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| | The greatest vollyball player in the game’s history has another accolade to put on his mantleplace: U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member.
San Clemente’s Karch Kiraly, with three Olympic gold medals, more career victories, prize money and awards than any other beach volleyball player was voted into the Olympic Hall of Fame last month, the hall announced Tuesday.
Kiraly will be part of a stellar group inducted June 19 in Chicago. Kiraly was selected along with boxer Oscar De La Hoya, ice skater Brian Boitano, former Dream Team member and NBA superstar David Robinson, marathoner Joan Benoit Samuelson, swimmer Amy Van Dyken and the 1996 women’s gymnastics team.
Kiraly’s almost 30-year career ended last season.He currently coaches the St. Margaret’s school volleyball team in San Juan Capistrano and runs the Kiraly Academy. He also began the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball last summer.
“We at the AVP could not be prouder of Karch,” said Leonard Armato, commissioner and CEO of the AVP Crocs Tour. “Karch has been a great ambassador for the sport of beach volleyball and he deeply deserves this honor. He truly represents the spirit of the Olympic Movement.”
OCRegister
Thank you to all of you who voted for Karch - we appreciate all your support.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | O.C.'s top athletes honored at banquet
It was an amazing collection of athletes that gathered Tuesday night for the annual Register and OCVarsity.com awards banquet.
The event, held at the Marconi Automotive Museum in Tustin, brought together the stars who shined the brightest in the county in 2007-08 by winning the top honor in their sport. The top coaches were also honored.
The night's highlight was the announcement of the Register's Athletes of the Year: Orange Lutheran's Blake Ayles (top boys athlete), Woodbridge's Christine Babcock (top girls athlete) and St. Margaret's Hunter Steffien (top small schools athlete).
Lauren Ciccomascolo received Lacrosse Athlete of the Year and Coach Crabtree was honored as Lacosse Coach of the Year.
Volleyball legend and St. Margaret's Boys Volleyball coach, Karch Kiraly, was the guest speaker and helped hand out the awards.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | Leslie McDonald was selected by a committee of media and coaches to participate in the 2008 31st Annual Orange County High School Volleyball All-Star Games. The player history of this event reads like a Who's Who of Volleyball including Olympic Gold Medalist Misty May, NCAA Player of the year Brent Hillard, Olympic Gold Medalists Dain Blanton and Steve Timmons. Only 14 seniors were chosen to play on each of the South County and North County teams. Leslie played Libero for the South County team representing St. Margaret’s well in the victory. She led her team to a 25-21, 17-25, 15-10 win over the North County team which was played at Newport Harbor High School. Leslie finished her volleyball career at St. Margaret’s as the Academy League MVP, a First Team All-CIF member and a CIF State Scholar Athlete. Congratulations Leslie, on a great career. | V Girls Volleyball | Upper |
| | As a senior, Tain Lee has some distinct goals entering into the Boys Golf Season in February. First, he and Senior Co-Captains Andy Ellison and Grant Reindl wanted to run the table again in League. They wanted to be undefeated and lead St. Margaret’s to its seventh consecutive Boys Academy League Golf Title.
Second, Tain wanted the team to have an extremely difficult pre-season, so early in December the Captains asked Coach Parker to set up some difficult matches on some very challenging courses against some of the best teams in Orange County. Coach Parker took up their challenge and scheduled matches against the defending State Champion Edison, perennial golf powerhouses Tesoro, Peninsula, Servite, Mission Viejo, and Huntington Beach. Each of these teams were ranked in the OC Register top ten golf schools in Orange County.
Finally Tain wanted to return the MVP in Boys Golf to St. Margaret’s where it had resided for five of the first sixth years. Some lofty goals for the Boys Golf program and for Tain Lee personally.
The boys ended with a record of 13-7 and 10-0 in league play with wins over Peninsula and Mission Viejo. They played extremely competitive against Huntington Beach but lost by two strokes. Tain finished with a stroke average of 35.3 for the season including 3 eagles and 23 birdies. His low round of the year was an amazing 31 at Dad Miller. Heading into the league championship Tain was in fine form shooting 66 at the League Preliminaries at San Clemente Municipal Golf Course and 76 at El Niguel in blustery condition to finished 2 under par for 36 holes. With these two scores, Tain Lee became the first player in League history to repeat as the league Champion
At the Team Sectional the team was pumped to make a run at another CIF-SS Divisional Championship. But the cold and rainy conditions at Talega made it a most difficult day for scoring and the Tartans finished 9th with Tain shooting the second best round of the tournament at level par 72.
Individually three Tartans advanced to the CIF-SS Sectional at the challenging Seacliffs Country Club in Huntington Beach. But only Tain Lee survived the difficult pin placements and lighting fast greens to advance to the CIF-SS Individual Finals at Mission Lakes in Palm Desert California. At the Individual Finals Tain Lee finished fifth shooting a level par round of 71 in 40 knot winds and 112® temperatures. Consuming some 12 bottles of water during his round, Tain stayed focused and birdied three out of his last sixth holes. With his 5th place finish, Tain became only the third Boy Golfer in Tartan history to advance to the Southern California Golf Association Championship joining Tyler Smith and Matt Pierce.
Although Tain was disappointed with his showing at the SCGA- he wanted to be the first Tartan to reach the State Finals- he had an amazing golf career at St. Margaret’s earning 1st Team All League Honors four times, winning the League Individual Championship twice, and being named to the Register’s 1st Team All Orange County Boys Golf Team in 2008.
| Boys Golf | Upper |
| | Tak Matsushita Track & Field Long Jump CIF Finalist
Tartan track Senior Tak Matsushita will look to make school history this Saturday at Mt. Sac College, as he’ll be competing in the boys CIF Division IV Long Jump Final. Last Saturday, Matsushita jumped an amazing 21’1’’ at the Division IV Prelims in Carpintaria, which was the second longest jump in school. Matsushita was just as surprised as excited. “Throughout my whole track career I never expected that I would go to CIF Finals, but now that I am I want to give it my all and I’m going to pound it on Saturday.” Matsushita is currently ranked 7th overall among Division IV jumpers heading into Saturday’s Final, and is only the second Tartan Boys long jumper to qualify for CIF Finals in school history. The last to do so was Damian Raibon in 1995, who jumped a school record 22’7’’. The Southern Section long jump finals will get underway at 11 am on Saturday morning.
| Track&Field | Upper |
| | The varsity volleyball team won an exciting match on Tuesday, defeating St. Bernard’s in five games. The win advances the Tartans to the CIF quarterfinals where they will go up against Viewpoint, the three-time defending CIF champion. The team will travel to Viewpoint on Friday for a 7pm match. It is sure to be a battle as the Tartans look to advance to the semifinals; a feat not accomplished since the 2002 season. | V Boys Volleyball | Upper |
| | Congratulations to Jeff Tung who represented St. Margarets in the C.I.F. Individual Badminton Championships as a freelance. Jeff defeated Ivan Trang of El Monte in the first round 15-11, 4-15, and 15-10. He then defeated Alvin Chan of Rosemead 17-15, and 17-14 in the second round. Jeff lost a tough quarter-final match to Eric Kuo of Fountain Valley 15-7 and 15-0. Congratulations Jeff on an outstanding season and an outstanding representation in the C.I.F Individual Championships.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | St. Margaret's first to wear Southern Section crown
Ciccomascolo scores six goals in girls lacrosse title game.
By DAMIAN CALHOUN
OCVarsity.com
St. Margaret’s senior Lauren Ciccomascolo put the finishing touches on her high school lacrosse career in Friday’s Southern Section championship at Trabuco Hills High.
She scored six goals and assisted on another to lead the Tartans to a 16-8 victory over Palos Verdes for the first girls section title.
Ciccomascolo was selected MVP of the championships.
“She was amazing,” St. Margaret’s coach Summer Crabtree said of Ciccomascolo. “She played the best that I’ve ever seen her play.”
Ciccomascolo, who will attend Denver University, set the tone early for the Tartans when she scored 11 seconds into the contest.
“We usually pass off of the first draw control,” Ciccomascolo said. “But it (an opening) was there and I took it.”
Ciccomascolo scored three of her goals in the first half as the Tartans took a 9-5 lead into halftime.
“I wanted to come out and make it a game to remember,” Ciccomascolo said. “Going to Denver next year, I wanted to remember this and take it with me.”
The Sea Kings managed to get to within 10-7 with 21:44 remaining in the second half. However, the Tartans responded with five consecutive goals to seal the victory.
“We didn’t actually know what to expect from this team (Palos Verdes),” Crabtree said. “Our goal was to play as hard as we could and try not to make any mistakes and capitalize on their mistakes.
“We got into a rhythm in the second half. When we start playing at our own pace, that’s when we score goals.”
Ciccomascolo scored twice, Jackie Marloe and Ashley Bean once each to give the Tartans a 15-7 lead with 9:53 remaining.
| Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | St. Margaret's played an incredible game against Los Alamitos in the finals of the Orange County Championships. Liz Simon had a stellar performance in cage making 9 saves. Junior Mary-Rachel Walsh earned MVP honors and the game-ball by playing a great defensive game and scoring 4 goals on attack. Senior Lauren Ciccomascolo was a force to reckon with on the field by scoring a 3 goals. Jackie Marloe contributed to the attack by scoring 2 goals with 1 assist, while sophomores Ashley Bean and Meggie Kearns each added one in the net. Freshman Emily Boone also scored one goal. And Junior Anna Maria Carabini added one assist. Overall the Tartans came out strong and played a smart possession game until the clock ran out. Congratulations Tartans!
