Achievements

Not only is this Dragon a positive and effective Captain, she has been finding the back of the net day in and day out. She scored a hat trick last Saturday, another hat trick on Monday, and added one more goal against Tabor on Wednesday. This makes for 7 goals in the last three games. which have added to the 17 she has scored for St. George’s this season, with Middlesex to come.

When the Dragons were in quite a predicament with not one, but both goalies unable to play in a home game vs. Worcester Academy this week, this JV hockey goalie stepped up to the plate to do what was best for the program. Out of her comfort zone, but confident thanks to the support of her teammates, Lekha worked hard and stayed focused throughout the game. The players and coaches were thankful and proud.

In Saturday's thrilling 6-4 come from behind win over Groton, Ben scored both the opening and game winning goals, the first of his SG career. His second of the game was a one-time blast assisted by his brother Ryan that capped a frantic third period comeback to give the Dragons their sixth win a row.

Kaleb took first place in all four events on Friday. He used his Winter Break time wisely, training and fine-tuning his start. His quick start was an instrumental part of his win in the 50 freestyle, which earned him a first-place finish, a personal best time, and tied the pool record.

In last Saturday's victory over league rival Rivers, From his tackle position, Fritz helped lead an offensive line effort that saw the Dragons accumulate 440 total yards (270 on the ground) and 28 points. He was equally effective on defense, where SG shutout Rivers for the first three quarters, with Fritz playing a huge part at defensive end, making 5 tackles, including a QB sack and a blocked punt that led to an SG score. Fritz has improved each week and his steady play is a good sign of things to come.

Donovan, a third-former was instrumental in the JV Boys first victory of the season. In his first ever game as a Dragon, he was a shutdown defender, repeatedly disrupting Dexter’s offensive opportunities and he consistently initiated SG’s transition into the attack. He played with intensity, sportsmanship, and SG pride, and he even assisted on one of SG's six goals.

This senior captain is a hard working, lead by example striker for the Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team. Fast, strong, determined Liam Rhatigan has scored in each of our three games this season. He scored the winning goal against Marianapolis, tallied a hat trick against Dexter and solidified the win against St. Andrew's with our third goal in a tight game that the boys broke open in the second half for a 4-1 victory.

Tosan Obatoyinbo '22 traveled to Tunisia, Africa, to represent Nigeria in the Junior Africa Swimming Championships. Tosan competed in three individual events the 50-meter free, 100-meter free, and 50-meter butterfly, finishing 18^th, 28^th, and 24^th respectively.

Tosan was the top finisher for his country in the 50-meter fly and the second-place finisher for his country in the 100-meter free and 100-meter fly. As a result of his performance, Tosan has qualified for the Junior West African Games to be held in Guinea in early November.

The St. George's football team traveled to Westwood, Massachusetts, on Sunday, July 14, to compete in the Northeast 7v7 tournament. The Dragons played four games at Xaverian Brothers High School in a pool group that included four strong eastern Massachusetts high schools (Braintree, Dennis-Yarmouth, Silver Lake and Westwood).

Dragon athlete recognized across the region for 2018-19 season.

Abby Jones pitched a double header (13 innings) Saturday in Rivers' annual softball tournament. Pitching a total of 65 at bats with five strikeouts and only one walk Abby allowed the team to finish second in the tournament.

On Saturday, the SG Track team headed to the ISTA Championships to take on the best the league had to offer. Despite the stiff competition, the squad's girls' discus throwers (Diya Moolani, Maya Bardorf, and Juliana DiNapoli) rose to the occasion, garnering three of the top five places in their event. In doing so, they became the first program to achieve this level of success in any girls' throwing event since 2012. Their performances on Saturday serve as a testament to the diligence, effort, and enthusiasm they have brought to the team throughout the season.

Last week at Rivers, the team found themselves tied at 4-4 with two games left. Battling through an injury and down 5-3, Max Gilbert fought his way back to win the second game and ultimately tilt the total games won toward St. George’s. SG ended up winning the match 6-4. Thank you, Max  for your perseverance and hard work.

Co-captain Ridgely Kelly took charge of his situation late in Saturday’s match against Belmont Hill when it truly mattered most. While other members of the team had crawled their way back into a match that saw Belmont take early points, he too fought through a close second set to send his match to a third, where he was able to overcome an early deficit to win the 10-point breaker, 10-8, and keep the team's dream alive. Like a true veteran and captain, he put his team in a position to win -- something that was most appreciated by his teammates and coach.

Hope Seiler and her doubles partner, Hallie Noland won their first set 6-4 but struggled initially on their second. After being down in the second 2-5, they realized that they needed to step up their game and started playing more aggressively and hitting shots with greater purpose. They brought the set to a tiebreaker at 6-6. In the tiebreaker they kept their cool, not succumbing to the pressure and won 7-3. They communicated well with each other throughout the match and proved that you can come back from anything. The two points that they earned helped us to win the match 8-4.

AJ has been on a mission since the start of the season. She arrives at each practice ready to train. Over Winter Break, she was diligent about following the team practices. She is focused and determined on race day and has the results to show for it. Last week at our meet against Milton, AJ Chicharro swam two personal bests in the 200 individual medley (2:22.99) and 100 breaststroke (1:14.55). She was also a member of both the winning 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.

Chiron has been key to the Dragons' success this week as they went 2-1 and improved to 8-5 on the season. She tallied 38 points, hitting clutch outside shots at times when the Dragons really needed it.  At only 5'6" she has been tasked with shutting down the opponent's post player, who often towers over her.  She has stepped up to this challenge, and through her strength and determination has held some talented players to single digits, an effort that has had a tremendous impact on the team's success.