Athletics

The varsity track and field team traveled to Palm Beach Gardens on 3/22/25 to take part in the Benjamin School Invitational #2. Both the boys and the girls team finished in 3rd place overall, with the teams setting 4 new school records and 30 new personal records.

In track events for the boys team, Jack Curley captured a 1st place finish in 1600m to set a personal record at 4:40.39. He also secured a 1st place finish in the 3200m with 10:47.32. Jay Leibik finished in 2nd place in the boys 800m with a personal best time of 2:15.14 and placed 3rd in the 110 Hurdles with 20.09. Nicky Colontrelle placed 3rd in the 400 Hurdles, setting a school record with his 1:09.16 personal best finish. Placing 4th in both 110 Hurdles and 400 Hurdles and achieving personal best times was Luc Dambournet at 21.24 and 1:11.06 respectively. The 4x800 relay team consisting of Reef Blackman, Aiden Bryant, Cameron Perrin, and Chris Perrin finished in 2nd with 10:38.64; and the 4x400 relay team consisting of Blackman, Leibik, Spencer Taft, and Colontrelle finished in 3rd at 4:16.96. In the 4x100 relay, the team consisting of Taft, Matthew Cocks, Dambournet, and Ch. Perrin finished 3rd with 53.82. In field events for the boys team, Colontrelle placed 3rd in the Triple Jump with 10.28m. Curley finished in 4th place in Javelin with his 36.63m throw. Taft placed 5th in the Long Jump at 5.25m to set a personal record. In Discus, Cocks set a school record with his 28.83m throw, placing 7th.

On the track for the girls team, Jacquelyn Perrin collected a 1st place finish in the 3200m with 13.29.71, and Sophie Cooper finished in 3rd place with 14:10.19.  Stephanie Storts placed 3rd in the 1600m with a personal best time of 5:40.13, and J. Perrin followed closely in the 1600m with her 4th place finish time 5:47.53, also a personal record. Cadence Callaghan set a new school record with her 4th place finish in the 400 Hurdles at 1:17.55, and she placed 4th in the 100 Hurdles with a personal best of 20.44. Nahlia Hebig finished in 5th place in the 400 Hurdles to set a personal record with 1:22.26. In relay events, the 4x400 relay team consisting of Callaghan, Hebig, Storts, and J. Perrin placed 2nd at 4:42.40, and the 4x800 relay team consisting of Callaghan, Cooper, Hebig, and J. Perrin finished in 2nd place at 11:19.29.  The 4x100 relay team consisting of Tajani Gayle, Lilly Jensen, Kayla Jeune, and Tirzah Boulding also finished 3rd at 57.57. In field events, Jensen set a school record with her 3rd place finish in the Triple Jump at 9.04m. Hebig secured 3rd place in the Long Jump at 4.20m, and Jensen placed 4th in the Long Jump with 4.20m. Storts saw a personal best throw in Javelin with 15.77m to place 4th, and Boulding set a personal record in Javelin with 15.76m, placing 5th.
 

The middle school boys lacrosse team hosted Jupiter Middle School on 3/21/25 in Pirate Stadium. Despite being down 0-1 at the end of the 1st quarter, the Pirates doubled down in the 2nd quarter to tie the Mariners 1-1 going into the half. The teams traded goals, tying the score 2-2 by the 4th quarter. A final goal by their opponents toward the end of the riveting matchup saw the Pirates narrowly fall to the Mariners 2-3.

Shane Carroll scored the first goal for the Pirate team off an assist from Triston Scent, and Baxter Corrigan netted the second goal for the Pirates. Jackson Parker saw a 75% win rate at faceoffs. Providing the Pirates with solid performances on defense were Max Conforti, Guy Wengler, Jack Della Porta, Scent, and Charlie Barnett. Will Fox made an impressive 16 saves at the goal.
 

Varsity boys lacrosse traveled to Gulliver Preparatory School in Pinecrest on 3/20/25 to take on the Raiders. The Pirates overthrew their opponents to bring home a 13-7 victory.