The team will play Friday night against Palos Verdes at Trabuco Hills High School at 5:00 PM. Palos Verdes beat Oak Park to win the North County Championships. They will be playing for the Southern Section Championship Crown.
Please come support your Tartans. $7.00 for Adults and $3.00 for students. | Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | St. Margaret's climbed back from a three goal deficit in the first half to outscore the #1 seeded Beckman in a 13-9 victory on Monday night. Senior Liz Simon had an outstanding performance in cage with 9 saves on the day. Lauren Collier also had an outstanding performance in cage with 3 saves. Meredith Meyerhofer played an excellent defensive game and kept the Beckman attack at bay. On our attacking end, Anna Maria Carabini and Emily Boone were the high scorers with 4 goals each. Lauren Ciccomascolo scored 2 goals, while Mary Rachel Walsh, Jackie Marloe, and Meggie Kearns each added one in the net. Nine of the thirteen Tartan goals were assisted. These assists were made by Olivia Wetterau (with 2), Lauren Ciccomascolo (with 2), Mary-Rachel Walsh (with 2), Jackie Marloe (with 1), Emily Boone (with 1), and Meredith Meyerhofer (with 1).
The Tartans will face #3 (Los Alamitos) seed on Wednesday night at Trabuco Hills High School at 7pm. The cost to get in is $7.00 for an Adult and $3.00 for students. Please come and support the team. | Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | Jeff Tung will be representing St. Margarets in badminton as a freelance player in the CIF Playoffs. He will be competing against Ivan Trang from El Monte in the first round at the OC Badminton Club on May 10th at 1:00. Jeff represented St. Margarets during the season reaching the quarterfinals four times and the semifinals once in five matches.
Great job, Jeff.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The #4 seeded St. Margaret’s Girl’s Lacrosse team met the #5 seeded Tesoro in the quarterfinals of the Sourthern Section Girl’s Lacrosse Playoffs on Friday at 5pm on the St. Margaret’s Turf Field. Tesoro came out strong scoring the first goal but the Tartans fought back to win the game 11-9. Six of the eleven goals were assisted mostly during fast break plays. Freshman, Emily Boone scored 3 goals and had 1 assist on the day. Junior Mary-Rachel Walsh scored 1 goal and had 3 assists on the day. Senior Lauren Ciccomascolo and sophomore, Meggie Kearns scored 2 goals and had 1 assist each. Junior Anna Maria Carabini scored 2 goals, and Junior Jackie Marloe scored 1 goal. Liz Simon recorded 7 saves in cage. Overall, the girls played a very competitive match against a tough team.
The Tartans will face the #1 seed Beckman today at 4pm at Hicks Canyon Elementary in Irvine. | Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | The entire St Margaret’s swim team competed last week at the Academy League Championships. Both teams finished the meet in 4th place. The Tartans were able to come away with two individual champions from the meet. Sophomore Carina Prynn is the 2008 league champion in the 100 breaststroke by posting a 1:13.40. Freshman Cameron Price was the 2008 league champion in the 500 freestyle which he won in 4:58.98. At the meet, there were an additional 9 CIF times made by the Tartans and a total of 14 individual lifetime bests.
Eight Tartan swimmers will now move on to the CIF-SS Divison IV championships in Long Beach next week. Carina Prynn will be competing in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Junior Cristina Poindexter will be competing in the 200 and 500 yd freestyle. These two girls will be joined by sophomore Kasey Jong and junior Alex Moyzis in the 400yd freestyle relay.
The boy’s team will be sending 4 swimmers to the meet. Cameron Price will compete in the 200 IM and the 100 breaststroke. Senior Jeff Carpenter will be competing in the 200 and 500 freestyle. Joining these two in the 400 freestyle relay will be juniors Nick Tsutsui and Greg Wu.
Prelims will be held Tuesday May 6th at 12:00 at Belmont Plaza in Long Beach, California.
| Swimming&Diving | Upper |
| | Anna Maria Carabini and Mary-Rachel Walsh were selected to the Pacific All-Star team. The girls will be travelling to Baltimore in May to compete against elite teams from all over the country. Meredith Meyerhofer is an alternate. Only 4 athletes from Orange County made the squad.
Congratulations to ALL who participated in 2008's Pacific Teams Tryouts!!
4/28/08: The 2 teams were decided last weekend at the Cate School, where the 40 advancing players from the 4/20 Chapter tryouts (North and South) completed a series of drills and activities and were rated anew by a new team of selectors. It was incredibly hot and the girls worked unbelievably hard though each and every task. The scored were then tabulated and the results were sent to the players via email, and the rosters were "announced" by way of their tryout number. This is how we will announce finalists at all of our trytous from now on...
Please congratulate each and every one of your nominees who participated in the tryout process. There were (and are EVERY year) many beautiful, talented players that don't make it past the 1st cut at the Chapter tryouts. It is important to remind them that a) they were nominated in the first place and are therefore legitimate b) anyone can have a brilliant tryout, and anyone can have an off-day c) it has 100% nothing to do with a player's track record or resume. No details are known about any of the players, since it is all anonymous by design.
Some numbers to consider:
Over 32 schools/programs nominated players for the Northern CA Chapter tryouts at Menlo School
Over 112 players were nominated (no more than 6 from any one).
Over 25 schools/programs nominated players for the San Diego, Greater LA and Orange County Chapters (combined)
Southern Tryouts at Poway School.
Over 111 players were nominated (no more than 6 from any one)
Between the two tryouts on 4/20 and 4/27:
• 20 different people served as selectors
• 3 trainers and 3 officials worked at each of the tryouts
• 6 different people served as facilitators for the tryouts
• 240 tryout pinnies had numbers pinned to them, and now need to be washed!
• 4 student volunteers helped with equipment, data entry and site clean-up
• 1 husband designed a brilliant spreadsheet to tally all of the scores (factoring in the drop of the highest and lowest scores received)
• numerous coaches joined (or renewed) US Lacrosse in order to nominate players for the tryouts
• countless girls joined US Lacrosse in order to register for the tryouts
• many, many balls and cones were borrowed and not too many lost
• most of the players listed above competed for a combined total of 8 hours to earn their spot on Team 1 or 2
• 6 players have previous Pacific Team playing experience (2007 rosters and even 2006)
• 22 juniors, 15 sophomores and 3 frosh make up the 40 players' different grades.
• 2 juniors and 2 sophomores are the Alternates
• 29 different high schools/programs contribute to the 40 players/4 alternates named to the 2008 teams (possibly the most ever; I'd have to check)
Thank you to EVERYONE who offered their TIME in all areas, especially as selectors and facilitators, and brain cells to assess the hundreds of candidates, loaner balls & cones, fields for tryouts, brainstorming to make sure tryouts plans were in full compliance with CIF, bouncers to keep the tryouts closed to the public, Etc, etc. It was a great lax team effort.
The above listed rosters represent our emerging California talent and we are confident that they will once again make us all proud as they
compete on the National stage at WDNT this Memorial Day weekend.
Please wish Both teams all luck in Baltimore, and we will let you know how they fare in each of their divisions.
Thanks also to ALL of the coaches who have joined or renewed US Lacrosse as coach members, and who abided by the deadlines and formats I requested for the nomination process. Also, thank you, again, to all of the amazing Pacific Coach applicants we had this year. Hopefully if (when) we advance to 3 teams next year we will be able to use more of you!!
Best regards,
Jen Lee
Pacific Teams Tryouts and Selection Chair 2008
| Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | The Tartans captured three of the five CIF-SS Individual Sectional qualifying spots at the League Finals today. Over the two day 36 hole championship, Tain Lee shot 66/76 142 for a total of two under par for 144 holes. In doing so, he returns to the CIF-SS Individual Sectional for his fourth consecutive year and also won his second MVP title- he won the first in 2005 as a Freshman.
Spencer Kushner also returns to post season individual play for the second consecutive year as he finished runner up to Tain in the quest for the MVP honors. By doing so, Spencer again earned 1st Team Honors.
Grant Reindl also qualified for the CIF-SS Individuals at Seacliffs by finishing fourth in the league and earning 1st Team All League Honors.
Martin Dolan earned 2nd Team Distinction and Brian Sanderson was Honorable Mention All League.
| Boys Golf | Upper |
| | The St. Margaret’s Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse team will be participating in the Southern Section Girl’s Lacrosse Playoff Tournament. St. Margaret’s is ranked as the #4 seed and will meet the #5 seed Tesoro High School on Friday 5/2/08 on the SMES turf at 5pm. Please come cheer the girls on! | Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | On Wednesday evening at 7:30 the #3 seeded Tartan Boy’s Lacrosse team will host a SS Playoff semifinal game against the #2 seeded CDM Lacrosse team . Last night the Tartans beat a very good SMCHS team 7-5 to advance to the semi’s. The Tartan’s have had an outstanding season so far in going 14-2 in the regular season, 6-0 as Trinity League Champs (2nd year in row), winning the Carmel Invitational, and beating Maryland power, Mt. Saint Josephs over Easter break. The team boasts the toughest “strength of schedule” in the Southern Section and has only lost 2 contests to date, 1 game to perennial power Coronado of San Diego, and 1 game early in the season to Corona Del Mar. It’s time for pay back.
