Weekly Update
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT - Week of Sept 29, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
GIRLS TENNIS
Girls tennis improved their record to 12-0 with a pair of 5-0 sweeps over Rancocas Valley and Ocean City. Sabina Giurca is dominant at first singles with a 10-2 record. Sophomore Camille More posted yet another 6-0,6-0 win at 2nd singles—her sixth of the season! Third singles Julie Denning is the keystone of the team with her 10-2 record. First doubles Demi Lu & Belina Zhang are undefeated this season. Second doubles Lily Ferriola & Makayla Henderson won in straight sets over OC and RV. Next up is quarterfinals of Group 4 South tournament at home on 10/8/24.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Girls' volleyball had an exciting win over a well-coached Eastern High school team Saturday morning. Saturday's win broke the program-history record of 11 regular season wins, giving the team 12 for the season. Alyssa Hickey recorded 12 assists. The 13th win came on Monday against Pleasantville. In that contest, the Eagles were aided by Avery Hickeys 11 aces.
FIELD HOCKEY
The field Hockey pink game is this Friday against Ocean City! We are honoring those families that have been affected by breast cancer and cancer in general. We are supporting the Unite for Her foundation that helps our EHT field hockey family member Beth Desher along with so many other people and families fighting breast cancer!
Donations can be made at the link below and we are also selling shirts and other pink gear at the games on Friday!!!
https://uniteforher.salsalabs.org/EHTFieldHockey24/index.html
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
The Boys Cross Country team finished their regular season with wins over Millville, Mainland, and Cedar Creek. The team finishes with a 7-2 record on the season. Junior Matthew Mcdevitt won the race.
JV CHEER
The JV Cheerleaders have been keeping spirits high on the sidelines during the games. They have been working hard during practice time to pull together new skills in preparation for upcoming competitions. You can catch the team in action on Mondays at 4pm!
MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS
ALDER FIELD HOCKEY
The Alder field hockey team improved their record to 3-0-0 with a close game against Upper Township. The score was 1-0 and Adriana Afanador scored the team's only goal and Brooke Warrington had the assist! Bri Craig secured the shutout with 6 saves!
FERNWOOD BOYS SOCCER
The Fernwood Boys’ soccer team has been battling hard this season with some tough games and great soccer action. We have seen some incredible goals by full back Brandon Mauer and midfielder RJ Hubbach. The boys are currently 1-2 on the season and are looking to get some big wins in the coming weeks. Keep up the good work gents!
FERNWOOD CROSS COUNTRY
Fernwood Cross Country
-Week of September 30th, 2024-
In back-to-back races the Fernwood Cross Country team would take on Upper Township away on Tuesday and Wednesday, they raced at home against Galloway. With the weather beginning to resemble Fall, the team is beginning to round into form. Both teams lost to a strong Upper team, but they bounced back in a big way against Galloway at home.
VS. UPPER
BOYS- Lost 34 -23
Record (2-2
The top 5 performers were Steven Snell (4TH PLACE), Martin Rodriguez (5TH PLACE) Steven Espinal (7TH PLACE), Eason Lassiter (8TH PLACE), and Kieran Dollard (10TH PLACE).
GIRLS- Lost 42-17
Record (0-4)
The girls’ top 5 performers were Neena Peter (2ND PLACE), Kacey Denning (8TH PLACE), Abby Baird (10TH PLACE), Devon Piccinino (11TH PLACE), and Abigail Allen (15 PLACE).
VS. GALLOWAY
BOYS- WON 34 -23
Record (3-2)
The top 5 performers were Jackson Kelchner (2ND PLACE), Steven Espinal (3RD PLACE) Steven Snell (4TH PLACE), Martin Rodriguez (5TH PLACE), and EASON LASSITER (7TH PLACE).
GIRLS- WON 42-17
Record (1-4)
The girls’ top 5 performers were Neena Peter (1ST PLACE), Kacey Denning (2ND PLACE),
Abby Baird (3RD PLACE), Devon Piccinino (5TH), and Emma McClaren (8TH PLACE).
SPOTLIGHT
- Most Improved-
BOYS- Steven Espinal has grown tremendously over the beginning of our short season. He began with a time trial time of 12:28 and on Friday he ran 9:50. This performance not only showcased his improvement but made him a competitor up at the front of the races for the rest of the season. We still haven’t seen Steven’s best yet, and that is exciting for our team.
GIRLS- Abby Gaskill has dropped a ton of time off of her time trial time. Friday, she again set a new personal best time: 14:2. Almost 3 minutes faster than her time trial! Her hard work has been paying off. We are all proud!
- Most Impressive Run-
-Neena Peter battled to a second-place finish at Upper and came back the next day to get her first win of the season against Galloway. She is a leader on the team and her positivity and hard work do not go unnoticed!
SPORTS SCHEDULES
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