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ISSUE 3 MARCH 2024
Winter Sports
CHRIS POPE PHOTOGRAPHY
TEGAN HANRAHAN ‘26 Winter sports have officially wrapped up! All across the board, the Koalas have achieved so much this past winter, and there is so much to be proud of and talk about. Starting it off with cheerleading! There is literally nothing these girls can’t do. To kick off the New Year, they took a trip down to sunny Florida to compete at the UCA National Championships. Varsity Game Day won Nationals and came home with white jackets! Keep a lookout for their new rings which will debut in a few months. Shoutout to the Varsity Traditional team for placing 3rd at the World School Championships, also in Florida. And it doesn’t stop there. Cheer came home and got right back to work for Section One Championships, where Varsity Traditional picked up their 7th consecutive Section One title. The team ended off the year with a bang, going up to Binghamton to compete in States, where they placed 4th among the best in NY. Congrats Koalas! We all had so much fun cheering you on, especially on the Senior Night performances. All in all, cheer had so much
success this year, with a super young team during a rebuilding season. It’s only going up from here! Moving on to indoor track. The team competed in a ton of different meets this season and basically spent every weekend at the Armory. Some season highlights include placing 2nd at Leagues. From the 65 athletes that competed at Leagues, 8 came away League Champions, across all different events. Special shoutout to Elena Olson ’24, who was named ConEd Scholar Athlete of the week in February. This is such a huge accomplishment and we’re so excited for you! Elena took the momentum and went on to compete at the NY State Championships with teammate Ivana Richards ‘25. Elena placed 4th in the 55M hurdles and Ivana 14th. Congrats ladies! Track has one last meet left with Indoor Nationals before heading into the spring season. Let’s end on a high note, Koalas! Last but not least is Varsity Basketball.
Basketball had a stellar season and was dominant in their schedule. Earlier in February, they became League Champions. They put in so much work this season, and it’s so awesome to see them get the recognition. Basketball also had 3 players nominated for LoHud Player of the Week: Sophie Nascimento ’25, Meghan McDonald ’24, and Anne Keneally ’24. This is a huge achievement and really goes to show how much talent this team has. Another shoutout to Sophie, who hit her 1000th point earlier this year. The team took all this momentum and bulldozed their way through playoffs, getting to play at the County Center again this year. They made it all the way to the Section Finals and fell short in 50-57 in a heartbreaker game to Albertus Magnus. Nevertheless, we are so proud of how hard the team played this entire season, and we already can’t wait to watch them next year. Now, let’s get excited for Spring sports. Lacrosse, softball, track, and golf will be competing this spring. Make sure to mark your calendars and come support the Koalas!