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Storm Fall Season In Review
St. Luke’s athletics enjoyed another productive and successful fall season with many highlights and achievements across all our Varsity sports.
Twenty-three student athletes were recognized for their talent and efforts with postseason accolades in their chosen activities.
Girls Soccer enjoyed another extremely successful season winning the FAA regular season title before narrow losses in both the FAA and New England tournament semifinals. The team finished with an overall record of 12-3-3. Kelly McKenna ‘17, Seena Panagiotidis ‘17, Caroline Thompson ‘18 and Lea Panagiotidis ‘20 were all honored in the fall season awards but Head Coach Dan Clarke was impressed with everyone’s contribution: “We had another excellent season and that is down to the hard work and dedication of every member of the team. We went undefeated in the FAA which was phenomenal and the team should be extremely proud.”
Boys Soccer welcomed a new co-head coach in Ryan Fairhurst and narrowly missed out on the postseason tournaments. They finished with an overall record of 5-7-2 and co-Head Coach Corey Gammill took many positives from the campaign: “There was incredible growth throughout the season and some amazing moments that each and every boy can hang their hat on. Every player who stepped foot on the field competed daily and always brought their best. As a result, all enjoyed coming to the field daily and competing.” The team had Alex Nerod ‘17, Jared Soltys ‘17, Jose Minuesa ‘17, Ryan Neafsey ‘18 and Bear Crystal ‘20 represented in the end of season honors.
The St. Luke’s Football team had a difficult season on the field, suffering a number of injuries throughout the fall, but continued to work hard throughout with Shaka Moales ‘17 and Ben Joseph ‘17 receiving FAA All League Honor and Patrick Evans ‘20 awarded an FAA Honorable Mention for his efforts. Off the field the team continued their excellent work in the local community spending time at the Carver Community center in Norwalk working with the Carver students, sharing their love for the game and helping inspire the next generation of players.
The Field Hockey team had another solid season and enjoyed some excellent wins against Hamden Hall, Master School (NY) and Kingswood-Oxford to finish with an overall record of 5-12-1 for the season. They had Cayley Stonehouse ‘17, Cameron Stonehouse ‘17 and Kendall Boege given postseason accolades and Head Coach Brinley Ehlers was proud of her team: “We were in every game and we were competitive with even the strongest teams which was really exciting. This team never gave up. They showed a lot of heart!”
The Storm Volleyball team enjoyed a fantastic season too finishing with an overall record of 10-7-0 and progressing to the FAA tournament and New England tournament for the first time since the reintroduction of the program. They enjoyed wins over Greens Farms Academy, Masters and Hopkins in the FAA as well as excellent victories against Canterbury and Harvey. Bridget Dalton ‘18, Gabby Mitchell ‘18, Maria Minuesa ‘18 and Elyse Kim ‘21 were all asked to represent SLS at the New England All Star tournament with further honors for Dalton ‘and Emma Castiglione ‘18 who received FAA All League and Minuesa who received and FAA Honorable Mention.
Cross Country also enjoyed a wonderful fall campaign with a number of runners breaking their personal bests multiple times over the course of the season. Ian Smith ‘17, Will Foster ‘17 and Claire Wilson ‘18 all received postseason awards. Head Coach Corliss Spencer was delighted with the season and her group of runners: “We had a wonderful season and a lot of fun! We had seven runners go under 20 minutes, which was awesome to see, and finished 4th in the FAA. I am so proud of this group.”
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
