The MVRHS swim workforce is “a drive to be reckoned with,” head coach Jen Passafium talked about of the Island workforce, which might ship 5 swimmers to subsequent weekend’s half championship.
After setting a model new college file and beating Nantucket for the first time in program historic previous earlier this season, the Vineyard swimmers headed home the widespread season Monday with the lads’s workforce ending third inside the Cape and Islands League Championship.
Heading to the half championships in Beverly are Olympia Hall inside the 50 and 100 freestyle, Christian Flanders inside the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, relay teammates Nathan Cuthbert, Emmett Silva and Quadasis. His 50 freestyle and 200 free relay teams in Flanders have moreover already licensed for the state championships at MIT on February nineteenth.
On Friday, swim teams head to Sandwich to fulfill their closing chance in hopes of worthwhile further states, sections and possibly championship qualifying events.
“Olympia Hall is working to qualify for the state championships, nonetheless some boys want to add one different explicit individual event to their half or state,” talked about Passafium. “It must be an thrilling postseason.”
The lads’s swim workforce accomplished third on the Cape and Islands Championship. — Courtesy Jen Passafium
The vineyard swim wasn’t the one drive majeure this 12 months, as every the lads’s hockey and basketball teams posted dominant info with the playoffs on the horizon. After dropping in his first three contests, the Boys’ hockey has gained his eleventh straight, nonetheless Hardwood’s buddies on Tuesday scored his thirteenth win of the season at Cape Cod’s academy, not lower than. They gained their share of the Cape and Islands League title.
Males’s basketball traveled to Nantucket on Saturday to complete a season sweep with a 47-45 win. Tuesday was moreover an in depth identify as Vineyards escaped collectively together with his 60-57 win. Mateus Rodriguez made one different double-double with 15 components and 15 boards. On Friday, the boys will face Monomoi.Options are scheduled for 4:30pm
On the ice closing week, the Vineyard boys confirmed coronary coronary heart and dedication as they acquired right here once more with 4 targets inside the third interval to beat St. John Paul II at Cape 5-2. Frankie Pacielo scored his two targets, teammates Nate he Averill, Liam he Conley and Nick his Lego moreover scored and recorded two assists.
On Sunday, the Purples carried out at home to Plymouth North, the place Vineyard netminer Zach Matthias made 27 saves in a 2-0 shutout victory over the Eagles. Every Vineyard targets acquired right here on vitality performs from Paciello and Averill. Subsequent up is a battle with Nantucket, with the Whalers scheduled in town for yet one more showdown, with The Vineyard making his sweep of the season with a scheduled puck drop at 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
The movement continues inside the ice enviornment because the lads’s workforce sort out the Whalers sooner than the women’s workforce sort out the Latin Academy at 3pm. season. Emily Coogan and Alana Nevin scored his two targets, whereas El Morne, Grace Cotton and Esmecolon moreover put the puck into the Vineyard net.
Head coach Geogan Coogan talked about all 4 of his strains have been flying throughout the ice and having fun with the right methodology to win over the Dolphins. obtained off to an outstanding start. “She was very good,” talked about Coogan.
Women’s Hockey will play Saturday at 3pm on the Latin Academy. — Ray Ewing
Once more at Hardwood, the women’s basketball workforce achieved a season sweep in Nantucket closing Saturday with a convincing 52-20 win at home.
“The ladies have been really sturdy and did a tremendous job,” head coach Melissa Braillard talked about. “They acquired right here flying out, obtained a lot of fast-breaking alternate options and carried out good safety.”
The Braillard coach talked about her workforce’s in-game communication has been a highlight this season and Saturday’s victory reveals their exhausting work has paid off.
“They’ve been doing a tremendous job themselves,” she talked about.
Delilah Oliver had 18 components whereas recording 6 steals and three blocks, whereas Maria Andrade had a double-double with 10 components and 11 rebounds and added 6 further steals. Josie Welch scored her eight components with six assists.
To wrap up closing week’s actions, the indoor monitor workforce despatched seven athletes to the MSTCA coaches invitation letter. Daniel da his Silva achieved his biggest finish of the day on the vineyards with a time of two:36.27 inside the 1000m, taking second place. Daniel Serpa moreover competed within the equivalent event and he accomplished fifth with a time of two:37.19. Camille Bland tied for third inside the 5-foot leap inside the extreme leap, Len Christie was eighth inside the 2-mile with a time of 11:53.01, Eloise Christie was eleventh inside the extreme leap with a time of 4’08, Madison Melo inside the shot put She threw 29:11.25 to finish 18th, whereas Caroline Bettencourt ran 55m in 8.10s.
The indoor monitor workforce’s subsequent recreation is the Cape and Islands League Championship on Sunday.