February poise brings March Madness

CM's five winter sports teams have made their way into the postseason due to individual and team efforts. A look at some of the results they've seen already and the outlook ahead:

Basketball: Coach Denis Tobin and his 8th seeded Knights look to defend their 2008 state championship as they face O'Bryant on Wednesday night in the first round of the Division II south brackets.

Hockey: After winning their 6th consecutive Catholic Conference Championship, CM's hockey team received a number one seed in the Division 1A "Super-8" tournament, which kicks off Sunday, March 1 at the Tsongas Arena in Lowell. They will face the winner of the play-in game (Winchester/Springfield Cathedral) in the first of three games in the Super-8 tournament. Game times TBA.

Swimming: CM's 200-yard freestyle relay team of Sean Farrell '09, John Mackie '10, Ryan Clifford '11 and Matt Farrell '11 came in 9th place in the Division II State Swimming Championships on February 21. CM swimmers (including James Myers '09) also qualified and competed at the state meet in the 200-yard medley relay, 200-yard individual medley, 50-yard freestyle, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard breaststroke events.

Track: CM brought home two medals from the Division II State Meet at the Reggie Lewis Center on February 22nd. Nahed Lakkis '09 came in 2nd place in the 1000-meter event (2:36.85), while Ed Colvin '10 came in 3rd place in the 2-mile event (9:36:89). Both times were personal bests for the runners, who head to All-States on 2/27. Ryan Pai '09 also competed in the meet, coming in 12th (out of 23) in the 55-meter hurdle event with a time of 8.32 seconds.

Wrestling: Josh Boyd '09 earned a state championship title by defeating Beverly's Tom Cacciola in the Division II State Championship held at North Andover High School on February 21. Also earning honors at the state meet was Josh Rosario '09, who came in 6th place in his division. Both move on to the All-State meet on 2/28 at Salem High School.