Base hits! Softball fell 8-0 to North Cobb Christian Tuesday and 3-1 to Providence Monday. Charlie Smith starred in the outfield vs. PCA, Maya Shah and Asher Gleeson both went 2-for-3, and Mary Drew Wise also hit well. They lost to St. Pius Saturday and 6-5 to Whitefield Friday. Stars vs. Whitefield were Katie Holland and Maddie McDonald (outfield), Natalie Brown (infield), and Whitney Laundon (hitting)…MS won 7-2 Tuesday over Lovett in the 1st round of postseason; Hensley Lichtman (10 K's), Katie Schreck (hitting), and Lyla Williamson and Allison Camp (baserunning) starred. They lost 7-4 to Lovett last week in regular season, but got good hitting from Schreck, Camp, Holland Osby, and Lichtman.
Run! Cross country ran at Darlington. Harris Bradford (4th overall), Bobby Spencer, Daniel Hill, Brayden Briles and Matthew George were our top boys; Ellison Losin, Beatrice Jones, Laney Kate Miller, Edie Coil, and Blair Huber led the girls. Fernando Notario and Jackie Sullivan topped the JV…MS ran at Wesleyan Wednesday and at Darlington last Saturday. At Wesleyan, Will Moffat (6th) and Beckett Kaineg stepped up. For the girls, Mimi Knowles and Greer McLeod finished 1st and 2nd. At Darlington, Knowles (2nd) and McLeod (5th) were standouts for the 2nd place girls while Will Moffat and Beckett Kaineg starred for the boys.
Touchdown! Football (6-0, 3-0) topped Temple 41-19 Friday. Ryan Woods had TD passes to Brayden Bailey (2) and Hunter Laughlin. Sam Chasteen and Dyer Fields both ran one in. Mitchell Bainbridge kicked two field goals, one of them a 51-yarder. Bennett Burroughs intercepted a pass to lead the defense… JV lost to St. Pius 12-6 last week. Colin Horne threw a TD pass to Beckett Talbert; Strickland Bloomston was a star on defense…MS fell 12-0 to Wesleyan. Key standouts were Chip Cummings and Whit Peterson (defense), and Mattis Taylor and Lennox McMorrin (receiving).
Bump! Volleyball swept Therrell 2-0 Tuesday on Senior Night, and celebrated Harley Ward, Amara Donnelly, Nora Godfrey, Lilah Smith, and Vandy Neumeyer in the process. They beat Wesleyan 2-1 and KIPP 2-0 last week. Rylee Swain and Chandler Campos starred vs. Wesleyan while Amzie Boulden, Adair Weeks, and Eva Connors led vs. KIPP.
Spike! JV split Tuesday, losing to Woodward before beating N. Atlanta. Kynlee Swain and Savannah Reid came up big. They topped Wesleyan and St. Pius by 2-0 margins last Thursday. Leaders included Swain, Reid, and Anna Johnston…8th grade lost 2-0 to Wesleyan Monday, but got good play from Maggie Lloyd, Aubrie Wheeler, and Ella Stephenson. They had an impressive 2-0 win over Lovett last Thursday but fell in tournament play Tuesday vs. Fellowship…7th grade lost 2-0 to Wesleyan Monday; Lolly Wilson and Jaxon Wilson starred. They also topped Lovett 2-1 last week, but lost Tuesday in postseason vs. GAC.
Fore! MS boys' golfers beat Westminster by 5 strokes Wednesday. Parker Rivera (40), Beau Brinson (41), Cooper Angell (42), and Redding Catone (43) came up big. They got past Campbell and Whitefield Monday. Rivera (40), Brinson and Nick Rescigno (41s), and Hunter Kies (44) led. In a win over Darlington last week, Sawyer Dunagan and J.P. Fife (37s), Frank Stegall (38), Hudson Lucas (39), and Hendrick Cromartie and Court Booker (41s) starred.
Fore more! MS girls' golfers beat Whitefield Tuesday at Marietta Country Club. Mia Flower and Atley Boulden (52s) and Valentina Heintzelman (59) were our scorers. They also turned in good rounds against Darlington last week, led by Heintzelman, Flower, Boulden, and Reese Rocchini.
Until next time,
"Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one." – Terry Pratchett
From the desk of Senior Writer Dunn Neugebauer
