Chestnut Hill Sports

Lee, O’Reilly share Springside’s Vare Award
by TOM UTESCHER
One has been at Springside School since Kindergarten, the other arrived for the last year of middle school. One is a lively, vocal source of encouragement for her teammates, the other is quiet and leads by example. Together, they’ve been a significant asset to their varsity sports teams, so it seems fitting that Ariane Lee and Bunny O’Reilly share the 2005 Phyllis M. Vare Award, given each year to the outstanding athlete of Springside’s graduating class.

Top squash on show at CHA
by TOM UTESCHER
Although squash is known as a winter sport in these parts, a large crowd assembled at the CHASS (Chestnut Hill Academy/Springside School) Squash Club courts last Wednesday evening to take in an exhibition match that was definitely out of the ordinary.

Squaring off on one of the club’s gallery courts were John White, the number one player in the world in 2004, and Raj Nanda, a younger pro who broke into the top 50 in the global rankings last year. Both are originally from Australia, although for some time White has been representing his father’s native country, Scotland.

Springside JV crew takes second place at Nationals
Springside’s JV crew took second place at the 2005 Scholastic Rowing Association of America (SRAA) National Championship Regatta, held at Lake Mercer, N.J. on May 27 and 28.
The category was Women’s Second Quad (there is no “JV” category at SRAA’s).

Patriots top Magic in summer hoops
by TOM UTESCHER
In a summer league meeting between Germantown Academy and Mount St. Joseph last Monday, GA’s Patriots seized the lead early on and held it the rest of the way. The Magic played some of their best ball of the summer season, however, and the 42-30 score actually represented one of the more modest margins of victory for the powerful Pats.

Germantown center Jenna Washabaugh scored four of her six total points in the opening minutes, while Colleen Magarity converted off of a steal and Lindsay Freid arced in a three-pointer to give GA a 9-2 lead. A driving lay-up by Claire Kueny accounted for the Mount’s first points.