Please pray for the Heelan family, if you could. We experienced an unexpected tragedy, earlier today.
Isaiah 41:10: “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Max is recovering after a successful surgery — players and friends went to visit him last night prior to surgery and said he was in good spirits!
Love you, 42!!!
#MAXIMUS
You just have to believe. All year we have been doubted and all year these kids respond.
Final from Cedar Falls, IA:
#4
Bishop Heelan: 16
#1
Creston: 13
Your Crusaders will play Friday @ 1:00pm ‼️🏈
We would like to welcome Jon LaFluer as the 10th Head Football Coach at Bishop Heelan High School ⚔️
Jon is a 1993 Heelan Graduate and 1997 graduate of the University of Iowa. Jon is ready to go and so are WE! Time work work 👊🏼
#Heelan
Seniors, thank you. You emptied the tank and gave it your all. We are all proud of you and thankful for everything you did for this program.
We didn’t come out on top this afternoon. But, wow what a ride it was. A ride that none of us will EVER forget.
#PrideForever
Dropped a heartbreaker in triple overtime tonight, 41-48.
Kids played their hearts out and we proved a lot of people wrong! This is a damn good football team!! Our next game is at Olsen Field vs North High ⭐️
As always,
#RollPride
⚔️
We want to thank our partners at
@CNOSPC
and their staff, Sioux City paramedics, and our AT, Mackenzie Larson, for their efforts today. Incredible job!
George Tsiabanos is at home, doing much better. Which is great news!! Please continue to pray for him and his family. 🙏🏼
Did someone say 2 in a row…?
Varsity picks up the win vs a very talented Carroll Tiger team! Prior to that our freshman team also picked up the victory.
Great day to be a Crusader!
Brayden “BOO” Pratt was one of the most improved players we’ve seen at Heelan. Hard work, commitment, and loyalty to the program made him an outstanding athlete at Heelan and even better student.
Thank you, Brayden! ⚔️
2023 Iowa All-State Football selections:
1st Team: Hayden Overgaard OL
2nd Team: Quinn Olson QB
2nd Team: Kasen Thomas OLB
2nd Team: Sir Brandon Watts DB
Congratulations, men. This is a MAJOR achievement and we are very proud of you!!
𝙶𝙴𝚃 𝚄𝙿 𝙸𝚃𝚂 𝙶𝙰𝙼𝙴 𝙳𝙰𝚈!!!
Your Crusaders play for a STATE CHAMPIONSHIP today!
⏰: 1:00 pm
📍: UNI DOME
🆚: Williamsburg
What’s at stake: Heelan’s 7th State Title and first since 2013.
Get to the dome, support this group, and let’s bring it home!!
A message from our President, Dr. John Flanery, regarding the passing of one of our future 9th grade student-athletes, Austin Blakely.
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Austin was a tremendous young man, student, and athlete ✞
Thank you,
@WHS_Activities
, for coming out to Memorial Field last night! It was smooth, everyone followed guidelines and most importantly — we got to play Football!!
This means it is officially....
#EASTWEEK
😡 ⚔️
If you want to become an even better Football player:
1. Wrestle
2. Play Basketball
3. Compete and play, in general, with any and every sport.
What you learn in those other sports will compliment you in Football. We promise.
We hope to have the biggest and loudest student section! Your support means everything for these guys. You’ve done it all year, let’s keep it going 👊🏻‼️
Your Crusaders pick up the HUGE road win tonight @ Clear Lake! We now advance to the quarterfinals where we will play @ Sioux Center next Friday, November 3rd.
Thank you fans, family, and every one at home supporting.
Back to work tomorrow 🏈‼️
We ended our 2020 season last night to a talented Humboldt team.
Aside from a Pandemic; our kids battled through a new system, new coaches, new plays, new teammates & a very talented district.
Thank you Seniors, you set a standard for a new era!! Now, let’s get to work... ⚔️
One of our QB’s,
@f4vors
, getting some footwork drills in the other day! Nathan has major potential on the field and his leadership skills and athleticism will be an invaluable asset this fall! 🤜🏼🤛🏼
#CrusaderStrong
Tonight we play for more than just a district football game. We play for the countless innocent lives lost at the hands of Terrorism and the First Responders that aided/perished in that horrifying day.
Let’s unify by wearing our Stars and Stripes, being loud, and having fun! 🇺🇸
Kannon has been invaluable to our program since day 1. Present every day, a leader, and someone a coach can and will trust. Congratulations and best of luck, Kannon! Let’s finish this season strong 🏈👊🏼
Max is out of surgery and things went well! Thank you for all of the love, prayers, and support! Max loves Heelan and his football brothers! Please continue to send prayers,love, and support during his recovery.
#PRIDE
We do not serve God so that we can somehow gain approval, but “because he first loved us.”
— (1 John 4:19)
Our message this morning! Have a great day and see you in Humboldt!! ⚔️ 🏈
Rest in Heavenly peace, Sister Colane. Heelan will not be the same without you in the building. Thank you for everything you have done for Heelan and it’s current and former students.
Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her ✞
PLAYER OF THE WEEK!
@BHFPride
QB
@OlyQuinn
compiled 180 yards and 5⃣ TD's in the
@BHCS_Athletics
win over B-H/RV to earn our SportsZone Player of the Week!
This week's winner is sponsored by Nelson Commercial Construction.
MORE FOOTBALL 🏈⬇️
Please retweet and give us a shoutout/follow as we introduce our new social media account. Hope everyone is staying healthy and safe during these trying times!
