Methacton Athletics

Our winter sports season continues to wind down, spring sports are right around the corner!

The following sports are offered in the spring:

• Boys’ and Girls’ Track
• Softball
• Baseball
• Boys’ and Girls’ Lacrosse
• Boys’ Tennis
• Unified Track

In order to try out, all pre-participation paperwork needs to be completed before Monday 3/6/23 when tryouts/practices begin. Participation paperwork can be found at the following link: https://studentcentral.bigteams.com/?keyword=%2Fuser%2Fsignin&schoolID=0 . If you haven't already done so, please create both a student and a parent account to begin completing all required paperwork.

Student athletes who have not paid the Pay to Participate Fee for the 2022-2023 school year in either the Fall or Winter seasons will need to pay by Monday 3/20/23. Information on how to pay this fee can be found at the following link: https://www.methacton.org/Page/659.

Good luck to those student-athletes participating in our winter and upcoming seasonal activities.

Sincerely,

John M. Smink

Director of Athletics and Activities

Unified Bocce will play their last regular season match at Harriton on Tuesday, January 31 at 2:45pm. The overall program is 3-0 in matches on the season. Methacton has two teams competing for the program and out of 6 games (2 per match), one is 6-0 and the other is 5-1. The top two teams from Lower Montgomery County will compete against the top two teams from Upper Montgomery County. This Montgomery County Championship will take place at Pottsgrove on February 21. Qualifying teams will be announced the week prior. Teams advancing will go to Regionals on March 7 at Glen Mills. From the Regional match, teams can qualify for States in Hershey.

The boys swim team had a busy week last week. We had meets against Pottsgrove, Upper Perkiomen, and PW. The boys won against both Pottsgrove and Upper Perk adding to their 8-1 PAC record. Unfortunately, the boys lost a tough meet to PW who is a Suburban 1 team. The exciting co-ed relay at the end of the meet also lost the Grudge Match trophy. The mixed relay swimmers were: Lucy Michaels, Madison Wimmer, Eric Zang, and Christopher Groff. The team put up a good fight against the Colonials. This Tuesday, we have our final dual meet of the season against Owen J Roberts, who is undefeated. This meet is also our senior night and we will honor our one senior boy, Christopher Groff. Please come out and support our Warriors and congratulate Christopher!

Swimmer of the Week:

• Week of 1/23 - John Du; John has been swimming fast lately. He has swam his best 50 and 100 freestyle multiple times in the last few weeks. John is swimmer of the week because he dropped over 30 seconds in the 500 free this past week against PW.

1/31 - HOME meet vs Owen J Roberts (SENIOR NIGHT)

2/9-2/11 - PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Methacton Girls swam Pottsgrove, Upper Perkiomen High School, and Plymouth Whitemarsh last week. With wins against our PAC 10 teams Pottsgrove and Upper Perkiomen High School, we lost a tough meet to Plymouth Whitemarsh.

Athlete of the week: Amanda Tsai - Amanda is a senior and has been working hard her last four years to qualify for districts - a goal of hers since she was a freshman. Thursday night against Plymouth Whitemarsh, she achieved her district consideration time in the 100 backstroke.

1/31 - HOME meet vs Owen J Roberts (SENIOR NIGHT)

2/9-2/11 - PAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Norristown

1/24 - The Warriors hosted the Eagles of Norristown on Tuesday in a rematch of a divisional game. Methacton and Norristown played a tight game as it was 37-33 at half. The Warriors battled in the second half with big plays from Matt Christian and Alex Hermann, who led the way in scoring. The Warriors battled for all 4 quarters along to a win of 82-75.

Owen J. Roberts

1/26 - The Warriors traveled to Owen J. Roberts to face the Wildcats in another divisional matchup. It was a tight first half as the Warriors went into halftime with a 22-18. A strong 3rd quarter created some separation and helped Methacton secure the 58-46 win. Alex Hermann led all scorers with 15 points

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Deserving Athlete: Jason Lagana

Upcoming Games:

1/31 – Spring Ford

2/2 - @ Boyertown

The Girls Basketball team currently stands at 14-5 on the season and 9-2 in the PAC after a 2-0 week last week. The team won at Norristown 62-25 on Tuesday. On Thursday, the team came back home to take on Owen J. Roberts on its 16th Annual Shoot For The Cure game. The team won 49-43 on the court with Senior Mairi Smith leading the way with 24 points. The team won off the court as well raising over $1,000 from donations and tee shirt sales to send to the PA Breast Cancer Coalition. The team wants to thank everyone who helped support their cause.

Seniors Cassidy Kropp at 15.7 ppg and Mairi Smith 13.9 ppg continue to lead the team in scoring. Cassidy continues to climb the career scoring chart. Currently she is 9th all-time at 985 career points and just 15 points from becoming 9th Lady Warrior all-time to hit the 1,000 point mark. Mairi with her 24 points on Thursday moved in 13th place all time now at 699 career points.

The JV team moved to 7-8 on the season with a 51-22 win over Owen J. Roberts last week. Freshman Lindsay McCann and Sydney Hockenbrock each had 14 points in the game.

Upcoming matches:

1/31 - Spring-Ford (Away)

2/2 - Boyertown (Home) Senior Night

2/4 - West Chester Rustin (Home)

The Warriors Boys Indoor Track team is not competing this week, but they return to Lehigh on February 11 for the PTFCA Indoor Track Carnival.

The Girls Track and Field Team traveled to Lehigh University over the weekend against 91 neighboring schools throughout the Delaware Valley for their last regular season meet of the season. 4 Individuals and 1 relay stood out with Top 10 performances. Senior Elena Chaya had a personal best of 33' 1.5" in the triple jump to place 5th. Fellow senior Catherine Koran placed 6th in the 3000m run with a PR of 11:25.27. Junior Kate Thomas placed 8th in the 800m run with a time of 2:29.96. Junior Summer Mellow had another outstanding meet. She placed 4th in the long jump and currently ranks 18th in PA in the event, with a leap of 16' 9.75". She also anchored the 4x200 relay to an 8th place finish, joining Analiesa Geiling, Bella Coppola and Kenslee O'Donnell in the event.

The Lady Warriors are not competing this week, but they return to Lehigh on February 11.

This was a big week for the MHS Varsity Cheerleading Team! The Warriors traveled to Hershey to compete at the PIAA State Competitive Spirit Championship. The team hit a fantastic routine in prelims with zero deductions earning them a spot in the semi-final round on Day 2. This is a huge accomplishment, and the coaches are so very proud of these hard-working athletes. A special shout out to our Tribe of parents, family, friends and alums who made the trip to Hershey to support the team- we definitely felt the love in the stands!

Our standout athlete this week is junior Gianna Kavash. Gianna is a veteran on the team who performs with confidence on the competition floor. She is an amazing base and a powerful tumbler who brings so much talent to the team. At States, Gianna handled the pressure of a jam-packed routine with ease and absolutely shined on the mat!

Upcoming matches:

2/1 – Away meet at Owen J Roberts

2/8 – Home meet against Pottsgrove

2/18 – Away Meet at William Tennett – Panther Invitational Tournament

Email: jsmink@methacton.org
Website: www.methactonwarriors.org
Location: 1005 Kriebel Mill Road, Eagleville, PA, USA
Phone: 610-489-5000
Twitter: @methactonwarriors