Wednesday night at 7:30, on the Tartan Field, Tartans vs. CDM. Be there! We need your spirit and we need your voices!
GO TARTANS!
| V Boys Lacrosse | Upper |
| | 8th Grader Kelly Markle earned national recognition at the 2008 National Diving Championships held in Columbia, Missouri this past weekend. The highlight was her 3 meter event which included a nearly perfect back 2 1/2 tuck and back 1 1/2 with 2 1/2 twists. Kelly has been selected by United States Diving to represent the United States at the 2008 British Elite Junior Diving Championships in Leeds, England where she will be competing in the 1 meter, 3 meter, platform and synchro events. Kelly has distinguished herself as one of the top divers in the country in her age group.
Way to go Kelly!!
| All Sports | Middle |
| | Sarah Grayden, Lauren Ciccomascollo and Paige Selby thought they had hung up their basketball sneakers for good in this past season’s CIF quarter final game. Low and behold the three of them had to dust off their Adidas’s for one more game as they were selected to play in the Plyo-City Small School All Star Showcase. Representing St. Margaret’s for the South Team along with other players from areas schools, the team went out and battled tough against the North squad making it a competitive and fun event. Not only did our three Tartans play well, each earned some well deserved honors. Paige Selby was distinguished as having the highest G.P.A on the South Squad. Lauren Ciccomascollo was presented with one of the M.V.P awards for her outstanding play in the game. At the Showcase Banquet held the Tuesday night preceding the game, Sarah Grayden was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the South Team for her efforts this past season. It was an honor for both Coach Fava and Coach Linaweaver to have the chance to be on the floor with the senior girls one more time—don’t put those sneakers away for good—you never know when you may need to dust them off again! | V Girls Basketball | Upper |
| | The varsity volleyball team had a great win on Saturday, besting some of the better teams in the division to win the Chadwick Tourney. The Tartans started slowly in pool play, going 4-2. Both of their losses came at the hands of well-balanced Laguna Blanca team. Placing 2nd in the pool, the team played Pacifica Christian in the 1st round of playoffs. Those watching the game noticed a difference in the team, playing with a renewed intensity that led to a 25-12 victory. In the semifinals, the Tartans played Chadwick, the 4th ranked team in Division V. The game was a back and forth battle until Chadwick poured it on to take a 18-23 lead. Coming out of a timeout, the Tartans showed the resiliency that their coaches have been desiring to see, scoring seven unanswered points to win the game 25-23. In the finals, the Tartans were matched up against Laguna Blanca. Building off the momentum gained in the match against Chadwick, the Tartans rolled to a 25-13 victory to win the game and the tournament. While everyone contributed to the days' success, sophomores Kory Kiraly and Woody Quinn were named to the All-Tournament Team, with Woody earning MVP honors. The Tartans look to continue their success this next week in their two league matches and non-league match Wednesday at home versus Laguna Beach, the 5th ranked team in all of Orange County. | V Boys Volleyball | Upper |
| | 43rd Annual
Kiwanis / PlyoCity
Orange County All Star Game
Presented by The OC Register
Lauren Ciccomascolo, Paige Selby and Sarah Grayden were selected to play in the 43rd Annual Kiwanis/PlyoCity Orange County All Star Basketball game. This is a great honor for our three seniors who will play Saturday April 26th at Ocean View High School. Amongst the honorees is our very own Coach, Lori Fava, who was asked to coach the All Star team. Congratulations to the girls and Coach Fava for being selected for this great honor.
| V Girls Basketball | Upper |
| | One of our very own has been recognized by a partner website of Sports Illustrated that recognizes the top 100 girls high school lacrosse players in the Nation. Great job, Cicco on your outstanding accomplishments!
Check out Cicco at #50!!!
http://www.takkle.com/rankings/lacrosse/page/1?gender=female
| Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | MD-SoCAL BOYS: St. Margaret's Episcopal Upsets Mount St. Joseph, 8-7
Junior middie Connor Edgcomb scored the game-winning goal with 1:09 remaining in regulation to give St. Margaret's Episcopal a stunning, come-from-behind, 8-7 victory over Mount St. Joseph in a Southern California vs. Maryland interstate game Friday afternoon.
Edgcomb scored his only goal of the game after rolling around from X, dodging two defenders and throwing in what stood up to be the clincher from point-blank range to give the Tartans (5-1) their fourth straight win.
Senior attackman Max Sutro finished with a game-high five points on three goals and two assists, junior attackman Mark Aghajanian added four points on two goals and two assists and sophomore goalie Jeff Askin saved 18 shots for St. Margaret's, which rallied to score the game's final three goals after trailing by two with less than four minutes remaining.
Senior middie Dorian Farhang added a goal and an assist, and junior middie Brad Smith scored once for St. Margaret's.
In a losing effort, Dominic Serio had a team-high four points on three goals and an assist for Mount St. Joseph (4-2), which had its three-game winning streak snapped. The Gaels, who play in the powerful Maryland Interstate Athletic Association, were playing the second game of a three-game Southern California road trip.
On Thursday, Mount St. Joseph downed Rancho Bernardo, 14-4, and the Gaels will next face unbeaten Corona del Mar on Saturday.
In Friday's game, the Gaels led 2-1 at the end of the first quarter, 4-3 at halftime, 5-4 at the end of the third quarter and 7-5 with less than four minutes to play in regulation.
But St. Margaret's came back, as Aghajanian started the comeback when he scored with 3:50 to play to bring the Tartans within a goal. Smith scored his only goal of the game to draw St. Margaret's even with 2:06 remaining and set the stage for Edgcomb's heroics.
Afterward, St. Margaret's assistant coach Bryan Harney called it one of the top three wins in the program's history.
"We just played scrappy," Harney said. "We became aggressive on the ground balls, our defense really kept us alive and our clears really started to click in the second half."
| V Boys Lacrosse | Upper |
| | The Tartans went 5-0 en route to the Carmel Invitational Tournament, winning the championship vs. Stevenson of Pebble Beach.
Hunter Steffien was named the tournament's MVP and Max Sutro was named to the all-tournament team.
Goaltender Jeff Askin allowed only 11 goals over 5 games to keep the Tartans Undefeated.
vs. San Marin W 12-1
vs. Palos Verdes W 6-5 (OT)
vs. Poway W 5-2
vs. Menlo W 7-2
vs. Stevenson W 4-1
| V Boys Lacrosse | Upper |
| | Karch Kiraly is our boys volleyball coach who has two sons, Kristian and Kory who are in our Upper School. Karch has been nominated for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Below is an article from the Orange County Register in the Outdoor Section. Please notice the link below where you are given the opportunity to vote for Karch’s induction into the Hall of Fame. This is a great honor , one he is worthy of.
I hope you will join me in voting Karch into the Hall of Fame.
Thanks,
Susie Maga
Kiraly vies for U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame
He’s tanned, rested and ready.
Volleyball icon Karch Kiraly was nominated for the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame and fans can help vote him in this month. Kiraly, of San Clemente, retired last year as the game’s greatest player with more victories, more prize money, awards and accolades than any other player. In Olympic competition, he is the sport’s only player to win three gold medals. The first two came indoors with the U.S. team in 1984 and 1988, but he and partner Kent Steffes won the first gold awarded for beach volleyball at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
The U.S. Olympic Committee is inviting fans to vote for Kiraly at www.usolympichalloffame.com through March 28.
Kiraly now coaches the St. Margaret’s volleyball team in San Juan Capistrano. He also launched the amateur national championship-the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball-in Huntington Beach last summer. Six individual Olympians, one Olympic team and one Paralympian, along with a coach, a veteran and a special contributor, will be honored during the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony June 19 in Chicago.
If inducted, he will join other great Olympians such as Cassius Clay, Mark Spitz, Jim Thorpe, Jesse Owens, Sugar Ray Leonard, Carl Lewis, Peggy Fleming, Mary Lou Retton and the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Hockey Team.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The 7/8 Maroon boys' lacrosse team captured the 7/8 Orange County lacrosse title on Saturday night, March 8, defeating the Newport Beach Surf Dawgs 8-3 at Capistrano Valley High School. The Tartans finished with an 11-1 record, outscoring their opponents 111-28 in the process. In the title game, the Tartans were led by midfielders Chris Bauer, Connor Ebner, and Matt Duenes. Defenseman Alex Bridgford contributed on the offensive end with two goals, while also capturing Man of the Match honors from the coaches. Attackmen David Shelly, Chase McClure and Billy Gadreau led a balanced ball-control attack. This was the second appearance for the Tartan 7/8 grade team in the title game in the last three years. Bauer, Duenes, and Long-Stick Midfielder Nolan Lynch will represent SMES on Saturday, March 15 in the County All-Star game at Tesoro High School. | MS Boys Lacrosse | Middle |
| | The Boy’s Varsity Basketball team finished the season as the Academy League Champions with a regular season record of 17-9. Following the league championship, they entered the CIF Championship Playoffs as the number four seeded team. In the playoffs, the boys made it as far as the quarterfinals where they lost to the number two seeded team Henry Kaiser.
The Girl’s Varsity Basketball team completed their season as the Academy League Champions finishing with a regular season record of 19-3. They played into the Quarter Finals of the CIF Championship losing to a very strong number two seeded Bell-Jeff. Congratulations to Coach Fava for being named Academy League Coach of the Year.
