Varsity Lacrosse Update

The Emma Willard Varsity Lacrosse team finished off the last week of regular season strong, winning both of their games.

On Monday, May 14th the team traveled to Schenectady for their first night game of the season. Despite the bad weather, the team pulled through, winning 12-8 over Schenectady in an exciting game. Highlights from the game were featured on CBS 6 news and can be viewed here.

Emma vs. Schenectady on the draw.

Thursday, May 17th, Varsity played against South Glens Falls for their last game of the regular season. The team started off strong but South Glens Falls countered Emma’s advances by creating many turnovers, eventually tying the score in the second half.  Determined to win, the team played with intensity until the final second of the game and won against South Glens Falls 14-13.

Next Monday, May 21st, Emma Varsity Lacrosse will play their first sectionals game vs. Holy Names at home.

Come support your team and keep up the great work Lacrosse!

Softball Works Hard

This season softball has been improving immensely. They are working hard every day at practice in order to better their skills. It’s been a great season so far, keep up the great work team! Be sure to support softball at their next homegame this Friday, May 11th!

Winter Sports Dessert a Success!

Last Wednesday, March 21, the basketball and indoor track teams gathered to enjoy some yummy desserts and celebrate the seasons accomplishments. JV basketball had a successful season and improved over the course of every game while many of their players learned to compete at the high school level for the first time. Varsity basketball also boasted an impressive season, finishing with multiple players selected to either the all-star team or as scholar athletes and making it into sectional competition. Indoor track, in its second season ever, won the sectional championship and sent athletes to both the state and national meet.  Overall, everyone enjoyed remembering the fond times they had with their teammates this past season and the accomplishments they all worked so hard for together. Now, everyone is ready to begin their spring sports and get started on another successful season!

Check out a video created by our own EmmaNow student blogger Samantha Tetrault showing a glimpse of the indoor track season!

Indoor Track Victory at Sectionals

Division Champions!

On February 20^th, thirteen Indoor Track athletes representing Emma Willard competed in various running, jumping, and throwing events at Sectionals. The team won their first Indoor Track title, an impressive feat for a program in only its second year. Competing against 12 other schools in Division 3, the team won first place, beating the runner up by 16 points. The team dominated the scoreboard with Emma girls as first place finishers in many events. At the meet, Keishorea Armstrong took 1^st place in the 55 meter dash and high jump, Molly Shapiro took 1^st place in long jump and triple jump, Acacia Larson was 1^st place in shot put and the weight throw (2012 exhibition event), and Bridget O’Malley with 1^st place in the 1500 meter race walk (non-scoring event).  All the athletes did a fantastic job and many broke their personal records for the events they compete in.

Congratulations Indoor Track!

Final Home Basketball Game of the Season

The stands were crowded with fans as the game commenced the night of February 6th. For it was a big night for the Emma Willard Varsity Basketball team. Not only did they demolish New Lebanon, but this was also the last home game for the seniors. The seniors include: Hattie Cowels, Amber Spencer, Lindsay Pattison, Karen Kao and Wanda Noonan. On this night, juniors Sammie Oluyede, Abby McOsker, Sam Kreda, Kelsie Sausville and Natalie Kiley-Bergen, offered heartfelt words to the seniors; expressing their love and appreciation for them. They also handed each senior, flowers and a balloon. Each senior finished strong with, Hattie scoring 6 points, Amber scoring 6 points, Wanda scoring 4 points, Karen scoring 2 points and Lindsay having 3 steals, 1 block and 1 assist. The final score turned out to be an amazing 47-10. Greatness is expected from these seniors as the graduate later on in the year. They have grown on this team tremendously and will be missed, for they have truly left their mark on the Emma Willard Varsity Basketball team.

Written by Zoe Sumner

Emma Tennis Players Compete in Arizona

 

Last week, Mitali Das, Claire Schmitz and Molly Goodman participated in 2011 USTA Jr. Team Tennis 18 & Under National Championships from the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Surprise, Arizona. Here they are at the opening Ceremonies!

Tennis Team Makes Emma History!

Friday, October 21, the Emma Willard defeated Shaker High School 9-0 in the AA Championships. This is the first time Emma Tennis has won AA Championships, earning this exceptional team a place in Emma history! Check out TimesUnion.com for their article on the win. Good job Emma Tennis!

Emma Volleyball

(From left to right - not entire team pictured) Ting-Ting Yang '13, Venla Hyttinen '13, Katie Yan '14, Sam Kreda '13, Wanda Noonan '12, Beatrice Apikos-Bennet '13, Chloe Thomson-Smith '15, Wan-Wan Fei '12, Annie Leung '12

Emma Volleyball has had a great start to the season! They are  9 – 1 in the Central Hudson Valley League, and with many games ahead of them, they hope to have one of the best seasons in school history. They have had two games this past week against Albany Leadership and Berlin which they won 3-0 and 3-1. There are still 6 games left in the season with 3 home games against Hawthorne Valley (October 13th), Germantown (October 14th), and Albany Leadership (October 21st), all 3 starting at 4:15. They hope to advance far into post-season play in November. Come out and cheer on your Jesters!

Tennis Team Visits US Open

 

The Emma Willard tennis team made a trip to the US Open on Tuesday, August 30. The second day of the tournament had plenty of incredible matches. The team saw Wozniacki in action on Arthur Ashe stadium as well as some other great battles on the outside courts. The Emma team is now pumped for its 2011 season.

Pre-Season Registration

Emma Willard School athletes come to school two weeks early for intense pre-season training. We caught some of the action at registration. Welcome back girls!