Athletics
Boys’ Lacrosse Mid-Season Update 2018
Outplay, Outwork, Outlast! Pingry boys’ lacrosse is certainly on their way to do all three of these things this season, which began in early March. The team has participated in eleven games so far, and has won the majority of their meets, with a record of 11-7. “We...
Girls’ Lacrosse Mid-Season Update 2018
“Lacrosse: Turning violent personalities to world class athletes.” If this statement is true, then most of the twenty members of Pingry girls’ varsity lacrosse team must be in dire need of anger management. Their final regular season record stands at a whopping 14-6....
Boys’ Baseball Mid-Season Update 2018
Led by Head Coach Jake Ross and Captains Max Scherzer (VI) and Nate Hefner (V), the boys’ baseball team has enjoyed relative success so far this year. The team currently holds a record of 5-4 in regular games and a record of 4-2 in conference play. When asked about...
Boys’ Track and Field Mid-Season Update
The boys’ track and field team has started the season off with a strong 1-3 record. The team, led by Coach Mark Sepkowski and Captain Obi Nnaeto (VI), has many outstanding athletes this year. Coach Sepkowski noted that,“Zach Aanstoots (VI) is a school record holder in...
Girls’ Softball Mid-Season Update
The girls’ softball team has finished its regular season with a record of 10-13. Coach Chip Carver said that, in their last three games, “we played our best softball of the year.” Captains Kassidy Peterson (VI) and Maddie Parrish (VI) stayed optimistic throughout the...
Girls’ Golf Mid-Season Update 2018
The girls’ golf team has started their season with an outstanding record! The team, led by Head Coach Rob Mauer and captains Ami Gianchandani (VI) and Christine Shao (V), ended the regular season with a 14-0 record. They placed third with a total score of 315 at the...
Boys’ Tennis Mid-Season Update 2018
By Walker Johnson The boys’ varsity tennis season had an impressive start, with a strong performance at the Somerset County Tournament. Despite weather cancellations for six of the first fifteen matches, the team made the most of the school’s beautiful new courts with...
Girls’ Track And Field Mid-Season Update 2018
“Dominate” is the word girls’ track coach Tim Grant would use when describing his team. The girls’ track team had a record of 4-0 in their regular season . The team, made up of fifty girls, has also broken multiple records. Caroline Dannenbaum (IV), Lauren Taylor...
Girls’ Squash Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Grace Wang (III) Girls’ squash has enjoyed a successful season this year. Players Renee Chan (IV), Rachel Chen (VI), Mahek Hemani (III), and Alisa Chokshi (V) led the team to a final placement of eleventh at High School Squash Nationals. Each player on the team had...
Boys’ Squash Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Grace Wang (III) Boys’ squash had a successful season this year, boasting a 6-0 record. Players Krish Bhavnani (VI), Chris Zachary (V), Collin Wen (IV), Alex Chiang (IV), Jeffrey Xiao (V), Waleed Nisar (IV), and Jason Lefkort (III) were this year’s members of the...
Girls’ Winter Track Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Nick Robinson (V) The girls’ winter track team has had a remarkable season. The team came in third place at the State Relay Championships, second place at the Skyland Conference championships, and tied for first at the Prep State championships. In addition, the...
Boys’ Winter Track Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Nick Robinson (V) The boys’ winter track team has had a great season this winter. The team came in second place at the State Relay Championships, a significantly better showing than that of last year. The team also came in third place at the Prep Championships,...
Wrestling Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Alison Lee (IV) After coming back from winter break with a 1-6 record, the wrestling team made a strong comeback, bumping their record up to 10-9. One big accomplishment of this season was winning the Rutgers Prep tournament. The team also celebrated Brandon...
Girls’ Basketball Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Alison Lee (IV) With a 16-6 record, the girls’ basketball team has played a strong season this year. Despite graduating three seniors last year, many players are “stepping up and developing their roles,” Head Coach Ms. Courtney Tierney said. One outstanding game...
Boys’ Basketball Team Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Alison Lee '20 The boys’ basketball team has had an eventful season this year, maintaining a 4-17 record. The team has had many notable individual accomplishments throughout the season. In a close match against district rivals Belvidere, captain Michael Weber (VI)...
Ski Team Update Post-Season 2017/18
By Josie Jahng (V) The co-ed ski team has enjoyed a fantastic season this year. Led by Head Coach Julianne Coxe and Captains Lindsey Hogan (VI), Nick Ladino (VI), Annie Leithead (V), and Conor Mahoney (VI), the team has been working hard both in the weight room and on...
Boys’ Swimming Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Josie Jahng (V) Led by Head Coach Steve Droste and Captains Billy Fallon (VI) and Victor Vollbrechthausen (VI), the boys’ varsity swim team has had a record-breaking season, flaunting an undefeated 7-0 record. The team has enjoyed considerable success in the pool...
Girls’ Swimming Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Darlene Fung (V) Led by Head Coach Deirdre O’Mara and Captains Naiyah Atulomah (VI) and Kassidy Peterson (VI), the girls’ swim team has raced their way to a 6-2 record in the regular season. The team has excelled in invitational meets, where they compete against up...
Girls’ Fencing Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Ameera Ebrahim (III) The girls’ fencing team is closing up their regular season with an even 5-5 record. Despite their losing record, the team was extremely successful at the District Tournament. They were the champions of District Three, with the épée squad...
Boys’ Fencing Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Ameera Ebrahim (III) The boys’ fencing team has enjoyed a relatively successful season so far this year. The boys ended the season with a record of 7-5. At Districts, the boys placed third overall and their sabre squad won first. After that impressive showing, the...
Girls’ Ice Hockey Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Noah Bergam (III) The girls’ ice hockey team, led by captains Caroline Petrow-Cohen (VI) and Emma Lombardo (VI), has upheld an even 8-8 record this season as they head into the League Tournament. “The season has been a lot of fun,” says Head Coach Ms. Kate...
Boys’ Hockey Post-Season Update 2017/18
By Noah Bergam (III) The boys’ ice hockey team, led by captains George Enman (VI) and Austin Parsons (VI), has had an outstanding season this year, boasting a 15-6-1 record. Pingry is seeded second in the tournament only to Ridge High, a team to which they have lost...
Wrestling Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Jessica Yatvitskiy '21 The Pingry wrestling season began on November 20th. The team consists of 28 members and has “more kids on the team than ever,” said captain Aidan Dillon (VI). “We’ll have almost all the weight-classes filled, which helps immensely with our...
Boys’ Squash Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Caroline Wargo (IV) The boys’ squash team had a strong season last year, boasting a 15-3 record and ranking 10th at Nationals. Led by Sam Scherl ’17 and Daniel Hutt ’17, the team had four members that competed in U.S. Squash’s Junior National Championships (Scherl...
Girls’ Basketball Mid-Season Update 2017/18
By Caroline Santoro (V) After a tied record of 13-13 last year, the girls’ basketball team is ready for another successful season. Having graduated three key seniors last year, the team has been working hard to adjust since preseason began on November 20th. Captain...