On Monday, April 22nd the TAPPS 5A District 3 Championship was played at Shadow Glen Golf Course in Manor. As our representative for the girls team, Viki Hernandez ('27) finished in solo 2nd place to advance to the TAPPS 5A North Regional. A superb short game and steady play down the stretch allowed Viki to ease into punching her ticket to Regionals. Great job, Viki! On the boys team, the team was led by Sonny Sciantarelli ('27) with a calm and cool 75 (+3), which earned him 5th place medalist. While Sonny's day went fairly smooth, the team in general had a wild ride. A bumpy start began to settle down about midway through the round and the teams resiliency began to shine. As our players were finishing up on holes 16,17 an 18, a string of three birdies in a matter of five minutes solidified their spot in the TAPPS 5A North Regional next week in Fort Worth. Harrison Knight ('25) grinded out a 79 to finish as 7th place medalist, while Beau Buehrle ('24) finished in 8th. The team finished with a score of 319 – good enough to survive and advance. Calvert Layne ('25) and Nicholas Shilling ('25) also participated in the event this week. TAPPS 5A North Regional Championship is scheduled for Monday, April 29th at Hawks Creek Golf Course in Fort Worth....

Congratulations to Isa Rangel-Medina (‘26) for advancing into the state tennis quarterfinals and representing St. Michael’s in the girls singles bracket play! We’re excited to see what next year brings!...

The St. Michael's qualifiers for the TAPPS track and field regional meet continued their preparation this past week as they look towards improving on their performances from the District Meet and earn berths to the State Championships. Members of the boys and girls relay teams worked on baton exchanges with Coach Johns, while other athletes worked on individual parts of their races and/or field events under the guidance of the other coaches. Regionals is being held at the University of Texas at Arlington on Thursday, April 25th. The following athletes will be representing SMCA at Regionals. Boys Regional Qualifiers: William Talbot (’25) – 110M Hurdles; Andres Patino (’26) – 300M Hurdles; Ethan Dang (’25) – Long Jump; Max Pahlke (’24) – High Jump; Miller Bohnsack (‘25) – Shot Put; Justin Thar (’27) – Pole Vault; Cole Nguyen (’25) – Pole Vault; 4x200 Relay (Hodapp, Dang, Ogden, Kovacs, with alternates Patino, Cordova, Mack, Barkley); and 4x400 Relay (Hodapp, Ogden, Barkley, Dang, with alternates Patino, Queralt, Broxterman, Kovacs). Girls Regional Qualifiers: Lucy Lamy (‘26) – 1600M; Claire Lawler (’24) – 100M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles and Pole Vault; Ruthie Zboril (’27) – 100M Hurdles, Triple Jump, and Pole Vault; Kyra Lorenz (’25) – Long Jump; Mia Kropewnicki (’26) – High Jump and Discus; 4x100M relay (Nanez, Lorenz, Hernandez Olvera, Koberg, with alternates Nguyen, Zboril); 4x200 (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu, with alternates Nanez, H Olvera, Nguyen); 4x400 (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu, with alternates Lawler, Owen, Hillert, Lamy). We wish them all the best!...

