It is tourney time! This winter season has been a very good one for Cambridge Athletics. We have had several teams as well as individuals compete at a high level throughout the season right into the post season.
Our students have worked hard all season long, represented our school community and the City of Cambridge very well, and for that I am truly proud to be a part of athletics at CRLS. I have listed below a run down of our winter teams and a brief synopsis of the season.
Boys Basketball
Finished the regular season with a record of 19-1, and the #1 ranking in both the Boston Globe and Boston Herald for which they have held for the entire season. They have won the Dual County League Championship for the 2nd straight year, and have earned the #1 seed in the Division 1 North State Tournament Bracket.
The team is set to host (winner of the Somerville/Andover game) on Sunday, March 6th at 4PM here in Cambridge. Doors will open at 2:30PM and tickets will cost $7 for Adults and $5 for Students and Senior Citizens.
Jakigh Dottin, Kareem Octavien, Daniel Rymer and Dimon Carrigan have all been named League All Stars. Jakigh is the Player of the Year in the Dual County League and has been nominated as the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year.
Girls Basketball
Finished the regular season with a record of 12-8. They spent the first half of the season ranked in the top 20 in both the Globe in the Herald. They have earned a spot in the Division 1 Tournament as a # 10 seed in the North and are set to travel to Chelmsford High School for their 1st Round game at 7PM.
Yuleska Ramirez Tejeda, Kalilah Hall and Sarah Davis-Daniels are League All Stars
Boys Ice Hockey
Finished 12-7-1, earning the Dual County League/Merrimack Valley League Div. 3 League Championship. This is the first league championship since 2004. The Boys will play in the Division 2 State Tournament as they have the # 8 seed in the North. They play at Ryan Arena in Watertown, Tuesday, March 8th at 7:30PM.
Liam Doran, Trevor Daniluk, Zack Alves, Skyler Heller, Myles Paton and Fred Gould all earned All Star status.
Fencing
The Fencing Team had a good 2nd season. The Girls went 6-3 and saw Isabela Trumble earn 3rd in Girls Epee Blade. The Boys finished the season 4-5, and took 2nd place in states, with Jonas Hansen finishing 3rd and Noah Scott 5th in Epee. Overall the boys and girls combined for a 6th place finish!
Girls Ice Hockey
Despite not winning a lot of games. The Girls Hockey season was a success as they competed well within league play, coming up on the short end of a lot of close games. However the girls gave a great effort every game. There is only one senior on this year's team, meaning that 15 players from the varsity roster will be returning to next year's team.
All Star vote is pending.
Track
The Boys Track and Field Team won the Dual County League Regular Season Title. Several individuals competed in the State Divisional Meets and All State Meet. Esu Alemseged broke a CRLS School record running a 2:28.57 in the 1,000 Meter Run, earning his first individual All State Title, this was after he took 2nd place in the Division 1 Meet.
Brianna Duncan claimed two Division 1 Titles in the 55 Meter and 300 Meter and 2nd in the Long Jump. Then in All States, Brianna finished 1st place in the 300 Meter, the Long Jump, and in the 55 Meter with the 2nd fastest time recorded in Massachusetts (6.98) she finished in 2nd place.
This past weekend in New England, Brianna finished took 2nd place in the 55 Meter, and 2nd place in the Long Jump. Khadija Romain (Freshmen) finished 2nd place in the shotput. Her throw measured 34'6.75".Johnny Rosario was the Division 1 State Champion in the 300 Meter and took 8th place overall in All States. Mauro Teixiera earned points with an 8th place finish in the Division1 State Meet. Esu Alemseged, Danny Aschale, Jonathan Rosario, William MacArthur and Brianna Duncan are all All Stars
Swim and Dive
Under a new head coach the Swim and Dive Team had a successful year setting the standard in order to compete in a very tough league. There were several individuals who qualified and swim or dove in the sectionals and states.
The following individuals participated in both the sectional meet as well as the state meet.
- Malcolm Scannell: Sectionals - 200 Yard IM (9th), 200 Yard IM Relay & 100 yard Breast stroke(8th;) States - 200 yard Medley relay and 200 yard Freestyle;
- Jonah Neugeboren: Sectionals - 100 yard Butterfly, 100 yard Freestyle (12th)& 200 yard Medley Relay; States- 200 yard Medley Relay, 200 yard and 500 yard Freestyle (7th)
- Benno Kraehe: Sectionals and States 200 yard Medley Relay
- Owen Ryerson: Sectionals and States 200 yard Medley Relay
- Raina Williams: Sectionals 200 yard Freestyle; 200 yard Freestyle Relay; States- 400 yard Freestyle Relay, 200 yard Freestyle Relay
- Jacqueline Park: Sectionals 200 yard Medley Relay, 200 yard IM, 500 yard Freestyle; States- 200 yard IM, 200 yard Freestyle Relay
- Claire McDermott: Sectionals 200 yard Medley Relay, 50 & 100 yard Freestyle; States- 50 & 100 yard Freestyle, 400 yard Freestyle Relay
- Allegra Berger: Sectionals and States- 1 Meter Dive;
- Sophie Mark-Ng: Sectionals 200 yard Medley Relay, 100 yard Breast stroke (10th); States - 100 yard Breast stroke, 400 yard Freestyle Relay
- Miya Duffy: Sectionals and States 200 yard Freestyle Relay
- Ophir Danenberg: Sectionals and States - 200 yard Freestyle Relay
- Olympia Fisher: Sectionals and States - 200 yard Freestyle Relay
Wrestling
The wrestling team finished the regular season 19-5, and they were one overtime loss a way from tying for a Dual County League Championship. They had several individuals qualify for the post season. Eli Zibello, Alex Flamm, Zach Shetterly, JaNoah Daley, Ragheb Abu-Rubieh, Kason Taylor, Markus McGuffie, Christian Lewis, Peterson Philippe, Andre Domond, Toru Goto, Bernadin Senatus, Reginald Dessources, Edwin Owuso all competed in the Division 1 Central Sectional Meet. Toru Goto and Kason Taylor both earned Sectional Championships in their weight classes. Markus McGuffie finished 3rd in the section and Andre Domond had a 2nd place finish.
Zach Shetterly, JaNoah Daley, Kason Taylor, Markus McGuffie, Andre Domond, Toru Goto, all competed in the Division 1 State Meet, with Toru, Kason and Markus all placing thrid in their weight classes and the chance to compete in All States.
Toru Goto, Kason Taylor, and Markus McGuffie all competed in the All State Meet this past weekend. Toru Goto finished in 8th due to injury, Markus McGuffie 6th place in his weight class and Kason Taylor earned 2nd place in the All State Meet.
The Wrestling Team was awarded the MIAA State Sportsmanship Award, as they have showed excellence in sportsmanship, with a great deal of respect for opponents, officials and others.
Gymnastics
The team did a great job competing in the highly competitive Dual County League. There were several individuals that performed well throughout the season and were committed and dedicated as they improved tremendously from start to finish. The team hosted the DCL Championship and earned the highest team score at the end of the season of 120.5
Tam Watsman was recognized as the Dual County League All Star.
Cheerleading
The Cheer Team has provided great support for the Girls and Boys Basketball teams as well as the Wrestling Team and also attended some hockey games. They unfortunately did not compete this season, but they were committed to improving all season and adding to the pride of our athletic program.
Thank you for your continued support of Cambridge Athletics!
Thomas P. Arria, III
Director of Athletics