It was a scary morning for Hopewell as the high school was hit with a hoax active shooter call. The fear and uncertainty that our students and teachers felt was shared by the whole community. We love you all, let’s make sure we all love each other💙💛💙💛
People, this girl
@lspeicher13
is a special young woman. She puts herself through the ringer mentally and physically every day and accepts nothing less than excellence. She is now the
@Hopewell_Viking
SCHOOL RECORD holder in the 200m 🔥🔥25.96🔥🔥. You deserve this!
#GOATViking
Congratulations to team captain, 3200m school record holder (9:44) and all around legendary human Dom Flitcraft on his commitment to
@WJ_TF_XC
!! He’s going to be a President the next 4 years, and probably be the President of something later on. Good luck
@domflit
!!
Hopewell girls and boys both finish the regular season as undefeated section champs!! Hopewell girls have not lost a section meet since 2016!!!
#AllOutOfBubblegum
WPIAL Champion, School Record Holder, Nationals qualifier, program standard setter.
@matthew_essey
has had quite the career at Hopewell. Proud of the work he’s put in, and the legacy he leaves behind. Thanks for helping me check Hayward Field off my bucket list
@matthew_essey
has arrived at Penn State for the indoor track and field PTFCA State Championship!! He’ll be competing in the long jump tomorrow at 10am.
@Hopewell_Viking
Congratulations to Dom Flitcraft for shattering the
@Hopewell_Viking
school record in the 3200m with a 9:44.54 run today against Central Valley!!!
@domflit
💥🚨BEAVER COUNTY CHAMPS IS HERE!!!!!🚨💥
Favorite meet of the year, especially when the weather is nice.
“We’ve come here to win championships, and chew bubblegum. And we’re
#AllOutOfBubblegum
”
🚨STATE MEDALIST ALERT ‼️ 🚨
Girls 4x100 clocks their 3rd fastest time of the season with 49.68 to finish 8th in the State final! So proud of this group! They’ve rewritten the standard and expectations of Hopewell sprints! Put on their
#GOATViking
jerseys post-race for this pic
Boys and girls celebrated their section championships with outstanding performances at the WPIAL team semifinal meet. The boys beat 4 other teams to advance to the WPIAL team final next week!!!
🎆🎇🐐GOAT VIKING ALERT 🐐🎇🎆
Connor Progar broke the
@Hopewell_Viking
SCHOOL RECORD for the boys pole vault in our meet at Freedom! Cleared 13’7” on his first attempt to break Jack Georgetson’s record from 2017
@CProgar
@JackGeorgetson
#GOATViking
🎆🎇👑CHAMPION ALERT👑🎇🎆
@lspeicher13
the 100m Championship at the Pine Richland Invitational today with an incredible come from behind finish in tough conditions
#QUEEENZ
#KLINKKLINK
⭐️✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT ✨⭐️
@madipascia
is a 2 year captain for our throws squad. She’s a great leader and outstanding performer. She has a 34’ shot put PR, and placed 7th at WPIAL Championship in 2022. She’ll be competing at
@CarlowCeltics
and studying Human Biology next year.
⭐️✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT ✨⭐️
@meghannkellyyy
our incredible senior pole vaulter is an intense competitor & tireless worker. Her 10’ clearance ranks her 3rd in school history She wrapped her career competing at the state championship & will be cheering at Penn State this fall
#WEARE
For everyone wondering, no one was hurt in the fire, but the milking barn and bottling plant are gone. Almost all the cows made it out. Thank you for your prayers, I’ll try to text and call you all back.
Coach Brunton
⭐️✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT ✨⭐️
@lspeicher13
is our record smashing, standard setting sprint QUEEEN👑‼️
Lauryn broke the 15 year old
@Hopewell_Viking
200m record, going 25.77 at WPIAL, and anchored the 4x100 relay that smashed the old school record by 1.11 seconds at State 🔥48.82 🔥
Found a great pic of
@matthew_essey
in the long jump from Friday. Beanie finished 9th in AA, missing the podium by a tiebreaker. He’ll be competing at Nike Nationals in Oregon in June
So proud of you Lauryn!! You’ve made me a better coach these last 3 years. So excited for this season, and to watch you grow the next 4 years at
@NUPurpleEagles
as a
#ForeverViking
💙💛💙💛💜💜💜
Beyond blessed to say I will be continuing my academic and athletic career to run track at Niagara University!! Special thanks to my family, friends, and coaches. Excited for my next chapter!!💜
#rollpurps
@Jbmilkman13
@Hopewell_TnF
@SalaamRakieem
⭐️✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT ✨⭐️
@AubryannaSnyder
is a special one. She was the first in this class to come to the track in Jr High, and she has developed into a superstar! She fought to earn her spot on the 4x100 every year, and ran a 🔥🔥🔥 on the relay that smashed our school record
🚨HUGE PR ALERT 🚨
#STATES
@domflit
runs 9:49.74 in the 3200m for a new personal record. Potentially a school record - we’ll have to look up the exact time for our existing record (9:49) set in 1981
🚨SCHOOL RECORD ALERT ‼️🚨
4:25.15 1600m
@domflit
adds another
@Hopewell_Viking
School Record to his collection, knocking 2 seconds off a 40 year old record. Dom also has the 3200m and 800m records!
