Category: Sports

  • Team Spotlight: Crew

    Team Spotlight: Crew

    By: Timothy Stoeber Crew is the ultimate team sport, typically consisting of eight rowers and one coxswain. Using one oar each, the eight oarsmen must pull hard for long periods of time while remaining perfectly in sync throughout the race. Not only must all eight oars enter and exit the water at the same time…

  • Teacher Spotlight: Dr. Yunchiahn Sena

    Teacher Spotlight: Dr. Yunchiahn Sena

    By Kevin Kern ’27 Dr. Yunchiahn Sena is the newest addition to the Chaminade world language department. Commuting to Chaminade every week from her home in Boston to Chaminade demonstrates her dedication to her Chinese classes and to the Chaminade community. Dr. Sena earned degrees from several colleges, most notably the University of Chicago, where…

  • Review of 2023 Chaminade Fall Sports Season

    Review of 2023 Chaminade Fall Sports Season

    By Thomas Gamba ’26 Over the last three plus months, each Chaminade Flyer fall sports athlete has been working tirelessly in order to help out his team and be at his best when gametime comes. During this season, we have seen this hard work pay-off through wins and championships.  Crew In the fall season, the…

  • Chaminade Students Predict the MLB Postseason

    Chaminade Students Predict the MLB Postseason

    By Ryan Nicol ’25 Given the 17th-worst odds to win the World Series in February, the Texas Rangers have won their first championship in franchise history, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games. There are many statistics to explain the unlikeliness of this World Series outcome, like how Texas and Arizona had the lowest combined…

  • From Prospect to Pro: Matt Vowinkel ’17 Selected in MLS Draft

    By Jack Terry ‘21 Former Flyer Matt Vowinkel ’17 was drafted by professional soccer team FC Cincinnati with the second pick in the third round of the MLS Superdraft, which took place on January 21 of last week.  Vowinkel, who enjoyed a very successful collegiate career at Hofstra University, joins an upstart franchise in FC Cincinnati,…

  • Championship Controversy: Dodgers’ World Series Celebration Tainted by Positive COVID Test Result

    By Nico Iacono ’22 The Los Angeles Dodgers won their first World Series since 1988 on Tuesday, October 2 in their Game 6 matchup against the American League-champion Tampa Bay Rays. Perhaps the night’s biggest story, however, was the positive COVID-19 test result registered by the Dodgers’ third baseman, Justin Turner. This positive outcome was…

  • Weekly Varsity Sports Update: Flyers varsity football wins defensive battle, soccer rebounds against St. Anthony’s.

    By Raymond Costanzo ’20 Crew The varsity crew team enjoyed success over the weekend after its strong performance at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston, Massachusetts. Competing against the top club and scholastic programs from across the United States, Canada and England, the varsity eight finished in 27th place out of 86 boats.…

  • Weekly Varsity Sports Update: Cross Country, Soccer, Football, Crew

    Weekly Varsity Sports Update: Cross Country, Soccer, Football, Crew

    By Raymond Costanzo ‘20 Cross Country: Chaminade’s cross country team competed in the 46th Annual Paul Short Run at Lehigh University this past weekend. The meet featured nearly 80 schools, many of which are nationally-ranked. A myriad of sophomores, juniors, and seniors ran in the championship 5-kilometer race, in which the Flyers placed 19th out…

  • The Chase for Glory Starts Again: Varsity Soccer Team Begins 2019 Journey Following Its Fourth Straight State Championship

    The Chase for Glory Starts Again: Varsity Soccer Team Begins 2019 Journey Following Its Fourth Straight State Championship

    By John Kurkjian ‘20 The hot, long days and endless practices on Ott Field paid off last season when the 2018-2019 Chaminade varsity soccer team captured its fourth-straight CHSAA State Championship. Looking back on last season, the 2019-2020 varsity soccer team is setting its sights on nothing less than a reclamation of their success from…

  • Varsity A Tennis Update: Flyers Prepare to Take Off with the Championship

    Varsity A Tennis Update: Flyers Prepare to Take Off with the Championship

    By John D’Ambrosio ’21 The Chaminade Varsity A Tennis Team’s regular season wrapped up on Thursday, May 2nd with matches against St. Anthony’s. The season was full of exciting and intense matches, all of which bettered the team’s bond and character. The team finished with an overall record of 11-4 and an in-league record of…