Girls’ Swim Team Makes History

Many sporting events at Old Rochester Regional High School had to be postponed or canceled this week due to the heavy snowstorm that shut down the area. Regardless, many athletes had impressive performances later in the week. Here is a look at the eighth week of scheduled games for ORR winter athletics.

Boys’ Basketball: In their lone game of the week, the Bulldogs pulled out an impressive 70-42 win over conference rival Fairhaven, thanks largely in part to the performances of Noah Fernandes and Ryan Beatty. Fernandes continued his excellent debut season by scoring 22 points and recording seven assists, while senior Beatty scored 18 points. The Bulldogs got out to an early 25-10 lead after the first quarter and never looked back, staying ahead of the Blue Devils by at least 20 points for the remainder of the game. The win puts the boys’ record at 12-1 overall, with a perfect 12-0 conference record.

Girls’ Basketball: The Lady Bulldogs also had a big win over Fairhaven this week, defeating the Lady Blue Devils 40-18 to advance their record to 8-6 overall. The girls jumped out to a 23-6 lead after the first half and held on for the final two quarters to secure the win. Sophie Church and Olivia Labbe led ORR offensively, recording 11 and 8 points, respectively. Senior captains Ashley Pacheco and Morgan Browning also provided key defense, shutting down any offensive attempts by Fairhaven. This was a redeeming victory for the girls, as they lost to Fairhaven earlier this season by one point.

Boys’ and Girls’ Swimming: This week, the ORR swim teams competed in the SCC Championship Meet, where the girls’ team made history. Though the boys placed fourth overall and the girls placed third out of four teams, junior Cate Feldkamp became the first individual qualifier for the sectional and state meets in the history of the ORR swim program, qualifying in the 200-freestyle. Feldkamp also helped to lead the girls’ 200-freestyle relay, comprised of herself, Chloe Riley, Avery Nugent, and Julianne Mariner, to a sectional and state qualifying time of 1:52. This is the first time in the three-year history of the program that anyone has qualified for states, which is a great example of the progressing strength of ORR swim.

Boys’ Track: This week, ORR’s freshmen and sophomores had a chance to shine at the annual Janiak Freshmen/Sophomore Meet held at GNB Voc-Tech. ORR had three winning performances on the day, with sophomore Mike Morris winning the 300-meter (42 seconds), sophomore Eli Spevack winning the 55-meter hurdles (9.02 seconds), and the 4×400 team of Morris, Spevack, Mason DaSilva, and Will Hopkins taking home the gold in the lone relay in the meet.

Girls’ Track: The girls’ team also had several impressive performances by their underclassmen at the Janiak Freshmen/Sophomore Meet. Leading the way was freshman Carly Demanche, who won the 600-meters in a quick 1:54.9. Demanche was also a leg of the winning 4×400 team, along with Rachel Demmer, Brooke Santos, and Maddie Scheub. On the day, ORR boys and girls won five of the combined twenty races, which is a good indicator of the level of the talent the teams will have in the next few years. Both track teams return to action at the SCC Championship Meet held on February 7 at GNB Voc-Tech.

Below are the overall winter team records, followed by the conference records in wins, losses, and ties as of February 1.

Boys’ Basketball: (12-1-0) (12-0-0); Girls’ Basketball: (8-6-0) (7-5-0); Boys’ Track: (8-1-0) (7-1-0); Girls’ Track: (9-0-0) (8-0-0); Boys’ Swimming: (1-5-0) (0-5-0); Girls’ Swimming: (2-4-0) (1-3-0); Ice Hockey: (7-2-0) (7-0-0).

By Michael Kassabian

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