Lion Sports Update (04/30)
BASEBALL
Last Tuesday night, the varsity baseball team traveled to Ft. Worth to face Trinity Valley. In the top of the second, St. Mark's scored first as Jackson Ostella drew a bases loaded walk. The Lions then tacked on another run in the third as Alex Barrett's sac fly to CF plated Jack Frary. Starting pitcher Jackson Williams was solid for the first two innings, but the Trojans took the lead after multiple walks and a couple untimely Lions' mistakes gave Trinity Valley a 4-2 lead. Unfortunately, St. Mark's was unable to recover as the pitching staff's 12 walks and nine hits allowed staked the home team with an insurmountable 11-3 victory. On Thursday, the Lions welcomed cross-town rival Greenhill for their last counter game. Behind strong crowd support for Senior Appreciation Day, St. Mark's got on the board early after William Everitt's single brought in Jackson Williams. In the bottom of the fourth, John Stephen Hohmann's single to RF scored Alex Dahlander to add a second run while Jackson Ostella's brilliant squeeze bunt plated Mitch Galardi. The Lions' offense wasn't finished as Grayson Redmond's triple brought in Jack Frary, and Alex Barrett's sac fly to CF scored Redmond. St. Mark's ace, Deven Pietrzak, hurled yet another great game but eventually ran out of steam after allowing two bases loaded walks before retiring the third out in the top of the sixth. As Greenhill tried to rally, Alex Barrett's terrific throw out at home plate of a Greenhill runner took the sting out of the Hornets' bats. Entering the seventh inning with a three-run lead, Lucas Petrikas shut the door on the game, earning a save in the home squad's thrilling win. St. Mark's will enter SPC tournament play on Thursday as the #6 seed and will face St. John’s @ Parish Episcopal at 7 p.m.
TENNIS
Last week, SM tennis traveled to TVS on Tuesday to take home a 4-1 win. It was a late night, but Aryaman Lahoti played a tough three set match and managed to get the best of his opponent, so shout out to him! On Thursday, the Lions played the other undefeated SPC North Zone school, Greenhill, and although SM fell in a close 2-3 match, the boys played well and competed hard. The team concludes the season at the SPC Tournament on Thursday at 5 pm at LB Houston Tennis Center.
TRACK & FIELD
The varsity track & field team had a low-key week, in terms of competition, with just a week until to the SPC championships. On Thursday, April 25th, the Lions competed in the Hockaday Jumps/Throw Carnival. St. Mark’s competed with some good intensity in all the events. The throwers came away with the biggest improvements. Will Morrow improved his PR in the discus with a throw of 119’ 1”. He was followed by Eric Zhang (118’ 0”), Sean Madine (110’ 7”), Marshal Bagley (106’ 7”), and Roni Kongara (77’ 6”) who all threw PR’s as well. Will shot putted himself onto the SPC team with a PR throw of 40’ 3”. He led the way for Eric (37’ 0”), Sean (34’ 5”), and Roni Kongara (28’ 10”), who all threw PR’s. Over in the long jump, Asher Collins jumped a PR of 20’ 5.5” to catapult himself onto the SPC team. He was followed by AJ Thomas (19’ 10”), Julian Gerstle (19’ 8”), and Riggs Bean (19’ 3”) all with PR’s also. Baker Long improved his standing with a 40’ 1” jump in the triple jump. On Friday, the track & field team participated in an intrasquad meet in Hunt Stadium. Although the marks do not qualify for the SPC championships, they allow the boys one last chance to compete. Max Bean long jumped a PR of 21’ 3.5”. AJ Thomas high jumped a PR of 5’ 11”. The best race of the day was the 400m, where Julian Gerstle challenged Zach Andrews for a spot on the 400m SPC team. They didn’t disappoint, both running PR’s! Julian won the challenge with a PR time of 52.41 while Zach ran a PR of 52.83. After a restful weekend, the team now prepares for the SPC championships on Friday & Saturday, May 3 & 4 at Greenhill School.
LACROSSE
Varsity lacrosse was able to close out the regular season on a high note with a 10-5 victory over McKinney last Tuesday. Next up is the THSLL Class A state playoffs in which the Lions will face Memorial HS in the round of 16 on Saturday at 12 p.m. at Coppell’s Lesley Field at Coppell Grade 9 Campus. With a win, St. Mark’s will battle St. John’s on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the same location. Should the Lions emerge victorious from both games this weekend, they would advance to the state semifinals the weekend of May 11 & 12.
