News of the School Spring 2016 Park Tudor School
The Park Tudor girls swim team was conference champion for the 4th straight year.
valuable newcomers who scored at the girls sectional meet were Jillian Miller and Margherita Firenze. The Park Tudor boys team faced five schools in individual meets for the 2016 school year and ended the season with a team record of 3-2. The Panthers improved their sectional finish from 11th place in 2015 to an 8th place finish in 2016. In 2013 the team scored 44 points at the sectional meet. In 2016 the boys improved their team score to 136 points. Peter LaBarge and Alex Gregory were responsible for a large portion of team point improvements, and superior teamwork helped the Panthers improve their 2016 relay placing in the 200 medley and free relays (5th & 4th). In 2016 the boys also placed 9th in the 400 free relay and had the biggest time drop among all relays from prelims to finals. Invaluable newcomers who scored at the boys sectional meet were Alex Stout and Ian Wallentine. Hockey The Central Indiana Knights-A, which is the varsity high school ice hockey club for Park Tudor student athletes, wrapped up its season coming up just shy of playing for the top class 4A Indiana state championship. In state playoff action the Knights defeated Lakeshore Saint Joseph in a thrilling 5-4 overtime game, held off Fort Wayne Carroll in a tight 1-0 win, and came
up short against Carmel Gold in a 5-3 loss, with Carmel scoring the goal ahead goal with 1:13 to play in regulation and adding an empty net tally with 0:08 to play. Playing in just their second season after merging two local clubs, the Knights-A team finished with an overall record of 26 wins, 22 losses, and 4 ties. The Knights were led by senior captain Joey Bolger (Cathedral) and 7 other seniors. Bolger led all Knights in key scoring categories, including Goals (66), Assists (49), and Points (115). He also led in Blocked Shots (70) and the important “+/- “ stat as he was on the ice for 47 more Goals For than Goals Against. Nate Tucek (junior, Pendleton) led with 246 Hits. Other stat leaders included Andrew Fralich (sophomore, Cathedral), second in Goals (20) and Points (44). Fralich and Elias Aidun (freshman, Noblesville) finished tied for second in Assists (24). Nick Rowe (senior, Noblesville) had the second most Hits (189). David Bedich (junior, Cathedral) and Tucek tied for the second most blocked shots (40), and Luca Foglio (freshman, Cathedral) was second in “+/-” with a +14 rating. The Knights goaltenders were paced by Matt Spaletto (freshman, Guerin) who went 19-13-2 with a 3.20 Goals Against Average and .888 Save Percentage. PT Panther Adam Gottwald (junior) was 7-9-2 in an injury-shortened campaign and also
Bianca Nelson and Rayna Wilson cheer on the game.
Swimmers Michael Bova, Alex Stout, Jack Enkema, and Benton Wiegel.
appeared in 14 games for the Knights-B varsity squad, who were left short due to injuries. Cheerleading The cheerleading team competed in the Indiana Crossroads Conference cheer competition at Monrovia High School. In four different categories they earned a total of 195.80 points with no deductions, which earned them a fifth place finish. The continued support and enthusiasm the girls have provided the many PT athletic teams throughout the fall and winter has been tremendous. They have continued to keep the crowd and student body engaged and enthusiastic at numerous sporting events throughout the year, continuing to make PT proud and representing the school and community exceptionally well.
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