21 Senior Female Athletes FEMALE ATHLETE:
SOUTHWORDS'SENIOR ISSUE'2005
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Siobhan Mischke
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Few can disagree that Siobhan was a dominating presence on the volleyball court. For three years, Siobhan started at the Varsity level. She could play any position and saw success as both an outside hitter and setter. Along with that, Siobhan was one of the team's best servers. She converted 92 percent of her serves, and ^ ^ ^ e r one-tenth of her serves went for aces. As ^^m outside hitter, she accounted for 30 percent of the team's kills and 10 percent of the team's blocks. To reward her senior season, Siobhan was named the team's MVP and also received All-Conference honors.
Meghan Polston The girls' basketball team was led by six seniors who are credited for their 22-10 record on the season. None of them stood out more than Meghan Polston. She has received Varsity letters for three seasons. Meghan was the team's best rebounder and a strong force in the paint. She is a member of the "500 Club" with 676 career points, and her 410 rebounds puts her at number 11 on the Maine South career rebounding list. Down low, no one wanted to mess with her, or foul her for that matter, because she went 79 percent on the season from the line. A leader by example both on and off the court, Meghan was also honored as a CSL Scholar-Athlete in her senior year.
Jestina Orlando Jestina has been an integral part of the girls soccer team. Her teammates agree that she is the best goal scorer on the squad, and the statistics prove it as well—she has been the teams leading point scorer for two seasons. Since freshmen year, her talents have sparked the Varsity team to be a difficult opponent in the CSL South. Few teams want to be battle against her hard-nose play that has earned her All-Conference honors for three years. On top of that, Jestina has been All-Sectional for two years. Her outstanding play will continue at North Dakota State.
Meredith Wisnewski Meredith was the only senior on the girls' golf team this season this year, and she took it upon herself to be the leader on the team. She emerged as a leader by the example she set everyday. Meredith had a remarkable work ethic and was determined to improve herself on a daily basis. For three years, Meredith has received a Varsity letter and has been a solid player for each of those years. In her senior season, she was third on the team in scoring average. "[Meredith was] truly an integral part of our program for 4 years," says head coach Mr. Hamann.
Katie Kloess
The spirit of Katie Kloess has been seen throughout the school. Every Friday before a track meet, Katie always went all out to support her squad. For four years she has competed at the Varsity level. Even as a freshmen, Katie was the team's best 300 meter low hurdler and continued to succeed throughout her career at Maine South. "Katie has been a true leader on the team," head coach, Mr. Downing, notes. "[She] helped to lead us to a successfiil season." Katie was also selected to be a captain for this year's team.