#AllOutOfBubblegum
⭐️✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT ✨⭐️
@marylizadams25
is our amazing 100/300m hurdler and 4x400 anchor. One of the strongest athletes around, she’s always ready for the toughest races. She’s also the life of the meet, practice, or bus ride. On the track or off, Mary is gonna have a good time
The girls 4x100 finished 4th at Pine Richland Invitational with 50.52. 2nd fastest time of the season, but with a week and a half to practice before WPIAL, we can be a whole second faster. This is a special group!
@lspeicher13
@AubryannaSnyder
@maya_richburg05
@EmmaPalmieri3
@lspeicher13
earned 3 medals at Beaver County Championship 🥉 in 100m, 🥉in 200m, and 🥈for 4x100. She then left to compete in a basketball 🏀 tournament with
@StrickHoopsLLC
#ClinkClink
A grindstone can sharpen your knife, or it can mangle your blade. The difference is knowing when to stop
Rest and recovery are key to consistent gains. No one runs faster when they’re fatigued.
Healthy + fresh = FAST
@pntrack
Don’t be addicted to “the grind”, get hooked on SPEED
We had a great scrimmage yesterday at Riverside. First time hitting all the events in a competitive setting and a lot of our athletes’ hard work is paying off. Also saw some very exciting newcomers!
#LevelUp
credit
@Vinnyboris
for the videography and commentary
When your athletes see Christian McCaffrey doing a lot of the same stuff they do, and realize their coach didn’t just make this stuff up 🤯
(🤫 I stole most of it from a lot of really good coaches who don’t keep secrets)
Still waiting on full results from yesterday’s meet, but I can’t wait any longer to shout out senior
@lspeicher13
opening up the season with a 12.97 100m in the wind and rain. Soph
@EmmaPalmieri3
was 13.33 and frosh
@maya_richburg05
13.66 🔥🔥🔥🔥
#AllOutOfBubblegum
this season
Has anyone else had a host school’s AD cancel the 3200m in a varsity track meet so that the lacrosse team could get on the field? Or does that only happen at
@MarsAreaSD
?
Last indoor meet of the winter at YSU today.
@lspeicher13
stepped off the basketball court and finished 9th in the 60m (8.37), and joined
@layday26
@AubryannaSnyder
and Ryann Essey on a 🚨 SCHOOL RECORD 4x200 relay 🚨
Track was 🔥🔥🔥 for the 5 Second Drill today! 4 new wristbands handed out.
@CameronFedorka
22mph
Tyler Lewis 21mph
Jake Brunton 20mph
🚨
@lspeicher13
20mph 🚨 First Hopewell girl ever to hit 20!!!
Congratulations to 7th graders Landon Matthews and Christian Chalmers joining the 17 MPH Club today! Jack Biega went 19.5mph!! The future is FAST ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️
So proud of
#ForeverViking
and West Point grad 2nd Lieutenant Frankie Veri, now stationed in Hawaii. One of the hardest working young men our program has ever seen, entering a new season in life
Dom has been an exemplary leader to all with his quiet determination & tireless work ethic. Dom blazed the path to excellence, and his legacy will be every runner that follows his lead and attacks his records. He’ll be studying and breaking records at
@WJ_TF_XC
the next 4 years
In brighter news, junior
@EmmaPalmieri3
qualified for the PIAA State Championship meet with her 17th place finish at the WPIAL Championship meet yesterday in White Oak. Great job Emma!!!
⭐️✨SENIOR SPOTLIGHT ✨⭐️
@CameronFedorka
is a senior sprint captain & the most improved sprinter on the team the last 3 years. His commitment and desire to excel is foundational to the program. He’ll be studying at W&J and competing for
@WJ_TF_XC
&
@WJFootball
💙💛💙💛♥️🖤♥️🖤