#b#On the Run#/b#
High School South graduate Eddison Gulama ran in his first collegiate 500 meter race in the St. Joseph’s men’s indoor track season opener at the Jack Pyrah invitational on December 6. Gulama placed second with a time of 1:06.19, and St. Joe’s placed second overall.
High School North graduate Joe Jensen set Hamilton College records in the 60 and 300 meter dashes, also setting a facility record in the latter, at SUNY Brockport the weekend of December 6.
South senior Nikhil Pulimood placed 21st overall at the Nike Cross Country Nationals on December 6 at Glendoveer Golf Course in Portland, Oregon. His time was 15:47 for the five-kilometer course.
WW-P Players Named WJFL All Stars
Several High School North and South athletes were named to the West Jersey Football League Valley Division First and Second Team All Star squads.
North’s Kevin Murphy, Robert Peterson, Malik Thompson, and Kade LaForge and South’s Prakhar Yadav and Austin Meo all earned first team offense honors. Knights Jack Schilder and Isaiah Miranda, and Pirate Andrew Schoepfer made up the defensive side.
Second team offense included North’s CJ Markisz, Logan Brodsky, and Greg Olsson and South’s Scott Robinson. The defensive selections were Donte Whitaker-Pinney, Tucker Titsch, and Josh Powell of North and Jack Holleran of South.
#b#W-P Residents Compete in Kung Fu#/b#
Eight WW-P students represented the United States in the sixth Traditional World Wushu Championships in Chizhou, China, in October. More than 2,000 athletes from 46 countries competed. Alex Ni, a seventh grader at Community, won a gold medal in the style known as drunken fist and a silver medal in nine-section whip. High School South freshman Ruby Min won two bronze medals, one each in Kung Fu fan and eagle fist.
South freshmen Karen Wang and Anna Hu each won a bronze medal in fan, and Charlotte Xu, a fifth grader at Millstone River, got a bronze medal in snake fist. Grover sixth grader Amber Min, South freshman Angelo Guo and Community sixth grader Raymond Jin were all awarded certificates of excellence.
#b#Sports Scores#/b#
#b#Ice Hockey#/b#
North (1-5): A 8-1 loss to Lawrence on December 3. Goals: Greg Olsson, 1.
A 3-1 loss to Robbinsville on December 4. Goals: Olsson, 1. Assists: David Correll, 1; Ken Culp, 1. Saves: Ian Schwartz, 43.
A 10-0 loss to Notre Dame on December 9. Saves: Schwartz, 31.
A 3-1 loss to Paul VI on December 11. Goals: Olsson, 1. Saves: Schwartz, 31.
A 12-2 loss to Princeton on December 12. Goals: Correll, 1; Olsson, 1. Saves: Schwartz, 33.
South (3-3-2): A 7-1 win over Paul VI on December 5. Goals: Matthew Sayde, 2; Tyler Shankoff, 1; Brian Tso, 4. Assists: Rob Brown, 1; Zachary Inverso, 1; Jonathan Matthews, 3; Nishant Modi, 1. Saves: Patrick Tso, 36.
A 4-4 tie with Steinert on December 8. Goals: Brown, 1; Matthews, 1; B. Tso, 1; Jeremy Wong, 1. Assists: B. Tso, 2; Wong, 1; Nikolai Yershov, 1. Saves: P. Tso, 22.
A 6-3 loss to Princeton on December 9. Goals: Jeremy Greener, 1; B. Tso, 2. Assists: Jonathan Matthews, 3. Saves: P. Tso, 32.
An 8-2 win over Landsdale Catholic on December 12. Goals: Matthews, 4; Shikky Rathor, 1; Sayde, 2; B. Tso, 1. Assists: Brown, 3; Inverso, 1, B. Tso, 3; Wong, 2. Saves P.J. Keenan, 7; P. Tso, 10.
A 3-2 loss to Academy New Church. Goals: Matthews, 1; Modi, 1. Assists: Matthews, 1; B. Tso, 1; Wong, 1. Saves: P. Tso, 38.
#b#Boys’ Swimming#/b#
North (0-3): A 126-44 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan on December 4.
