Spring 2009 - St. Vincent-St. Mary High School

Athletics
Year in review
Football: The 2008 football team finished 7-3. Despite missing
the playoffs, the team had a successful campaign in a tough
region. For the second straight year the team defeated both rivals
Walsh Jesuit and Archbishop Hoban. The victory over Hoban
took place at the University of Akron’s Rubber Bowl in front of
an estimated 6,600 in attendance. The victory over Walsh was
in front of a record crowd of over 5,300 people at John Cistone
Field/Green Street Stadium.
Cross Country: The cross country team finished an outstanding
2008 season by qualifying the entire girls team and an individual
member of the boys team to the state championship in Columbus.
Tyler Tomazic, lone boys qualifier finished in 36th place of 156
runners. The girls team was made up of junior Emily Tomei,
freshman Annie Davis, junior Courtney Kovach, freshman Tessa
Weigand, sophmores Marie Arnone, Anna Mion and junior Molly
Miloscia.
Boys Soccer: The boys soccer team led by seniors Andrew Over,
Jimmy Rosen, and Antonio D’Abrosca finished their 2008 season
in the regional semi-finals. The team’s season was highlighted by
a trip to St. Louis in October to play in the prestigious Gateway
Classic tournament. The team finished as runner-up in their
bracket.
Girls Soccer: The girls soccer team led by Nancy Klee, Jill
Brownfield, Alysse Dambrot, and Amanda Olzewski, finished in
second place in the tri-county soccer league. The team advanced
to the district semi-final game.
Girls Tennis: The girl’s tennis team won 12 of 17 matches in 2008.
The team advanced one individual, sophomore Taylor Wedlake,
and one doubles team made up of senior’s Alex Ballard and
Kelsey LeCerf to the district tournament.
Boys Golf: The boys golf team welcomed STVM alum Dante
D’Andrea as the new head coach this season. The team finished
one stroke off from advancing to the regional tournament. Junior
Jack Uecker advanced as an individual. Other contributors to this
year’s successful team were senior James Lloyd, sophomores Jay
Dean and Hakmat Herro.
Girls Golf: The girls golf team finished up their second year
of competition as a varsity sport at STVM. The team was very
competitive and is looking to build on this year’s experience. The
team was led by senior Elizabeth Tristano who made the alldistrict
team.
Volleyball: During the course of the 2008 season, STVM
volleyball Coach Mary Howard earned her 600th career win. The
team led by a strong senior class made up of Kristin Berzonsky,
Leah Cistone, Elizabeth Conlon, Beth Hoffman, Kelly Schaffer,
and Rachel Wojtowicz. The team finished their season as a
district semi-finalist. Senior Jessie Bridenthal was awarded the
best offensive player and Leah Cistone was named the team MVP.
Girls Basketball: The girls basketball team was a district finalist
this past year with a record of 11-12. In the 2008-2009 campaign
there will be few changes as the team graduated only one senior.
The team will compete against one of the toughest schedules
made up of area powerhouses. Leading the Lady Fighting Irish
this year will be seniors Jessica Bridenthal, Jill Brownfield,
Amanda Olszewski, and Emily Wilde.
Boys Basketball: The boys basketball team also finished as a
District Finalist last year. This year’s schedule is highlighted with
trips to Chicago, IL, Wheeling, WV, and Toledo, OH. There are
high expectations for this year’s squad.
Wrestling: The wrestling program welcomes back Anthony Gary
to STVM for his second stint as varsity wrestling coach. This
year’s squad will be led by senior Darren Tate.
Boys and Girls Bowling: The Boys Bowling team led by Coach
Lowell Knight will be looking to defend their first place finish in
last year’s conference. The girls team thanks Tom Carone VM77
for his dedication to the program as he has decided to step down
as the coach. Tom will be replaced this season with Ron Winer.
Baseball: STVM faced extremely tough competition in both
league and non-league competition. Eventually, six teams
from their schedule reached the state semi-finals in the four
divisions. Of those six teams, three teams ended up winning
the state championship. These individuals received awards for
their accomplishments during the 2007-2008 baseball season:
Sam Trecaso (Outstanding Hitter); Andrew Destefano (MVP &
Captains Award); Ryan Serpentini (Coach’s Award & Captains
Award); Oliver Hildebrandt (Rookie of the Year);
Receiving the Freshman of the Year award from the Cuyahoga
River Baseball Conference was Oliver Hildebrandt.
Softball: STVM softball had a good 07-08 season. The team
was lead by 7 Seniors, who helped lead the team to many great
victories. The girls played their toughest game against Tallmadge
in the Sectional Finals. The game went 10 innings, pitched by
Katie Killian, but ended with STVM coming up with a loss in the
bottom of the 10th with two outs. During the season, STVM beat
Oberlin in the bottom of the 7th inning, with a walk off grand
slam by Olivia Mathews to win the game.
Track and Field: Freshman Doran Grant and Junior Kyle
Hammer both qualified for the state meet in Columbus. Doran
finished fifth in the 110 meter hurdles and was named all-Ohio.
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