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Spartans swim alumna
named to All-American
honorable mention team
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Sabrina Baxamusa competed
at the NCAA Division-III
National Swim
meet in Indianapolis from
March 21-24. She was
named to the All-American
Honorable Mention
team for her swim in the
200-yard freestyle relay
with her team at Washington
University in St. Louis.
They placed 14th with
a time of 1 minute, 34.85
seconds. She earned All-
UAA Conference (University
Athletic Association)
honors with this
same relay last month at
the conference meet held
from Feb. 14-17 at Emory
University in Atlanta.
They placed second in the
conference with a time of
1:34.28. She is enrolled in
the Olin Business School
at WashU where she has
an interest in finance.
She is a 2017 graduate
of Glenbrook North High
School where she was captain
and four-year letterwinner
on the girls swimming
and diving team. At
GBN she was awarded
two-time team MVP,
as well as led the team
to two-time conference
championships. She was
two-time All-State as well
as two-time All-American
while at GBN.
Sabrina Baxamusa is a freshman Glenbrook North
graduate, who competes for Washington University in
St. Louis. Photo submitted
Spartans win Final Flight Baseball
Classic, remain unbeaten early on
Martin Carlino, Editor
Just eight games into
the season, the Glenbrook
North Spartans have already
captured a championship
trophy.
The Spartans made the
most of their spring break
trip to Union City, Tenn.
by winning the Final
Flight Baseball Classic in
dominant fashion. GBN
finished the tournament
with a perfect 4-0 mark,
outscoring opponents by a
margin of 35-1.
Senior Jack Garibaldi
pitched a gem to help the
Spartans start off the tournament
with a 10-0 win. In
six innings of work, Garibaldi
allowed no earned
runs on just one hit while
striking out seven batters.
GBN capped its victory
with a six-run sixth inning.
Chris Karasinski, Jake
Kieffer and Chris Heywood
all drove in runs in
the frame.
Senior Evan Barnes followed
up Garibaldi’s wellpitched
game with one of
his own. In game two of
the tournament, Barnes
tossed seven innings of
shutout baseball, allowing
just two hits. Kieffer continued
his strong tournament
with another two-hit
afternoon.
In the semi-final game,
The Spartans put forward
their best hitting performance
of the tournament
with a commanding 18-1
win.
Karasinski led off the
game with a solo home
run. GBN plated seven
runs in the third inning
with singles from Garibaldi
and Brandon Coleman,
and doubles from David
Rubin and Karasinski. In
total, GBN tallied 16 hits.
The Spartans pose for a team picture after winning the Final Flight Baseball Classic.
GBN outscored its opponents by a margin of 35-1. Photos courtesy of Aaron
Weinberg
Senior Ben Harkey
twirled a five-hit shutout
in the championship game
to help lead GBN to a 5-0
win over host Union City,
the no. 4-ranked team in
Tennessee. Harkey struck
out five batters while allowing
just one walk.
GBN finished the game
with 12 hits. Karasinski
went 3-for4 at the plate to
put the finishing touch on
his strong tournament.
Head coach Dom Savino
was impressed by the
strong pitching the team
displayed in each game.
“Our starting pitchers
did an outstanding job of
working very efficiently,”
he said. “I thought they
demonstrated great trust
in our defense by the way
they challenged hitters. I
was really impressed with
their mound presence from
start to finish.”
Per Savino, senior catcher
Daniel Spencer was an
integral part of the team’s
success on the mound.
“Daniel Spencer has
The Spartans celebrate after their victory.
done an outstanding job
behind the plate in all facets
of the game,” Savino
said. “I think he increases
the confidence level of our
pitchers by the way he is
able to receive, block and
throw.”
Offensively, Savino is
pleased with the team’s
consistency throughout the
entire lineup.
“The most impressive
thing so far this season
from an offensive standpoint
has been the number
of different players
who have contributed to
our ability to score runs,”
he said. “Every game we
play, there is a different
player rising to the occasion.”
The Spartans remain unblemished
on the season,
sporting a perfect 8-0 record.
Over the team’s first
eight games, the Spartans
have outscored opponents
75-5.