Fall sports begin seasons with much excitement and anticipation
The boys soccer team always has high expectations at Bernard’s and this year is no different. Coach Laspada keeps telling the team that this may be one of the best groups he’s coached. This year’s team has a lot of returning faces like Samuel Rios 26’, Jaykob Marquez 26’, and Tim Koke 26’ who are the team captains. Along with the captains, many other seniors this year have played a big role for the team. Multiple new faces have appeared on the team as well and a very strong sophomore group has contributed a few goals in key victories. Adding on to the boys success, The girls “reloading season” has also started well as their record stands out at 5-3 with 7 games left in the season. Victories include an 8-0 win over Warren Hills, 6-0 and 4-0 wins over Delaware Valley, a 2-0 triumph over Somerville, and a 3-1 victory against Gil St. Bernards.
This year’s tennis team has so far started with a 1-8 record. The Tennis team has faced Bridgewater Raritan and Montgomery most recently. This season began with a successful 3-2 win over Somerville. A hard fought season is still not to be finished as they have 4 games spanned until mid October. The girls star players include Elizabeth Chen ‘26, who has a personal record of 7-2. Her amazing season has only been stalled by narrow losses to oppositions from pingry school and Ridge. Every other match Chen has played has ended in triumph. Another important piece of the team is Claire Ren ‘26, who has maintained an impressive 6-3 record. Narrow losses have also been to pingry school and Ridge with the addition of Montgomery, but she has defeated Watchung Hills, Somerville, Hillsborough, Madison, and Bridgewater-Raritan. The tennis team still holds their hopes high and will continue to make matches interesting.
