Athletics
Aardvarks Shine at State Tournaments
T
he winter and spring sports seasons saw athletes from OES travel across the state to compete on grass, turf, snow, and hardwood. Aardvarks could be found racing down the slopes, scoring goals at tournaments, breaking records on the
track, perfecting their swings from the tee box, and bringing home another state championship trophy in tennis. Tey challenged some of the best talent in Oregon and in many cases walked away victorious.
GOLF Te boys’ golf team tied their all-time best finish by placing fifth at the state tournament. Alden F. ’18 scored the only ace of the tournament, sinking it on the 172-yard 13th hole. Other members of the team who competed at state were Bradley Crislip ’15, Carl Felstiner ’15, Ryan S. ’16, and Josh W. ’16. Jane S. ’16 represented OES at the girls’ state tournament, taking home 11th place.
TRACK Seven athletes from OES competed at the state track and field meet at Hayward Field in Eugene. Te team was led by a pair of hurdlers, James Graybeal ’15 and Tess Oberholtzer ’15. James claimed third place in the 300-meter hurdles and Tess placed fourth in the 100-meter hurdles. Other Aardvarks competing in the meet were Alex B. ’16 (long jump), Brian G. ’18 (triple jump), Rory O. ’18 (800 meters), Will Rosch ’15 (discus), and Cameron S. ’16 (1500 meters).
TENNIS Te boys’ tennis team won the state championship for the fourth consecutive season. Leading the team was Matthew Sipowicz ’15 who was the boys’ singles state champion for the third consecutive year. Daniel L. ’17 placed third in boys’ singles. Also competing at state were Sam B.’17, Rushi Nagalla ’15, Alex O. ’17 and Pavan T. ’17. Te girls’ team finished in second place at the state championships behind a solid effort from their doubles teams. Te team of Natalie Berger ’15 and Rachael H. ’16 placed third in girls’ doubles and the team of Colette Au ’15 and Lauren Ninkovich ’15 placed fourth. Girls’ coach Coleen Davis was chosen as the State Coach of the Year. Tis is her eighth time being honored with this award.
SKI TEAM Te girls’ ski team placed fourth in the Metro League and the boys’ team placed fifth, earning both teams trips to the state championships. Skiing for the girls at state was Laura B. ’17, Kailin C. ’16, Nastassia G. ’18, Karina Hiroshige ’15, Lisa LeFeber ’15, and Emelyn R. ’16. Competing for the boys was Lewis B. ’18, Evan C. ’17, Alex F. ’17, Will J. ’18, Quattro M. ’18, and Cullen T. ’16.
LACROSSE Te girls’ lacrosse team won the Portland Interscholastic League championship for the fourth year in a row and advanced to the state semi-final playoff game for the second consecutive year. