Spring Sports Kick Off
The Chieftain previews four teams primed for the season
Golf
A mix of experience and some rising young guns has the Golf team excited for the 2021 season .
Seniors Max Brown and Sam Yono will be leading the team , and talented Sophomores Lorenzo Panelli and Markus Lee help add to the hopes for this program on the rise . “ This year ’ s team is the largest it ’ s been in 10 years ,” said Mr . Dyar , the JV coach .
-Nick Moisides
Lacrosse Every Spring , the boys on the Lacrosse team are pumped . “ After the cancellation of last season ,” said Junior Nate Schultz , “ we were all pretty bummed , but that ’ s behind us . Now it ’ s time to focus on continuing the tradition .”
This year ’ s team will be led by Seniors Tommy Kunz , Bobby Reaume , Evan DeVito , and Zach Rivers , and Juniors Paulie Fortino and Rory Everly .
-Luke Washe
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Baseball
The Baseball team will be led by a great pitching crew , featuring Seniors John Locker and Blaise
Hopes are high in Golf with Super Soph Lorenzo Pinelli
Wilcenski , and Juniors Jake Coulter and Robert Klann .
“ The team is out for a championship , and there are lots of people thinking we can do it ,” said Locker . “ We are hoping for a good season and for all of us to come together and play baseball as a team . “ This year we are playing for the alumni who wore our jerseys before us and hope to honor them by bringing home a State Champi-
Path to title for 8 teams left
Michigan , No . 1 seed ( East )
The Wolverines are playing absolute lock-down defense and , on the other end of the court , no one can come close to defending the big
man down low , Hunter Dickinson . Michigan ’ s biggest strength this year has to be their team chem-
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onship .”
With a mix of the Senior leaders and some young and talented underclassmen , this team will be a recipe for disaster for opposing teams .
-Joe Simpson
Track & Field
Last year ’ s team team met for five practices before the season was cancelled . Now the boys are ready to prove that they are the fastest , strongest , and most mentally tough .
Senior Joe Shaya said , “ We ’ ve got a lot of experienced guys coming back . We ’ re all hoping to make a run this season , and I feel that we have the assets to do so .”
Returning runners such as Shaya , Udodi Onwuzurike , Cole Lacanaria , and Joe Kawka will be joined by football players , such as recent Stanford commit Aristotle Taylor , who are using the Track season to condition .
-Michael Ferrari
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