VOL. 33 No. 4 Red Bank Catholic High School - Red Bank, New Jersey 07701 May 2015

RBC’s Make A Wish Carnival is a SuccessBy Gabriella Ferrigine

Even as the school year winds down, Casey pride and tradition re-mains as strong as ever. That pride and tradition was exhibited by nu-merous students and faculty mem-bers as they volunteered and took part in the the Red Bank Catholic Make a Wish Carnival. In honor of Kasey Kennedy’s wish to “grant more wishes,” the carnival has stood as an example of the unity and ded-ication of the Red Bank Catholic community for the past few years. Despite early morning rain show-ers, the sun was bright and shining on May 16, reflecting the cheerful attitudes of all those who enjoyed the day’s fun-filled festivities. Fea-tured at the carnival were attrac-tions such as bounce houses, a video game truck, face painting, various carnival games, and a large auction tent with a multitude of generously donated prizes. The event nearly garnered $10,000. Mrs. Ashleigh Kennedy, head of the Make a Wish Club and coordinator of the carni-val was especially grateful for the contributions and efforts on be-half of the volunteers, and all those who supported the carnival in the months preceeding the event. Mrs. Kennedy noted, “I am thrilled with how the carnival turned out. We couldn’t have done it without the tireless efforts of the Make a Wish club members, volun-teers, and of course, everyone who came out to support it. It is won-derful to see how this community is willing to help Kasey in her mission of making more wishes come true.”

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RBC congratulates its stu-dents who have been nom-inated for the 2014-2015 Basie Awards. This year’s nominees are Olivia Rau-so, John Gnazzo, Tim Di-Domenico, and Madline Emile, as well as Mr. Keith Gissubel for outstanding di-rector. Madline Emile won for Outstanding Ensemble Performer in a Musical for

Shrek.

Four Red Bank Catholic stu-dents entered their original designs into the 2015 Vans “Custom Culture Competi-tion.” This competition aims to inspire high school stu-dents to embrace their cre-

ativity.

Four seniors received ROTC scholarships. They are Mi-chael Pace and Mat Lamb, who will both be attending Penn State University, Tom Montano, who will be at-tending George Washington University, and Matthew Pieringer, who was awarded an appointment to the Unit-ed States Military Academy

at West Point.

Also in this Issue:

Senior Goodbye.........Page 2Seniors’ Last Day........Page 2The College List.........Page 3Senior Memories.......Page 4Senior Will..................Page 4Spring Dance Show....Page 5Retiring Teachers.......Page 5Senior Black Box........Page 5Spring Sports..............Page 6

(above) Senior Lucia Bai-ley awarding prizes to winners at the Make A

Wish Carnival.

(left) Dedicated volun-teers James and Bonny Thomas, Richard Bryson, and Linda Arasin at work

selling tickets.

(lower left) The Make A Wish Carnival’s train ride moving through the RBC lot with eager passengers.

Photos by Ellie Moonan.

Volunteering has be-come a hallmark here at RBC-many thanks to all

those who helped out.

Power to the Pedestrian: A Noble CauseBy Maggie Jenkins The Red Bank Catholic Hot Topics Club worked very hard to raise awareness on road and pedestrian safety through the Power to the Pedestrian Proj-ect. The club, led by Mrs. Booth, produced a video in conjunc-tion with their campaign and the Red Bank Police Depart-ment. The video includes sev-eral RBC and St. James students and teachers. RBC’s campaign and video are entered into the

New Jersey Brain Injury Al-liance “Champion Schools” Contest. RBC came in third last year, and all are hoping to win this year. Pedestrian safety is es-pecially important to the Red Bank Catholic community, as we recently, tragically lost two alumni, Kelly Gordon and Ju-lia De Felice, to pedestrian ac-cidents. Mrs. Booth organized this project with her club and spoke

on behalf of it. When asked about it, she said, “This year the students were so commit-ted to the message of pedestri-an safety. The entire campaign was dedicated in memory of Julia De Felice and Kelly Gor-don, both RBC alumni who lost their lives because of pe-destrian accidents. We wanted to make a difference.” The campaign remains hope-ful as results of the contest come out on June 3.

