Suburban Family - Issue #3 (July 2022)

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SF_OLMA_Profile_0722FINAL.qxp_Profile 8 / 11 / 22 3 : 00 PM Page 1 profile A Winning Approach ReadyForAction Our Lady of Mercy Academy is home to several top notch athletic programs W I N T E R FA L L S P O R T S S P O R T S • Basketball • Cheerleading • Bowling • Cross Country • Indoor Track • Field Hockey • Swimming • Soccer • Tennis • Volleyball Through athletics , Our Lady of Mercy Academy is helping prepare Visit its students for life’s challenges . By PETER PROKO OLMANJ.org , S P R I N G clickthe athletics S P O R T S taband then N 2016 , ENROLLMENT AT OUR LADY OF first - team all - stars in Jackie Carey and the doubles • Crew chooseschedules MERCY ACADEMY ( OLMA ) HOVERED JUST team of Bella Martinez and Amani Malickel . After • Golf fora complete IABOVE A HUNDRED STUDENTS . But in the winning a South Jersey championship two years • Lacrosse roundupof each handful of years since , the college preparatory , all - ago , the program’s success has moved the team to • Sailing sport’supcoming girlsCatholic high school has more than doubled thebigger Cape - Atlantic League American Division . season . • Softball its student body , and in turn , grown its rigorous Traditionally , the soccer team has been the most • Track & Field academicprograms as well as its athletic offerings . celebratedat OLMA , and this year the team welcomes In fact , OLMA recently added four sports ( field newcoach Sean Alford . All - star Drew Coyle leads the Our Lady of Mercy Academy hockey , bowling , golf and sailing ) teamalong with returners Carley Volk - while also adding four additional lev - mann , Summer Rusciano , Avery Newfield | ( 856 ) 697 - 2008 els ( two JV , two freshmen ) to its ath - Dortu , Brooke Callan , Sophia Curcuru , OLMANJ.org letic program . With more students Isabella Infranco , Isabella Losado , on campus , admissions director goalie Liz Giamboy , Addison Mello , student - athletescan lift weights and cardio train , Nicole Donovan says it was a no - ReaganGermanio and Lauren Terista . the program was designed to build camaraderie brainerto extend the offerings to give Alsoa champion two years ago , andprovide support . students a more well - rounded high OLMA’sfield hockey team is poised “ The biggest thing with this program was to schoolexperience . to continue its winning ways with the offer every student , not just the athletes , a way to “ Nearly 80 % of our student likes of Madelyn Bernhart , Isabella grow physically , as well as mentally and socially , bodyparticipates in sports through - Elentrio and goalie Julie Tola . Other whilebuilding sisterhood , ” says Coyle . out the year and athletics play a major keycontributors include Anaya Fitz - What’smore , OLMA launched a sports leader - role in their experience here at patrick , Grace McMahon , Gabby shipacademy in 2019 , offering a series of workshops OLMA , ” Donovan says . Eaise , Mina Lockhart , Tori Ravoni , Gabby Celli , Alex forthe students designed to foster an environment Brian Coyle , fitness instructor and head bas - Sirakidesand Annalise Kipers . ofaccountability within the sports teams . It’s all part ketball coach , agrees that having a more robust Overon the volleyball side of things , senior Mi - ofthe dedicated approach to use sports as a tool to athleticprogram is paying dividends , and in more randa Holder is a four - year starter along with all - prepareOLMA’s young ladies for their future . waysthan one . starRiane Regucera . Sophia Sacco , Annalise Kuppel , “ Buildingupon those leadership skills is some - “ Becausewe have so many sports , we can really Lara Barrasso and Carlina Fiocchi further give the thingthey can use while they are playing and then touchevery student here and to me , that’s the most Villagersdepth and experience on the floor . oncethey leave OLMA , ” says Donovan . “ With the excitingpart , ” says Coyle . “ We have so many kids Andattendees of St . Augustine football games academyand fitness program , our girls are prepared with various talents and we want to touch upon surelyknow the cheerleading team and their high - physicallyand mentally and equipped with necessary thosetalents . We want to win , but we are also trying light halftime performances . The squad currently leadership skills to handle challenges that come to build young girls to become strong women has 24 members including seniors Madi Brown , theirway . ” throughoutthe course of their lives . ” Katie Driscoll and Lexi Stefano , all of whom have With that type of atmosphere being created , Andthese young girls are not only participating beenalongside coach Kaitlin Reeves since day one . it’s no wonder why OLMA’s student body and faculty insports , but also competing at a high level , as sev - Tohelp these prime performers get ready for are buzzing with excitement these days . “ There’s eralof the school’s sports teams have made great theirupcoming seasons , OLMA recently launched nodoubt the culture in the school is better than it’s stridesand accomplished many feats of late . a new summer strength and conditioning pro - everbeen , ” Coyle says . ? The tennis team returns three all - conference gram . In addition to offering a facility where the SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 13 issue 3 SUBURBAN FAMILY 41

