Fall Sports Wrap

Cross Country The women’s team had its best finish ever with a NCS Division V sixth place team finish out of 27 teams. Captain Hayley

Ballard ’23 and Quinn Joyce ’24 led the Panthers with a 13th and 19th place finish, respectively. Joyce placed seventh at the BCL West League Championships and earned a spot on the All League First Team.

The men’s team improved this season with a seventh place finish. Devin Price ’25 had a standout season by placing sixth in the league and earning All League First Team accolades. George Kunze ’24 and Joaquin Foster ’24 both had incredible seasons and are looking forward to advancing the team to State next year.

Flag Football In only our second year of competition in the sport, the Panthers took the league title with a first place finish! A 6-1-1 record was made possible by outstanding performances all year long from Ozzie Shenk ’23, Julian Maunder ’24, Joseph Bikahi ’23, and Chidera Onyeukwu ’25.

Women’s Golf The Golf team had a successful season in its return from a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. Eight girls joined the team and had some great matches against the BCL West and Central teams. They look to build o of this success with the leadership from Sook Lee ’24 and Michelle Wang ’25.

Sailing SD competed in two regional regattas and two district regattas this fall season. The Panthers wrapped up the season with a fifth-place finish in the Southern California District Regatta with standout performances from our three skippers Evie Littler ’25, Merritt Sellers ’26, and Anton Gavrilov ’25. With a handful of race wins this season, the team is looking to continue the upward climb on the very competitive sailing circuit with more than 60 schools competing for the top spots.

Women’s Tennis The Tennis team qualified for the BCL West/Central tournament with a fifth place finish (out of 12 teams) in league standings. Scarlett Wilson ’25 and Olivia Ginsburg ’24 made it to the back-draw semifinals in the BCL Individual tournament, while both doubles teams of Eva Labourde-Turner ’23, Mariah Nyberg ’24, Nina Polyakova ’24, and Mina Swaim ’24 advanced after their first round wins.

Women’s Volleyball The Volleyball team had a very successful year by advancing to the NCS Division VI Championship Game—a first in SD Volleyball history—and qualifying for the Division V Regional Tournament. Led by captain Nina Marie Sadie ’23, Olivia Williams ’24, Mackenzie Flinn ’25, and Julia Lowenstein ’26, the team has a bright future ahead. Lowenstein and Sadie each earned All League Honorable Mentions for their incredible seasons.

Water Polo In our first year of competition, our Water Polo program got o to a great start by fielding a young team that can learn and grow from game experience. On the men’s side, Dimitrije Mutavdzic ’23, Yovan Mandic ’23, and David Martinca ’23 led the team in some great competitive matches against MCAL opponents. Players such as Vukasin Ragak ’24 will use that experience next season when we o cially join the MCAL league. On the women’s side, the Panthers enjoyed our first full season as a JV team playing against MCAL schools and in local tournaments with a large group of young, eager players led by Quinn Joyce ’24. The girls will join the MCAL league next year as a varsity team.

Fall 2022 Awards and Achievements

Marin Independent Journal Preps of the Week

Summer Jenkins

Basketball - Nov 28, 2022

Gavin Early Basketball - Nov 28, 2022

Nina Marie Sadie Volleyball - Sept 15, 2022

Champions

2022 NCS Division

6 Volleyball - Second Place

Country

Devin Price ’25

All League First Team

Quinn Joyce ’24

All League First Team

2022

Julia Lowenstien ’26

All League Honorable Mention

Nina Marie Sadie ’23

All League Honorable Mention