MARCH 2020
WINTER SPORTS UPDATE
3/2/20
Congratulations to the boys basketball team on winning the District I Championship. They soundly defeated Penn Wood on Saturday at Temple Univ. A net cutting ceremony will be held today at 5:15 in the main gym to celebrate the championship.
Both basketball teams are advancing to the State tournament
Boys play Gettysburg at Norristown on Friday night at 7:30
Girls play Gettysburg at Cumberland Valley HS on Saturday at 4:30
The Boys Ice Hockey Team plays Lower Merion tonight at 6:15pm at Ice Line in the 1st round of the Flyers Cup.
In track - Congratulation to Josh Lewin, who took 6th overall in the 800 meter run @ the PTFCA state indoor track and field championships.
Congratulations to the boys basketball team on winning the District I Championship. They soundly defeated Penn Wood on Saturday at Temple Univ. A net cutting ceremony will be held today at 5:15 in the main gym to celebrate the championship.
Both basketball teams are advancing to the State tournament
Boys play Gettysburg at Norristown on Friday night at 7:30
Girls play Gettysburg at Cumberland Valley HS on Saturday at 4:30
The Boys Ice Hockey Team plays Lower Merion tonight at 6:15pm at Ice Line in the 1st round of the Flyers Cup.
In track - Congratulation to Josh Lewin, who took 6th overall in the 800 meter run @ the PTFCA state indoor track and field championships.
February 2020
winter sports update
2/28/20
Congratulations to the Boys' Ice hockey team for winning the league championship last night over Henderson and good luck to the following athletes competing this weekend:
Congratulations to the Boys' Ice hockey team for winning the league championship last night over Henderson and good luck to the following athletes competing this weekend:
- Hugh Lemmon-Kishi at wrestling Regionals today and tomorrow
- Girls Basketball at Villa Maria tonight at 7:00 pm
- Boys Basketball vs Penn Wood for the District I Championship – at Temple Univ. 3:00 pm on Saturday. Tickets are being sold in the athletic office for $10.00
- Boys Swimming in their 2nd day of Districts
- Indoor Track at States
- 60 meters-Chinonye Moneme
- 800-Joshua Lewin
- Mile-Allyson Clarke
- Distance Medley-Michaela Schiele, Giovina Leeds, Marguerite Greulich, Allyson Clarke, Shelby Brunner, Chinonye Moneme
- 60 meters-Chinonye Moneme
Congratulations to WC East junior Brendan Mullin on his recent performance at Carnegie Hall. Brendan has been studying classical piano since age 8, and recently won a competition, which afforded the unique opportunity to play at one of the most prestigious venues in the world. Way to go, Brendan!
Good morning, below is an update of our winter athletic season. Please wish our student-athletes good luck as you see them this week!
Girls basketball
Lost to Great Valley – will play at Penn Wood on Tuesday – a win will advance them to the State tournament (5th or 6th seed).
Boys Basketball
Beat Radnor in the quarterfinals
District I Semi-finals on Wednesday at Norristown HS. Game time is 7:30 and yes we will be playing Rustin for the 3rd time this season. This is a huge game – please come out and support the team – tickets will be $5.00 and can be purchased in the athletic office.
If the boys win they will play at Temple on Saturday for the championship at 3:00, if they lose they will have a play-back game here at East on Saturday for seeding purposes for the State tournament.
Swimming
District I competition – Thursday and Friday at LaSalle University -
Matt Sivo- 200 MR, 200 FR, 100 back, 400 FR, 1st alternate in 100 fly
Jon Sherlock- 200 MR, 200 IM, 100 breast
Steven Grunza- 200 MR, 1st alternate in 200 free
Kyle Puchalla- 200 MR, 50 free, 200 FR, 400 FR
AJ Avagliano- 50 free, 200 FR, 100 free, 400 FR
JP Perucki- 100 fly, 200 FR, 100 Breast, 400 FR
Gavin Heffernan- alternate
Albert McNaull- alternate
Sheldon Tang- alternate
Indoor Track
Will be competing in the State tournament at Penn State this weekend
Wrestling
Hugh Lemmon-Kishi finished 2nd in the District One West Wrestling Tournament Saturday, advancing to the SE Regional Tournament this weekend. Also placing at Districts were Max Parnis (5th), Jake Fenimore (5th), Connor Whitton (6th), and Andrew Luke (6th).
Girls basketball
Lost to Great Valley – will play at Penn Wood on Tuesday – a win will advance them to the State tournament (5th or 6th seed).
Boys Basketball
Beat Radnor in the quarterfinals
District I Semi-finals on Wednesday at Norristown HS. Game time is 7:30 and yes we will be playing Rustin for the 3rd time this season. This is a huge game – please come out and support the team – tickets will be $5.00 and can be purchased in the athletic office.
If the boys win they will play at Temple on Saturday for the championship at 3:00, if they lose they will have a play-back game here at East on Saturday for seeding purposes for the State tournament.
Swimming
District I competition – Thursday and Friday at LaSalle University -
Matt Sivo- 200 MR, 200 FR, 100 back, 400 FR, 1st alternate in 100 fly
Jon Sherlock- 200 MR, 200 IM, 100 breast
Steven Grunza- 200 MR, 1st alternate in 200 free
Kyle Puchalla- 200 MR, 50 free, 200 FR, 400 FR
AJ Avagliano- 50 free, 200 FR, 100 free, 400 FR
JP Perucki- 100 fly, 200 FR, 100 Breast, 400 FR
Gavin Heffernan- alternate
Albert McNaull- alternate
Sheldon Tang- alternate
Indoor Track
Will be competing in the State tournament at Penn State this weekend
Wrestling
Hugh Lemmon-Kishi finished 2nd in the District One West Wrestling Tournament Saturday, advancing to the SE Regional Tournament this weekend. Also placing at Districts were Max Parnis (5th), Jake Fenimore (5th), Connor Whitton (6th), and Andrew Luke (6th).
Good morning! I just wanted to share the news and update you on our winter athletics. Please wish the following good luck this weekend.
Basketball
District Play-offs - Round 2
GBB will play at Great Valley on Friday at 7:00 pm
BBB will play Radnor on Saturday at 5:00 at home
Wrestling
Will compete in the District I tournament at Oxford on Friday and Saturday with the top 4 in each weight class advancing
DIVING
Ben Cronauer will be competing in the District I Diving championships on Friday/Saturday at North Penn
BINTRK
Will compete in the Meet of Champs at Lehigh
SWIM
Those that qualified (a list will be sent out next week) will compete in Districts next week at LaSalle
Basketball
District Play-offs - Round 2
GBB will play at Great Valley on Friday at 7:00 pm
BBB will play Radnor on Saturday at 5:00 at home
Wrestling
Will compete in the District I tournament at Oxford on Friday and Saturday with the top 4 in each weight class advancing
DIVING
Ben Cronauer will be competing in the District I Diving championships on Friday/Saturday at North Penn
BINTRK
Will compete in the Meet of Champs at Lehigh
SWIM
Those that qualified (a list will be sent out next week) will compete in Districts next week at LaSalle
This winter athletics season has followed suit with another strong fall season: Please congratulate:
Upcoming events:
Tuesday – Feb 11th
Wrestling home vs Episcopal – 4:30
Boys Basketball vs Unionville at WCU 7:30
Thursday – Feb 13th
Bocce home vs Unionville – 3:00
Saturday – Feb 15th
Ches-Mont Cheer Championships at WC East – 9:00 am
Ches-Mont Swim Championships at WCU – 9:00 am
Sunday – Feb 16th
Ches-Mont Dive Championships at WCU – 9:00 am
Tuesday – Feb 18th
District I Basketball Play-offs
Girls at home vs Henderson – 6:00 pm
Boys at home vs Sun Valley – 7:30 pm
- The wrestling team on their great team victory over Rustin on Friday. It has been at least 12 years since our last such victory. The match was moved to East because of Rustin’s power outage and the Vikings took care of business.
- The boys basketball team on their slim victory over Rustin in the semi-finals of the Ches-Mont final four. The will play for the overall Ches-Mont championship on Tuesday, Feb 11th at WCU, 7:30 vs Unionville. The boys team already won the co-National Division Ches-Mont championship.
- The girls basketball team for the efforts vs Great Valley, they lost the game by 5 but played hard until the end. They will advance to the district play-offs.
Upcoming events:
Tuesday – Feb 11th
Wrestling home vs Episcopal – 4:30
Boys Basketball vs Unionville at WCU 7:30
Thursday – Feb 13th
Bocce home vs Unionville – 3:00
Saturday – Feb 15th
Ches-Mont Cheer Championships at WC East – 9:00 am
Ches-Mont Swim Championships at WCU – 9:00 am
Sunday – Feb 16th
Ches-Mont Dive Championships at WCU – 9:00 am
Tuesday – Feb 18th
District I Basketball Play-offs
Girls at home vs Henderson – 6:00 pm
Boys at home vs Sun Valley – 7:30 pm
spring sports updateS
5/20/19
The following track participants will be competing at PIAA States this coming weekend:
1600 – Michaela Schiele - 13th seed / Josh Lewin - 16th seed
3200 – Allyson Clarke - 14th seed
4x800 – Marguerite Greulich/ Catherine Crenny/ Allysone Clarke/ Michaela Schiele/ Claire Mobed - 9th seed
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5/17/19
Softball enters the District I tournament as the #1 seed and will host Pope John Paul II on Monday, 5/20 at 4:00 pm.
Baseball enters the District I tournament as the 16th seed and will travel to Holy Ghost Prep on Monday, 5/20 at 4:00.
The track team is running at the District I trials today, 5/17.
The boys' lacrosse team lost to Upper Dublin in Round 2, however they end their season as Ches-Mont Champions.
The following track participants will be competing at PIAA States this coming weekend:
1600 – Michaela Schiele - 13th seed / Josh Lewin - 16th seed
3200 – Allyson Clarke - 14th seed
4x800 – Marguerite Greulich/ Catherine Crenny/ Allysone Clarke/ Michaela Schiele/ Claire Mobed - 9th seed
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5/17/19
Softball enters the District I tournament as the #1 seed and will host Pope John Paul II on Monday, 5/20 at 4:00 pm.
Baseball enters the District I tournament as the 16th seed and will travel to Holy Ghost Prep on Monday, 5/20 at 4:00.
The track team is running at the District I trials today, 5/17.
The boys' lacrosse team lost to Upper Dublin in Round 2, however they end their season as Ches-Mont Champions.
april 2019
indoor color guard news
4/29/19
Congratulations to the West Chester East Indoor Color Guard for placing 1st at the Chapter Championships competition held this past weekend.
Congratulations to the West Chester East Indoor Color Guard for placing 1st at the Chapter Championships competition held this past weekend.
student wins e-sports championship
4/2/19
Cormac Dooley (12) won the championship for the North American Soccer eSports League (eMLS). He will be moving on to London to compete on the world stage as one of only two representatives of the United States at the eNations cup. Here is a link to an article about Cormac's accomplishment:
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/03/30/philadelphia-unions-doolsta-wins-emls-cup-2019-presented-playstation
Cormac Dooley (12) won the championship for the North American Soccer eSports League (eMLS). He will be moving on to London to compete on the world stage as one of only two representatives of the United States at the eNations cup. Here is a link to an article about Cormac's accomplishment:
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2019/03/30/philadelphia-unions-doolsta-wins-emls-cup-2019-presented-playstation
march 2019
end-of-season wrestling news
3/12/19
Corey Celenza (12) and Andrew DiBernardo (12) each won a match at the PIAA state tournament, but fell short of earning a top eight medal.
To put their careers in perspective, they were both 2X State Qualifiers, 3X Southeast Regional Place finishers, and 3X District One and State All-Academic. Andrew was also honored by the officials before the regional final and awarded a scholar athlete scholarship.
Andrew finished with 125 wins, tying him for 2nd all time in wins, while Corey finished with 117 wins, which is 8th best all time.
These two seniors will be missed (along with other seniors Dan Clifford and Jeff Greiner), but another talented and deep team returns next season.
Corey Celenza (12) and Andrew DiBernardo (12) each won a match at the PIAA state tournament, but fell short of earning a top eight medal.
To put their careers in perspective, they were both 2X State Qualifiers, 3X Southeast Regional Place finishers, and 3X District One and State All-Academic. Andrew was also honored by the officials before the regional final and awarded a scholar athlete scholarship.
Andrew finished with 125 wins, tying him for 2nd all time in wins, while Corey finished with 117 wins, which is 8th best all time.
These two seniors will be missed (along with other seniors Dan Clifford and Jeff Greiner), but another talented and deep team returns next season.
wrestlers qualify for state tournament
3/4/19
Congratulations to Corey Celenza and Andrew DiBernardo for qualifying for the PIAA State Wrestling Tournament. Both boys finished 3rd at the Southeastern PA Regional Wrestling Tournament this past weekend. They leave Wednesday to compete in the PIAA State Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA.
