Patriot News

Zoey Clark '26 hit two home runs and drove in three runs to lead Germantown Academy to a 14–4 win over Lawrenceville School on Wednesday. She went deep in the second and third innings.

The Germantown Academy boys tennis team defeated Springside Chestnut Hill Academy 4-3 at home on Tuesday, April 7. The win marked the first Inter-Ac League victory of the season.

When Mary Grimes took over the Binghamton women’s program before the 2024-25 season, she knew she had something to work with in Kendall Bennett. The 6-foot-2 center from Germantown Academy had played in 30 games as a freshman, averaging 4.1 ppg and 2.6 rpg, putting up consistent production in a reserve role. But something important was missing. 

Germantown Academy girls lacrosse picked up its first win of the season in commanding fashion, defeating Shipley School, 18–4, on the road Tuesday. 

Germantown Academy continued its strong start to the 2026 season on March 18, earning an 8-3 road victory over Friends’ Central. The 2-0 opening marks the Patriots’ best start since 2022, when they began the year 3-0.

Germantown Academy track and field delivered a strong showing at the 2026 Phantom Invitational, highlighted by multiple event victories and podium finishes.

Germantown Academy opened its 2026 season with a decisive win over Westtown before falling to Episcopal (Va.) in the IAC/Inter-Ac Challenge, and will next face Conestoga on March 17.

Sean McGettigan '26 tossed five innings of one-hit baseball, while Holt Record '27 closed out the final two innings without surrendering a hit to lead Germantown Academy to a 6–0 win over Springfield Township High School. The victory set the tone for a doubleheader sweep, as the Patriots edged Cardinal O’Hara 1–0 in the second game.

Germantown Academy opened the 2026 season in commanding fashion on March 10, earning a 9-0 road victory over Shipley School. The win marked the first for first-year Head Coach Robert Yoos and gave the Patriots a 1-0 start for the first time since 2022.

This summer, Germantown Academy girls lacrosse coach Colleen Dawson will step onto the international stage as an assistant coach for the Australian women’s national team.

Germantown Academy student-athletes earned widespread recognition as the Inter-Academic Athletic League and the Independence Hockey League announced their 2025–26 all-league teams and individual award winners.

The Easterns Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championship hardware is heading back to Fort Washington once again. The Germantown Academy girls team captured the premier prep school title for the fifth consecutive year on Saturday, while the boys placed fourth. Combined, the performances earned GA a second-place overall finish with 1,046.5 points.

Germantown Academy’s track and field teams delivered outstanding performances at the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association State Championship, held at the Ott Center at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Germantown Academy’s wrestling team delivered a strong performance at the 2026 Pennsylvania Independent Schools Wrestling Tournament (PAISWT), finishing fourth overall and qualifying eight wrestlers for the National Prep Wrestling Championships, set for Feb. 20-21 at Lehigh University.

Brendan Donnelly '22 of the Drexel men's lacrosse team was named the Coastal Athletic Association's Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending on February 8. The Dragons defeated Delaware, 11-1 to open the 2026 campaign.

Five Patriots posted Top 50 marks in the state, and 10 athletes recorded personal bests in a meet that featured standout performances across multiple events.

Behind three event victories, the Patriots finished in second place with 326 points.

Behind three event victories, the Patriots turned in the top score with 367 points, besting the second-place EA team by over 100 points.

Germantown Academy wrestling earned split results in a home tri-meet Friday afternoon.

Germantown Academy girls basketball marked Senior Day with a wire-to-wire Inter-Ac League victory Friday afternoon, defeating Agnes Irwin School, 55–38, at home.