By Maeve O’Brien & Julia Cangialosi

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Editor-in-Chief.............................Abigail L. BoriottiAssistant Editor-in-Chief.................Maggie JenkinsNews Editor....................................Mary Clare FoleyFeatures Editor.................................Julia CangialosiArts & Entertainment Editor.............Amy DowdenSports Editor.........................Mary Kate McNamaraCopy Editor.......................................Maeve O’BrienPhotography Editor..............................Sabrina CaciModerators...Ms. Mary King & Mr. Richard Beltle

Goodbye, and Good Luck

EditorialPage 2May 2015 The Signpost

By Abigail L. Boriotti Four years, one thousand four hundred and sixty one days; a lot can happen in that time and at Red Bank Catholic- a lot has. Together the class of 2015 has broken world records, donated to wonderful organizations, won state championships, and so much more. The class of 2015 contains some of RBC’s best and brightest. Though we have accom-plished an immense and diverse number of things, our four years at this institution are over. We are no longer the wide-eyed freshmen that walked these halls; we have grown and learned while at this school. We have left our mark in the ledger of RBC’s history. Now we are graduating, and we must say good-bye to Red Bank Catholic. It is with saddened, yet excited hearts that we leave. Graduating means leaving some friends behind, and even family for those of us moving into college dorms, but it also means that we are embarking on a new journey. College is a new and exciting experience. We have more freedoms, more choices, and we can finish figuring out who we are. It will be difficult, but it will be worth it for the new friends we will make, activities we will participate in, and things we will learn. Red Bank Catholic has taught us some valuable lessons that we will take with us to college, and now it is time to put them to use. Goodbye everyone, and good luck.

“Life is the most exciting opportunity we have. But we have one shot. You graduate... once, and that’s it. You’re going out of that nest. And you have to find that courage that’s deep, deep, deep in there. Every step of the way.”

- Andrew Shue

The Seniors’ Final Day at Red Bank Catholic

(above) Mrs. Flego (left) and Mr. Gates (right) sumo-slamming out all their “aggression” while several students stand back and enjoy the battle. Photo by Brenda Cabrera.

Senior Field Day 2015The senior class of 2015 enjoyed food, recreation and music for the last time in a relaxed outdoor set-ting as a class. A great deal of fun was had by all, and the rain held

off until it was over.

This year, Senior Field Day was held on Thursday May 21. This was the seniors’ last time at a Red Bank Catholic event until their prom and graduation, and it was an amazing day

enjoyed by all. Field day lasted from 9 am to 12 pm.

SeniorFieldDay 2015

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University of AlabamaStephen Dnistrian

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Auburn UniversityJulia Wilson