Congratulations to Corey Celenza and Andrew DiBernardo for qualifying for the PIAA State Wrestling Tournament. Both boys finished 3rd at the Southeastern PA Regional Wrestling Tournament this past weekend. They leave Wednesday to compete in the PIAA State Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA.
swimming success at districts
3/4/19
This past weekend was awesome for Viking swimmers. Senior Girl Captain Emily Hahn capped off her career with 2 solid swims and will truly be missed for her leadership and spirit. The boys had the most successful District meet in the last 25 years including two top 8 finishes individually (JP Perucki- 5th in the 100 Breast; 7th in the 100 Fly), 1 top 8 relay (AJ Avagliano, Phil Leander, Matt Sivo, and JP Perucki) and 4 school records (2 relays, JP in the breaststroke and AJ in the 100 freestyle). East will qualify a boys relay to the state meet for the first time in decades. This brings our total school records for the year to 7 (all 3 relays, 100 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly and Diving), which equates to over half of the events in a swim/dive meet. The following students will be traveling to Bucknell next Thursday to compete at States:
AJ Avagliano (200 Free relay, 400 free relay, 50 freestyle)
Phil Leander (200 free relay, 400 free relay)
Kyle Puchalla (Relay Alternate)
JP Perucki (200 free relay, 400 free relay, 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly)
Jon Sherlock (Relay Alternate)
Matt Sivo (Relay)
This past weekend was awesome for Viking swimmers. Senior Girl Captain Emily Hahn capped off her career with 2 solid swims and will truly be missed for her leadership and spirit. The boys had the most successful District meet in the last 25 years including two top 8 finishes individually (JP Perucki- 5th in the 100 Breast; 7th in the 100 Fly), 1 top 8 relay (AJ Avagliano, Phil Leander, Matt Sivo, and JP Perucki) and 4 school records (2 relays, JP in the breaststroke and AJ in the 100 freestyle). East will qualify a boys relay to the state meet for the first time in decades. This brings our total school records for the year to 7 (all 3 relays, 100 Free, 100 Breast, 100 Fly and Diving), which equates to over half of the events in a swim/dive meet. The following students will be traveling to Bucknell next Thursday to compete at States:
AJ Avagliano (200 Free relay, 400 free relay, 50 freestyle)
Phil Leander (200 free relay, 400 free relay)
Kyle Puchalla (Relay Alternate)
JP Perucki (200 free relay, 400 free relay, 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly)
Jon Sherlock (Relay Alternate)
Matt Sivo (Relay)
february 2019
winter sports update
2/28/19
Indoor Track – The boys and girls Distance Medley Relay both came in 7th at starts last weekend.
Boys Basketball – They will be playing in the District One championship game on Saturday at 2:00 at Temple vs Sun Valley. Tickets are $10.00 and you can purchase them in the athletic office. They have also qualified for the PIAA State tournament.
Girls Basketball - The team just missed qualifying for the State tournament, but it has been 17 years since they played beyond round 1 of Districts. We had 2 seniors and 3 sophomores in the starting five so looking for continued success next year.
Wrestling - Corey Celenza, Dan Clifford, Syncere Cooper, Andrew DiBernardo, and Jamison Eadie will be competing Friday and Saturday in the Regionals with the top 5 advancing to the PIAA State tournament at Hershey. You can follow along with live updates starting 5:30 pm Friday: http://live.pa-wrestling.com/2018-2019/region-south-east-aaa/
Swimming – These swimmers will be competing in Districts at LaSalle on Friday and Saturday trying to qualify for States.
Girls:
200 Free- Emily Hahn- 42nd
500 Free- Emily Hahn- 31st
Boys:
50 Free- AJ Avagliano- 17th
Phil Leander- 18th
100 fly- JP Perucki- 4th
100 Free- AJ Avagliano- 23rd
Phil Leander- 27th
100 back- Matt Sivo- 31st
100 breast- JP Perucki- 5th
Jon Sherlock- 35th
200 Medley Relay- 13th
200 Free Relay-6th
400 Free Relay-10th
The following swimmers will be swimming relays only:
Kyle Puchalla
Steven Grunza
Michael Usilton (alternate)
Indoor Track – The boys and girls Distance Medley Relay both came in 7th at starts last weekend.
Boys Basketball – They will be playing in the District One championship game on Saturday at 2:00 at Temple vs Sun Valley. Tickets are $10.00 and you can purchase them in the athletic office. They have also qualified for the PIAA State tournament.
Girls Basketball - The team just missed qualifying for the State tournament, but it has been 17 years since they played beyond round 1 of Districts. We had 2 seniors and 3 sophomores in the starting five so looking for continued success next year.
Wrestling - Corey Celenza, Dan Clifford, Syncere Cooper, Andrew DiBernardo, and Jamison Eadie will be competing Friday and Saturday in the Regionals with the top 5 advancing to the PIAA State tournament at Hershey. You can follow along with live updates starting 5:30 pm Friday: http://live.pa-wrestling.com/2018-2019/region-south-east-aaa/
Swimming – These swimmers will be competing in Districts at LaSalle on Friday and Saturday trying to qualify for States.
Girls:
200 Free- Emily Hahn- 42nd
500 Free- Emily Hahn- 31st
Boys:
50 Free- AJ Avagliano- 17th
Phil Leander- 18th
100 fly- JP Perucki- 4th
100 Free- AJ Avagliano- 23rd
Phil Leander- 27th
100 back- Matt Sivo- 31st
100 breast- JP Perucki- 5th
Jon Sherlock- 35th
200 Medley Relay- 13th
200 Free Relay-6th
400 Free Relay-10th
The following swimmers will be swimming relays only:
Kyle Puchalla
Steven Grunza
Michael Usilton (alternate)
wrestling success
2/25/19
Congratulations to Corey Celenza, who won the 126 pound District One West Championship this past weekend. Also advancing to next weekend's regional tournament are Andrew DiBernardo (2nd place), Jamison Eadie (4th place), Dan Clifford (4th place), and Syncere Cooper (4th place). These 5 wrestlers will travel to Souderton HS next weekend to compete in the Southeast Regional Tournament. The top five from our region will advance to the PIAA State Championship.
Congratulations to Corey Celenza, who won the 126 pound District One West Championship this past weekend. Also advancing to next weekend's regional tournament are Andrew DiBernardo (2nd place), Jamison Eadie (4th place), Dan Clifford (4th place), and Syncere Cooper (4th place). These 5 wrestlers will travel to Souderton HS next weekend to compete in the Southeast Regional Tournament. The top five from our region will advance to the PIAA State Championship.
swim & dive updateS
2/25/19
On Friday, February 22nd, Emil Vasko competed at the District 1 Diving Championships and finished 9th to cap off his stellar career as a Viking. Emil is currently our school record holder for 6 dives. The following students have qualified to compete in the District 1 Swimming Championships at LaSalle this coming Friday. Our district is by far the fastest and most competitive in the state; qualifying for the meet is an achievement in itself.
Girls
Emily Hahn - 200 Free, 500 Free
Boys
AJ Avagliano- 50 free, 100 free -- Phil Leander – 50 free, 100 free -- JP Perucki – 100 fly, 100 breast --
Matt Sivo - 100 Back -- Jon Sherlock – 100 Breast -- Steven Grunza and Kyle Puchalla – Relay alternates
2/19/19
This past weekend the Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams participated in the Scott Elliott Ches-Mont invitational, a meet that allows for students to have an end-of-year focus or an opportunity to make Districts. The swimmers did great! The girls were led by outstanding swims from Anna Perucki (9) in the 100 Fly, as she dropped over 6 seconds from her best. The boys were led by school-record performances in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. The foursome of Matt Sivo, AJ Avagliano, Phil Leander and JP Perucki now hold all 3 relay school records. Phil Leander (12) also qualified for Districts in the 50 and 100 free, securing his first ever individual qualification.
On Friday, February 22nd, Emil Vasko competed at the District 1 Diving Championships and finished 9th to cap off his stellar career as a Viking. Emil is currently our school record holder for 6 dives. The following students have qualified to compete in the District 1 Swimming Championships at LaSalle this coming Friday. Our district is by far the fastest and most competitive in the state; qualifying for the meet is an achievement in itself.
Girls
Emily Hahn - 200 Free, 500 Free
Boys
AJ Avagliano- 50 free, 100 free -- Phil Leander – 50 free, 100 free -- JP Perucki – 100 fly, 100 breast --
Matt Sivo - 100 Back -- Jon Sherlock – 100 Breast -- Steven Grunza and Kyle Puchalla – Relay alternates
2/19/19
This past weekend the Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams participated in the Scott Elliott Ches-Mont invitational, a meet that allows for students to have an end-of-year focus or an opportunity to make Districts. The swimmers did great! The girls were led by outstanding swims from Anna Perucki (9) in the 100 Fly, as she dropped over 6 seconds from her best. The boys were led by school-record performances in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. The foursome of Matt Sivo, AJ Avagliano, Phil Leander and JP Perucki now hold all 3 relay school records. Phil Leander (12) also qualified for Districts in the 50 and 100 free, securing his first ever individual qualification.
competitive cheerleading news
2/13/19
East's Competitive Team Cheerleaders advanced to the finals and placed in the Top 10 in the U.S. at last weekend’s UCA High School Cheer Nationals in Orlando, Florida.
East's Competitive Team Cheerleaders advanced to the finals and placed in the Top 10 in the U.S. at last weekend’s UCA High School Cheer Nationals in Orlando, Florida.
PMEA District 12 Choral FestivaL
2/13/19
160 of the finest singers from 33 different school districts in Southeastern PA participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 12 Choral Festival hosted by Henderson High School and held at West Chester University this past weekend. East 's Casey Knipe (12) and TJ Hardie (10) participated in the choir, and Sarah Guan (12) was one of the two accompanists. Casey Knipe was selected to move on to the Regional Level and will attend the PMEA Region 6 festival at Haverford High School in March.
160 of the finest singers from 33 different school districts in Southeastern PA participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association District 12 Choral Festival hosted by Henderson High School and held at West Chester University this past weekend. East 's Casey Knipe (12) and TJ Hardie (10) participated in the choir, and Sarah Guan (12) was one of the two accompanists. Casey Knipe was selected to move on to the Regional Level and will attend the PMEA Region 6 festival at Haverford High School in March.
january 2019
swim & dive update
1/31/19
The Boys and Girls Swim & Dive team competed against cross-town rivals Henderson on 1/30. The girls were paced by Emily Hahn (12) and Valerie Galitski (11). The team had best times from Anna Perucki (9), who dropped 2 seconds in her 100 Fly, and Olivia Bond (9), who qualified for the Scott Elliott Chesmont Championships for the first time.
The Boys were paced by Phil Leander (12), JP Perucki (11), AJ Avagliano (11) and Matt Sivo (11). A relay win was necessary to win the meet and the Boys Relays came through. This is the first time East has beaten Henderson in swimming in at least 4 years. The Chesmont title will be on the line Tuesday 2/5 against undefeated Downingtown East.
The Boys and Girls Swim & Dive team competed against cross-town rivals Henderson on 1/30. The girls were paced by Emily Hahn (12) and Valerie Galitski (11). The team had best times from Anna Perucki (9), who dropped 2 seconds in her 100 Fly, and Olivia Bond (9), who qualified for the Scott Elliott Chesmont Championships for the first time.
The Boys were paced by Phil Leander (12), JP Perucki (11), AJ Avagliano (11) and Matt Sivo (11). A relay win was necessary to win the meet and the Boys Relays came through. This is the first time East has beaten Henderson in swimming in at least 4 years. The Chesmont title will be on the line Tuesday 2/5 against undefeated Downingtown East.
wrestling news
1/28/19
Congratulations to Andrew DiBernardo (12), 170 pound Coal Cracker Tournament champion! Corey Celenza (12) placed 4th, Hugh Lemmon-Kishi (11) placed 6th and Andrew Luke (10) placed 8th. As a team, East finished 11th out of 37 teams at the tournament.
This Wednesday, January 30th, Corey Celenza will attempt to become the 12th wrestler in school history to earn 100 career wins (he currently stands at 99). The match vs. Downingtown East begins at 7:00 pm.
Congratulations to Andrew DiBernardo (12), 170 pound Coal Cracker Tournament champion! Corey Celenza (12) placed 4th, Hugh Lemmon-Kishi (11) placed 6th and Andrew Luke (10) placed 8th. As a team, East finished 11th out of 37 teams at the tournament.
This Wednesday, January 30th, Corey Celenza will attempt to become the 12th wrestler in school history to earn 100 career wins (he currently stands at 99). The match vs. Downingtown East begins at 7:00 pm.
Swim and Dive news - 26 year old record broken!
1/10/19
Last night the Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams won their meets against Bishop Shanahan. The girls were led by double event winner Valerie Galitski, while the boys were paced by AJ Avagliano and Emil Vasko. AJ (competing in 4 events) qualified for the District 1 Championships in 3 of them, an impressive achievement this time of year. Even more excitement came from the Diving well when Senior Emil Vasko broke the school record for 6 dives, set back in 1993 by L. Rivera!
Last night the Boys and Girls Swim and Dive teams won their meets against Bishop Shanahan. The girls were led by double event winner Valerie Galitski, while the boys were paced by AJ Avagliano and Emil Vasko. AJ (competing in 4 events) qualified for the District 1 Championships in 3 of them, an impressive achievement this time of year. Even more excitement came from the Diving well when Senior Emil Vasko broke the school record for 6 dives, set back in 1993 by L. Rivera!
wrestling accomplishments
1/8/19
WC East Wrestling recently had notable individual accomplishments for two PIAA returning state qualifiers. First, on December 22nd, Corey Celenza (12) won the Ches-Mont Championship. Then, on this past Saturday, Andrew DiBernardo (12) won the 100th match of his career.
WC East Wrestling recently had notable individual accomplishments for two PIAA returning state qualifiers. First, on December 22nd, Corey Celenza (12) won the Ches-Mont Championship. Then, on this past Saturday, Andrew DiBernardo (12) won the 100th match of his career.
decEMBER 2018
swim team invitational meet
12/19/18
An invitational meet was held on December 18th for select swimmers in order to provide opportunities to qualify for the District 1 championships later this year. Some of the highlights included the following:
Boys 200 Medley Relay – Matt Sivo, JP Perucki, AJ Avagliano and Phil Leander (NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
Boys 100 Butterfly - JP Perucki (NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME) AJ Avagliano (DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
Boys 100 Backstroke – Matt Sivo (DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME- his first as an individual)
Boys 100 Breaststroke – JP Perucki (NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
Girls 500 Freestyle – Emily Hahn (DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
An invitational meet was held on December 18th for select swimmers in order to provide opportunities to qualify for the District 1 championships later this year. Some of the highlights included the following:
Boys 200 Medley Relay – Matt Sivo, JP Perucki, AJ Avagliano and Phil Leander (NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
Boys 100 Butterfly - JP Perucki (NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME) AJ Avagliano (DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
Boys 100 Backstroke – Matt Sivo (DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME- his first as an individual)
Boys 100 Breaststroke – JP Perucki (NEW SCHOOL RECORD AND DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
Girls 500 Freestyle – Emily Hahn (DISTRICT QUALIFYING TIME)
winter sports update
12/10/18
Wrestling
Congratulations to the wrestling team for their season opening efforts this past weekend at the Mule Classic held at Solanco HS. As a team, East finished 4th out of 26 teams. The following East wrestlers placed:
Andrew DiBernardo - Champion
Corey Celenza and Hugh Lemmon-Kishi - 3rd
Jamison Eadie - 5th
Andrew Luke and Syncere Cooper - 7th
Cheer
Congratulations to the East Cheerleaders for their strong performance at UCA Regionals held in Kutztown this past weekend. The team placed 2nd in Game Day and 4th in Traditional, earning two bids to nationals in Florida this February.
