The Fairchester Athletic Association (FAA) league will continue with postseason tournaments and events this weekend. Although the weather does not look to be cooperating, the FAA Track & Field and Boys and Girls Tennis championships will get going on Saturday. 

Track & Field has now been split into two events, with the runners competing at Hopkins on Saturday morning, and the throwers and jumpers competing at Greenwich Country Day School on Tuesday afternoon. Athletes hitting qualifying marks will then compete in the New England Championships at Marianopolis Prep next Saturday, May 16.

With rain in the forecast, both the Girls and Boys Tennis tournaments have been moved inside for the early rounds on Saturday. This will see the King athletes competing at different indoor locations, with the goal of advancing to the semi-finals next week. With rising strong regular season performances, both programs will also await news to see if they will qualify for their respective New England tournaments, also running next Saturday, May 16.

After a strong regular season and a narrow, extra-inning loss to Holy Child, King Softball will be the four seed in the FAA playoffs on Tuesday, May 12. The Vikings will travel to take on top-seeded St. Luke’s for a 5:00 p.m. start. The winner will advance to the FAA Championship on Thursday against either Holy Child or Hopkins.

Juniors Elizabeth Tuttle and Emma Drexel proudly represented King Softball at the Betsy Conger Western New England All-Star Game on Sunday. Both showcased their skills, including a home run for Tuttle, with the best talent across the FAA and Western New England.

Both King golf teams competed in the league championship this past Monday at the Centennial Golf Course in Carmel, NY. On the Girls side, Grade 7 standouts Lyla Chong (First Team) and Tanya Jain (Second Team) earned all-league status with their top-12 finishes, and while Blake Zarkowsky '27 was not able to finish the round due to an injury, she earned Honorable Mention all-league status as well for her outstanding regular-season performance. After an undefeated regular season, and with only one senior on the team, the girls are poised to be a top team in the league for many seasons to come.  The Girls will now go to the prestigious Pippy Tournament on Monday, while the Boys will tune up for the Kingswood Oxford Invitational on May 20 in their remaining matches next week.

Good luck to all of the athletes still in action and congratulations to those who have already made their mark in the postseason this spring!

Go Vikings!