Sunday, October 26, 2008

Coast Guard




Loyola, for the first time in years, sent teams to two separate events. They were hundreds of miles away with some in Minnetonka, MN for the Fall Colors Regatta, and others in New London, CT for the Coast Guard Regatta.

In Minnesota, the JV team had tons of fun and learned a lot while racing. Loyola gold performed well with Chris Lynch starting slow in the A division, but building momentum to be one of the best sailors in the second half of the event. A highlight Maggie Koller's fantastic performance in the B fleet and hot streak of great finishes up to second place and Colin Patterson's third place finish. 

Loyola Academy arrived at the Coast Guard Academy to meet heavy breeze, some of the best competition in the country, and their coach's goal of a top 3 finish at the event. This would be an improvement on their 6th place finish at the event. Breeze at 15-20 left Ciara McHugh and Juliann Sargis on the sidelines, while the big crews, Kevin Kennedy and John Kinzel suited up. 

Post and Kennedy in the A division (sailed in 420s) went up against some fierce boats, leading their day 1 finishes to be out of the top five. Their skill showed, however in that although their average finish was 8th place, they were much more consistent than other sailors leading them to be in fifth place in tight competition for fourth. Ciara McHugh also sailed a set with Alex and did great.

Holmberg and Kinzel finished with mostly second places in the B division (sailed in FJs) with Sargis stepping in for a set leading to Loyola's first 1st place finish of the event. By the end of the day, the B sailors lagged 15 points out of first place,  but had established a 30 point lead over the third place boat. 

Loyola finished the day in second place overall to Chirstchurch School, and with a lead over Monseigneur Donavon. The next day brought breeze 20-25 and it was determined that both divisions would sail 420s, as FJs are liable to flip over. Loyola watched solemnly as they dropped out of second with Post and Kennedy flipped and in last place in the first race {they were later given redress as the incident had been the fault of a foul}, and Monseigneur Donavon overtaking them by ten points. Post took a sixth in the next race and kept the team competitive. Holmberg and Kinzel knew they had to stick Donavon in their final races as they took a sixth, and won the final race with Donavon trailing both races. Post and Kennedy then went out and crushed the competition, also finishing in first but this race was not counted, as breeze picked up to 30 knots, and the set was abandoned.

Loyola took 3rd overall, losing to Donavon by 2 points, but accomplishing what they came to do.

A B TOT 
1. Christchurch School 21 21 42 
2. Monsignor Donovan HS 62 68 130 
3. Loyola Academy 94 38 132 
4. North Yardmouth Acad 70 88 158 
5. North Kingstown HS 106 105 211 
6. Martha's Vineyard HS 95 122 217 
7. Fairfield Prep 161 70 231 
8. Culver Academy 106 131 237 
9. Brighton HS 152 109 261 
10. Richmond Hill HS 145 120 265 
11. Lake Norman HS 141 137 278 
12. Chevrus HS 170 116 286 
13. Cape Elizabeth HS 142 149 291 
14. Grosse Ile HS 111 182 293 
15. Marblehead HS 143 161 304 
16. Stonington HS 131 182 313 
17. Falmouth HS 166 148 314 
18. East Lyme HS 189 137 326 
19. Portland HS 137 206 343 
20. Central Regional HS 175 232 407 