SMCA hosted the TAPPS 5A District 3 Championships on Tuesday, April 9th. On a day that started with rainy and overcast skies and ended with a 1-hour lightning delay, St. Michael's was able to bring out some sunny performances to secure berths in the upcoming TAPPS Regionals – both the boys and girls teams finished in second place. With first and second place finishers in each event qualifying for regionals, regional qualifying berths were earned by the following individual athletes and relay teams: Boys Regional Qualifiers William Talbot (’25) – 110M Hurdles; Andres Patino (’26) – 300M Hurdles; Ethan Dang (’25) – Long Jump; Max Pahlke (’24) – High Jump; Miller Bohnsack (‘25) – Shot Put; Justin Thar (’27) – Pole Vault; Cole Nguyen (’25) – Pole Vault; 4x200 Relay (Hodapp, Dang, Ogden, Kovacs); and 4x400 Relay (Hodapp, Ogden, Barkley, Dang). Each relay will also include alternates. Girls Regional Qualifiers Lucy Lamy (‘26) – 1600M; Claire Lawler (’24) – 100M Hurdles, 300M Hurdles and Pole Vault; Ruthie Zboril (’27) – 300M Hurdles, Triple Jump, and Pole Vault; Kyra Lorenz (’25) – Long Jump; Mia Kropewnicki (’26) – High Jump and Discus; 4x100M relay (Nanez, Lorenz, Hernandez Olvera, Koberg); 4x200 (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu); 4x400 (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu). Each relay will also include alternates. Outstanding event performances were recorded by the trio of boys 800M runners, Jake Broxterman, Gabriel Aguilar, and Jack Queralt, who finished 3rd, 4th, and 5th, respectively, with each athlete recording a personal record (PR) by over 4 seconds. Similarly, the trio of 100M Hurdles runners of Wiliam Talbot, Max Pahlke, and Nico Anderson also finished 1st, 3rd, and 5th, each recording a PR. For the girls, the 100M, 200M, 800M, and 100 Hurdles each had 2 athletes recording PRs. Notable among those were Frida Hernandez Olvera with a whopping 1.57s PR in the 100M and Riley Owen with a 5.3s PR in the 800M. The following athletes earned points towards their respective team total by finishing in the top 6 in their respective events: For varsity boys 100M - Pierce Kovacs – 3rd (PR), Etienne Isidore – 6th; 200M – Nick Hodapp – 4th, Angel Cordova – 6th (PR); 800M – Jake Broxterman – 3rd (PR), Gabriel Aguilar – 4th (PR), Jack Queralt – 5th (PR); 1600M – Gabriel Aguilar – 5th, Ben Greff – 6th; 3200M – Ben Greff – 5th, Josh McCarty – 6th (PR); 110H – William Talbot – 1st (PR), Max Pahlke – 3rd (PR), Nico Anderson – 5th (PR); 300H – Andres Patino – 1st, William Talbot – 5th, Justin Thar – 6th (PR); 4x100M Relay (Isidore, Dang, Patino, Kovacs) – 3rd; 4x200M Relay (Hodapp, E. Dang, Ogden, Kovacs) – 1st; 4x400M Relay (Hodapp, E. Ogden, Barkley, Dang) – 1st; Long Jump – Ethan Dang – 1st, Angel Cordova – 5th; Triple Jump – Bo Ogden – 3rd, Christian Dang – 4th; High Jump – Max Pahlke – 2nd (PR), Nolan Barkley – 5th (PR); Shot Put – Miller Bohnsack – 2nd, George Ramirez – 6th (PR); Discus – Nico Anderson – 4th, George Ramirez – 5th; Pole Vault – Justin Thar – 1st, Cole Nguyen – 2nd. For varsity girls 100M – Frida Hernandez Olvera – 4th (PR); 200M – Annabel Kadenacy – 3rd; 400M – Riley Owen – 4th, Harlee Hillert – 5th, Clare Dolan – 6th; 800M – Laney Kalsu – 3rd, Riley Owen – 6th (PR); 1600M – Lucy Lamy – 2nd, Isa Rangel-Medina – 3rd; 100H – Claire Lawler – 1st (PR); Ruthie Zboril – 2nd (PR); 300H – Claire Lawler – 2nd (PR), Ruthie Zboril – 6th; 4X100M Relay (Nanez, Lorenz, Hernandez Olvera, Koberg) – 2nd; 4X200M Relay (Nanez, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu) – 1st; 4X400M Relay (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu) – 2nd; Long Jump – Kyra Lorenz – 2nd, Frida Hernandez Olvera – 3rd, Merrit Lane – 5th; Triple Jump – Ruthie Zboril – 1st; High Jump – Mia Kropewnicki – 2nd, Claire Lawler – 4th; Shot Put – Janis Dubois – 4th, Mia Kropewnicki – 5th; Discus – Mia Kropewnicki – 1st; Pole Vault – Claire Lawler – 1st, Ruthie Zboril – 2nd (PR), Allie Germer – 3rd....

