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The Walsingham Academy Trojans compete in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) and participate in state championships governed by the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA).

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27 Trojans earn All-State, All-Conference, All-State Catholic honors

Congratulations to the 27 Trojan athletes who earned All-State, All-Conference, and All-State Catholic honors during the spring season!

Baseball

Tanner Schobel (#1) and Tredell Blow (#12) celebrate a run scored at the Under the Lights game.

Tredell Blow (’19): TCIS All-Conference 1st Team, VISAA All-State 1st Team

Tanner Schobel (’20): TCIS All-Conference 1st Team, VISAA All-State 1st Team

Zach Stanko (’20): VISAA All-State 1st Team

Christian Carter (’20): VISAA All-State 2nd Team

James West (’17): VISAA All-State 2nd Team

Lacrosse

Cammie Mann (#8) and Isabelle LeJeune (#14) vie for a loose ball after a faceoff.

Cammie Mann (’18): TCIS All-Conference 1st Team , VISAA All-State 1st Team

Isabelle LeJeune (’18): TCIS All-Conference 1st Team , VISAA All-State 2nd Team

Noelle Celli (’21): TCIS All-Conference 1st Team

Shelby Julien (’17): TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team

Lydia Ruffin (’20): TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team

Soccer

Ginnie Lynch made the All-Conference team for the first time in her senior season.

Ginnie Lynch (’17): TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team

Laiken Speagle (’18): TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team

Track & Field

The Girls Track & Field team won their third consecutive state championship.

Sarah Benson (’20): VISAA All-State 1st Team, TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team, All-State Catholic 1st Team

Leyjah Hamrick (’20): VISAA All-State 1st Team, TCIS All-Conference Honorable Mention, All-State Catholic 2nd Team

Kiely Curran (’18): VISAA All-State 2nd Team, TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team, All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Clare Kinney (’19): VISAA All-State 1st Team, All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Caroline Schumacher (’18): VISAA All-State 1st Team, TCIS All-Conference Honorable Mention

Chelsea Marcombe (’17): VISAA All-State 2nd Team, All-State Catholic 2nd Team

Dolby Forrest (’20): VISAA All-State 2nd Team, All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Khatiana Perez (’20): VISAA All-State 2nd Team, All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Frankie Riggs (’20): VISAA All-State 2nd Team, All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Catherine Schumacher (’18): VISAA All-State 2nd Team, All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Chris Correll (’17): TCIS All-Conference Honorable Mention, All-State Catholic 2nd Team

Holden Kearns (’18): VISAA All-State Honorable Mention, TCIS All-Conference Honorable Mention

Cammie Mann (’18): VISAA All-State 1st Team 

Tredell Blow (’19): VISAA All-State 2nd Team

Christin Toth (’19): VISAA All-State 2nd Team

Dana Abraham (’21): All-State Catholic Honorable Mention

Hannah Pickering (’18): TCIS All-Conference Honorable Mention

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Girls Track & Field wins third straight VISAA State Championship; Boys place 3rd

Walsingham Track & Field competed yesterday in the VISAA Division II Track & Field State Championships held at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond. The Trojans had 21 girls and 16 boys qualify for one or more events.  

Girls win third straight state championship

The Girls won their third consecutive state championship, dominating the 22-team field by scoring 135 points to best runner-up Cape Henry (86 points). The Trojans won two of the 17 events outright, scored in 16 of the events, and had multiple scorers in five events. Four new Academy records were set, and 12 Trojans earned VISAA All-State honors:

Gold (VISAA 1st Team All-State)

The team of Sarah Benson (’20), Caroline Schumacher (’18), Cammie Mann (’18) and Leyjah Hamrick (’20) won the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 51.65 to set a new Academy record, breaking their own record of 52.67.

Clare Kinney (’19) won the Pole Vault with a height of 7-0 to set a new Academy record, breaking her own record of 6-0.

Silver (VISAA 2nd Team All-State)

Leyjah Hamrick placed 2nd in the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 12.79 to set a new Academy record, breaking the old mark shared by Kate Norako and Candace Spellmeyer who both ran a 12.8 in 2000 and 2006, respectively.

Christen Toth (’19) placed 2nd in the 300 Meter Hurdles with a time of 51.41 to set a new Academy record, breaking her own record of 52.12.

The team of Kiely Curran (’18), Leyjah Hamrick, Khatiana Perez (’20) and Caroline Schumacher placed 2nd in the 4x400 Meter Relay with a time of 4:27.16.

The team of Dolby Forrest (’20), Clare Kinney, Catherine Schumacher (’18) and Frankie Riggs (’20) placed 2nd in the 4x800 Meter Relay with a time of 10:36.65.

Sarah Benson placed 2nd in the High Jump with a height of 4-8.

Sarah Benson placed 2nd in the Long Jump with a distance of 15-2.75.