The Boy’s Varsity Soccer team finished their regular season with a record of 11-6-1 and the Academy League Championship Crown. They then went to the CIF Championships losing in the Quarter Finals to the number two seeded Arrowhead Christian 3-2 in a game with a very dramatic finish where goals from both teams were scored with less than two minutes remaining in the game.
The Girl’s Varsity Soccer team completed the season with a 12-7-2 regular season record finishing second in the Academy League. In very impressive fashion, they made it as far as the CIF Championship Semi-Finals losing to the number two seeded Calvary Chapel Murrieta 0-3 in overtime. Their amazing play has qualified them for the State Playoffs. Competition begins Tuesday March 4th.
Congratulations to all of our Winter teams on a successful season. Good Luck to the Girls Soccer team.
Go Tartans! | All Sports | Upper |
| | The Girl's soccer team defeated Frazier Mountain 1-0 to reach the Semi-Finals of CIF. The team will play Calvary Murrieta on Tuesday February 26th at 3:00 PM at Mt. San Jacinto, Manifee Campus.
A victory on Tuesday would give Coach Marmelstein his 300th career win. Hope to see you at the game. | V Girls Soccer | Upper |
| | The Girl’s Soccer team begins CIF-Playoffs Wednesday, February 13. The Tartans will host Linfield Christian at 5:00 PM. Please come and show your support to the outstanding girl’s soccer team.
The Boy’s Soccer team begins CIF-Playoffs on Friday, February 15. The Tartans will play the winner of the Wild Card game which puts Viewpoint up against Sierra Canyon. The match will be played at home at 3:00PM. See you there!
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The Tartan Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball teams begin CIF Playoffs this week. The Girl’s team earned the sixth seed and will host Aquinas on Thursday February 14th. The game will begin at 7:00 PM and the cost of admission is $5.00 for students and children and $8.00 for general admission.
The Boy’s team earned the fourth seed and will host Bloomington Christian. The Tartans will play Wednesday February 13th at 7:00 PM. The cost of admission is $5.00 for students and children and $8.00 for general admission.
Come show your support and cheer on the Tartans.
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| | Three of our Winter sports teams took home the Academy League Crown on Thursday night. The Girls’ Basketball team finished the regular season 19-2 and went 9-1 in Academy League play. This is the first time the girls have won league since 2004. The team earned a first round home game in CIF playoffs which begins on Thursday February 14. Bring your sweetheart and watch our excellent girls’ basketball team.
The Boys’ Basketball team continued their winning ways earning their fifth straight Academy League title. They finished the season 17-9 and powered through league winning 8 out of 10 games. The boy’s basketball team will begin their CIF drive on Wednesday February 13th. Check back in a few days for information about time and location.
Finally, the Boys’ Soccer team, holding their destiny in their own hands, beat Oxford Academy 2-0 to win the Academy League title. Oxford and St. Margaret’s were tied for first place going into the game. The victory put them in sole first place. With this Academy League title, the boys soccer team has brought home the crown 8 out of the last 9 years. They will begin CIF Playoffs with a home game on Wednesday Feb. 13th.
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| | Come support the boys soccer team as they compete for the league championship. This Thursday, Feb. 7th at 5:00PM the Tartans play Oxford Academy. It is senior night and the winner will go to CIF playoffs as the number one team from the Academy League.
Bring your jacket with a hot cup of joe and support our Tartans. | V Boys Soccer | Upper |
| | Come join us for a SUPER TUESDAY EVENING of SMES SPORTS on Tuesday, Feb 5 . The Girls Varsity Soccer team kicks off the evening at 5:00 PM on the Tartan Field. Girls Varsity Basketball team plays in the Field House at 6:00 PM and Boys Varsity Basketball follows at 7:30 PM. We will be honoring our senior athletes and their parents. There will be a half time shooting contest during the Boys Varsity Basketball game. Our opponent for all these games is rival Sage Hill. We hope you will attend and support our winter athletes. Show your Tartan Spirit! | All Sports | Upper |
| | If you are a parent of a Spring athlete please plan on attending the Spring Parent Information Night on Wednesday January 30th at 6:00 PM in the Tartan Center. Hear from Athletic Director Susie Maga and meet with your athlete's coach to receive vital information about the upcoming season. | All Sports | Upper |
| | The Boys Basketball team had a great experience in the Santa Barbara Holiday Classic, winning twice and losing twice against larger schools. As the tournament wore on, the team’s commitment to the defensive side of the game improved as did their dominance of the boards. Kevin Wang and Harley Frost continued to impress defensively as well as gain confidence offensively. 5 different players drew charges in the four games. Tyler Stowers continues to lead the team in scoring at 17ppg, doing the same again at Santa Barbara. Daniel Morrison’s play on the defensive side and on the offensive boards was a major factor in each game. When not playing basketball, the trip included three nights of playing cards, some beach volleyball, Jacuzzi runs at the hotel, team meals at local Santa Barbara restaurants, and lots of time relaxing together. Thanks to all who came to be a part of it and give support to the boys. | V Boys Basketball | Upper |
| | The Tartan football team finished their season undefeated and with a CIF Championship crown. The Tartans beat Brentwood 37 - 6 to win the Northeast Division Championship and keep their win streak to 28 games. The Tartans were led by Hunter Steffien, Cameron Hiller, Dorian Farhang and Daniel Morrison. Congratulations to Coach Welch, the entire coaching staff and all the Tartan football players on an outstanding season. We are proud of you! | V Football | Upper |
| | The amazing Tartan Football Team has done it again. They extended their win streak to 27, the longest current streak in California history. Saturday night was an outstanding game in which Calvary Murrieta gave the Tartans a tough battle. At half time the score was 14-0 with the final score being 31 - 0. The Tartans will play the third seed Brentwood, on Saturday December 8 at 6:30 PM at Notre Dame HS in Sherman Oaks. Wear your red and come support the Tartans. | V Football | Upper |
| | Copies of the Fall Sports Highlights video can be purchased by sending an email to tartanproduction@mac.com. Proceeds from club sales help fund future club productions. | All Sports | Upper |
| | What a season it was for the Tartan girls cross country team. They finished an outstanding season by competing in the State Finals in Fresno over the weekend. Only 20 teams in division 5 from the entire state qualify and the lady Tartans finished 9th overall. They were led by junior, Tasha Pavlovich, who finished 17th out of 136 runners in a time of 19:41 on the 5000 meter course. Her time was good enough to set the junior record for SMES runners on the State Finals course. Sophomore, Kiyana Salkeld, ran an outstanding time of 20:54 followed by Lauren Reiterman in 21:05, Daysy Arellano in 21:12 and Jais Tollette, who was hampered by injury the entire season, ran an impressive 22:36. Newcomers, Emily Boone and Cloe Peralez helped lead the team to their 9th place finish. This is the third year in a row that the Tartans have qualified for the State Finals. The future looks bright for the Tartan program. | Cross Country | Upper |
| | The Tartan football team defeated Maranatha 49-7 to reach the CIF Semi-Finals. The Tartans will host Calvary Chapel Murrieta at 7:30 PM Saturday December 1st. The Tartans won a tough battle against CC Murrieta earlier in the season 14-0. | V Football | Upper |
| | Come join the Alumni and current athletes this Saturday November 24th for Basketball and Soccer. There will be BBQ at the Snack Bar beginning at 1:15 after the Basketball game and during the soccer matches. Plan to spend the day hanging out with old friends and watching the current athletes show their stuff. Schedule of Events:
Boys Basketball – Field House
Warm-up: 11:15
Game: Noon
Girls Soccer – Tartan Field
Warm-up: Noon
Game: 1:00 PM
Boys Soccer – Tartan Field
Warm-up: 2:30 PM
Game: 3:00 PM
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The Academy League Champion girl’s volleyball team is in the CIF Finals on Saturday November 17 at 10:00 AM at Cypress College. The third seeded Tartans upset number two ranked Westridge Tuesday night in front of a packed Field House. The Tartans have had an excellent season with big wins over Huntington Beach HS, Laguna Hills HS and Canyon of Anaheim. After going undefeated in league play the Tartans were seeded third in the playoffs. After beating Azusa handedly the Tartans played three tough matches against Providence, Arrowhead Christian and Westridge winning them in five games. The Tartans will face the number one seeded team, Mayfield of Pasadena.
Here’s a look at the history of St. Margaret’s volleyball:
1999 CIF Champions State Runner-Up
2000 CIF Champions
2001 CIF Champions
2002 CIF Champions
2003 CIF Semi-Finals
2004 CIF Runner – Up
2005 CIF Runner – Up
2006 First Round
2007 CIF Champion to be determined
CIF Finals
Saturday November 17
10:00 AM
Cypress College
St. Margaret’s vs. Mayfield
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| | http://www.aimsports.tv/tv/programs/football/FTBL_St-Margarets-Brethren-Christian_November-12-2007.htm
Tartan Football vs Brethren Christian Nov. 12 2007 | V Football | Upper |
| | The football team became Academy League champions Friday night with their win against Brethren Christian 56-0. The Tartans once again earned the #1 seed in the Northeast Division. They will play Twins Pines at home at 7:00 PM Friday November 16.
