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Below is a brief history of each team at the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush updated at the end of each season if applicable. For more information on any of these teams, visit their website by clicking the appropriate page on the athletics main page of this site
Sports team seasons, awards, quick recaps and accomplishments =
Soccer
The Girls soccer team began as a varsity team in spring of 2010. In 2012, the girls soccer league moved competition from the spring to the fall. In Fall 2016, their PIAA state classification will move from AA to AAA.
COACH: 2010-present = Todd Corabi
Accomplishments:
Spring 2010 = Finished tied for 1st in Bronze Division in their first year of existence. First Varsity team to qualify for playoffs. Lost division championship during the 1st round of the playoffs in a 3 way tournament
Spring 2011 = Bronze Division Champions, Qualified for playoffs, promoted to silver division
Spring 2012 = Qualified for playoffs, Promoted to Gold Division
Fall 2012 = Qualified for playoffs, PIAA DISTRICT XII PUBLIC LEAGUE CONFERENCE CLASS AA CHAMPIONS
Fall 2013 = Qualified for playoffs, PIAA DISTRICT XII PUBLIC LEAGUE CONFERENCE CLASS AA CHAMPIONS
Fall 2014 = Qualified for playoffs (relegated to Silver division)
Fall 2015 = Qualified for playoffs, Silver Division Champions, promoted back to Gold Division and PIAA DISTRICT XII PUBLIC LEAGUE CONFERENCE CLASS AA CHAMPIONS
Fall 2016 = Qualified for playoffs, relegated to Liberty Division (former Silver Division) and PIAA DISTRICT XII PUBLIC LEAGUE CONFERENCE CLASS AAA CHAMPIONS
Volleyball
The girls Volleyball team was established as a JV team in fall of 2010. They moved to varsity in call of 2011. Up until Fall 2015, they competed as a class AA representative in the PIAA. In Fall 2016, their classification moves to AAA.
COACH: 2010-2012 = Clare Kobierowski
2013 and 2014 = Cliff Breese
2015-Present = Karen Loinaz
Accomplishments:
2013 = 11-1 record, tied for first place in Bronze division..Lost out to division championship on tie breaker. Promotion to Silver Division.
2014 = 10-3 record in Silver Division..tied for 2nd place. Qualified for playoffs first time. PROMOTED to Gold Division!
2015 = Qualified for playoffs
2016 = Qualified for playoffs
Boys basketball
The Boys Basketball team began as a JV team in winter of 2010-2011. They moved to Varsity winter 2011-2012 and are a PIAA Class A representative in the Public League (they will be a class AA representative in Fall 2016).
Coach: 2010-2011 season = Kevin Katz
2011-2012 = John Creghton
2012=2013 through 2014-2015 = Cliff Breese
2015-2016 = Kevin Katz
2016-2017 = William McKant
Accomplishments:
2016-2017 = Qualified for playoffs first time
Girls basketball
The girls basketball team began JV competition on winter of 2010-2011 and moved to Varsity winter of 2012-2013. They are currently a PIAA Class AA Representative in the Public League and in 2016=2017, will be a Class AAA representative.
Coach: 2010-2011 = Lurline Jones
2011- 2012 = Kevin Katz
2012-2013 = Erin Cummins
2013-2014 through present = Adam Zummo
Accomplishments:
2014-2015 = 1 loss regular season in Bronze division…tied for first. Qualified for playoffs first time
2015-2016 = 1 Loss Regular Season in Bronze Division, Qualified for playoffs, Bronze Division Champions
2016-2017 = Qualified for playoffs
Bowling
The Bowling teams (boys and girls) were established in the 2015-2016 schools year. All Bowling teams compete in a single classification for PIAA
COACH: Present= Jeff Bevilacqua
Accomplishments:
2015-2016 BOYS = Second Division Champions, Qualified for playoffs playoffs
2015-2016 GIRLS = Second Division Champions, Un-Defeated regular season, Lost in Semi-Finals of playoffs
Baseball
The Boys baseball team began as a JV team in spring of 2011 before moving to varsity status in spring of 2013 and is a PIAA Class A representative .
Coach: 2011 – 2014 = Kevin Katz
2015 = Ronny Mandel
Present = Kevin Katz
Accomplishments:
2013 = Qualified for playoffs
2014 = Qualified for playoffs
2015 = Qualified for playoffs
2016 = Qualified for playoffs
Softball
Softball began as JV team in spring of 2011 and moved to varsity status in spring of 2013. They are a class AAA representative in PIAA and in Spring 2017, will be a Class AAA representative.
COACH: 2011 = Megan Condit
2012 = David Moffa
2013 through present = Todd Corabi
Accomplishments:
2013 = Qualified for playoffs, Public League Bronze Division Champions, Promoted to Silver division
2014 = Qualified for playoffs, Public League Silver Division Champions, Promoted to Gold division
2015 = Qualified for playoffs, Promoted to Platinum division
2016 = Qualified for playoffs. Public League Quarter Finals. Public League CLASS AAA FINALS, relegated to Gold Division due to regular season finish. (In Spring 2017, Gold division name was changed to Liberty Division)
OTHER:
Track and Field:
One of the first two varsity teams the school had was Track and Field. The team never advanced past the Public League meets (where all teams qualified). It was eliminated after 3 seasons due to low participation numbers, poor results, and budget constraints that forced us to choose the elimination of one sport.
COACHES: 2010 = Paul Wagonhoffer
2011-2012 = Clare Kobierowski