Chelsea Marcombe (’17) placed 2nd in the Discus with a distance of 91-5.

Bronze (VISAA All-State Honorable Mention)

Kiely Curran placed 3rd in the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1:02.33

Cammie Mann placed 3rd in the Long Jump with a distance of 15-2.5.

Cammie Mann placed 3rd in the Triple Jump with a distance of 31-3.5.

The victory marks the fifth major championship in school history for the Track & Field program and the third for the Girls, who won the 2015 VISAA State Championship outright and were 2016 VISAA State Co-Champions. 

Boys place 3rd for best finish since 2015

The Boys team finished with 53 points to place third in a field of 23 teams behind Hampton Roads Academy and Peninsula Catholic. Two Trojans earned top-three finishes.

Silver (VISAA 2nd Team All-State)

Tredell Blow (’19) placed 2nd in the High Jump with a height of 6-0.

Bronze (VISAA All-State Honorable Mention)

Holden Kearns (’18) placed 3rd in the Shot Put with a distance of 42-1.

In addition, Jay Gutches (’18) finished 4th in the 400 Meter Dash and 5th in the 200 Meter Dash. Connor Norris (’17) took 4th in the Long Jump, 6th in the High Jump and 6th in the Triple Jump. Holden Kearns also placed 5th in the Discus.

Complete Results (MileStat)

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5/16 Roundup: Baseball advances to state semifinals

Baseball drops Westover Christian 11-1 in VISAA Quarterfinals

Christian Carter’s three-run home run gave the Trojans the lead for good

Varsity Baseball took care of business in the first round of the VISAA Division III State Tournament, defeating #8 seed Westover Christian Academy 11-1 in five innings. The Trojans (14-9) were strong in all facets of the game, showing why they earned the #1 seed in this year’s tournament. With the win, Walsingham advances to the semifinals to face #4 seed Fuqua School on Thursday, May 18 at 4:30 PM at Shepherd Stadium in Colonial Heights, VA. The victor will meet the winner of the #2 Southampton Academy/#3 Carlisle semifinal in the championship game on Saturday, May 20 at Shepherd Stadium. The Trojans are now just one win away from tying the school record with 15 wins, which was set by last year’s team, and two wins away from the first major championship in program history.

Walsingham would be ultra aggressive on the base path all day, and the strategy paid early dividends. After Tredell Blow (’19) lined a single to left in the first inning, he immediately stole second base to get into scoring position. After Zach Stanko (’19) worked a walk to put two runners on, both Blow and Stanko executed a double steal to put runners on second and third base with one out. Christian Carter (’19) converted, driving home the first run on a sacrifice fly to right to put the Trojans ahead 1-0.

The Bulldogs kept the game tight, and after a few defensive miscues by Walsingham, Westover Christian was able to tie the game at 1-1 in the third inning off a two-out double off the center field wall. The Trojans responded in a big way in the bottom half of the inning, as Christian Carter hit a towering three-run home run -- his second of the season -- over the right center field fence to kick the Trojan offense into high gear. Walsingham was able to add two more runs in the frame on an RBI single by Jacob Miller-Bopp (’21) and a fly ball off the bat of Eddie Kinney (’17) that brought home Jack Estep (’18). At the end of the third inning, the Trojans were ahead 6-1.

That lead would prove to be more than enough, as starting pitcher Jacob Miller-Bopp was terrific on the mound. Now working with a lead, Miller-Bopp held the Bulldogs scoreless in the fourth and fifth innings. Walsingham’s offense closed the game out in the bottom of the fifth, sending eight batters to the pate and ending the game by mercy rule off an RBI double off the right field fence by Zach Stanko to seal the 11-1 win. 

Miller-Bopp finished with a complete game and allowing just one unearned run off three hits to improve to 3-0 on the year. Christan Carter finished with a team-high 4 RBIs, and Jacob Miller-Bopp and Zach Stanko both went 2-3 at the plate. As a team, the Trojans finished 15-15 on stolen base attempts, led by Tredell Blow and Jack Estep with four apiece.

Box Score (GameChanger)

Girls Lacrosse falls in state tournament to Virginia Episcopal

Girls Lacrosse’s season came to end on Tuesday, as the Trojans fell to Virginia Episcopal 19-8 in the VISAA Division II State Tournament quarterfinals. It ends a fantastic season for the Trojans (6-7), who qualified for the state tournament for the first time since the program achieved varsity status.

Girls Track & Field places 5th, Boys 6th at State Catholic Meet

Walsingham Track & Field competed in the State Catholic Track and Field Championships at Bishop O'Connell High in Arlington on May 13. The Girls team took 5th place and the Boys team placed 6th. 