Bentley UniversityGeorge BuzaBinghamton

UniversityConnor FoglerBoston College Morgan BelfortiAnna ColonnaPatrick Cottell

Boston UniversityHayley Hull

Alexandra MillerBrookdale Community

CollegeMadison Bartlett

Alexander DeSousaHunter Earle

Anthony GizziZachary HazleyJennie Horner

Hayley HummerMary KleckoTaryn McGee

Jarrett McLearenChristopher Napoleon

Andrew SitaBucknell University

Amy DowdenCabrini College

Samuel EttoreBrenda Cabrera Vicens

Carnegie Mellon UniversitySarah Mallepalle

Catholic UniversityMadeleine Fortier

University of Central FloridaCoryn Gonis

Christopher Newport University

Colette GilbertClemson University

Bryan AndrewJacqueline Mauro

Columbia University Ralph Tancredi

Coastal Carolina University

Trevon JamesCatherine Kelly

Patrick WitkowskiUniv. of Colorado Boulder

Elizabeth HertzUniversity of Connecticut

Jacklyn VanLewCornell University

Samuel LavertyUniversity of Delaware

Tyler ConnollyKimberly Galano

Michael PuliceKaelyn Zusi

Duquesne UniversityJohn Puchalski

East Carolina UniversityNicholas King

Lauren HennessyElon UniversityTrevor CowleyAshley O’HernJonathan Leach

Emerson CollegeChristopher Mallamaci

Ellie MoonanFairfield University

Michal SimkoFairleigh Dickinson

Rachel DiazFashion Institute of

TechnologyAlexandra Krynyckyi

Felician CollegeBrynne BaumanFlager College

William Massa IIIFlorida Atlantic University

Sabrina ArbesFlorida State University

Stephanie LidondiciDouglas Zockoll

Fordham UniversityJenna GiordanoRyan Kroeger

Elizabeth LadleyNikki Pardee

Franklin and Marshall College

Sabrina GrazianoGeorge Washington

UniversityThomas Montano

Georgian Court UniversityVictoria EganEvelyn Hunt

Alexandra SavinoGeorge Mason University

Alexa Booth Georgetown University

Corey BelfortiSophia Gerard

Gettysburg CollegeEric Klimowicz

High Point University Alanda Dileo

Hobart and William Smith College

Patrick CinoHofstra University

Gabrielle BramIona College

Cornelius HughesIthaca College

Sean McLoughlinJames Madison University

Abigail SidunAlyssa Lubischer

Emily Alwell Jenna Pasarella Jennifer ReillyKiera Farley

Michael TraversSaint John’s University

Katharine RussoSaint Joseph’s University

Amy BranaganMichael Ciancio

Devin WadeJennifer KretJamie Riley

Kean University Kevin Brinson

Lehigh University Eric Indelicato

Kutztown University Jenna Mucardo

Lafayette College Julia O’Malley

La Salle UniversityRyan Wade

LIM College Leah Brown

Loyola University Maryland Alex Barazotti

Anna Lee FlahertyMaggie Jenkins

Sarah MellorLynn University

Sydney GrusdManhattan College

Thomas BradyOlivia Cancellieri

Bridget KeaneJustin SullivanMarist College

Nick IanelliKelly Lehotay

Jillian McCarthyAlexa Scarpitta

University of Maryland Albert Eisenhower

Joseph LuffEmily Page

John PortelaUniversity of Miami

Matthew DonaldJamie Gordinier Fiona Zasowski

University of MichiganMary Kate McNamaraUnited States Military

Academy Matthew Pieringer

Monmouth UniversitySabrina Andre

Lucia BaileyEva BurgdorfSabrina Caci

Tim DiDomenicoBrenna Doherty

Colin DudaChristopher Fitzsimmons

Gillian FoleyPatrick LehrkinderMichael Mazzucco

Tatiana VassasMontclair State University

Julia KnoerdelHelen McCaffertyDeyanira Molina

Olivia RausoMount Holyoke College

Isabelle LindeUniversity of

New HampshireNicholas Lubischer

The University of New HavenChazz Sotto

The College of New JerseyAbigail Boriotti

Liam ByrneKyle MagovernEmma McCannJoseph Montano

State University of New York at New Paltz

Claire FoxState University of New York

at CortlandJulia Guercio

University of North Carolina Wilmington

John Marchisin

Ocean County CollegeSophia AmorskiTahliyah Pitman Pace University

Nicholas LaGrippoJoelle Prisco

Palm Beach Atlantic University

Julia CloutierPennsylvania State

UniversityCarley GattaKelly Jacoby

Mathew LambMichael Pace

Abigail ShrobaWilliam Wang

University of PittsburgElizabeth Stall

Providence CollegeKristen Gatens

Charles McDonaldJamie Podracky

Purdue UniversityGrace Eckstein

Matthew MosomilloQuinnipiac University

Matthew ChinniciDale Konop

Hannah MayerRamapo College

Nicholas MarkwellRensselaer Polytechnic

InstituteNicholas Cella

University of Rhode IslandKayla Faletti

Michael MorenoEmily Owendorf

Casey ReganDanny Shields

