Spring Sports Review

Though it took a while for the freshman baseball team to get into the zone, the team finished the season with a 9-5 record. “We didn’t play as well as we should have this year, but next season we’ll be doing better,” said freshman Gabriel Taylor, a second baseman.

The softball team finished the regular season 10-10, qualifying for the playoffs. However, the team fell to Lowell 1-0 in their first game. Junior Anaya Benzan said that the team “overcame drama on and off the field,” but they remained “determined” throughout the season and into the playoffs. Next year, the softball team hopes to go even further in the tournament, with a team Benzan says will be...

The recently-founded orienteering team has had a streak of successes at CRLS. Many students, like Priya Landrigan ’21, have joined the team. Landrigan said, “The spring season was awesome. The team is really nice and we have lots of fun together.” Landrigan especially likes the combination of “running” and “intellect” that orienteering requires. The team managed to triumph in their ina...

The CRLS sailing team emerged as the winners of their division this spring season. “I would describe sailing at CRLS as being competitive but fun,” said coach Amanda Donohue. “In my past few years here, we have continued to get better and better.” The team’s improvement has been fueled by a group dominated by upperclassmen. However, Donohue noted that there is incoming talent: “We have a lot...

The crew team capped off a successful season highlighted by a boys novice first place finish at the Massachusetts Public Schools State Championship in Lowell and a nationals appearance for the varsity team as well. Sophomore Phineas DeSola summed up the season with an optimistic outlook: “We did very well [given] the circumstances ... I’m really excited to see what the team can achieve next seaso...

Rugby has become a popular spring sport at CRLS since the team’s creation, and the team competes against many local schools. Sophomore Henry Goodman said he likes playing rugby because “it is a sport that requires a lot of sportsmanship and trust in your own team.” The team’s 2-4 record this season was “frustrating” for Goodman, but regardless, he will be playing rugby again next spring...

CRLS boys lacrosse finished with a record of 4-15. Freshman Alister Cutler said, “We were strong at the beginning of the year, then fell off during the end of the season.” Next year, the team will hope to improve on this season’s performance. Cutler remarked, “[Next year] We will still have our key offensive players, but we lost our seniors, and most of them played defense.”...

CRLS girls lacrosse finished the season 8-10, missing a chance to go to the state tournament. “We were a strong team, but we were a learning team. We knew it would be difficult to make the tournament,” said coach Shannon Manning. She went on to say, “There was a game that we should have won that we didn’t, which put us in the position to have to beat a top team. We showed our best selves, but ...

The tennis team had a tough season with a losing streak. They just barely missed the playoffs, and they finished the season with five wins and eleven losses, highlighted by a crazy 3-2 upset against recent state champions Bedford, as well as the JV team sweeping the Waltham varsity team 5-0. Boys tennis Coach Joe Nicholson stated that next year they hope to make the playoffs and finish with a winn...

The track team was very successful again this year, capping off another season with numerous fast times at state championships. One of their many successes was senior Ethan Rothenberg running a 4:22 mile—not to mention other feats, such as the impressive boys 4x400 relay. Freshman Zan Rice, hopeful for the future of the team, said that “the successes of the upperclassmen only serve to motivate us to tr...