Sacred Heart Roadrunners
Member of the Fairchester Athletic Association

SHA: Home of the Scholar-Athlete

Varsity and JV Volleyball
Coach: Mr. Thomas C. Harris

The unique aspect of volleyball is that most of our students had never played it competitively before.  The same was true in other schools.  It was a great opportunity for anyone who had the will, aptitude and commitment to become a volleyball champ.

Varsity Cross Country
Coach: Ms. Natasha Webber

Cross country was our most individual sport.  Although you practiced with a team, encouraged your teammates and ran in the company of athletes from many other schools, you were really competing against your own limitations.  How well you did was completely up to you. 

Varsity Soccer
Coach: Mr. Anthony Telesco

The soccer team was reactivated in 2000 and placed third in the FAA in its first season.  In addition to team achievements, this team's new history was colored by individual triumphs.  We saw that every afternoon in our running and calisthenics.  Our soccer players had heart.

Membership on an interscholastic sports team required a substantial commitment.

Our teams practiced, played or met after school every day during their seasons, and 100% attendance and effort was expected. 

Varsity Tennis
Coach: Ms. Webber & Ms. Sessa

The tennis team practiced every afternoon at our home courts in Scalzi Park.  Thanks to Stamford and the USTA, they were upgraded to Deco II Turf courts in 2005.  Our girls competed against some of the best tennis players in Fairfield and Westchester.

Varsity Softball
Coach: Mr. Thomas Harris

Our softball team was undefeated a couple of years ago, and SHA was the best represented school on the local All-Star Team that competed in that summer's world series in North Carolina.  Win or lose, the atmosphere at Kelly Field was that of our national pastime.

Basketball

Until 2003, JV and Varsity Basketball were two of our most active teams.  As our students and their interests changed, we sometimes deactivated one sport and started another.  Accordingly, basketball was sidelined for the Academy's last few years.

Ice Hockey, Rowing, Diving, Skiing, Sailing, etc.

They say, "Stamford is a softball town" and "Stamford is a hockey town."  The truth is that Stamford, like many towns in Fairfield County, is blessed with great opportunities for girls to play their choice of sports.  It's fun and healthy.  It also teaches a priceless lesson when they break through traditional barriers and personal limitations to succeed as team members and athletes in their own right.  Just ask Genna Henock, who played as a wing on the Stamford Spinnakers Girls High School Ice Hockey Team during her first year at SHA.