Weekly Recap: 5/16-5/20

Monday, May 16
Varsity Lacrosse vs. Kent: L 5-17
Recap: After the long bus ride and the crazy strong winds Porter's took the field ready to play against a strong Kent team. The first half involved back-to-back possessions and big defensive stops by Sofie Brandt '19 and Kent's goalie. While Porter's was in it for much of the first half towards the end their fire dwindled and Kent began to pull away. An inability to win the draw and Kent's fierceness on ground balls lead to defeat. Belle Patalino '17 had three goals and two draw controls. Aleks Jalinskas '16 had one goal and two draw controls. Margaret Peterson '19 stepped on the field ready to play and put one away for Porter's.

Varsity Tennis vs. Canterbury: W 9-0
Recap:
DOUBLES MATCHES:
R. Zou/A. Palmeri vs Clara/ Yvonne 8-1 W
E.Updegrave/M. Gibson vs Bella/ Nelle 8-4 W
A. Wagner/D. Lin vs Katie/Anna 8-1 W
SINGLES MATCHES:
Cami Beath vs Sarah Cox 8-1 W
Claire Beath vs Ariella Haas 8-3 W
P. Hughes vs Nova Chen 8-0 W
F. Windhagen vs Lily Johns 8-0 W

Wednesday, May 18
Varsity Lacrosse vs. Westover: W 24-10
Recap: Porter's played well from the moment they stepped on the field. Goals were scored across the offensive board most noteably from Aleks Jalinskas '16 putting away six, Belle Patalino '17 scoring five, Cricket Barnes '19 and Margaret Peterson '19 each putting away a career high of three goals, Olivia Grommers '18 with a career high of two goals, and Quinn Magnus '19 scoring her first high school goal! Porter's dominated the draw winning 19 draw controls throughout the game.

Varsity Softball vs. Westover: L 3-12

Varsity Tennis vs. Westover: W 7-2

Thursday, May 19
Varsity Lacrosse vs. Westminster: L 4-16
Recap: Porter's faced a talented Westminster team. Sofie Brandt '19 had a stellar game in goal, saving 15 goals. Belle Patalino '17 added three more goals to her impressive season and Aleks Jalinskas '16 added one more.

Saturday, May 20
Varsity Lacrosse vs. Choate: L 7-18

Varsity Track @ NEPSTA Championships:
Recap:
Porter's competed at the Division I NEPSTA Championship meet on Saturday, May 21 at Phillips Exeter Academy. The following athletes competed with strength, determination, and heart:
Meriam Meraay: 100mh, 300mh
Miriam Mathew: 100mh, 300mh
Sydni Scott: 100m dash, Long Jump, Triple Jump
Molly Kozlowski: 1500m, 3000m
Alice Robins: 1500m
Victoria Apuzzo: 3000m
Kamille Bernard: 400m
Julianne Borges Gordon: 100m, 200m
Sam Houle: 800m, 4x400m relay
Kyra Bukowski: 400m, 4x400m relay
Mariana Gonzalez-Velazquez: 4x400m relay
Emily Wogelius: 4x400m relay
Bri Gambacini: Triple Jump
Kayleen Procanik: Javelin

Highlights from the meet:
1. A new school record in the 4x400m relay. Emily Wogelius, Kyra Bukowski, Mariana Gonzalez-Velazquez, and Sam Houle worked diligently throughout the season to close the gap on this record. They ran 4:20.99, beating the previous record of 4:25.84.
2. A new school record in the long jump. Sydni Scott broke her previous school record with jump of 16' 11'' which earned her fifth place. Sydni also placed fourth in the 100m dash.
3. Sam Houle placed fifth in the 800m.
4. Kayleen Procanik made the finals in the Javelin and placed 8th.