Fall sports struggle to maintain success

The women’s varsity volleyball team finished their season with an in-conference record of 3-9 and an overall record of 6-13. The team made it into the playoffs but lost 3-0 against Notre Dame Prep. Throughout the season the team experienced success with important aspects of the game. “Our main strengths were definitely blocking and serving,” senior varsity middle hitter Hana Patrick said. Af...

The varsity women’s soccer team finished with an overall record of 3-11. In the playoffs, the team beat Mercy in quarterfinals then lost to Spalding in the semi-finals 2-0. Even though the team did not have a winning record, there were still positives to the season. “We didn’t do as well as I would have liked, but it was still a good group of players, and I loved the team,” senior center ...

The men’s varsity volleyball team finished the year with a 3-11 record overall. The main problem that contributed to most of the team’s losses was their lack of size. “We weren’t a very tall team and didn’t have very good setters,” senior outside hitter Franklen Lockhart said. Where the team lacked in offense, however, they made up for in defense. “We were a very scrappy team ...

The varsity football team finished their season with a 1-9 record overall season record. The team performance was a result of multiple injuries, and their failure to “develop a winning chemistry,” according to head coach Keith Rawlings. However, senior wide receiver Niko Rice attributed their performance to the amount of work the team put in overall. “It came down to work ethic, and we could ...

This year the women’s varsity tennis team finished with a record of 1-8. However, this season was still one of improvement. “We started with a lot of new people which was a challenge, but we really improved over the season,” senior doubles player Hailey Ishak said. According to Ishak, the best part of the season was “getting to meet new girls on the team and forming new friendships.�...

The varsity women’s cross country team finished the year with a 2-5 in-conference record. They also finished sixth overall at the IAAM A Conference championships on Oct. 25. The top runner on the team was senior Adria Pirozzi, with juniors Rosemary Gillam and Laura Amrhein, freshman Bryn Fitzkee, and sophomore Kiersten Euler rounding out the top five, according to head coach Robert Torres. P...

The varsity men’s soccer team completed their season with a record of 6-13-2. Overall, the players and coaches were dissatisfied with how their season ended. The team was unable to achieve their goal of making the playoffs, “It was disappointing, but it wasn't because we didn't play well,” head coach James Fendryk said. “Playoffs are always our number one goal.” “In my opini...

The men’s varsity cross country team finished their season with a 6-1 in-conference record, tying for first place with Park School and Boys’ Latin. In the MIAA B Conference Championships on Nov. 1, the team captured second place, coming in behind Park School. The top varsity runners were sophomore Alexander Kirkland and junior Ben Sullivan, followed closely by sophomores Connor Ferrera and Bryan ...

The varsity field hockey team won the IAAM B Conference Championship for the third consecutive year, finishing the season with a total of 11 wins out of 12 games. The team’s only loss was against Maryvale, whom they later beat in the championships on Nov. 6 with a 1-0 win. Junior goalie Grace Hollin believes the team did well because of their close bond. She is also “fully confident that [the team]...