Wrestling
Congratulations to the wrestling team for their season opening efforts this past weekend at the Mule Classic held at Solanco HS. As a team, East finished 4th out of 26 teams. The following East wrestlers placed:
Andrew DiBernardo - Champion
Corey Celenza and Hugh Lemmon-Kishi - 3rd
Jamison Eadie - 5th
Andrew Luke and Syncere Cooper - 7th
Cheer
Congratulations to the East Cheerleaders for their strong performance at UCA Regionals held in Kutztown this past weekend. The team placed 2nd in Game Day and 4th in Traditional, earning two bids to nationals in Florida this February.
november 2018
girls' cross country accomplishment
11/5/18
The girls' cross country team finished 8th at the PIAA State XC Championship on Saturday, November 3rd. Not only are they the first in school history to qualify as a team, they also finished in the top 10. Ally Clarke (11) finished 3rd overall in the race, the best finish ever by an individual runner in school history. This makes her one of the best runners in the state and Northeast region of the country. Ally will compete at the Northeast Regional Meet in New York on November 24th and will be the first female XC runner is EHS history to compete in this race. Please congratulate the girls (listed below) on an amazing (and historic) accomplishment.
Claire Mobed (12)
Ally Clarke (11)
Ava DiEgidio (10)
Marguerite Greulich (10)
Michaela Schiele (10)
Sonia Piombino (9)
Riley Rehrig (9)
The girls' cross country team finished 8th at the PIAA State XC Championship on Saturday, November 3rd. Not only are they the first in school history to qualify as a team, they also finished in the top 10. Ally Clarke (11) finished 3rd overall in the race, the best finish ever by an individual runner in school history. This makes her one of the best runners in the state and Northeast region of the country. Ally will compete at the Northeast Regional Meet in New York on November 24th and will be the first female XC runner is EHS history to compete in this race. Please congratulate the girls (listed below) on an amazing (and historic) accomplishment.
Claire Mobed (12)
Ally Clarke (11)
Ava DiEgidio (10)
Marguerite Greulich (10)
Michaela Schiele (10)
Sonia Piombino (9)
Riley Rehrig (9)
october 2018
girls' cross country team qualifies for states
10/26/18
For the first time in school history, the girls' cross country team qualified for States following a 4th place finish at the District 1 race at Lehigh University.
For the first time in school history, the girls' cross country team qualified for States following a 4th place finish at the District 1 race at Lehigh University.
GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY NEWS
10/9/18
Yesterday the girls’ varsity cross country team [Ally Clarke (11), Michaela Schiele (10), Sonia Piombino (9), Marguerite Greulich (10), Claire Mobed (12), Ava DiEdgidio (10), Riley Rehrig (9)] finished 3rd at the Ches-Mont Championship on a tough and muddy course at Unionville High School. This ties the program's highest finish in the past 13 years.
Yesterday the girls’ varsity cross country team [Ally Clarke (11), Michaela Schiele (10), Sonia Piombino (9), Marguerite Greulich (10), Claire Mobed (12), Ava DiEdgidio (10), Riley Rehrig (9)] finished 3rd at the Ches-Mont Championship on a tough and muddy course at Unionville High School. This ties the program's highest finish in the past 13 years.
september 2018
girls' cross country news
9/17/18
The girls' varsity Cross Country team finished 2nd at the Briarwood Invitational in Philadelphia on Saturday with five girls finishing in the top 30. The girls' JV finished 6th in their race and had two girls medal.
The girls' varsity Cross Country team finished 2nd at the Briarwood Invitational in Philadelphia on Saturday with five girls finishing in the top 30. The girls' JV finished 6th in their race and had two girls medal.
april 2018
indoor color guard news
4/30/18
Congratulations to the Indoor Color Guard, who were awarded 1st place at this past weekend's Region 3 Championships at Perkiomen Valley HS.
Congratulations to the Indoor Color Guard, who were awarded 1st place at this past weekend's Region 3 Championships at Perkiomen Valley HS.
march 2018
swimming districts
3/6/18
This past weekend the boys and girls swim teams competed in the PIAA District 1 Championships, where Ann Carozza (pictured) defended her District Title in the 100 Butterfly and finished tied for third in the 100 freestyle. She will be competing in the State Championship next week.
The Medley Relay team of Matt Sivo, JP Perucki, AJ Avagliano and Phil Leander re-broke their own record set earlier this year while the team of Avagliano, Leander, Laszlo Vasko and Perucki broke the 400 free record set back in 1993. JP Perucki also broke his own record in the 100 breaststroke and broke the school record in the 100 fly formerly held by James Kirkby.
This past weekend the boys and girls swim teams competed in the PIAA District 1 Championships, where Ann Carozza (pictured) defended her District Title in the 100 Butterfly and finished tied for third in the 100 freestyle. She will be competing in the State Championship next week.
The Medley Relay team of Matt Sivo, JP Perucki, AJ Avagliano and Phil Leander re-broke their own record set earlier this year while the team of Avagliano, Leander, Laszlo Vasko and Perucki broke the 400 free record set back in 1993. JP Perucki also broke his own record in the 100 breaststroke and broke the school record in the 100 fly formerly held by James Kirkby.
WRESTLING STATE QUALIFIERS
3/5/18
Congratulations to juniors Andrew DiBernardo (2nd place) and Corey Celenza (5th place) who advanced to the PIAA State Wrestling Tournament. They are the first state qualifiers from East since 2007. The wrestlers and coaches leave Wednesday for Hershey, to compete in the toughest state wrestling tournament in the country.
Congratulations to juniors Andrew DiBernardo (2nd place) and Corey Celenza (5th place) who advanced to the PIAA State Wrestling Tournament. They are the first state qualifiers from East since 2007. The wrestlers and coaches leave Wednesday for Hershey, to compete in the toughest state wrestling tournament in the country.
february 2018
student competes in disney running challenge
2/27/18
Ashley Edmunds (10), a member of the East Girls' Cross Country team, participated in the Disney Fairy Tale Challenge on February 24th and 25th. She ran a 10K Saturday morning (time of 1:07:17) and a half-marathon Sunday morning (time of 2:48:38), receiving 3 medals and 3 t-shirts in the process. You can read more about this fun event here.
Ashley Edmunds (10), a member of the East Girls' Cross Country team, participated in the Disney Fairy Tale Challenge on February 24th and 25th. She ran a 10K Saturday morning (time of 1:07:17) and a half-marathon Sunday morning (time of 2:48:38), receiving 3 medals and 3 t-shirts in the process. You can read more about this fun event here.
district 1 diving championships
2/26/18
Michael Henry (12) and Emil Vasko (11) competed in the District 1 Diving Championships on Friday, February 23rd. Michael wrapped up his career at EHS with a score of 249.5 and finished in 17th place while Emil placed 9th with a score of 392.95 (10 points off state qualification).
Michael Henry (12) and Emil Vasko (11) competed in the District 1 Diving Championships on Friday, February 23rd. Michael wrapped up his career at EHS with a score of 249.5 and finished in 17th place while Emil placed 9th with a score of 392.95 (10 points off state qualification).
wrestling district champion
2/26/18
Congratulations to Andrew DiBernardo (11) for winning the District One West wrestling title on Saturday, February 24th. Also, placing 4th were Jamison Eadie and Corey Celenza. All three boys head to the Southeast Regional Tournament Friday and Saturday at Oxford HS to try to advance to the PIAA State Championships the following weekend. Here's a link to the article featuring Andrew:
http://papreplive.com/wrestling/2018/02/24/wc-easts-dibernardo-wins-gold-at-170-dwests-zapf-reaches-another-milestone/
Congratulations to Andrew DiBernardo (11) for winning the District One West wrestling title on Saturday, February 24th. Also, placing 4th were Jamison Eadie and Corey Celenza. All three boys head to the Southeast Regional Tournament Friday and Saturday at Oxford HS to try to advance to the PIAA State Championships the following weekend. Here's a link to the article featuring Andrew:
http://papreplive.com/wrestling/2018/02/24/wc-easts-dibernardo-wins-gold-at-170-dwests-zapf-reaches-another-milestone/
Scott Elliott Chesmont Invitational
2/20/18
This past Saturday the Boys & Girls Swimming and Diving Team competed in the first annual Scott Elliott Memorial Chesmont Invitational. The boys' team was paced by Automatic District Qualifying times in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. More impressively the 200 freestyle relay team of Phil Leander, AJ Avagliano, Laszlo Vasko and JP Perucki set a new school record. The Girls' team was paced by double event winner Ann Carozza in the 50 free (narrowly missing her own school record) and the 100 free. There were many personal bests and exciting swims throughout the day.
This past Saturday the Boys & Girls Swimming and Diving Team competed in the first annual Scott Elliott Memorial Chesmont Invitational. The boys' team was paced by Automatic District Qualifying times in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. More impressively the 200 freestyle relay team of Phil Leander, AJ Avagliano, Laszlo Vasko and JP Perucki set a new school record. The Girls' team was paced by double event winner Ann Carozza in the 50 free (narrowly missing her own school record) and the 100 free. There were many personal bests and exciting swims throughout the day.
Ches-Mont Wrestling and a Milestone
2/20/18
Congratulations to Tommy Luke (12) for earning his 100th career win Saturday, becoming only the 10th wrestler in school history to reach this milestone.
7 wrestlers advanced to the District One West Tournament Saturday:
Andrew DiBernardo (2nd)
Corey Celenza (3rd)
Tommy Luke (3rd)
Campbell Wolov (4th)
Jamison Eadie (5th)
Andrew Luke (6th)
Joe Timm (6th)
Congratulations to Tommy Luke (12) for earning his 100th career win Saturday, becoming only the 10th wrestler in school history to reach this milestone.
7 wrestlers advanced to the District One West Tournament Saturday:
Andrew DiBernardo (2nd)
Corey Celenza (3rd)
Tommy Luke (3rd)
Campbell Wolov (4th)
Jamison Eadie (5th)
Andrew Luke (6th)
Joe Timm (6th)
athletics update
'2/12/18
Here are some recent noteworthy items for WC East athletics:
Here are some recent noteworthy items for WC East athletics:
- John Gallo earned his 100th career coaching win in wrestling.
- Boys' basketball has qualified for Districts, the first time in the post-season in quite a while. They will play Bishop Shanahan on Wed, 2/21 at Shanahan.
- Our cheer squad competed at Nationals and earned 11th place out of 42 teams.
- Our Dance team competed at Nationals and finished 2nd overall.
speech and debate team
2/2/18
The speech and debate team competed in the league championship at Rustin on Thursday, February 1st. All East students made a fine showing:
Three students were finalists in their events:
The speech and debate team competed in the league championship at Rustin on Thursday, February 1st. All East students made a fine showing:
- Mike Nicolosi and Ethan Golden won two out of three matches in JV public forum debate.
- Joe Delaney and Dylan Golden won two out of three matches in varsity public forum debate.
Three students were finalists in their events:
- Sam Biely won second place overall in JV Lincoln Douglas debate
- Micaela Zelinsky won second place overall in extemporaneous speaking
- Alice Tran won the league championship in impromptu speaking
january 2018
wrestling milestone
1/22/18
Please congratulate our wrestling coaches and wrestlers on earning the 400th victory of the WC East High School program.
The team went 4-0 on Saturday, January 20th at the Haverford Duals to earn the honors.
Please congratulate our wrestling coaches and wrestlers on earning the 400th victory of the WC East High School program.
The team went 4-0 on Saturday, January 20th at the Haverford Duals to earn the honors.
december 2017
competitive cheerleading
12/18/17
The East competitive cheerleaders finished 3rd at Districts and earned a bid to States this January in Hershey.
The East competitive cheerleaders finished 3rd at Districts and earned a bid to States this January in Hershey.
colley classic wrestling tournament
12/18/17
The East wresting team went 3-0 to win the Colley Classic Tournament on Saturday, December 15th. The win included a 53-19 rout over Ridley in the finals.
The East wresting team went 3-0 to win the Colley Classic Tournament on Saturday, December 15th. The win included a 53-19 rout over Ridley in the finals.
november 2017
activities & athletics update
11/14/17
Class of 2019
On Thursday, November 16th, the Class of 2019 is having a bake sale during all lunch periods. Class officers are working hard to raise money for the class and create a bit of sunshine in the stressful days of junior year.
MUSIC Club
East's MUSIC club sends volunteers weekly to the local Neighborhood Hospice center to play for the sick. We love to continue this East tradition of giving back to the community by using our musical talents.
Girls' Lacrosse
The Linvilla Pie Sale fundraiser ends 11/15. Scroll down for more details, or refer to the posting on the East homepage.
Class of 2019
On Thursday, November 16th, the Class of 2019 is having a bake sale during all lunch periods. Class officers are working hard to raise money for the class and create a bit of sunshine in the stressful days of junior year.
MUSIC Club
East's MUSIC club sends volunteers weekly to the local Neighborhood Hospice center to play for the sick. We love to continue this East tradition of giving back to the community by using our musical talents.
Girls' Lacrosse
The Linvilla Pie Sale fundraiser ends 11/15. Scroll down for more details, or refer to the posting on the East homepage.
october 2017
Girls' Cross Country State Championship
11/6/17
This past Saturday Ally Clarke (10) and Hanna Kelly (12) competed in the PIAA State Cross Country Championship in Hershey. Ally finished 41st with a time of 19:51 and Hanna finished 46th with a time of 19:56 for 5K. It has been well over 25 years since two girls from East High School finished in the top 50 at the state championship race. Congratulations, Ally and Hanna!
