Weekly recap: 4/11-4/14

Wednesday, April 11
Varsity Golf vs. Choate: W 3-2

Varsity Lacrosse vs. Williston Northampton: L 2-20

Recap: Porter's faced a talented Williston Northampton team this past Wednesday. Williston came out hard and ready to play, dominating the draw and performing exceptionally well in transition. Porter's had a slow start and was unable to slow the Williston attack down. Lila Conners '20 scored 1 goal in the first half and Adi Jalinskas '18 scored the second goal of the game at the tail end of the game.

Varsity Softball vs. Pomfret: W 13-1

Recap: Porter's softball hosted Pomfret on a beautiful Wednesday afternoon. In our home opener, we started with a bang, holding Pomfret to a quick 1-2-3 first inning and scoring 4 runs with an RBI hit by Lucinda De Laney '20 and runs scored by Jenna Hall '20, Jess Sardilli, '19, De Laney '20, and Lillian Parrotta '18 (pitch runner for Charlotte Whalen '20). The defense continued to hold in the second and we added several more runs each inning as the game progressed. The final runs were driven in by senior captain Gaelen Carroll with a bases-clearing double. Overall, Porter's had 7 hits and J. Sardilli '19 pitched 5 innings, holding Pomfret to one run on two hits.

Varsity Tennis vs. Pomfret: L 2-5

Recap: It was a beautiful afternoon for our first home match of the season. Players were evenly matched on many courts, and it was not clear how the match would go while players battled it out in long points. In the end, Pomfret took the majority of the matches. Sarah Wagner '20 (#1 singles) showed her strength on the court with a 6-0, 6-0 win. Marjorie "Mojo" Plants '21 (#3 singles) maintained a consistent, focused effort throughout her match. She took the first set in a battle for the tiebreaker and won the second set somewhat more decisively. In doubles, Anna Wight '18 and Jenn Hehn '18 had the closest match. After winning the first set with solid communication and positive effort, Hehn' 18 and Wight '18 had a hard time maintaining their competitive energy, and they lost the second set and a third-set tiebreaker.

Varsity Track & Field vs. Choate: L 43-87

Varsity Track & Field vs. Hopkins: L

Varsity Track & Field vs. Taft: L 26-113

Varsity Ultimate vs. Hebrew High School of New England: L 2-4

Saturday, April 14
Varsity Lacrosse vs. Greens Farms: L 5-17

Varsity Softball vs. Northfield Mt. Hermon: W 6-5

Recap: On an unseasonably warm day in April, Porter's softball hosted Northfield Mount Herman for an exciting game. Porter's had 6 very strong innings both defensively and offensively. We scored 4 in the first 3 innings, led by sophomore Julianna Diamantis and junior Jess Sardilli. Freshman D'vine Straughter also had a great game at the plate, going 2 for 2 with 2 runs scored. Leading 4-1 in the top of the 7th, we needed 3 outs to seal the game, but unfortunately, 2 errors and 3 hits allowed NMH to take the lead for the first time in the game. We were down to our last out in the bottom of the 7th when Straughter '21 had a great at-bat and was able to get on with a slap base hit. She was followed by another hit by Diamantis '20 and then senior captain Gaelen Carroll drove in Straughter '21 to tie the game. Due to International tie-breaking rules, each team started with a runner on 2nd for extra innings. Porter's defense held in the top of the 8th. J. Sardilli '19 started at second in the bottom of the 8th and sophomore Lucinda De Laney had a base hit to lead off the inning, moving J. Sardilli '19 to 3rd. With no outs, sophomore Charlotte Whalen hit a hard ground ball to second, giving J. Sardilli '19 enough time to score and win the game. Although we gave up the lead in the 7th, Porter's fought hard all game long and bested NMH.

Varsity Tennis vs. Kent: L 1-8

Recap: Sarah Wagner '20 played with steady focus as she earned the only point for Porter's. Roanna Zou '19 and Audrey Palmeri '18 both fought hard in singles matches before succumbing at the end of their pro sets. In doubles, Sarah Wagner and Audrey Palmeri got off to a slow start but made a significant comeback. It was a competitive, fast-paced match.

Varsity Track & Field vs. Loomis Chaffee: L 38.5-85.5

Varsity Track & Field vs. Greenwich Academy: L 38.5-51

Recap: Saturday, April 14th was a beautiful day for a track meet. Although the team score was not enough to top Loomis Chaffee or Greenwich Academy, many of the Porter's athletes showed impressive individual performances. Alba Clarke '20 ran a smart 1500m race and pulled ahead for the win with a time of 5:34. Porter's dominated the 100-meter hurdles with Bella Heath '20 (18.18) and Gabby Owens '19 (18.84) finishing 1st and 2nd respectively. Heath '20 also finished 2nd in the 200m with a time of 28.16 and Owens '19 took 4th in the Long Jump with a distance of 12’10’’. In the 100m race, Julianne Borges Gordon '19 took 2nd place (13.68) followed by Kendall Heath '18 in 3rd (14.46). Team Captain Kyra Bukowski '18 ran the 800m in 2:44 giving her a 3rd place finish and a personal best. Fellow Captain Miriam Mathew '18 also had an impressive performance with 1st place in the 300m hurdles in a time of 54.99. Marisol Carty '19 had a solid 3rd place finish in the 3000 meters with a time of 13:01. Representing the throwing events, Lauren Schramm '20 took 1st place in the javelin with a distance of 80’11’’.