Hopkins School Sports The Razor

Hopkins Hilltoppers Power Through Preseason

Hana Beauregard ’26 Assistant Sports Editor, Samantha Bernstein ’26 Assistant Sports Editor

For the last two weeks of summer, fall athletes at Hopkins participate in preseason, which equips athletes for the upcoming season. Despite interrupting the last few weeks of summer break, it kicks off the fall season and prepares athletes for their upcoming sports.

Brandon Chung: Buoyant Baseball Batter

Amir McFerren ’24 Lead Sports Editor

Brandon Chung ’23 is co-captain of the boys Varsity Baseball this year, serving alongside Nate Seluga ’23 and Luke O’Connell ’23. He said that since a young age, “I liked baseball and my dad is a big baseball fan, so I’ve grown up around it my whole life.” He continued, “I started playing tee ball in Guilford when I was five, like every other normal kid.”

Clara Zuse: Lively Lacrosse Leader

Samantha Bernstein ’26 Assistant Sports Editor

Girls Varsity Lacrosse captain Clara Zuse ’23 has played lacrosse since age ten when the coach encouraged her to play. Zuse said that she “was excited to be part of the team and all for it!”

MLB Return Brings New Rules and Expectations

Maggie Russell ’25 Sports Editor Hana Beauregard ’26, Assistant Sports Editor

With new star players, new rules, and competitive teams, a promising season is predicted for the 2023 Major League Baseball season.

Hopkins Athletes Announce College Commitments

Tanner Lee ’23 Lead Sports Editor

Every year, a select number of outstanding high-school athletes from across the country are recruited to play their respective sports in college. A few Hopkins students have had this opportunity this year.

Kael Wu: Limitless Lacrosse Player

Amir McFerren ’24 Sports Editor

Kael Wu ‘23 serves as co-captain of Boys Varsity Lacrosse, alongside Max Kelly ‘23.

Nina Gernhardt: Transcendent Track Runner

Anika Gurjar ’24 Campus Correspondent

Nina Gernhardt ’23 serves as co-captain this year of the Girls Varsity Track team alongside Assata Dawson ’23.

IMBL Offers Informal Competition During Winter Sports

Amir McFerren ’24 Sports Editor Connor Tomasulo ‘24 Sports Editor Arielle Rieder ‘23 Assistant Sports Editor

Hopkins’ Intramural Basketball League (IMBL) kicked off shortly after the winter sports season began, offering a less intense yet competitive alternative to Varsity and Junior Varsity sports.

Lovable Lacrosse Leader: Kristen Wich

Hana Beauregard ‘26 Campus Correspondent

At the end of the 2022 season--her first season as head coach of Hopkins Girls Lacrosse--Kristen Wich, Hopkins’ Assistant Director of Athletics and Coordinator of Auxiliary Programs, and her team finished 7-5, “including three incredible one-goal wins against tough competitors.”

Tenacious Tennis Coach: Mike McManus

Samantha Bernstein ‘26 Campus Correspondent

Mike McManus has coached tennis at Hopkins for ten years, and, in his words, he plans to continue coaching “forever. When I retire here it will be as the Girls Varsity Tennis Coach.”

Annual Sports Swap Shines on the Hill

Maggie Russell ‘25 Assistant Sports Editor

Both the Boys Volleyball and the Female Football games arrived on the Hill on Friday, November 18, continuing a tradition where juniors and seniors compete against one another in sports they don’t typically play.

Delightful Diver: Margaux Selfors

Karun Srihari ’25 Campus Correspondent

Margaux Selfors ’23, captain of the Girls Varsity Swimming and Diving team this year alongside Arielle Rieder ’23, began diving for the Hopkins team in her junior year, and had no experience prior to that.

Wonderful Wrestler: Jonathan Leite

Amir McFerren’24 Assistant Sports Editor

Although he had some experience in combat sports before, it wasn’t until he came to Hopkins that Johnny Leite ‘23 began wrestling.

World Cup Scores with Hopkins Students

Tanner Lee ’23 Lead Sports Editor

Every four years, the world’s greatest soccer players compete in the World Cup. This winter, the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off with a game between the host country, Qatar, and Ecuador.

Fantastic Field Hockey Captain: Sydney Matthews

Maggie Russell ’25 Assistant Sports Editor

Sydney Matthews ’23 serves this year as co-captain of the Varsity Field Hockey team alongside Ava Littman ’23. While she’s unable to play this season due to a torn ACL, Matthews nonetheless manages to encourage and motivate her teammates from the sidelines.