Athletics

ON CAMPUSATHLETICSMeet... Our Athletics Director! JV Golf This year we were excited to add a JV Golf team to meet the increased desire Kelly Hickey serves to play this sport. JV Golf as Mercy High focused on skill development School’s Athletics and athletes look forward to Director. Ms. future competitions! Hickey earned her B.A. in Exercise and Varsity Golf Sports Science from Varsity Golf had another the University of San successful season led by WBAL Francisco and her M.S. in Golf Champion Brooke Barron Kinesiology from San Francisco ‘22, who shot a 37 at Sunnyvale

University, where she focused her thesis Municipal Course. Brooke study on an examination of gender continued on to compete inequities in Division I sports post Title in the CCS Championship.

IX. Ms. Hickey has served as a college instructor and tennis coach at West Valley College, Evergreen College, and City College of San Francisco. As a former graduate of an all-girls Catholic high school, Ms. Hickey is excited to Cross Country Team Cross Country improved their times with every race. Led by a core group of juniors who were joined by strong runners in the freshman class, the team is excited to return a majority of athletes next year. promote and grow our athletic program while developing our student-athletes. Water Polo

FALL 2021

“My vision for athletics is to grow our programs both by the “numbers and competitiveness. —Kelly Hickey, Athletics Director

The Mercy Water Polo Team enjoyed a rebuilding year as they had six freshmen join the program (and sport!). The water polo team transformed in speed and skill development throughout the season.

Sister Act Growing up on the west coast of Ireland, the McGuire sisters seemed destined to spend time in the water. Summer and Lily have been in the water since they were 3 months old and have been making a splash around ever since. When they arrived in Northern California the family found new pools and a new sport in water polo. When Summer started at Mercy she tried out for the water polo team because of her background in swimming. Once Summer got into the sport, Lily joined a water polo club team so that she could be ready to join the team at Mercy. Now, both sisters are on the Varsity team. This can be challenging for some, however both Summer and Lily have relished the opportunity. When asked what the best part about having Lily on the team this year, Summer replied, “I have my sister right behind me, I get to show her the ropes.” The water polo team has great leadership from a core group of seniors and juniors. All freshmen have found their space quickly thanks to that leadership. Both sisters noted how the intensity has increased in practices throughout the season saying, “Mrs. CB is a really good coach, she doesn’t hold back in drills and is focused on conditioning.” Summer ’23

ON CAMPUSATHLETICS Congratulations!HIGHLIGHTS Junior Varsity Tennis faced some stiff competition early in the season which helped prepare them for league play. When it came to doubles, they excelled with victories over Castilleja and Notre Dame San Jose. ARI MONTIEL ’22 Varsity Tennis held their own with victories over Riordan, Priory, and Notre Dame Belmont. While Varsity Tennis will lose a lot of seniors, there is a strong group of underclassmen ready to lead the team for many years. Congratulations to Arianna Montiel on signing her letter of commitment to play Division I Softball at Howard University. Ari has started all three years at Mercy and is looking forward to her senior season this Spring. She is excited to continue her athletic career as a part of the Howard University Bison. Good luck, Ari!

Freshman Volleyball

Mercy’s Freshman Volleyball Team proved to be a powerhouse as they took home the WBAL Championship title as well as the Half Moon Bay Tournament 1st place trophy!

Junior Varsity Volleyball

JV Volleyball brought home two trophies winning the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Challenge and earning 2nd place at Spikefest.

Varsity Volleyball had the best season in our program’s history! Varsity Volleyball’s consecutive wins over sister school NDB helped to secure a spot in the CCS Tournament and in the CCS Championship game. We are incredibly proud of volleyball’s accomplishment of finishing as quarterfinalists in the state CIF Tournament. GOLF Brooke Barron ‘22 First Team Jaylyn Remolona ‘24 Second Team Eva Denten ‘23 Honorable Mention TENNIS Maria Shelley ‘24 Second Team Natalie Dean ‘22 Sadie Williams ‘22 Honorable Mention VOLLEYBALL Abby O’Brien ‘22 First Team Anna Snigorenko ‘23 Second Team Katie Callagy ‘23 Honorable Mention WATER POLO - PAL Claudia Lespade ‘22 2nd Team Kelly Philpott ‘23 Honorable Mention