Both North fencing teams were crowned district champions at the District 2 Fencing Championships on Saturday, February 1. It is the third-sraight title for the girls. The win qualified both teams for the State Squad Championships. The boys also placed second overall, sending them to the State Team Championships Sweet Sixteen.
Elysia Wang, Katie Khaw and Celine Demorre placed second, fourth and fifth, respectively, in the individual saber competition. All three girls qualified for the Individual State Championships.
Whilliam Zhang placed second in epee and Michael Leung placed third in saber, sending them to the Individual State Championships. Amit Sarma and Prashant Baliga placed seventh and eighth in epee, while Kyle Jacobson placed ninth in saber.
Boys’ Fencing
North (9-0). A 22-5 win over St. Benedict’s on Tuesday, January 28. Epee: Jeremy Kaish, 2-0. Prashant Baliga, 1-0. John Bostanci, 1-0. Amit Sarma, 1-1. William Zhang, 1-0. Foil: Andrew Sun, 2-0. Wilfred Kwok, 1-0. Taiway Kyon, 1-0. Dylan Pyne, 1-0. Max Ren, 1-1. Vincent Wu, 1-1. Saber: Raymond Zhang, 2-0. Kyle Jacobson, 2-0. Michael Leung, 2-0. Marco Palombit, 2-0. Walter Wu, 1-0.
A 20-7 win over Moorestown Friends on Thursday, January 30. Epee: Baliga, 2-0. Sarma, 1-1. Eric Yu, 1-0. Foil: Kwok, 2-0. Pyne, 2-0. Kyon, 1-1. Sun, 1-0. Wu, 1-0. Saber: Jacobson, 2-0. Leung, 2-0. Palombit, 2-0. Weslly Pan, 1-1. Chris Xue, 1-0. Zhang, 1-0.
South (7-1). A 17-10 win over Princeton Day on Thursday, January 23. Epee: Kennedy Nkachuwu: 1-0. Tom Grzywacz, Joey Dashevsky, 1-1. Rex Chen, 1-2. Foil: Jonathan Snyder, Lachlin Robertson, 2-1. Andrew Kim, 1-0. Keve Sandor, 1-1. Saber: William Liu, Franklin Huang, 3-0. Derek Ge, 1-1.
Girls’ Fencing
North (6-2). A 15-12 win over Moorestown Friends on Thursday, January 30. Epee: Lillian Chen, 2-0. Tanvee Varma, 2-0. Foil: Katrina Beske, 2-0. Tianna Kwok, 2-0. Lucy Ye, 1-1. Saber: Katie Khaw, 2-0. Elysia Wang, 2-0. Celine Demorre, 1-1. Olivia Maggio, 1-0.
South (4-3). An 18-9 win over Princeton Day on Thursday, January 23. Epee: Anna Akkara, 2-0. Angela You, 2-1. Sheetal Mohanty, 1-0. Victoria Liang, 1-1. Foil: Jade Rowland, 3-0. Audrey Tran, 1-2. Saber: Victoria Xu, Jennifer Ling, 3-0. Nisha Sukumar, 2-1.
Ice Hockey
North (2-11). A 7-0 loss to Robbinsville on Wednesday, January 29. Saves: Ian Schwartz, 32.
South (7-6-1). A 9-3 loss to Manalapan on Saturday, January 25. Goals: Joanthan Matthews, Brian Tso, Jeremy Wong, 1. Assists: Matthews, Tso, Wong, Steven Cangelosi, 1. Saves: Patrick Tso, 24. Andrew Holubec, 14.
A 10-2 loss to Mendham on Monday, January 27. Goals: Tso, Matthew Sayde, 1. Assists: Cangelosi, 1. Saves: Holubec, 35. P. Tso, 15.
Boys’ Swimming
North (6-4). A 123-47 win over Robbinsville on Thursday, January 23. 200 Medley Relay: Brian Chan, Ernest Chiu, Abdullah Gendia, Eric Lei. 200 IM: Chiu. 50 Freestyle: Michael Liu. 100 Butterfly: Lei. 500 Freestyle: Chiu. 200 Freestyle Relay: Chan, Dudchak, Lei, Liu. 100 Backstroke: Austin Briffa. 100 Breaststroke: Chan.
A 97-73 win over Hightstown on Friday January, 24. 200 Medley Relay: Chan, David Chang, Chiu, Gendia. 200 Freestyle: Liu. 200 IM: Chang. 50 Freestyle: Gendia. 100 Butterfly: Chang. 100 Freestyle: Lei. 500 Freestyle: Liu. 100 Breaststroke: Chan.
