15 Post Season Recap and Sports Awards
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Girls Varsity Cross Country State Champs Lady Ravens capture the NCISAA 3A title fourtime defending state champs, Charlotte Latin cATHERINE green STAFF WRITER
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Captain Grace Fuscoe, ‘12, runs to the finish line. Photo by Susan Washburn
he Varsity Girls Cross Country Team has consistently beaten every opponent with great strides as demonstrated by their 5-0 record this season. They seized the state title with a slim victory over Latin, 71-70. The girls won Conference earlier this year and the state title the first time since 1995. Elisabeth Schricker, ‘13, placed 6th and Claire Fuscoe, ‘14, placed 8th in the state and were also named All-State selections. Senior co-captains Grace Fuscoe and Lexy Bader said that one of their goals was to help ensure that the team was close and ran for their school even though its an individual sport.
Most Valuable: THOMAS SIGMON Most Improved: KEETON GLENN Coaches: JOSH SILVER
Photo by Susan Washburn
ALL CONFERENCE ELISABETH SCHRICKER CLAIRE FUSCOE, LEXY BADER EMILY BEDSOLE
Most Valuable: ELISABETH SCHRICKER Most Improved: CLAIRE FUSCOE Coaches: EMILY BEDSOLE
Varsity Girls Golf State Runner-Up
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2011 Field Hockey Awards Most Valuable: MELISSA FUNSTEN Most Improved: RACHEL HIANIK Coaches: CAROLINE MARGOLIS
Photo by Susan Washburn
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he Varsity Field Hockey team finished the regular season with the best record in Ravenscroft history, 18-1, as they entered the NCISAA State Championship game in Greensboro as the top seed. This is the second year in-a-row that the team earned the conference title. Hard work on and off the field propelled them towards the ultimate goal of winning the state tournament. They placed 2nd again to the defending state champions, Charlotte Latin, with a score of 4-0.
ALL CONFERENCE MELISSA FUNSTEN, SAVANNAH STORY, TAYLOR EDNIE, CAROLINE MARGOLIS ALL STATE MELISSA FUNSTEN, SAVANNAH STORY
Quinn Billerman, ‘12, passes the ball.
Varsity Football
his is the fourth consecutive year that the Varsity Football team grabbed the Big East Independent Conference title as they ended their regular season with a 8-3 record. They entered the NCISAA Division I State Tournament as the fourth seed but lost to Providence Day in the first round. One highlight of the season was beating Charlotte Christian for the first time in years. Three members of the team were invited to play in the Shrine Bowl on November 25th; Quinn Billerman, ‘12, Matt McDowell, ‘12, and Conor Fry, ‘12. “If we play well, I think we can beat anyone we play...plus we have the most swag in the league,” said senior captain Quinn Billerman.
State Runner-Up
MELISSA FUNSTEN
Photo by Susan Washburn
GIRLS
Varisty Field Hockey
ALL CONFERENCE PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR
Captain Josh Silver, ‘12.
Varsity Cross Country Fall 2011 Awards BOYS
Captain Melissa Funsten, ‘12 sweeps the ball down the field.
“We knew it would be very close but we didn’t know who would take home the trophy. Luckily, it was our day! All of our runners ran really well and several people stepped-up and we won conference. We couldn’t have done it without the boys team. They were our biggest fans; pushed us in practice and believed in us more than we believed in ourselves. We love them!” said Fuscoe. The boys ranked 15th in the competition with junior Thomas Sigmon taking the top spot for the Ravens with a finish of 32nd place. Cocaptains Josh Silver, ‘12, and Thomas Sigmon. ‘13, led the team this year. The last time Ravenscroft won a state championship was in 2009 when the Varsity Boys Golf team took the top spot in the NCISAA 3A competition.
BIG EAST ALL-CONFERENCE Varsity Golf Team: Emily Velk, ‘13, Evie Dole, ‘13, Coach Doug Hodges, Caroline Hanson, ‘14, Jessica Kittleberger, ‘14, Cameron Litcher, ‘12, Mariel Zaperski, ‘13. Photo by Susan Washburn
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he Varsity Girls Golf Team went undefeated again this season and entered the NCISAA State Tournament on October 24th in Greensboro with confidence. Evie Dole, ‘13, and Jessica Kittelberger, ‘14, guided the team as co-captains. Dole and Kittelberger led the Ravens shooting 76s to earn the number two spot overall in North Carolina to Cannon School. Dole and Kittelberger were both All-State selections and Dole was named the All Conference Player of the Year. “It was really exciting to win the State Player of the Year Award because I worked really hard on my game this year. But, it was even more exciting that this year was the first state championship for girls golf for independent schools,” said Dole.
2011 Girls Golf Awards ALL CONFERENCE Most Valuable: Most Improved: PLAYER-OFEVIE DOLE MARIEL ZIPERSKI THE-YEAR Coaches: JESSICA KITTELBERGER
EVIE DOLE
All Conference:
EVIE DOLE, JESSICA KITTELBERGER, CAROLINE HANSEN, MARIEL ZIPERSKI
ALL STATE
EVIE DOLE
JESSICA
KITTELBERGER
QUINN BILLERMAN, GARRETT BIRD, MATT MCDOWELL, AVERY EDWARDS, JAKE MORIN, CONOR FRY
HONORABLE MENTION T.R. VERNAL, BRANDON PARK, LEWIS STOCKS
ALL STATE QUINN BILLERMAN, GARRETT BIRD, MATT MCDOWELL, AVERY EDWARDS, JAKE MORIN
2011 Football Awards Most Valuable: QUINN BILLERMAN Most Improved: BENNETT DOTSON Coaches: GARRET BIRD