Highlights included Sarah Benson (’20) breaking her own Academy Long Jump record with a jump of 16′1″ and Chelsea Marcombe (’17) claiming 1st in the Discus Throw in addition to finishing 3rd in the Shot Put. Second place finishers were Chris Correll (’17) in the 110 Meter Hurdles, Leyjah Hamrick (’20) in the 100 Meter Dash, and Sarah Benson in the High Jump. All three girls relay teams took 3rd, with the 4x800 Meter Relay and 4x400 Meter Relay teams posting season-best times. All earned All-State Catholic honors for their performances.

Complete Results (MileStat)

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5/9 Roundup: Two Track & Field records fall at TCIS Championships

A roundup of the Trojans in action on Tuesday, May 9.

Girls Track & Field place 2nd at TCIS Championships, Boys 8th

Sarah Benson broke a decade-old Walsingham record in the Long Jump

Walsingham Girls Track & Field placed 2nd at the TCIS Track & Field Championships on Tuesday, finishing with 95 points behind Norfolk Academy (172.5). Two Academy records fell, as Sarah Benson (’20) broke Candace Spellmeyer’s 2007 record in the Long Jump with a distance of 15-11, and Christin Toth (’19) broke Emma Schellpeper’s 2015 record in the 300 Meter Hurdles with a time of 52.12. In total, the Trojans claimed medals in eight events, including two golds:

The team of Leyjah Hamrick (’20), Kiely Curran (’18), Caroline Schumacher (’18), and Khatiana Perez finished 1st in the 4x400 Meter Relay with a time of 4:28.80.

The team of Khatiana Perez (’20), Clare Kinney (’19), Dolby Forrest (’20) and Frankie Riggs (’20) finished 1st in 4x800 Meter Relay with a time of 10:48.43.

Leyjah Hamrick took 2nd in the 100 Meter Dash.

Kiely Curran took 2nd in the 400 Meter Dash.

The team of Leyjah Hamrick, Caroline Schumacher, Kiely Curran and Sarah Benson took 2nd in the 4x100 Meter Relay.

Sarah Benson took 3rd in the Long Jump.

Carroline Schumacher took 3rd in the 200 Meter Dash.

Hannah Pickering (’17) took 3rd in the 3200 Meter Run.

Walsingham’s Boys finished with 22 points to place 8th. The Trojans were led by Chris Correll (’17) with 3rd Place finish in both the 110 and 300 Meter Hurdles and by Holden Kearns (’18) with a 3rd Place finish in the Shot Put. 

Complete Results (MileStat)

Baseball falls to Cape Henry 7-2 in TCIS Quarterfinals

Early innings mistakes spelled doom for the Trojans in the TCIS Tournament. Walsingham had two runners picked off base and committed two errors in the first two innings as the Dolphins built a 5-0 lead they would never surrender. Zach Stanko (’19) was charged with the loss; his record now stands at 1-3. James West (’17) and Jason Covaney (’18) both enjoyed strong days at the plate, as West went 2-3 with a double and Covaney went 2-3 with a double and an RBI.

The Trojans (13-9) will return to action on Tuesday, May 16 for the VISAA State Tournament quarterfinals. Walsingham was ranked #1 in the most recent poll, released on May 8. The final rankings are scheduled to be released on Sunday, with the top eight making the tournament and the top four hosting the quarterfinals.

Box Score (GameChanger)

Golf finishes regular season with loss to NSA

Varsity Golf wrapped their season with a loss to NSA on Tuesday. The Trojans (0-9, 0-6 TCIS) will wrap their season with the TCIS Tournament on Monday, May 15, which will be held in Williamsburg at the Kiskiack Golf Course beginning at 9:00 AM.

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5/4 Roundup: Girls Lacrosse falls in OT

Girls Lacrosse wraps regular season with overtime loss

Girls Lacrosse finished their regular season with a record of 6-5 after falling 10-9 in overtime to St. Gertrude’s yesterday. Cammie Mann (’18) had another great game, tallying 4 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls and 4 draw controls. Isabelle LeJeune (’18) added 2 goals, 1 assist, 2 ground balls and 2 draw controls, and Goalie Maddie Kerner (’18) had a season high 13 saves.

The result shows how much the team has improved since the season began: St. Gertrude’s beat the Trojans 16-5 in the season opener on March 10. 

Walsingham has earned the #3 seed in the TCIS Tournament, earning spot in the semifinals. They travel to #2 seed Norfolk Academy on Wednesday, May 10. The game is scheduled to start at 4:30 PM.

Boys Tennis finish regular season with loss at HRA

Boys Tennis dropped their regular season finale to HRA 8-1, snapping a four match winning streak. The Trojans finish the regular season with a record of 6-7 (3-5 TCIS). Walsingham will participate in the TCIS Tournament beginning on Thursday, May 11.