The tennis team had another outstanding playoff win beating a very talented squad from Cajon. Melanie Hess, Hannah Hurr and Serene Haddad each won their singles matches. Doubles standouts Mary-Rachel Walsh and Allie Davis won all three of their matches as well. The team will face South Torrance at 2:00 PM on Tuesday November 13. The match will be played at South Torrance HS.
The girls volleyball team won an extremely exciting match on Saturday night in front of a packed crowd. The Tartans rallied from 2 games down to win in 5 games. The team, who is seeded #3, will play the second seeded team Westridge. The match will be at St. Margaret’s at 7:00 PM on Tuesday November 13.
The cross-country team did very well at the CIF Pre-lims on Saturday morning. Only six teams move on to CIF Finals and the girl’s team qualified by finishing second. Tasha Pavlovich won her heat by a time of 19:42. Daysy Arellano and Lauren Reiterman finished 11th and 12th respectively. The girls will compete Saturday November 17th at 7:45 AM at Mt. SAC.
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| | The football team plays Brethren Christian for their final league game tonight at Ocean View HS in Huntington Beach at 7:00 PM.
The League Champion girls cross-country team as well as the boys cross-country team are competing Saturday morning at Mt. Sac. If you have never been to a cross-country meet you should go – Cross-Country is so great to watch especially on this particular course.
The girls tennis team is in the quarterfinals of CIF. They play Cajon on Saturday at 2:00 PM at the Rancho San Clemente Racquet Club. These girls are so fun to watch – you won’t want to miss it.
And then finally, the girls volleyball team is in the quarterfinals of CIF as well. They play Arrowhead Christian here in the Field House at 7:00 PM Saturday night. The girls won a great match last night and hope to continue playing well on Saturday.
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| | Monday concluded a grueling 2 day Academy League Individual Playoffs at Balboa Bay Club. Haley Miller, seeded #1, won 5 matches to become the Academy League Singles Champion. Miller defeated Julia Blakely from Sage Hill 6-0, 6-3 in the finals. Doubles partners Mary Rachel Walsh and Allie Davis also won 5 matches to become the Academy League Doubles Champions. They defeated the #2 seeded doubles team from CVCS 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6). Congratulations to Mary and Allie for their amazing come from behind win.
The team is competing in the CIF finals. In the first round they defeated Kennedy HS and will travel to play El Monte on Thursday.
| V Girls Tennis | Upper |
| | Middle School Games
Football – Canyon A Game Cancelled
Cross-Country – Meet Cancelled
Volleyball – Canyon A Game at Mission Viejo Christian will be played at 3:30 (Dismissal 2:40)
Beach A Game Cancelled
Middle School Physical Education
All indoors
Upper School Athletics
Cross Country- Cancelled
Tennis – practice in Field House from 3:30 – 4:30
Volleyball – practice in Field House from 3:30 – 5:30
Cheer – practice in Tartan Center from 3:30 – 5:15
Football – practice in Campaigne Center from 3:15 – 6:00
Golf – No practice
Girls Soccer – No practice
Boys Soccer – No practice
Boys Basketball – No practice
Girls Basketball – Weight room
Wrestling – Weight room | All Sports | Upper |
| | Middle School Games:
Volleyball – cancelled
Football – cancelled
Middle School Classes:
All PE and athletics will be indoors
Upper School Games:
Golf – currently playing
Tennis – cancelled
Volleyball – will play at Oxford
Upper School Practices:
Tennis – no practice
Cross-Country – Campaigne Center
Cheer – Campaigne Center
Football – Field House
Wrestling – Weight room
Girls Basketball – Weight room
Boys Soccer – cancelled
Girls Soccer – cancelled
Boys Basketball - cancelled | All Sports | Upper |
| | We want to ensure all of you that we are monitoring the current air quality and making necessary accommodations for the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff. As of today, our students will remain indoors in air conditioned buildings including during lunch. Physical education classes for all divisions will take place indoors. Please see below for more detailed information regarding sports practices and games for today.
Middle School:
All Football Games are cancelled for today
All Volleyball Games will be played today
Upper School:
Football Practice - Campaigne Center
Volleyball Practice - Pasternack Fieldhouse
Cheer Practice - Pasternack Fieldhouse
Cross Country Practice - Cancelled
Tennis Practice - Cancelled
Golf - Match will be played for 9 holes only.
Basketball Practice - Cancelled
Wrestling Practice - Weight Room
Girls Soccer Practice - Cancelled
Boys Soccer Practice - Cancelled
We will keep you posted on accommodations for tomorrow as we continue to monitor air quality conditions.
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| | Each year the Academy League recognizes the school that has the most successful sports program throughout the school year. Each school earns points by the place they finish in league. If there are 6 schools in a league and your school comes in first place, you would earn six points. If your team came in second place, your school would earn 5 points, and so on. We competed in 10 different sports and earned a total of 48 points. That is an average score of 4.8. Our boys’ teams earned 5 League Championships and 2 second place finishes. The Tartans nudged out Sage Hill who earned 47 points and an average of 4.7 points.
Our girls’ teams also performed extremely well and were able to place second overall. We placed first in 5 sports and second in 2. The girls’ teams earned a total of 36 points.
Congratulations to all who contributed so much to help Tartan Athletics succeed.
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| | St. Margaret’s Athletic Program was recognized by the Academy League for having Outstanding Sportsmanship. Each season, all head coaches, from every school, rank their opponents for their sportsmanship. Over the course of the year, St. Margaret’s earned 122 points. That number, when divided by the number of sports (19) in which we compete, gave us an average score 6.42 and that earned us the first place crown. Capistrano Valley Christian earned second place honors with 83 points with an average of 5.93.
Thank you to all Tartan Athletes and Coaches for representing us so well. You have worked very hard for this Outstanding Sportsmanship Award and I am very proud of you.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The Tartan Varsity football team will face Maranatha this Friday evening at 7:00 P.M. on our brand new, beautiful athletic field. This game will be a rematch of last year’s C.I.F. Championship contest. The Tartans opened this season with a 35-6 victory over Mammoth High School and Maranatha opened its season with a 44-0 crushing of Escondido Charter School. The is great anticipation for this contest of two of the preseason conference power houses. There will be a pregame ceremony commencing at 6:45 P.M. Bring your friends and come early this will be an amazing evening under the lights. | V Football | Upper |
| | The progress on the new and renovated athletic facilities are coming along. Look at the link below to see the facilities at their half way point.
Go Tartans!
http://blogs.smes.org/athletics/main.php?g2_itemId=3307 | All Sports | Upper |
| | Many improvements and expansions are in progress this summer. The weight room is increasing by more than 1,000 square feet. New free weights have been purchased, cardio equipment will be brought in and we are implementing a new strength and conditioning program called Sports Lab. For more information about Sports Lab feel free to visit their website at www.sportslab.net.
We are also expanding our Training Room and have hired Alum Dave Tomlinson as our full-time Athletic Trainer. He will be available throughout the day for any training needs.
The Tartan Field will be receiving a makeover as well. Sprinturf will be providing the artificial turf. Click on the link below to see the progress.
Go Tartans!
http://blogs.smes.org/athletics/main.php?g2_itemId=3307 | All Sports | Upper |
| | Congratulations to Michael Duenes, graduating senior lacrosse player at SMES for being selected as a 2007 US Lacrosse All American. Michael had a great 2007 season winning 75% of his face-offs and gathering over 110 groundballs, but was truly recognized for his team/field leadership and his ability to play all positions on the lacrosse field. He was 1 of 5 chosen AA in Orange County and will proudly play Defense for the Air Force Academy next season.
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| | Congratulation to Lauren Ciccomascolo, a junior lacrosse player at St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano for being selected as a 2007 US Lacrosse All-America. Lauren was nominated in March for the All-America Selection Committee for the Southern California Chapter of Lacrosse. After completing a stellar season with 76 points, 34 groundballs and 28 draw controls, she was recently named All-America along with three other girls in Southern California. The following are southern California’s 2007 All-Americas:
Lauren Ciccomascolo – St. Margaret’s Episcopal School
Brandi Jones – Poway High School
Greer Goebels – Coronado High School
Bria Phillips – Coronado High School
| Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | Lauren Ciccomascolo and Anna Maria Carabini of St. Margaret’s Episcopal School recently participated in the US Lacrosse Women’s Division National Tournament over Memorial Day weekend at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. In April they tried out over two weekends with 63 other nominated players, Lauren, a junior, and Anna Maria, a sophomore, were the only two players from Orange County to secure a spot among the top 20 on the Pacific Region A team. The Pacific region includes all of California, Hawaii and Nevada and sent two teams of 20 on an A and a B team to compete against other high school lacrosse players from all over the country. The tournament began in 1933 and has grown to become one of the largest women’s lacrosse events in the country. The tournament highlights include playing with the best of the best high school players from around the country, a senior all-star game, a U.S. Team exhibition and it is considered a premier recruiting opportunity for the high school players.
Congratulations girls on all your success.
| Girls Lacrosse | Upper |
| | US Lacrosse named two Tartan Seniors to its All Orange County First Team, as well as a Junior and Sophmore to its Third Team.
Seniors Mike Duenes (Air Force Academy) and Garret Brown (Notre Dame) were selected as a Midfielder and Attackman respectively for the First team.
Junior Long Pole Daniel Morrison and Sophmore Long Pole Midfielder Jeremy Baileys were named to the third team.