A division = 12 Races
TOT 
1. Christchurch School 21 Josh Greenslade '09/Tyler Reeves '09, 
2. Monsignor Donovan HS 62 Joe Paggi '12/Nick Paggi '11 
3. North Yardmouth Acad 70 Evan Siepert '09/Christine Reighley '10 
4. Loyola Academy 94 Alex Post '11/Ciara McHugh '09, Kevin Kennedy '09 
5. Martha's Vineyard HS 95 Conor Lodge '09/Becker Aqwatty '09 
6. Culver Academy 106 Tim Zacher '09/ Jennifer Babchuk '09 
7. North Kingstown HS 106 Casy Brown '10, Tommy Galster '10/Hadley Neale
8. Grosse Ile HS 111 Patrick Duffett '09/ Ellen Dubois '10
9. Stonington HS 131 Charlie Fayal '10, Tim Entwistle '09/Drew Lyon '10
10. Portland HS 137 Robb Kirchner '09/Will Dykes '11 
11. Lake Norman HS 141 Brad Milliken '10/ Kameron Porter '10 
12. Cape Elizabeth HS 142 Robert Rice '09/ Conor Meagher '10 
13. Marblehead HS 143 Kim Kaull '09/ Alix Israel '11, Jess Helmes '09 
14. Richmond Hill HS 145 Devon Rohde '10/Kelly Muhlenburg '10 
15. Brighton HS 152 Alden Sonnoefeldt '09/Liz Ingham '11 
16. Fairfield Prep 161 Matthew Gurney '09/Marek Zaleski '12, 
17. Falmouth HS 166 Cole Schreiber '11/Jackson Black '11 
18. Chevrus HS 170 Cam Murphy '10/Amelie Jensen '09 
19. Central Regional HS 175 Eric Wiedeke '12/Jessica Hoey '12 
20. East Lyme HS 189 Alex Rudkin '11/ Sarah Kukich '09, Luca Addabbo '12

B division = 12 Races

TOT 
1. Christchurch School 21 Blake Burgess '11, Jono Dill '10/Matt Lamber '09, 
2. Loyola Academy 38 Tommy Holmberg '09/ Juliann Sargis '09 John Kinzel
3. Monsignor Donovan HS 68 Paul Stevens '10/ Eugene Danyo, Ian Isdanavage '09 
4. Fairfield Prep 70 Matthew Jaykus '10, Ryan Meltug '10/ 
5. North Yardmouth Acad 88 Fin Hazllock '11/ Weston Masi 
6. North Kingstown HS 105 Kelsey McDonough '12, Aidan Sheldon '11/ 
7. Brighton HS 109 Jenny Borshoff '11/ Claire Brodie '11 
8. Chevrus HS 116 Sam Scribner '11/ Katie Dlake '11 
9. Richmond Hill HS 120 Ryan Tillman '12, Emerson Stephens '12/ Kyle Brewer 
10. Martha's Vineyard HS 122 Solvig Soyre '10, Julie Pringle '10/ Emmie Scheck '09 
11. Culver Academy 131 Daniel Ching '09/ A.J. Cook '10 
12. East Lyme HS 137 Robert Devens '09/ Brynna Cooke '10, Luca Addabbo 
13. Lake Norman HS 137 Elizabeth Chambers '10/ Cam herritt '09 
14. Falmouth HS 148 Hollister Poole '11/ Teagan Dunfrey '11 
15. Cape Elizabeth HS 149 Stephen Janick '09/ Elizabeth Briggs '10 
16. Marblehead HS 161 Michael Drumm '11, Brian Drumm '11
17. Stonington HS 182 Matt Paige '12, Nick Woviots '11/ Brunson Conlin '12, 
18. Grosse Ile HS 182 Libbi Dust '10/ Catrine Plischke '10 
19. Portland HS 206 Henry Cole '10/ Dylan Bruce '12 
20. Central Regional HS 232 Chris Garett '11/ Troy Church '11 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TOT 

Christchurch School A 1 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 21 
Christchurch, VA B 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 9 21 
2 4 8 10 13 15 18 20 26 28 31 42

Monsignor Donovan HS A 3 7 6 4 7 6 8 15 1 3 1 1 62 
Toms River, NJ B 5 6 4 8 8 7 9 4 3 4 8 2 68 
8 21 31 43 58 71 88 107 111 118 127 130 

Loyola Academy A 7 12 7 7 16 8 4 2 11 5 RDG 7 94 
Wilmete, IL B 2 2 3 6 2 2 1 8 2 3 6 1 38 
9 23 33 46 64 74 79 89 102 110 124 132 

North Yardmouth Acad A 11 3 1 2 6 5 3 7 13 10 6 3 70 
Yarmouth, ME B 4 15 14 10 3 4 3 6 4 7 15 3 88 
15 33 48 60 69 78 84 97 114 131 152 158 