University of RichmondCourtney Labrecque

Eryn MillsNicole Murgia

Rider UniversityJustin McInnis

Roger Williams UniversityOlivia Lipp

Rowan UniversityLeonard Coviello

Ludwigka DorsaintJohn GattusoAnojah Hayes

Rutgers UniversityRachel Bauer

Alexandra ChachuraJulian Esposito

Sacred Heart UniversityDonald Califano

Stacey DrososTodd Goehring

Caitlin MucerinoBrandon RozziDaniel Wilen

Salve Regina UniversityMichael Reverendo

Scranton UniversityMichael LopesHaley MulroyEmily Salzano

Seton Hall UniversityTaylor Cinque

University of South CarolinaChristopher BenderAustin Brockriede

Kevin DaveyKevin Fazio

Brianne LeysWilliam RoddyLauren Zapcic

Southern Methodist Univ.Joseph Marino

Stevens Institute of Technology

Michael BuglioneChristopher Cesario

Stanley LinStockton University

Ryan McCueStonehill CollegeMichael Cordova

Vincent GalloUniversity of Tampa

Thomas RueMichael Short

Temple UniversityStephanie SavoiaTufts University

Nicholas RoyUniversity of Vermont

Ivy BabsonVillanova University

Mary Clair FoleySamantha GaudioAlexis Mattone

Kaitlyn McAnallyKaitlin RogersMary Yachnik

University of VirginiaGriffin Keller

Ariana ManciniVirginia Commonwealth

UniversityChristina Balacco

Virginia Military InstituteTimothy BarileVirginia Tech

Nicholas AndersonChristopher BlairCole Cornaccia

Brett DoyleFran DugganEmily RienzoJulia Whitacre

Wagner CollegeNicholas AsaroMichael IanelliThomas Merlo

Wake Forest UniversityElizabeth Dunigan

University of Washington in Saint Louis

Rachel KershnerWest Virginia University

Thomas LisowskiWilliam Paterson University

Liam KerekesCollege of William and Mary

Michael DeMonteYork College of Pennsylvania

Laura GuarillioHockey LeagueGriffin Hurley

Max WeberWork Force

Brian RiccioUndecided

Tommy Spernal

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Members of the Class of 2015 were accepted at more than 280 colleges and universities

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Senior WillTommy Spernal leaves the sprinting squad to Quinn Conway.

Tim Barile leaves his funny teacher impressions.Trevon James leaves his willingness to drive anyone anywhere at anytime.

The Signpost’s senior editors leave the newspaper to Maeve O’Brien and Julia Cangialosi.The girls’ tennis seniors leave the snack table to next year’s team.

Sydney Grusd leaves her parking spot to Jordyn Grusd.Laura Guarillio leaves her Mom.

Sam Laverty leaves his dance moves. Chris Mallamaci leaves the BSA stage to John Gnazzo.

The yearbook staff leaves the yearbook to next year’s staff.Claire Fox leaves her foxiness to future generations.

Period 1 dance seniors leave the dirty plaid sweatpants in the Cultural Center to next year’s company.Colette Gilbert leaves tennis timeouts to Eylee Earle.

Brenda Cabrera and Isabell Linde leave their Biology Capstone to Miranda Liu.Amy Dowden leaves the 1st floor staircase to Sloane O’Cone and Kathryn Rossi.

Julia O’Malley leaves the literary magazine to any willing junior editor.The senior XC and Track girls leave good memories and the leadership of the team to the juniors.

Abby Boriotti leaves all her forgotten art projects to anyone who can find them.Bryan Andrew leaves his spot as Dr. M’s favorite student to whoever wants it.

The Class of 2015 leaves RBC to the Class of 2016.

MeTLife

Carnegie Hall

Shrek the Musical

Choir trip to Disney

Doctor MolitorisMr. Hausmann’s

Leadership Class

Winning The XC Meet of Champions

Tennis State Champs

WhaT You WheeL fridaY shakespeare CLass

Sam Laverty’s Dance Moves

Mr. Bosler’s “Talk Nerdy To Me” shirt

The rbc explosion

Mr. Gleitz’s Roomate story

Hockey Shore Confer-ence Champs

Miss Bollerman

Mr. a’s speeChes

Tie-DYE record for make a wish

Make a Wish CarnivaL

Gymnastics State Champions

Judicke’s Donuts with Mr. Portela

Features/Arts & EntertainmentMay 2015 Page 5The Signpost

Senior Black Box a Tour De ForceBy Amy Dowden The seniors of the Red Bank Cath-olic Theater Program went out with a bang. They successfully delivered one final show, only this time they were the directors, not the actors. Honors Theater Arts students Lu-cia Bailey, Olivia Cancellieri, Sophia Amorski, Alexis Mattone, Casey Regan, Nikki Pardee, Tim DiDome-nico, Olivia Rauso, Ellie Moonan, Fiona Zasowski, and Sabrina Caci

