Fall Sports Preview

This year the Learn To Sail team will involve “all age groups,” according to sophomore Finn Saunders-Zurn. The varsity sailing team doesn’t have cuts, but the ability of the Learn To Sail team to use all ages allows many to get into the sport who haven’t before. So, if you’ve ever thought about sailing before, the Learn To Sail Program is perfect for you.

This year the cheerleading team, under the coaching of Jazzymyne Jacobs, will participate in two competitions: one toward the end of the football season in November and one in May. Sophomore Julia Reyes says that this year the team will be made up of "half seniors and half freshman,” which creates a very strong and mature team set up for success. The cheerleading squad can also be seen at all CRLS...

The boys football team is gearing up for another season in Massachusetts Division II north. Most of the offense graduated last year, leaving sophomore Ashur Carraha as the starting quarterback. The team has a completely new mindset this year and they hope that this will help them win some games and gain more confidence. Senior running back Andre Colas says, “We are what we do repeatedly, excellen...

Learn to Row is a program for beginner or novice rowers and acts as a feeder program for the competitive crew team. Second-year varsity girls crew coach, Catherine Davies, says, “The Learn to Row program is accessible to anyone who wants to take up rowing as a sport.” She also added, “Over 90% of our varsity athletes had absolutely no prior rowing experience.” The program is an easy way to g...

Fencing has seen an enormous increase in popularity at CRLS in the last several years. When the fencing team was first created, it had only five players. Now, only five years later, the Learn to Fence program has over fifty students participating. Since the team’s creation, fencing has also become more popular both state and nationwide. Coach Brisk also says that this year’s group of seniors inclu...

The golf team is ready for a new and challenging season this fall. The team plays at Fresh Pond Golf Course and encompases varsity and junior varsity levels. Senior Alex Sadock says, “We are in a strong league, which has made our first few weeks rough.” The Dual County League is very competitive in golf, but Sadock is hopeful: “Hopefully the boys will pull it together and win big next week.”...

The girls volleyball team is jumping off of a great season, one which involved going the furthest a girls team has gone under head coach Kelley Leary. After last year’s successful campaign, the team graduated four seniors “who had a very big impact on the team,” according to Lily Taylor ’19, one of the team’s captains. Taylor continued on to say that the team will have “a lot of young pla...

Orienteering is coming off a highly successful season in which they had eight of their eleven runners place nationally. The varsity team also walked away with the 2018 Junior National Championships trophy. According to junior Anaka Landrigan, “One of the team’s main goals is making orienteering a more well know and participated in sport.” She continued, saying, “It’s really underrated! If...

The girls soccer team is looking to the future after eleven seniors on the team graduated last year. In 2017, they posted a strong .500 record and made the tournament for the Dual County League. Senior captain Isa Andrade says, “Our goals this season is to win as many games as possible and try to make it to tournament like the last two years.” Senior Maya Thompson adds, “I think we all want to...

The girls cross country team is looking to show off their talent to the league this year. Despite having a younger group of people, they know they have all the pieces to be successful in this upcoming season. Senior Caroline Williams says, “I feel like a lot of the new people have a lot of potential to be great.”

Boys cross country hopes to channel the energy that they had last season as they head into the fall. Three of their top five runners graduated in 2018; they hope new and returning faces will step up. The team is well rounded and hopes to finish on the podium for all of their meets this year. Junior Vincent Chen says, “I have high hopes for our team and believe that we are a state caliber team.”...

The boys soccer team is gearing up for a strong season in the competitive Dual County League. Led by a strong senior class, the team hopes to improve on last season, where they just missed out on the playoffs. Senior captain Abdoullah Niasse says, “We want to make the playoffs and hopefully make a deep run.” The team has gotten off to a good start, beating a strong Newton South team away from hom...