South (11-3). A 109-60 win over Ewing on Thursday, January 23. 200 Medley Relay: Chitale, He, Rachamallu, Sayed. 200 IM: David Yin. 50 Freestyle: Kurt Von Autenreid. 100 Butterfly: Michael Zhong. 100 Backstroke: Brian Li. 100 Breaststroke: Von Autenreid. 400 Freestyle Relay: Panthania, Rachamallu, Sayed, Yin.
Girls’ Swimming
North (6-3-1). A 92-78 win over Robbinsville on Thursday, January 23. 200 Medley Relay: Emily Hung, Marissa Kirkendall, Faith Rogers, Elaine Wang. 200 IM: Wang. 100 Butterfly: Rogers. 100 Breaststroke: Madeline Day.
A 101-69 win over Hightstown on Friday, January 24. 200 Freestyle: Wang. 200 IM: Melinda Cahnbley. 50 Freestyle: Francesca Dong. 100 Butterfly: Rogers. 100 Freestyle: Kirkendall. 500 Freestyle: Dong. 100 Backstroke: Hung. 100 Breaststroke: Cahnbley.
South (12-2). A 121-48 win over Ewing on Thursday, January 23. 200 Medley Relay: Ferguson, Sarah Lattime, Lewinson, Annie Menninger. 200 Freestyle: Sydney Bornstein. 200 IM: Menninger. 50 Freestyle: Bornstein. 100 Butterfly: Rabia Syed. 500 Freestyle: Jen Birkland. 200 Freestlye Relay: Ferguson, Lewinson, Syed, Zhou. 100 Breaststroke: Brianne Giambagno. 400 Freestyle Relay: Bornstein, Giambagno, Lattime, Lewinson.
Wrestling
North (1-14). A 58-24 loss to Westampton Tech on Friday, January 24. 120 lbs.: Joe Bryde. 132 lbs.: Chris Diaz. 145 lbs.: Josh Schupak. 182 lbs.: Justin Harclerode. 195 lbs.: Vinny Porreca.
A 55-16 loss to Ewing on Saturday, January 25. 132 lbs.: Diaz. 170 lbs.: Porreca. 182 lbs.: Porreca.
A 63-18 loss to Lawrence on Saturday, January 25. 113 lbs.: Bryde. 170 lbs.: Harclerode. 195 lbs.: Porreca.
A 51-28 loss to Hightstown on Monday, January 27. 106 lbs.: Christopher St. Amour. 113 lbs.: Bryde. 132 lbs.: Diaz. 170 lbs.: Harclerode. 182 lbs.: Porreca.
South (4-10). A 34-33 loss to Notre Dame on Wednesday, January 22. 106 lbs.: Griffin Valentine. 113 lbs.: Sean Thompson. 126 lbs.: Nicholas Maher. 132 lbs.: Ryan Moshman. 138 lbs.: Rob Armus.160 lbs.: Ben Schulman. 170 lbs.: Ben Pincus. 195 lbs.: Noah Kreutter.
A 42-30 loss to Allentown on Friday, January 24. 113 lbs.: Valentine. 120 lbs.: Thompson. 126 lbs.: Maher. 132 lbs.: Moshman. 170 lbs.: Schulman. 182 lbs.: Kreutter.
A 41-28 loss to Manalapan on Saturday, January 25. 106 lbs.: Valentine. 113 lbs.: Robert Miller. 120 lbs.: Thompson. 126 lbs.: Maher. 170 lbs.: Schulman. 182 lbs.: Kreutter.
A 38-36 win over Hightstown on Wednesday, January 29. 106 lbs.: Valentine. 126 lbs.: Maher. 132 lbs.: Moshman. 138 lbs.: Shawn White. 145 lbs.: Armus. 160 lbs.: Schulman. 195 lbs.: Kreutter.
Boys’ Winter Track
South tied for second overall at the Mercer County Indoor Track Championship on Sunday, January 26. Karn Setya led the Pirates with a first-place finish in the 3200 and a third-place finish in the 1600. Jacob Arbeiter won the 800-meter race, and Nikhil Pulminood placed second in the 3200.
C.J. Markisz was North’s top finisher, earning second place in the 55-meter dash. North’s Alan Wang also finished third in the pole vault.
Girls’ Winter Track
North placed second at the Mercer County Indoor Track Championship on Sunday, January 26. Pati Dziekonska placed first in the 55-meter hurdles, the 55-meter dash, and the long jump, earning her meet MVP honors. Her 8.1-second time in the hurdles broke the meet record, which she set last year. Simone Counts placed first in the 800 and third in the 1600.
For the Pirates, Edwina Gulama placed third in the 400, while Edlyn Gulama came in third in the 800. Deirdre Casey placed second in the 1600. Christina Rancan came in third in the 3200.