Congratulations on a great year. | V Boys Lacrosse | Upper |
| | Garrett Brown and Mike Duenes have been selected for the OC Register All-County team. Congratulations on a fine end to a long and honorable career at St. Margaret's.
OC Register All County First Team
Att--Garrett Brown, St. Margaret's
Att--Dave Van Boxtel, El Toro
Att--Brendan Moyers, JSerra
MF--Ryan Hellmich, El Toro
MF--Michael Duenes, St. Margaret's
MF--John Joslin, Foothill
MF--Noah Molnar, CdM
Def--Andy Salcido, El Toro
Def--David Pearson, Foothill
G--Kelly McMinn, JSerra | V Boys Lacrosse | Upper |
| | GIRLS SWIMMING ROLLS TO THREE CIF TITLES
The Tartan swim teams competed at the CIF Division IV Finals Thursday evening. For the girls, it was the cap on a tremendous season with their second 3rd place finish in four years. For the boys, the future is bright with two swimmers swimming three events in finals.
The #1 ranked 200 Medley Relay of seniors Hannah Ng, Oriana Poindexter, Sylvia Zaich and sophomore Cristina Poindexter lowered their own school record for the 3rd time in a week and crushed the entire field by 1.3 seconds in winning in 1:55.31. There was no weak spot for the Tartans: Hannah had the 3rd fastest backstroke split of the meet, Oriana and Sylvia the fastest breast and fly splits, and Cristina pulled out a body-length lead that we never gave up. This relay has qualified for the CIF Masters Meet next Tuesday where the fastest 24 times from all four CIF divisions compete head-to-head.
Individually, Oriana Poindexter successfully defended her two CIF titles in the 100 breaststroke and 500 freestyle and will also be competing at the Masters Meet next week. Winning each in much differerent style, she came from behind on the last lap to win the breast and lead from the start of the 500 missing her own school record by less than three seconds.
Adding to the point total with individual races were Sylvia, Hannah, and Cristina. Sylvia came back from having to sit out much of last season to finish a strong 4th in the 100 breast and 13th in the 100 butterfly. Hannah swimming in outside lanes came from 16th seed to finish 13th in the 50 free and 14th to finish 12th in the 100 backstroke breaking her own school record by 1 second. Both were lifetime best swims! Finally, after swimming the Medley Relay only 5 minutes earlier, Cristina battled to her 2nd best time of the season in the 200 free for 16th.
The foursome teamed up for the 400 free relay and blazed to a 3:51.52, more than 2 seconds under their school record for a strong 5th place finish.
The boys were led by freshman sensation Spenser Goodman who zipped to a 1:45.84 for 3rd place after being in 6th with 50 yards to go. He came back to swim a 4:44.69 500 free good for 4th place. In the same race, Jeff Carpenter completed his finest season yet with a 5:10.00 for 15th place.
In prelims, the girls had great swims from their 200 free relay of Kasey Jong, Kristie Austin, Carina Prynn, and Alex Moyzis who raced to the team's second fastest time of the season. Carina also swam to a 26th place in the 100 breaststroke and Cristina just missed finalling in the 100 free with a 18th place finish.
On the boys side, Greg Wu, William Sammons, Spenser and Jeff broke the school record in the 200 free relay taking 26th place. Jeff cut 3 seconds off of his 200 free to finish 17th.
The Masters Meet is Tuesday, May 14 at 5pm at Belmont Plaza Pool in Long Beach.
Amazing season Tartans. You should be proud. | Swimming&Diving | Upper |
| | For the first time in four years, the boys’ volleyball team will be making a run in the CIF playoffs. Finishing tied for 3rd place in league, the Tartans had to play a tie-breaker match last Friday at home versus Whitney. Despite a slow start to the match and losing the first game, the team showed great resiliency in coming back and winning the next three games. The team is playing some great volleyball and is now looking forward to playoff success. The Tartans will play at Tarbut V’ Torah on Thursday at 7 PM.
| V Boys Volleyball | Upper |
| | Completing their first undefeated season ever, the girls swim team won 5 events, broke two Academy League records, and generally had their way with the competition at the league finals this week. The Tartans, who last year beat Whitney for the title by one point on the last relay, led from start to finish in earning 175 points to Whitney's 144. Oxford had 110 and Sage 88. The young and undermanned boys finished with 48 points but won two individual titles and four boys swam to 6 top-8 finishes.
The seniors led the way for the Tartans. Oriana Poindexter won the 500 free-100 breast combo for the second year in a row and finished her Academy League Finals career undefeated in 6 individual events in three years.
Sylvia Zaich was 2nd in the 100 fly and 3rd in the 50 free, Hannah Ng, 3rd in the 100 back, 4th in the 50 free and Irene Tung was 7th in the 500 free (only her fourth 500 ever).
The Medley Relay of Hannah, Oriana, Sylvia and Cristina Poindexter won setting a new school and Academy League record shattering the 2 minute mark at 1:58.02. The 400 free relay of Hannah, Oriana, Cristina and Alex Moyzis also set a new Academy League mark and broke 4 minutes at 3:57.5.
Support came from all directions for the girls: Cristina Poindexter won the 200 for the second year in a row and was barely touched out for the win in the 100, setting a personal best in that race. Marni Thomas (7th-200, 6th-500), Kristie Austin (8th-100 fly, 50 free), Alex Moyzis (5th-100 back, 100 free), Kasey Jong (7th-200 IM, 6th-100 free), Jenna Berman (6th-200 free), Kelsey Bleiweiss (4th-200, 7th-100 breast) and Carina Prynn who overcame a nasty allergic reaction to a bee sting (6th-200 IM, 5th-100 breast) all battled for every yard in helping the Tartan cause.
Chipping in big points on relays included the B medley of Alex, Carina, Kristie, Kasey (5th), the A 200 free of Sylvia, Carina, Kristie, Kasey (2nd), the B 200 free of Kelsey, Irene, Marni, and Kelly Knutsen (a huge 4th place), and the B 400 free of Jenna, Marni, Irene, Kelly (5th). Swimming to strong efforts in prelims were Michelle Adler (100 back-lifetime best), Karine Kofdarali (50 free-11th) and Claire Hosinski (100 free-11th).
For the boys, birthday boy Spenser Goodman left an indelible mark on the meet with tremendous swims in the 200-500 freestyles. He took both out very quickly and never let up winning each in league record time (1:46.98 and 4:50.35). The 200 was also a school record by almost 2 full seconds.
The boys 200 free relay of Spenser, Jeff, William Sammons, and Greg Wu also qualified for CIF in breaking a school record (1:38.89). The same foursome was 5th in the 200 medley relay anchored by William's amazing 24.8 split. The B 200 and 400 free relays of Nick, Will Findiesen, Kevin Strong, and Cole Saladino also established season best times for the group.
Sammons moved up to 7th in the 100 back in his final ever Academy League race (1:09.8) and Wu was 8th in the 100 fly (1:05.7) for a lifetime best. Carpenter had strong swims in the 200 (1:58.1-4th) and 500 (5:19-4th) to help the Tartan cause. Nick led of the 400 free relay in a stunning 56.7 dropping 2 seconds from his best time and earn the 5th fastest time ever in that race for a Tartan.
9 girls and 5 boys have earned trips to the CIF Championships starting next Tuesday at Belmont Plaza pool. The girls are expected to contend for as many as 4 CIF titles and a team finish in the top-4, while the boys are looking to Spenser to carry on the CIF title tradition while sneaking Jeff Carpenter and at least two of their relays into the top-16.
Congratulations to ALL of the Tartans for representing your school and this program so well. Your coaches are very proud of you. | Swimming&Diving | Upper |
| | Headmaster Marcus D. Hurlbut announced Wednesday that Harry Welch will join the St. Margaret’s Episcopal School faculty as an English teacher and Head Varsity Football coach for the 2007-2008 school year. Welch, who last week resigned as the football coach at Canyon High School in Santa Clarita, will join the faculty on July 1, 2007. He has been a coach for 33 years, including the past 18 at Canyon High School. In those 18 years, Welch amassed a record of 179-46-2 including a 46-game winning streak, five CIF titles, and the Division I CIF State Football Championship in 2006. Last month, Welch was named Coach of the Year by the California Coaches Association (CCA), comprising high school, college, and NFL coaches. Welch will receive the award at the California Coaches Association ceremony on June 16 at the Irvine Hilton.
“St. Margaret’s is extremely proud to welcome an educator and a football coach of Harry Welch’s reputation and caliber,” said St. Margaret’s Headmaster Marcus Hurlbut. “He is one of the best high school coaches in the nation and an outstanding English teacher, and we look forward to welcoming Harry and his wife Cindee to our school community.” Cindee Welch, an experienced educator, will also be joining the St. Margaret’s faculty as a counselor and teacher in the fall of 2007.
“My wife, Cindee, and I feel so honored and privileged to be joining the St. Margaret’s community,” said Welch who plans to relocate to the south Orange County area this summer. “During our recent visits to the campus, we fell in love with the St. Margaret’s students, faculty and staff. We are also thrilled with the school’s proximity to our two daughters and five grandchildren who live in Mission Viejo and San Diego.”
St. Margaret’s high school athletic program includes 22 interscholastic sports and has attained 126 Academy League championships since 1982. The emphasis at St. Margaret’s is on participation with more than 80 percent of the high school students involved in CIF athletics.
