Strath Haven’s spring sports will not be deterred by the predicted six more weeks of winter.
With winter sports coming to an end, many Strath Haven students are beginning to prepare for their spring seasons. Strath Haven offers its students a wide selection of sports to choose from including boys tennis, baseball, softball, and boys and girls lacrosse and track. The teams are set to kick off with an exciting season ahead.
Boys Tennis
The season will begin on Monday, March 10 with a game against West Chester Rustin High School.
“I’m very excited to go into the season. I think there will be a lot of new players that will be really good so maybe we will be able to do well in the playoffs,” junior Ted Dudley said.
Baseball
The baseball season will begin on Monday, March 10 against Sun Valley High School and Northley Middle School. This year, the baseball team received dugouts and batting cages, which hope to increase the practice of pitching and batting. The team plans to furnish the dugouts, as they act like a home for the players.
“We’re going to use the money we started fundraising for these dugouts to buy things for the inside, like helmet racks and benches,” baseball coach Brian Fili said. “They built the structure and we decided we were going to put the things inside it.”
Softball
The softball season will start at Norristown Area High School on Monday, March 10. This year, the softball team, like the baseball team, received dugouts and batting cages. The team hopes to be able to use these new resources to strengthen their fundamental skills.
“Seeing the softball and baseball teams both get them makes us really happy. We are all super excited about this so that excitement leading into the season will be really awesome building off of,” senior Ella Liberi said.
Boys Lacrosse
The boys lacrosse team will start their season at Council Rock High School North on Saturday, March 8.
The boys lacrosse team has had preseason practices to introduce the new season. Sophomore Logan Mitchell believes these practices will foreshadow a promising season.
“I’m excited for this upcoming season. I’m looking forward to playing with my previous teammates and the new guys,” Mitchell said. “I think our team has the potential to be good, we play well together.”
Girls Lacrosse
The girls lacrosse team will kick off their season on Saturday, March 8 at the Louis H. Taylor Stadium. With the season only a month away, girls lacrosse players are preparing for their season by attending weekend open practices and conditioning sessions during fifth blocks.
“It is very competitive but it is also really enjoyable. It is a good environment to be a part of because you are always challenged but everyone is super nice,” sophomore Kasey O’Sullivan said.
Girls and Boys Track
Boys and girls track will have their first meets on Wednesday, March 26. The boys meet will take place at Upper Darby High School and the girls team will have their meet at the Arnold Field track at Lebanon Valley College.
The track team is one of Haven’s largest groups. Some students will not have time to put their running spikes down as they join spring track immediately after a busy indoor track season. Both the boys and girls track teams are welcoming to every student, whether it is their first time running laps or they are striving to win medals at meets.
“Going into this track season I am excited to get back to running. My main goals are to increase my speed and vertical by doing both running and jumping events,” sophomore Noah White said.
Ultimate Frisbee
Ultimate frisbee, coming into this season with previous successes, is hoping to continue their streak of wins. Last year, the team won the state tournament. The team has similar aspirations for the upcoming season.
“Our team is the defending state champions and were invited to the high school nationals for the first time in our history last year, coming in 12th,” coach Lisa Meeden said. “We are gunning for nationals again and have higher expectations this time around.”
