Athletics Update: October 15
It’s Colonial League Championship time for cross-country, field hockey, girls’ soccer, and boys’ soccer. Girls' tennis has already captured the District XI title!
Colonial League Updates
It’s Colonial League Championship time for cross-country, field hockey, girls’ soccer, and boys’ soccer. The girls’ soccer team, who earned the #4 seed, will get us started as they play in the Colonial League quarter-finals on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Salisbury High School – 10 AM kickoff vs. Northern Lehigh.
The boys’ soccer finished the regular season as the #1 seed in the Colonial League and are awaiting the winner of the Northwestern vs. Palisades match-up. They will play on Monday, Oct. 18th at Salisbury High School – 7 PM. The field hockey team earned the #2 seed and will play on Tuesday, Oct. 19th at 5 PM at a site to be determined. (The site will be dependent on the outcome of Saturday’s games.)
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Team Records
Here are our teams’ current records:
Boys’ Cross Country: 14-10
(6th place finish in regular season)
Girls’ Cross Country: 16-8
(5th place finish in regular season)
Field Hockey: 15-3
(1st place finish in the East Division)
Golf: 9-4
Boys’ Soccer: 14-2
(1st place overall finish)
Girls’ Soccer: 10-4-1
(4th place overall finish)
Girls’ Tennis: 12-0
(Colonial League and District Champions)
Golf
Congratulations to Evan Eichenlaub '23 on his 2nd place finish in the District XI golf championship! Evan shot a 72 and earned an opportunity to compete in the PIAA Individual golf championship on Monday, Oct. 18th. The event will be played at Heritage Hills Golf Course. Click HERE to download the app to follow Evan’s progress. Thomas Young '24 shot an 86 to finish tied for 12th place and Sebastian Holbrook '22 earned 15th place with an 87 in the District Championship.
Varsity Boys' Soccer
The varsity boys’ soccer team continues to be ranked the #1 team in the State on this week’s PA soccer coaches poll. The boys’ finished the regular season in the league as the top team in the Colonial League and have earned a bye to the league semi-finals that will take place the week of October 18th.
Varsity Girls' Soccer
The varsity girls’ soccer team finished the regular season by celebrating their seniors and families this past Tuesday. They are now looking forward to both the Colonial League and District XI playoffs.
Varsity Field Hockey
The varsity field hockey team finished their regular season with a strong week! With back-to-back victories over Wilson in league play, the team earned a bye to the semi-finals. They also earned an impressive 4-0 victory over Lehighton to close out their schedule.
Cross-Country
The boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams finished the regular season in great fashion! Both teams finished the regular season with their best overall record in the past 10 years. Congratulations to all of the runners! Their focus now shifts to the Colonial League Cross Country Championship that will take place on Wednesday, October 10th at DeSales University. The boys will run at 3 PM and the girls will run at 3:45 PM
The middle school cross-country teams and sub-varsity Colonial League races were held on Thursday, Oct. 14th at Palisades MS. Luna Lopez '27 from our middle school girls’ team earned a 7th place medal with a strong performance. She makes MA history as the first female runner to place among the top 10 middle school girls! Congratulations to all of our runners for an amazing season!
Varsity Girls' Tennis
MEDAL AND TROPHY PRESENTATION: Moravian Academy wins their 3rd straight @PIAADistrictXI 2A Tennis Championship over Bethlehem Catholic. More to come!!! @MoravianAcademy @Becahi_Hawks pic.twitter.com/xeq4zv0amo
— D11Sports (@D11Sports) October 14, 2021
Congratulations to the varsity girls’ tennis team for capturing the District XI team title! The girls defeated Bethlehem Catholic at Lehigh University to earn the gold medals. The team will now compete in the PIAA Team Championship. The first round will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 26th. Stay tuned for more details!
Go Lions!