Spring sports are right around the corner and players are more than ready to show off their skills. Coming off a successful 2024 season, numerous teams are looking to continue their success onto this upcoming season. As both the men and womens lacrosse teams were crowned regional champions last season, both teams are ready to repeat history, but with competitive schedules the teams are focusing on the little things. Maintaining stamina, stick skills and an overall good attitude. Softball also had a remarkable season, not only winning the regional championship but also making it to the state quarterfinals. 2024 was an impressive year for the rocket’s spring season. Yet, each team lost key seniors who greatly impacted their specific sports.
Softball is entering the 2025 season with a new coaching staff, making it imminent to adapt. Players are excited for the knack she carries, playing professional softball and having played five years of Division 1 softball for the University of Maryland. “Her expertise is really going to help us grow as a team, and I’m really excited to see how she helps us grow,” junior Charlotte Cornman said. Softball has been focusing on a lot of strength and weight training during winter workouts to prepare for the spring season, with goals like a repeat of a regional championship, winning state quarterfinals, going further in states, and having a strong sense of camaraderie. “Last year we had such a strong team bond and I think that if we can recreate that again this year we’ll be able to go just as far if not further,” Cornman said.
Team bonding is a huge goal for softball. “I always try to uplift people and I hope that other people see that, and they will try to continue that when I leave. What’s important to me is the team bonding aspect and working well together,” senior Johnell McConnell said. Considering how many players graduated last year and the brand new set of coaches, the team has a major adjustment ahead of them. One thing the team is expected to perform well in is defense. “I hope that we keep hold on that and just have a really good lockdown defense,” McConnell said.
Coming off of an exciting 2024 season, both mens and womens lacrosse have a legacy to uphold. Being ranked 13th in the county and receiving a regional title, womens lacrosse looks to maintain this pattern this year. “Knowing we lost a ton of seniors, we are making it our goal to uphold the competitive nature of the team,” senior Meredith Kearns said. Ranking #31 in Maryland and #19 in the Washington DC Metro area for the 2023-2024 season and winning Regionals, men’s lacrosse has the same goal as women’s lacrosse as teams hope to make a far run in the playoffs. “We are putting in the work on Saturday mornings, practicing our stick skills and improving our endurance,” senior Coby Ritter said. Both teams are home to numerous college commits this year. Senior goalie Meredith Kearns plans to attend St. Bonaventure University to be a part of their division one lacrosse program. As for the men, Charlie West and Michael Hemmig both plan to attend Division III universities. West is attending Westminster College to continue his lacrosse career and Hemmig is attending Arcadia University as a long-stick midfielder. The future is bright for the Richard Montgomery lacrosse program. “We are more than ready to take on the challenges, starting with tough scrimmages against top-ranked schools,” Kearns said.
Baseball’s main goal for this season is to win the region and create a welcoming camaraderie throughout the team. “This year we have made it our season-defining goal in a way,” senior David Kisinger said. One point of improvement for the team is practicing with a stronger purpose. The team has made it known that this upcoming season will be better than the rest. After losing ten valuable seniors and their entire outfield this past season, the baseball team has made it their goal to motivate each returning player to practice and get stronger. With a high motivation to win the region this year, harder and more efficient practices are going to be an aim to success this season. However, performance won’t change on a yearly basis. Instead, the team’s focusing on growth. “We will look to continue to get strong, strike-throwing pitching, good defense, and hitting hard ground balls and line drives,” Kisinger said.