5/3: Baseball falls to NSA 9-1

Baseball finished their regular season with a 9-1 loss to NSA on Wednesday. The Saints hit a three-run home run in the second inning to take the lead, and put the game out of reach with a five-run 6th inning. Tredell Blow (’19) went 2-2 with a double and a walk for the Trojans (13-8, 5-4 TCIS). Tanner Schobel (’20) was the losing pitcher after allowing four runs on five hits and one walk in five innings of play. His record now stands at 1-2.

Box Score (GameChanger)

The pairings for the TCIS Tournament have not been officially announced, but it appears that Walsingham will be seeded #6 and travel to #3 Cape Henry on Tuesday, May 9 for the quarterfinals.

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5/2 Roundup: Baseball, Girls Lacrosse, Boys Tennis all earn wins

Girls Lacrosse beats Fuqua School 16-7

Cammie Mann led the Trojans with five goals scored.

Varsity Girls Lacrosse got back in the win column on Tuesday, defeating visiting Fuqua School 16-7 to improve to 6-4 (3-2 TCIS) on the season. Cammie Mann (’17) accounted for five 5 goals, 4 assists, 8 ground balls, and 3 draw controls. Defender Julia Grimson (’18) scored her first goal of the season in addition to picking up 5 ground balls, and Noelle Celli had an outstanding game at the face off circle, coming up with 5 draw controls.

The game was a meaningful one in terms of the VISAA State Tournament: the Trojans were ranked #6 in the April 20 poll, while Fuqua was the only team in the “also receiving votes” category, effectively putting them at #11. The top eight teams will qualify for the VISAA State Tournament.

The Trojans will conclude their regular season on Thursday on the road against St. Gertrude's, who defeated the Trojans 16-5 in the first game of the season back on March 10.

Baseball routs Peninsula Catholic 30-0

Zach Stanko totaled five hits, the most in recorded Academy history.

Varsity Baseball earned its second out sized victory in less than week, defeating Peninsula Catholic 30-0 in five innings on Tuesday. Jacob Miller-Bopp was credited with the win after throwing two innings of one-hit ball. All 12 Trojans on the roster earned a hit. Zach Stanko ('19) hit his first career home run en route to a five-hit day, the first on record in Academy history;James West ('17) hit a grand slam, his first home run of the season and the third of his career; and Alex deCamp (’18) got his first hit as a Varsity player and made his Varsity pitching debut, striking out the side in the 5th inning to end the game.

Box Score (GameChanger)

The Trojans (13-7, 5-3 TCIS), have now won four straight since returning from Easter Break and will finish their regular season slate against NSA today. The stakes will be high: both teams enter with a 5-3 conference record, and the winner will likely earn the #5 seed in the TCIS Tournament.

Boys Tennis knocks off Peninsula Catholic 6-3

Varsity Boys Tennis earned a 6-3 win over Peninsula Catholic on Tuesday, evening their record at 6-6 (3-4 TCIS). The six wins are the most for the Trojans since at least 2013. Walsingham will aim to finish with a winning record when they conclude their regular season by hosting HRA on Thursday.

Girls Soccer closes season with 4-2 loss to Peninsula Catholic

Varsity Girls Soccer ended their season on a high note, falling to Peninsula Catholic 4-2 on Tuesday. The two goals matched the most scored in a game for the Trojans, who also posted tow in a 3-2 loss to Norfolk Christian on April 4. The season is over for the Trojans (0-11, 0-7 TCIS), who will not qualify for the TCIS Tournament.

Box Score (MaxPreps)

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5/1 Roundup: Baseball wins in 9 innings; Golf records season-low score

Baseball edges Portsmouth Christian 3-2 in 9 innings

Tanner Schobel doubled home the winning run in the top of the 9th inning.

It took a season-long nine innings, but Varsity Baseball emerged with a 3-2 victory on the road against Portsmouth Christian to push their record to 12-7. The Trojans are now winners of three straight and are now beyond halfway through their longest stretch of the season: five games on five consecutive school nights, including three on the road.

Box Score (GameChanger)

The Trojans received an excellent performance from starting pitcher Zach Stanko ('19), who allowed just two runs on two hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. The two runs came in 4th to give Portsmouth a 2-0 lead, which the Trojans promptly erased in the 5th, as an RBI single from Tanner Schobel ('20) and a run scored by Luke Pitchford (’17) on a wild pitch tied the game at 2-2.

From there, the pitching staffs would hold the offenses in check. The Trojans rode Stanko into the 7th inning before turning the ball over to Schobel to escape a two on, one out jam. Schobel allowed the first batter to single to load the bases before striking out the next hitter and inducing a groundout to close the inning. Tredell Blow ('19) took the mound in the 8th inning, stranding a runner at third base to send the game to the 9th.