This past Saturday Ally Clarke (10) and Hanna Kelly (12) competed in the PIAA State Cross Country Championship in Hershey. Ally finished 41st with a time of 19:51 and Hanna finished 46th with a time of 19:56 for 5K. It has been well over 25 years since two girls from East High School finished in the top 50 at the state championship race. Congratulations, Ally and Hanna!
activities and athletics update
11/6/17
Girls Basketball
·Fall Open Gym Workout Schedule is posted on EGBB Team App -
https://wceastgirlsbasketball.teamapp.com/
·Please feel free to contact Head Coach: Erin Listrani with any questions about WC East Girls Basketball [email protected]
Italian Club
During the week of 10/30, the Italian club played rounds of scopa for Halloween
Girls' Lacrosse
The girl's lacrosse team continues their fall fundraiser (Linvilla Pies).
The West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Fall Fundraiser:
The Great Linvilla Pie Sale has begun!
Starts: NOW! Ends: 11/15
Cost: $20.00 each
Varieties:
*Old Fashioned Apple
*Dutch Apple
*Apple Caramel Walnut
*Coconut Custard
*Pumpkin
*Lemon Meringue
*Sweet Potato
*Pecan
Checks should be made out to: West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Boosters
Pies will be delivered on Tuesday, November 21
Don’t like Pie? You can donate a one! Just pay $20.00 and picks a variety. The pie will go directly to Safe Harbor in West Chester
Contact Susan Godshall at [email protected] or Kristin Smeins at [email protected] for more information.
West Chester Ravens Girls Rugby
We are going to continue having practices on Monday at 5:30-7 at the Rustin Rugby field.
The Light from the East
We are holding an art and poetry contest from October 16th to November 10th. Any form of art and Micro Fiction pieces (under 250 words) can be submitted. Separate winners will be chosen for the art and for the micro fiction categories. All submissions must be uploaded to thelightfromtheeast.weebly.com
Girls Basketball
·Fall Open Gym Workout Schedule is posted on EGBB Team App -
https://wceastgirlsbasketball.teamapp.com/
·Please feel free to contact Head Coach: Erin Listrani with any questions about WC East Girls Basketball [email protected]
Italian Club
During the week of 10/30, the Italian club played rounds of scopa for Halloween
Girls' Lacrosse
The girl's lacrosse team continues their fall fundraiser (Linvilla Pies).
The West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Fall Fundraiser:
The Great Linvilla Pie Sale has begun!
Starts: NOW! Ends: 11/15
Cost: $20.00 each
Varieties:
*Old Fashioned Apple
*Dutch Apple
*Apple Caramel Walnut
*Coconut Custard
*Pumpkin
*Lemon Meringue
*Sweet Potato
*Pecan
Checks should be made out to: West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Boosters
Pies will be delivered on Tuesday, November 21
Don’t like Pie? You can donate a one! Just pay $20.00 and picks a variety. The pie will go directly to Safe Harbor in West Chester
Contact Susan Godshall at [email protected] or Kristin Smeins at [email protected] for more information.
West Chester Ravens Girls Rugby
We are going to continue having practices on Monday at 5:30-7 at the Rustin Rugby field.
The Light from the East
We are holding an art and poetry contest from October 16th to November 10th. Any form of art and Micro Fiction pieces (under 250 words) can be submitted. Separate winners will be chosen for the art and for the micro fiction categories. All submissions must be uploaded to thelightfromtheeast.weebly.com
girls' cross country team places at districts
10/27/17
Congratulations to the girls' cross country team who placed 12th in Districts today at Lehigh. Ally Clarke finished 5th overall and Hanna Kelly finished 21st overall. Ally and Hanna qualified for the PIAA State Championship.
Congratulations to the girls' cross country team who placed 12th in Districts today at Lehigh. Ally Clarke finished 5th overall and Hanna Kelly finished 21st overall. Ally and Hanna qualified for the PIAA State Championship.
activities and athletics update
10/17/17
NAHS Monthly Activities
National Art Honor Society is hosting a Spooktacular activity on October 26th.
Girls’ Basketball
ITALIAN CLUB
The Italian club will be having a scopa competition on Halloween.
GIRLS LACROSSE
The girl's lacrosse team is having a fall fundraiser just in time for Thanksgiving.
Linvilla Orchard Pie Fundraiser -- Pies are being sold for $20 each, with an option for people to buy pies to donate to Safe Harbor. All orders and money must be submitted by 11/15. Checks are payable to West Chester East Girls Lacrosse. Pies are delivered fresh and can be refrigerated or frozen for later and will be delivered on 11/21.
Varieties include: Old Fashioned Apple, Dutch Apple, Apple Caramel Walnut, Coconut Custard, Pumpkin, Lemon Meringue, Sweet Potato, & Pecan
If you do not like pie, you can still participate by donating a pie! You pick the variety and buy the pie for $20.00 and then the team donated the pie directly to Safe Harbor in West Chester.
Please contact Susan Godshall at [email protected] or Kristin Smeins at[email protected] to purchase pies or if you have any questions. Pie sales will be divided evenly amongst the team or you can reach out to one of the lacrosse players directly.
See the flyer below for more information. Thank you for your support!
West Chester Ravens Girls Rugby
We are going to continue having practices on Monday at 5:30-7 at the Rustin Rugby field.
The Light from the East
The Light from the East is holding an art and poetry contest from October 16th to November 10th. Any form of art and Micro Fiction pieces (under 250 words) can be submitted. Separate winners will be chosen for the art and for the micro fiction categories. All submissions must be uploaded to thelightfromtheeast.weebly.com
The West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Fall Fundraiser: The Great Linvilla Pie Sale has begun! Starts: NOW! Ends: 11/15
Cost: $20.00 each
Varieties:
*Old Fashioned Apple
*Dutch Apple
*Apple Caramel Walnut
*Coconut Custard
*Pumpkin
*Lemon Meringue
*Sweet Potato
*Pecan
Checks should be made out to: West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Boosters
Pies will be delivered on Tuesday, November 21
Don’t like Pie? You can donate one! Just pay $20.00 and picks a variety. The pie will go directly to Safe Harbor in West Chester
Contact Susan Godshall at [email protected] or Kristin Smeins at [email protected] for more information.
NAHS Monthly Activities
National Art Honor Society is hosting a Spooktacular activity on October 26th.
Girls’ Basketball
- Fall Open Gym Workout Schedule is posted on EGBB Team App - https://wceastgirlsbasketball.teamapp.com/
- Please feel free to contact Head Coach: Erin Listrani with any questions about WC East Girls Basketball [email protected]
ITALIAN CLUB
The Italian club will be having a scopa competition on Halloween.
GIRLS LACROSSE
The girl's lacrosse team is having a fall fundraiser just in time for Thanksgiving.
Linvilla Orchard Pie Fundraiser -- Pies are being sold for $20 each, with an option for people to buy pies to donate to Safe Harbor. All orders and money must be submitted by 11/15. Checks are payable to West Chester East Girls Lacrosse. Pies are delivered fresh and can be refrigerated or frozen for later and will be delivered on 11/21.
Varieties include: Old Fashioned Apple, Dutch Apple, Apple Caramel Walnut, Coconut Custard, Pumpkin, Lemon Meringue, Sweet Potato, & Pecan
If you do not like pie, you can still participate by donating a pie! You pick the variety and buy the pie for $20.00 and then the team donated the pie directly to Safe Harbor in West Chester.
Please contact Susan Godshall at [email protected] or Kristin Smeins at[email protected] to purchase pies or if you have any questions. Pie sales will be divided evenly amongst the team or you can reach out to one of the lacrosse players directly.
See the flyer below for more information. Thank you for your support!
West Chester Ravens Girls Rugby
We are going to continue having practices on Monday at 5:30-7 at the Rustin Rugby field.
The Light from the East
The Light from the East is holding an art and poetry contest from October 16th to November 10th. Any form of art and Micro Fiction pieces (under 250 words) can be submitted. Separate winners will be chosen for the art and for the micro fiction categories. All submissions must be uploaded to thelightfromtheeast.weebly.com
The West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Fall Fundraiser: The Great Linvilla Pie Sale has begun! Starts: NOW! Ends: 11/15
Cost: $20.00 each
Varieties:
*Old Fashioned Apple
*Dutch Apple
*Apple Caramel Walnut
*Coconut Custard
*Pumpkin
*Lemon Meringue
*Sweet Potato
*Pecan
Checks should be made out to: West Chester East Girl’s Lacrosse Boosters
Pies will be delivered on Tuesday, November 21
Don’t like Pie? You can donate one! Just pay $20.00 and picks a variety. The pie will go directly to Safe Harbor in West Chester
Contact Susan Godshall at [email protected] or Kristin Smeins at [email protected] for more information.
orchestra fundraiser: viking garden flags
10/5/17
The East Orchestra is selling a very special and unique East fundraiser item- a garden flag with the EHS viking logo and graduation year of your student. Locate the order form below.
The East Orchestra is selling a very special and unique East fundraiser item- a garden flag with the EHS viking logo and graduation year of your student. Locate the order form below.
| viking_garden_flags.pdf |
golf team wins chesmont championship
10/4/17
After competing at the Chesmont Golf Championships at Applecross Country Club on Tuesday, October 3rd, the East golf team is officially the champions of the national division of the Chesmont League!
In addition, six golfers qualified for the District One Golf Championships next week, the most that have qualified in many years. Below is a list of players and their scores from the Chesmont Golf Championships.
Cole Shew – 74 (2nd Place overall at the Chesmont championship; 1st place in the National Division)
Jack Hamilton – 76 (Top 10 overall at the Chesmont championship)
Damon Spatacco – 79 (a personal best)
Donovan Tate – 81 (a personal best)
P.J. DiPiero – 83
Sofia Amoroso – 89
After competing at the Chesmont Golf Championships at Applecross Country Club on Tuesday, October 3rd, the East golf team is officially the champions of the national division of the Chesmont League!
In addition, six golfers qualified for the District One Golf Championships next week, the most that have qualified in many years. Below is a list of players and their scores from the Chesmont Golf Championships.
Cole Shew – 74 (2nd Place overall at the Chesmont championship; 1st place in the National Division)
Jack Hamilton – 76 (Top 10 overall at the Chesmont championship)
Damon Spatacco – 79 (a personal best)
Donovan Tate – 81 (a personal best)
P.J. DiPiero – 83
Sofia Amoroso – 89
september 2017
activities & athletics update
9/29/17
9/22/17
golf news
9/14/17
September 12th was an eventful day on the golf course for the East team. First, East defeated Downingtown East by a score of 185-195, the lowest team score East has posted in nearly a decade. More remarkable was Sofia Amoroso’s hole-in-one! It was on the 8th hole at Honeybrook, a 148 yard par 3. Pictured is Sofia immediately after she grabbed her ball on the 8th green. Additionally, Jack Hamilton shot a 1 under 34 on 9 holes, the lowest score for a single match in nearly a decade.
September 12th was an eventful day on the golf course for the East team. First, East defeated Downingtown East by a score of 185-195, the lowest team score East has posted in nearly a decade. More remarkable was Sofia Amoroso’s hole-in-one! It was on the 8th hole at Honeybrook, a 148 yard par 3. Pictured is Sofia immediately after she grabbed her ball on the 8th green. Additionally, Jack Hamilton shot a 1 under 34 on 9 holes, the lowest score for a single match in nearly a decade.
2016-2017 school year
march
spring sports update
4/7/17
BOYS TENNIS
Last Season - With a heavily senior loaded roster, the boys finished last season with a 12-5 record and their first Team District appearance since 2008. Justin Aksu and Will Delaney won Ches-Mont Doubles Championship.
2017 Season Outlook - After graduating seven of the eleven Varsity starters from last season, East picked up three freshmen newcomers (Luke Lagalante, Johnny Gluchowski, and Kunal Maheshawari) playing their first year of Varsity tennis. The team is led by Justin Aksu (Senior) at 1st Singles with fellow returning Varsity players Ryan Brunner (Junior), Alex Carr (Junior), and Rohit Krishnagopal (Junior). The rest of the lineup consists of four returning players making their Varsity debut, Akash Manoj (Sophomore), Jamie Peters (Senior), Ben Anderson (Senior), and Marko Neskovic (Junior).
The Vikings are currently at 5-2 so far this season and look to continue where they left off last season pushing for another appearance in Team Districts.
Results
@Bishop Shanahan WON 4-3
vs Downingtown West LOSS 4-3
@Henderson WON 5-2
vs Sun Valley WON 7-0
vs Kennett WON 4-3
@Rustin LOSS 6-1
vs Oxford WON 7-0
SOFTBALL
The West Chester East Softball team is currently five games into their season and off to a 4-1 start. The Vikings are a very young team with replacing seven of their starters last year due to graduation. The team has been preparing this off season with lifting and conditioning since November and practices since January. The varsity roster is currently made up of two seniors, two juniors, seven sophomores and one freshman. They have a lot of underclassmen who are stepping up and playing varsity for their first time this year and doing a great job. They look to continue to improve each game and come together as one unit.
In preparation for this year the Vikings hired two new coaches and moved a few players around. The team looks to continue to be competitive within their league and as well as at the district and state levels. The East Softball team has 15 regular season games left and seven home games.
Take a look at the schedule below and hopefully you’ll be able to come out and cheer on the 2017 West Chester East Softball Team!
For more information go to: http://wceastsoftball.weebly.com/schedule.html
Remaining Home Games
- 4/11 vs. Haverford @ 3:45 p.m.
- 4/12 vs. Bishop Shanahan @ 3:45 p.m.
- 4/24 vs. Unionville @ 3:45 p.m.
- 4/46 vs. Downingtown West @ 5:00 p.m. (Youth Day)
- 5/3 vs. Downingtown East @ 3:45 p.m.
- 5/5 vs. West Chester Henderson @ 5:00 p.m. (Senior Day)
- 5/10 vs. Coatesville @ 3:45 p.m.
The West Chester East Softball Team is also hosting a Summer Softball Camp for anyone in the area from June 26 – June 30. Please check the website for more information!
Summer softball camp: http://wceastsoftball.weebly.com/camps.html
We hope to see you out at a game!
