Archbishop Williams Fall Blog
From the Athletics Department: Meet our Interns and Major Team Update
Our Athletic Department offers a graded Internship elective. It is a competitive process to be accepted into this course. They are responsible for maintaining our website and updating our blog. They do scheduling, film work (Bishops TV reporting), Hudl (game film and statistics), and game administration. They are a key part of operating our athletics program.
This year, seniors Meg Marcel and Grace Cuddy were chosen for the course and have been doing a great job! They have composed the following brief introduction of themselves and written a round-up of the Fall Sports season to date.
Meg Marcel, I am the Senior Class Vice President. I have played Basketball and Softball all four years here. I am committed to Bryant University to play Division 1 Softball at the beautiful Conaty Park. I will major in Business and minor in Sports Management. Fun fact, I just got a brand new puppy named Memphis and he is just the cutest.
Grace Cuddy, I have played soccer and basketball all four years here. I am applying early decision to Providence College in Rhode Island. I plan on majoring in Biology and Forensic Psychology so I can be a Forensic Nurse in the FBI. A fun fact about me is I’m a hermit crab whisperer.
Girls Soccer - This season the girls are facing some tough opponents. As they go over the halfway point of the season the girls are 7-5-0. All of their losses have been by one goal, but as the second half comes around the girls look to beat the teams this time around. This year's seniors who are also captains are confident that they can get back to the playoffs. Senior captains Puyenni Sumani and Meg Cormican made a comment saying “The team is doing well even while facing some adversities. We are working hard together to make our season a good one and to make the tournament. The rest of the season will be filled with hard work and fun!” The team is very young but is showing bright promise for the future as they look to kick things into gear for the second half of the season.
Boys Soccer - The Boys started off slow, but as we reach the halfway point in the season they are turning up the heat and are on a four-game winning streak with a record of 8-5-0! After graduating six seniors last year, captains CoCo Dolan and Lucien Polizio had big shoes to fill as the only seniors. Coco made a comment about the first half thus far saying “this season has had many highs and lows. We have hit the lowest points our program has ever been through, but we have worked so hard as a team that we think we can do some amazing things. We have to keep grinding day in and day out.” The team has been coming together as a whole and are looking good as the season continues. They are confident that they will make it further into the playoffs than this past year.
Cross Country - The Cross Country team is off to a terrific start this fall season. They are 3-3 but senior captain Teddy Rossini says “We have been doing very well in our invitational meets and we have some of the fastest runners we have ever had.” The team is working hard for the upcoming CCL league meet on October 29th and States on November 2nd and 9th.
Cheer - The Cheer team has been looking good during their halftime performances during the Football games. Every day they work hard on their routines. The team has a competition coming up on October 19th at Braintree High, followed by the CCL on November 9th at Austin Prep. Captain Colleen Goulart says “We have a lot of new girls and more advanced skills. There are girls from all grades on the team and we are like a family. We are definitely going to do well and hopefully make it to states and nationals.” With four strong senior captains, the girls are confident that they will make it far into the season.
Football - The Football team is looking great this fall season. The boys had a huge win at the Homecoming game vs the Pembroke Titans and a great recent win over AC. Their record is 3-2, but senior Matt Herrick and Neil Sanders both felt that “There is a lot of football left to play. There is always room for improvement but week by week we’re getting better.” The team needs to pull off one more win to make the playoffs, and they are very confident they can do it.
Golf - Golf is off to a strong start as we pass the halfway point in the fall season! The team is 10-4, which has qualified them for the State Tournament. The team is led by captain Brendan Donovan. After a tough loss in the state finals last year, the team has been looking sharp and is very confident that they will make another appearance in the state finals. Senior Alex Pelagio made a comment about the season saying “everyone has been consistent and I think we can win it all this year.” The upperclassmen have been making the younger kids feel like they belong, as they carry on into the home stretch of the season.
Volleyball - As the first half of the season comes to an end the girls are 9-5. New Head Coach Ben Leong, has put the Lady Bishops back to a winning record after a few tough years of not making the tournament. The seniors help carry the squad with two 6-foot players (Jess Knight and Ang Clifford) in the front row as Maisy McDermott and Caroline Marcotte compliment them in the back. The future is looking very bright for the Bishops. Captain Maisy McDermott says “we are doing really well we have already beat last year's record. With our seven seniors and four returning starters the team is looking stronger than ever.” They are extremely confident about making the playoffs for the first time in two years and we all are looking forward to seeing what they will do!
