Deschner take bronze
Photo submitted by Bobby Robinson
Ten-year-old fencer Stefani Deshner, back right, took bronze and is currently ranked fourth in the country.
She is not quite Joan of Arc, but this 10-year-old goldilocks has become exceptionally good at the art of the sword in a short amount of time. Stefani Deschner began taking fencing classes at Mechanicville Fencing Academy a year and a half ago. But in the last six months she told her coach, Bobby Robinson, that she was ready to take it serious. With zeal in her heart, Stefani began to work several nights a week at the fencing club honing her skills. She developed a deadly long ranged attack sequence that she could quickly shift into defense. She and her coach worked on it
until the timing was perfect and her accuracy fatal. She traveled all over the country attending as many youth national tournaments as she could. Within that time she has defeated the first and third highest ranked girls in her age group. At her last national tournament in Virginia Beach, Stefani fought her way through the ranks and claimed the bronze metal. Stefani is now ranked fourth in the county in the 10-year-old age group. Coaches across the county have pegged her as the girl to beat. Congrats Stef!! Submitted by Bobby Robinson..
RIEFNER
The Atlee sophomore then blistered a shot past Dover from mid center for a 1-0 lead. The Confederates knotted the game a 1-1 four minutes later on a penalty kick from Liz Donnini. But less than three minutes passed before Reifner struck again, lofting a shot from 30 yards out that dropped over Dover and into the goal for a 2-1 lead. Two minutes passed and it was Reifner again on the attack as Dover ran out to defend. Reifner used her chest to bump the ball past the keeper into open territory for an easy boot to the net.
Congratulations lifters
Congratulations Blackhawk U13
Alvin Belfield and Oscar Rickman competed in the AAU Triple Crown & East Coast Bench Press Championships held on May 8, 2010 at Lee-Davis HS in Mechanicsville Va. Belfield broke the existing State & American Masters 45-49 Bench press record with a 507.6 lb lift, Rickman broke the existing 65-69 State and American dead lift record with a 380lb pull, both lifters train at Mikes Olympic gym. Submitted by Alvin Belfield
Playing for the Blackhawks were: Sam Brown, Jack Cook, Trevor Cook, Raymond Gillespie, Davis Hatch, Alex Helm, Zach Jacobs, Chaise Johnson, Hayden LaVangie, Ryan Mallory, Samuel Murray, Eric Peck, Connor Saul, Matt Tebbens, Booth Watson, Jack Wilson, and Michael Zurasky. Coaches were Mike Murray, Jeff LaVangie, and Kathy Peck.
Photo submitted by Chris Cook
Congratulations swimmers
Hicks and Lichter named to ABCA All-Region Squad
Submitted photo by Laura Condon
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Tournament games. Four of those goals came in the 9-2 championship win over LeeDavis. “Ashley handled it the right way,” Dalton said. “She proved it on the field. The recognition is nice but what she did on the field should show everybody you better watch out for her.” Riefnernot only impressed by scoring but by the means in which she scored. Twelve minutes into the championship contest, Reifner broke open a scoreless tie by drawing Lee-Davis keeper Megan Dover from the goal.
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The HLC Blackhawk U13 Lacrosse Team won the Swift Creek Summer Slam Tournament this past weekend in Chesterfield. The Blackhawks went 6-0 and dominated the field of 21 U13 teams from all over Virginia and North Carolina, outscoring their opponents 58-17, including an 11-5 win over the Charlotte Hurricanes in the championship. This is the second Blackhawk Summer Slam championship and the first in the U13 age category. Submitted by Chris Cook
Jennifer Vieni (Lee-Davis) and Shane Condon (Atlee) were chosen as the Swimmers of the Year by BAC coaches Bridget Burkot and George Massey at their annual Awards Banquet held May 14.
Burkwood Aquatic Club (BAC) held its annual Awards Banquet May 14 and a number of local swimmers received awards. Jennifer Vieni and Shane Condon received the club’s overall Female and Male Swimmer of the Year awards, respectively. The following swimmers received the Swimmer of the Year award for their age group: Madison Schmidt, Matthew Cook, Kaitlyn Mason, Andrew Dunne, Jennifer Vieni, Shane Condon, Lindsey Winston, and Ben Gastrock. Winners of Most Improved Swimmer award for their age group were: Bella Seip, Patrick Townsend, Savannah Kramer, Graham Gay, Brittany Wilkerson, Caitlin Sargeant, Logan Ziegler, Lauren Mackey, and Dominic Capocelli. Winners of Workout Monster award for their swim group were: Analise Hargreaves, Nathan Stephens, Gaby Lichucki, Alex Lichucki, Hannah Ikenberry, Mitchell Turnage, Michelle Mackey, Wyatt Grubb, Katrina Gauntt, Carter Overstreet, Rachel Smalara, Caleb Ebert, Melissa Davis, and Ben Catanese. Submitted by Kim Vieni.
Randolph-Macon righthander Kyle Hicks was named First-Team All South Region by the American Baseball Coach Association (ABCA), while his battery mate Jay Lichter was named to the third-team as the organization announced its yearly awards last Monday. A senior, with one year of eligibility remaining, Hicks becomes the third R-MC hurler to garner all-region laurels in the last six years. The Goochland, Va., native was named the ODAC Pitcher of the Year after he went 6-2 in 54.1 innings of work this season. Hicks allowed 51 hits and fanned 48 batters while only surrendering 11 free passes. He went six or more innings in six of his starts on his way to a league-leading 6.04 innings pitched per nine innings. His
.243 batting average against was second in the ODAC, while his 2.15 ERA was the best in the ODAC this season and tops among the five pitchers named to the all-region first-team. Lichter, a junior from Richmond, Va., is coming off his best season in an R-MC uniform. Lichter was named to the All-ODAC First Team and led the Yellow Jackets with a .433 batting average, which ranked fifth in the ODAC and is the sixth best single season mark in school history. Lichter posted a .531 on base percentage, which was the second best in the conference. Lichter belted two homeruns, while his 11 doubles was the fifth most in a single season history and his 52 hits ranks sixth all-time. Submitted by R-MC.
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