began this final project when they held auditions for the parts of their chosen scenes. They were responsi-ble for the stage direction, set design, and costumes for the productions. The students used the knowledge they learned all year in class with Mr. Gissubel and Ms. King in or-der to create dynamic scenes. Casey Regan described the unique experi-ence, saying, “It was great to work

with such talented actors. It was also very interesting to gain a new perspective as a director.” Humor, pathos, and char-acter study were all on display as the directors pulled stellar perfor-mances out of their actors. In The Love Clinic, an awkward man looks for love and is duped by a clinician passing off subpar women to him by hypnotizing him into believing that they are desirable. In Wanda’s Visit, a crazy former girlfriend vis-its a couple and stays way too long. In One Tennis Shoe, a sister tries to save her sibling from a life as a bag lady, while in Porcelain and Pink, another set of siblings fight over a bathtub, and the one bathing nearly sabotages the other’s budding new relationship. In Canker Sores and Other Distractions, a middle-aged divorced couple considers getting back together while hilariously be-ing distracted by a zany waitress, a canker sore, and a bad eye. Airfield seems to be a nightmare of traveling to nowhere, with a twist, while in A Matter of Husbands, women ponder choices. The Big Black Box portrays a talking box which actually robs a man of his possessions, then him-self. In A Chocolate Affair, a wom-an fights her demons of overeating with visits from her favorite can-dies, while A Tender Offer portrays a real loving moment reached by a busy father and his daughter. The Death of a Hired Man delivers true serious emotion as a man dies.

Performers Dance Through WonderlandBy Mary Clare Foley On Friday May 1 and Saturday May 2, RBC’s dance department showcased their creativity, talent, and hard work in their story of Al-ice in Wonderland titled Dancing Through Wonderland. The dancers worked every day in their specific classes to choreo-graph three dances for the show. Period one performed the Queen of Hearts’ dance, period two cho-reographed the Cheshire Cat’s dance, and period seven danced their original “Into the Rabbit Hole” for the White Rabbit. All dance classes worked ev-eryday in their class period, a few days a week in senior choreogra-phy, one day with a guest choreog-rapher, and all through tech week to learn and perfect their perfor-mances. Senior Isabell Linde said, “It was a great learning experience to choreograph our own dance.” Af-ter a semester of choreographing

feaTuring

(above) The Seniors in Red Bank Catholic’s dance program before their final performance, The Spring Dance Show.

Photo courtesy of Sabrina Caci.

A Fond Farewell

By Megan Screen

As the school year comes to an end, we are all excited to begin a period of relaxing and hanging out with friends, with no worries about the future, because the students know that their friends will return to Red Bank Catholic. However, as the 2014-2015 school year concludes, RBC says farewell to Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gates, Sister Mary, Sister Jane, Mrs. Orrego, and Mrs. Tesoro. Mrs. Kathleen Kelly has participated in the Red Bank Catholic community for forty years, and received her high school diploma as a Casey as well. She summarized her departure from RBC as “bit-tersweet,” because she loved coaching gymnastics and track, as well as teaching phys-ical education, but on the oth-er hand, she will love spending more time with her family. Mr. Charles Gates will rem-inisce about his time at Red Bank Catholic because, “It was all about the kids.” He loved journeying on MLS retreats, participating in the Diocesan television, and speaking the liturgies during Mass. Mrs. Ellen Orrego will be leaving RBC after teaching here for twenty-four years. Her fondest memory was when the girls’ basketball team won the state championship with their “unfinished business” t-shirts. Mrs. Orrego will now focus more on her painting and real estate career. Sister Mary Schmidling and Sister Jane Dunnigan both came to RBC in September of 2002, ending illustrious careers in education here. They both fondly recall their experiences advising the Italian Club and, Sister Mary says, “learning to dance the tarantella.”Both will be tutoring students and work-ing with the elderly. Sister Jane thanks RBC for the memo-ries. We recently learned that beloved business teacher Mrs. Nancy Tesoro is also retiring.

