Athletics Newsletter

Mar 31, 2017

Softball Moves Up in Rankings

O'Connell Softball is making moves on every ranking! After a stellar 8-1 performance against WCAC rival St. Mary's Ryken, O'Connell propels to #2 in The Washington Post. Read the game details here.They have also earned the #10 spot on the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Softball Rankings and are #1 in the WCAC! Keep it up Lady Knights!

Starting Off The Spring Season Right

In the midst of last minute Superdance preparations last Saturday, the crew team congregated at DJO in the wee hours of the morning to head to their first regatta of the Spring season in Bladensburg, Md. The entire team performed beautifully, with EVERY BOAT qualifying for the Grand Final! Results below:

Novice Girls Novice Boys

4+ boat - 1st of 3 8+ boat - 2nd of 6

4+ boat - 2nd of 6

JV Girls

JV8+ boat- 3rd of 6 Varsity Boys

1V4+ boat- 2nd of 6

Varsity Girls 2V4+ boat- 2nd of 6

1V4+ boat- 1st of 6 1V8+ boat- 3rd of 6

2V4+ boat- 3rd of 6 2V8+ boat- 2nd of 6

DJO Hockey Player Headed to USA Hockey National Championship

As a freshman on the DJO hockey team, Alex Vouras earned MVP for the season! He takes his talents outside of the high school league to the Washington Little Caps U14 team, where he helped his team win the Southeast District Championship title last weekend in Alabama. This win gave them a ticket to the USA Hockey Youth Tier I National Championship in Phoenix April 6-10. Congratulations Alex and good luck!

Interested in playing hockey for O'Connell next year? Email Coach Flip Collins.

Play Like A Champion: Athlete Note

This week's athlete's note is from Julie Smith's "Mastering the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-In-World."

Athlete's tend to love social media and the instant gratification of getting "liked" for something they have done and posted. We must be mindful that in a matter of moments, we can do harm to ourselves and others with inappropriate or dangerous posts. Check out these seven steps to a "Healthy Social Media Life."

NXT Level Futbol Soccer Camps

Check out Coach Chris Jennings' NXT Level Futbol Camps for boys and girls ages 9-16. Dates are July 17-21 and July 31- Aug 4. Register today until May 1 for the early bird price of $200! *Regular price is $225.

Summer Knights Lacrosse Games

Attention all upcoming freshmen, current or former DJO Boys lax players! Interested in playing pickup lax games in the summer? Email djolacrosse@gmail.com with the subject line: Summer Lacrosse.

Game dates are: June 20, 22, 27, 29 and July 6th. Face-off time will be at 6:15 p.m at the O'Connell stadium field! Total cost is $50.

Melo Shooting for NBA Draft

Former O'Connell and University of Maryland powerhouse Melo Trimble '14 will declare to enter the NBA Draft- this time with agent Mike Kneisley. Melo will begin training in Las Vegas in early April. Read The Post article on Melo's career thus far.

We wish him all the best in this journey!