North Kingstown HS A 4 8 8 11 4 4 14 5 6 11 15 16 106 
North Kingstown, RI B 6 10 8 7 10 8 4 10 9 13 12 8 105 
10 28 44 62 76 88 106 121 136 160 187 211 

Martha's Vineyard HS A 18 17 2 3 1 2 DSQ 3 3 6 4 12 95 
Oak Bluffs, MA B 19 4 11 4 9 5 14 13 13 11 7 12 122 
37 58 71 78 88 95 133 149 165 182 193 217 

Fairfield Prep A 14 18 10 10 20 3 17 18 10 2 DSQ 15 161 
Fairfield, CT B 9 12 5 3 4 3 16 2 5 5 2 4 70 
23 53 68 81 105 111 144 164 179 186 212 231 

Culver Academy A 2 2 9 17 8 18 6 16 9 7 3 9 106 
Culver, IN B 11 5 9 15 11 13 10 11 14 12 10 10 131 
13 20 38 70 89 120 136 163 186 205 218 237 

Brighton HS A 9 16 15 8 3 9 12 19 17 19 8 17 152 
Rochester, NY B 7 3 2 2 15 15 6 9 11 8 18 13 109 
16 35 52 62 80 104 122 150 178 205 231 261 
10 
Richmond Hill HS A 10 4 16 13 10 14 16 17 19 4 9 13 145 
Richmond Hil, GA B 8 14 6 11 13 11 19 5 8 16 3 6 120 
18 36 58 82 105 130 165 187 214 234 246 265 
11 
Lake Norman HS A 19 20 12 15 9 15 13 8 2 16 7 5 141 
Mooresville, NC B 15 8 17 5 16 10 7 17 7 19 5 11 137 
34 62 91 111 136 161 181 206 215 250 262 278 
12 
Chevrus HS A 13 19 17 14 14 20 15 9 20 18 5 6 170 
Portland, ME B 3 7 7 9 5 16 8 15 15 9 17 5 116 
16 42 66 89 108 144 167 191 226 253 275 286 
13 
Cape Elizabeth HS A 15 5 18 6 12 17 7 6 18 12 12 14 142 
Cape Elizabeth, ME B 14 13 15 13 19 18 13 7 6 15 9 7 149 
29 47 80 99 130 165 185 198 222 249 270 291 
14 
Grosse Ile HS A 5 6 5 5 5 10 9 20 15 13 14 4 111 
Grosse Ile, MI B 16 16 16 16 7 19 12 19 17 10 16 18 182 
21 43 64 85 97 126 147 186 218 241 271 293 
15 
Marblehead HS A 8 10 4 12 11 13 10 10 12 17 16 20 143 
Marblehead, MA B 18 18 10 14 17 12 11 3 16 14 11 17 161 
26 54 68 94 122 147 168 181 209 240 267 304 
16 
Stonington HS A 6 9 11 16 17 19 5 14 4 8 11 11 131 
Pawcatuck, CT B 10 11 13 19 6 14 17 16 19 17 20 20 182 
16 36 60 95 118 151 173 203 226 251 282 313 
17 
Falmouth HS A 17 15 14 18 19 12 19 4 7 9 13 19 166 
Falmouth, ME B 17 19 18 18 14 9 5 14 10 6 4 14 148 
34 68 100 136 169 190 214 232 249 264 281 314 
18 
East Lyme HS A 16 11 19 19 18 11 18 13 16 20 18 10 189 
East Lyme, CT B 12 9 12 12 12 6 20 12 12 2 13 15 137 
28 48 79 110 140 157 195 220 248 270 301 326 
19 
Portland HS A 12 14 13 9 13 16 2 11 14 15 10 8 137 
Portland, ME B 13 17 DNF DNF 18 17 15 18 18 18 14 16 206 
25 56 90 120 151 184 201 230 262 295 319 343 
20 
Central Regional HS A 20 13 20 20 15 7 11 12 8 14 17 18 175 
Bayville, NJ B 20 20 19 17 20 20 18 20 20 20 19 19 232 
40 73 112 149 184 211 240 272 300 334 370 407 


Junior Olympics

Junior Olympics
October 11, 2008
Macatawa Bay Yacht Club

Loyola sent several boats to this regatta in hopes of taking first in all four events: Laser radial, Laser full rig, Collegiate 420, and Club 420. (A last second switch had Kevin Kennedy and Ciara McHugh switching from club 420 to collegiate.)