the dances and many more previ-ous performances, seniors Brenda Cabrera, Isabell Linde, Casey Re-gan, Emily Owendorf, Sophia Am-orski, Jenn Horner, Helen McCaf-ferty, Olivia Rauso, Victoria Egan, Alexa Mattone, Olivia Cancellieri, Brenna Doherty, Emma McCann,

Liz Ladley, Lizzie Dunigan, Jaime Podracky, Kimie Galano, and Co-ryn Gonis took their final bow. Best wishes to these talented se-niors as they continue their dance careers in college, or even as an ac-tivity they cherish through life.

The Love Clinic Casey ReganPorcelain and Pink Tim DiDomenicoA Chocolate Affair Alexis MattoneCanker Sores and other Olivia Rauso Distractions

Airfield Olivia Cancellieri A Matter of Husbands Sophia Amorksi

A Tender Offer Lucia BaileyOne Tennis Shoe Sabrina CaciThe Death of a Hired Man Fiona Zasowski The Big Black Box Ellie MoonanWanda’s Visit Nikki Pardee

SportsMay 2015 Page 6The Signpost

Boys’ Golf

Spring Track

Girls’ Golf

By Rachel Kershner

By Julia Vassallo

By Michelle O’MalleyBaseball

Jack Ipsen pitching during the RBC vs. Colts Neck baseball game on April 21. Photo by Russ DeSantis.

RBC’s varsity baseball team is continuing to hold strong with a current record of 19-7. Senior Chris Bender said, “We’re a young team, but pretty strong. We’re a few games into the Shore Conference Tourna-ment and could go pretty far.” Se-niors Tom Merlo and Mike Ianelli will continue to play college base-ball at Wagner College, and Eric Klimowicz will continue at Gettys-burg College. The team had a strong showing, beating Toms River South in the second round of the Shore Conference Tournament, pulling out a 4-3 win. They have made the Shore Conference Semi-finals. The team will start the NJSIAA State Tournament seeded third. Next year could also be a good test for the young team.

By Colette Gilbert This season, seniors and under-classmen ran successful races be-ginning at the Monmouth Coun-ty Relays. Grace Eckstein, Emily Rienzo, Eryn Mills, and freshman Caitlin O’Hare took first place in the 4x1600 relay. The girls 4x800 team, made up of juniors Louisa Guminski, Julia Cangialosi, Megan Cronk, and Gabriella Ferrigine also won their relay. At the Metuchen Relays, the girls’ javelin team won first place, and junior Sam Spall-azani won the long jump. At the County Championships, Rachel Kershner won with a 126’4” throw, Mills and Eckstein placed second and fifth in the 3200m respectively, and McNamara was second in the 800m. Junior Fidel Jules broke her own school record throwing shot put 43’6”, good enough for 2nd in Monmouth County. Kershner won the Shore Conference javelin with a school record, a 133’ 3” throw. There were many personal bests this season with at least eight girls running under 5:30 for the mile and four under 5:10. The girls look forward to Sectionals, States and the Meet of Champions. The 4x200m relay of Abby Collins, Franki Zoppi, Carly Anne, and Sam Spallanzani qualified for Nationals and will be joined by 4x800 and 4xMile relays. The boys’ track team succeed-ed this year despite having a small squad. Senior Cole Cornaccia broke his own school record in the javelin, setting it at 178’5”. Cornaccia placed 4th in the county while senior Mike Reverendo and Joey Hagan threw personal bests in the javelin. The se-nior duo took 2nd at East Coast re-lays for the javelin relay. Brett Doyle lowered his mile time to 4:27 and will compete at Sectionals May 22. Junior Tim Corey ran 4:59 in a first race after injury.

Girls’ golf at Red Bank Catholic al-ways has a great season, and judging from this year, they have been able to maintain that status. Returning senior Ivy Babson commented that there is a lot of new talent on the team, featuring Erin Wright and Amanda Hart. This young team has proven their talent this season with a record of 13-0, winning several titles, includ-ing the Monmouth County Cham-pionships, the Shore Conference Championships, and the Sectional Championships. The team placed second in the Tournament of Champions on May 21. Junior Nicole Totland finished seventeenth individually with an 81, one shot ahead of teammate Ceilie Reynolds.

