ATHLETICS
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Fall 2007

Fall Sports Kick off - Barnabas Serves & Scores
By: The Barnabas Bear

St. Barnabas High School is back in session!! I love this time of year....as a bear, it gets lonely in the gym all summer. But now I get to travel to all the Barnabas games - and write about what I
see - in this column of the Sports Section. So as they say, let the games begin. Well, they actually did begin, last month! I’ll tell
ya, things move quickly around here. Shall we?

SOCCER

Let’s start with the Soccer team, coached by Mary Murphy. The team is off to an incredible 4-2 start in a very competitive
division, shared with Mt. St. Ursula, Blessed Sacrament and St. Catherine's. The team is led by Julie Brattesani and Leslie
Borum on offense, and Evan Murphy, Cynthia Coronel and Melissa Del Vecchio on defense. It is hard to single these players out though, as this team plays together and relies on each person to get the job done. As a basketball Bear, I don’t know as much about soccer as some other bears, but I do know you have to be
in great shape to run up and down that field. These girls are fast! Coach Murphy has done a great job getting this team to work hard, and their efforts are showing on the field and in the league standings.

The Soccer Bears, on a 3 GAME WIN STREAK, next play on: 10/2, 10/5, 10/11, 10/12 and 10/15. Goooooooooaaaaaaal!!

VOLLEYBALL

Coach Crockett is back to lead our Volleyball team again this year, and boy are we grateful. Although it is early in the
volleyball season, it is easy to see how good the Varsity and Junior Varsity might be. As both a Bear and volleyball fan, I can appreciate the ability to serve and dig. These girls are good at
what they do. I’ll begin with the Varisty, who are led by experienced vets Michelle Mullen, Jessica Feeney, and Alyssa McFadden. What is so great about this team is their work ethic and discipline. And by the way, have you seen Elaina D’Andrea serve?! So far, the team has lost to Sacred Heart and beat Scanlan High School. The J.V. has shown great potential, matching the Varsity record of 1-1. Led by the intensity of Junior Jamie Schmidt and balanced skills of Freshmen Sarah Marques, this team has the potential to finish the season in excellent fashion.

At 1-1, the team next plays: 10/1, 10/2, 10/5, 10/9, 10/11, 10/18, 10/19, and 10/23.