Volleyball, Swimming, Curling, oh my! Click to see pictures and updates from this week, as well as Athletes of the Month!
U14 Volleyball
This week the U14 Crestwood Lions Volleyball team traveled to The York School. After a tough loss in the first set, CPC came back with a vengeance. Between Maddie Horne’s ace serves and Megan Pearlman and Julia Fallows’ leadership on the court, Crestwood won the second set 25-13. With momentum on our side, the Lions went into the third set, gaining a strong lead of 10-3. However TYS did not give up, pushing back to a score of 23-21 for CPC. With 2 more points for the win, Rachel Mintz went up to serve an ace and after a final nail biting rally, the Lions took the win!
Varsity Swimming
On Wednesday, our Varsity Swim Team travelled to Brock University to compete in their third meet of the season. It was a fantastic meet, with some fast racing! Every single swimmer improved in at least one of their events, which is outstanding!
Special recognition goes to Justin Lim and Matti MacLachlan, who both won 3 of their 4 events.
Grade 12 student, Andrew Gdanski, swam his best meet yet, breaking 1 minute 10 seconds in his 100 free, and 30 seconds in his 50 free.
Our Open Boys Medley Relay took home the gold, consisting of Matti, Andrew, Justin, and Joseph Zuckerman.
Congratulations to Andrew, Audrey Melkoumov, Alexa Gibson, Joseph, Sarah Douey, Alex Fallows and Marina Nevison for individual top-8 finishes. Our U15 Girls and Boys Free Relays, as well as our U15 Girls Medley Relay also found themselves in the top-8.
Coach Wappel is so impressed by the team’s hard work and performance, and is looking forward to heading to Newmarket next week for another meet!
U14 Hockey
The U14 Hockey Team took on our Lower School in an Exhibition game over at Fenside Arena. The Upper School won, 12-3. Great play by all, especially Peter Hull who removed his player equipment to dawn some goaltender equipment and played a good game in goal. Cheer us on next week when we play Wednesday and Friday at home for our last two home games of the season.
U14 Female Athlete of the Month : Megan Pearlman
Megan is a dedicated member of the U14 Girls Volleyball team, who gives her all, listens well, and attends all practices. She is one of the captains, and is the player that can be relied upon to get warm up started and to get the girls organized both on and off the court. During games, she plays an integral role in helping the team to stay focused, and ultimately helping them win games!
U14 Male Athlete of the Month: Cole Eichler
Cole is a member of the U14 hockey team. He is an outstanding player and his continual play is a key part to the team’s record of 3-1-1. Last week the team defeated Greenwood College by a score of 9-6 and as a rushing defensemen Cole managed to scored 5 goals and picked up 2 assists.
Varsity Female Athlete of the Month: Alexa Gibson
Alexa is swimming for the Varsity swim team this year. She has been training hard at swim practice while juggling school and other sport commitments. She is always looking for ways to improve her technique, and is a positive person on the team. She has been dropping time at each swim meet too! In addition to the swim team Alexa is also the goalie for the U14 boys hockey team. Her work in net has currently put the team in 1st place with only a few more games to go.
Varsity Male Athlete of the Month: Emre Demirsu
Emre is a dedicated member of the Junior Boys Basketball team who has led the team to a 5-1 record. As a captain of the team, Emre regularly attends practice and orchestrates the team warm up. During games, he acts as a one-man press break and confidently runs the offense as the primary ball handler. We hope to witness continued excellence from Emre has he guides the Junior Boys Basketball team towards the playoffs!
