Sussex Academy Weekly Update

Baseball - The baseball team defeated Seaford 4-2 on Friday and 18-6 on Saturday. On Friday the Seahawks were down 2-1 in the 5th when they scored two runs on a two out ground rule double by Wes McLaughlin to take the lead. Patrick Donahue added a two out single in the 6th to secure the win.Wyatt Skinner and Brayden Tidwell struck out 11 to lead the Seahawks. Saturday saw the Seahawk bats on fire blasting 15 hits and scoring 18 runs. Jack Donahue and Wes McLaughlin combined to drive in 8 runs. Chet Mariner threw a complete game.

     Patrick Donahue and Brayden Tidwell had hits but the baseball team lost to Lake Forest.

     The baseball had 15 hits on Senior day to crush MOT 17-3.The Seahawks only senior Anthony Oscar led the way with 4 hits and 3 runs scored.Brayden Tidwell 3 hits and 3 runs scored.Wyatt Skinner, Wes McLaughlin and Chet Mariner added 2 hits each.

Softball- The softball team lost to Lake Forest. Paige Tidwell had an impressive doubleplay from third base.

Men's Lacrosse- The men's lax team crushed St. Elizabeth's 22-1 to earn their 13th win of the season.

     The men's lacrosse team also scored a senior night rout of Sussex Tech 15-1. Seniors Jackson Dinger and Riley Custodio led the offense as Ryan Burke and Cole White scored as well. Lex Johnson and Danny Hearn were solid in goal.

     The Henlopen South Division men's lax team lost to North champion Cape on Friday night.  Jackson Dinger, Riley Custodio, and Burke Healy scored for the Seahawks.  The Seahawk's play for the evening was represented by the numerous full out dives by Jackson Dinger attempting to knock the ball loose before going offsides.

Soccer- The women's soccer team defeated Delmar 1-0 on Tayler Flaherty's goal on a Merrill Smith assist. Emma Westbrook had 6 saves while earning her 4th shutout of the season. 

     The women's soccer team celebrated senior night with an 8-0 shutout of Seaford. Seniors Reese D'entremont, Emma Veirs, and Quinn Wichert all scored as well as Taylor Flaherty, Sharon Rodriguez, Kat Portillo, and Kenna Webb. Emma Westbrook recorded the shutout. The JV team gave up a goal with 4 minutes left and had to settle for a 1-1 tie.

     The team ended their week with a long trip to Concord and a 1-0 loss.  

Golf-  The golf team set a new school record for the 2nd time this year shooting a 142 while defeating Sussex Central. Sawyer Brockstedt also set a school record with a score of 31 to earn medalist honors. Sarah and Hannah Lydic shot 34 and 36 respectively while Tyler Healy completed the scoring with 41. The team then challenged defending Henlopen Conference champion Caesar Rodney and many time state champion Salesianum and bested them both. All 4 Seahawks shot in the 30's, Hannah and Sarah Lydic 35, Sawyer Brockstedt 37, and Adison Browne 39. That gave us a team score of 146 to 160 for Sallies, and 170 for CR. 

Women's Tennis- The women's tennis team  

Men's Tennis- The men's tennis team is making a strong run in the Henlopen Conference tournament. All 3 singles players, Michael Anghel, Dawson Weems, and Lucca Criniti and both doubles teams of Michael Daniello + Arpan Patel and Oliver Townsend + Bill Blakeney have advanced to the semi-finals.

     The team earned 2nd place team honors behind  CR.  Michael Anghel at 1st singles and our 1st doubles team of Michael Daniello and Arpan Patel both earned silver medals.  2nd singles Dawson Weems and 2nd Doubles Oliver Townsend and Bill Blakeney claimed bronze medals while Lucca Criniti placed 4th at 3rd singles.

Men's + Women's Track and Field - Congratulations to the girls 4x800 meter Relay team of Sadie Tunnell,  Kasi Showers, Emily Trout and Alissa Swann for earning a Silver Medal at the Henlopen Conference Track Championships.  That same team claimed a bronze medal in the 4x400 relay.  Emily Trout added a 4th place finish in the 1600, Sadie Tunnell placed 4th and 5th in the 400m and 200m, while Alissa Swann finished 6th in the 800.  The team placed 8th overall in the Henlopen Conference Tournament.