Connect with us

High School Sports

Athletes of the Month

The Catholic Star Herald highlights the Diocese’s student athletes who stood out during the month of April.     Marissa Gras Marissa Gras Holy Spirit High School, Absecon Lacrosse Marissa Gras’ raw athletic ability helped her become not only a steady goaltender on the Holy Spirit High School girls lacrosse team, but also the program’s all-time leader […]

Published

on

Athletes of the Month

The Catholic Star Herald highlights the Diocese’s student athletes who stood out during the month of April.    

Marissa Gras

Marissa Gras

Holy Spirit High School, Absecon

Lacrosse

Marissa Gras’ raw athletic ability helped her become not only a steady goaltender on the Holy Spirit High School girls lacrosse team, but also the program’s all-time leader in saves.

Gras, a soccer player by trade, took up lacrosse during her sophomore year when the team had an opening at goalie. Since then, the Spartans senior has been tremendous, making her 200th career save on senior night against our Lady of Mercy Academy on April 14. Two games later, Gras made nine saves in a tight 9-8 victory over Lenape to break Piper Martin’s record of 209, which was set in 2022.

Through April, Gras made 61 saves as Holy Spirit was 7-4, and she had 223 saves for her career. Gras will play soccer next year at Rowan College of South Jersey, Cumberland Campus.


Sophia Greenwood

Sophia Greenwood

Paul VI High School, Haddonfield

Golf

Make it back-to-back championships for the Paul VI High School girls golf team as the Eagles bested the field for the second straight year at the 26th annual Camden County Commissioners Cup on April 29.

Held at Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood, Sophia Greenwood of Paul VI won the individual girls title by shooting a 90, leading the Eagles to the team title.

Greenwood started her season strong by carding a 48 at the nine-hole Moorestown Invitational on March 24. She finished the month even stronger by shooting a season-best 41 (five-over-par) on March 30 in a win over Lenape to give Paul VI a 7-1 record.

Greenwood, a senior from Medford, will attend Lehigh University next year.


Anthony Hermenau

Anthony Hermenau

Holy Spirit High School, Absecon

Lacrosse

A steady goal-scorer since he was a freshman, Anthony Hermenau became the latest addition to Holy Spirit High School’s 100-goal club in boys lacrosse.

Hermenau needed just six goals to reach the milestone entering the 2025 season, and he accomplished the feat in just his third game on April 4 with a hat trick in an 8-7 victory over Clearview.

Hermenau has posted five hat tricks on the season, including a five-goal game against Lenape on April 24, which matched a career high. Hermenau scored 25 goals and assisted on 11 more in the month of April and stood at 119 career goals heading into May. He will play Division II lacrosse next year at Coker University in South Carolina in the South Atlantic Conference.


                  

Braeden Lipoff

Braeden Lipoff

Gloucester Catholic High School, Gloucester

Baseball

Braeden Lipoff’s season started red-hot. The junior catcher hit .655 in the month of April as the Gloucester Catholic High School baseball team began its quest for a third consecutive state title.

In his first 10 games of the 2025 season, Lipoff hit safely in every game, contributing 20 hits and 15 RBIs while scoring 12 times. The East Carolina University commit uncorked a 5-for-5 effort April 26 against Saint Augustine Preparatory School at the Downbeach Coaches vs. Cancer showcase in a battle of the two top-ranked teams in the state. Lipoff homered twice that game and drove in seven runs in a 14-5 victory to help keep the Rams rolling on an undefeated season.


Jack Kelly Lyons

Jack Kelly Lyons

Camden Catholic High School, Cherry Hill

Golf

The Camden Catholic High School boys golf team had a fantastic showing at the 26th annual Camden County Commissioners Cup thanks to stellar shooting by junior Jack Kelly Lyons.

Kelly Lyons fired an eight-over-par round of 80 at Valleybrook Country Club in Blackwood on April 29 to capture second place individually while helping the Irish take second place in the team standings in a field of 17 schools.

