Athletics Newsletter

November 9, 2018

XC Rocked The WCAC Championship!

Pictured left to right: Tess Brinkmann, Catherine Allen, Claudia LeBeouf, Alissa Keegan, Olivia Chiappetta, Katherine Slovak

Two weekends ago, the O'Connell cross country team had an outstanding showing at the 2018 WCAC championships held at Bull Run Regional Park in Manassas. Athletes who placed in the top ten earned All-Conference honors. Check out the official race results here.

Girls Highlights

Shout out to Senior Maddie Ryan for winning the Varsity B Girls race! She led from the gun and had her best race of the year! Tess Brinkmann was the individual Varsity Girls Champion, with freshman Katherine Slovak close behind placing 2nd.

Boys Highlights

Freshmen boys Christopher Lucas and Thomas Sullivan placed in the top ten of the Freshmen Boys race placing in 4th and 10th. Senior Max Greczyn won the Boys Varsity race with a time of 16:11, with Nick Slovak placing in the top ten as well.

DJO Girls Tennis, WCAC CHAMPIONS!

Congratulations Coach Quinn and Coach Eric!

Congratulations to the Girls Varsity Tennis team who captured the WCAC Tournament title with 36 points! Runners-up St. John's accumulated only 22 team points! Our Lady Knights finished the regular season with a 9-3 record and 7-0 in conference play. Check out the girls who earned WCAC All-Conference honors below!

Football Game Recaps

Game 9 vs. Fork Union Military Academy Blue Devils, Oct. 27

Traveling a long way to take on the FUMA Blue Devils, the Knights put up a battle from the first whistle.This was a physical football game with a ton of big hits, and a major defensive battle making it a close game. Both offenses struggled to get things going. Junior running back, Darius Brown plowed his way on the ground and scored the lone touchdown for the Knights! The Knights had an opportunity for a game-winning drive with 1:54 left, but were unable to capitalize falling to the Blue Devils 7-12.

Hammer Bearer: Darius Brown '20

Offensive Play of The Game: Darius Brown '20

Defensive Player of The Game: Rodney Jackson '20 and Will Stoney '21

Special Teams Player of The Game: Luke Byrne '21

Defensive Player of The Game: Bryce Jackson '22

Special Teams Player of The Game: Joe Cobb '20

Practice Players of The Week: Kai Bowers '20 and Connor McCallister '20

Game 10 vs. Paul IV Panthers, Nov. 1

This was the cross-town rivalry that lived up to all the hype, despite knowing that these two teams would have to turn around and play each other the following week in the WCAC Semifinals. At the half, the score was 3-7 in favor of the Panthers. The Knights defense held the Panthers in check until late in the third quarter when the Panthers marched down the field and made the score 3-14. The Knights continued their struggles on offense and were unable to capitalize on drives. The Panthers iced the game late in the fourth with a touchdown run. Freshman Safety, Bryce Jackson eclipsed the 100 tackle mark this game!

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE - The Knights faced the Panthers again last night in the WCAC playoffs. This time the outcome favored the Knights...DJO 35, PVI 33! NEXT UP - Come cheer them on in the WCAC Metro Division championship at Catholic University on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 1 PM.

Volleyball WCAC Honors and Dig Pink!

On Oct. 22, the O'Connell volleyball team held their annual "Dig Pink" game to honor and support breast cancer survivors and victims. They raised a total of $2,350 and donated the proceeds to the Side-Out Foundation located in Fairfax. The Side-Out Foundation is an American non-profit breast cancer charity that raises awareness and funds for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, read here for more info. Mrs. Millora-Brown also helped the girls in making tie blankets for breast cancer patients going through chemotherapy, as they often get cold during treatments. The blankets were taken to area hospitals for use by all cancer patients :) Great job ladies...GO KNIGHTS!