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SF 2022 HSSP Boys Soccer — Evergreen_Layout 1 8 / 11 / 22 4 : 58 PM Page 6 S C H E D U L E All schedules subject to change ; please check with schools before attending . BISHOP EUSTACE CRUSADERS 9 / 8 at Gloucester Township Tech , 4 p.m . 9 / 13 vs . Winslow Township , 4 p.m . 9 / 15 vs . Paul VI , 4 p.m . 9 / 20 at Seneca , 4 p.m . 9 / 22 at Lenape , 4 p.m . 9 / 27 vs . Haddon Heights , 4 p.m . 9 / 29 vs . Cherry Hill West , 4 p.m . 10 / 1 at Moorestown , 2 p.m . 10 / 3 vs . Eastern , 4 p.m . 10 / 7 at Cherry Hill East , 6 p.m . 10 / 11 vs . Cherokee , 4 p.m . SENECA’S DYLAN BEDNAREK 10 / 13 at Camden Catholic , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 14 at Pennsville , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 17 at Florence , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 20 vs . Rancocas Valley , 4 p.m . 10 / 24 at Shawnee , 3 : 45 p.m . CAMDEN CATHOLIC FIGHTING IRISH 9 / 8 at Lenape , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 17 vs . Shawnee , 10 a.m . 9 / 27 at Kingsway , 4 p.m . 9 / 10 vs . Princeton Day School , 11 a.m . 9 / 20 vs . Cherokee , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 29 at Timber Creek , 4 p.m . 9 / 13 vs . Cherry Hill West , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 22 vs . Camden Catholic , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 1 at Haddonfield , 4 p.m . 9 / 15 at Moorestown , 6 : 30 p.m . 9 / 24 at Cherry Hill West , 7 : 30 p.m . 10 / 3 vs . Delran , 4 : 15 p.m . 9 / 17 vs . King’s Christian , noon 9 / 29 at Rancocas Valley , 4 p.m . 10 / 5 vs . GCIT , 4 p.m . 9 / 20 vs . Eastern , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 1 at West Deptford , 3 p.m . 10 / 8vs . Moorestown , 10 a.m . 9 / 22 at Cherry Hill East , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 4at Pennsauken Tech , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 10 vs . Triton , 4 p.m . 9 / 27 vs . Life Center Academy , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 7 vs . Bishop Eustace , 6 p.m . 10 / 13at Washington Township , 4 p.m . 9 / 29 vs . Cherokee , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 11 at Paul VI , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 17 vs . Williamstown , 4 p.m . 10 / 1 at Winslow Township , 10 a.m . 10 / 13 vs . Seneca , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 19 vs . Delsea , 4 p.m . 10 / 3 at Audubon , 7 p.m . 10 / 17 vs . Northern Burlington , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 24 vs . Kingsway , 4 p.m . 10 / 4 at Rancocas Valley , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 20 at Lenape , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 11 at Pennsauken Tech , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 25 vs . Sterling , 3 : 45 p.m . EASTERN 10 / 13 vs . Bishop Eustace , 3 : 45 p.m . VIKINGS 10 / 15vs . Pennsauken , noon CHERRY HILL 49 / 8at Winslow Township , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 20 at Paul VI , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 9 vs . Clearview , 4 p.m . WEST LIONS 10 / 25 vs . Seneca , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 13 at Cherry Hill East , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 8 vs . Cherokee , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 15 vs . Cherokee , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 13 at Camden Catholic , 3 : 45 p.m . CHEROKEE 9 / 20 at Camden Catholic , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 15 vs . Rancocas Valley , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 22 vs . Rancocas Valley , 3 : 45 p.m . CHIEFS 9 / 17 at Williamstown , 10 a.m . 9 / 24 at Sterling , 10 a.m . 9 / 8 at Cherry Hill West , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 20at Shawnee , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 28 vs . Gloucester Township Tech , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 13vs . Moorestown , 6 p.m . 9 / 22 vs . Gloucester Township Tech , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 29at Shawnee , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 15 at Eastern , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 24 vs . Cherry Hill East , 7 : 30 p.m . 10 / 1at Haddon Township , 6 p.m . 9 / 17 vs . Delsea , 10 a.m . 9 / 29 at Bishop Eustace , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 3 at Bishop Eustace , 4 p.m . 9 / 20 at Cherry Hill East , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 1 vs . Paul VI , 2 p.m . 10 / 6 vs . Paul VI , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 24vs . Washington Township , 11 a.m . 10 / 4 at Seneca , 4 p.m . 10 / 8 at Kingsway , 10 a.m . 9 / 29 at Camden Catholic , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 7 vs . Lenape , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 11 at Seneca , 4 p.m . 10 / 1 vs . Rancocas Valley , 2 p.m . 10 / 10 vs . Northern Burlington , 3 : 30 p.m . 10 / 13 at Lenape , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 4 at Shawnee , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 11 vs . Winslow Township , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 20 vs . Cherry Hill West , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 6at Cinnaminson , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 13vs . Moorestown , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 24vs . Moorestown , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 11 at Bishop Eustace , 4 p.m . 10 / 17 vs . Cinnaminson , 3 : 45 p.m . 10 / 15 vs . Paul VI , 10 a.m . 10 / 20 at Eastern , 3 : 45 p.m . GLOUCESTER 10 / 17 vs . Gloucester Township Tech , 3 : 45 p.m . CATHOLIC RAMS 10 / 21 at Seneca , 3 : 45 p.m . CLEARVIEW 10 / 25 at Lenape , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 8 at Pennsville , 4 p.m . PIONEERS 9 / 13 at Clayton , 4 p.m . 9 / 9 at Eastern , 4 p.m . CHERRY HILL 9 / 15 at Schalick , 4 p.m . 9 / 13 at GCIT , 4 p.m . 9 / 21 vs . Pitman , 4 p.m . EAST COUGARS 9 / 15 vs . Deptford , 4 p.m . 9 / 23 vs . Salem , 4 p.m . 9 / 8at Moorestown , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 17 at St . Augustine , 10 a.m . 9 / 27at Wildwood , 4 p.m . 9 / 10 vs . Mainland , 10 a.m . 9 / 19vs . Cumberland , 4 p.m . 9 / 29vs . Woodstown , 4 p.m . 9 / 13 vs . Eastern , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 21vs . Washington Township , 4 p.m . 10 / 3 vs . Pennsville , 4 p.m . 9 / 15at Winslow Township , 3 : 45 p.m . 9 / 23 at Williamstown , 4 p.m . 42 SUBURBAN FAMILY volume 13 issue 3 SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM

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