Episcopal Academy

Episcopal Academy jumped back into the Inter-Academic League golf race last week, taking a pair of victories over a good Haverford School team to even the Churchmen's record at 4-4 overall and 2-2 in the league. Senior Ed Shaw had a hole in one, the first in the 11 years that Win Shafer has been coaching the Churchmen. Episcopal, the defending league champion, has this week off, but was in a precarious situation after a pair of losses to Malvern Prep to start the season. "Last week was real important," Shafer said.

Crawford Hill, the head wrestling coach at Episcopal Academy for the last 11 seasons, has decided to resign. He announced the decision at a team meeting Saturday. "I still love coaching, and I don't want to resign, but I've gotten to the point in my life where I'm doing a lot of different things and I just have to trim down some," Hill said. "I'm involved in writing a book about biology, and I am also part of redesigning the biology curriculum at Episcopal. Then I have a lot of things going on outside the school.

Yakia had a blue smiley face painted on her hand, and a red heart pierced with an arrow on her cheek. In her arms was a red balloon twisted into the shape of a dog. Perched atop her thick black braids was another balloon, transformed by a clown into a swan-shaped headdress. The teenager was on an excursion Saturday from the Elwyn Institute in Media, a home for mentally retarded children and adults, and she was sitting on the bleachers at Episcopal Academy, surveying the football field like a queen on her throne.

Jerome Allen, 18, of Germantown, listened intently as author Lorene Cary talked to students yesterday at Episcopal Academy about writing and her experiences as a pioneering black student at a New England boarding school in the 1970s. Most of the 35 upper-school students who jammed the writing workshop questioned Cary, 34, of Center City, about her craft: Was it easier writing fiction or nonfiction? How much of herself was reflected in her prose? How did she deal with writer's block?

Elbows fly and heads butt and shoulders press for advantage. Players constantly get shoved down out of sight. A team captain sports a shiner underneath an eye. An opposing player's entire body has turned pink. This is no relaxing day at the pool. This is water polo at Episcopal Academy. "I'd say it's tougher than football," Episcopal senior John Phelan said. "Anybody can hit you under the water. Look for how violent it gets. A lot of people don't see that. You have to see what every player goes through.

Too big, too strong, too fast, too skilled, too experienced, too deep - this season, Malvern Prep is just too much. Episcopal Academy learned all about it Friday afternoon. The host Churchmen had hoped to make a stand in this Inter-Academic League opener for both clubs. Instead, they were run over. They can join the rest of Malvern's opponents in wondering what the license-plate number was of the truck that just hit them. "There's not much that I can say," Episcopal Academy coach Jim Auch said, after Malvern had thumped his club, 38-7.

Highlights of Monday's contests can be found at: www.philly.com/rally Final regular season. CENTRAL LEAGUE League W   L    Garnet Valley. . . 11   0    Radnor. . . 9   2    Harriton. . . 9   2    Springfield (D). . . 8   3    Strath Haven. . . 7   4    Conestoga. . . 7   4    Haverford High. . . 5   6    Lower Merion. . . 4   7    Penncrest.

Henry Blynn scored twice and set up two other goals to lift Haverford School over visiting Episcopal Academy, 9-6, on Tuesday, as the Fords completed a second straight undefeated Inter-Ac League lacrosse season. The Fords (18-1 overall, 8-0 league) entered the game ranked No. 1 in the state by phillylacrosse.com. Episcopal (15-5, 4-4) is No. 5 in the state. Will McNamara and Zach Rego aided the win with a pair of goals and one assist each. Goalie Jake Landman turned away nine shots.

Highlights of Monday's contests can be found at: www.philly.com/rally Final regular season. CENTRAL LEAGUE League W   L    Garnet Valley. . . 11   0    Radnor. . . 9   2    Harriton. . . 9   2    Springfield (D). . . 8   3    Strath Haven. . . 7   4    Conestoga. . . 7   4    Haverford High. . . 5   6    Lower Merion. . . 4   7    Penncrest.

Henry Blynn scored twice and set up two other goals to lift Haverford School over visiting Episcopal Academy, 9-6, on Tuesday, as the Fords completed a second straight undefeated Inter-Ac League lacrosse season. The Fords (18-1 overall, 8-0 league) entered the game ranked No. 1 in the state by phillylacrosse.com. Episcopal (15-5, 4-4) is No. 5 in the state. Will McNamara and Zach Rego aided the win with a pair of goals and one assist each. Goalie Jake Landman turned away nine shots.

Baseball NONLEAGUE Don Bosco Prep 5, Gloucester Catholic 3 Rowing CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS 1,500 meters on the Schuylkill. BOYS' RACES Lightweight double: 1, Malvern Prep, 5:18.54. 2, Montclair, 5:22.50. 3, St. Joseph's Prep, 5:25.91. Lightweight four: 1, Mons. Bonner, 4:59.87. 2, Father Judge, 5:00.43. 3, Christian Bros., 5:07.08. Lightweight quad: 1, Malvern Prep, 4:51.17. 2, Roman Catholic, 5:02.35. 3, St. Joseph's Prep, 5:04.63.

Brooke Kiley scored seven goals and became Germantown Academy's all-time career scoring leader in a 15-11 win at Penn Charter in Inter-Ac League lacrosse Friday. With her final goal, Kiley, a senior midfielder, eclipsed Colleen Magarity's mark of 264 set in 2007. Penn Charter took a 5-3 lead in the first half before the Patriots rallied to go into halftime leading, 7-5. Hannah Bogorowski scored three times and Allie Carrigan turned away 12 shots for the win. Avery Shoemaker scored six goals for Penn Charter.

Brooke Kiley scored seven goals and became Germantown Academy's all-time career scoring leader in a 15-11 win at Penn Charter in Inter-Ac League lacrosse Friday. With her final goal, Kiley, a senior midfielder, eclipsed Colleen Magarity's mark of 264 set in 2007. Penn Charter took a 5-3 lead in the first half before the Patriots rallied to go into halftime leading, 7-5. Hannah Bogorowski scored three times and Allie Carrigan turned away 12 shots for the win. Avery Shoemaker scored six goals for Penn Charter.