After the first two Trojan batters struck out, Jack Estep (’18) drew a walk and Tanner Schobel followed with a line drive double to right field, allowing a hustling Estep to score from first and giving the Trojans a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the 9th, Portsmouth Christian would get the tying run as far as second base, before Blow induced a fly out to left fielder Estep to seal the game and earn the win.

The Trojans hit the road again today, as they travel to Peninsula Catholic for their penultimate conference game of the season; first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 PM. Walsingham finishes its regular season on Wednesday against NSA, as the game scheduled against Gloucester for Thursday has been cancelled.

News & Notes

Varsity Baseball received good news in the VISAA State polls, jumping from #3 to #1 in the May 1 edition on the heels of defeating previous #1 Southampton last Friday. This marks the first time in program history that the team has been ranked first overall. The state committee’s final poll will be released on Wednesday, May 10. The Trojans are now all but assured to host a state tournament quarterfinal game on Tuesday, May 16.

Varsity Golf was defeated by Summit Christian 183-206 on Monday, but the 206 strokes represent the lowest score of the season for the ever-improving Trojans. Golf concludes its regular season today against NSA.

Varsity Girls Soccer fell to NSA at home 8-0 on Monday. The Trojans wrap their regular season today on the road against Peninsula Catholic, needing a win to qualify for the TCIS Tournament.

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4/28-5/30 Roundup: Track & Field shines at home meet, Baseball wins big state game

Girls Track & Field place 1st, Boys 3rd at Walsingham Invitational; new Academy record set

Caroline Schumacher was part of the record-setting 4x100 Meter Relay team.

Walsingham held its home meet on Saturday, hosting 15 teams from around the state. The Girls team placed first, outpacing runner-up HRA by a wide margin (195-102). The highlight was the team of Sarah Benson (’20), Leyjah Hamrick (’20), Cammie Mann (’18), and Caroline Schumacher (’18) setting a new Academy record in the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 52.67, breaking the 2015 mark of 53.10 set by the team of Lisette Brondyke (’15), Abby Cryts (’15), Angel DeModna (’16), and Isabella Simmons. In total, the Trojans took gold in eight events:

Leyjah Hamrick won the 100 Meter Dash with a time of 13.04

Caroline Schumacher won the 200 Meter Dash with a time of 27.55.

Catherine Schumacher (’18) won the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:54.57.

The team of Cammie Mann, Sarah Benson, Leyjah Hamrick, and Caroline Schumacher won the 4x100 Meter Relay with a time of 52.67.

The team of Cammie Mann, Kiely Curran (’18), Caroline Schumacher and Khatiana (’20) Perez won the 4x400 Meter Relay with a time of 4:27.44.

Sarah Benson won the High Jump with a height of 4-06.00.

Cammie Mann won the Long Jump with a distance of 15-00.50.

Cammie Mann won the Triple Jump with a distance of 31-10.00.

The Boys team took 3rd Place, finishing 98 points behind HRA (159) and PC (121). Chris Correll (’17) took 2nd in both the 110 and 300 Meter Hurdles, Jay Gutches (’18) placed 2nd in the 400 Merer Dash, and Holden Kearns (’18) took 2nd in the Shot Put for the Trojans.

Complete Results (MileStat)

Varsity Baseball defeats Southampton 11-6

Zack Stanko went 2-3 for the Trojans.

Varsity Baseball won a big game on the road, defeating defending state champions Southampton Academy 11-6 on Friday. The Trojans used a seven-run 5th inning to erase a 5-2 deficit and secure their second win over Southampton this season. Tredell Blow (’20), Zach Stanko (’20), Christian Carter (’20), and Jason Covaney (’18) each had two-hit games at the palte, and Covaney turned in six innings on the mound to improve his record to 5-2.

The win bolsters the Trojans’ case for seeding in the VISAA State Tournament: Walsingham, which was ranked #3 in the April 24 edition of the state poll, now holds two wins over #1 Southampton, which in turn holds wins over #2 Carlisle. The Trojans fell to Carlisle 2-1 on March 24.

The Trojans are now 11-7 on the season (the result of their game against Summit Christian on April 10 was changed to a forfeit win) .The final week of the regular season is daunting, with four games in four days beginning today on the road against Portsmouth Christian. 

News & Notes

Ginnie Lynch was honored at Senior Night on Friday.

Varsity Girls Soccer (0-8) fell to Bishop Sullivan 10-0 on Friday. Senior captain Ginnie Lynch was honored at halftime for her contributions to the program. She helped the Trojans win 15 games in her three seasons as a varsity player, and her leadership this season has been a tremendous asset to a young team.

Varsity Boys Tennis defeated NSA 8-1 on Friday to move to 5-6 on the season. The five wins matches the most the team has won since 2015 with still two matches remaining: Tuesday at PC and Thursday at home against HRA.

Varsity Golf’s match against NSA was postponed to Tuesday, May 2.

