Soccer
On Tuesday evening, the Tide MS soccer team hosted the St. Agnes Mustangs. It was a chilly evening but it was perfect fall soccer weather. With that being said, the Tide stayed competitive throughout the entire game and created several chances during the game. Unfortunately, the Tide struggled to sneak anything by the Mustang goalkeeper. On the other hand, the Mustangs were able to put way two goals to get past the Tide. Overall, the Tide played very well and look to bounce back on Saturday in their season finale.
On Wednesday, the Varsity Tide traveled to Warminster to take on Archbishop Wood in the first round of the PCL playoffs. The Tide clawed their way throughout the game to keep it competitive. The game was a back and forth affair but the Tide struggled to put away any offensive opportunities throughout the game. Unfortunately, the Tide broke down on the defensive side of the ball and gave up a goal to the Vikings which ended up deciding the outcome of the game. The Tide fell to the Vikings, 1-0 in a tough PCL playoff classics between the two teams! This will conclude the 2024 season for the Tide and they plan to regroup to become a much stronger team going forward!
On Saturday morning, the Tide MS team hosted PJPII in their final game of the regular season. The Tide knew that this game was important when it comes to seeding in the Playoffs next weekend. With that being said, the Tide came out full throttle and with plenty of energy. The Tide was able to create great ball movement and opportunities throughout the entire game which lifted the Tide to a 3-1 victory! Goals were scored by Teddy Thiel ‘30, Michael McCalla ‘30, and Adam Aufiero ‘31. Next Saturday, the Tide will be playing in the Region 17 playoffs at Brishop Shanahan.
Golf
The Varsity Tide golf team traveled to the Sub-Regional Golf Tournament, which was hosted by Turtle Creek Golf Course on Wednesday. The Tide carried their momentum to the tournament from winning the District tournament the week prior. The Tide played extremely well and won the Sub-Regional Tournament, which punched their ticket to the PIAA Team State Tournament. The Tide will travel to Penn State to try to capture its third state championship in 4 years!
The MS golf team had their first away match and their last match of the season on Thursday. The course ready team traveled to Flourtown Country Club to face off against Springdale Chestnut Hill Academy. SCH took the match with a 287 to 321 win. The boys stayed positive and put up a fight. We had some big positives coming out of the match. Matthew Pacitto ‘29 again with a terrific round, leading the Tide team with a 47 in nine holes. Jack Fatica ’29 and Ryan Aquilante ‘30 rounded off the top three scoring a 48 and 52 respectively. The boys have 4 more practice rounds left.
Cross Country
On Saturday, the Tide competed in the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships at Belmont Plateau.
Freshmen JV team members AJ Adams ‘28, Oliver Parenteau ‘28, and Conor Whomsley ’28, finished with Belmont course season bests of 24:16, 26:49 and 33:46 respectively. The Varsity Squad members also had several course season bests from Sam Kleiner ’25, Pierce Rohlfing ’25, Manny Strid ‘28, and Caleb Garecht ’27, with Sam finishing 27th overall qualifying him for 3rd Team All-Catholic! The Tide travels back to Belmont one more time this season to compete in the District 12 Championships!!
On Sunday, the Middle School Boys ran in their final regular season CYO meet at Bishop Shanahan and earned some excellent individual results. In the Minor boys' 3K race, Hugo Derval ‘31 (12:23) and Jack Bourdow ’30 (15:24) both ran personal bests. In the Cadet 4K race, Ryan Aufiero ‘30 (16:48) and Evan Martin ‘29 (21:26) also set personal records, and Fred Tucker ‘29 put in a consistent performance, coming within 20 seconds of his best time set last week. Overall, it was a great tune up for the runners in preparation for their championship meet next Saturday, also at Shanahan.
Crew
The annual DP Cre me, all rowers took part in this event, which combines the rowing machine (erg) with two types of running: laps around our field and stairs in St. Anthony's. This year, we increased the distances for the varsity rowers to increase the challenge of the competition.
Patrick Carroll ‘29 and Andrew Stauffer ‘29 finished in a tie, besting the rest of the middle school rowers by over 2 minutes, completing their 2000 meter erg piece, 2 laps around the field, and 10 sets of stairs in 20:25.
For the high school novices, Darian Williams ‘27 finished first, demonstrating remarkable fortitude as he completed the 5k erg piece, 3 laps, and 12 sets of stairs in 34:25. Zaven Saveg's ‘28 effort merits mention, as he laid it all on the line on the 5k piece, obliterating our freshmen 5k record with a time of 19:12.
Finally, for the varsity oarsmen, Brendan Cuff ‘27 crossed the finish line first, finishing the 6k erg piece, 4 laps of the field, and 15 flights of stairs in 40:41. His consistency in all elements of the triathlon was impressive.
Athlete of the Week
Sam Kleiner ‘25
This week's Athlete of the Week goes to Sam Kleiner '24 from the Tide's Cross Country Team. Sam is a Co-Captain of the team and the team's number one runner. This past weekend at the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships, Sam placed 27th in a very competitive field which consisted of larger schools such as LaSalle College High School, Saint Joseph's Prep and Father Judge. Sam's placement qualified him for the 3rd Team All-Catholic Team for this season!!
And the season isn't over yet - Sam along with 6 other of our Tide runners (Charlie Krug, Pierce Rohlfing, Arie VanTurnhout, Andres Garcia, Manny Strid and Caleb Garecht) will compete this Thursday in the District 12 Championships at Belmont Plateau!
Roll Tide!
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