Conditions were light on day one, with hours of postponement outside the bay, followed by three shifty races within. Day two had sailors competing out on the big lake, with varying amounts of breeze, big shifts, and puffs.

Radial: Alex Post, in a competitive fleet of 19 boats, skillful took second place in most races. Sadly, Drew Shea of New Trier took most firsts. Still, Alex sailed fantastically, overcoming confusing conditions to win a few races and take silver overall. 

Full: John Kinzel, a little man in a big boy boat, again showed his toughness as he competed in the full rig division. His consistently high finishes led him to a second place finish.

Collegiate 420: Tommy Holmberg and Colleen Evans sailed together as did Kevin Kennedy and Ciara McHugh. Holmberg and Kennedy had Holmberg taking second and Kennedy taking fourth behind their Team Death Speed ally: Tim Zacher. Out of 20 boats. They were off to a good start. Holmberg went on to win the next two races and closed the day out with a four point lead. The next day had Kennedy and Holmberg finishing out of the top two, but with respectable top five finishes. In the end, Holmberg took bronze, and Kennedy took fourth.

Final Tally
Radial- Post: 2nd
Full: Kinzel: 2nd
Collegiate: Holmberg and Evans: 3rd
Kennedy and McHugh: 4th

Junior Olympics

Jimmy Talbott



Jimmy Talbott Regatta
October 4, 2008
Chicago Yacht Club
Results: http://www.missa.net/images/results/Jimmy_Talbot_2008.pdf

Loyola sent three teams to this event. The teams were formulated by coach Zac Hernandez to be a senior team, a junior team, and a sophomore team.
Loyola 1 (Sophomore skippers): A- Alex Post, Juliann Sargis/ B- Davis Porter, Tayler Crimaldi
Loyola 2 (Seniors): A- Tommy Holmberg, Ciara Mchugh/ B- Kevin Kennedy, Grace Williams
Loyola 3 (Juniors): A- John Kinzel, Emily Norris/ B- Marcus Jackson and Alejandra Edery

Breeze was light and shifty to begin on Saturday, and, while the senior and junior teams started the day poorly, the sophomores shot to the front with consistently high finishes. Later in the day, breeze picked up, as did the rest of Loyola's performance, with everyone finishing in the top five and everyone winning one or more races and in Davis Porter's case, 4.  Loyola ended day 1 with the sophomores in second place, and the seniors in third. In the A division, Alex Post was in second to New Trier by two points and Tommy Holmberg was in third by 16 points and John Kinzel was close behind. Davis was in second place in the B division.

The beginning of day 2 had Davis  winning a redress that moved the sophomores to first place. Davis had a great day of consistent finishes, leading him to win the B division.  In the A division, Post lagged while Kinzel won a race, and Holmberg won two in a row, moving him to the lead in the division with Post and Kinzel tied five points back. At this point, Loyola was in first, second, and third in the divison with. The A division all came down to a heated last set. Holmberg and Kinzel took subpar a 12th and thirteenth in the second to last race, moving Post into the lead. It all came down to the final race won by New Trier. Steph Hudson of New Trier took first, followed by Post, Holmberg, and Kinzel.

The sophomores took first place in the team score, followed by the seniors, who took third.

Final Tally
Loyola 1: A- Post and Sargis 2nd
B- Porter and Crimaldi 1st
Team- 1st

Loyola 2: A- Holmberg and Sargis 3rd
B- Kennedy and Williams 7th
Team 3rd

Loyola 3: A- Kinzel and Norris 4th
Jackson and Edery 10th
Team 6th