On a personal note- I remember Chris watching the Bulldog Wrestlers in our meets back when he was in grade school. I also remember him telling me that he hoped to someday do great things on the mat for us. Since then, I've seen this young man work incredibly hard to achieve his goals and CHS athletics has greatly benefited. We can all learn from Chris's determination.
Congrats to Sully, Quinn and DiCal on their championships!
Swimmers shine at Hock Championships- Some great performances were put in by the Bulldogs at Saturday's Bob Sondheim Hock Championship Swim meet at Milford on Saturday. The Girls team finished 7th overall while the Boys team finished 10th. Highlighting the Boys' side was the 5th place finish of the 200 Free Relay team of Sean Mitchell, Dan Nadeau, Diego Ferstier and Owen Guerini who put in a time of 1:44.81. The 200IM Relay of Ferstier, Mitchell, Kevin Wing and Sam Reimer also excelled, finishing 8th with a time of 1:59.66.
The highest finishing Bulldog event of the day was the girls 200 Free Relay. Kim Frazier, Julia Guerini, Tiffany Ha and Emilee Mercuri finished 2nd in this competitive event and then the same team went out and finished 7th in the 200IM Relay. Ha also finished 6th in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 Backstroke- an incredible day for Ha. Frazier also finished 6th in the 100 Breaststroke in a time of 1:22.72 and 10th in the 100 Free in 2:24.68. Also finishing with top 10 finishes were Mercuri, who finished 9th in the 100 Breaststroke- 1:24.45 and Guerini in the 200 Free- 2:24. 68.
Tracksters excel in League Championship meet- The Wrestlers and Swimmers weren't the only ones achieving greatness on Saturday as several members of the Bulldog Indoor Track team put up some impressive numbers at the Hock Track Championships. Amanda Eagles finished the in the 2 mile. Rachel Campagna was 6th in the 55m dash. Liam Collins qualified for the states with an personal best time of 4:42 in the mile.
Boys Basketball extends winning streak- The Boys Basketball team went 3-0 this week beating Fairhaven on Sunday, Oliver Ames on Tuesday, and North Attleboro on Friday. The Dogs are currently riding a 4 game win streak, having not dropped a game since losing to #1 state ranked Mansfield, which puts them back in second place in the Davenport division. Scott Olshaker was exceptional on defense this week while Ato Botsio has been a major influence on both end of the court. With 5 games left, the team needs two more wins to qualify for the state tournament for the 4th consecutive year.
Boys Hockey racking up the wins- Two home wins over Stoughton and Taunton this week extended the Boys Hockey winning streak to 4 games and moved the team within one win of State Tournament qualification. Multiple goal scorers for the 'dogs in these two wins were- Bobby Mulaney and Brian Hagan- each with two. All three of the Bulldog goaltenders saw action and combined for the two shutout wins- Tommy Chen, Sean Klimas and Justin Slocum were all exceptional.
Lynch doubles up for Girls Hockey- Freshman Emily Lynch played both defense and goalie for the Girls Hockey team in Wednesday's game with Falmouth. Lynch, normally a defensemen, had to put the pads on in between periods when the Bulldog starting goaltender fell ill and couldn't finish the game. Coach Dennis Aldrich stated, "I know of no other player that has ever done that in high school hockey."
Gymnasts put up best score of season- Saturday night saw the Gymnastics team travel to Mansfield to face the powerful Hornets. Although the team was unable to come home with their first victory of the season, they did post their highest score of the year- 123.1. There were lots of personal best scores including: Danielle Arthur- 8.1 on vault, Cassie Loftus- 9.0 on floor, 7.5 on bars and 8.3 on vault, Kehla Minkin- 7.3 on bars, and Maddie Kamin- 7.0 on beam. Things are looking up for the squad heading into February.
Girls Hoop continues to improve- Despite losing both games this week, the Girls Basketball team played very well and showed a great deal of improvement from earlier in the season. They fought hard against Oliver Ames including a half-court shot at the buzzer of the first half by Gabby Kenefick, to put a pretty good scare into the visiting Tigers. The team will look for its first win of the season on Tuesday at home vs. KP.
