Golf Captures the Individual Metro Champion Title
Last Tuesday, Cassidy Lambert ’21 represented Sacred Heart at the Metro Golf Championships at Timberlane Golf Club. This would be her first official golf match of her senior year. She was out four months due to an injury sustained in January. The Metro Championships consist of the best golfers and teams in the Metro Area. Cassidy was in the first group to tee off in the nine hole match. She was paired with two of the top golfers in the state. Cassidy busted her drive down the first fairway and hit a beautiful approach shot onto green with a 4 iron from 190 yards out. She then 2 putted for a par on the first hole. She continued hitting fairways and greens to score a birdie on the second hole and a par on the 3rd. She took a one stroke lead in her group heading into hole five. When she approached the 9th she had a two shot lead over the field, but she scored a bogey on the hole. Her playing partner had a putt for par to tie the score but missed and also scored a bogey. This would put Cassidy in the lead and ahead of the field to take home the title of Metro Champion. Cassidy shot a 38 over nine holes to win her first golf match of the season. Congratulations, Cassidy!
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Tennis Team Named Regional Runner Up
Last Monday and Tuesday, the varsity tennis team competed in the Division III Regional Tournament to qualify for the state tournament. Playing singles for Sacred Heart were Mariella Congeni ’23 and Olivia Boyd ’22. Olivia was up first and had no problems taking down Ursuline’s line 1 singles player 6-0, 6-1. She also dominated her second round match landing her a spot in the semi-finals and punching her ticket to state. In the semi-finals, Olivia played Newman’s line 1 singles player and played extremely well, but ultimately lost. Mariella Congeni ’23 qualified for state because of her record and standing and faced in her first match a tough Newman line 2 singles player. Congeni started out with a 4-0 lead and held on to win the first set 6-3. The second set started out with 2 games for Newman, but Congeni fought and never looked back, winning the next 6 games, the set and the match. The next round for Congeni was the semi-finals where she played an impressive athlete from John Curtis but stayed the course and demonstrated that hard work pays off with an impressive 6-2, 6-1 win and she advanced to the regional finals. Mariella lost in the finals to the Newman line 1 player to become the singles regional runner-up.
On the doubles courts, matches were already underway. First up were Grace Evans ’21 and Gracie Jenkins ’21. The pair played extremely well and did not have any problems beating Ursuline in the first round. In the second round, the duo had an unfortunate draw and a very tough match. Grace and Gracie played the best tennis they have played together as Cardinals, but dropped the first set 2-6. The second set was back and forth the entire way with a tie at 6-6, bringing the second set to a tie-breaker. Evans and Jenkins came out strong with a good lead in the tie breaker, but unfortunately the rest didn’t go their way and lost in the tie-breaker. The doubles team played great together and for their last match as Cardinals made their team so incredibly proud.
May Manning ’21 and Elizabeth Maniscalco ’21 also played in regionals. The team had a bye in the first round which placed them in a qualifying match against St. Charles Catholic. The team was no match for our experienced senior team who took care of business with a 6-0, 6-0 victory and a place in the state tournament. Next up, Manning and Maniscalco took on the Newman line 1 doubles team and lost in the quarterfinals.
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Last to take the doubles court were Sofia Rodriguez ’23 and Virginia Crocker ’25. They also had a bye and started out in a qualifying match, which was no problem for these two. They advanced easily to the quarterfinals where they faced Archbishop Hannan. Again the team dominated winning 6-0, 6-1. In the semi-finals, Rodriguez and Crocker impressively and patiently beat Newman’s line 2 doubles team putting them in the finals against the line 1 team from Newman. The last match on the regional courts, the teammates watched and cheered for their fellow Cardinals. The first set was tight. Rodriguez patiently set the pace from the baseline setting up Crocker at the net. The pair played so well and the first set went to a tiebreaker, but the Cardinals were unable to win the first set. The second set was equally tight with long points and great gets, but unfortunately this set also went to the Greenies. Rodriguez and Crocker also finished as doubles regional runner-up gaining points for the team for an overall team runner up win in regionals.
This week the team is competing in the state championship at ULM in Monroe, Louisiana. Let’s go, Cardinals!!
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Track Earns a District Championship
On April 21, the varsity track and field team competed wonderfully in the 11-3A District Championship at West Jefferson High School. The goal of the meet was of course, to do well as a team, but it was also to try and finish individually in the top four spots in their events in order to move on to the Regional Meet on Wednesday, April 28 at West Feliciana High School. Both objectives were accomplished, as the team captured the overall title as District Champions with an outstanding 195 points against 7 total teams and qualified multiple athletes for Regionals in 16 of the 18 events they competed in during the meet. At Regionals, the top three finishers in each event qualify for the State Championship on Friday, May 7 in Baton Rouge at LSU.
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Prep Track
This past Saturday, the prep track team competed at the St. Martin’s Episcopal Meet. What we thought would be a rainy day, ended up being a beautiful day for track and field. In total, we ended the meet with seven first place finishes and many new personal records. For some girls, this was their first track meet that they long waited for. There were a total of nine schools competing in the meet, and each grade level brought something fierce to the track. We will compete for the final time this season at the NOAL Championship this Saturday, May 1st at St. Martin’s Episcopal. Good luck, Cardinals!
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Volleyball Tryouts for 2021 Season
Tryouts will be held for the Sacred Heart Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball team from Monday, May 10 through Wednesday, May 12, 2021 from 5:00pm-6:30pm in the Rosary Gym. Tryouts are open to all incoming 9th-12th graders. Please fill out this form so we can get an accurate headcount for tryouts. You must have an updated physical prior to trying out. See below for information about receiving a physical here on campus.
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Annual Physicals
On Monday, May 10, Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine will conduct our annual physicals for any interested student-athletes. Physicals are only required for JV/Varsity athletes. Middle school-athletes are not required but encouraged to keep an updated physical on file. Physicals will be held on the Guidry Indoor Track in the gymnasium beginning at 3:30. The cost is $20 and checks can be made payable to Academy of the Sacred Heart. You must fill out the required paperwork beforehand.
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Join the Booster Club!
Your membership provides opportunities for our Booster Club to enhance the athletic experience for each athlete. As a Booster Club member, you have many opportunities throughout the year to volunteer to assist at athletic events. For more information about our Booster Club, please visit our website via the link below.
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Tues., Apr. 27
8:00 V Golf - Regional Championships @ Beaver Creek Golf course in Zachary
Wed., Apr. 28
12:00 V Track & Field - Regional Meet @ West Feliciana HS
Thurs., Apr. 29
All Day V Tennis
State Tournament @ Monroe
Fri., Apr. 30
All Day V Tennis - State Tournament @ Monroe
Mon., May 3
All Day V Golf - State Tournament @ Lafayette
Tues., May 4
All Day V Golf - State Tournament @ Lafayette
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