Saints athletics is on fire heading into mid-October. Catch up on recent results for your favorite teams below:

 

Football lost their Sept. 27 Homecoming game against Wilmington Friends School, and their Oct. 3 away game at McKean High School. They face off against visiting Early College School at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, and we're rooting for a comeback!

Saints varsity cross-country hosted the Oct. 3 MOT Town Championship, with varsity boys XC coming in first out of five teams. Individually, four St. Andrew's runners placed in the top five varsity boys runners in the 5000 meter run: Henry Bird ’27 in first place, Ryerson Li ’27 in third, Richard Vaughan ’26 in fourth, and Phineas Brown ’26 in fifth. JV boys XC placed first out of three teams, with Saints sweeping the 5000 meter's individual top five slots: Bodin Perrin ’27 in first place, William McNeal ’29 in second, Kaz Yamada ’26 in third, John Kim ’27 in fourth, and Elijah Adewunmi ’29 in fifth.

Varsity girls XC placed first out of five teams in the 5000 meter run, with first through fifth places going to the following individual athletes: Alexi Onsomu ’28, Claire Hulsey ’26, Ines Kossick ’26, Maggie Baker ’27, and Lawson Meyer ’26. In JV Girls XC, the team took first against one challenger in the 5000 meter, and these individual runners hit top five results: Kate Robbins ’27 in first place, Lindsey Liu ’28 in second, Kayla Williams-Johnson ’28 in third, Brookie Barry ’27 in fourth, and Clara Toole ’28 in fifth.

Saints XC will be one of 44 teams running at the Friday, Oct. 17 Joe O'Neill Invitational, hosted by Brandywine High School.

Field hockey's current season record is 5-5. Varsity bested visiting Charter School of Wilmington on Saturday, Sept. 27 (4-1), lost their Tuesday, Sept. 30 match at Sanford School (0-2), came back with a stunning 11-0 win on Friday, Oct. 3 against hosts Christiana High School, and lost 2-3 in a Tuesday, Oct. 7 away game against Tatnall School. The team faces off at home against Tower Hill School today at 3:45 p.m., and we're wishing them another win!

Varsity boys soccer is on a roll with a 10-1 season! Playing away against Wilmington Friends School on Thursday, Sept. 25, the team left the pitch with a 3-1 victory. Their first loss of the season came on Tuesday, Sept. 30, a 1-2 result against hosts Sanford School. The athletes made a comeback with back-to-back 4-0 wins, one on Thursday, Oct. 2 at home against Smyrna High School, and the other at home on Tuesday, Oct. 7 versus Tatnall. Today, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m., the team plays away in a match against Tower Hill.

Varsity girls volleyball took the home court Friday, Sept. 26 for a 3-1 against Wilmington Friends. The team saw two 0-3 away losses, the first on Tuesday, Sept. 30 against Sanford and the second on Thursday, Oct. 2 against MOT Charter High School. 

Girls Collaborative and Saints Volleyball raised over $1,000 for the American Cancer Society, and fundraising wrapped with the Friday, Oct. 3 Pink Out game. Saints attributed their hard-fought 3-2 win to teamwork and spectators' team spirit! Varsity scored another win (3-1) at Tatnall on Tuesday, Oct. 7, and takes the home court tonight at 5:15 p.m. against Tower Hill. Let's go, Saints!

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