Back
Last Tuesday night, the varsity baseball team traveled to Ft. Worth to face Trinity Valley. In the top of the second, St. Mark's scored first as Jackson Ostella drew a bases loaded walk. The Lions then tacked on another run in the third as Alex Barrett's sac fly to CF plated Jack Frary. Starting pitcher Jackson Williams was solid for the first two innings, but the Trojans took the lead after multiple walks and a couple untimely Lions' mistakes gave Trinity Valley a 4-2 lead. Unfortunately, St. Mark's was unable to recover as the pitching staff's 12 walks and nine hits allowed staked the home team with an insurmountable 11-3 victory. On Thursday, the Lions welcomed cross-town rival Greenhill for their last counter game. Behind strong crowd support for Senior Appreciation Day, St. Mark's got on the board early after William Everitt's single brought in Jackson Williams. In the bottom of the fourth, John Stephen Hohmann's single to RF scored Alex Dahlander to add a second run while Jackson Ostella's brilliant squeeze bunt plated Mitch Galardi. The Lions' offense wasn't finished as Grayson Redmond's triple brought in Jack Frary, and Alex Barrett's sac fly to CF scored Redmond. St. Mark's ace, Deven Pietrzak, hurled yet another great game but eventually ran out of steam after allowing two bases loaded walks before retiring the third out in the top of the sixth. As Greenhill tried to rally, Alex Barrett's terrific throw out at home plate of a Greenhill runner took the sting out of the Hornets' bats. Entering the seventh inning with a three-run lead, Lucas Petrikas shut the door on the game, earning a save in the home squad's thrilling win. St. Mark's will enter SPC tournament play on Thursday as the #6 seed and will face St. John’s @ Parish Episcopal at 7 p.m.
TENNIS
Last week, SM tennis traveled to TVS on Tuesday to take home a 4-1 win. It was a late night, but Aryaman Lahoti played a tough three set match and managed to get the best of his opponent, so shout out to him! On Thursday, the Lions played the other undefeated SPC North Zone school, Greenhill, and although SM fell in a close 2-3 match, the boys played well and competed hard. The team concludes the season at the SPC Tournament on Thursday at 5 pm at LB Houston Tennis Center.
TRACK & FIELD
The varsity track & field team had a low-key week, in terms of competition, with just a week until to the SPC championships. On Thursday, April 25th, the Lions competed in the Hockaday Jumps/Throw Carnival. St. Mark’s competed with some good intensity in all the events. The throwers came away with the biggest improvements. Will Morrow improved his PR in the discus with a throw of 119’ 1”. He was followed by Eric Zhang (118’ 0”), Sean Madine (110’ 7”), Marshal Bagley (106’ 7”), and Roni Kongara (77’ 6”) who all threw PR’s as well. Will shot putted himself onto the SPC team with a PR throw of 40’ 3”. He led the way for Eric (37’ 0”), Sean (34’ 5”), and Roni Kongara (28’ 10”), who all threw PR’s. Over in the long jump, Asher Collins jumped a PR of 20’ 5.5” to catapult himself onto the SPC team. He was followed by AJ Thomas (19’ 10”), Julian Gerstle (19’ 8”), and Riggs Bean (19’ 3”) all with PR’s also. Baker Long improved his standing with a 40’ 1” jump in the triple jump. On Friday, the track & field team participated in an intrasquad meet in Hunt Stadium. Although the marks do not qualify for the SPC championships, they allow the boys one last chance to compete. Max Bean long jumped a PR of 21’ 3.5”. AJ Thomas high jumped a PR of 5’ 11”. The best race of the day was the 400m, where Julian Gerstle challenged Zach Andrews for a spot on the 400m SPC team. They didn’t disappoint, both running PR’s! Julian won the challenge with a PR time of 52.41 while Zach ran a PR of 52.83. After a restful weekend, the team now prepares for the SPC championships on Friday & Saturday, May 3 & 4 at Greenhill School.
LACROSSE
Varsity lacrosse was able to close out the regular season on a high note with a 10-5 victory over McKinney last Tuesday. Next up is the THSLL Class A state playoffs in which the Lions will face Memorial HS in the round of 16 on Saturday at 12 p.m. at Coppell’s Lesley Field at Coppell Grade 9 Campus. With a win, St. Mark’s will battle St. John’s on Sunday at 11 a.m. at the same location. Should the Lions emerge victorious from both games this weekend, they would advance to the state semifinals the weekend of May 11 & 12.
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Dallas, Texas 75230
214-346-8000
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St. Mark’s School of Texas is a private, nonsectarian college-preparatory boys’ day school for students in grades 1 through 12, located in Dallas, Texas. St. Mark’s aims to prepare young men to assume leadership and responsibility in a competitive and changing world.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
St. Mark’s does not discriminate in the administration of its admission and education policies on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.
