For both the fall and winter sport seasons, interscholastic competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Athletics remained an important part of daily life, with our Saints sports teams practicing diligently, rotating through shortened seasons so that each team had the opportunity to meet and work on skill development, team building, and conditioning.

But after months of careful planning by Scott Barr (Director of Athletics), Kevin Breslin (Assistant Director of Athletics), and the athletic directors in the Mid- Atlantic Conference (MAC), we were thrilled to bring interscholastic competition back for the months of March, April, and May. Our student-athletes are excited to be back on the field and on the court, putting their hard work into practice against other teams in the MAC conference. With some of our students still learning virtually, we did not field teams for all of the sports typically offered, and we were also not able to find teams to compete against for all of our sports, such as fieldhockey, wrestling, and golf, though those teams practiced just as hard.

A shortened schedule was offered for fall and winter sports teams, with games taking place in March and early April for football, boys' soccer, and boys' basketball. It may seem odd to watch football in the spring, but our athletes were ready to go when they beat the Potomac School on March 20.

The spring sports season kicks off on April 14th when our girls' tennis team travels to Washington High School. The next day our boys' lacrosse team takes on Georgetown Day while our girls' lacrosse team travels to The Madeira School. The spring season will also include games for boys' tennis and baseball.

The MAC conference drafted a set of policies that must be followed for our athletes to compete, including athletes receiving a COVID test the week of competition, wearing face masks, and not allowing spectators. We are comfortable that this set of policies will allow us to compete with other schools in an environment that will keep our students and our community safe and healthy.

Overall, we are happy to give our student-athletes this opportunity to compete. Go Saints!