The boys and girls track teams performed well in their last meet heading to Districts, with first-place finishes in multiple events and athletes continuing to record personal records. Competing against ten other high school teams, St. Michael's teams finished in 1st place for JV boys, 2nd place for varsity boys and for varsity girls, and 4th place for JV girls. Notable performers for the meet included: Angel Cordova (’25), with four 1st place finishes (including two relays) and Christian Dang (’27), with three 1st place finishes (including two relays) in JV boys; Ethan Dang (’25), with two 1st place finishes and a 2nd place finish; Harlee Hillert (’27), with two first place finishes and a second place finish; Mia Kropewnicki (’27) with a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finish in three field events. The outstanding performance of the meet was recorded by Jack Queralt (’25) who ran away with the 800M title in his first ever 800M race. Running in the second heat, Jack ran like a seasoned veteran of the event and easily won his heat with the fastest overall time in the two heats. Point scorers for the teams included: For varsity boys – The team finished 2nd overall 400M – Jack Queralt (’25) – 6th; 800M – Jack Queralt (’25) – 1st (PR), Jake Broxterman (’25) – 2nd (PR); 3200M – Ben Greff (’27) – 3rd ; 110H – William Talbot (’25) – 1st (PR); 300H – William Talbot – 3rd (PR); 4x100M Relay (Isidore, Mack, Hodapp, Kovacs) – 3rd; 4x200M Relay (Hodapp, E. Dang, Ogden, Kovacs) – 2nd; 4x400M Relay (Hodapp, E. Dang, Barkley, Ogden) – 1st (SB); Long Jump – Ethan Dang (’25) – 1st (PR); Triple Jump – Bo Ogden (’26) – 2nd For JV boys – The team finished 1st overall 100M – Angel Cordova (’25) – 1st , Diego Flores (’27) – 3rd; 200M – Ale De La Cerda (’26) – 3rd ; 400M – Ale De La Cerda (’26) – 2nd (PR); 800M – Evan Vier (’26) – 1st (PR), Josh McCarty (’26) – 3rd (PR); 1600M – – Evan Vier (’26) – 1st, Josh McCarty (’27) – 2nd; 300H – Justin Thar (’27) – 3rd; 4x100M Relay (Flores, Anderson, C. Dang, Cordova – 1st; 4X200M Relay (Flores, Anderson, C. Dang, Cordova) – 1st; Long Jump – Angel Cordova (’25) – 1st, Diego Flores (‘25) – 2nd; Triple Jump – Christian Dang (’27) – 1st; Shot Put – George Ramirez (’27) – 6th (PR); Discus – Nico Anderson (’27) – 4th (PR). Pole Vault – Justin Thar (’27) – 1st. For varsity girls – The team finished 2nd overall 100M - Kyra Lorenz (’25) – 5th; 200M – Aria Koberg (’26) – 4th, Annabel Kadenacy (’27) – 5th; 400M – Laney Kalsu (’24) – 2nd; 100H – Ruthie Zboril (’27) - 5th (PR); 300H – Claire Lawler (’24) – 4th; 4X200M Relay (Nanez, Lorenz, Kadenacy, Koberg) – 1st (SB); 4X400M Relay (Lorenz, Koberg, Kadenacy, Kalsu) – 1st (SB); Long Jump – Kyra Lorenz – 3rd (PR); Triple Jump – Ruthie Zboril – 4th (PR); High Jump – Mia Kropewnicki (’26) – 1st, Claire Lawler – 3rd; Shot Put – Mia Kropewnicki – 3rd (PR); Discus – Mia Kropewnicki – 2nd (PR); Pole Vault – Claire Lawler – 3rd (PR), Ruthie Zboril – 4th (PR) For JV girls – The team finished 2nd overall 400M – Riley Owen (’27) – 1st (PR), Harlee Hillert (’26) – 2nd (PR); 800M – Harlee Hillert (’26) – 1st , Clare Dolan(’27) – 3rd; 4X100M Relay (Dubois, Owen, S. Creixell, A. Creixell) – 2nd; 4X400M Relay (Marcus, Owen, Dolan, Hillert) – 1st St. Michael's will host the TAPPS 5A District 3 Championships on Tuesday, April 9th. Come out and support the Crusaders as they race to qualify for Regionals!...

Congratulations to our tennis team for their performance yesterday during the district meet at Hyde Park! Isa Rangel-Medina (’26) placed 2nd and Nola Moore (’25) placed 4th in girls individual play, Olivia Marcus (’25) and Claire Temple (’25) placed 5th in girls doubles, Tanner Hayden (’25) and Olivia Marcus (’25) placed 3rd in mixed doubles, Tomas Bruzoni (’25) placed 3rd and Patrick Daly (’25) placed 4th in boys individual play....