Godwin alumni Eric Fornataro (Class of 2006) has become the first former Godwin baseball player to make it into Major League Baseball (MLB).
Fornataro is playing as a relief pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals after being called up from a triple-A team in Memphis.
On April 4, Godwin baseball fell to Freeman 3-1 in a low scoring affair behind the pitching of Daniel Lynch and Miller Trevvett.
The Godwin Eagles hosted a track meet against several schools including Deep Run, Freeman, Hermitage, J.R. Tucker, John Marshall, Maggie Walker, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson on April 2.
The Eagles’ boys team finished in second place overall. “It was a strong start to our season,” said head coach Jon Lauder.
The Godwin girls’ tennis team made short work of Freeman this past Tuesday, April 2. The final score was 7-2.
On March 28, a rivalry driven crowd gathered at Axselle stadium to watch the Godwin boy’s lacrosse team take on county foes Deep Run.
It was a close game, with both teams trading goals often.
For the first time since 2010, the Godwin girls’ soccer team defeated the Deep Run Wildcats in a 2-1 match on March 20.
On February 27, Godwin sent several members of the girls track team to compete in the state meet. They returned with several individual medals.
On March 12, 2014 Godwin’s dance team traveled to Tucker High School for the regional dance team competition. The girls placed first in both pom and jazz.
One of the individual champions for the Eagles was junior Justice Williams. Although he was behind early in the Conference Title match, Williams won the 220 pound weight class by pin.
On Feb. 5, Godwin held Signing Day for its student athletes. Signing Day is for athletes to sign their letters of intent to play a college sport, and it has become a national event with some signings televised on ESPN.