A 95-75 loss to Notre Dame on December 11. 50 freestyle: Abdallah Gendia. 100 freestyle: Alex Yu. 200 freestyle relay: Gendia, Eric Lei, Michael Liu, Yu. 100 breaststroke: Matt Chan.
A 102-68 loss to Princeton on December 16. 200 freestyle: Yu. 50 freestyle: Gendia. 500 freestyle: Kato Shotallo.
South (5-1): An 87-83 win over Notre Dame on December 4. 200 medley relay: Richard Deng, Adam Druckman, Alex He, Kurt Von Autenried. 200 freestyle: Michael Zhong. 50 freestyle: Deng. 500 freestyle: Zhong. 200 freestyle relay: He, Brian Li, Von Autenried, Allan Wang. 100 backstroke: Deng. 100 breaststroke: Li.
An 87-83 win over Princeton on December 9.
A 135-35 win over Hightstown on December 11. 200 medley relay: He, BillYan Huang, Manish Rachamallu, Rishi Singh. 200 freestyle: Kyle Dixon-Anderson. 200 IM: Von Autenried. 50 freestyle: Deng. 100 butterfly: Wang. 100 freestyle: Zhong. 500 freestyle: Druckman. 200 freestyle relay: Saagar Chitale, Cole Ding, Dixon-Anderson, Alex Slater. 100 backstroke: Singh. 100 breaststroke: He. 400 freestyle relay: He, Li, Von Autenried, Wang.
A 96.5-73.5 loss to Pennington on December 13. 200 medley relay: Druckman, Huang, Li, Wang. 100 butterfly: Wang. 500 freestyle: Dixon-Anderson. 200 freestyle relay: Chitale, Druckman, He, Li.
A 115-55 win over Steinert on December 16. 200 medley relay: Druckman, Li, Rachamallu, Von Autenried. 200 IM: Rachamallu. 100 butterfly: Von Autenried. 100 freestyle: Li. 200 freestyle relay: Dixon-Anderson, He, Li, Von Autenried. 100 backstroke: Druckman.
#b#Girls’ Swimming#/b#
North (0-2): A 100-70 loss to Notre Dame on December 11. 200 medley relay: Francesca Dong, Hana Kato, Larissa Wojtenko, Gwyneth Yuen. 50 freestyle: Emily Hung. 100 butterfly: Kato.
A 107-63 loss to Princeton on December 16.
South (3-2-1): A 137-20 win over Trenton on December 2.
An 85-85 tie with Notre Dame on December 4. 200 medley relay: Jen Birkland, Emma Huang, Annie Menninger, Rabia Syed. 200 IM: Syed. 100 butterfly: Claire Kartoz. 100 freestyle: Menninger. 500 freestyle: Syed. 100 breaststroke: Menninger. 400 freestyle relay: Birkland, Mady Ferguson, Menninger, Syed.
A 115-55 loss to Princeton on December 9. 500 freestyle: Syed. 100 breaststroke: Menninger.
A 116-54 win over Hightstown on December 11. 200 medley relay: Birkland, Huang, Menninger, Syed. 200 freestyle: Birkland. 200 IM: Menninger. 50 freestyle: Syed. 100 freestyle: Syed. 500 freestyle: Rachel Zhou. 200 freestyle relay: Birkland, Ferguson, Menninger, Syed. 100 backstroke: Birkland. 100 breaststroke: Menninger. 400 freestyle relay: Lehna Ding, Kartoz, Sharon Zhang, Zhou.
A 112-57 win over Pennington on December 13. 200 medley relay: Birkland, Ferguson, Kartoz, Menninger. 200 freestyle: Menninger. 50 freestyle: Ali Lin. 100 butterfly: Kartoz. 100 freestyle: Menninger. 500 freestyle: Ferguson. 200 freestyle relay: Birkland, Ferguson, Kartoz, Menninger. 100 backstroke: Huang.
An 86-84 loss to Steinert on December 16. 200 medley relay: Birkland, Huang, Menninger, Zhou. 100 IM: Menninger. 50 freestyle: Kartoz. 100 breaststroke: Menninger.