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Girls Lacrosse bests Christchurch 12-7

Walsingham Girls Lacrosse defeated Christchurch 12-7 on April 11. The Trojans had plenty of contributors on the day. Lydia Ruffin (’20) finished the game with thee goals and eight groundballs. Cammie Mann (’18) had three goals, two assists, one groundball, and three draw controls. Isabelle LeJuene (’18) finished the with two goals, three groundballs, and six draw controls. Finally, Noelle Celli (’21) had three goals. one assist, two groundballs, and two draw controls.

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Trojans finish 2nd at NA Meet; two school records set

Sarah Benson tied a nine-year old Academy record in the Triple Jump

Walsingham's Track & Field teams traveled to Norfolk Academy on April 5, where both the Girls and Boys teams placed second.

The Girls scored 98.5 points to finish behind Norfolk Academy (114.5). Nandua placed third with 16 points and Nansemond-Suffolk finished 4th with 12 points.

The Trojans established new school records at the meet. Sarah Benson’s distance of 32′7″ in the Triple Jump tied the Walsingham Academy record set by Aiste Pranciliauskaite in 2008, and Clare Kinney completed the first recorded female pole vault in Academy history; her height of 6′0″ was good for a third place finish. Overall, Walsingham won 8 events:

Sarah Benson (’20) won the Long Jump and Triple Jump

Chelsea Marcombe (’17) won the High Jump and Shot Put

Christin Toth (’19) won the 300 Meter Hurdles

Hannah Pickering (’17) won the 3200 Meter Run

Kiely Curran (’18) won the 400 Meter Dash

The team of Kiely Curran, Delaney Riggs (’18), Frankie Riggs (’20) and Clare Kinney (’19) won the 4x400 Meter Relay

The Boys finished with 51 points, behind Norfolk Academy (146) and ahead of Nansemond-Suffolk (43). The Trojans won five events:

Connor Norris (’17) won the Long Jump, High Jump and Triple Jump 

Chris Correll (’17) won the 300 Meter Hurdles

Jay Gutches (’18) won the 400 Meter Dash

Complete Results (MileStat)

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Girls, Boys Track win at Charles City Meet

Walsingham’s Girls and Boys Track & Field teams both won at the Charles City Meet held on March 30 at Charles City County High School. 

The Girls placed 1st out of six teams, scoring 223 points. Mathews finished 2nd with 142 followed by Grove Christian with 14, Charles City with 12, Richmond Christian with 11, and Banner Christian with 2. The Trojans piled up 14 first place finishes in total:

Sarah Benson (’20) won the 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meter Dash, Long Jump, and Triple Jump

Kiely Curran (’18) won the 400 Meter Run

Catherine Schumacher (’18) won the 800 Meter Run

Khatiana Perez (’20) won the 1600 Meter Run

Hannah Pickering (’17) won the 3200 Meter Run 

Christine Toth (’19) won the 300 Meter Hurdles

Chelsea Marcombe (’17) won the Discus Throw and High Jump

The team of Sarah Benson, Kiely Curran, Leyjah Hamrick (’20), and Caroline Schumacher (’17) won the 4x100 Meter Relay

The team of Kiely Curran, Clare Kinney (’19), Khatiana Perez, and Catherine Schumacher won the 4x400 Meter Relay

The team of Dolby Forrest (’20), Alexandra Haggerty (’20), Catherine Schumacher, and Grace Vidlak (’18) won the 4x800 Meter Relay

The Boys team scored 150 points to win over second place Charles City with 128. Mathews followed with 72 points, Richmond Christian with 51, Banner Christian with 25, and Grove with 11. The Trojans combined for four first place finishes:

Holden Kearns (’18) won the Discus Throw 

Eddie Miller (’18) won the 1600 Meter Run

The team of Cody Carpenter (’17), Peyton Marshall (’17), Connor Norris (’17), and Cavan Sullivan (’17) won the 4x400 Meter Relay

The team of Cody Carpenter, Peyton Marshall, Eddie Miller, and Jack Shonka (’19) won the 4x800 Meter Relay

Complete Results (Milestat)

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Baseball beats HRA 9-3

Zack Stanko accounted for four RBIs in the victory.

Walsingham Baseball picked up its first TCIS win of the year by defeating rival HRA by the score 9-3 of March 30. With the win, the Trojans improve to 4-2 (1-1 TCIS) on the season.

HRA scored the first run of the game to go up 1-0 in the top of the second after capitalizing on a couple of defensive miscues by the Trojans. The Trojans offense showed its first sign of life in the bottom of the third as they were able to plate a couple of runs without the benefit of a hit thanks to walks by Tanner Schobel (’20) and Tredell Blow (’19) and some good aggressive base running.

