2018 Spring Sports Recap

The growth of the Friends Select athletics program is completely on display. Every middle school team this year has grown to the point of adding a second—and sometimes a third—team to the program. This has allowed us to add even more coaches to our staff, as well. We are excited about the future and adding such impressive numbers from our middle school to our upper school programs. We already have more JV teams in our program than previous years. And, we are also looking forward to 2018-2019 being the first year of varsity squash in our upper school.

Photos from Spring Sports Day

Varsity Baseball
The 2018 Varsity Baseball season began with a return trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where the team played three games and bonded together. After a 3-6 start to the season, the players worked hard and finished the second half of the season, going 6-3. The team won the FSL Quaker Cup. Many of the players reached career milestones and made individual achievements that helped the team be successful. The team will miss graduating seniors Jack Gontowski ’18, Jacob Taranta ’18, Noah Semel ’18, Denis Widdicombe ’18, Grant Pavol ’18, Phil Sieg ’18, Matt Chin ’18, and DeSean Smith ’18, but a talented group of underclassmen are ready to step up and represent Friends Select next season. Photos from the season.

• Outstanding Player: Jack Gontowski ’18

• Most Dedicated Player: Noah Semel ’18

• Most Improved Player: Denis Widdicombe ’18

• Sportsmanship: Jonah Taranta ’18 and Carlos Eckert ’17

FSL All-League 1st team: Jack Gontowski ’18
FSL All-League HM: Denis Widdicombe ’18

Varsity Boys Tennis
The boys tennis program started a rebuild this season after losing many of their top players from last year. The highlight of the season was a hard fought 3-2 victory over Academy Park HS. The Falcons are excited to get an influx of talent next year from our huge MS program.

• Outstanding Player: Elvis Chen ’18

• Most Dedicated Player: Leo Li ’18

• Most Improved Player: Adam Powley ’20

• Sportsmanship: Peter Ryan ’21

 

JV Softball
The JV Softball team enjoyed a dominating season in which they went undefeated. Their performance in the FSL JV tournament was impressive, as they captured another tournament championship. The Falcons finished their season with a convincing win over Penn Charter. Photos from the season.

• Outstanding Player: Zoe Tzanis ’20

• Most Dedicated Player: Alex Shapiro ’20

• Most Improved Player: Nyasia Arrington ’20

• Sportsmanship: Rachel Luce ’21

Varsity Softball
The varsity softball team continued to earn respect in the area as a top program by winning 15 games this season. The spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, SC was a great way to start the season and build team chemistry. The 2018 season went all the way to the PIAA district one Championship game. These Falcons know how to have fun and continue to do so while displaying impressive skills on the field.
Photos from the season.

• Outstanding Player: Amaia Collins ’18

• Most Dedicated Player: Hannah Caskey ’18 and Mia Cohen ’21

• Most Improved Player: Lydia Cunitz ’19

• Sportsmanship: Hannah Sieg ’20

FSL All-League 1st team: Amaia Collins ’18, Hannah Caskey ’18, Hannah Sieg ’20
FSL All-League HM: Mia Cohen ’21, Camryn Harvie ’19

Crew
The crew program continued it steady growth this year by adding 11 new freshmen to the team. Combined with the impressive leadership from the senior class, this was a nice season on the river for the Falcons. Ahana Rosha ’18 placed second in the varsity girls single at Cities. In total, four FSS boats qualified for the semifinals that day. Yunyi Anderson ’18 and Rachel Anthony ’18 placed third in the lightweight double at Stotesbury, the largest HS regatta in the world. The seniors will be missed, but their legacy is passed on to their young teammates. Photos from the season.

• Outstanding Rower: Ahana Rosha ’18

• Most Dedicated Rower: Yunyi Anderson ’18

• Most Improved Player: Matt D’Annunzio ’20 and Adrian Altieri ’19

• Sportsmanship: Rachel Anthony ’18

City Championships - Ahana Rosha ’18 (silver)
Stotesbury Regatta - Yunyi Anderson ’18 and Rachel Anthony ’18 (bronze)

Middle School
 

Photos from Middle School Spring Sports

A Softball

Outstanding Player: Margot Schneider ’22

Most Dedicated Player: Sydney DelBello ’23

Most Improved Player: Sasha Charles ’23 and Jade Preble-Hildebrandt ’24

Sportsmanship Award: Emma Nufable ’23

 

B Softball

Outstanding Player: Rose Levine ’24

Sportsmanship Award: Jocelyn Goldstein ’25

Most Improved Player: Zoe Siegel ’24

Most Dedicated Player: Lila Milliken ’25 and Maddie Cohen ’25

 

A Tennis

Most Dedicated Player: Avery Rosen ’25

Most Improved Player: Quaye Agoyo ’22

Sportsmanship Award: Jakob Miller ’23

 

B Tennis

Outstanding Player: Max Regni ’25

Most Improved Player: Stan Wang ’23

Most Dedicated Player: Teyo Agoyo ’24

Sportsmanship Award: William Matrai ’25

 

A Baseball

Outstanding Player: Lucas Kim ’22 and Miles Asali ’22

Most Improved Player: Jack Kessler ’23

Most Dedicated Player: Lucas Wyka ’23

Sportsmanship Award: Zion Todd ’22

 

B Baseball

Outstanding Player: Jaxon Adams ’25

Most Dedicated Player: Ross Lee ’25

Most Improved Player: Rafael Foster ’24

Sportsmanship Award: Kevin Liu ’23