Before
we recap the latest in WH Athletics, it’s important to recognize Ernie Sandland
and the entire facilities department for their amazing work with the snowstorm.
The wrestling team looks forward each
year to hosting the Panther Invitational which was scheduled for
yesterday. We obviously had to postpone due
to the snow and the chances of holding the tournament today seemed slim. If we couldn’t hold it this weekend, there is
no spot later in the year we could reschedule.
However, Ernie told us, we will get it done and the school will be
cleared. The crews worked through the
night and the high school was ready first thing this morning. Because of that, the Panther Invitational
went off as scheduled. There are not
many places where this could have happened.
We are so lucky to have such amazing people working on behalf of our
students.
While
on the subject of the Panther wrestling invitational, the teams did an
outstanding job not only in the tournament but running the event as well. From parents, to players, to coaches and even
alumni – everyone pulls together to make this an incredible day. It says a lot about the program when you see
so many former wrestlers and their parents dedicate their afternoon to being a
part of this great day. Every member of
the team does whatever is asked and because of it, Whitman-Hanson is able to
run a first class event. A special
thanks to first year head coach Gary Rabinovitz and his assistant Mark Snyder
for their attention to detail and their quest to make this something special.
Now
to our update:
1)
On
the mat at the Panther Invitational, senior captains Jake Filicicchia and John
Will both took second place while Steve Osborne captured fourth in their
respective weight classes. Earlier in
the week, the team beat a tough Silver Lake squad, 37-28. The underclassmen really stepped
up beginning with 120 pound freshmen Matt Rock with a pin in 3:33. Next
up was sophomore 138 pound Joel McInnis with a pin in 1:25 of the first period.
In the 160 pound class freshmen Tyler Cullinan won a very exciting match
9-5. At the 170 pound weight class junior Steve Osborne worked over his
opponent for a pin at 2:53 of the second period. Rounding out the night
with a hard fought victory in the 195 pound class was sophomore Christian Schneider
defeating his Silver Lake opponent by a score of 13-5. Others winners for
the Panthers by forfeit were Steve Brooks at 145 and John Will at 220 pounds.
The Panthers improved their overall team record to 5 wins and 8 losses on
the season.
2)
The
gymnastics team won its first meet in more than 30 years. We don’t really know the last time WH even
had a team, but we are so proud of the girls and first year head coach Rachel
Cohen. Whitman-Hanson Gymnastics secured their first Patriot League win
of the season (and first win since the program was restored after more than 30
years) over Scituate Friday night, scoring their best team score yet at 120.75
over Scituate's 115.3.
Sarah Bombardier placed 1st on vault with
8.65. Kaylee Torpey placed 3rd on vault with 8.45. Chloe Wilson placed 7th on
vault with 8.1.
Sarah Bombardier placed 1st on bars with 7.4.
Kaylee Torpey placed 4th on bars with 6.1.
Sarah Bombardier and Kaileigh Gordon shared
1st place on beam with 7.6. Joelle Puopolo had the 2nd highest beam score with
7.5. Kaylee Torpey posted the 4th highest beam score with 7.2.
Sarah Bombardier placed 1st on floor with 8.3.
Kaileigh Gordon took 2nd place on floor with 8.2. Kaylee Torpey placed 3rd on
floor with 8.0. Joelle Puopolo had the
4th highest score on floor with 7.8.
Whitman-Hanson's Sarah Bombardier topped the
all-around standings with a personal best of 31.95. Also with a personal best,
Kayley Torpey was 2nd in all-around with a 29.75.
The Panthers also secured a non-league win over
Carver on Friday night, 120.75 - 113.25
3)
The
swim team had a nice win early in the week against Quincy, 100-80. Sabrina O’Connor took third place in diving
scoring 3 points for the team and getting her best score. Madison Navicky was in a relay with Carissa
Chane, Courtney Chane and Olivia Shaw taking first place at the start of the
meet with an 8 point lead.
4) The boys track
team recorded a nice win Friday against Duxbury, 51-47. Whitman-Hanson
was led by double winners Lucas Muscoso 1000 and 2 Mile (10:17 State Qualifier)
Jack Ryan Mile and 300 and Dan Cashman High Jump and Long jump. Riley Holland
also had a big night qualifying for the states in the Shot Put.
5)
The
Whitman-Hanson Girls Track & Field team (2-1) won decisively Friday evening
in its win over Duxbury High 72 - 25. The Panthers got out to an early
lead behind Alex Santos who won the 55 Dash in 7.91 and Dorothy
DiMascio-Donohue who placed first in the 55 Hurdles in 9.95. Carli
Alexopoulos also scored in both events. Santos also won the Long
Jump with a distance of 15' 10.5". Olivia Morse took
first in the 600 in 1:44.75. Julia Cosgrave won the 2 Mile in 12:54.
And it was Nicole Norve taking the 1000 Meter run in a league best time
of 3:11.20 to seal the victory. Other impressive performances by Victoria
Carleton (Mile, 6:16) and Olivia Reed (High Jump, 4' 7") capped off a nice
win for Whitman-Hanson.
6)
The
boys hockey team continues to show great improvement. They lost a heartbreaker Wednesday 2 to 1
against Plymouth North. Goalie David
Perry was incredible making 45 saves.
Korey Howard scored the lone Panther goal. The team’s game on Saturday was postponed and
will be made up in February.
7)
The
girls hockey team also had their game against Scituate on Saturday postponed. That game will be made up on Friday February
24th at 12:40pm. The girls
team is having a great year but they lost to a tough Hingham team Wednesday
night, 5-2. Mel McAleer and Alyssa Murphy had a goal and an assist each.
8)
The girls basketball team took one
of the top teams in the state, Hanover, to overtime on Tuesday night before
coming up just short. It was obvious how
much the team has improved so it was no surprise on Friday night when the team
beat Plymouth North on the road, 49-27. Erin Leahy led
the Panthers with 12 points and 7 rebounds. Sr Captains Sarah Saccardo and
Taylor McVeigh had 10 points apiece.
9)
The
boys basketball team returned from their annual trip to Florida after stunning
the top seed in the Haines City Holiday Classic. The Panthers were competing against 9A
schools, Florida’s largest classification, but the team wasn’t intimidated and
made it all the way to the championship game before coming up just short of
winning the title. The team returned to
play in Massachusetts Friday night and Senior captains Luke Tamulevich (27
points) and Nikko Raftes (24 points) led the Panthers (5-2, 3-1) to a 69-61 win
over Plymouth North.
Jake Filicicchia, John Will and Steve Osborne
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