In nine-hole matches this season, Kelly Lyons has posted a score of 39 on several occasions, including back-to-back games on April 24 and 28. His 39 against Pennsauken on April 28 was the best score of the match.


Kristen Wareham

Kristen Wareham

Wildwood Catholic Academy, North Wildwood

Softball

Kristen Wareham’s hot bat at the top of the order has helped Wildwood Catholic Academy surge up the standings this season.

The senior catcher carried a .606 batting average into May, hitting safely in all of the Crusaders’ first 10 games. With a small bench, Wareham’s defensive play has been a crucial part of Wildwood Catholic’s game plan each outing as she forms the battery with pitcher Emma Johnson.

Wareham has helped lead the Crusaders to a 5-5 record by driving in 14 runs through April 30. She started the season with a bang with nine hits in her first two games, including a career-high five-hit effort in a 23-0 win over Pleasantville.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

High School Sports

Morning Sports

Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet: The first day of the Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet in Casper is complete and Sheridan County High Schools have 3 state champions so far. Big Horn Freshman Lyla Marney set a new 2A record in the girls 3200 meter run, breaking the old […]

Published

on

Morning Sports

Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet: The first day of the Wyoming High School State Track and Field Meet in Casper is complete and Sheridan County High Schools have 3 state champions so far.

Big Horn Freshman Lyla Marney set a new 2A record in the girls 3200 meter run, breaking the old record set back in 2005, by about 13 seconds.

Trace Nelson of BH is the state champ in the 2A boys long jump.

As for Sheridan, the boys 1600 sprint medley relay team finished 1st.

In the team standings through the end of Day 1, it’s Big Horn and then everyone else in 2A Boys.

Sheridan is in 2nd place in the 4A Boys standings, behind Star Valley.

Competition today and tomorrow starts at 9am.

Click here to see results from the state track and field meet


Wyoming High School State Soccer Tournament: The Sheridan boys won their first round game in the 4A State Tournament, 3-2 over Rock Springs.

The Broncs will play Kelly Walsh in the semi-finals today at 4pm at Thunder Basin High School.

The other semi-final is between Cheyenne Central and Jackson.

The Sheridan girls lost their first game of the season yesterday, as they fell against Kelly Walsh in a shootout.

The Lady Broncs will take on Laramie in a consolation round elimination game today at 9am at Campbell County High School.

The Buffalo boys shut out Powell 3-nil in the 3A State Tournament yesterday and will play Lander today in the semi-finals at 4pm.

The other semi-final is between Torrington and Cody.

The Buffalo girls lost against Cody 8-zip, and will play Worland today in a consolation round elimination game at 9am.

Click here to see results from the state soccer tournament.


Wyoming High School State Softball Tournament: Sheridan dropped their first round game vs. Cheyenne Central 20-17 at the State Tournament in Cheyenne.

The Lady Broncs will take on Laramie today at 12-noon in an elimination game.

The team can still play its way to the state championship, but to do so, they will have to win 3-games back-to-back-to-back with a short break in between games, both today and tomorrow.

Click here to see results from the state softball tournament.


Sheridan Troopers Legion Baseball: The Sheridan Troopers play a non-conference game today at Gillette starting at 7:30pm.

The team will be in Gillette tomorrow to take on Evanston at 9:30am and Jackson at 12-noon.

Sunday is an off day for graduation.

The Troopers will play 2 more at Gillette on Memorial Day Monday, starting at 12-noon against Powell, followed by a 2:30pm game vs. Laramie.


High School Rodeo: Cowboys and cowgirls will be competing at the Johnson County Fairgrounds in Buffalo tomorrow, Sunday and Monday.

Competition starts at 10am both tomorrow and Sunday and at 9am on Monday.

The Wyoming High School State Rodeo Finals will also be in Buffalo in 2 weeks.


Colorado Rockies Baseball: The Colorado Rockies were swept in a 4-game series at home vs. Philadelphia, losing yesterday 2-zip.

