Cate Rams roundup

Cate school is in the thick of spring sports, with a jam-packed week of action in boys tennis, boys volleyball, swimming and lacrosse.

Boys tennis is on a two-match win streak after victories over St. Bonaventure and Bishop Diego. The Rams defeated St. Bonaventure 14-4 on Feb. 22 before grabbing a second league win over Bishop Diego on Feb. 29.

Against Bishop Diego, Rams senior Felipe Blanco won all three singles matches, while doubles duos of Alex Gallegos with Kaden Greene and Elias Lieser with Graham Clinger also went undefeated. Cate is now 2-2 overall and 2-0 in league play this season.

Cate boys volleyball has won three in a row after picking up three-set sweeps over Foothill Tech, Dunn and St. Bonaventure. In the Rams’ 3-0 win over St. Bonaventure on Feb. 29, senior Ben Richmond led Cate with a team-high 18 kills for the night. 

“The team really came together on the court tonight and it was a well-played, well-deserved win,” said Cate coach KC Collins.

Cate baseball picked up its first win of the year with a lopsided 11-1 win over Newbury Park Adventist on Feb. 28, then the Rams picked up a second straight win with a 7-5 win over Nordhoff the next day on Feb. 29.

The win over Newbury Park served as a breakout game for Cate junior Quinn Pullen, who started the game on the mound and pitched all six innings, only allowing one hit while striking out 14 batters. As a hitter, Pullen had two hits, including a triple and three RBIs for the Rams.

“We did a ton of good things today and it felt good to get in the win column,” said Cate coach David Soto. “Our young team continues to improve and I’m very proud of their effort today.”

On the lacrosse field, the Cate girls fell to 1-1 on the year with a 7-6 loss to Saugus on Feb. 27. In the loss, sophomore Maia Holmes contributed three goals and two assists; junior Sophia Ospina scored two goals and one assist; senior Riley Pan had one goal; and junior Jeeyou Jung tallied eight saves in the net.

Boys lacrosse opened up the season with back-to-back wins over Santa Barbara and Viewpoint to move to 2-0 overall on the season. Against Santa Barbara, Cate scored early and often and overpowered the Dons by a score of 15-2. Two days later, Cate kept up the aggression on offense in a decisive 11-5 win over Viewpoint.

Rams sports will return after Cate’s spring break on the week of March 18.