GIRLS LACROSSE
Girls lacrosse, under the leadership of new head coach Greg Murray, is off to a good start and improving every day at all three levels. The Varsity squad is benefitting from the excellent leadership of its 10 seniors, including captains Cammi Luidens, Corryne Sulpizio, and Sarah Reilly. The team’s offense is dynamic, with seven different scorers notching points through the first five games. Emerging as standouts are Cammi Luidens, Morgan Catrambone, and Maddie Smiley. Alexandra Heard is also stellar two-way player. The defense is anchored by seniors Catherine Barton, Jenna Phillips, Catherine Pickard, and Corryne Sulpizio. Sarah Reilly is working hard to bounce back from an early season injury while third year starter in goal Sophia Francisco has played outstanding, including a 20 save win over Upper Dublin.
Additional key support players consist of Julia Nagel, Haley Seybert, Saundra Godshall, Gianna Grello, and Katie Walton. Come out and support the girls as they work hard to reach their goals of entering the post-season.
BOYS LACROSSE
The boys are 3 wins and 2 losses and 2-0 in the league.
Standing out on offense are Jacob Greiner, Joseph Corroza and Matt Dunkel. Defense is being led by JD Carroll, Matt Erfle, Collin Murray, Devin Gilligan and Mike Gray. Joe Sivo is dominating at the face off x.
The team has had a solid start to the 2017 season. They play fast and unselfishly and can score a lot of goals in short time. Jacob Greiner has been a true playmaker on offense and our legion of doom line of defense has been hard to overcome. We head into arguably the toughest week of our season with Henderson, Lower Merion and Bullis Academy (Washington DC). We look to compete against a very strong Henderson program for a key league matchup. The day before Easter is our annual game at Under Armour in The Inner Harbour of Baltimore against Bullis, currently ranked 4th in the country. We treat this game as college game day. The boys all dress in coat and tie, we travel on charter bus and do a meal together after the game. It a great experience and great day regardless of the outcome of the game.
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
The Boys Track and Field has started the season off strong and is being led by a handful of veteran athletes that include: Will Pizii, Evan Tyler, Nick Kokat, Dan Brennan, Jared Cooper and Matt Clarke. The team squad opened their invitational season off at the Upper Darby Relays and won with a school record setting performance in the 4x200 relay (Cooper, Kokat, McMahon and Kushner and javelin (Pizii and White) relay. Other medal winners include the 3rd place High Jump (Hocker/Kushner), 4x1600 relay (Clarke, Siwarski, D. Brennan and Lewin), Joe Delaney in Novice 1600 and a 4th place finish by the 4x400 relay (Kokat, Cooper, Daley and Ranson). They opened their ChesMont league schedule with a win at Avon Grove and were led by triple winner Jared Cooper (100,200 4x400) and double winners Tom Silva (Shot Put/Discus) and Charlie Webb (110H ad 300H). They continue their season April 8th at the Perkiomen Valley Invite.
BASEBALL
The Varsity baseball team is off to a 3-2 start. Junior Adam Smith is dominating on the mound, winning both of his starts. In 15 innings pitched, he's surrendered 1 earned run, struck out 17, and walked no one. Leading hitters, with 5 apiece, are senior first baseman Chris Edwards, senior catcher JT Thompson, and junior second baseman Tim Becker. Freshman John Wileczek has stepped into the starting role in center field and impressed with a spectacular diving catch in the gap to rob an extra-base hit during the Rustin game last Tuesday. East baseball has their annual beef and beverage fundraiser hosted by the booster club 7:00pm Saturday night at Barnaby's in WC. Tix can be bought at the door.
BOYS TENNIS
Last Season - With a heavily senior loaded roster, the boys finished last season with a 12-5 record and their first Team District appearance since 2008. Justin Aksu and Will Delaney won Ches-Mont Doubles Championship.
2017 Season Outlook - After graduating seven of the eleven Varsity starters from last season, East picked up three freshmen newcomers (Luke Lagalante, Johnny Gluchowski, and Kunal Maheshawari) playing their first year of Varsity tennis. The team is led by Justin Aksu (Senior) at 1st Singles with fellow returning Varsity players Ryan Brunner (Junior), Alex Carr (Junior), and Rohit Krishnagopal (Junior). The rest of the lineup consists of four returning players making their Varsity debut, Akash Manoj (Sophomore), Jamie Peters (Senior), Ben Anderson (Senior), and Marko Neskovic (Junior).
The Vikings are currently at 5-2 so far this season and look to continue where they left off last season pushing for another appearance in Team Districts.
Results
@Bishop Shanahan WON 4-3
vs Downingtown West LOSS 4-3
@Henderson WON 5-2
vs Sun Valley WON 7-0
vs Kennett WON 4-3
@Rustin LOSS 6-1
vs Oxford WON 7-0
SOFTBALL
The West Chester East Softball team is currently five games into their season and off to a 4-1 start. The Vikings are a very young team with replacing seven of their starters last year due to graduation. The team has been preparing this off season with lifting and conditioning since November and practices since January. The varsity roster is currently made up of two seniors, two juniors, seven sophomores and one freshman. They have a lot of underclassmen who are stepping up and playing varsity for their first time this year and doing a great job. They look to continue to improve each game and come together as one unit.
In preparation for this year the Vikings hired two new coaches and moved a few players around. The team looks to continue to be competitive within their league and as well as at the district and state levels. The East Softball team has 15 regular season games left and seven home games.
Take a look at the schedule below and hopefully you’ll be able to come out and cheer on the 2017 West Chester East Softball Team!
For more information go to: http://wceastsoftball.weebly.com/schedule.html
Remaining Home Games
- 4/11 vs. Haverford @ 3:45 p.m.
- 4/12 vs. Bishop Shanahan @ 3:45 p.m.
- 4/24 vs. Unionville @ 3:45 p.m.
- 4/46 vs. Downingtown West @ 5:00 p.m. (Youth Day)
- 5/3 vs. Downingtown East @ 3:45 p.m.
- 5/5 vs. West Chester Henderson @ 5:00 p.m. (Senior Day)
- 5/10 vs. Coatesville @ 3:45 p.m.
The West Chester East Softball Team is also hosting a Summer Softball Camp for anyone in the area from June 26 – June 30. Please check the website for more information!
Summer softball camp: http://wceastsoftball.weebly.com/camps.html
We hope to see you out at a game!
GIRLS LACROSSE
Girls lacrosse, under the leadership of new head coach Greg Murray, is off to a good start and improving every day at all three levels. The Varsity squad is benefitting from the excellent leadership of its 10 seniors, including captains Cammi Luidens, Corryne Sulpizio, and Sarah Reilly. The team’s offense is dynamic, with seven different scorers notching points through the first five games. Emerging as standouts are Cammi Luidens, Morgan Catrambone, and Maddie Smiley. Alexandra Heard is also stellar two-way player. The defense is anchored by seniors Catherine Barton, Jenna Phillips, Catherine Pickard, and Corryne Sulpizio. Sarah Reilly is working hard to bounce back from an early season injury while third year starter in goal Sophia Francisco has played outstanding, including a 20 save win over Upper Dublin.
Additional key support players consist of Julia Nagel, Haley Seybert, Saundra Godshall, Gianna Grello, and Katie Walton. Come out and support the girls as they work hard to reach their goals of entering the post-season.
BOYS LACROSSE
The boys are 3 wins and 2 losses and 2-0 in the league.
Standing out on offense are Jacob Greiner, Joseph Corroza and Matt Dunkel. Defense is being led by JD Carroll, Matt Erfle, Collin Murray, Devin Gilligan and Mike Gray. Joe Sivo is dominating at the face off x.
The team has had a solid start to the 2017 season. They play fast and unselfishly and can score a lot of goals in short time. Jacob Greiner has been a true playmaker on offense and our legion of doom line of defense has been hard to overcome. We head into arguably the toughest week of our season with Henderson, Lower Merion and Bullis Academy (Washington DC). We look to compete against a very strong Henderson program for a key league matchup. The day before Easter is our annual game at Under Armour in The Inner Harbour of Baltimore against Bullis, currently ranked 4th in the country. We treat this game as college game day. The boys all dress in coat and tie, we travel on charter bus and do a meal together after the game. It a great experience and great day regardless of the outcome of the game.
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
The Boys Track and Field has started the season off strong and is being led by a handful of veteran athletes that include: Will Pizii, Evan Tyler, Nick Kokat, Dan Brennan, Jared Cooper and Matt Clarke. The team squad opened their invitational season off at the Upper Darby Relays and won with a school record setting performance in the 4x200 relay (Cooper, Kokat, McMahon and Kushner and javelin (Pizii and White) relay. Other medal winners include the 3rd place High Jump (Hocker/Kushner), 4x1600 relay (Clarke, Siwarski, D. Brennan and Lewin), Joe Delaney in Novice 1600 and a 4th place finish by the 4x400 relay (Kokat, Cooper, Daley and Ranson). They opened their ChesMont league schedule with a win at Avon Grove and were led by triple winner Jared Cooper (100,200 4x400) and double winners Tom Silva (Shot Put/Discus) and Charlie Webb (110H ad 300H). They continue their season April 8th at the Perkiomen Valley Invite.
BASEBALL
The Varsity baseball team is off to a 3-2 start. Junior Adam Smith is dominating on the mound, winning both of his starts. In 15 innings pitched, he's surrendered 1 earned run, struck out 17, and walked no one. Leading hitters, with 5 apiece, are senior first baseman Chris Edwards, senior catcher JT Thompson, and junior second baseman Tim Becker. Freshman John Wileczek has stepped into the starting role in center field and impressed with a spectacular diving catch in the gap to rob an extra-base hit during the Rustin game last Tuesday. East baseball has their annual beef and beverage fundraiser hosted by the booster club 7:00pm Saturday night at Barnaby's in WC. Tix can be bought at the door.
Sophomore places 6th in Regional Wrestling Tournament
3/7/17
Congratulations to Corey Celenza on placing 6th at the Southeastern Regional Wrestling Tournament. The win left him one win shy of states as a sophomore.
The Viking wrestlers had a very successful season, with two regional medalists, two other regional qualifiers, a district medalist, and three others with winning records.
Congratulations to Corey Celenza on placing 6th at the Southeastern Regional Wrestling Tournament. The win left him one win shy of states as a sophomore.
The Viking wrestlers had a very successful season, with two regional medalists, two other regional qualifiers, a district medalist, and three others with winning records.
PIAA District 1 swimming Championships
3/7/17
This past weekend the East High School Swim Team competed at the PIAA District 1 Championships. Ann Carozza brought home the District title in the 100 Butterfly while also medaling in the 100 freestyle (new school record). James Kirkby earned a 7th place finish in the 100 freestyle (also a new school record) and our girls 400 freestyle relay finished 8th overall.
The following athletes have qualified for the state meet:
Ann Carozza: 100 fly (top seed in the state), 100 free, 400 Free relay
Carley Castura: 400 Free relay
Valerie Galitski: 400 Free relay
James Kirkby: 100 Free
Emily Xu: 400 Free relay
This past weekend the East High School Swim Team competed at the PIAA District 1 Championships. Ann Carozza brought home the District title in the 100 Butterfly while also medaling in the 100 freestyle (new school record). James Kirkby earned a 7th place finish in the 100 freestyle (also a new school record) and our girls 400 freestyle relay finished 8th overall.
The following athletes have qualified for the state meet:
Ann Carozza: 100 fly (top seed in the state), 100 free, 400 Free relay
Carley Castura: 400 Free relay
Valerie Galitski: 400 Free relay
James Kirkby: 100 Free
Emily Xu: 400 Free relay
january
winter sports update
1/23/17
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball is home this Thursday against a tough Phoenixville Phantoms team. The boys also play home on 1/31 against Coatesville and 2/2 against Avon Grove. February 2nd is Senior Night.
Girls Basketball
Both JV and Varsity Girls Basketball teams continue to be competitive in each game they face. Last week the Varsity team defeated Avon Grove on Fugett Crossover Night, honoring our future Lady Vikings. The team continued strong play in a close defeat at Shanahan last Thursday.
Shining on and off the court, the team participated in a day of service for MLK day. On Monday, January 16th the West Chester East Girls Basketball team donated 99 lbs of food to the West Chester Food Cupboard.
See attached picture – from left to right: Senior Caroline Lewis, Junior Lexy Hartman, Senior Maddie Rogers, & Senior Kaitlyn Boyle.
On Saturday, January 21st, the West Chester East Girls Basketball team hosted a PINK game fundraiser to support Unite for Her (https://uniteforher.org/).
Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball is home this Thursday against a tough Phoenixville Phantoms team. The boys also play home on 1/31 against Coatesville and 2/2 against Avon Grove. February 2nd is Senior Night.
Girls Basketball
Both JV and Varsity Girls Basketball teams continue to be competitive in each game they face. Last week the Varsity team defeated Avon Grove on Fugett Crossover Night, honoring our future Lady Vikings. The team continued strong play in a close defeat at Shanahan last Thursday.
Shining on and off the court, the team participated in a day of service for MLK day. On Monday, January 16th the West Chester East Girls Basketball team donated 99 lbs of food to the West Chester Food Cupboard.
See attached picture – from left to right: Senior Caroline Lewis, Junior Lexy Hartman, Senior Maddie Rogers, & Senior Kaitlyn Boyle.
On Saturday, January 21st, the West Chester East Girls Basketball team hosted a PINK game fundraiser to support Unite for Her (https://uniteforher.org/).
competitive cheerleading news
1/17/17
The East Competitive Cheerleading Team placed 2nd at Districts in the Coed Division this past Saturday at CB East High School. 42 teams competed and 19 received a bid to states. The team will travel this Friday and Saturday to compete at PIAA State Championship in Hershey.
The East Competitive Cheerleading Team placed 2nd at Districts in the Coed Division this past Saturday at CB East High School. 42 teams competed and 19 received a bid to states. The team will travel this Friday and Saturday to compete at PIAA State Championship in Hershey.
Chester County Track and Field Championships
1/11/17
The track and field teams competed at the Chester County Championship Track and Field Meet at Ursinus on Tuesday, January 10th. Here are the medal winners.
