Bishop Luers High School

Bishop Luers High School
Bishop Luers High School
	Summit Athletic Conference
Nickname	Knights
Rival	Bishop Dwenger High School
Accreditation	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Newspaper	KnightTimes
Yearbook	Accolade
Tuition	Catholic Rate: $9,335 Non-Catholic Rate: $10,568
Website	www.bishopluers.org

Bishop Luers High School is a small Catholic high school located in the southside of

John Henry Luers, is the namesake of the school.^[3]

Academics

Bishop Luers' education departments consist of art, business, religion, English, foreign language, mathematics, and social studies.[4] In 2004 and in 2005, Bishop Luers was placed on the Catholic High School Honor Roll Top 50 Secondary Schools in America.^[5]^[6]

Extra-curricular activities

Bishop Luers offers an array of activities for students. Activities include Academic Super Bowl,

Future Business Leaders of America, Freshmen Mentoring, and Student Ambassadors.^[7]

Athletics

The Bishop Luers Knights field teams in 19 sanctioned sports and 6 non-sanctioned (club) sports. All sanctioned sports are governed by the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). The lacrosse team is a member of the Indiana High School Lacrosse Association.^[8]

All sanctioned Bishop Luers teams compete in the

Summit Athletic Conference (SAC)

.

In 2008, Bishop Luers became the first team in Indiana high school athletic history to win and hold the three major male sports titles (football, basketball, and baseball) in one year since 1973, the first year all three were recognized by the Indiana High School Athletic Association.^[9]

Programs offered

Sport	Sanctioned boys'	Sanctioned girls'	Non-sanctioned
Baseball	Y
Basketball	Y	Y
Bowling			Y
Cheerleading			Y
Cross country	Y	Y
Dance			Y
Football	Y
Golf	Y	Y
Lacrosse			Y
Rifle			Y
Soccer	Y	Y
Softball		Y
Swimming and diving	Y	Y
Tennis	Y	Y
Track and field	Y	Y
Volleyball		Y	Y (boys')
Wrestling	Y

Luers' main rival is Bishop Dwenger High School, a Catholic school on the north side of Fort Wayne. Luers also has a spirited neighborhood rivalry with South Side High School, which is often termed "The Battle for Calhoun Street."

State championships

The Knights' athletic program has produced 21 team state champions in their history.

Year	Sport	Class	Coach	Opponent
1985-86	Football	2A	Steve Keefer	Lawrenceburg
1989-90	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Tri-West Hendricks
1992-93	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Westfield
1998-99	Basketball - girls'	2A	Gary Andrews	Austin
1999-00	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Danville
1999-00	Basketball - girls'	2A	Gary Andrews	Forest Park
2000-01	Basketball - girls'	2A	Gary Andrews	Shenandoah
2001-02	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Evansville Mater Dei
2001-02	Basketball - girls'	3A	Teri Rosinski	Gibson Southern
2002-03	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Southridge
2005-06	Basketball - girls'	3A	Teri Rosinski	Evansville Memorial
2007-08	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Heritage Christian
2007-08	Basketball - boys'	2A	James Blackmon Sr.	Winchester
2007-08	Baseball	2A	Gary Rogers	Elwood
2008-09	Basketball - boys'	2A	James Blackmon Sr.	Brownstown Central
2009-10	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Monrovia
2010-11	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	North Putnam
2010-11	Basketball - girls'	2A	Denny Renier	Brownstown Central
2011-12	Football	2A	Matt Lindsay	Evansville Mater Dei
2012-13	Football	2A	Steve Keefer	Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter
2023-24	Football	2A	Kyle Lindsay	North Posey
2023-2024	Basketball - girls'	2A	Mark Pixley	Brownstown Central

Football

Bishop Luers has been to the Indiana state finals for football sixteen times, including four consecutive years, 1999 through 2002. Twelve of those sixteen trips have resulted in football championships, all in Class 2A, including four consecutive wins in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.^[10]^[11]

The Knights' roster has included many accomplished players who have gone on to play successfully at the professional and

Anthony Spencer of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Jaylon Smith, winner of the 2012 high school Butkus Award and the 2012 Indiana Mr. Football award, are also alumni.^{[citation needed}

]

Boys' basketball

Coinciding with the 2004 hiring of head coach

Indiana Mr. Basketball award.^[12]

The Knights won two consecutive boys' basketball Class 2A state championships, in 2008 and 2009.

