Weekly Wildcat Wrap-up – The Warwick Valley Dispatch

GIRLS TENNIS

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Warwick senior Alexandra Krasinska won the Orange County Interscholastic Athletic Association girls tennis singles championship on Oct. 12 at Match Point in Goshen.

Alexandra defeated top-seeded Norah Staunton of Goshen in the finals 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Last year she lost to Staunton 6-4, 6-0 in the OCIAA semifinals.

“Alex won with a mix of power and precision,” Warwick coach William Zwart said. “Her focus was spectacular. She displayed a level of patience like never before. She didn’t force shots and instead waited for the right situations to carry out her game plan for each and every match. She came back to win multiple games in which she was down by a score of 15-40. All of her hard work and dedication really paid off.”

Krasinska and the Warwick doubles team of Clare Calandra and Anika Brezina will be competing in the Section 9 tournament this week.

BOYS SOCCER

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Warwick defeated Monticello 8-0 under the lights at C. Ashley Morgan Field on Oct. 11. The team honored its seniors and their families before the game.

The Wildcats got goals from Jeremy Bender, Ezequiel Torres, Charlie Bastone, Joel Andoh, Simon Bastone, Eric Bethmann, Symon Roldan and Owen Beauregard.

Bethmann scored two goals to lead Warwick to a 6-1 victory over John S. Burke Catholic on Oct. 10. Beauregard, Roldan Torres and Jacobo Martinez.

GIRLS SOCCER

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Sierra Blanton and Athena Lazina each scored two goals to spark Warwick to an 8-0 victory over Monticello on Oct. 10 at C. Ashley Morgan Field. The team honored its seniors and their families before the game.

Samara Beauregard, Kat Finnerty, Melina Garby and Emily Bujosa (who usually plays goalie) also had goals for the Wildcats.

Warwick dropped a pair of one-goal games later in the week, losing to Monroe-Woodbury 2-1 and to Goshen 3-2.

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Alyssa Dovico finished first in 20 minutes, 34.3 seconds to pace Warwick to a 25-31 victory over Minisink Valley on Oct. 10 at Sanfordville Elementary School.

Trixie Wendell, Julia Schlesinger and Madison Olszewski finished fourth, fifth and sixth, which was crucial to the Warwick victory. Other strong performances were turned in by Natalie Eger, Alexa Keys, Katie Rondo, Sami Brady and Denae Boller.

The Wildcats traveled to Van Cortlandt Park for the 51^st edition of the Manhattan College Invitational on Oct. 14. In the Girls Varsity “C” race, Alyssa Dovico finished in 14th place and ran a personal best time of 16:05.2 over the 2.5-mile course. Madison Olszewski also ran a personal best time and finished in 17:39.2.

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

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Minisink Valley defeated Warwick 22-34 on Oct. 10 at Sanfordville Elementary School. Liam Astbury was Warwick’s top finisher in 18:06.5 R.J. Dovico, who finished 10^th against Minisink, was Warwick’s top runner at the Manhattan College Invitational. He placed 76^th in 14:36.3.

GIRLS SWIMMING

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Senior Sydney McSweeney placed first in the 100-yard freestyle in a personal best time of 57.29 seconds and in the 100 backstroke in a season-best (1:09.55) as Warwick defeated Goshen 100-84 on Oct. 11. The team honored its seniors and their families during the meet.

Zoe Link was second (1:07.13) in the 100 freestyle. McSweeney was also the winning 200 medley (2:06.51) and 200 freestyle (1:57.48) relay teams.

Maeve Wright won the 200 individual medley in a season-best time of 2:26.52 and was first in the 100 butterfly (1:03.33).

Ciara Kelly finished first in the 200 freestyle (2:13.37) and 50 freestyle (28.33) against Goshen.

The Wildcats defeated Beacon 117-63 on Oct. 13 as Jillian Shaw won the 200 individual medley in a personal best time of 2:41.19 and also finished first in the 500 freestyle (6:23.32).

Kelly placed first in the 100 freestyle in a season-best 59.96 and also won the 100 breaststroke (1:17.82). Wright was first in the 200 freestyle (2:11.41) and 100 backstroke (1:10.61). McSweeney won the 50 freestyle (26.73). Talia Potempa and Sarah Hertner placed 1-2 in diving.

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VOLLEYBALL

Minisink Valley held on to defeated Warwick 25-15, 25-20, 20-25, 20-25, 15-8. Erin Smith led the Wildcats with 12 kills and 11 digs. Hallie Hansen had 17 assists, three blocks and seven kills. Adriana Nicosia had 18 digs.

FOOTBALL

Middletown posted a 34-0 Homecoming victory over Warwick on Oct. 12. The Wildcats host Our Lady of Lourdes in their final home game on Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at C. Ashley Morgan Field.