The boys’ golf team has had a very successful season this spring. When talking about the team, Lenny Covi-ello said, “We all have played well and had progressed as the season was winding down.” Seniors include Lenny Coviel-lo, Pat Lerhkinder, Bryan Andrew, Liam Byrne, Mike Lopes, and Nick Anderson. This season, the boys have a record of 6-4.

Boys’ Lax

Girls’ Lax

efit future teams. Our offense was extremely productive in big games, and our defense was one of the best in the shore. This was the best RBC varsity lacrosse team I’ve been a part of. I’m truly going to miss it and I hope the team has great success in the years to come.” Next season the team will have many young players returning who will maintain the work ethic and success of the program.

By Jackie Mauro & Darby Campbell

Led by senior captains Tim Bari-le, Matt Pierenger, and junior Brett Habich, the boys’ lacrosse team fin-ished the season with a record of 9-6. Senior Tim Barile said, “This season was a great season for both me personally and the team. We re-ally had a great year making it into both the Shore Conference Tourna-ment playoffs and the NJSIAA State Tournament playoffs. We played a lot of young guys, which will ben-

This season the girls’ lacrosse team has had an incredible record of 19-4. They have once again claimed the title for their division. They are led by senior captains Ariana Mancini, Jackie Mauro and Sabrina Arbes. After losing some critical players to the college level, the team has been able to step it up, and come togeth-er as a unit. Senior Ariana Mancini says, “This has been a great season, and never once did I doubt that our girls would bring it on the field. I’m going to miss the team so much, and wish them the best of luck next year.” Head Coach Lisa Caprioni said, “It’s been an outstanding season with a great group of girls. Coach Nappo and I couldn’t have asked for anything more. Returning letter winners did a great job bringing the team together.” The team has advanced to the NJSIAA South Group 2 State Finals. Looking ahead, the Caseys will have

SoftballBy MaryKate McNamara The girls’ softball team has had another great season. Led by the seniors, the team has accomplished a solid record of 15-10 overall, and a conference record of 10-4. They faced their biggest challenge when they played Saint John Vianney. Se-niors Brynne Bauman and Gabby Bram as well as junior Tess Griswold all reached their 100th career hits. Bauman said, “A lot of the team has been playing together since we were younger, so we have good chemis-try on the field. Our hitting line up is strong and everyone is very pos-itive. We all have fun together, and it’s been an unforgettable season.”We wish the seniors much success in the future.

Boys’ Tennis By Courtney Labrecque The boys’ tennis team has under-gone a rebuilding season this year. Even though the team does not have a hard-hitting all-star, they have consistency and teamwork on their side. They ended their season with an overall record of 5-11, but their coach is confident that with a little

bit more experience in the coming years, the team will be one of the best in the Shore. The graduating seniors on the team are Chris Blair, Charlie McDonald, and Mike Simko, all of whom we wish much success in their future endeavors.

Boys’ Volleyball

By Mary Yachnik The Casey boys’ volleyball team played tenaciously this year despite their youth.The boys posted some exciting victories in their fifth sea-son at RBC. They fought hard to edge out Central Regional at home in a very close game, and conquered Wall twice. The boys made the Shore Conference Tournament, but lost to CBA in the first round. They made the NJSIAA State Tournament; their first game being played on Tuesday, May 19. Senior players are Tyler Connolly, Nick King, Ike Isenhour, and John Puchalski. Underclassmen stand-outs include Bryce Sullivan, Antho-ny De Stephano and Tom Yachnik. The team’s record thus far is 13-8. Senior Tyler Connolly remarked, “Although we were a very young and inexperienced team, we were able to compete on a very high level with very tough opponents.”

By Jackie Mauro

many key returners that are sure to make their mark and continue the success of the program, includ-ing juniors Alexa Bezzone, Dar-by Campbell, Paige Eck, Cameron Lynch, Liz Small, and Kelly Whit-lock.