Girls:
2nd place:
• Rachel Sehon- 3000m- 11:37.01 (PR)
• 4x800 Meter Relay- Ally Clarke, Kerri Rafter, Mikayla Lewin, Hanna Kelly- 10:06.69 (season Best)
4th place:
• DMR (1200-400-800-1600): Claire Mobed, Caroline Johnston, Laurel Bowers, Katie Duguid- 13:46.45
5th place:
• Ally Clarke- 800m- 2:26.19 (PR)
Boys:
1st place:
• Jared Cooper- 55m- 6.79
2nd place:
• 4x200m relay- Evan Tyler, Joey O’Hara, Nick Kokat and Jared Cooper- 1:37.94 (season best)
• DMR- Matt Clarke, Danny Brennan, Tyler Daley and Harry Mazurek- 11:23.29 (season best)
3rd place:
• Tom Silva- Shot put- 45- 8.25 (PR)
• Danny Brennan- 800m- 2:04.59 (Season best)
4th place
• 4x800 relay: Eric Benditt, Eddie Siwarski, Dom Moser and Martin Gusick- 9:19.60
Overall, it was a very successful night for the Vikings. They continue Friday night (girls) at Lehigh and Saturday (boys) at Haverford.
The track and field teams competed at the Chester County Championship Track and Field Meet at Ursinus on Tuesday, January 10th. Here are the medal winners.
Girls:
2nd place:
• Rachel Sehon- 3000m- 11:37.01 (PR)
• 4x800 Meter Relay- Ally Clarke, Kerri Rafter, Mikayla Lewin, Hanna Kelly- 10:06.69 (season Best)
4th place:
• DMR (1200-400-800-1600): Claire Mobed, Caroline Johnston, Laurel Bowers, Katie Duguid- 13:46.45
5th place:
• Ally Clarke- 800m- 2:26.19 (PR)
Boys:
1st place:
• Jared Cooper- 55m- 6.79
2nd place:
• 4x200m relay- Evan Tyler, Joey O’Hara, Nick Kokat and Jared Cooper- 1:37.94 (season best)
• DMR- Matt Clarke, Danny Brennan, Tyler Daley and Harry Mazurek- 11:23.29 (season best)
3rd place:
• Tom Silva- Shot put- 45- 8.25 (PR)
• Danny Brennan- 800m- 2:04.59 (Season best)
4th place
• 4x800 relay: Eric Benditt, Eddie Siwarski, Dom Moser and Martin Gusick- 9:19.60
Overall, it was a very successful night for the Vikings. They continue Friday night (girls) at Lehigh and Saturday (boys) at Haverford.
winter sports update
1/6/17
Wrestling
The WC East Wrestling Team is building off our 2016 success with a tremendous start to 2017. On 1/4, East knocked off Downingtown East 41-33 in a dual, ending D East's 26 match Ches-Mont win streak. This came after a championship performance at our own tournament, the Colley Classic, and a strong showing at the Wetzel Classic at Hatboro Horsham, where East placed 6th out of 31 teams. The Vikings are home the next two Wednesday night for 7:00 pm duals. Wednesday 1/11 vs. Coatesville will be Teacher Appreciation Night, and the following Wednesday 1/18 we will wrestle Henderson and honor our lone senior, Mike Manieri. Best of luck to Viking Wrestling as we continue the grind of the season!
Boys Basketball
The Boys Basketball team finally returns home on January 12th against Bishop Shanahan in an important Ches-Mont League National matchup. Please come support! The Vikings have recently suffered a couple close losses against the top teams in 5A and dropped a game at Coatesville on January 5th.
Girls Basketball
Both JV and Varsity teams have competed hard in the busy month of December. Congratulations to the Varsity team for their 2nd place finish in the Lady Colonials Holiday Tournament, finishing the month 3 – 4. The JV team sits at 2 – 4, but continues to show improvement and has been in several close games. Keep working hard girls!!!
Come check us out at one of our next 3 HOME games on 1/5, 1/7, and 1/10.
Girls Indoor Track
The girls track and field kicked off the season on December 16 @ Lehigh. Leading the pack was freshman Allyson Clarke, who placed 5th in the mile with a time of 5:28.03. With her time, Ally qualified for the DVGT Meet of Champions held on February 17th and is the best time in the state by a 9th grader by 14 seconds! The 4 x 400 relay team of Hanna Kelly, Mikayla Lewin, Caroline Johnston and Kerri Rafter ran a season opening time of 4:33. They continue their season on Friday, Jan 6 @ Haverford
Boys Indoor Track
On December 22nd the boys indoor track and field compete @ Lehigh University. Jared Cooper took second overall and qualified for post season (Meet of Champions) in the 60 meter dash. Harry Mazurek took 5th overall in 3000 meter run. The 9th and 10th grade 4x200 meter relay placed 2nd overall. The 4x400 meter placed 4th overall.
Swimming & Diving
West Chester East Swim and Dive is off to a great start this season. The boys hold an undefeated record of 3-0 while the girls are 2-1. Both the boys and girls won against Great Valley and Rustin. Against Avon Grove, the girls lost a tough meet but the boys pulled out an impressive victory. East, Henderson, and Rustin joined together on December 23rd to swim relays for our 3rd annual Cure for Cam fundraiser. Thanks to East swimmer James Kirkby for introducing the team to this foundation. East alone raised over $2500.00 for childhood cancer. In December, Junior Ann Carozza broke the team record in the 50 freestyle (23.76) and James Kirkby set a new team standard in the 100 fly (52.00).
With five dual meets left in the season, the future looks promising!!
Wrestling
The WC East Wrestling Team is building off our 2016 success with a tremendous start to 2017. On 1/4, East knocked off Downingtown East 41-33 in a dual, ending D East's 26 match Ches-Mont win streak. This came after a championship performance at our own tournament, the Colley Classic, and a strong showing at the Wetzel Classic at Hatboro Horsham, where East placed 6th out of 31 teams. The Vikings are home the next two Wednesday night for 7:00 pm duals. Wednesday 1/11 vs. Coatesville will be Teacher Appreciation Night, and the following Wednesday 1/18 we will wrestle Henderson and honor our lone senior, Mike Manieri. Best of luck to Viking Wrestling as we continue the grind of the season!
Boys Basketball
The Boys Basketball team finally returns home on January 12th against Bishop Shanahan in an important Ches-Mont League National matchup. Please come support! The Vikings have recently suffered a couple close losses against the top teams in 5A and dropped a game at Coatesville on January 5th.
Girls Basketball
Both JV and Varsity teams have competed hard in the busy month of December. Congratulations to the Varsity team for their 2nd place finish in the Lady Colonials Holiday Tournament, finishing the month 3 – 4. The JV team sits at 2 – 4, but continues to show improvement and has been in several close games. Keep working hard girls!!!
Come check us out at one of our next 3 HOME games on 1/5, 1/7, and 1/10.
Girls Indoor Track
The girls track and field kicked off the season on December 16 @ Lehigh. Leading the pack was freshman Allyson Clarke, who placed 5th in the mile with a time of 5:28.03. With her time, Ally qualified for the DVGT Meet of Champions held on February 17th and is the best time in the state by a 9th grader by 14 seconds! The 4 x 400 relay team of Hanna Kelly, Mikayla Lewin, Caroline Johnston and Kerri Rafter ran a season opening time of 4:33. They continue their season on Friday, Jan 6 @ Haverford
Boys Indoor Track
On December 22nd the boys indoor track and field compete @ Lehigh University. Jared Cooper took second overall and qualified for post season (Meet of Champions) in the 60 meter dash. Harry Mazurek took 5th overall in 3000 meter run. The 9th and 10th grade 4x200 meter relay placed 2nd overall. The 4x400 meter placed 4th overall.
Swimming & Diving
West Chester East Swim and Dive is off to a great start this season. The boys hold an undefeated record of 3-0 while the girls are 2-1. Both the boys and girls won against Great Valley and Rustin. Against Avon Grove, the girls lost a tough meet but the boys pulled out an impressive victory. East, Henderson, and Rustin joined together on December 23rd to swim relays for our 3rd annual Cure for Cam fundraiser. Thanks to East swimmer James Kirkby for introducing the team to this foundation. East alone raised over $2500.00 for childhood cancer. In December, Junior Ann Carozza broke the team record in the 50 freestyle (23.76) and James Kirkby set a new team standard in the 100 fly (52.00).
With five dual meets left in the season, the future looks promising!!
december
Colley Classic Champs
|
12/20/16
Congratulations to WC East Wrestling for winning Saturday's Colley Classic at WC East. 1st Place: Corey Celenza, Jamison Eadie, Campbell Wolov 2nd Place: Jacob Greiner, Andrew DiBernardo 3rd Place: Tommy Luke, Tyler Blum, Mike Manieri, Joe Timm |
swimmer and family featured in newspaper
12/14/16
The Daily Local News recently did a feature story on sophomore swimmer Ann Carozza and her family, including East teacher and swim coach, Bethann Carozza. Click the link below to read the article.
http://papreplive.com/2016/12/07/swimming-success-is-family-affair-for-west-chester-easts-ann-carozza/
The Daily Local News recently did a feature story on sophomore swimmer Ann Carozza and her family, including East teacher and swim coach, Bethann Carozza. Click the link below to read the article.
http://papreplive.com/2016/12/07/swimming-success-is-family-affair-for-west-chester-easts-ann-carozza/
winter sports update
12/7/16
Wrestling
West Chester East Wrestling is young, but still talented. We lost 8 seniors from our team last year that finished 3rd in District One Central and was the 13th ranked overall dual meet team in all of Southeast PA. However, great expectations are the norm for the Vikings. Led by lone senior Mike Manieri, as well as juniors Tyler Blum, Alek Getman, Tommy Luke, Joe Timm, and Campbell Wolov, the Vikings look to defend their Colley Classic @ WC East title December 17th. Look out for sophomore Andrew DiBernardo. Andrew finished just one match short of the PIAA Championships last year as a freshman, placing 6th in the SE Region.
Boys Basketball
Coming of an 11-11 season and narrowly missing the District playoffs, the Vikings return only 3 varsity players. However, the team is optimistic about their ability for success this season. The Vikings open up at home against Interboro at 7pm on December 13th. Come and support!
Girls Basketball
The Girls Basketball team will be much improved this season and expects to be competitive in every game. The team includes a mix of experienced veterans and determined underclassman ready to contribute. The team is led by seniors Kaitlyn Boyle, Cindy Clark, Caroline Lewis, Jenna Phillips, and Maddie Rogers. Juniors Julia Dakin, Lexy Hartman, Kayla Yoegel, and Tara Wahn & Sophomores Marissa McDonald and Mackenzie Richardson are poised to make an impact this season. This season’s theme is: “WHATEVER IT TAKES”
Our first home game is Friday, December 16th – JV @ 3:45, V @ 5:15.
Hope to see you at a game this season!!! Thank you for your support!!!
Swimming & Diving
November 18th commenced a promising season for the West Chester East Boys and Girls Swim and Dive team. The team has put in continuous effort every day after school, throughout Thanksgiving break, and every Saturday. All of this training is in preparation for the first home meet on Friday, December 16 against Great Valley. Big things are expected this season thanks to the dedication of Head Coach Beth Ann Carozza and assistant coaches David McCormick and Bethany DeWitt.
Wrestling
West Chester East Wrestling is young, but still talented. We lost 8 seniors from our team last year that finished 3rd in District One Central and was the 13th ranked overall dual meet team in all of Southeast PA. However, great expectations are the norm for the Vikings. Led by lone senior Mike Manieri, as well as juniors Tyler Blum, Alek Getman, Tommy Luke, Joe Timm, and Campbell Wolov, the Vikings look to defend their Colley Classic @ WC East title December 17th. Look out for sophomore Andrew DiBernardo. Andrew finished just one match short of the PIAA Championships last year as a freshman, placing 6th in the SE Region.
Boys Basketball
Coming of an 11-11 season and narrowly missing the District playoffs, the Vikings return only 3 varsity players. However, the team is optimistic about their ability for success this season. The Vikings open up at home against Interboro at 7pm on December 13th. Come and support!
Girls Basketball
The Girls Basketball team will be much improved this season and expects to be competitive in every game. The team includes a mix of experienced veterans and determined underclassman ready to contribute. The team is led by seniors Kaitlyn Boyle, Cindy Clark, Caroline Lewis, Jenna Phillips, and Maddie Rogers. Juniors Julia Dakin, Lexy Hartman, Kayla Yoegel, and Tara Wahn & Sophomores Marissa McDonald and Mackenzie Richardson are poised to make an impact this season. This season’s theme is: “WHATEVER IT TAKES”
Our first home game is Friday, December 16th – JV @ 3:45, V @ 5:15.
Hope to see you at a game this season!!! Thank you for your support!!!
Swimming & Diving
November 18th commenced a promising season for the West Chester East Boys and Girls Swim and Dive team. The team has put in continuous effort every day after school, throughout Thanksgiving break, and every Saturday. All of this training is in preparation for the first home meet on Friday, December 16 against Great Valley. Big things are expected this season thanks to the dedication of Head Coach Beth Ann Carozza and assistant coaches David McCormick and Bethany DeWitt.
cheerleading news
12/5/16
Congratulations to our EHS cheerleaders for placing and earning a bid to UCA Nationals at the UCA Regionals Competition at Kutztown University. They will compete in Orlando, Florida this coming February.
Congratulations to our EHS cheerleaders for placing and earning a bid to UCA Nationals at the UCA Regionals Competition at Kutztown University. They will compete in Orlando, Florida this coming February.
november
postseason play
11/11/16
Please wish good luck to the Viking football team and field hockey team.
Football plays Marple Newtown tonight (11/11) at 7:00 in the quarterfinals of District I tournament.
Field Hockey plays Crestwood on Saturday (11/12) at Emmaus HS at 11:00 in the quarterfinals of the PIAA state tournament.
It has been 10 years since football has made the play-offs and 15 years since field hockey made the state tournament.
Viking Pride!
Please wish good luck to the Viking football team and field hockey team.
Football plays Marple Newtown tonight (11/11) at 7:00 in the quarterfinals of District I tournament.
Field Hockey plays Crestwood on Saturday (11/12) at Emmaus HS at 11:00 in the quarterfinals of the PIAA state tournament.
It has been 10 years since football has made the play-offs and 15 years since field hockey made the state tournament.