Connor O'Brien led the charge for the Pirates on the field, collecting 5 goals and 3 assists. Keegan Nyman tallied 4 goals, and Charlie Corrigan recorded 2 goals. Brady McCoy provided 2 assists, and teammates Chris Campbell and Turner Barnett added 1 goal apiece. At the goal, Edwin Provancher made 8 saves on 15 shots on goal. Nyman secured 13 faceoff wins, and Bobby Varricchio saw 1 faceoff win. 

Additional gameday stats for the Pirates include 7 ground balls, 16 shots on goal, and 6 caused turnovers.
 

The middle school girls lacrosse team traveled to Palm Beach Gardens on 3/20/25 to face off against St. Mark's Episcopal School. The Pirates played well on the field, surpassing the Lions 11-5.

Madison DeCosta netted 3 goals for the Pirate team. Collecting 2 goals each were teammates Isla Dyer, Gertie Busch-Dunford, and Reagan Weaver. Grace Clemente recorded 1 goal for the Pirates. Making her gameday debut at goal, Peyton Bittle made 7 saves. Abbey Carter made 4 saves at goal and also collected 1 goal scored.
 

On 3/20/25, the varsity baseball team hit the road for Lakewood Park Baseball Fields in Fort Pierce to go up against Master's Academy of Vero Beach. Despite being down 1-4 at the bottom of the 1st inning, the Pirates rallied on the field in the top of the 2nd, bringing in 4 runs. The Pirates saw themselves shut out in the remaining 3 innings as they were overcome by the Patriots for a final score of 5-15. The Pirates are now 5-1 overall on the season.

Caden Freedman pitched 2 innings at the mound, with 3 batters struck out. Reid Morris pitched for 2.2 innings with 2 strikeouts. In fielding stats for the Pirates, catcher Cyprian McIntosh led the Pirates in putouts with 6. Freedman and R. Morris saw 2 putouts apiece. Teammates Graham Hutton, Will Morris, Trey Dunlap, and Nolan Ange each collected 1 putout.

At bat for the Pirates, Gra. Hutton recorded 2 runs, 2 bases on balls, and 1 stolen base. Dunlap saw 1 hit, 2 RBIs, and a double, and McIntosh had 1 run, 1 hit, and a double for the Pirate team. Freedman recorded 1 run, 1 hit, and 1 base on balls, and Griffin Hutton collected 1 hit and 1 RBI. R. Morris accrued 1 RBI and 1 base on balls, and Brayden Schraw was awarded 1 base on balls. W. Morris saw 1 run, and Ange had 1 hit for the Pirates.
 

Seventh-grade varsity equestrian Morgan Thompson competed in the WEC Ocala Winter Spectacular XI show at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala over Spring Break. Thompson and her horse Disney placed 1st in the 0.65m jumper division. She then moved up to a higher division and placed 5th out of 17 in the 0.70m Classic.

The varsity girls lacrosse team hosted The Benjamin School on 3/18/25 on the Michael J. Mersky Field. The contest against the Buccaneers remained close through the first 2 quarters, with the Pirates taking a 3-2 lead going into halftime. The Pirate offense kicked into high gear in the 2nd half and never let up the pressure as the Pirates defeated their opponents for the first time in 13 years with a final score of 10-4.

Grace Fykes led the scoring for the Pirates with 4 goals, followed closely by Margaret Fykes with 3 goals. Lily O'Brien netted 2 goals. Caitlin Moscrip provided 1 goal and 1 assist, and Bebe Busch-Dunford added 1 assist. Madeline Richards led a smothering defense that held the Buccaneers to just 1 goal per quarter. Nicollette Kennedy, Leah Chin, and Avery Orzechowski added an interception, a blocked shot, and a blocked pass/caused turnover at critical times during the game. Maddie Moscrip had a sensational day in goal, adding a season-high 14 saves to her impressive career total.
 

On 3/18/25, the varsity boys tennis team traveled to Palm Beach Gardens to play a rematch against The Benjamin School. The Pirates made a gallant attempt on the courts throughout the evening but were defeated by the Buccaneers 1-6.

Winning the lone singles match for the Pirates was #5 Nicky Colontrelle (8-2). 

Winning his exhibition singles match was Aneesh Chalasani (8-5).