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Recap of the week in athletics at Wakefield Country Day School
Varsity VolleyballThe rivalry match was intense but the WCDS Owls dropped a CAC match to Wakefield School of The Plains 3-1 on Sept. 17. The scores were 16-25, 25-22, 10-25 and 6-25. With few overall service errors, the team played hard in game one, coming from behind to take the second game, only to lose steam in games three and four. We played an exceptionally well organized and mature team who were able to find the holes for several earned points. Isabelle Eastham and Jessica Lester were able to slow them down with six blocks between them. Amanda Carroll’s six kills and Jessica's five kills led the defense. We were able to play good volleyball at times but unforced errors and solid play by our opponent shortened the final two games.
The team followed up this disappointing loss with a 3-0 win over Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy, a historically domineering team, in a non-conference match. The scores were: 25-18, 25-18 and 25-17. All members of the team contributed to the win. The statistical leaders were Cynthia Rodriguez and Christine Pankow with 100 percent serving. Suzie Toske and Jessica Lester had six kills apiece. Sarah Hazel was on injured reserve, but expects to play in the Wakefield rematch.
Varsity Soccer
The team finished last week off with a hard fought 1-1 tie to state-ranked Wakefield School. Ian McCool netted the lone goal. They tied Shenandoah Valley Christian Academy on 9/21, 3-3 in a non-conference match. Ryan Won had two goals and an assist. Brian Shafran had the other goal and an assist. Cooper Weir earned the other assist. The team’s record stands at 2-1-2 overall, 1-0-1 CAC and 1-0-1 in the DAC.
JV Volleyball
The JV volleyball team continued its roll with a 2-0 win over rival Wakefield School on 9/17. The scores were 25-16 and 25-18.Our strong serves, several aces and kills lead to an easy victory. Shannon Weir had five aces, two kills; Sonia Mehta had three aces, one kill, one tip; Ashton Yarnell had 100 percent serves.
Middle School soccer
WCDS beat Linton Hall on Friday, Sept. 11, 5-3. The Owls had a 4-0 lead at the half but gave up two goals and a penalty kick in the second half while scoring once. Scoring players were Tim Johns, Seong Won and Shivam Mehta.
The Owls fought hard but lost to Rapp 2-1 on Sept. 14. A Rapp player scored on a rebounded shot with 2:14 left in the game. We took and kept possession of the ball for the remainder of the game. Shivam Mehta had a powerful shot that hit the post and rebounded off in the last minutes of the match. The team was slow out of the gate on Sept. 18, allowing St. Joe's four goals in the first half. During halftime, Goalie Alex Foster gave a pep talk. "Teamwork is vital to playing good soccer," he said. The team took that to heart, playing a stronger second half. St. Joe's scored nothing in the second half while Tim Johnson scored a goal to make the final score: 4-1.
The team had a hard fought victory over R-MA in a VMSC contest on Sept. 21. Tim Johnson netted a penalty kick less than five minutes left in the match for a 1-0 final score. Alex Foster made several tough save in the net to keep the Jackets scoreless.
Middle School volleyball
The MS team continued its roll by steam rolling Wakefield School on Sept. 17. The scores were 25-10 and 25-2. The serving was lead by Ashlyn Ramey and Willow Lynn. The Owls got great defense from Maeve Dale, Grace Alexander and Emily Hennessey. Anna Clark had one of the highlights of the game with a terrific "kill" (hit).
The girls played a great game against VMSC opponent SVCA on Sept. 21. The team was again led by Ashlyn Ramey and Willow Lynn's great serving efforts. The defense was a team effort. Maeve Dale, Anna Clark, Madison Romine, Rachel Paulisch and Emily Hennessy all pitched in for a great win. We won by the scores of 25-19 and 25-13.
Mike Costello is the new Athletic Director at Wakefield Country Day School in Flint Hill.
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