Two different experiences on two different high school teams has helped develop Galileo Senior pitcher Lizzy Graham’s skills as a leader on the softball field. Lizzy played for Sacred Heart’s JV softball team during her freshman and sophomore years, however, at Sacred Heart she was not able to stand out as an individual player among the players currently at Sacred Heart, but that experience prepared her for a leadership role after she transferred to Galileo.
After winning their first ever volleyball championship in school history last year, the Galileo Boys Varsity Volleyball team is looking to defend their championship title with their entire starting lineup returning from last year’s team. However, the team realizes if they plan on repeating as champions, they must still improve in a number of different areas if they want to complete that goal.
After winning the AAA city championship in 2010, last season, the Galileo Boys varsity baseball team struggled, and was not able to make the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. This season, the task of reversing last year’s poor season will be easier due to the fact that talented Sophomore Kyle Nelson decided return to the team this season after he initially decided to not play.
For the second year in a row, Galileo will not be competing in the AAA boy’s tennis season due to lack of participation and no current coach. There has been no Boy’s Tennis team since the departure of Coach Maria Ramos who coached the in 2010 team, which she led to the playoffs.
The retirement of previous Galileo Girl’s Softball coach, Joe Ting, marks a new beginning for the team. As a rookie teacher and softball coach, Ms. Amy Matarazzo had stepped into the role as the new coach of the team. With abundant playing experience in addition to the love for the sport, her guidance is leading the team into a bright future.
Compared to previous years’, this year’s Galileo swim team is competing without a girls’ varsity team because of a lack of girls to field a varsity roster. Competing without a girls’ varsity team will make the team’s chances for winning a AAA title almost impossible because after forfeiting every girl’s varsity meet this season, their overall record as a team will be significantly lowered. Additionally the Lions will not be able to compete in the girls’ varsity all city finals.
After having coached the Boys’ Golf team twenty years ago, Athletic Director and Coach Ethan Winterling is back to co-coach the Boys’ Golf team with Coach Chris Sklarz, who has coached Gal’s golf team for the past four years. Due to his after school obligations, Coach Sklarz cannot be present at every match, so Coach Winterling has joined Coach Sklarz to ensure that the team participates in every match.
Galileo’s basketball programs made history in the 2012 season by sending all 4 teams to the playoffs; 3 of which were home games. Congratulations to all the coaches and players.
Galileo’s basketball programs finished off the 2012 season with a rare feat, all 4 teams made the playoffs. The icing on the cake gave the lion’s fans 3 home games in the opening round-only the jv women’s team had to travel (Washington). Full season review coming soon…
Stanley Chen: Jumping Over the Competition
Galileo’s track and field standout high jumper, Junior Stanley Chen has developed his skills throughout high school in order to become perhaps the best high jumper in the AAA section. Last year, Stanley came in first place in the Varsity all- city high jump event, successfully completing a 5’ 10” jump. In his freshman year, he also won 1st place in the same event in the junior varsity competition. This year, Stanley will look to repeat as champion once again and take home first place for the Galileo track and field team. >Read more...