Some stats from the game:
461 total yards
Quinn has 15 TD’s in 3 games
Watts 3 TD’s in the first quarter (173 yds rec)
3 picks on defense
4 total turnovers
5 total rushing TD’s
OL/DL played one of their best games of the year
Fun game with some electric athletes!
We want to thank Coach Moseman for what he accomplished both on and off the field for our School. He set a standard for this program and renewed a struggling foundation. His resignation for family matters is one that we both respect and understand.
Thank you, Coach Moseman! 🏈
Coop was a force on the offensive line this year at LT! We are extremely grateful you decided to go out this season, Coop. Best of luck on your future endeavors ⚔️
Great win by Varsity last night against a solid Sioux City North opponent 🏈
We bring the athletes back Monday for workouts/scout and get ready for Storm Lake at Memorial Field!! 🌪
#RollPride
⚔️
In case some of you forgot... IT’S EAST WEEK!!!!
Here’s to one of the best rivalries in the State with
@BlackRaidersEHS
🏈
Friday, 7PM @ Memorial Field! Hope to see you all there, wearing a mask and grateful that we still have football!
#BeatEast
Lost a tough one last night to another solid District opponent in Storm Lake. We struggled with mental mistakes, not trusting responsibilities & poor coaching decisions. All fixable!!
We are restoring a program that was/is in desperate need of a re-boot. Patience is key! ⚔️
We call this “praying,”
@NFL
pray
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With our postseason continuing on, here are some random postseason facts about your Crusaders:
37x postseason qualifier (4th all-time all classes)
6x State Champion (6th all-time all classes)
13x State Championship appearances (4th all time all classes)
#RealTradition
Excited to get back at it this week! Need to clean up the mental errors and prepare for a very good SBL team at home.
Also, we wanted to say thank you to all that traveled with us to Spencer on Friday. We appreciate the support for these kids!!
#BeatSBL
🏈 ⚔️
Listen to the podcast here! Trent was our QB 2012 & 2013. State Runner-up in 2012 and State Champions in 2013. Trent and the 2013 Bishop Heelan Football Team is widely considered as the best High School team in Iowa History.
14-0,
#1
in every category and a plethora of records.
One of the best to play the QB position in the history of Heelan (and the state of Iowa), Trent Solsma joins us on the podcast to reminisce about his record setting days as a Crusader.
Carter was a tremendous leader and athlete for us this season. He was committed to seeing us succeed both on and off the field and his leadership characteristics will translate extremely will in his bright future!
Thank you, Carter!
A hard fought season for our girls! Very young team with a plethora of talent. Congrats to Xavier on a State Championship! Wells Fargo, we will see you next year ‼️
Travel safe home, everyone. Weather is becoming worse and worse.
With it officially being East week, we thought we would share some random facts about the rivalry we have with the cross-town rival! 🏈
Current all-time record vs East: 51-33-2
Last team to win: East in August ‘22
3 more days ‼️
Current/former players — we want to always be open to you, the issues you may be dealing with on the field, in your head, or at home. We as a school, all the coaches, and the entire program care about you let mental health!
New CDC report: One in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 say they've considered suicide in the past month because of the pandemic
Mental health issues are real.
If anyone ever needs someone to talk to, DMs are open, I’m easy to get a hold of.
One day away from official practice starting!
Did you know⁉️
Heelan’s record against Siouxland Schools (East, North, West, and SBL) is 125-49 (.7184). 🏈💥
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of East High and Zoey’s family/friends. It’s been a very tough week for Siouxland — if anyone is needing someone to talk to please know there is help all over — please reach out.
We are deeply saddened to hear of the loss of ‘22 graduate, Zoey Cason, to an UTV accident yesterday. Counselors will be available at the school tomorrow morning from 8:00-12:00 for any students that need to talk. Our thoughts and prayers are with Zoey’s family.
Mitchell “Cool Ranch” Joines was an excellent addition to our team this year! He provided some much needed depth, athleticism, and comic relief. Congrats on the well-deserved honor and thank you for coming out ⚔️💥
Crusaders fall to BHRV 24-25 to end their season.
Thank you, Seniors. Your hard work and dedication during these past 4 years has set the tone for years to come!
Preparation for next year starts now ‼️
Due to the very recent passing of a classmate and friend, the Bishop Heelan baseball team has decided to cancel their baseball games scheduled to be played at Newell-Fonda today. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this tragedy.
@Heelan_Baseball
Morning, everyone.
Our schedule for the upcoming football season has been released! Some new faces this year:
8/25 Kuemper
9/1 @ AL
9/8 East
9/14 (Thursday) @ West
9/22 @ Sioux Center
9/29 Carroll
10/6 BHRV
10/13 @ SBL
10/20 @ MOC
*homecoming is TBD
Zeisler is the definition of PRIDE!!!!! Z commuted the furthest, loved football more than anyone and was an exemplary model for our kids on what commitment hard work is! Both on and off the field!!
Congrats Z!
Capping off Wednesday with our 7th, 8th, and 9th grade groups!
Also made sure we made room for our lost teammate with his own locker this season.
#LLABJ
Want to congratulate both our underclassman teams on tremendous seasons:
JV Football: 4-4
Coaches: Matt LaFluer and Nick Hegarty
Freshman football: 5-2
Coaches: Keaton Slaughter and Nick Hegarty
Excellent work!
#RollPride
⚔️