St. Margaret’s football is in the CIF Southern Section Division XIII. The school’s 44-member varsity football team won the CIF championship in 2006 becoming the only high school football team in Orange County to post an undefeated, 14-0 season. The Tartan football program has won 11 league championships in the past 20 years.
“We are very pleased to have an outstanding teacher and coach with a wealth of experience and a proven record of success join our coaching staff,” said St. Margaret’s Athletic Director Susie Maga, a 13-year member of the school’s faculty and coaching staff. “Coach Welch will surely continue the strong Tartan football tradition that has been established here at St. Margaret’s.”
| V Football | Upper |
| | Jessica Zavalza has been named Orange County Register’s Girl Track and Field Athlete of the Week.
After two stunning races in which Jessica Zavalza catapulted herself into the record books, the Orange County Register has chosen her to be their Girl Track and Field Athlete of the Week. Her impressive 12.1 in the 100 meter dash and 25.5 in the 200 meter dash are not only new Academy League Championship Records, but put her up with some elite sprinters at the county and CIF level.
Jessica will be a prominent member of the team as the girls move towards the Academy League Finals this Friday and CIF competition in two weeks.
| Track&Field | Upper |
| | The Tartans faceoff against Beckman HS tomorrow evening at 6pm on Tartan Field.
The Tartans secured the #3 seed with an undefeated league record of 6-0.
Come out and support the Tartans tomorrow as they make their fourth consecutive post-season run. | V Boys Lacrosse | Upper |
| | Five Tartans were selected to play in the Kiwanis/PlyoCity High School All Star Basketball games. The 42nd annual games pit the North Orange County High School All Stars against the South Orange County All Stars. Kevin Wang will play in the Freshman Boys game at 12:00 PM, Tyler Stowers was selected to play in the Elite Underclassmen game at 4:45 PM, Christina Edwards will play in the Senior Girls game at 10:30 AM, and Corey Fava and Costa Kontoulis will play in the Senior Boys game at 3:00 PM. All games will be held on Saturday April 28th at El Toro High School. Ticket prices will be $10.00 for adults and $8.00 for students and children. Come support our Tartans.
Congratulations athletes and thank you for representing Tartan Athletics so well. | V Boys Basketball | Upper |
| | TARTANS ROLL AT DIVISION II PASADENA POLY The Tartan swimmers headed to LA County and heated things up on Saturday. The girls varsity won 10 of 11 events, earned two new CIF qualifying times, set two pool records, and generally had the run of the place! Oriana Poindexter (500 free, 100 breast) won two events, setting pool records in both and Sylvia Zaich (50 free, 100 fly), Carina Prynn (200 IM), Hannah Ng (100 back), and Cristina Poindexter (200 free) each took gold for the Tartans. The one race we didn't win was the 100 freestyle in which Cristina Poindexter swam stroke for stroke with the Poly swimmer and though touched out by a mere 1/10th of a second, she was able to get her first CIF cut in the race! The relays were dominant earning 1-2 sweeps in the Medley (Hannah, Oriana, Sylvia, and Carina getting their season best at 2:01.7 & and Alex Moyzis, Irene Tung, Kristie Austin, and Kelly Knutsen at 2:18.36) and 400 Free (Hannah, Kasey Jung, Alex, Oriana 4:13.2 & Kristie, Marni, Irene, Kelly 4:32.6). Zaich, Austin, Jung and Prynn also won the 200 Free relay. For the boys, the award for breakthrough swimmer of the meet goes to senior, William Sammons. Will won the first race of his career in taking the 100 free and swam a lifetime best 100 back (1:13) for third. Jeff Carpenter won both the 200 and 500 frees missing CIF in the latter by only 1.2 seconds. | Swimming&Diving | Upper |
| | The Tartan Track and Field team wasn’t more than five minutes into their 2007 season and a school record had already been broken. The Boys’ 4 X 100 relay team, which incidentally broke the school record in that event on their last race of the season in 2006 at the CIF Prelims and came just fractions of a second from qualifying for the CIF finals, sent a strong message to the rest of the CIF Division 4 that they are ready to get the baton around the track quickly. “The key to a good relay is good exchanges. The fastest four guys don’t always win the race. This year, it looks like we not only have four very fast boys on the team, but they seem to mesh well in terms of getting along, believing in each other, and exchanging the baton well.” All good relays need a strong leader at the beginning. Justin Swanson provides just that as this is his fourth year running a leg on the relay. “He sets the tone for the entire race and it’s always good.” Armando Manzano (who has the school record written on the inside of his shoe) takes his 11.4 100 speed down the stretch in a strong second leg. At that point, it’s all about the handoffs because it’s very possible that the boys are in the lead after two legs. Jose Nevarez, who has proven to be a standout 400 and 800 runner, runs the curve well and hands the baton off to senior newcomer John Chapman. “There aren’t many guys out there that will catch John. So it’s comforting to know that if we have the lead, there is a good chance that John will hold it through the finish line.” To run that fast this early is a nice testament to what this group of guys can do this season. These boys are in a good position to do some nice things in this event over the course of the season.
| Track&Field | Upper |
| | The Orange County Record for Career Assists by a high school boys basketball player up until Friday night was held by Eric Palmer of Irvine University H.S. who between 1994 and 1998 had 889 Career Assists. Needing only 5 assists to break the record in a 2nd Round CIF Playoff game against Arroyo High School, Corey Fava found Harley Frost and Kevin Wang early in the first quarter for two Pick and Roll layups.
In the 2nd Quarter of the game, Corey got #890 when Tyler Stowers cut backdoor to finish a power layup because he found himself denied by an Arroyo defender at 3 point line. Corey finished the game with 8 points and 10 Assists, along with 3 steals in a 75-42 victory.
He is now 3rd all-time in assists for the State of California behind Jason Kidd currently playing for the NBA’s New Jersey Nets and Jacque Vaughn of the San Antonio Spurs.
In his 4 years as a high school player, Corey has averaged 8.95 assists in the 100 games that he has played in, all of them as the starting point guard for the Tartans. His teams have had an impressive record of 79-25 during that span of play and have won four Academy League titles. Most importantly the teams have been characterized by players who have shown strong character and are committed to team play. Our school is proud of his accomplishment and we want to offer congratulations for years of commitment and outstanding team play to Corey Fava and his many teammates who share in each assist and to his coaches past and present.
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| | Friday, February 16 at 3:00 p.m., our girls’ varsity soccer team will host Carpinteria High School in the first round of the CIF-SS playoffs! Our team is 17-3-1, ranked second in our division, and we are the defending CIF Champions! We are ready and able to defend our title! Our six seniors have been instrumental to our success this season, and tomorrow, we will honor them at halftime of our match. Here are the seniors we will be honoring:
Christina Avalone
Adrienne Baker
Courtney Kent
Chase Lind
Miriam Mayen
Marisa Yanez
I hope to see many of you tomorrow as we begin the defense of our title, and pay tribute to the seniors who have played such a significant role in our program’s success! See you on the pitch! Coach Marmelstein
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| | Boys’ Soccer kicks off the winter playoff season with a wildcard game against Saddleback Valley Christian. The Tartans will host this match and the game starts at 3:00 PM. There is no cost for this game.
The Girls' Soccer team earned a first round bye and will play Friday, February 16th at 3:00 PM. The team is ranked second in the division and plays the winner of a Wildcard game that occurs Wednesday. There is no cost for this game.
Our Boys' Basketball team is ranked number one in the division and earned a bye for the first round of playoffs. The game will be Friday, February 16th at 7:30 PM in the Pasternack Field House. They will play the winner of Arroyo and Garden Grove. The cost for this event is $5.00 for students and $8.00 for adults.
Congratulations to Coach Assaf for being named Academy League Coach of the Year.
Come support the Tartans!
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The Tartan Athletic Department has recently hired Bobby Grich and Mark Pryzbylak to coach our baseball team.
Bobby Grich played professional baseball for the Baltimore Orioles and the Angels from 1970 to 1986. He was a second basemen who earned 4 Gold Gloves. He also holds the record for best fielding percentage for all second basemen. In 1981, while with the Angels, he led the American League in home runs. In 1981, he was the AL Silver Slugger Award Winner. Bobby was also named to the AL All-Star team six times. ('72, '74, '76, '79, '80, and '82)
Mark Pryzbylak is joining our baseball coaching staff with tons of coaching and playing experience. Mark has coached Pony League baseball for 10 years and club baseball for 7 years. He coached a USA 13U exhibition team in the Dominican Republic. In 2002, he took a 10U team to Cooperstown where they won the National Championship.
Mark collaborated with Laker legend Magic Johnson to make a basketball instructional video and later worked with Bobby Grich to make a baseball instructional video.
Please welcome Bobby and Mark to our coaching staff and we are glad to have you as Tartans!
| Baseball | Upper |
| | Corey Fava (St. Margaret's, San Juan Capistrano): Fava was good to his teammates in a 77-36 Academy League win over Oxford Academy as he dished off 17 assists and added 15 points. The senior point guard recently handed out his 800th career assist during a 58-43 win over Sage Hill. Fava, who will be continuing his playing career at Roger Williams University (Bristol, Rhode Island) in the fall, is now believed to be in the top 10 for career assists in state history.
As of January 23, 2007 Corey has 844 assists he needs 889 to break the all time record.
