CHS Rowing won 10 of 11 events in a near-perfect day at the West Side Rowing Club's Fontana All-High City Championship Regatta.

The Crusaders took wins in the Single, Pair, Varsity and Second Varsity Fours, Freshmen Eight, Lightweight Four, Junior Four, Junior Eight, and the Varsity and Second Varsity Eights.

The Junior Eight combination of coxswain Joey Castiglione '27 and oarsmen Von Kramer '27, Brodie Vitko '27, Linden Serbinowski '27, Elliott Embow '28, Zachary Bialkowski '27, Carter Micoli '28, Collin Harper '28 and Stas Ryskin '27 took a five-second, open-water victory over state champion St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute.

In an almost all-senior lineup, the Varsity crew of Oliver Reynolds '26, Patrick Basil '26, Zack Benczkowski '26, Joe Cheney '26, Tommy Snyder '26, Naz Droyfch '26, Zachary Bialkowski '27, Ethan Pirigyi '26 and coxswain Leo Mertz '26 eclipsed rival St. Joe's by 24 seconds.

"If we can blend this level of fun and serious intentionality together in the coming weeks, I think we can reach the next level in our training goals as we contend for top prizes," said CHS Coach Jacob Filby '14. 

The Crusaders will prepare for their two season-ending national championship regattas, with the Canadian Secondary Schools Rowing Association's National Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario on June 5-7 followed by the USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida on June 11-14.

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