By Tommy Sheehan
Volleyball
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| Members of the girls volleyball team |
Our Sterling Girls’ Volleyball has had another amazing year with a final record of 26-3 with 8-0 in their conference earning them Freedom Division Champs! The team is coached by Mr. Macpherson with the assistance of Mr. Feeney who have both been with the team for years now. The team was led by three senior captains Melanie Kaiser who is the vocal leader of the team, Cari Applegate a first team all-South Jersey player who leads by example and Annysa Sanchez a well-respected player who leads by example as well. Everybody on the team has been commended by the coaches with Cari Applegate making all tournament teams, Emily Kriebel getting the MVP of the Moorestown tournament and Melanie Kaiser was featured as the female athlete of the week in the Courier Post. All the girls has been commended for their roles for the team as well. The team’s season goals were met with their clinched Conference and 25 wins but now they set their sights on winning a state championship. We wish them the best of luck in their upcoming play-off game!
Tennis
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| Members of the tennis team pose with Coach Atene and McDonald |
The Girls’ Tennis Team had a respectable year with a 6-13 record. The team is coached by Mrs. McDonald with the assistance of Mr. Atene who has been helping out for four years now. A typical tennis practice consists of challenge matches and then individual skills. Despite what their record says, the tennis team had a pretty good year competing in every match and having fun doing it. Singles, Mia Falco, Chelsea Korn and Bri Romansky were commended for their hard work this year because they were in tough positions and did well in them. Although there were no captains, girls like Chelsea Korn and Hope Oje set the tone for the team leading by examples. Their goals going into the season were to work hard, improve, and compete in every match which they did. Going forward, they want to practice harder and gain a little more experience to continue to be competitive.
Cross Country
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| The boys' cross country team |
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| The girls' cross country team. |
The Cross Country had a great season for both the boys and the girls! The boys’ final record was 7-3 and the girls had an 8-2 record which are both very impressive records. The team is coached by Mr. Jim Blumenstein who has been with the team for six years and Mr. McIlvaine who has been with the team for one year. Senior Jimmy Daniels and sophomore Sean Macpherson were the standout runners who were commended by the coaches. Jimmy had a monster season winning most races and even setting a course record with a phenomenal time of 15:38 in a 5k. Sean Macpherson also had a monster season being one of the top ten sophomore runners and together he and Jimmy are one of the best 1-2 runners on any team in South Jersey. There were no captains, but Jimmy Daniels was a standout leader for the both the boy and girls teams by leading by example and holding practices over the summer to help the team get in shape. The team’s goal going into the season was to qualify to group championships. In the future the team will be practicing and putting in the miles weekly to help them succeed in the future.
Field Hockey
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| Field hockey team vs. Overbrook |
The Field Hockey Team had another good year with a record of 7-13-1! The team is coached by Ms. Tallant who has been with the team for three years and Ms. Locastro who has been with the team for three years as well. Going into the season, the team’s goal was to improve from last year and maintain a positive attitude all year which they did. They bettered their record by two wins from the year before and competed with many tough teams. The team was led by senior captains Marissa Gerlock, Nicole Kelly, Nicole Balog, and Ali Yip who have worked with the team over the summer and always have great attitudes. Ali Yip was commended on making second-team all-conference and for playing amazing in goal this year because she kept them in most of their games. Going forward, the team wants to focus on improving their knowledge of the game and improving their stick skills to help them out for next year!
Girls’ Soccer
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| Members of the girls' soccer team pose before a recent game. |
Sterling’s Girl Soccer Team had another solid year with a final record of 10-9-1. The team is coached by Mrs. Caracciolo and assistant coach Mr. Brian Blumenstein who have both been with the team for three years. The team was led by senior captains Tori Shinkowitz, Courtney Smith, Courtney O’Neil, and Ebony Fielder who all have done a great job of supporting the team and leading by example. The season’s goals were to make playoffs, and try to improve their record from last year and they accomplished both of these goals. Everybody on the team was commended for stepping up this year but the coaches pointed Maria Cice for doing a tremendous job in goal this year. They also commended all of the seniors for being great leaders on the field. Going forward, the team wishes to keep improving from the year before and continue to be competitive in every game. They want to make great strides in the conference and start gaining more respect from other teams which they have started to do year after year.
Soccer
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| The boys soccer team vs. Overbrook. |
The Sterling Boys’ Soccer team had a pretty good year finishing the season with a 12-8 record. The team is coached by Mr. Marlys and Mr. Barringer. The team was led by junior captain Tommy Sheehan and senior Captain Andrew Mottola both of whom worked hard the entire season and led by example. All of the seniors were commended on their hard work and leadership they have showed all season. Going into the season the team wished to better their record from last year and to keep getting better every game. The team achieved their goal of bettering their record from last year and got better and better throughout the season. Looking forward, the team wants to keep building off the year before and work hard so that they could win a conference and maybe even Group 2 in the future.
Football
The football team, coached by Mr. Wiley, currently have a 4-4 record, and is awaiting the Thanksgiving game on Thursday November 22nd vs. Collingswood. The Silver Scroll would like to wish the team good luck!
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| The 2012 football squad poses with the coaching squad. |
The Silver Scroll would like to thank Mr. Kozeniewski for his photos used in this article.
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