The Rocks start a 3-game home series vs. the New York Yankees today.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:40pm.

Tomorrow’s game will start at 2:10pm, and Sunday’s game at 1:10pm.

On Monday, the Rocks will start a 9-game road trip, beginning with a 3-game series at the Chicago Cubs.


NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City won Game 2 of their best of 7 western conference finals series at home last night vs. Minnesota 118-103.

The Thunder lead the series 2-zip.

Game 3 is tomorrow at Minnesota.

Tonight is Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals between Indiana and New York.


NHL Playoffs: The Florida Panthers won on the road again, as they shut out Carolina 5-zip, to take a 2-nothing lead in their best of 7 Eastern Conference finals series.

Game 3 is tomorrow at Florida.

Tonight is Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals between Edmonton and Dallas.

Continue Reading

High School Sports

Knoxville native Kenny Chesney's Las Vegas Sphere show highlights UT, Gibbs High School

LAS VEGAS, NV. (WVLT) – Knoxville native Kenny Chesney opened his Las Vegas Sphere residency Thursday night, and he showcased some of his Tennessee roots while he did it. Fans, like Nate Livesay, caught pictures and video of Neyland Stadium and Gibbs High School’s football field getting airtime on the massive Sphere screens. “When we […]

Published

on

Knoxville native Kenny Chesney's Las Vegas Sphere show highlights UT, Gibbs High School

LAS VEGAS, NV. (WVLT) – Knoxville native Kenny Chesney opened his Las Vegas Sphere residency Thursday night, and he showcased some of his Tennessee roots while he did it.

Fans, like Nate Livesay, caught pictures and video of Neyland Stadium and Gibbs High School’s football field getting airtime on the massive Sphere screens.

wvlt

“When we started talking about all of the possibilities playing Sphere offered, I was all in,” Chesney is quoted on the Sphere’s website. “Just the idea of 4D technology and the impossibly dialed-in sound raises the experience for No Shoes Nation; literally immersing them in music, visuals, sound and being together. To me, this is going to be a whole new way of rocking the fans, and I can’t wait.”

Chesney will be playing at the Sphere through June 21.

Continue Reading

High School Sports

Junior High Rodeo Athletes Blaze A Trail to National Competition, High School Season …

The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below! Program Overview: Schrunk Brothers Qualify for National Junior High […]

Published

on

Junior High Rodeo Athletes Blaze A Trail to National Competition, High School Season ...

The Nebraska Rodeo Update is a weekly radio program designed to highlight Nebraska rodeo and western events. The program sheds light on the success of Nebraska athletes, rodeos, and cowboy culture in the Cornhusker state. Listen to the update, or read highlights from the program below!

Program Overview:

  • Schrunk Brothers Qualify for National Junior High Finals Rodeo
  • Hudson Redman Takes Junior High Tie Down Roping Title
  • Gracey Rodocker Peters Finds Success in Barrel Racing at Thedford and Stapleton High School Rodeos
  • Pro Rodeo Trail Highlights

Listen to the Nebraska Rodeo Update here:

Continue Reading

High School Sports

ASU, Arizona natives well

Arizona State’s Preston Summerhays is among a group of golfers raised in Arizona who will be competing in the NCAA Division I men’s golf championships in Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Fernandez/Sun Devil Athletics) PHOENIX – Memorial Day weekend for many means fueling up boats, loading up coolers and celebrating with family and friends. […]

Published

on

ASU, Arizona natives well


Arizona State’s Preston Summerhays is among a group of golfers raised in Arizona who will be competing in the NCAA Division I men’s golf championships in Carlsbad, Calif. (Photo courtesy of Tommy Fernandez/Sun Devil Athletics)

PHOENIX – Memorial Day weekend for many means fueling up boats, loading up coolers and celebrating with family and friends. For a select group of amateur golfers, however, they’ll be seekig drier ground and competing in the 2025 NCAA Division 1 Men’s Golf Championship in Carlsbad, Calif.

