Present History

      Today Waverly and Lansing Catholic Central combine students for both the middle school and high school teams.  Prahler said that Catholic Central tried to begin its own program in 1993, but on the eve of the season its coaches abandoned the team.  So Prahler invited the Catholic Central players to join the Waverly team, thus beginning a long partnership. 

      “It was during those years (mid-1990s) that we kind of came up with a pledge for ourselves to not only serve our community, but the whole Lansing community,” Sibiski said.  “I think, to our credit, we really helped the sport grow.  It was a lot of people, a lot of great parents and kids.” 

      Waverly is also known for the Chuck Vorce Tournament, which began in 1996.  Every year, over 30 men’s JV teams gather at Waverly for a one-day tournament in honor of Chuck Vorce’s memory. 

      Chuck Vorce played for Waverly in 1994 as a freshman goalie, but he was diagnosed with bone cancer in 1995 after the season began and died that later year.  “What in inspiration he was for our team,” Prahler said.