Viking Pride!
october
field hockey team headed to playoffs
10/21/16
Please congratulate our field hockey team for earning the 6th seed in the District One play-offs. They will be opening up on Wednesday, Oct. 26th by hosting Great Valley. Game time will be 6:00 pm in Harold I Zimmerman stadium. Please stop out to support the team.
The field Hockey bracket is below.
http://www.piaad1.org/assets/Uploads/FH-AA-2016-.pdf
Please congratulate our field hockey team for earning the 6th seed in the District One play-offs. They will be opening up on Wednesday, Oct. 26th by hosting Great Valley. Game time will be 6:00 pm in Harold I Zimmerman stadium. Please stop out to support the team.
The field Hockey bracket is below.
http://www.piaad1.org/assets/Uploads/FH-AA-2016-.pdf
Results of District Golf Championships
10/13/16
Georgia Naples and Sofia Amoroso (pictured) played extremely well at the district golf championships. Georgia shot 85 the first day at Gilbertsville and 89 the second day at Turtle Creek to place 14th in the district. Sofia shot 82 the first day and 83 the second day and earned a tie for 7th place. She made the cut and will compete in the regional championships on Monday at Golden Oaks Country Club. This is the first time East will send a golfer to the regional championships in almost a decade.
Georgia Naples and Sofia Amoroso (pictured) played extremely well at the district golf championships. Georgia shot 85 the first day at Gilbertsville and 89 the second day at Turtle Creek to place 14th in the district. Sofia shot 82 the first day and 83 the second day and earned a tie for 7th place. She made the cut and will compete in the regional championships on Monday at Golden Oaks Country Club. This is the first time East will send a golfer to the regional championships in almost a decade.
fall sports update
10/11/16
BOYS’ SOCCER
The past two weeks the boys’ soccer team has come together and are starting to play like a team on a mission. The boys tied a very strong Downingtown West team and have beaten Oxford and Sun Valley. This had brought the boys standings up to 3-5-2 for the year with 8 games to go. Senior Jake Bonnett has scored 5 goals in the last two games and Sophomore Ben Delaney has scored two goals. East defensive center mid and newcomer to America Cormac Dooley has really started to show how strong of a player he is. He has controlled our mid field and has dominated the defensive box clearing balls coming into the box.
The boys are looking at six games in the next 14 days. These six games will be a test for the boys if they want to make the playoffs a reality this year. They play Rustin, Great Valley, Ridley, Downingtown East, Unionville and Conestoga.
GOLF
We had our last match of the season yesterday and were narrowly defeated by an undefeated Shanahan team. Our final record was 7-6, which shows a drastic improvement over the 3 matches we won last year. Special thanks goes to Georgia for leading the team on the course and for creating a fun team atmosphere every day. We became a close group this year and much of our success was due to her leadership abilities.
At the Ches-Mont Championships at Applecross on Tuesday, Georgia Naples won the girls Ches—Mont Championship. Four golfers qualified for Districts – Georgia, Sophia Amoroso, Cole Shew and PJ DiPiero.
We’ve been shooting lower and lower scores every day this year. I’m hoping we can post some low numbers on Tuesday and qualify more than a few players for the district championships at Gilbertsville and Turtle Creek on Monday the 11th.
FIELD HOCKEY
The East Field Hockey team recently recognized their 12 graduating seniors on September 29th in a game against Sun Valley. The Vikings won 8 to 0 in a strong performance. The team is now 6-6 overall, and looks to take on the back third of their season with games against Rustin, Great Valley, Downingtown East, Unionville, Octorara, and Avon Grove.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
The Vikings won two of in their last four matches with a tight 5-2 loss to Great Valley followed by routine wins over Coatesville and Avon Grove, respectively, and a 6-1 loss over Downingtown East last week. Currently standing with a 7-4 Ches-Mont record (10-4 Overall), the girls have two league matches left on the season. The girls remain in the hunt for a wildcard spot in the Team District Championships which starts October 10th.
This past weekend was the Ches-Mont Singles Tournament held indoors at Healthplex Sports Club...Maddie Russell (Junior) made it to the 2nd round in her first appearance in the tournament before losing to the #7 seed from Henderson.
Amanda Nguyen (Junior) made a run to the quarterfinals before losing 6-3 6-3 to #4 seed from Henderson. This was Nguyen's second consecutive appearance in the final eight of the tournament.
VOLLEYBALL
East Girls Volleyball is currently 6-5, with only three weeks left in the normal season. They are currently ranked 22nd out of 45 in the district, which is the highest placement East Volleyball has seen in years. The seniors are excited at the prospect of post-season matches, and are working hard each week to assure a spot in District level play.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
With senior night fast approaching, the entire East Girls Soccer team is looking forward to a very special night. For our seniors, every game holds an opportunity to extend our soccer career. As our bond as grown basically inseparable, our chemistry has shown on the field. While the JV team has continued its great success, the Varsity team has improved by winning 3 games in a row. Beyond the pitch, our team is having more fun than ever. Between a yoga session with Mr. Murray and games of World Cup and practice, our team is having more fun than ever. Our fun has been translating to so much success on the field. We're all excited for the rest of the season and hoping for the best both on and off the field.
BOYS’ SOCCER
The past two weeks the boys’ soccer team has come together and are starting to play like a team on a mission. The boys tied a very strong Downingtown West team and have beaten Oxford and Sun Valley. This had brought the boys standings up to 3-5-2 for the year with 8 games to go. Senior Jake Bonnett has scored 5 goals in the last two games and Sophomore Ben Delaney has scored two goals. East defensive center mid and newcomer to America Cormac Dooley has really started to show how strong of a player he is. He has controlled our mid field and has dominated the defensive box clearing balls coming into the box.
The boys are looking at six games in the next 14 days. These six games will be a test for the boys if they want to make the playoffs a reality this year. They play Rustin, Great Valley, Ridley, Downingtown East, Unionville and Conestoga.
GOLF
We had our last match of the season yesterday and were narrowly defeated by an undefeated Shanahan team. Our final record was 7-6, which shows a drastic improvement over the 3 matches we won last year. Special thanks goes to Georgia for leading the team on the course and for creating a fun team atmosphere every day. We became a close group this year and much of our success was due to her leadership abilities.
At the Ches-Mont Championships at Applecross on Tuesday, Georgia Naples won the girls Ches—Mont Championship. Four golfers qualified for Districts – Georgia, Sophia Amoroso, Cole Shew and PJ DiPiero.
We’ve been shooting lower and lower scores every day this year. I’m hoping we can post some low numbers on Tuesday and qualify more than a few players for the district championships at Gilbertsville and Turtle Creek on Monday the 11th.
FIELD HOCKEY
The East Field Hockey team recently recognized their 12 graduating seniors on September 29th in a game against Sun Valley. The Vikings won 8 to 0 in a strong performance. The team is now 6-6 overall, and looks to take on the back third of their season with games against Rustin, Great Valley, Downingtown East, Unionville, Octorara, and Avon Grove.
GIRLS’ TENNIS
The Vikings won two of in their last four matches with a tight 5-2 loss to Great Valley followed by routine wins over Coatesville and Avon Grove, respectively, and a 6-1 loss over Downingtown East last week. Currently standing with a 7-4 Ches-Mont record (10-4 Overall), the girls have two league matches left on the season. The girls remain in the hunt for a wildcard spot in the Team District Championships which starts October 10th.
This past weekend was the Ches-Mont Singles Tournament held indoors at Healthplex Sports Club...Maddie Russell (Junior) made it to the 2nd round in her first appearance in the tournament before losing to the #7 seed from Henderson.
Amanda Nguyen (Junior) made a run to the quarterfinals before losing 6-3 6-3 to #4 seed from Henderson. This was Nguyen's second consecutive appearance in the final eight of the tournament.
VOLLEYBALL
East Girls Volleyball is currently 6-5, with only three weeks left in the normal season. They are currently ranked 22nd out of 45 in the district, which is the highest placement East Volleyball has seen in years. The seniors are excited at the prospect of post-season matches, and are working hard each week to assure a spot in District level play.
GIRLS’ SOCCER
With senior night fast approaching, the entire East Girls Soccer team is looking forward to a very special night. For our seniors, every game holds an opportunity to extend our soccer career. As our bond as grown basically inseparable, our chemistry has shown on the field. While the JV team has continued its great success, the Varsity team has improved by winning 3 games in a row. Beyond the pitch, our team is having more fun than ever. Between a yoga session with Mr. Murray and games of World Cup and practice, our team is having more fun than ever. Our fun has been translating to so much success on the field. We're all excited for the rest of the season and hoping for the best both on and off the field.
golf team chesmont championship
10/5/16
The East Golf Team competed in the Chesmont Championships on October 4th at Applecross Country Club. They had their best showing in many years. Senior Georgia Naples (pictured), won the girls' tournament and is this year's Chesmont Champion! She shot an 82 and later won on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.
Three sophomores also qualified for the district championships. Cole Shew and PJ DiPiero qualified for the boys with scores of 79. Sofia Amoroso qualified for the girls with a score of 85. All four players will head to the district championships on Monday at Gilbertsville and Turtle Creek.
The East Golf Team competed in the Chesmont Championships on October 4th at Applecross Country Club. They had their best showing in many years. Senior Georgia Naples (pictured), won the girls' tournament and is this year's Chesmont Champion! She shot an 82 and later won on the first hole of a sudden death playoff.
Three sophomores also qualified for the district championships. Cole Shew and PJ DiPiero qualified for the boys with scores of 79. Sofia Amoroso qualified for the girls with a score of 85. All four players will head to the district championships on Monday at Gilbertsville and Turtle Creek.
September
fall sports update
9/26/16
GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY
The East girls’ cross country team had a two stellar opening performances to their season. They opened on Wednesday, September 9th with a win against Avon Grove. Freshman Allie Clarke had a successful start to her high school career with a second place finish. The girls’ then ran on September 10th at the PTXC Invitational where they finished 10th out of 40 teams. The lady Vikings return to action at the PIAA Foundations Invitational in Hershey on September 24th. This is a premier invitational as it is ran on the state championship. All the top teams in the state will be there to preview the course.
GIRLS TENNIS
The Vikings won 4 of their last 5 matches. Now sitting with an 8-2 overall record at the midway point in the season, the girls look to make a push for a wildcard spot in Team District Playoffs.
Completed Matches
Won 5-2@OJ Roberts, Won 5-2 vs Lower Merion, Won 4-3@Strath Haven, Won 6-1@Kennett, Lost 0-7@Downingtown West, Lost 0-7 vs WC Henderson, Won 6-1 vs Bishop Shanahan,
Won 7-0@Oxford, Won 7-0@Sun Valley, Won 6-1 vs WC Rustin
Upcoming Matches
Monday 9/19@Great Valley, Wednesday 9/21@Coatesville, Friday 9/23 vs Avon Grove (Senior Day), Monday 9/26 vs Downingtown East, Wednesday 9/28 vs Octorara
BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY
The boys cross country team are 1-1 in the National division of the Ches-Mont League. In their last meet, they almost shutout Downingtown East 18-37. So far the Vikings are led by the talented freshman Joshua Lewin. The next meet is Saturday @ Hershey Park (Foundation meet).
VOLLEYBALL
The girls’ volleyball team had an exciting start to the 2016 season, and are currently 4-2. The squad is led by 7 seniors, who are dedicated to making this season their winningest yet. Senior Ali Ward leads with most kills, and Junior Taylor Crawford with most assists in the first half of the season. Senior Sophia Francisco served Kennett off the court last week with 15 serves in a row, many unreturned. The girls are up for an exciting week as they take on Downingtown West, Shanahan, and Radnor, working to add to their winning record.
FIELD HOCKEY
After the conclusion of pre-season and Saturday Play Days, West Chester East took on Conestoga in their first game of the year. The lady Vikings fell to the Pioneers 7 to 2. The Field Hockey team learned from their loss and went on a three game winning streak beating Haverford, Coatesville, and Phoenixville. The ladies came out strong in a well fought battle against local rival Henderson. While it was not the outcome we hoped for, the players showed amazing skills, perseverance, and only loss by one goal.
BOYS' SOCCER
Greetings from the East boys’ soccer team,
I hope this finds everyone well! We have had some early season ups and downs. We are currently sitting at 1-4-2 looking ahead at a stretch of 4 conference games over the course of the next 2 weeks.
This past week we played one of our crosstown rivals in Henderson and lost a tough game 1-0. The boys played some of our best soccer of the season so far. This week we just played to a 0-0 draw with Downingtown West. We are looking to carry some of that positive momentum into a home match vs Shanahan on Thursday night. We kick off at 7:00pm and as always hope to have some fan support out there.
Senior defensive midfielder Nick Kokat has been one of our top players game in and game out so far this year. He comes to every practice and game willing to do everything he can to be the best he can be. Collin Murray another senior who has been playing keeper for us has kept us in every game this year. Collin has made at least 2 to 3 saves in every game that could have got out of control if he didn’t make the saves that he has.
In closing the boys are working very hard trying to get back on a winning streak.
GIRLS' SOCCER
The EGS season is already flying by! Our JV team has had an incredible 6-1 start to the season! Their success and dominance on the field proves that the future of the team is definitely a bright one. We all hope that their amazing success continues throughout the rest of the season!
The Varsity team, while not as successful in record, has made immense improvements on the field. Every time we play a game, we look more composed and confident. Our level of play is constantly increasing. Coming off a very well played game against Downingtown West, the team looks for two Ches-Mont League victories against Shanahan and Downingtown East. As the schedule for both varsity and JV becomes more difficult, all the hard work we have put into the season thus far is really starting to pay off.
GOLF
The West Chester East golf team has had a much improved season so far this year. The team is currently 4-4 and has been lowering their scores weekly. The team is led by senior captain Georgia Naples and sophomores Sofia Amoroso and Cole Shew. The Vikings will be finishing their regular season in the next two weeks and are hoping to compete both as a team and individually in the Chesmont and District One Championships in October.
GIRLS' CROSS COUNTRY
The East girls’ cross country team had a two stellar opening performances to their season. They opened on Wednesday, September 9th with a win against Avon Grove. Freshman Allie Clarke had a successful start to her high school career with a second place finish. The girls’ then ran on September 10th at the PTXC Invitational where they finished 10th out of 40 teams. The lady Vikings return to action at the PIAA Foundations Invitational in Hershey on September 24th. This is a premier invitational as it is ran on the state championship. All the top teams in the state will be there to preview the course.