Stay tuned.......... | V Boys Basketball | Upper |
| | On Tuesday January 23rd Ann Meyers Drysdale visited St. Margaret’s and spoke to the Girls Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball teams. Ken Colbaugh a member of the Board of Trustees extended her the invitation. She is full of passion for all that she does and is truly a very gifted and inspirational person. Her personality definitely reflects her many accomplishments. Ann talked to the players about the importance of having courage and passion for everything they do. She emphasized how important it was to practice like you play, to be enthusiastic in all your efforts and to truly enjoy the sport. Ann told us how she and her 5 brothers and 5 sisters never played sports to get a scholarship they did it for the love of the game. You can look in Ann’s eyes and know that she still has a love for the game. She told a great story about how she and her brother David wanted to be high jumpers in the Olympics and how they would haul their bed mattresses down the stairs and stack them up and then jump over chairs on them. She told us that everybody needs to have a dream and to pursue it. She also reminded us that everybody has a special gift and they need to nurture it and share it with others. Finally she told us that you can never be afraid to fail. It is a part of life and a part of any sport. She quoted Winston Churchill "Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."
A few of Ann Meyers accomplishments:
She was a four-year high school All American
The first high school player ever to make a United State National Team
The first woman to receive a university full athletic scholarship—UCLA
The first male or female to become a four time college All-American
The first player drafted in the Women’s Professional Basketball League
The first and only woman to sign a free agent contract with an NBA Team
Hall of Fame in: International Women’s Sports UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Professional Basketball Hall of Fame National High School Hall of Fame
Also a top analyst on ESPN, NBC and CBS
Recently accepted the positions of General Manger of the Woman’s National Basketball Association Phoenix Mercury and Vice President of the men’s NBA Phoenix Suns
| V Girls Basketball | Upper |
| | The 2006 Football ALL-CIF team was selected and the Tartans were well represented. First team Offense went to Quarterback Cameron Hiller, Offensive Linemen Tyler Demorest and Saif Kibribya. First team Defense went to Defensive Back Garret Brown and Defensive Linemen Kevin Yamada.
The Tartans had two athletes who were given top honors. Michael Duenes was named Offensive Most Valuable Player and Hunter Steffien was named Defensive Most Valuable Player. Congratulations to head coach Jason Hitchens who was named Coach of the Year for the Northeast Division.
The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame also honored Coach Hitchens and three players. Tyler Demorest, Michael Duenes, and Saif Kibriya were recognized as Scholar Athletes. These three gentlemen were honored for their high academic achievements, great athletic achievements and there outstanding character. Thank you all for representing St. Margaret’s so well.
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| | Division V
1. (1) *St. Margaret's (SJ Capistrano) 14-0
2. (2) *Aquinas (San Bernardino) 9-4
3. (3) *Ferndale 11-1
4. (4) *Poly (Pasadena) 10-2
5. (5) *Ontario Christian 9-3
6. (7) *Maranatha (Sierra Madre) 11-3
7. (6) *Mt. Shasta 9-1
8. (7) *Caruthers 11-2
9. (9) *East Nicolaus (Nicolaus) 10-2
10. (10) *Whittier Christian (La Habra) 10-3
*Indicates section playoffs complete.
On the Bubble: *Boron 10-2, *Brentwood (Los Angeles) 8-5, *Calvary Temple (Modesto) 10-2, *Firebaugh 9-4, *La Jolla Country Day 9-2, *Liberty (Madera Ranchos) 10-2, *Rio Hondo Prep (Arcadia) 9-2.
Notes & Highlights: We breathed a sigh of relief when finding out that St. Margaret's had edged Maranatha, 21-20, in the CIFSS Northeast Division final. The Tartans capped a 14-0 season and became an obvious choice to be the 2006 Division V State Team of the Year. If they had gotten upset, we honestly didn't know who we'd have put in the final top spot. Down 14-0, St. Margaret's took a 21-14 lead in the third quarter on a one-yard sneak by QB Cameron Hiller. This came after Hiller had completed a 42-yard pass to Hunter Steffien. Maranatha scored on a 14-yard run by Chaz Fuery with 2:42 left, but missed the extra point. Congratulations to head coach Jason Hitchens and all of the players for your outstanding season. This is the first time St. Margaret's has been No. 1 in the state for its division in our rankings...
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Corey Fava (St. Margaret's, S.J. Capistrano): The senior point guard had a strong week in the San Diego Showcase tourney, scoring 28 points and getting 10 assists in a 63-51 win over Calvin Christian, scoring 13 points with 10 assists in a loss to Army-Navy of Carlsbad, and scoring 24 points with 10 more assists and four steals in a 67-60 win over Foothills Christian of El Cajon. Fava also now has 700 career assists and is on track to set a new Orange County career record. Good luck Corey and the entire Tartan basketball team.
| V Boys Basketball | Upper |
| | http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2504316569327428461 | V Football | Upper |
| | Coach Leneau and the Wrestling team won their first match ever over Sherman Indian High School 54 to 18. St. Margaret's never had a wrestling program until last year, when the school made the decision to join the CIF in 2005. Their first event of the season was held in the Campaigne Center Tuesday evening at 5pm. Their 1st ever wrestling match in schools history brought some outstanding numbers for a first year program. One member of the faculty was quoted "There were more people here today than at the volleyball matches this season!” Due to the fact that ten of their wrestlers were snowed in over Thanksgiving Break, Sherman Indian only brought a total of four wrestlers. Out of those four matches Greg Rawson wrestled up from his normal weight class of (215lbs.) to compete at the (285lbs) weight class and won the first historic wrestling match in the schools history.
Pictures are available here: http://blogs.smes.org/athletics/main.php?g2_itemId=3246
Other matches that were wrestled:
145lbs. Peter Barrett
160lbs. Taylor Bayles
189lbs. Justin Lippert
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The Tartan Athletic Department
invites you to hear guest speaker
Dr. John Dahlem
Former President of the C.I.F. Southern Section
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Tartan Center
6:30 PM
A few of Dr. Dahlem’s many credentials:
• Member of the C.I.F. Executive Committee and State CIF Council.
• Former Orange County Area Representative to C.I.F.
• Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.
• First member inducted into the Orange County Wrestling Hall of Fame.
Dr. Dahlem will discuss:
• What is the C.I.F. Southern Section?
• What is “Pursuing Victory with Honor”?
• How “releaguing” work.
• How “playoff grouping” works.
• Private and Public schools.
• NCAA Clearinghouse Q & A.
• Rules…transfers, undue influence, etc.
• Any other questions you may have.
Winter Sports
Team Meetings
7:00 PM
Immediately following Dr. Dahlem’s address, Winter Sports will break up into team meetings. Coaches will hand out practice and game schedules as well as important information about your athlete’s season. If you do not have a Winter Athlete,
Dr. Dahlem will be available to answer any questions when we break into team meetings.
| All Sports | Upper |
| | The Tartans enter the playoffs undefeated for the second year in a row and face Ribet Academy at home this Friday at 7:30 pm. See you all there! | V Football | Upper |
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| | An important parent meeting for Middle School Lacrosse is scheduled for Tuesday Nov. 7th @ 6:00 pm in the Campaigne Center to go over any questions you may have about the season.
Please download and read the attached Parent Letter here:
http://net.smes.org/master/main/athletics/documents/2006-07mslax_letter.pdf
Winter Season practice starts on November 20th. As many of you know practice occurs during the P.E. block, so each player will be expected to have all personal equipment (see below) the first day of practice.
We will again be competing in the Orange County Lacrosse Association youth league this winter. Games are scheduled every Saturday at Rancho Santa Margarita Middle School starting in January. There will be other venues to play at as the season moves along, (especially just before and during playoffs), but all games will be scheduled for Saturdays. Also, please be aware that there may be early morning practices for the 6th grade E block and the possibility of the 7th/8th grade G block going until 3:30 pm.
This season we will enter a 6th-7th-8th grade team in the Parochial Athletic League that is made up of those players who are inexperienced in the game or may need a season to play against players at the same level. PAL games will be played on Friday afternoons at various local competing school venues.
| MS Boys Lacrosse | Middle |
| | Billy Casas joins the Tartan athletic department as the head girl’s tennis coach. Billy is a teaching pro at Nellie Gail tennis club and is working with many top ranked juniors. He played two years at Saddleback City College where he and his team won the State Championship. He went on to earn a full ride at Sacramento State where he played the one spot for his team.
We are pleased to have Coach Casas join our staff as he brings great talent and knowledge of the game to a promising young tennis squad. | V Girls Tennis | Upper |
| | St. Margaret’s athletic department is pleased to announce the hire of Summer Crabtree as our Head Girl’s Lacrosse coach. Summer will work full time at St. Margaret’s for the Development Office and in Athletics. Summer is a 2004 graduate of Princeton University where she majored in English. She played Lacrosse at Princeton from 2000-2003. In 1999 she was chosen to play on the United States under 19 World Cup Lacrosse Team. She was an All-America in high school in both lacrosse and field hockey. She continues to play with the Tricheck Post-Collegiate Lacrosse Team. While in Virginia, Summer coached many lacrosse camps as well as with the Future Elite Lacrosse program. Summer will bring experience, knowledge and energy towards the SMES Lacrosse program. We are excited to have Summer join our staff. | Girls Lacrosse | Upper |