The Summit Varsity swim makes waves with a 7‐3 record Senior hoop stars score a sweet victory

By Kristen Farhat

As this year’s basketball season nears its end, seniors Michele Chahwan, Madison Crocco, Elizabeth Bennett and Grace Venezia prepare to say their goodbyes to Hill basketball. All valuable players on the team, the girls deserved a win to cap their four years at Hill.

Hill started off the game with a 9-5 lead. Although scoring was low in the first quarter, great defense by Grace Venezia was on display, as she recovered possession of the ball several times on Holy Cross’ turf.

The second quarter saw Hill rack up 17 points against Holy Cross. Starting off the quarter strong, sophomore Molly Keane scored two two-pointers, followed by Michele Chahwan who scored shortly after.

By Anika Thakkar

The Hill Varsity Swim team has had an incredible season, culminating in impressive performances at the senior meet and ‘A’ Champs. With a 7-3 record this season, the team dominated against all teams except Xaverian, Molloy and NDA.

The 14 graduating seniors were honored on January 22. The team had a triumphant senior night against Dominican Academy at their home pool of CSI. The team emerged victorious, setting the tone for what was to come.

Two weeks after this celebration, the team was ready to compete at ‘A’ Champs on February 4 and 5 at Nassau County Aquatic Center. Hill placed 4th overall, a testament to the team's hard work and

In what was a very impressive play halfway through the quarter, Hill put nine more points up on the board after Elizabeth Bennett and Madison Crocco scored three three-pointers in less than a minute. Hill ended the second quarter with a 2617 lead.

Madison Crocco reflected on the game at halftime. “I think the emotions are really high because it's Senior Day,” she said. “But we're getting it together, getting points on the board, trying to get a bigger lead, and trying to end the game strong.”

When asked about the higher scoring in the second quarter, Madison shared: “It feels good. In the beginning of the game it was kind of close but those threes helped put us ahead, give us the confidence to keep going, and push the pace

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