Bishop Gorman High School


Bishop Gorman High School is a Roman Catholic, private, preparatory school located in Summerlin, Nevada. The school is administered by the Diocese of Las Vegas. The school opened in 1954. Its mascot is a Gael, or a mounted Irish Knight.

History

Bishop Gorman High School was established by Romy and Dorothy Hammes, Kathlyn Hammes Mowbray, Bishop Robert J. Dwyer of Reno-Las Vegas, and Father John F. Brown, Provincial Superior of the Clerics of St. Viator. The school opened its doors on September 7, 1954. Bishop Dwyer named it after his predecessor, The Most Reverend Thomas Kiely Gorman, the first Bishop of the Reno-Las Vegas Diocese. From its inception, the school has been administered by the Clerics of Saint Viator.
The campus was originally located near Downtown Las Vegas, at 1801 S. Maryland Pkwy. Classes began at its current Summerlin location on September 5, 2007. The new school, located on a campus of, cost $96 million to build.

Extracurricular activities

Activities

Mock Trial
The athletics program and teams of Bishop Gorman are known as the Gaels, and compete in the Southwest Division of the Sunset 4A Region. The Gaels have become one of the most prominent high school athletics program in the state of Nevada, frequently winning numerous state championships each year. Additionally, the Gaels have been recognized by many national publications including USA Today and Sports Illustrated as being among the top ten high school athletic programs in the United States.
In the summer of 2008, the Gaels baseball team, sponsored by American Legion Post 76 in Las Vegas, won the American Legion World Series, a first for any Nevada high school. They ended up fielding 798 points total in football, more than any other high school in the nation for the 2009 season and ended up being ranked 46th in the nation by Rivals. In the 2009/2010 year they became the first Nevada school in over forty years to win the state championship in all three major sports. Its basketball team is consistently ranked in the Nation's Top 10.
Coach Tony Sanchez took over as Bishop Gorman High School's head football coach in March 2009. In 2010 and 2011, he led Gorman to a varsity record of 28-2 and an overall program record of 61-4. At the start of the 2012 season, Gorman beat nationally ranked teams Our Lady of Good Counsel in Maryland and St. Louis High School in Hawaii to raise its high school ranking into the top ten schools. Both matches were televised, by ESPN and Fox networks, respectively. In 2014 and 2015, Bishop Gorman won back-to-back National Championships. From 2014 to 2016, Bishop Gorman Varsity Football did not lose a single game and took the National Championship title 3 years in a row.
Former D1-wrestler, 3rd degree black belt in Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, 3xTeam USA member, 5x World grappling champ, and head strategist coach for MMA, Ricky Lundell is the current head wrestling coach for the Gaels, along with his assistant coach Todd Prace.

Men's Sports State Championships

Baseball
Gorman holds the state record for most consecutive championships in this sport.
Basketball
Class/DivisionYear
A1962–1963
AAA1978–1979, 1984, 1988-1989
AAAA1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012
Division I2013–2018

Bowling
Football
Class/DivisionYear
AAA1970, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
AAAA2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
Division I2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
National Champions2014, 2015, 2016

Golf
Class/DivisionYear
AAA1981
AAAA2002–2003
Division I2014
NIAA State Academic Champions2007–2008

Lacrosse
Soccer
Class/DivisionYear
AAA1992
AAAA2002, 2006–2007
Division I2012, 2018

Swimming
Tennis

Women's Sports State Championships

Basketball
Bowling
Golf
Class/DivisionYear
AAAA2003-2006
NIAA State Academic Champions1993-1994, 2001-2002

Lacrosse
Southern Nevada Lacrosse AssociationYear
Division II2013-2014

Soccer
Class/DivisionYear
AAA1994, 1996
AAAA1997, 1999, 2001, 2012

Swimming
Class/DivisionYear
AAAA2010-2012
Division I2013-2014
NIAA State Academic Champions1993-1995
NIAA State Swimming & Diving Champions2010-2014

Tennis
Class/DivisionYear
AAA1988-1989, 1992-1995
AAAA1997-1999, 2001-2002, 2005–2009
Division I2012-2013

Track & Field

Notable alumni