The Sacred Heart JV and Varsity volleyball teams were very excited last week, to receive their volleyball yard signs and magnets.

Swimming

The Academy of the Sacred Heart’s first swim meet was a huge success. Several swimmers won their "Red Caps" by achieving State Meet qualifying times. I'm very proud all swimmers performed well, even though several were very anxious. 

State Qualifiers are;

• Reese Lacaze ‘24 - 100yd Butterfly & 100yd Breaststroke
• Natalia Mehaffie ‘25 - 100yd Backstroke
• Claire Parrish ‘25 - 200yd Individual Medley
• Piper Rubin ‘25 - 100yd Backstroke
• Elodie Scafidel ‘26 - 200yd Freestyle & 50 Freestyle

It’s so exciting to see all of the swimmers compete really well. 

Cross Country

The Cross Country team is all set to take off this weekend in their first meet of the season. The Cardinals will head to Hammond, LA at St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday, September 16th.

JV Volleyball

On Thursday 9-8-22, the ASH JV volleyball team hosted the Kenner Discovery Swamp Owls in their 4th match of the season. The sophomore led unit took the floor first and took care of business defeating the Owls 25-12. Natalia Mehaffie ‘25 led the way with 4 aces and 4 kills. Taylor Robert ‘25 passed very well and had an ace to help out the Cardinal cause. The next game the Cardinals line-up struggled quite a bit to get it going out of the gate. They were down 17-10 at one point until Olivia Monsted ‘26 sparked a comeback that pulled the JV into a tie score of 22-22. Riley Ralston ‘26 then went back to serve and closed out the match with three big pressure serves. 

On Friday and Saturday the JV team played in the Chapelle JV tournament. On Friday night The Cardinals went to 3 games with Fontainebleau before falling in a thriller 15-13 in the 3rd set. 

Callie Parenton ‘25 had 2 kills and an ace. They then played a stubborn Cabrini team who put up a good fight before falling to the Cardinals in 2. On Saturday, the JV team played a good Chappelle squad and lost in 2 close sets, 25-19 25-23. Piper Rubin ‘25 had a run of tough serves and 2 kills, Charlotte Bush ‘25 had 2 kills, a block, and passed very well. The Cardinals then played Dominican for the second time in 2 weeks falling 25-19 25-10. Ava Lowe ‘25 had 2 kills and an ace and Claire Moriarity ‘25 had a big block and some nice sets to highlight the match. In the final match of the tournament, the Cardinals knocked off Slidell HS 25-17 25-15. Shayde Randolph ‘26 , Sofia Udhrain ‘26,Eleanor Erazo-Pierson ‘26, and Ellie Habetz ‘26 led the way against Slidell.

On Monday 9-12-22, the Cardinals hosted the Destrehan Wildcats. The first set was a back and forth affair with the Sacred Heart JV down 16-17 until Natalia Mehaffie ‘25 went back to serve. Behind her tough serving the Cardinals scored the next 9 points in a row to close out the set 25-17. The next game saw the ASH JV freshman unit take the floor and proceed to send the Wildcats home, winning the set 25-12. Sally Irwin ‘26 served very well and everyone hustled to keep the ball in play. Overall the JV went 4-3 over the past week and gained a lot of valuable game experience.

Varsity Volleyball

The Cardinals had another successful week on the volleyball court. On Wednesday, the team took on Cabrini High School. Our offense was led by setter Brooke Habetz ‘23 with 30 assists. Our front row proved unstoppable at the net. Gigi Gibbens ‘24 had 8 kills and 4 blocks. Cami Davis ‘23 had 11 kills and 4 blocks. MC Mazzanti ‘23 had 7 kills and 2 blocks. Kate Farris ‘24 had 9 kills and 2 blocks. Leading our defense on serve receive and digs were Lucy Vacius ‘23 with 13 digs, Kate Farris ‘24 with 8 digs, and Ellie Bendich ‘24 with 9 digs. From the service line, Kate Farris ‘24 had 3 aces and Lucy Vacius ‘23 had 2 aces. With a combined team effort, the cardinals swept Cabrini to further their record to 8-1. 

On Thursday, the Cardinals took on Kenner Discovery in their first home game. The Cardinals had a dominating performance beating the Swamp Owls in three straight sets. Brooke Habetz ‘23 and Lily Stone ‘24 ran our offense with 25 combined assists. Our front remained consistent at the net. Gigi Gibbens ‘24 had 12 kills and 4 blocks. Cami Davis ‘23 had 6 kills and 1 block. MC Mazzanti ‘23 had 8 kills and 1 block. Kate Farris ‘24 had 4 kills and 1 block. Leading our defense on serve receive and digs were Lucy Vacius ‘23, Kate Farris ‘24, Paige Ready ‘24, and Ellie Bendich ‘24 with 18 total digs. From the service line, the team totaled 16 aces. 

On Monday, the Cardinals competed in a home match against Destrehan. The win over the Wildcats bettered our record to 10-1. Our offense was led by setter Brooke Habetz ‘23 totaling 21 assists. Keeping our offense alive were hitters Gigi Gibbens ‘24 with 9 kills, MC Mazzanti ‘23 with 7 kills, Kate Farris ‘24 with 11 kills, and Isabelle Moore ‘23 with 2 kills. Our defense locked down in serve receive and digs. Katherine Hale ‘23 had 9 digs. Brooke Habetz ‘23 had 5 digs, and Lucy Vacius ‘23 had 2 digs Behind the service line, Allie Langhetee ‘23 had 5 aces, followed by Katherine Hale ‘23 and Kate Farris ‘24 who both added 2 aces. 

The Cardinals look forward to hosting the Catholic League Tournament this weekend!

Middle School Cross Country

Practice Days This Week 9/12-9/16:  

• 7th/8th Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
•  6th Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
• 5th Wednesday and Thursday 

Middle School's first race is set to kick off on September 23rd at City Park. 

Middle School Volleyball 

On Friday, our middle school 6th white team participated in a play date at Trinity. The team got a win against Newman 29-16. Overall it was a good experience for the team to kick off their season. 

Many other teams will be competing this week. Our 6th grade red, 7th grade white, 8th grade black and 7th/8th red teams will all be in action. Check the calendar in the right side bar for dates and times. 

Reminder on Volleyball Apparel: 

Any Sacred Heart shirt can be worn for practice with any appropriate shorts. Please check the length and fit to ensure your daughter has appropriate shorts. Please purchase black shorts from the bookstore either in Under Armor style or Nike style for games. Many other shorts, such as Lululemon, are often not an appropriate length or fit. 

Remind APP 

Please Sign up for our MS Athletics Remind for announcements, change of practice and or schedule times. Use: Class Code @ashsports 

Coaches Contact Info: 

Cross Country - Jenny Caro - [email protected]

Volleyball - Christian Vaicius - [email protected]

Varsity Sports Now Partnership

We are excited to continue our partnership with VSN this year to livestream many of our home volleyball, basketball, and soccer games. With your support through the Booster Club, we hope to be able to extend this opportunity to our other sports as well. 

This is the link to subscribe to VSN. It is important to use this specific link, as Sacred Heart will get back 50% of the subscriptions fees.

Join the Booster Club!

Please consider joining the Booster Club if you have not done so already. 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.