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Artemis Magazine February 2012
ATHLETICS HIGHLIGHTS
By Denny Lennon, Director of Athletics
Fall Sports Wrap
This past fall, Archer teams ascended to new heights along the scholastic sports scene of Southern California. On Saturday, November 5, the Archer Middle School Swim Team broke the Pacific Basin League scoring record en route to the PBL championship. Coach Stephanie Ferri guided the girls to the championship, and the Archer swimmers were more than happy to “guide” her into the Brentwood pool in celebration.
The Varsity Tennis team, under the direction of Coach Julio Rivera, finished the year in 4th place in the Alpha League. Chloe Mills ’13 and Aimee Von Arx ’12 were named to the Alpha All-League team. Next year, the Tennis Team will compete in the Delphic League, and they will be a favorite to win the league.
Archer’s highly rated Equestrian team, which traditionally finishes in the top three of the 75 school Interscholastic Equestrian League, is halfway through another ribbon winning season. After two shows, Archer, led by team captains Caroline Lurie ’12 and Kendall York ’12, stands at #4 in the overall team standings and #1 in the Freshman Division. Ella Angel ’16 is in the #4 position in the Freshman Archer’s Volleyball Program has experienced success before, but never Division individual rankings. The final show of the year takes like this past season. All four Volleyball Teams (Middle School and Upper School) compiled a staggering overall record of 50-7. The Upper School JV place on April 15 at the Hansen Dam Equestrian Center. Team won the Delphic League Championship and made it to the finals at the Burbank Invitational, defeating a number of large enrollment schools in Given the successes of the Middle School teams, the offseason commitment of athletes and the fact that much of the process. Varsity Volleyball, after taking 2nd place in league, advanced the rosters from each fall team returns next year, Archer will to the CIF 5AA playoffs. After victories in the first two rounds of the continue to climb. playoffs, it was onto the CIF quarterfinals against Victor Valley Christian, where Archer fans, encouraged to “Green-out Grisanti Gym,” created a sea of green at Crossroads School for the historic victory that sent Archer Winter Sports Wrap into the semifinals against Desert Christian Academy, the defending CIF The 2011 Archer Basketball and Soccer teams enjoyed champions. Again, clad in hunter green, a huge Archer crowd was on hand highly successful seasons, and both teams played ambitious at Crossroads School to support the girls. The Archer Varsity Volleyball schedules against high level schools this winter, a sign that team stood strong, but Desert Christian took the match in three sets. each program is moving forward. Both teams played their On the season, the Varsity Volleyball Team, coached by Jonathan Lotz, home games at Archer’s “home away from home,” Santa Anthony Mezzavilla and Caitlin Lawson, finished 16-5 with a 3rd place Monica College, much to the delight of the faithful Archer finish in the CIF 5AA division. fans that cheered them on. The Archer Varsity Soccer team On November 12, Archer’s Cross Country Team qualified for the CIF Cross Country preliminaries for the first time, taking 3rd place in the powerful Alpha League. With teams from every part of Southern California and a stadium full of fans at Mt. San Antonio College, this event was a proud moment for Coach Kim Smith, the Cross Country Team and Archer.
