003. The capital campaign included 27 inch televisions with VCRs in each classroom. The acquiring of  the Old Mission school to the north of Miege for use as sports practice facilities was also included. Extracurricular activities. Robotics. The Bishop Miege Robotics team is FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1997. The team was founded for the 2006 FRC season, in which it won the Regional competition and advanced to FIRST Championship. Athletics. Dixon Doll Stadium was completed for the Homecoming football game in 2007. A cellular tower was placed on the site near the stadium, with Sprint and Verizon Wireless committing to utilize the tower. Bishop Miege has won 114 athletic state championships. The girls' basketball team won  the state championship 22 times, occurring in 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021. Coach Terry English has been coaching girls at Miege for over 40 years. He has a career winning percentage of .844 and a won-loss record through 2020-21 of 910–166. The boys' basketball team also won the state championship in 2001, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2021. Bowling has only been recognized as a varsity sport since 2005 according to the KSHSAA. They won the state championship in 2007 . The girls' cross country team won the state championship in 1978, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 2004. The boys' cross country team won the state championship in 1982, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, and 1997. The Miege cross country team is coached by JoAnn Heap. Bishop Miege has won the state championship in football 10 times, occurring in 1972, 1975, 1977, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 Miege is one of only two schools to win six consecutive state championships since the KSHSAA first sponsored playoffs to determine football state champions  in 1969. The other is Hutchinson from 2004 through 2009. In 2006, Miege went 3-7 and the following year they went 7-3 (and had a playoff appearance beating Shawnee Heights, but lost to Blue Valley West in the second round. In 2008, the Stags went 6-4 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Baldwin. In 2009 Miege went 12–2, finishing with a 10-game winning streak. The Stags played their way through the playoffs and won their first state title in 33 years, beating Topeka Hayden by a score of 28–6. The Boys' Soccer  Team has won the State Championship 10 times (1998, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) and are currently on a 6-PEAT! They also have 3 Top 30 in the country finishes and seven Top 15 in the Midwest finishes. The Miege Girls' Soccer Team has won the State Championship 6 times (2003, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021) and are currently on a 5-PEAT (there was no 2020 season due to COVID-19)! They have also won a National Academic Award for 12 straight years. The soccer programs are both led by 2001 alum, Nate Huppe. Miege  volleyball is coached by Gwen Pike. Pike has reached 1000 career wins, and she was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2006. The Miege volleyball team has won 25 state championships. The single season record for the best overall record by any wrestler was 34-0 set in 1986–87.