APRIL 25, 2018
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Lacrosse
HWTV awarded ‘Best Live Broadcast’ Members of the HWTV broadcast team won the Student Television Network award for best live broadcast. The STN works to promote and recognize student broadcast journalism and film across the country. The members of the winning team are Alec Reece ’20, Talia Koch ’20, Alice He ’21, Zack Schwartz ’20, Amelia Koblentz ’20 and Will Mallory ’20. “Winning both awards was very significant because it shows how consistent our broadcast team is as a whole,” Sports Editor Aaron Park ’18 said. —Marcelo Rodriguez
Players named to All-League team BEN TENZER/CHRONICLE
EARLY BIRD GETS THE WORM: Asher Early ’19 lines up a shot in a 13-3 win over St. Francis in the last game of the season. The team has struggled to make do with a thinner than usual roster and has played harder teams this year, causing a lower record.
Short roster makes for a playoff hurdle
By ASA SAPERSTEIN
Midfielder Jared Goldman ’18 tore his ACL earlier in the The boys’ lacrosse team season, and Midfielder Harfinished the regular season rison Listen ’19 is out with a with an 8-6 record, and after concussion. “[Being out has] made me a bye in the first round of the realize that I playoffs, exmiss being out pects to face there,” Listen Chaminade, Energy is really said. “It was a team they important because we fun to see my beat earlier have less players than team rally in in the season by a score of any other team we have the second half on senior night. 8-7 . played this season.” It was a special Attacker Reid Hudgins —Donovan Econn ’19 moment for that class of very ’18 said the Varsity Lacrosse close friends.” team’s expePlayers said rience playing together the last few years that the team is really missing could be an asset heading into Listen’s presence, especially since the team does not have the playoffs. He also said that in the many players to begin with. “[Since] we’re a really small face of major injuries, younger players like Brody Listen ’21 team, we have to work exand Owen Hudgins ’21 have tra to take care of ourselves and play as hard as possible stepped up.
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to make sure we’re ready for players like Early and Roplayoffs when we’re essen- driguez, defender Donovan tially playing every other day,” Econn ’19 says the team as a whole has to try to improve on Reid Hudgins said. Despite the short roster, running plays carefully and a few players have stood out listening to Head Coach Erik Krum. this season. Paul RoHe also said that, driguez ’18 now has due to the short ros42 goals on the seater, players need to son and 25 assists. focus on bringing enThe next highest ergy to the game. scorer is Asher Ear“Energy is really ly ’19 with 31 goals, important because who put in three of we have less playthe 13 scored in the ers than any other final game of the seateam we have played son against St. Fran’ this season,” Econn cis. Donovan said. “Whenever Early said that Econn ’19 someone scores a even though Rodriguez is a great talent, he goal, we usually only have five works very well in the team’s other people on the bench. I system and has gotten so good hope that’s something we can by learning to use his body to change in the playoffs beoverpower opponents and find cause hopefully we can bring up some kids from JV.” positioning. Even with such standout WHITE S
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Boys’ Volleyball
Team looks toward redemption against Crespi By JACKIE GREENBERG
The boys’ volleyball team is looking to the playoffs and a chance to redeem themselves after a shaky season with an overall record of 5-7-1. After coming off of a 3-0 win to the Chaminade Eagles last Wednesday, the team looked to place high in the Sylmar Charter Tournament on Saturday. Following the tournament win or loss, the team hosted Crespi at home Tuesday. Although previously losing the match 3-2 to the Celts in March, the team hopes to improve offensively and communicate more thoroughly. “We have to remain focused in practice and in the weight room leading up to it in order to play how we want to play,” setter and Chronicle staff writer Will Mallory ’20 said.
“In the game, we have to communicate and stay disciplined. This game is really important for our playoff picture, so every point is going to matter. We have to play at the best of our abilities through the whole game.” Although the squad will lose nine senior players, it still relies on those players to push them through the last few games of league play. “I think it’s really hard to prepare for the loss of nine seniors whatsoever,” Mallory said. “With that being said, I think our team has the talent and potential to step into the roles that we’re losing next year but it’s definitely going to be hard to adjust. The nine seniors have been really helpful this year and have played really well. It’s hard when you have a leadership vacancy like that.”
Nine players from the boys’ and girls’ soccer programs were named to All-Mission League Teams, with four of those players being named to the first team. For the boys’ team, Asher Vogel ’19 and Pablo Greenlee ’20 made the first team, while Boden Stringer ’18, Jeremy Yariv ’18 and Alex Schindler ’19 were named to the second team. For the girls’ team, Katherine Bishop ’19 and Ariana Miles ’18 earned spots on the first team, while Flynn Klace ’19 and Natalie Barnouw ’21 were named to the second team. In addition to being named to the All-Mission Leage First Team, Miles was also named to the All-CIF SS Division 1 team. —Marcelo Rodriguez
Rider Sophia Ekstrand ’20 wins Rider Sophia Ekstrand ’20 has been named the 2017-2018 Interscholastic Equestrian League Varsity Dressage High Point Rider and Overall Dressage High Point Rider. Skyler Calkins ’20 has been named the 2017-2018 Overall High Point Freshman Rider with a score of 213 points under trainer Stephanie Haney. Calkins also placed fourth in freshman equitation. —Will Seymour
Sprinter Josh Johnson ’19 sets new school
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GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME: Chester Ranger ’18 receives the ball before setting it to his teammate Justin Eitner ’18. The team will travel to its next league match at Notre Dame Thursday. After beating the Knights once at home, the team hopes to claim another victory against Notre Dame,
after which the team will play Alemany for their last away game April 27. With no time to prepare for its next match, the team lacks practice and time to rest.
Joshua Johnson ’19 set a school record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.81 in a meet against Notre Dame on April 13. The record was last held by James Chung ’19 at 10.82. Chung has been injured this season, leaving the door open for Johnson to take the record. Johnson has emerged as a strong point scorer and leader on the team, Boys and Girls Track and Field Program Head Jonas Koolsbergen said. The boys’ team benefits from an even balance between distance runners and sprinters this season.The team will travel to Alemany for the final league meet of the season Thursday. —Ryan Kim