GIRLS TENNIS
The Vikings won 4 of their last 5 matches. Now sitting with an 8-2 overall record at the midway point in the season, the girls look to make a push for a wildcard spot in Team District Playoffs.
Completed Matches
Won 5-2@OJ Roberts, Won 5-2 vs Lower Merion, Won 4-3@Strath Haven, Won 6-1@Kennett, Lost 0-7@Downingtown West, Lost 0-7 vs WC Henderson, Won 6-1 vs Bishop Shanahan,
Won 7-0@Oxford, Won 7-0@Sun Valley, Won 6-1 vs WC Rustin
Upcoming Matches
Monday 9/19@Great Valley, Wednesday 9/21@Coatesville, Friday 9/23 vs Avon Grove (Senior Day), Monday 9/26 vs Downingtown East, Wednesday 9/28 vs Octorara
BOYS' CROSS COUNTRY
The boys cross country team are 1-1 in the National division of the Ches-Mont League. In their last meet, they almost shutout Downingtown East 18-37. So far the Vikings are led by the talented freshman Joshua Lewin. The next meet is Saturday @ Hershey Park (Foundation meet).
VOLLEYBALL
The girls’ volleyball team had an exciting start to the 2016 season, and are currently 4-2. The squad is led by 7 seniors, who are dedicated to making this season their winningest yet. Senior Ali Ward leads with most kills, and Junior Taylor Crawford with most assists in the first half of the season. Senior Sophia Francisco served Kennett off the court last week with 15 serves in a row, many unreturned. The girls are up for an exciting week as they take on Downingtown West, Shanahan, and Radnor, working to add to their winning record.
FIELD HOCKEY
After the conclusion of pre-season and Saturday Play Days, West Chester East took on Conestoga in their first game of the year. The lady Vikings fell to the Pioneers 7 to 2. The Field Hockey team learned from their loss and went on a three game winning streak beating Haverford, Coatesville, and Phoenixville. The ladies came out strong in a well fought battle against local rival Henderson. While it was not the outcome we hoped for, the players showed amazing skills, perseverance, and only loss by one goal.
BOYS' SOCCER
Greetings from the East boys’ soccer team,
I hope this finds everyone well! We have had some early season ups and downs. We are currently sitting at 1-4-2 looking ahead at a stretch of 4 conference games over the course of the next 2 weeks.
This past week we played one of our crosstown rivals in Henderson and lost a tough game 1-0. The boys played some of our best soccer of the season so far. This week we just played to a 0-0 draw with Downingtown West. We are looking to carry some of that positive momentum into a home match vs Shanahan on Thursday night. We kick off at 7:00pm and as always hope to have some fan support out there.
Senior defensive midfielder Nick Kokat has been one of our top players game in and game out so far this year. He comes to every practice and game willing to do everything he can to be the best he can be. Collin Murray another senior who has been playing keeper for us has kept us in every game this year. Collin has made at least 2 to 3 saves in every game that could have got out of control if he didn’t make the saves that he has.
In closing the boys are working very hard trying to get back on a winning streak.
GIRLS' SOCCER
The EGS season is already flying by! Our JV team has had an incredible 6-1 start to the season! Their success and dominance on the field proves that the future of the team is definitely a bright one. We all hope that their amazing success continues throughout the rest of the season!
The Varsity team, while not as successful in record, has made immense improvements on the field. Every time we play a game, we look more composed and confident. Our level of play is constantly increasing. Coming off a very well played game against Downingtown West, the team looks for two Ches-Mont League victories against Shanahan and Downingtown East. As the schedule for both varsity and JV becomes more difficult, all the hard work we have put into the season thus far is really starting to pay off.
GOLF
The West Chester East golf team has had a much improved season so far this year. The team is currently 4-4 and has been lowering their scores weekly. The team is led by senior captain Georgia Naples and sophomores Sofia Amoroso and Cole Shew. The Vikings will be finishing their regular season in the next two weeks and are hoping to compete both as a team and individually in the Chesmont and District One Championships in October.
august
fall sports update
The fall season has arrived, GO VIKINGS! Find below a list of the head coaches and a brief focus of the fall season for each team. We have over 400 student-athletes participating in fall sports. Most of the fall games begin the weekend of September 2th.
Susan Cornelius, Athletic Director
[email protected]
FAX – 484-266-3879
Phone – 484-266-3925
450 Ellis Lane, West Chester, PA 19380
GOLF
Head Coach: Brian Busby (6th season)
Last Season’s Record: 3-9
Home Course This Year: Downingtown Country Club
Key Players: Sofia Amoroso (Sophomore). Georgia Naples (Senior Captain). Cole Shew (Sophomore)
Outlook: We have a very young team. At times this year we may have five or six starters who are either freshmen or sophomores. We will be led by our senior captain, Georgia Naples, who has improved tremendously over the past four years and has played a great deal of tournament golf over the summer. Cole Shew and Sofia Amoroso, both sophomores, are also playing a lot of tournament golf and I’m expecting great things from both of them this year and into the future. Our goal is to get better each year, and I’ll think we’ll be better this year than we were last year.
Someone to feature would be either Georgia Naples, who has worked hard to become a collegiate level golfer, or Sofia Amoroso, who will be one of the better female golfers in the area over the next three seasons.
GIRLS TENNIS
The Vikings look to improve on last season's 8-5 Ches-Mont record (8-8 overall).
The Vikings return with seven players from last season's Varsity squad. Amanda Nguyen (JR), Maddie Russell (JR), Jacki Terlizzi (JR), Emily Bergin (SR), Katie Peltier (SR), Kayla Siedlecki (JR), Nicole Ruggiero (SR).
There are five new additions to the WC Varsity Tennis roster. Jessica Becker (SO), Kristyn Usilton (SO), Ting Mariani (SO), Jillian Matje (SO), and Amber Nguyen (FR).
Key losses from graduation last season. Victoria Lawrence, Meghan Ward, Amy Barrett, and Becky Logue.
The girls open their 2016 campaign with a matchup at OJ Roberts.
GIRLS SOCCER
The East Girls Soccer Season has begun! With teams formed and our first scrimmages under our belt, we are all looking forward to the 2016-17 season. After a great first week of practices, all 15 of our seniors could not be more excited for regular season games to begin. Already, both our varsity and JV teams are looking super competitive. Even after just one week, I am so reminded of why I love this team so much and how much EGS really is a family!
In two weeks, we have our very first game against Penncrest. From then on, our season flies by with two or three games every week until the end of October. While it seems like such a long way away now, I know that the next two months will go by in the blink of an eye. All of the girls on the team are definitely ready to give 110% in every practice and every game to ensure that this season is one to remember!
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
The West Chester East Girls’ Cross Country team will begin their season on September 10th at the PTXC Invitational at Kutztown University. The team is returning five of its top seven from last year only losing two to graduation. The girls will be looking to have a strong opener against a tough field, as PTXC invite is known as the first big season opener invite in eastern PA. This will set the tone for the season and be stepping stone for them to improve upon their 6th place Ches-Mont finish last year.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Boys cross country team is coming off a winning season last year and should continue it this year. Returning for the Vikings are Daniel and Sean Brennan, Harry Mazurek, Matthew Clarke, Andrew Criscuolo. Newcomer and freshman Josh Lewin will add to the success of the program.
FIELD HOCKEY
The field hockey team has worked very hard these past two weeks, working on stick skills, seeing the field, and coming together as one unit! We are looking forward to playing in the challenging Chest-Mont League this fall, where we envision being a competitor.
VOLLEYBALL
West Chester East volleyball is excited to start the season under new coaching staff with 7 varsity letter seniors, led by captains Ali Ward and Holly Brady. The first home game of the season is quickly approaching on Friday, September 2nd against Springfield-Delco. The Vikings are ready to swing into the 2016 season and have been working incredibly hard the past two weeks to prepare for their Friday debut.
BOYS SOCCER
The mens' soccer team is excited for their season with a new head coach, the return of senior leadership, and the growth of some young talent. Co-Captains Jake Bonnett, Kevin Smith, Jacob Schnerr, and Clay Wagner will set the tone of practices and games, making sure the team gels and performs at the top level. The boys have been working hard through the summer to get in playing shape and the results show, hard work is definitely paying off. We are excited to have back Head Coach Charlie Dodds who took the 2003 East Boys Soccer team to the state championship, finishing as the runner up, and are hoping for the same success. Paired with Hank Berardi (JV) and Mike Miller (Asst V.), who comes over from the girls side with a wealth of experience, our boys should compete in every game they play. Make sure you get out and see a game this fall!
- Football – Mr. Dave Gueriera – [email protected]
- Girls Soccer – Mrs. Shannon Mueller – [email protected]
- Boys Soccer – Mr. Charlie Dodds - [email protected]
- Field Hockey – Ms. Taylor Shronk - [email protected]
- Boys Cross Country – Mr. Kareem Lanier – [email protected]
- Girls Cross Country – Mr. Anthony Prinzo – [email protected]
- Golf – Mr. Brian Busby – [email protected]
- Volleyball – Ms. Erin Flynn –[email protected]
- Girls Tennis – Mr. Anthony Santonastaso - [email protected]
- Cheerleading – Mrs. Leslie Boccio - [email protected]
Susan Cornelius, Athletic Director
[email protected]
FAX – 484-266-3879
Phone – 484-266-3925
450 Ellis Lane, West Chester, PA 19380
GOLF
Head Coach: Brian Busby (6th season)
Last Season’s Record: 3-9
Home Course This Year: Downingtown Country Club
Key Players: Sofia Amoroso (Sophomore). Georgia Naples (Senior Captain). Cole Shew (Sophomore)
Outlook: We have a very young team. At times this year we may have five or six starters who are either freshmen or sophomores. We will be led by our senior captain, Georgia Naples, who has improved tremendously over the past four years and has played a great deal of tournament golf over the summer. Cole Shew and Sofia Amoroso, both sophomores, are also playing a lot of tournament golf and I’m expecting great things from both of them this year and into the future. Our goal is to get better each year, and I’ll think we’ll be better this year than we were last year.
Someone to feature would be either Georgia Naples, who has worked hard to become a collegiate level golfer, or Sofia Amoroso, who will be one of the better female golfers in the area over the next three seasons.
GIRLS TENNIS
The Vikings look to improve on last season's 8-5 Ches-Mont record (8-8 overall).
The Vikings return with seven players from last season's Varsity squad. Amanda Nguyen (JR), Maddie Russell (JR), Jacki Terlizzi (JR), Emily Bergin (SR), Katie Peltier (SR), Kayla Siedlecki (JR), Nicole Ruggiero (SR).
There are five new additions to the WC Varsity Tennis roster. Jessica Becker (SO), Kristyn Usilton (SO), Ting Mariani (SO), Jillian Matje (SO), and Amber Nguyen (FR).
Key losses from graduation last season. Victoria Lawrence, Meghan Ward, Amy Barrett, and Becky Logue.
The girls open their 2016 campaign with a matchup at OJ Roberts.
GIRLS SOCCER
The East Girls Soccer Season has begun! With teams formed and our first scrimmages under our belt, we are all looking forward to the 2016-17 season. After a great first week of practices, all 15 of our seniors could not be more excited for regular season games to begin. Already, both our varsity and JV teams are looking super competitive. Even after just one week, I am so reminded of why I love this team so much and how much EGS really is a family!
In two weeks, we have our very first game against Penncrest. From then on, our season flies by with two or three games every week until the end of October. While it seems like such a long way away now, I know that the next two months will go by in the blink of an eye. All of the girls on the team are definitely ready to give 110% in every practice and every game to ensure that this season is one to remember!
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
The West Chester East Girls’ Cross Country team will begin their season on September 10th at the PTXC Invitational at Kutztown University. The team is returning five of its top seven from last year only losing two to graduation. The girls will be looking to have a strong opener against a tough field, as PTXC invite is known as the first big season opener invite in eastern PA. This will set the tone for the season and be stepping stone for them to improve upon their 6th place Ches-Mont finish last year.
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Boys cross country team is coming off a winning season last year and should continue it this year. Returning for the Vikings are Daniel and Sean Brennan, Harry Mazurek, Matthew Clarke, Andrew Criscuolo. Newcomer and freshman Josh Lewin will add to the success of the program.
FIELD HOCKEY
The field hockey team has worked very hard these past two weeks, working on stick skills, seeing the field, and coming together as one unit! We are looking forward to playing in the challenging Chest-Mont League this fall, where we envision being a competitor.
VOLLEYBALL
West Chester East volleyball is excited to start the season under new coaching staff with 7 varsity letter seniors, led by captains Ali Ward and Holly Brady. The first home game of the season is quickly approaching on Friday, September 2nd against Springfield-Delco. The Vikings are ready to swing into the 2016 season and have been working incredibly hard the past two weeks to prepare for their Friday debut.
BOYS SOCCER
The mens' soccer team is excited for their season with a new head coach, the return of senior leadership, and the growth of some young talent. Co-Captains Jake Bonnett, Kevin Smith, Jacob Schnerr, and Clay Wagner will set the tone of practices and games, making sure the team gels and performs at the top level. The boys have been working hard through the summer to get in playing shape and the results show, hard work is definitely paying off. We are excited to have back Head Coach Charlie Dodds who took the 2003 East Boys Soccer team to the state championship, finishing as the runner up, and are hoping for the same success. Paired with Hank Berardi (JV) and Mike Miller (Asst V.), who comes over from the girls side with a wealth of experience, our boys should compete in every game they play. Make sure you get out and see a game this fall!
archives
sept 2015-may 2016
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apr-may 2015
| viking_lodge_sports_archives_apr-may_2015.pdf |
4/1/15
WCASD Music Department April newsletter
WCASD Music Department April newsletter
| noteworthy_issue_3_2015.pdf |
jan-mar 2015
| viking_lodge_sports_archives_jan-mar_2015edit17.pdf |
sept-dec 2014
| viking_lodge_sports_archives_sept-dec_2014.pdf |
FEB-MAY 2014
| viking_lodge_sports_archives_march-may_2014.pdf |