Thirty college golf teams, including Arizona State, and six individual golfers have qualified to tee off at the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa, starting with 54 holes of stroke play starting Friday and finishing up Sunday. Representing the Sun Devils are 2024 U.S. Amateur champion and three-time All-American senior Josele Ballester, junior Michael Mjaaseth, sophomore Connor Williams, freshman Peer Wernicke, sophomore Fifa Laopakdee and senior Preston Summerhays.

Additionally, from San Diego all the way to Auburn, Ga., former Arizona high school athletes will compete in the final matchup of the 2024-2025 season with the hope of bringing home the ultimate prize in college golf.

Trey Moore

Team: Utah Utes
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Scottsdale
High School: Desert Mountain
Highlights: As one of the youngest competitors in the field, Moore has made a name for himself within the Utes program in just a short amount of time. He earned his high school team’s MVP award in 2023, and he secured two junior tournament titles during his time at Desert Mountain, including the Prescott City Junior Championship. Upside defines Moore’s game, but he’ll need to dig deep into his tool belt to secure a win against the more experienced competitors on the course this weekend.

Davis Johnson

Team: Utah Utes
Class: Junior (Redshirt)
Hometown: Scottsdale
High School: Scottsdale Preparatory Academy
Highlights: From being ranked in the Top 100 for the 2021 recruiting class to recording the team’s lowest stroke average last season (71.7), consistency is the name of Johnson’s game. He is currently ranked 331st according to the World Amateur Golf Ranking, but he’s risen as high as 175th on the list at his best. He’s had three top 10 finishes in the past 104 weeks, and he’ll look to add to that total this weekend.

Henry Dall

Team: San Diego Toreros
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Phoenix
High School: Brophy College Preparatory
Highlights: Yet another freshman on our list, Dall competed as a varsity golfer for Brophy Prep all four years of his high school career. During that time, the program appeared in three Arizona state championships, including securing the state title in 2021 and 2022. Dall’s current index maintains a +3.5, Amateurgolf.com reports, an admirable statistic at any level of golf. Though he has had quite a bit of success in high school, more is expected as he continues to pursue his collegiate golf career.

Mahanth Chirravuri

Team: Pepperdine Waves
Class: Junior
Hometown: Chandler
High School: Hamilton
Highlights: Though his college career started at USC, Chirravuri is now comfortably a part of the Pepperdine program, boasting a scoring average of 71.44 through his first 34 rounds of golf with the program. In more than half of those rounds (18 to be exact), Chirravuri shot below par, and placed second at the Saticoy Showdown earlier this season.

Related story

Johnnie Clark

Team: Oklahoma State Cowboys
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Mesa
High School: Arizona Connections Academy
Highlights: At 6-feet-5, he stands out above much of the competition he sees on the course, literally and figuratively. As a freshman during the 2023-2024 season, Clark was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, and he tied for 13th at The Spring Indy at WinStar that very same season. He was also named a second-team AJGA All-American in 2022 and 2023.

Tyler Spielman

Team: Auburn Tigers
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Cave Creek
High School: Brophy College Preparatory
Highlights: The third and final freshman on this list is the 2022-2023 Arizona High School Player of the Year for the Arizona Republic, who was also ranked number one in national high school scoring averages for that season as well. Spielman is no stranger to pressure at a high level, having shot a combined 17-under to win the 2023 AIA state championship. Arizona State expressed interest, but he decided to take his talents down south to Alabama instead.

Tucker Clark

Team: Colorado Buffaloes
Class: Senior
Hometown: Paradise Valley
High School: Arcadia High School
Highlights: Clark has had a storied career at Colorado, showcasing his talents in several tournaments each season during his time swinging his clubs for the Buffaloes. As a true freshman, he helped lead his team to the NCAA regionals for the first time since 2012, and finished fourth on the team with a 72.52 stroke average over 21 rounds of golf (while playing at Notre Dame before transferring). Junior Golf Scoreboard ranked him as the number 15 player in the class of 2020 coming into college.