Fall WCAC All-Conference Athletes

A special congratulations to Girls Soccer Coach Alberto Starace who was named WCAC Coach of The Year! Congratulations to the following athletes for their hard work and dedication this season:

Boys Soccer

Victor Montero- 1st Team

Cristian Escalante- 1st Team

Aidan Abril- 2nd Team

Craig Eastland- 2nd Team

John Sullivan- 2nd Team

Aidan Seymour- Honorable Mention

Dmitri Lyalikov- Honorable Mention

Elias Landeros- Honorable Mention

Boys XC

Max Greczyn

Nick Slovak

Girls XC

Alissa Keegan

Katherine Slovak

Tess Brinkmann

Field Hockey

Aubrey Donohue- 2nd Team

Maddie Cadin- Honorable Mention

Caroline Young- Honorable Mention

Klara Pace- Honorable Mention

Girls Soccer

Maggie Basse- 1st Team

Kendall McBride- 2nd Team

Lily Neubauer- 2nd Team

Maggie McDonough- 2nd Team

Katherine Shiells- Honorable Mention

Emily Quigley- Honorable Mention

Sarah David- Honorable Mention

Volleyball

Kelley Moriarty- 1st Team

Skye Ferris- 2nd Team

Ajia James- Honorable Mention

Sasha Millora-Brown- Honorable Mention

Tennis

Isabelle Chang- 1st Team

Jen Gulley- 1st Team

Valencia McIntosh- 1st Team

Chang/Ola Barrett- 1st Team

Gulley/Annie Clerici- 1st Team

Annemarie Cake- 2nd Team

Varsity Ice Hockey Home Opener

On Nov. 6, the Varsity Ice Hockey team won their season opener 4-3 over Mount St. Joe's! Goals were scored by Sean Ostrowsky (1), Jack Ahlstrom (1), and Alex Vouras (2).

Varsity II Ice Hockey Wins First Game!

On Nov. 2, DJO Varsity II Ice Hockey won 5-2 over St. Johns! Goals were scored by Adrian Halal, David Wuslich (2), Prescott Starke, and Warren Hyson. Goalie Garrett Cole had some big saves as well. Great way to start the season Knights!

Post-Season Games

Boys Soccer VISAA finals vs. Cape Henry, Nov. 9 in Richmond

Volleyball VISAA Semi-Finals, Nov. 9 @ King Abdullah, if they win, Finals Nov. 10 @ King Abdullah

XC VISAA Championship, Nov. 9 @ FUMA

Football WCAC Metro Div. Championship, Nov. 17 @ Cath U.

Booster Passes

Students and Knights & Royal memberships include Booster Passes for FREE entry to all home boys and girls basketball games! Your Booster membership supports ALL O'Connell athletes and facilities. Designate a portion of your membership fee to the sport of your choice. Find out more and sign up online here.

Winter Sports Try-outs This Week!

Freshman Boys Basketball
Nov. 8 (3:05- 4:35 p.m.) - Aux Gym
Nov. 9 (3:05- 4:35 p.m.) - Aux Gym
Nov. 10 (8:00- 10:00 a.m.) - Aux Gym

JV Boys Basketball
Nov. 8 (3:30- 5:30 p.m.) - Trinity Church
Nov. 9 (3:30- 5:30 p.m.) - Trinity Church
Nov. 10 (3:30- 5:30 p.m.) - Main Gym

Varsity Boys Basketball
Nov. 8 (3:30- 5:30 p.m.) - Main Gym
Nov. 9 (3:30- 5:30 p.m.) - Main Gym
Nov. 10 (9:00- 11:15 a.m.) - Main Gym

Wrestling
Nov. 8 (3:45- 6:15 p.m.)
Nov. 9 (3:45- 6:15 p.m.)
Nov. 10 (9 a.m.- noon)

Frosh Girls Basketball
Nov. 8 (6:05- 7:35 p.m.) - Aux Gym
Nov. 9 (6:05- 7:35 p.m.) - Aux Gym
Nov. 10 (10:00 a.m. - noon) - Aux Gym

JV Girls Basketball
Nov. 8 (4:35- 6:05 p.m.) - Aux Gym
Nov. 9 (4:35- 6:05 p.m.) - Aux Gym
Nov. 10 (1:30- 3:30 p.m.) - Main Gym

Varsity Girls Basketball
Nov. 8 (5:30 - 8:00 p.m.) - Main Gym
Nov. 9 (5:30 - 8:00 p.m.) - Main Gym
Nov. 10 (11:15 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) - Main Gym

Swim and Dive
Swim and Dive is a non-cut varsity sport. Swim practices start on Monday, Nov. 12. Athletes are expected to bring suit, cap, and goggles. A bus will transport athletes from Marymount University to O'Connell after practice each morning. Dive practices start on Tuesday, Nov. 13.

Swim:
Mon/Wed - 7:45-9 p.m. at Audrey Moore Rec Center
Tues/Thurs - 5:30-7 a.m. at Marymount University

Dive:
Tues/Thurs- 6:30-8 p.m. at Yorktown High School