Men’s varsity lacrosse takes championship title
May 23, 2010 • Katie Clarke, Features Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Top Stories
The men’s lacrosse team overpowered the Glenelg Country School Dragons in the MIAA B conference finals, with a final score of 11 – 4. Starting off with a shaky first quarter, the Patriots trailed behind the Dragons, but they were able to tie up the game by halftime, with a score of 3 –... Read more »
Men’s lacrosse narrowly defeats Pallotti
May 17, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
Senior offensive captain Sam Chell prepared for an easy win against St. Vincent’s Pallotti on May 11. “We walked all over [Pallotti] the first time we played them, so I thought it would be the same way this time,” Chell said. The game started off as Chell planned; JC scored six goals in the first... Read more »
Lacrosse teams battle in games, against cancer
April 17, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor, Maggie Yankovich, Contributing Writer, and Jenny Hottle, Managing Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Top Stories
The men’s and women’s lacrosse games on April 14 were more than just victories for the teams. Both teams joined together to support research for cervical cancer. Jessica Vocke, a friend of Krysten Procella, the women’s varsity lacrosse coach, worked with the teams to raise money for her foundation,... Read more »
JC rugby, Fendryk rise to season challenges
April 15, 2010 • Kirby Browning, Copy Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Sports News
When history teacher Jim Fendryk applied for a job as a teacher at JC, he never thought he would also become a rugby coach. Fendryk has been coaching rugby for the last four years, along with head coach Chris Powell, Tim Andon, and Principal Paul Barker. Surprisingly, however, when Fendryk had his interview... Read more »
Women’s varsity badminton faces competition with rigor
April 6, 2010 • Jenny Hottle, Managing Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
The March 26 women’s varsity badminton match against IND was tied 3-3, and all the pressure was on the final doubles team game. After winning the first game and losing the second, juniors and doubles partners Julia Burke and Sarah Szoka quickly discussed their strategy before grabbing their rackets... Read more »
Bowling team brings fun competition to JC students
March 25, 2010 • Haley Lynch, Photo Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
Despite the fact that the JC bowling team was missing three team members, they still paced 26th out of 40 schools. Originally, the team consisted of one woman and four men from JC. But three weeks into the season, the men quit, leaving junior Tori Quinn as the sole remember. However, the next week, junior... Read more »
Loss in semifinals shatter dreams of basketball championship
March 3, 2010 • Daniel Gallen, Editor in Chief
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
The men’s varsity basketball team was ended its playoff run on February 19 with a 70-30 loss at Mount St. Joseph High School in the MIAA A Conference Semifinals. The Gaels were lead by senior forward Ryley Beaumont’s 21 points and timely rebounding, while senior point guard Eric Atkins... Read more »
Women’s swim team pulls-off strong season finish
March 1, 2010 • Katelynn Colgain, Editorials Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
Keep focused. This was the goal of the women’s “B” conference swimming team as they took second place at championships at UMBC. Freshman Carrie Dukes came in first place in the 50 free, with a time of 25.72 seconds, and second in the 100 fly. Junior Elaina Kohles also took first in the 200... Read more »
JC cheerleaders shine with success
February 25, 2010 • Kate Froehlich, Executive Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
Junior Logan Hayes bounces on her heels, palms sweating, stomach wrought with nerves. As she approaches the mat, cheers of onlookers ringing in her ears, Hayes puts down her sign, lines up into the formation, and prepares herself for the music to start. “We practice so many hours for this, and it... Read more »
Postponed senior retreat proves key to indoor soccer championship win
February 24, 2010 • Rachel Kokoska, Sports Editor
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports
While other seniors were disappointed when senior retreat was postponed, senior Mel Lookingland and the other senior players on the varsity indoor soccer team considered it an act of God. Senior retreat and the IAAM championship game had been scheduled for the same night, February 18 . As a result,... Read more »