On May 21, 2010, in a ceremony at Bishop Luers, Thomas' jersey (#1) was retired by the school. This was the first time in school history a jersey of any of its athletes had been retired.[13]

Girls' basketball

The girls' basketball team won three consecutive Indiana State Class 2A Championship games, in the 1998/99, 1999/2000, and 2000/01 seasons. The following season the team moved up a class, winning a fourth consecutive state title, in Class 3A, in 2001/02. The Knights also won the 2005/06 Class 3A championship.

The Knights' six state championships currently stand as the most all-time by one school in Indiana girls' basketball history, as do the nine championship game appearances.^[14]

Baseball

In 2008, the boys' baseball team competed for the first time in the state baseball championship, winning the 2A title.

Notable alumni

Angie Akers (Harris), beach volleyball player, (Association of Volleyball Professionals), Notre Dame^[15]
Thomas Hammock, head coach of Northern Illinois University football team
MLB^[16]

Zach Klein, co-founder of video social networking site Vimeo^[17]
Austin Mack, NFL player
New Orlean Saints
Anthony Spencer
, football player, outside linebacker for Dallas Cowboys
Deshaun Thomas, basketball player

References

^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "BISHOP LUERS HIGH SCHOOL". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Bishop Luers: Development". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.
^ "Bishop Luers Academics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005.
^ "Bishop Luers: Our Past and Present". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.
^ Catholic High School Honor Roll.
^ "Bishop Luers Activities". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
^ "Bishop Luers Athletics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.
^ "Luers baseball team makes history". The Journal Gazette. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.
^ "Bishop Luers Football". Bishop Luers High School.^{[dead link]}
^ Summit Athletic Conference Football Archived September 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110606185430/http://www.indystar.com/article/20100404/SPORTS0203/4040348/. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ [1]^{[dead link]}
^ "IHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament "Mosts"". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010.
^ AVP.com. Angie Akers, AVP.com. Retrieved on 2009-4-25. Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Kevin Kiermaier Talks About MLB Debut. Wane.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14. Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ (2006-04-07). Luers grad has hand in college humor book. The News Sentinel. Retrieved on 2009-10-18.

External links

[NCA-Council_on_Accreditation_and_School_Improvement-1] NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on March 15, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2009.

[NCES-2] "BISHOP LUERS HIGH SCHOOL". Private School Universe Survey. National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[blhs_dev-3] "Bishop Luers: Development". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 9, 2005.

[4] "Bishop Luers Academics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on April 20, 2005.

[pastpresent-5] "Bishop Luers: Our Past and Present". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on November 22, 2008.

[6] Catholic High School Honor Roll.

[7] "Bishop Luers Activities". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.

[8] "Bishop Luers Athletics". Bishop Luers High School. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005.

[9] "Luers baseball team makes history". The Journal Gazette. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011.

[10] "Bishop Luers Football". Bishop Luers High School.^{[dead link]}

[11] Summit Athletic Conference Football Archived September 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[12] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110606185430/http://www.indystar.com/article/20100404/SPORTS0203/4040348/. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2010. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[Retired-13] [1]^{[dead link]}

[14] "IHSAA Girls Basketball Tournament "Mosts"". Archived from the original on August 20, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2010.

[15] AVP.com. Angie Akers, AVP.com. Retrieved on 2009-4-25. Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[16] Kevin Kiermaier Talks About MLB Debut. Wane.com. Retrieved on 2014-01-14. Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[17] (2006-04-07). Luers grad has hand in college humor book. The News Sentinel. Retrieved on 2009-10-18.

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Bishops	Ordinaries John Henry Luers Joseph Gregory Dwenger Joseph Rademacher Herman Joseph Alerding John F. Noll Leo Aloysius Pursley William Edward McManus John Michael D'Arcy Kevin C. Rhoades Auxiliary bishops Joseph Robert Crowley John Richard Sheets Daniel R. Jenky
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Education	Higher education Ancilla Domini College, Donaldson University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne Holy Cross College, Notre Dame Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame High schools Bishop Dwenger High School, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne Marian High School, Mishawaka St. Joseph High School, South Bend
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