The Pirate Post

ONE TEAM, ONE COMMUNITY

By: Alaunte Massrock & Isabelle Goodnite

Spring sports bring many different types of events featuring baseball, softball and track. During our Community Day here at Southeast, a trifecta of events will take place with baseball and softball games, as well as our girls and boys track meet all in the same day. This event gives our community a chance to see spring sport athletes who’ve been working hard all season. This also provides fans a chance to cheer them on. Community Day is important to our school not just to feature our athletes, but also a reunion for the Pirate family. Southeast alumni from multiple different years come to watch their kids and grandkids to excel in what they do best. Our Pirate family is full of love and support and Community Day is a time where it is displayed by everyone together.

The baseball team has had a great season and are in the midst of winning a league championship. The only league game they have lost was a close game with Labrae, score of 3-1. However, they were able to bounce back the very next day with a 6-2 win. The boys team has to finish the season strong against Champion to obtain a league title. On Community Day the boys beat Liberty with a final score of 18-1. Some of the game’s top performers consisted of Maverick Wood: 2-for-2, a double, 3 stolen bases, 3 RBIs and 4 runs scored. Daniel Clint: 1-for-2, 2 RBIs, base on balls, and 2 runners scored. Braedyn Walden: 1-for-2, 2 bases on balls, and 2 runners scored. The girls softball team is having a great season as well. With 9-4 and after the win against Labrae, they are in the hunt for a league title as well. Morgan Muncy and Lylia Lavigna have made a big contribution to the Lady Pirates. During Community day, the girls took down Liberty with a score of 13-0. Some of the Lady Pirates top performers consisted of Morgan Muncy: 1-for-2, a double, 2 RBI’s, and 2 runners scored. Lylia Lavigna: 2-for-2, 3 RBIs, base on balls, and 1 runner scored. Lily Hayes: 3-for-3, home run, 3 RBI’s, and 2 runners scored.

The Southeast girls track team has been striving to win, winning 6 out of the 8 meets so far this season. On community day the girls pushed themselves to win the meet against Crestwood. Top performers of each event during the meet consisted of 100 M Dash: Reyna Ripley – 13.96, 200 M Dash: R Ripley – 29.60, 400 M Dash: Vayda Stelzer – 1:06.37, 800 M Dash: Jenna Canale – 2:34.39, 1600 M Run: Julia Wheeler – 5:04.66, 3200 M Run: Samantha Morgan – 13:39.08, 100 M hurdles: Sarah Craver – 16.75, 4×100: Savannah Bailey, S Craver, R Ripley, Donna Mounts – 54.77, 4×200: Leila Evans, Grace Wheeler, V Stelzer, J Canale – 4:25.24, 4×800: V Stelzer, J Wheeler, J Canale, G Wheeler – 10:43.00, High Jump: L Evans – 4-10.00, Long Jump: S Craver – 14-04.00, Shot Put: Summer Thompson – 29-04.00, Discus: Rachael Bresky – 87-03.50. On community day, the girls and boys track team had their senior night celebrating their seniors last season. The Southeast Boys track team has been pushing to excel in their season so far with a score of 3 of 8 meets won. The boys as well conquered the meet against Crestwood with a solid win. Top performers during the boy’s meet consisted of Shotput: Jordan Muhollan – 38’1”, Discus: Liam McCann – 98’4.5″, High Jump: Ethan Shodd – 5’6”, Long Jump: E Shodd – 17′.5″, 4×800: Landon Youel, Jakob Schaffner, Micah Craver, and Devon Channell – 10.01:00, 110 M hurdles: Chase Neely – 18.41, 100 M Dash: Peyton Donovan – 11.53, 4×200: Logan Blankenship, Sundarius Davis, P Donovan, and Tyler Shaw – 1.39:12, 1600 M Run: Micah Craver – 5.03:11, 4×100: Tyler Shaw, Nathanael Rivera, Vincer Kelly, and P Donovan – 46.62, 400 M Dash: L Blankenship – 55.71, 300 M Hurdles: C Neely – 46.52, 800 M Run: J Schaffner – 2.23:67, 200 M Dash: P Donovan – 23.67, 3200 M Run: D Channell – 11.48:46, 4×400: E Shodd, Anthony Putnat, L Blankenship, and M Craver – 4.02:00.

Our Community Day at Southeast displayed exceptional sportsmanship and passion among not only the athletes but our pirate family as well. Our pirate family gathered together to support all the teams and celebrate with the food trucks. We wish all of our pirates luck, and a great rest of their seasons!

ABOUT US

The Pirate Post started out as a club in the spring of 2025. This year, it officially became a Journalism and Communications Class, run by students, that is open to anyone! The process to make this an elective, however, was no easy feat. Student Izzy Goodnite (who proposed that we create a school newspaper) wrote a proposal for the school board, and they agreed to make it a class. We aim to inform the student body about things that are new at Southeast: sports, school plays, field trips, and seasonal news. We cover it all! “I feel this newspaper isn’t just about information though, it is also about learning and recognizing people who deserve it,” states Goodnite. If you enjoy writing, Newspaper is the class for you! If you have any article ideas or any questions, you can email our advisor, Julia Dillon: jdillon@sepirates.org or fill out the form at the bottom of our website.