Patriot News

Germantown Academy's cross country teams competed on Sept. 19 at the Inter-Ac Duals at Belmont Plateau.

After multiple weeks off, the Patriots opened the flood gates on the Lions, tallying five goals while allowing just one to earn the first result of the season. 

It has been a hot start to the season for the Varsity Coed Golf team at Germantown Academy. Following a 199-200 win over Holy Ghost Prep, the Patriots boast a 4-0 record with the first Inter-Ac League match, the William Penn Charter School Invitational, coming on Thursday, Sept. 14

Germantown Academy had three student-athletes recognized by PhillyBurbs.com as Top Performers after their standout days on the field. 

While the opponents were different, the results were the same as the Patriots picked up two wins in straight sets. Germantown Academy is currently 3-0 on the season. 

Running against Academy of Notre Dame, Agnes Irwin School, and the host Churchwomen, the Patriots turned in some top times to earn two wins and place second overall. 

Germantown Academy Director of Athletics Tim Ginter has announced the hiring of DeLane Doyle as the new Head Coach for Varsity Coed Ice Hockey. 

On the road for the second consecutive contest, the Patriots proved to be too much for the Gators, as they pulled out a 3-2 result. 

Behind 31 first-half points, the Patriots unleashed a storm on Hill School, 45-21 in the debut of the Rams’ new Madden Stadium.

 Led by two first half goals from Adrian Diem '25 and Ben Creighton '26, Germantown Academy's boys soccer team pulled out a result against Scholar Athlete Leadership Academy in a shortened outing.

If the opening game of the 2023 season was an indicator of how the year will play out for GA, it appears that another fantastic run is ahead as the Patriots took down Shipley School on Sept. 8, 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-9).

Getting back on the volleyball court at the beginning of last week, the Germantown Academy Patriots are looking to defend the Inter-Ac League championship they won in 2022.

Wide receivers AJ Towsen '25 and George Arendt '25 each caught two touchdowns and Xavier Stearn '26 completed 75 percent of his passes to lead the Patriots over the Bulldawgs.

After playing at Germantown Academy, Clark graduated from Columbia University in 2023 with remaining eligibility. She started all three seasons for the Lions and accumulated 26 points (8 G, 10 A) in her 39 games.

Mike Koziol is entering his 11th season as the Head Coach of Germantown Academy's boys water polo team, and since 2020 has been leading the GA Girls Team as well.

Germantown Academy has had a stretch of strong quarterback play over the last decade. Kyle McCloskey (Class of 2017) and Jordan Longino (2021) are at the top of most passing categories in the Germantown Academy record books. Tristan Machado (2023) followed with two Inter-Ac All-League selections. Now it’s Xavier Stearn’s turn. The 6-foot-5 190-pound sophomore from Fort Washington is the starting quarterback heading into the 2023 season.

The Germantown Academy Aquatic Club (GAAC) recently wrapped up its summer swimming competitions with tremendous success. GAAC swimmers attended the Middle Atlantic Silver Championships (14 & Under), Middle Atlantic Junior Championships (14 & Under), NCSA Summer Swimming Championships, AAU Junior Olympic Games, World University Games, Long Course Age Group Zone Championships, and Long Course Eastern Senior Zone Championships.

Kyle Garland’s vision to be standing on a podium this time next year is affixed to a posterboard on a wall in his room, with the words “PARIS 24″ at the bottom.

Sophie Towne '21 was selected to participate in the 2023 Senior Nexus Championship (NXC), presented by Osaka Hockey, which will be held at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center in Virginia Beach this week from July 11-16.

The National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA) recently published its All-America lists for the 2022-23 season.