Bishop Heelan is a

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high school in

Sioux City, Iowa Sioux City () is a city in Woodbury and Plymouth counties in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 85,797 in the 2020 census, making it the fourth-largest city in Iowa. The bulk of the city is in Woodbury County, ...

. It is located in the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City ( la, Diœcesis Siopolitanensis) is the Roman Catholic diocese for the northwestern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. The cathedral ...

. The school mascot is Crusaders, and their colors are navy and old gold.

Athletics

The Crusaders compete in the

Missouri River Conference The Missouri River Activities Conference (also called MRAC) is a high school athletic and activities conference whose members are located in either the Sioux City Metropolitan Area or the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area, both located alo ...

in the following sports: *Baseball ** 2-time Class 3A State Champions (2001, 2005) *Basketball ** Boys' 3-time Class 3A State Champions (2009, 2010, 2011) ** Girls' 3-time Class 3A State Champions (2008, 2010, 2021) *Bowling *Cross Country *Football ** 5-time State Champions (1961, 1974, 1982, 2008, 2013) *Golf *Soccer ** Girls' 2015 Class 1A State Champions *Softball *Swimming *Tennis ** Girls' 1996 Class 1A State Champions *Track and Field ** Boys' 2-time 3A State Champions (1997, 2010) *Volleyball ** 3-time Class 3A State Champions (1999, 2006, 2007) *Wrestling

Notable alumni

Ron Clements Ronald Francis Clements (born April 25, 1953) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He often collaborates with fellow director John Musker and is best known for writing and directing the Disney films ''The Grea ...

, animator *

Brandon Wegher Brandon Wegher ( ) (born ) is a former American football running back. He played college football for one season at the University of Iowa in 2009, rushing for 641 yards and a freshman record eight touchdowns. He also played two seasons at Mor ...

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(NFL)

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Mike Courey Michael J. Courey (August 11, 1959 – December 11, 2007) was an American football player and a starting quarterback for the University of Notre Dame. He was born to a teenage mother in Watertown, South Dakota, and at five weeks of age was ad ...

, football player, Notre Dame *

Ray Lemek Raymond Edward Lemek (June 28, 1934 – September 17, 2005) was an American football guard and tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of ...

, NFL Pro Bowl selection, 1961 * John Harty, 2× Super Bowl Champion (XVI, XIX) with the San Francisco 49ers. *

Trent Solsma Trent Solsma (born 1990s) is a former college football quarterback who played for the Morningside Mustangs. Early life and college career Trent Solsma was born in the 1990s in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota. He went to high school at Bishop Heelan C ...

, college football player *

Don Wengert Donald Paul Wengert (born November 6, 1969) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1995 to 2001 for the Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, ...

, former

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(MLB) player

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* {{authority control Catholic secondary schools in Iowa Private high schools in Iowa Educational institutions established in 1949 Schools in Sioux City, Iowa 1949 establishments in Iowa

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Notable alumni

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