Fall 2013 season wrap-Up
golf The boys’ team sent two golfers to state to compete for the championship: Noah Parker ’15 and Drew O’Hern ’17. This is the first time in decades that two SPA golfers competed together at the state tournament. All Conference honors went to brothers Drew and Colin ’17 O’Hern. All Conference honorable mention recognition went to Parker, Cal Nicholson ’14 and Tony Morice ’17. The boys’ golf team finished with an overall record of 10-10 and a conference record of 3-4 placing them third. The team finished third in the SPA Invitational Tournament with a score of 327. At sections, the team was led by Colin O’Hern ’17 and finished strong in the first day. The girls’ golf team, led by captains Delaney Carter ’15 and Annette Vargas ’15, had a strong season, including solid wins over DeLaSalle and St. Anthony. Throughout the season, 12 golfers competitively played in varsity matches. Section team included Carter, Vargas, Cait Gibbons ’16, Allison Ahern ’17, Katherine Schmechel ’17 and Emily Thissen ’17.
Boys’ soccer All Conference honors went to team captain Mason Mohring ’14 and Tyler Seplak ’15. All-Conference honorable mention recognition went to Jordan Moradian ’15 and Sam Suzuki ’15. The boys finished their regular season with a 3-13-1 record. This proved significant team progression and perseverance considering that 12 players were lost from last season, resulting in every starting position being filled by a new player this fall. The team embraced the challenge, faced it head on and in the end, played its best soccer in the section playoffs giving section rival Holy Angels all they could handle.
girls’ soccer The team was led by captains Zoe Matticks ’14, Alev Baysoy ’14, Meera Singh ’14 and Danielle Socha ’14. AllConference honors went to Matticks, Baysoy, Catherine Riley ’15 and Liz Shaheen ’16. All-Conference honorable mention recognition went to Socha, the team’s goalie, and Taylor Rients ’16. The team finished the season with a 6-3 conference record— placing them second in the conference—with an overall record of 9-9 which included memorable victories over Breck (5-0), Minnehaha (1-0), Providence (2-0), St. Agnes (3-1), St. Croix Lutheran (2-0) and Roseville (1-0). With a large group of returning players and a strong JV team, the team has a solid foundation to build off of in upcoming seasons.
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meet where they won the consolation bracket finishing in fifth place. All Conference honors went to Henneman and Ozolins. Honorable Mention recognition went to Sullivan.
Receiver Dalante Peyton ’16 (#2) carries the ball while his teammates take down the defense.
Football
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Lead by the versatile captain Nick Hoffmann ’14, the line strength of Sam Carlson ’14 and the running quickness of Andrew Thao ’14, the team doubled their total number of wins from the previous year with victories over both Spectrum (25-22) and West Lutheran (26-12). Hoffmann was selected MVP and received All-Conference recognition. Thao, O’Shea, Peyton and Carlson received All-Conference Honorable Mention honors.
The team had a talented group including Claire Foussard ’14, Sarah Goetz ’14, Alex Miller ’14, Hannah Johnson ’14, Anna Carlson ’14 and Eva Gallagher ’14. All-Conference honors went to Goetz and Mira Grinsfelder ’15. AllConference honorable mention recognition went to Miller, Foussard and Nancy Moyers ’15. The team finished the season with an overall record of 18-10, which was the best record in recent team history— as was the 6-6 record in conference play. Memorable wins over Breck (3-0), Providence (3-0), Central (2-1), New Richmond (2-1) and Blake (3-0) contributed to this success. The season was also highlighted by two wins over local rival Highland Park in the opening match of the year as well as in the first round of section play—the first section win for SPA in over 5 years.
Quarterback Michael O’Shea ’16 passed for 799 yards on the season while receivers Dalante Peyton ’16 racked up 499 yards and Hoffmann pulled in 304 passing yards. The running tandem of Thao and Louie Bogolub ’15 chalked up 581 rushing yards. On defense, Luke Bishop ’15 led the way with 31 solo tackles followed closely by Carlson with 29. Ben Pettee ’15 and Jonah Mische ’15 both had 28 each.
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