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News from
MMA in April '07
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Spring Sports Closing Strong
posted 26 April 2007
 On
Tuesday, 24th of April, the baseball team swept the doubleheader
with Mt. View to clinch home-field advantage throughout the
playoffs. Behind the big bat of Cadet Hedges, the base-running
of Cadet Crowder, and the strong arms of Cadet Geraghty and Cadet
Hendricks, The Colonels will be playing in their backyard for the
rest of the playoffs.
During the first game, Crowder stretched a double into a triple and
eventually scored early for the Colonels. Geraghty pitched a
solid game allowing very few runners on base and Hedges put it out
of reach with a late solo-homerun, deep over the centerfield net.
The CAC semi-finals will be played on Monday, April 30th and the
finals on Thursday, May 3rd.
 The
MMA Track Team ran two runs in memory of Sandy Bailey on April 24,
2007 at the MMA Track. The sprinters ran a 7 x 400 Meter Relay in a
total time of 10:09
(C. Cayer, C. McBrien, G. Kim, D. Lee,
F. Lohier, P. Fields, P. Sotomayor). The
sprinters averaged a time of 1:31.33 per 400 meter lap. The milers,
including Coach David Strong, ran a 7 x 1600 Meter Relay in a total
time of 48:31(A. Gray, J. Fortier, G. Hensarling,
Coach Strong, J. Arn, S. Melerine, N. Harvey).
The milers averaged a 6:55.6 per mile. The track team is preparing
for their next meet at Randolph-Macon Academy on May 2nd.
Good Luck Colonels!
 The
MMA Drill team traveled to Front Royal last week for a drill
competition at Randolph-Macon Academy. Led
by Cadets Backman, Cooper, and Poe the team
won three trophies. They took 1st
place in the Challenge Level Color Guard, 2nd Place in the
Inspection category, and 3rd Place in Armed Platoon Drill.
There were 12 teams in the competition, and MMA did extremely well,
considering the team has mostly new members. The Academy is
extremely proud of the Drill Team, especially in the way in which
they conducted themselves and represented the school and Corps of
Cadets.
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Air Pistol Team Awarded Medals for
Virginia Sectionals
posted 13 April 2007
 The
MMA Air Pistol "Purple" team comprised, of Cadets Randolph Carlisle,
Jr., Stephen Fialkowski, and Sean Joyner (pictured left) were
recognized in front of the Corps of Cadets at Mess III on April
12th. These cadets were awarded their Second Place Silver
Medals from the Virginia Sectional Championship. The "Gold"
team of Cadets Zachariah Kim, David Murnock, and Andrew Poe
(pictured below) were awarded the Bronze for their Second place
finish.
In addition, Cadet Aleksandra Janhunen was awarded a silver medal
for her second place finish in the Women's Division. Zachariah
Kim was awarded the Gold Medal for first place and Stephen
Fialkowski was awarded the Silver Medal for second place in Master
Class/Unclassified Division.
Although Olympic Air Pistol is a relatively new sport for
schools, there are a number of colleges which give excellent
scholarships to good shooters.
Congratulations to the Air Pistol Team and the cadets on their
individual awards!
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MMA Raiders
Clean Up at Fort Pickett
posted 10 April 2007
 On
March 30 and 31, the Raider Team placed 3rd overall against 24
other teams at Fort Pickett, VA. The Virginia Army National
Guard and Fishburne Military School hosted the 2-day event.
The MMA Raiders spent the first day rappelling at the Air Assault
School. The following day the formal competition began at 7am
and concluded at 4pm. The competition included physical
fitness test, orienteering/land navigation, one-rope bridge, first
aid, and a 5km road march.
The Raider team earned 5 trophies and
6 individual medals in the all-day event. The team awards are
as follows: 3rd place overall, 3rd place Physical Fitness, 3rd place
5km Road March, 4th place Orienteering, and 5th place First Aid.
Individual awards are as follows: Cadet Sinar 1st place 1mile run,
1st place push ups, 2nd place sit
 ups.
Cadet Fowler, A. 2nd place 1 mile run; Cadet Volpe 3rd place 1 mile
run; Cadet Fowler, J. 3rd place 1 mile run. Congratulations to
the Raiders and keep up the great teamwork and never quit attitude!
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Spring Sports in
Full Swing updated 04 April 2007
 It's
early in the season but the Colonels are 3-0 for the first time
in the history of the lacrosse program. MMA is currently ranked
22nd out of 126 public and private school teams in Virginia by
the U.S. Lacrosse Federation site Laxpower.com, including a
VISSA Division III state ranking of 4th. Outfitted in their
trademark solid gold uniforms, the Colonels are led by the
career leading scorer at MMA, Senior Attackman Mike Walter
(Chantilly, VA), Midfielders Senior Kyle Yen (McLean, VA),
Junior Banks Gray (Richmond, VA),
 and
Junior Franck Tchatchouang (Potomac, MD). The defense led by
Seniors Steve Fiakowski (Highland, NY) and John Thieberger
(Springfield, VA).
The Colonels most recently
defeated their long time sports rival Fishburne Military Academy
14-5 at Bowman Stadium in a very physical contest. The Colonels
look to continue their winning ways against Guardian Angel
Regional Catholic School from Stanuton, VA later this week.
The boys track team started
strong this season with a 4th place finish in the Eastern
Mennonite High School Invitational. Although MMA did not
have any first place finishers, they are consistently strong in
most events. This consistency placed them ahead of rival Roanoke
Catholic H.S. and just 1 point behind Fauquier School and 2
points behind 2nd place EMHS.
Cadet Sinar, for the girls
track team, is quick in placing her
name
in the MMA record books. She broke 2 records in the first
meet at Luray H.S. Cadet Sinar ran the 800 meter in 3:00
and the 1600 meter in 6:32. She wasn't done there, last
night at the EMHS meet she broke her recently set record in the
1600 meter by 8 seconds coming in at 6:24. Congratulations
to both the girls and the boys track teams for a good start!
Girls Softball had their season
opener on the road to Mt. View Christian Academy in Stephen’s
City on March 27th. Anna Hedges started off quite
well pitching and also had 2 RBI’s in the 4th
inning. Caleigh McCulloch rounded out our last score bringing
in Mo-Mo Catlett late in the 4th. Unfortunately, the
Lady Colonels were beaten 14-3.
 The Lady Colonels will have
their home opener on Saturday, March 31st at 12:00
p.m. on the MMA Softball field against Modell. Starting on the
mound for Saturday will be Caleigh McCulloch. Come out and see
us! Parents, friends, alumni are all invited and encouraged to
come out and support our athletic teams.
– Coach Kelli Penstock
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