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Girls Lacrosse wraps regular season with overtime loss

Girls Lacrosse finished their regular season with a record of 6-5 after falling 10-9 in overtime to St. Gertrude’s yesterday. Cammie Mann (’18) had another great game, tallying 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls and 4 draw controls. Isabelle LeJeune (’18) added 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls and 2 draw controls, and Goalie Maddie Kerner (’18) had a season high 13 saves.

The result shows how much the team has improved since the season began: St. Gertrude’s beat the Trojans 16-5 in the season opener on March 10. 

Walsingham has earned the #3 seed in the TCIS Tournament, earning spot in the semifinals. They travel to #2 seed Norfolk Academy on Wednesday, May 10. The game is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM.

Boys Tennis finish regular season with loss at HRA

Boys Tennis dropped their regular season finale to HRA 8-1, snapping a four match winning streak. The Trojans finish the regular season with a record of 6-7 (3-5 TCIS). Walsingham will participate in the TCIS Tournament beginning on Thursday, May 11.

5/3: Baseball falls to NSA 9-1

Baseball finished their regular season with a 9-1 loss to NSA on Wednesday. The Saints hit a three-run home run in the second inning to take the lead, and put the game out of reach with a five-run 6th inning. Tredell Blow (’19) went 2-2 with a double and a walk for the Trojans (13-8, 5-4 TCIS). Tanner Schobel (’20) was the losing pitcher after allowing four runs on five hits and one walk in five innings of play. His record now stands at 1-2.

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Girls Lacrosse beats Fuqua School 16-7

Cammie Mann led the Trojans with five goals scored.

Varsity Girls Lacrosse got back in the win column on Tuesday, defeating visiting Fuqua School 16-7 to improve to 6-4 (3-2 TCIS) on the season. Cammie Mann (’17) accounted for five 5 goals, 4 assists, 8 ground balls, and 3 draw controls. Defender Julia Grimson (’18) scored her first goal of the season in addition to picking up 5 ground balls, and Noelle Celli had an outstanding game at the face off circle, coming up with 5 draw controls.

The game was a meaningful one in terms of the VISAA State Tournament: the Trojans were ranked #6 in the April 20 poll, while Fuqua was the only team in the “also receiving votes” category, effectively putting them at #11. The top eight teams will qualify for the VISAA State Tournament.

The Trojans will conclude their regular season on Thursday on the road against St. Gertrude's, who defeated the Trojans 16-5 in the first game of the season back on March 10.

Baseball routs Peninsula Catholic 30-0

Zach Stanko totaled five hits, the most in recorded Academy history.

Varsity Baseball earned its second out sized victory in less than week, defeating Peninsula Catholic 30-0 in five innings on Tuesday. Jacob Miller-Bopp was credited with the win after throwing two innings of one-hit ball. All 12 Trojans on the roster earned a hit. Zach Stanko ('19) hit his first career home run en route to a five-hit day, the first on record in Academy history;James West ('17) hit a grand slam, his first home run of the season and the third of his career; and Alex deCamp (’18) got his first hit as a Varsity player and made his Varsity pitching debut, striking out the side in the 5th inning to end the game.

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The Trojans (13-7, 5-3 TCIS), have now won four straight since returning from Easter Break and will finish their regular season slate against NSA today. The stakes will be high: both teams enter with a 5-3 conference record, and the winner will likely earn the #5 seed in the TCIS Tournament.

Boys Tennis knocks off Peninsula Catholic 6-3

Varsity Boys Tennis earned a 6-3 win over Peninsula Catholic on Tuesday, evening their record at 6-6 (3-4 TCIS). The six wins are the most for the Trojans since at least 2013. Walsingham will aim to finish with a winning record when they conclude their regular season by hosting HRA on Thursday.

Girls Soccer closes season with 4-2 loss to Peninsula Catholic

Varsity Girls Soccer ended their season on a high note, falling to Peninsula Catholic 4-2 on Tuesday. The two goals matched the most scored in a game for the Trojans, who also posted tow in a 3-2 loss to Norfolk Christian on April 4. The season is over for the Trojans (0-11, 0-7 TCIS), who will not qualify for the TCIS Tournament.

Girls Track & Field place 1st, Boys 3rd at Walsingham Invitational; new Academy record set

Caroline Schumacher was part of the record-setting 4x100 Meter Relay team.

Walsingham held its home meet on Saturday, hosting 15 teams from around the state. The Girls team placed first, outpacing runner-up HRA by a wide margin (195-102). The highlight was the team of Sarah Benson (’20), Leyjah Hamrick (’20), Cammie Mann (’18), and Caroline Schumacher (’18) setting a new Academy record in the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 52.67, breaking the 2015 mark of 53.10 set by the team of Lisette Brondyke (’15), Abby Cryts (’15), Angel DeModna (’16), and Isabella Simmons. In total, the Trojans took gold in eight events:

Leyjah Hamrick won the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 13.04

Caroline Schumacher won the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 27.55.

Catherine Schumacher (’18) won the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:54.57.

The team of Cammie Mann, Sarah Benson, Leyjah Hamrick, and Caroline Schumacher won the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 52.67.

The team of Cammie Mann, Kiely Curran (’18), Caroline Schumacher and Khatiana (’20) Perez won the 4x400 Meter Relay with a time of 4:27.44.

Sarah Benson won the High Jump with a height of 4-06.00.

Cammie Mann won the Long Jump with a distance of 15-00.50.

Cammie Mann won the Triple Jump with a distance of 31-10.00.

The Boys team took 3rd Place, finishing 98 points behind HRA (159) and PC (121). Chris Correll (’17) took 2nd in both the 110 and 300 Meter Hurdles, Jay Gutches (’18) placed 2nd in the 400 Merer Dash, and Holden Kearns (’18) took 2nd in the Shot Put for the Trojans.

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Varsity Baseball defeats Southampton 11-6

Zack Stanko went 2-3 for the Trojans.

Varsity Baseball won a big game on the road, defeating defending state champions Southampton Academy 11-6 on Friday. The Trojans used a seven-run 5th inning to erase a 5-2 deficit and secure their second win over Southampton this season. Tredell Blow (’20), Zach Stanko (’20), Christian Carter (’20), and Jason Covaney (’18) each had two-hit games at the palte, and Covaney turned in six innings on the mound to improve his record to 5-2.

The win bolsters the Trojans’ case for seeding in the VISAA State Tournament: Walsingham, which was ranked #3 in the April 24 edition of the state poll, now holds two wins over #1 Southampton, which in turn holds wins over #2 Carlisle. The Trojans fell to Carlisle 2-1 on March 24.

The Trojans are now 11-7 on the season (the result of their game against Summit Christian on April 10 was changed to a forfeit win) .The final week of the regular season is daunting, with four games in four days beginning today on the road against Portsmouth Christian. 

News & Notes

Ginnie Lynch was honored at Senior Night on Friday.

Varsity Girls Soccer (0-8) fell to Bishop Sullivan 10-0 on Friday. Senior captain Ginnie Lynch was honored at halftime for her contributions to the program. She helped the Trojans win 15 games in her three seasons as a varsity player, and her leadership this season has been a tremendous asset to a young team.

Varsity Boys Tennis defeated NSA 8-1 on Friday to move to 5-6 on the season. The five wins matches the most the team has won since 2015 with still two matches remaining: Tuesday at PC and Thursday at home against HRA.