Athletics

07 May

Posted at 14:37h in Athletics

Westminster Academy’s second lacrosse season was, unfortunately, shorter than expected. However, the team made the most of their time on the field and turned in another exciting and memorable season. The small season was highlighted by the team’s huge win against rival Calvary Christian Academy. It was their first victory over Calvary in program history. “I would like to thank all of the players for putting in the hard work and dedication to make the second year of lacrosse a success, especially the seniors. They are the first graduates of the Westminster Academy Lacrosse program,” Head Coach Matt Salvatoriello said. Senior...

07 May

Posted at 14:35h in Athletics

The COVID-19 pandemic shortened the WA Lions Baseball season to only nine games out of 25. However, no one can diminish the promising future to come under our new head coach and the Lions Baseball Program. The future is bright for Westminster Academy on the field! Because there are no seniors on the team this season, many underclassmen gained valuable varsity experience. The team competed bravely, fighting through tough competition right out of the gate. Six home games included a heated early-season contest against nationally-ranked Miami Christian. The men faced top teams in Dade and Broward County, including St. John Paul,...

30 Apr

Posted at 13:54h in Athletics

Every year, the National Football Foundation hosts the Brian Piccolo Award Banquet. This awards dinner pays tribute to the late Brian Piccolo, a standout football player for St. Thomas Aquinas, Wake Forest, and the NFL with the Chicago Bears. In addition, it gathers 40 senior student-athletes from Broward County schools who excelled both academically and on the football field. Last week, senior Donovan Lassiter would have attended. Like all large gatherings, this event was canceled. However, it did not stop Head Football Coach, Tommy Lewis, from sharing his gratitude. He writes to his team captain: “I wanted you to know how proud...

23 Apr

Posted at 16:16h in Athletics

Congratulations to David Zhu ’20 for his commitment to Pomona-Pitzer College, where he will take his talent to play college football in Southern California! David shares, “Going to Pomona is a great opportunity to continue my football career, as well as my academic career, and I’m very excited about it. My experience at WA has been great; I met lots of great people, teachers, coaches, and teammates...

16 Apr

Posted at 16:36h in Athletics

Even though we could not gather in person, a signing ceremony took place Wednesday, April 15, for Stephan Swenson. A virtual crowd assembled online to watch Stephan sign his National Letter of Intent to play basketball for Stetson University. Joining us from Brussels, Belgium, Stephan spent the last two seasons at WA. He helped guide the Lions to a 4A state title in 2019 and a district championship in 2020. This WA Point Guard contributed to 46 wins in his two seasons. Stephan averaged 14.3 points, 9.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game as a senior, earning Second Team All-Broward County...