Big Varsity Wins Tuesday!

Both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams won their first games of the season Tuesday night.

The girls won, 30-17, over Provincetown, led by 13 points from Vani Patel.

Aiden Arneault and Max Young (19 points) led the Storm to a big road win at Norfolk Aggie in Walpole last night, 44-40 in overtime!

Below are stories from the Cape Cod Times:

By CAPE COD TIMES
sports@capecodonline.com

December 23, 2009

WALPOLE — Junior Aidan Arnault scored all five of his points in overtime to lead the Sturgis Public Charter School to a 44-40 victory over previously undefeated Norfolk Aggie yesterday.

Norfolk Aggie (2-1) tied the game at 37-all with just seconds to play in regulation, spoiling a 37-31 Sturgis lead with a minute left.

The Storm's leading scorer, junior Max Young, who tallied 19 points, fouled out just before the end of the fourth quarter.

Arnault then scored five of Sturgis' seven overtime points, including 3 of 4 attempts from the free throw line. Junior Brandon Kinsey added a layup in the waning seconds to ice the victory for the Storm.

Sturgis (1-2) was playing without senior starting point guard Kyle Healy, who was out sick. Young filled the spot until fouling out late in the contest.

Kinsey added six points to the Storm offense while senior Zac Arndt had five points.

Chris Ashe led the Rams with 13 points.

Sturgis girls shut down Provincetown

By JOHN GARNER Jr.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
December 23, 2009

HYANNIS — Although it wasn't pretty, the Sturgis girls' basketball team tasted its first victory of the season yesterday against an ice-cold Province-town squad.

Playing just their second game at the sparkling new Hyannis Youth & Community Center, the Storm (1-2) rode the double-digit scoring of Vani Patel and strong team defense for a 30-17 victory over the visiting Fishermen.

Utilizing an effective full-court press that helped cause 21 turnovers, the Storm led from the opening tip and held off a third quarter surge by Provincetown.

"Our defense was the key against Provincetown," said Sturgis coach Robin Davidson. "We picked them up all over the court and forced a lot of mistakes.

"Our girls stepped up to the plate, played hard and had good shot selection."

The sharpshooting Patel led all scorers for Sturgis with 13 points while Krystal Cappola added seven. Marley McSweeney enjoyed a solid floor game, picking up four points with eight rebounds and adding several steals. Defensively, it was Kayley Mead who was the key for the Storm.

Kate Silva led the Fishermen with seven points and 10 rebounds while Chelsea Roderick chipped in with six points and five rebounds in the losing cause.

The Storm vaulted to an early 12-4 lead, highlighted by a driving layup by Brittany Korbel and a jumper by McSweeney, to take a 16-8 first quarter advantage.

Silva closed the gap to 18-12 midway through the second quarter with a layup but a trey by Patel returned Sturgis to a 21-14 lead.

Offensive rebounds by Kyra Dawaulder and Coppola, along with a bank shot by Karlena Corey, in the fourth quarter put the game safely out of reach as Sturgis posted the 13-point victory.

"It's nice coming away with our first win," said Davidson. "Our girls have worked hard and we'll see this same (Provincetown) team again in the Mashpee tournament next week."

Girls Varsity vs. Pembroke Postponed

Tonight's girls varsity basketball game Vs. Pembroke has been postponed. The new date will be determined later this week.

We hope you enjoy the day off!

Monday Morning Practice Cancelled

Boys Varsity Basketball Monday morning practice has been cancelled.

As of 7:30 PM, Sturgis Charter Public School had not announced whether they would have school or not on Monday, Dec. 21st. But the Athletic Department has cancelled boys basketball practice scheduled for 6 AM.

Thanks!

Wednesday's Cape Tech Games Postponed

Wednesday's varsity and JV Basketball games vs. Cape Tech have been postponed to Monday, Jan. 4th.

Tomorrow's basketball schedule will be as follows:

Girls Practice 5-6 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center

Boys Varsity Practice 6-7 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center

Boys JV will have the day off.

Study Hall in Ms. Messersmith's room tomorrow after school.

The girls will be in study hall from 3:30-4:30 tomorrow.

Members of the boys varsity will be in study hall from 3:30-5:15

Sorry for any inconvenience!

Thursday's practice schedule will be posted Wednesday morning.

Morning Madness!!!

Morning Person - Boys Head Basketball Coach Roy Porter directs morning practice.

The Winter Sports season started at O'Dark Thirty! (Actually 6 AM) at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center on Monday.

Thanks to parents like Carl Henry, Rusty Young, Ken Kinsey, Mr. Snyder and many others for being there to watch! Thanks to the boys for showing their commitment by being there on time and ready to go. It should be a great season!

Sturgis Falls to Dover-Sherborn, 3-0

The Sturgis boys varsity soccer team lost 3-0 Saturday night in the State Tournament to Dover-Sherborn. Max Young made several excellent saves and Matt French played with a lot of heart and passion all game; but in the end, a deeper, more talented D-S team earned the win.

It marked the final career soccer game for Jason Peterson and Nick Cataldo, who both gave excellent efforts Saturday night.

The Boys finish 7-7-3 on the season, and are looking ahead to a fantastic year next year!

Boys Varsity Soccer Qualifies for States!

Congratulations to the boys varsity soccer team, which has finished its regular season with a 7-6-3 record! We will play a non-MIAA game at Falmouth Academy at 3:15 on Wed., then await word on when our first tournament game will take place!

We expect to find out on Friday. Stay tuned!