Preston Summerhays

Team: Arizona State Sun Devils
Class: Senior
Hometown: Scottsdale
High School: Chaparral
Highlights: Summerhays is only one of two seniors on the condensed Sun Devils roster, and with a father who is a Golf Digest Top 50 instructor, it’s clear success on the golf course is in his blood. Summerhays has had a standout career playing golf in Arizona, even earning a sponsor’s exemption for the 2022 WM Phoenix Open. Summerhays shot a career low 62 10-under at the Las Vegas Regional in 2023, and is expected to do much of the same this weekend in Southern California.

Continue Reading

High School Sports

2024

Last Updated on May 23, 2025 by Derek Levendusky Pound-for-Pound USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published the National Rankings for high school girls wrestlers for April 2025. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection. […]

Published

on

2024

Pound-for-Pound

USA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum has published the National Rankings for high school girls wrestlers for April 2025. This national ranking evaluates all girls enrolled in grades 8-12, and athletes from all 50 states are eligible for selection.

These rankings have heavily impacted by two major USA Wrestling events, the Women’s Nationals in Spokane, Wash., along with the National Girls High School Recruiting Showcase in Las Vegas, Nev., In addition, all of USA Wrestling’s Regional competitions were evaluated, as well as a number of other national and state-level competitions.

With the Women’s Nationals serving as a World Team Trials event at the U15, U17, U20 and U23 levels, a number of athletes changed weight classes in order to try out for Team USA.

With the addition of weight classes in the post-season competition, the committee has brought back the 95-pound weight class (which is not included in most state high school seasons). The #1 wrestler in this month’s ranking at 95 pounds is Madison Healey of Pennsylvania.

Those who have remained ranked #1 but at different weight classes are Jaclyn Bouzakis of Pennsylvania (100), Morgan Turner of Illinois (105) and Everest Leydecker of Arizona (120).

Four other new #1 athletes in this ranking are Heather Crull of Indiana (110), Emma Bacon of Pennsylvania (125), Daniella Nugent of Massachusetts (140) and Tilisa Matakaiongo of Utah (235).

The athletes who remained at #1 at the same weight class are Epenesa Elison of California (115), Aubre Krazer of Pennsylvania (130), Taina Fernandez of Maryland (135), Violette Lasure of Pennsylvania (145), Piper Fowler of Tennessee (170) and Brooke Huffman of Wisconsin (190).

The Pound-For-Pound (P-4-P) rankings had significant changes, including a new #1 athlete, Everest Leydecker of Arizona, who has qualified for Senior-level Final X, won the Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, and earned a spot  on the U.S. U20 World Team.

Rounding out the top five of the Pound-For-Pound rankings are #1 Leydecker, #2 Fernandez, #3 Bouzakis, #4 Crull and #5 Fowler. Athletes who have moved up into the top 25 in the P-4-P are #13 Abbi Cooper of California, #14 Daniella Nugent of Massachusetts, #19 Tilisa Matakaiongo of Utah, #21 Cassandra Gonzales of Minnesota, #23 Taylor Whiting of Wisconsin and #24 Harlee Hiller of Illinois.

The final ranking for the year will be posted in early July prior to the annual USMC Junior and 16U Nationals in Fargo, N.D. The final ranking will include assessment of USA Wrestling’s Women’s National Duals in Westfield, Ind. in June, as well as the rest of the major national-level competitions organized by a variety of wrestling organizations.

Coaches, parents and athletes are encouraged to provide information about specific athletes and their achievements throughout the year for the committee to consider. If they have information on specific girls who should be considered for ranking or updates on their achievements, please send it by email to girlsrankings@usawrestling.org. The quality of these rankings continue to improve as people choose to share updated information.

Continue Reading

High School Sports

Nebraska state track and field

6

Published

on

Nebraska state track and field


Continue Reading

Most Viewed Posts

Trending