Thursday, May 28, 2009
The Wakulla News – Page 23G
2009 Graduation Section
Athletics are a big part of the high school experience Go War Eagles! By KEITH BLACKMAR kblackmar@thewakullanews.net
Senior Carl ‘Mookie’ Forbes, with Buddy Tomaini, participated in three varsity sports and signed a scholarship to wrestle at a Kansas college.
Congradulations! Michael
We Love You! Mom, Dad, Matthew, Rachel and Alex
Michael Emory Richardson We are So Proud of You! Love,
Mom, Dad, Art, Kate, Tommy, Amanda, Danielle, Landon, Aunt Liz & Stephanie
A big part of the high school experience is the sports program and Wakulla High School has had a great deal of success on the fields and courts during the 2008-2009 school year. The senior class is always a big part of the sports success whether the students sign sports scholarships or not. Despite having a young team, the football squad played in the first round of the state playoffs and the volleyball team won a district championship. The War Eagle golf team went to the state championship where Coach Mike Smith and his players found themselves as the only public school competing against private schools. The War Eagle soccer team surprised everyone by making the state playoffs and the Lady War Eagle basketball team also played in the state playoffs. The wrestling and weightlifting team both had athletes place in the tough competition and the wrestlers came home with Scotty Varner as a state champion. The War Eagle tennis team won the district title and the first team doubles squad went to the state championships where they won
a match. The softball team went to the Elite Eight round of the playoffs and missed the Final Four by one game. The track team sent an athlete to the state championships and he placed in the finals. “Our seniors have provided good leadership this year,” said Crouch. “We have some nice academic scholarships, the Brain Bowl team did well and we have some athletic scholarships.” Some of the senior athletes whose names have graced the sports pages of The Wakulla News during the past eight months include: Jordan Zuhl, Josh Colman, Brad Crisp, Mookie Forbes, Leland Alyea, Kelsey Harrell, Ryan Smith, Rachel Capps, Bridget Burke, Jaterrica Brown, Will Harvey, Jared Lowe, Hannah Lovestrand, Rance McBratney, Tavarus McKinney, Wilton Booth, Ant Mills, Sydney Nutting, Logan Runyan, Cody Sapp, Lee Smalls, Vince Walker, Michael Wise, Kendrick Hall, Zach Klees, Warren Hess, Garrett Barco, Matt Reich and Sam Hicks. The WHS sports program will continue, but will miss many of the seniors who were a big part of the program.
Congratulations Class Of 2009
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