Athletics Update: September 22

The golf team got the week started for Athletics as it competed in the Colonial League Tournament. 

The highlight of the day was the performance of Emma Xu '25 who finished in 1st place with an 82 and Mara Dubacher '26 who came in 2nd place with an 83.  Colin Schreiber '26 finished tied for 6th on the boys side of the event while Ford Koch '24 tied for 10th.  Next up is the District XI Golf Championships that will take place on October 3 starting at 8:30 AM at Steel Club in Bethlehem.

The girls’ varsity tennis team is 10-1 overall and bounced back this week from its only setback of the season last week by defeating Freedom and Bangor by impressive scores.  With only one regular season match left this coming week vs. Southern Lehigh, the team is looking forward to the Colonial League Championships on Thursday, September 28, at Saucon Valley High School.

Overall the boys’ soccer team is 6-2 and is currently in 3rd place in the Colonial League standings.  After suffering a 2-1 loss to our Notre Dame of Green Pond neighbors, the team returned to their winning ways with a 6-0 road victory over Pen Argyl.  The team will close out the week on Friday as they welcome Perkiomen School to the Merle-Smith Campus.

After two 1-0 losses, the girls’ varsity field hockey team had an impressive performance on Thursday as they defeated Northern Lehigh.  The team will be facing some busy weeks ahead as they head into the bulk of their schedule.  The team’s record is 5-3 overall.

The boys’ and girls’ cross-country team ran at Saucon Valley High School this week and had good performances.  Virginia Kraus '26 led the girls with an impressive win, just missing the course record by 4 seconds.  The boys’ team is currently 7-5 while the girls’ team is 8-4.  Next week the teams will travel to Pen Argyl for a Tuesday afternoon meet. 

The girls’ soccer team is currently 1-1 this week as they also welcome Perkiomen School for a Friday afternoon match.  The team celebrated their seniors and families on Wednesday during halftime of the game.  Congratulations and thank you to Emily Cho '24, Alicia Gordon '24, Chelsea Maund '24, and Izzy Tran '24 for their wonderful contributions to our program. The team’s record is 4-5 overall. 

For the most up to date information on games and practice schedules, please continue to log on Moravianatheltics.org.  If you want to see the Colonial League team standings, please use the Colonial League website. And for the District XI standings, please use this link.