Athletics News for the week of January 12 - January 18, 2013
2013 Spring Training Trips:
The mandatory meeting for all students and their parents will take place on Thursday, January 24 in the Athletic Center.
US, MS, LS
Winter Wildcat Games: We want to invite everyone, RCDS families and students of all ages to come out and cheer on the Winter Wildcat Teams.
Jan 22 - Fencing 4:30
Jan 25 - Boys Basketball 6:00
Jan 26 - Wrestling 3:00; Boys squash 3:00
Jan 30 - Girls Hockey 4:00; Boys Hockey 6:00
Jan 31 - Girls Squash 4:30; Girls Basketball 5:45
Wrestling
The Wrestling team split a few matches last week and over the weekend. In the Lexington match, forfeits played a big role as we lost the meet. However, Max Wright and George Matelich each won by pin. On Saturday, January 12th we headed out to Armonk to compete in the Byram Hills Duals. We won matches against Irvington and Byram Hills and lost to a very experienced Harrison squad. We also tied Burke Catholic, but lost on criteria. John Almodovar, Tyler Wilson, Max Wright, Dylan Bronson, and George Matelich all won matches throughout the day. George Matelich was awarded the "Most Outstanding Wrestler" award for winning all of his matches by pin. This week, we compete against Dalton, Martin Luther, and Harding High before the long weekend.
Girls Basketball
The Girls’ Varsity Basketball team is anxiously waiting for the second half of the season to start.
Last week we travelled to Long Island Lutheran to scrimmage the number 1 ranked private school in the state. The team hung tough against a much taller and skilled team. We took many positives home with us with hopes of preparing us for the remainder of the season. We also scrimmaged The Ursuline School, who plays in the Public High School AA league. We faired much better, out scoring them in 4 of the 5 quarters we played. The team is starting to play at a faster pace and is more focused on what needs to be done to continue our success for the rest of the season. We play home Wednesday, January 16th at 4pm and travel to Hopkins on Saturday, January 19th at 12:30. ONE TEAM, ONE GOAL, ONE HEART!!!!
Fencing
Though fencing is a team sport, we would like to take this update to shine a light on the fencers currently at the top of the league. Through our quad meet against Hackley and Chapin on Saturday, January 12th, the following fencers are in the top 10 of their respective weapons: Bonnie Ishiguro, Emma Chu, and Cynthia Luo (Girls' Foil); Maddy Gallagher, Olivia Nichols, Rosie Nelson, and Annie Canning (Girls' Saber); Michael Katzovitz (Girls' Epee); John Rigby (Boys' Saber); and Naropa Perez (Boys' Epee). Much of the rest of the roster is just outside of this "top 10" status, but all fencers are making great contributions this year, and we are confident that by season's end, we will have even more fencers represented in this impressive list.
Boys Hockey
The Boys’ Varsity Ice Hockey team traveled to North Adams, MA on Wednesday, January 9th to take on Hoosac Academy. After falling behind 2-0, the team battled back and with a third period goal by Blake Beber was able to earn a hard fought tie. On Friday night, the team traveled to West Hartford, CT to take on the Kingswood-Oxford School. It was KO's hockey night and they had a big crowd on hand to watch the game. It was a back and forth game that watched RCDS take a 1-0 and 2-1 lead on goals by Kyle Halloran and Zach Coppola. In the end, the bounces did not go the team’s way and RCDS fell 4-2 to KO. This week sees the team host St Luke’s on Monday, travel to Harvey on Wednesday, and then host Kent's Hill on Saturday afternoon at 3 PM.
Boys Basketball
The Wildcats had a tough loss against Masters School just before the winter break. After a couple weeks off, we were back in action against Hopkins and Greens Farms Academy the week returned from break. Although we played both teams hard we took two tough losses to fall to 1-5 in conference play. Junior Tyler Fernandez is leading the way in scoring for the Wildcats averaging over 23 points per game. Sophomore, Salim Green had a career high 26 points against Hopkins and Senior Captain Ignacio de Lera scored a career high 19 points against Greens Farms. Although the record doesn't reflect it, the Wildcats have been in every game this season. Right now, we are struggling to finish games and our inexperience is showing. With several games left on the schedule, we hope to turn the corner this week against King and Packer.
Girls Hockey
On Wednesday, January 9th, the Girls’ Varsity Hockey team beat NEPSAC rival, Kingswood-Oxford 3-2. Rose Rather scored two goals and Sarah Ince scored one. Jaime Simensky, Georgia Kleiner, and Julia Massaro each aided with one assist. Rebecca Mendelsohn had 18 saves. On Saturday, January 12th, the team traveled to Pittsburgh, PA to play two games, both of which were victorious. First, RCDS beat Holton-Arms School from Bethesda, MD 7-1. Rose Rather had two goals and two assists and Ciara Clare had a goal and two assists. Charlotte Fleischman, Julia Massaro, Maddy Lyons, and Jamie Simensky each contributed with one goal apiece. Stephanie O'Brien aided the play with two assists and Sarah Ince also had one. Goalie, Rebecca Mendelssohn had 21 saves. Haley Shea and Juliet FitzPatrick should also be commended on their effort. Next, RCDS was paired against the host team Shady Side Academy. The Wildcats won 3-0 with Ciara Clare scoring a pair of goals and Rose Rather netting one. Assists were made by Rose Rather (2), Charlotte Fleischman (1), Sara Ince (1), and Ciara Clare (1). Goaltender Rebecca Mendelssohn had a shutout with 15 saves. The team now has a record of 9-1 and will next travel to play the Pingry School on Wednesday, January 16th.
Girls Squash
The Girls’ Squash team jumped right back into matches after a long Christmas break. Last Tuesday the team travelled to GA to play their Varsity B team. Despite missing our number two player, the players were evenly matched. GA won the match 7-0 but 3 matches game down to the final points in the fifth game and many of the other matches had game scores of 11-9, 12-10 and 13-11. The matches were very close and showed that RCDS has gotten stronger and is in the hunt. On Thursday, RCDS hosted St. Luke’s. The girls came out ready for the rematch and decidedly defeated St. Luke’s 5-2. Catherine Kimmel, Maddie Pierpont, Yana Lee, Michelle Haut, and Sydney Ginsberg all won their matches 3-0. Gabi Salomon also played a strong match to win 3-1. On Wednesday, January 16th RCDS will host Holy Child. Please come cheer the team on to victory.
Boys Squash
Over the last week, the Boys' Squash team beat St. Luke's and Greens Farms Academy to put our record at 7-2 for the season. In the first match against GFA, the team was able to come away with a 7-0 win. Matt Swain, John Shuck, Carl Shuck, Will Chai, Jack Mattson, Teddy Tananbaum, and Eli Rattner were all able to secure wins with some excellent squash. The very next day, the team traveled to New Canaan, CT to face the Red Storm. We had already beaten them 4-3 earlier in the year, so we knew it would be a close match. Carl Shuck and Jared Yanis were able to secure the first two wins to give us a comfortable 2-0 lead, while John Shuck demonstrated some gritty squash to win the third game 13-11 and extend his match. When the second round of matches took the courts, James Pierpont and Will Chai quickly won three straight games to give us our four victories in order to secure the match, 4-3. This week we play away matches against Millbrook, Suffield, Taft, Hotchkiss, and Salisbury. It will be a great test for the team to play so many matches against some of the top competition.