Swim

The winter swim season kicked off for the swim team on Saturday, December 10, at the Barracuda Invitational. The team finished in 8th place with 92 points.

Highlights from the meet include a pair of new school records in the 200 medley relay and the 200 free relay. Seniors Adrian Bellido, Rishi Guntur, and Andrew Li were joined by freshman Niall Parkins to set a new school record of 1:47.75, downing the old school record of 1:48.67 established in 2015. Later in the meet, the same team members swam to a time of 1:38.10 in the 200 free relay. This eclipsed the old record of 1:39.78 set in 2017.

In the individual events, the team was led by senior Adrian Bellido, who notched a first place victory in the 100 individual medley with a time of 53.12. In Adrian's other event, the 200 individual medley, he was the runner-up. Continuing, freshman Niall Parkins had a 10th place finish in the 50 backstroke and a 16th place finish in the 100 backstroke.

Also noteworthy, for the first time in memory, BA fielded multiple relays in a single event. Our "B" 200 free relay, consisting of Aidan Canga, Shri Kannan, Shariq Ahmad, and Vasu Guda, notched a 16th place finish in their event.

Special thanks to the Bellido family for hosting a carbo-cram leading up to the event. The team is building tremendous chemistry as they embark on a season where our goal is to really put this program and team on the map for BA.

We will be stepping into a new block of training that will carry the team up to our next meet on Tuesday, December 27, at Homestead High School in Mequon.

In conclusion, one lasting quote was shared by Shri Kannan after his 100 freestyle race. He told me, "My legs are so sore coach." I just smiled back at him and was thinking the pain is temporary, but the memories of this will last forever. Keep up the hard work Shri, and also the rest of the team; you're all off to a stellar start!

-Coach Larry Lanza

Girls Varsity Basketball

Brookfield Academy's girls varsity basketball team hosted University School of Milwaukee (USM) this past Friday night. In a rematch from earlier this season, the BA girls came out on fire. BA took a 32-27 lead into halftime.

The second half was tight throughout. Unfortunately, USM was able to take control of the game late and win 66-60. Luci Jensen scored 27 points for the Blue Knights, going 7/12 from three. Amelia Rigel chipped in 17 points, including five 3-pointers.

Luci Jensen brings the ball up the floor

Up next for the girls team is an away game at St. Francis on Friday, December 16. Tipoff is set for 7:15 pm.

Boys Varsity Basketball

The BA boys varsity team improved its Midwest Classic Conference record to 2-0 with a win over Messmer Monday night.

Anthony Przybilla led the way for the Blue Knights, while Trenton Rayborn and Nolan Demski also contributed in a big way offensively.

Trent Rayborn looks to score in the paint

In the end, the Blue Knights led from start to finish and won by a score of 71-57.

The team does not play again until Wednesday, December 28, against Medford as part of a tournament at Sheboygan North High School.

Middle School Basketball

Girls

Level 8

The Level 8 girls traveled to St. Sebastian this past Saturday. Despite playing well, the girls came up just a bit short on the scoreboard. The girls lost by a final score of 23-18. The game was a back-and-forth affair with several lead changes.

Unfortunately, St. Sebastian was able to pull away in the final seconds. The girls will travel to St. Mary Menomonee Falls this Saturday.

-Coach Chris Mason

Level 7

The Level 7 girls team lost to St. Dominic’s 31-16.

Amen Abel led in scoring with nine points. Mali Williams chipped in five points, and Mila Libbey had two.

-Coach Greg Weithaus

Amen Abel dribbles the ball up the court

Level 6

The Level 6 girls basketball team earned a league win on Saturday, December 10, beating St. Joseph's by a score of 34-6. The team played with tenacity on defense and great overall effort. The girls won battles for loose balls and created turnovers which resulted in many opportunities in the open floor. 

Rachel York led the way with 16 points and five steals, while Lucy Allen added eight points and five steals of her own. Points were also scored by Maeve Parkins, Addison Albers, Alayna Bauer, and Molly Zimmermann. 

Monica Zaleski played great defense, intercepting passing lanes and creating two steals of her own. Overall, it was a great team win!

The girls look to build on this performance when they take on St. Sebastian this Saturday, December 17.

-Coach Geo Peterson

Level 5

The Level 5 girls team took on a tough, defensive St. Dominic team on December 10 and lost 22-4. Eleni Gebreyesus and Ali Kappl each scored a basket. Ellie Zimmermann had several steals down the court. 

-Coach Cayley McKowen

Boys

Level 8

The Level 8 Gold boys team bounced back nicely from its loss in the league opener and defeated Mother of Good Counsel 39-10. With the win, the boys improve to 1-1 in league play.

Isaaq Qureshi led the team in scoring with 14 points. Isaaq also added seven steals, leading the team in that category. Nicholas Roth brought in a team-high five rebounds, while Keagan Michelich dished out four assists.

At the half, the Blue Knights led 26-10. The team stayed focused defensively and did not allow a point in the second half.

Isaaq Qureshi looks to score

Up next for the team is a matchup against St. Mary Menomonee Falls, who finished second in the league last year. The game is set for a 1 pm tipoff at St. Mary Menomonee Falls on Saturday, December 17.

-Coach Michael Rajchel

Level 6

The Blue Knights traveled to Christ King on Saturday for its second conference game of the season. Despite being short-handed due to illness, the boys rallied to play a strong game against a very tough opponent.

After three quarters of play, the score was tied at 17. Unfortunately, the boys could not muster the scoring to pull out the victory. The Blue Knights lost by a final score of 29-19.  

-Coach Chris Mason