It was a strong winter sports season for our student athletes. In addition to our varsity basketball teams bringing home the FSL championship, indoor track athlete Ajana Patton ’28 was the state champion in the long jump! Ryder Tookes ’27 and Miguel Wenderoth Bachiller ’26 both qualified for wrestling National Preps, and five swimmers placed in the top 25 at Easterns. Additionally, seventeen student athletes at were named to the Friends Schools League All League and Honorable Mention teams. We recently celebrated all of our talented and hard-working student athletes at the Winter Varsity Awards Ceremony. You can enjoy photos of all the awardees here!
Both our girls and boys varsity basketball teams won Friends Schools League Championship Tournaments at LaSalle University this winter. It is only the second time in school history that both teams have won on the same night. Congratulations to these two tenacious teams! See more of the girls team in action here, and the boys team here.
In addition to the girls varsity soccer FSL Championship, there are other fall season achievements to celebrate! We are proud of all of our student-athletes and the work they do on and off the field! Here are a few highlights:
The varsity field hockey team made it back to the FSL Championship for the second year in a row!
The boys varsity soccer team advanced to the PAISAA State Championship for the first time in school history.
Both the boys and girls varsity soccer teams’ PAISAA Soccer championship appearance marked the first time in program history that both teams have appeared in the finals in the same year.
The girls tennis team made it to the FSL Playoffs for the first time in almost a decade.
Cross country hosted the FSL Championships, and the girls cross country team placed third.
Congratulations to our fall season student-athletes who signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level! These seniors are:
Grant Alexander – St. Bonaventure – lacrosse Maya Holt – Moravian University – soccer Catherine McDonough – Ohio Wesleyan – lacrosse Emma McDonough – Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – lacrosse Sam Mojica – Connecticut College – lacrosse Lucy Smith – Stevens Institute of Technology – soccer Atlee Vanesko – Ohio State – basketball Quartez Walker-Welch – Hampton University – lacrosse
Join us in congratulating the girls varsity soccer team, Head Coach Scott Bissett, and Assistant Coaches Paul Lehmann, Grace Bendon, and Julia Marrone! They won their fourth Friends Schools League title in a row, which ties the current record of consecutive titles in FSL history! The team also advanced to the PAISAA Championship. Way to go, ‘Town! See this tenacious team in action here!
Director of Athletics Mich Canuso-Bedesem, sums up the awesome spring sports season:
This spring was a rainy yet exciting time in Westtown Athletics! All of our spring teams qualified for the Friends Schools League (FSL) playoffs which is a first for Westtown, at least in the last decade. The Oak Lane Athletic Complex hosted games and practices for the first time and our Middle School baseball team had their first season on the new Middle school baseball field.
The girls lacrosse team made the FSL playoffs for the first time since 2006. This is a huge step for the program as they finished just shy of the playoffs the past two seasons. Additionally, senior Sophie Jones broke Westtown’s all time goal’s record scoring 210 goals in her career.
Our baseball team was hit with the injury bat this season but still managed to take a spring break trip to Florida, secure a winning record, and advance to the FSL semi-finals for the eighth year in a row.
We hosted our very first “Under the Lights” game this spring for our boys lacrosse Senior Night game against league rival Shipley. It was a beautiful night and the team played an amazing game and beat the Gators! Boys lacrosse finished 2nd in the FSL losing a heartbreaking game in overtime in the FSL Championship match up with ANC.
Westtown hosted the FSL Track and Field Championships this spring. It was an exciting event and two records were broken. Laila Atkins’27 broke her own school records in the discus and shot put and Charlie Reed ’28 broke the 100m hurdles record. Both went on to win the state championship in their respective events.
Our golf, softball, and tennis teams had solid performances this year and their ranks are filled with young talent eager to make their mark on the FSL in years to come.
We welcomed alums and current players for a Westtown Alums Field hockey event on Alums Day. This event allowed our alums to check out the new field and our current players a chance to play on the turf since it wasn’t completed until after the season. Some alums jumped in to play with our current students while others cheered from the Clubhouse or stands. We even had two board members—Emily Abels and Liz Osterman—come out in support!
Westtown student athletes continue to be amongst the best in the FSL and we took home 23 FSL All League and Honorable Mention recognitions this spring!
Finally, congratulations to the seniors (new graduates) who signed their National Letters of Intent to play their respective sports in college. They are:
Charlotte Anstine – Dickinson College (golf) Francisco Benbow – Lafayette College (soccer) Angelis Bolivar – Adrian College (softball) Avery Canady – F&M College (track) Mason Davis – Rhodes College (lacrosse) Ella Dobrzelewski – Penn State, Harrisburg (field hockey) Jayden Forsythe – West Virginia Univ. (basketball) Vianna Kanyamiheto-Watson – Swarthmore College (basketball) Landon Laney – Hampton University (lacrosse) Rariwonote Maracle – Clarkson Univ. (lacrosse) Kash Sanders – Rosemont College (basketball)
Join us in congratulating the eleven seniors who signed their NLIs! They signed their letters surrounded by friends and family in a celebration on Coach Downey Court. These student-athletes will go on to play in their respective sports at the following colleges and universities:
Jason Beaman – Lemoyne College – lacrosse Jayden Forsythe – Xavier University – basketball Kennedy Hall – Boston College – basketball Kennedy Henry – Villanova University – basketball Olivia Jones – Harvard University – basketball Jayden Kelsey – Binghamton University – basketball Aidan Langley – Towson University – basketball Jahmare Memphis – LaSalle – basketball Ewen Patrick – Limestone University – lacrosse Carlos Salazar – Kenyon College – soccer Cam Wallace – Temple Univeristy – basketball
This winter season, five basketball players reached their 1000-point career mark. This amazing milestone was met by: Jessie Moses ’27 and Jordyn Palmer ’27 on the girls varsity team, and by Marshall Bailey ’27, Jayden Forsythe ’25, and Cam Wallace ’25 on the boys varsity team. Jordyn Palmer was also named Gatorade Player of the Year for the second consecutive year! Congratulations to these talented athletes!
The powerhouse girls varsity basketball team brought home two championships this season! They won the Friends Schools League Championship for the fifth consecutive year and the the PAISAA State Championship for the forth year in a row. Congratulations to this stellar team!! Go ‘TOWN!
