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Girls' Varsity Soccer Team strives for playoffs
C arly H alverson
Staff Reporter
Competition is looking
even tougher this year for
the Girls' Varsity Soccer
Team than it was last fall
when the team fell just short
of the State playoffs.
"We need to always be on
our toes this season," Haelee
Staskiewicz, senior, said.
They are focusing on the
traditional four-four-two
formation: a line of four
defenders, a diamond of
four in the mid-field, and
two up top in the attacking
positions. An area where
the team is lacking is in
height. The tallest player
stands at 5'8". To counter
this, the team uses their key
strength, speed. Natalie
Smith and Zoey Olmstead,
sophomores, have added to
that strength.
A player to watch out
for is Taylor Brooke, senior,
who is being recruited by
the Portland Pilots and is
known for her incredible
speed, according to Floyd
Rocker, head coach.
Making a huge comeback
from sitting out most of
last season from a torn
anterior cruciate ligament
is starting center defender
Rebecca Hoiland, senior.
She came out strong this
season and helped the team
to a 1-1 tie against Lake
Oswego, the top ranked in
the Three Rivers League,
and beat Lakeridge 3-1. In
the game against Oregon
City the team lost 1-2. With
three injuries in the Oregon
City game they still came
out strong beating Putnam
5-1. Hoiland's impressive
performances over the past
seasons have earned her a
partial scholarship to Boise
State.
"Our covenants are the
three P's, Pride, Positivity,
and Perseverance. We try
to demonstrate those every
time we step onto the field,"
Hoiland said of the team
which works to get better
every day.
The Lions definitely made
a statement to the rest of
the TRL after struggling last
season. Their goal is to make
it to the playoffs, and to play
to their full potential every
game.
lot more mixed than it was
last season.
"It's different this year
than it has been in the
past. The bottom end of
the Three Rivers League
has improved, and the top
end of the league is now
beatable," Bean said.
The team is facing a few
obstacles, such as major
injuries suffered during the
preseason. Center midfielder
Ian Monihan, junior, is out
with a torn meniscus and
game against Lakeridge,
where a good handful of
starters were out of the
game. The team has been
struggling lately losing
to Lakeridge, 0-4, Lake
Oswego, 1-8 and Putnam,
0 - 1 .
"Our team is a threat with
containing and pressuring
the ball, but we're not very
strong with communication
on the field and that needs
to be worked on," Chadwick
Boggess, senior, said.
Young runners lead
cross country team
M ax H ays
Staff Reporter
Both the girls' and boys'
cross country teams are off
to a phenomenal start this
ason, winning all but one
et which was a second
place finish to Jesuit, the top
team in the state.
Both teams are
expected to
win the Three
Rivers League
and the boys
are fourth
in State
while
the
Girls'
are
ranked
fifth. John
Linman,
coach,
believes
that the
team is
succeeding
because of
chemistry.
"We
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Wannarka,
Whoever
sophomore
finishes
Photo
first
courtesy of
turns
Trade Krellwitz
around
and cheers
on the rest of the team;
that is what separates us
from other teams. For
us, championships are
secondary," Linman said.
The Boys' Team is led
by a talented group of
young runners including
Taylor West, Cullen
Wannarka, Zachary Boyd-
Helm, Timothy Donnelly
¿md Jefferson Chandler,
Dphomores, and the
leadership of Christopher
Daniels, Steven Boe and
Matthew Crawford, seniors.
The Girls are led by Taylor
Nowlin, senior, who is
back to full strength after
suffering a foot injury last
year, Kathryn Flyte and
Kelsey Guerins, juniors,
and Chelsea Ollar and Erin
Morrow, sophomores.
In the first league meet
with Putnam and rival
Lake Oswego both teams
emerged with victories. For
the boys West, Wannarka,
Boyd-Helm and Donnelly
came in third, fourth,
fifth and sixth place,
respectively, behind Elijah
Greer and John Paden
from Lake Oswego, two
of the top runners in
state. For the girls, Taylor
Nowlin finished second
in a very close battle
for first. Guerins, Ollar,
Flyte, Morrow and Kayla
Nowlin, junior, came in
third through seventh
respectively.
In the next meet against
Lakeridge, Canby and
Newberg, both teams
crushed the competition,
with nine boys and seven
girls ending up in the top
15. Taylor Nowlin finished
first in the race for the girls
and West finished second in
the race for the boys'.
The team's number one
goal this season is to have
fun and to race hard every
meet. If they continue to
support each other, have
fun and race hard, they
should continue to blow
away their competition.
"We are all best friends.
We are like a big happy
family," Taylor Nowlin said.
Upcoming meets include
a meet against Oregon City
and Clackamas at Oregon
City on Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m.
Taylor Brooke, senior, slide tackles a Reynolds player to steal the ball. The girls team is 3-1-1 in league
and ranked third in the Three Rivers League.
Photo courtesy of Ray Nelson
Boys’ Varsity is
Stepping out on the field
underestimated by their
opponents this season,
according to Greg Bean,
head coach. Although the
Lions are underdogs, the
TRL competion is looking a
Brian Schiewe, sophomore,
was out with a high ankle
sprain, but is now fully
recovered.
There have been some
other minor injuries with
players sitting out as well.
These injuries impacted the
Upcoming home games
for the girls include Oregon
City on Oct. 14 and Putnam
on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m, Home
games for the boys include
Lake Oswego on Oct. 16 and
Clackamas on Oct. 26 at 7:30
p.m.
Varsity Volleyball State Champions work for repeat
A shley S heron
Staff Reporter
The Varsity Girls'
Volleyball Team wants to
repeat as state champs. The
offseason and season practices
have been intense and
in practices and by playing
in tournaments during the
weekends. The biggest team
goal this year is not only to
be competitive or to win state
again but to win league.
A challenge for the
team is that Reagan Beatty,
Kellie Kawasaki, Betsy Wilhelm, Lindsey Wickert and Alyssa O'Neil,
seniors, celebrate a win against Oregon City 3-0. They hope to repeat
as District and State Champions.
Photo by Troy Spivey
productive. "I try to get the
most out of them everyday,"
Carl Neuburger, coach, said.
The team's makeup is the
same as last year with eight
seniors, but the younger
players have been improving
sophomore, is out with a
sprained ankle and Brenna
Kelley, senior, is out due to
health issues. A positive is the
fans.
When they play at home,
they have their fans to cheer
them on from the stands
and that energizes them,
according to Kellie Kawasaki,
senior captain. Kawasaki also
believes that their only tough
competition this year is in the
tournaments and in league.
Before that they will play
seven teams but only four
should prove a real challenge.
"When they play a good
team and win it helps them
realize accomplishment,"
Neuburger said.
"We just need to stay
focused during league
matches. I'm a competitive
player but I try to be
supportive of my team,"
Kawasaki said.
The Lions beat Lake
Oswego, Lakeridge,
Clackamas, Milwaukie,
Oregon City and North
Salem all by a score of 3-0.
The team's only losses have
been to Jesuit and Central
Catholic. In spite of their
numerous wins, the team is
optimistically cautious.
"Our coach tells us that
there's always room for
improvement," Kawasaki
said.