The Trojans took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the fourth before finally breaking the game open. After two groundouts to start the frame, the next six Trojans reached base including big RBI singles by Luke Pitchford (’17) and Zach Stanko (’19). When the Navigators finally escaped the inning, the Trojans had a commanding 6-1 lead, which would grow to 7-1 after a pinch hit RBI single by Zack Tomek (’18) in the bottom of the fifth. HRA was not quite ready to throw in the towel, starting the sixth with a triple, a double, and a single to cut the lead to 7-3 with no outs. However, Walsingham pitcher Jason Covaney (’18) shut down the rally by retiring the next three batters.

Walsingham added a little insurance in the bottom of the sixth as Zach Stanko picked up his third and fourth RBIs of the game with a two-run single to give the Trojans a 9-3 lead. Lincoln Lubsen (’21) made his varsity pitching debut in the seventh inning, striking out 2 hitters to close out the win.

Jason Covaney pitched six innings while allowing just two earned runs and moved to 2-1 on the year. Christian Carter (’19), James West (’17), and Eddie Kinney (’17) also had hits for the Trojans.

Box Score (GameChanger)

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Baseball grabs big state win over Southampton

Zack Stanko helped turn a pivotal double play in the fourth inning.

Varsity Baseball played host to Southampton Academy on March 27 in the two schools’ first meeting since Southampton defeated the Trojans in the 2015 VISAA Division III Championship. Walsingham was able to gain a small measure of revenge, registering a one-run victory of their own as they held on for a 5-4 win. The Trojans are now 3-2 on the season and will next be in action on Thursday, March 30 as they host TCIS rival Hampton Roads Academy at 4:00 PM.

The Trojans struck first in the game as Tanner Schobel (’20) was able to score from second on a misplayed ground ball in the bottom of the first off the bat of Christian Carter (’19). The Raiders bounced back with a run of their own in the top of the third inning on ground ball double play turned by WA’s shortstop Tredell Blow (’19), which tied the game at 1-1. However, the Trojans regained the lead in the bottom of the inning as Lincoln Lubsen (’21) brought in the go-ahead run by working a bases loaded walk and then Zack Tomek (’18) drove in two more runs with a clutch two-out single to give the Trojans a 4-1 lead.

Walsingham starting pitcher Tanner Schobel really hit his groove after being spotted with a three-run lead as he held the Raiders scoreless in the 4th and 5th innings, with a little help on a great double play turned by third baseman Zach Stanko (’19) in the 4th inning. With runners on second and third base, Stanko fielded a sharp ground ball and tagged the lead runner before he could retreat to the bag. His throw to first base pulled Christian Carter off the bag, but Carter was able to return the ball back to Stanko and catch the runner originally on second base trying to advance to third.

After Schobel retired the first two batters in the sixth inning, the Raiders mounted a strong rally and were able to tie the game at 4-4 on back-to-back-to-back two-out hits. That rally ended the day on the mound for Schobel as the Trojans called Tredell Blow in from the bullpen. Blow closed the door in the 6th by getting a ground out to shortstop with runners on 2nd and 3rd. 

Still tied in the bottom of the 6th, Jacob Miller-Bopp (’21) and Schobel both worked walks to start the inning. After the next two hitters failed to advance the runners, Christian Carter came through with the two-out, go-ahead single to give the Trojans the 5-4 lead. Tredell Blow came back out for the 7th inning and was able to force a bases loaded ground out to end the game, securing his first win of the season.

Box Score (GameChanger)

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Girls Track & Field places 2nd in Charles City Invitational

Frankie Riggs earned first place finishes in the 1600 Meter Run and the 4x800 Meter Relay.

Walsingham's Track & Field teams traveled to the Charles City Invitational on March 25 to compete in a field of 20 teams. The Girls team took 2nd place with 97.25 points behind Thomas Dale High (110.75 points) and ahead of Meadowbrook High (78.5 points). 

Walsingham was led by the 4x800 Meter Relay team of Khatiana Perez (’20), Frankie Riggs (’20), Catherine Schumacher (’18), and Clare Kinney (’19), who finished first with a time of 10:48. Frankie Riggs also took a first in the 1600 Meter Run with a time of 5:51. Clare Kinney took second in the 800 Meter Run; Hannah Pickering (’17) finished 2nd in the 3200 Meter Run; and Chelsea Marcombe (’17) took second in the Discus Throw. Third place finishers included the 4x100 Meter Relay team of Cammie Mann (’18), Leyjah Hamrick (’20), Caroline Schumacher (’18), and Sarah Benson (’20); the 4x400 Meter Relay team of Cammie Mann, Kiely Curran (’18), Caroline Schumacher, and Sarah Benson; Caroline Schumacher in the 100 Meter Dash; and Grace Vidlak (’18) in the 3200 Meter Run.

The Boys team finished 15th overall, led by Tredell Blow ( ‘19), who placed 5th in the High Jump. Holden Kearns (’18) took 6th in the Shot Put and the 4x800 Meter Relay team of Cody Carpenter (’17), Peyton Marshall (’17), Jake Lobash (’18), and Cavan Sullivan (’17) placed 8th.

Complete results (MileStat)

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Girls Lacrosse wins big over Norfolk Collegiate 22-10

Cammie Mann led the Trojans with 9 goals scored.

Walsingham Girls Lacrosse scored early and often in their 22-10 win over Norfolk Collegiate on March 16, setting a new mark for goals scored since the program gained varsity status. Cammie Mann (’18) made her season debut for the Trojans (1-1) and finished the game with 9 goals, 7 ground balls and 5 draw controls. Isabelle LeJuene (’18) scored 5 goals on 5 shots and added 9 draw controls. Goalkeeper Maddie Kerner (’18) was strong in goal, making 7 saves. Walsingham returns to action today, as they host Cape Henry Collegiate at 4:00 PM.

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Alumni Watch - Winter 2016-17 Roundup

Nationwide, only about 6% of high school athletes continue their playing careers in the NCAA. At Walsingham, 18% of the athletes in the last three senior classes committed to continue their playing careers at the next level. Below is an update on the Trojan alumni who competed intercollegiately and professionally in the Winter 2016-17 season.

Billy Barnes (’14) - Catholic University - Basketball

Billy Barnes appeared in a career-high 20 games for the Cardinals in his junior season, shooting 8-29 from three-point range. He went 2-3 from long distance in a 65-64 victory over Juniata on January 7, helping Catholic prevail in their closest game of the season. As a team, the Cardinals had another strong season, finishing with a record of 17-9 and advancing to the semifinals of the Landmark Conference Tournament.

Austin Jennings ('15) - Washington & Lee University - Swimming

Austin Jennings enjoyed a strong sophomore season for Washington & Lee, competing mostly in the 500 Yard Free and 1,650 Yard Free. He placed 5th in the 1,650 Yard Free at the Randolph-Macon Invitational in early December, helping the Generals place 1st in the 10-team event. As a team, Washington & Lee went undefeated in dual- and tri-meets and won the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship for the third consecutive season.

Brandon LaRose ('13) - Muhlenberg College - Basketball

Brandon LaRose enjoyed a fantastic senior season, starting every game for the Mules, averaging team-bests in points (12.1) and assists (2.5), and earning a spot on the Lehigh Valley Small College Basketball Team of the Year. He topped the 20-point mark five separate times, including a season-high 28 points in a heartbreaking triple overtime loss to Ursinis on January 18. As a team, Muhlenberg finished 12-12 to earn their best winning percentage since 2013-14. LaRose will graduate with a degree in business administration (marketing concentration), having made the Dean’s List in five semesters.

Dusan Vicentic - West Virginia Wesleyan College - Basketball

Dusan Vicentic appeared in 24 games during his freshman season, earning four starts for West Virginia Wesleyan. He scored in double figures three times, including a February 18 loss to Wheeling Jesuit where he scored 11 points and logged a season-high 27 minutes. As a team, the Bobcats went 13-16 and advanced to the second round of the Mountain East Conference Tournament.

Richard Washington - Wake Forest University - Basketball

Richard Washington appeared in eight games for the Demon Deacons during his freshman campaign, scoring his lone field goal of the season in an 80-59 victory over Radford on November 11. As a team, Wake Forest enjoyed their best season in years, going 19-14, advancing to the 2nd Round of the ACC Tournament, and qualifying for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009-2010.

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2016-17 Season Recap: Boys Basketball

Individual Accomplishments

Jaylin Stewart (’19): TCIS All-Conference 1st Team

Tariq Balogun (’19): TCIS All-Conference 2nd Team

Team Accomplishments

VISAA State Quarterfinalist

TCIS Tournament Semifinalist

Flint Hill Tip Off Tournament Champion

Team Award Winners

MVP: Jaylin Stewart

Coach’s Award: Harrison Forrest (’17)

Coach’s Award: Sam Jones (’17)

Season Recap

Varsity Boys Basketball again turned in another strong campaign, compiling a record of 20‐11 (5‐4 TCIS) and advancing to the TCIS Semifinals and the VISAA State Tournament Quarterfinals. Highlights of the season included winning the Flint Hill Tip Off Tournament, defeating Norfolk Collegiate on the road in the TCIS Quarterfinals, and knocking off St. Anne’s‐Belfield in the VISAA State Tournament. It marked the final season for four seniors, including multi‐year starters Landon Gero and James West. Both went out in style in their final home game, as Gero poured in 10 first‐quarter points and James West hit a half‐court shot to beat the halftime buzzer to help Walsingham win its first state tournament game since 2015.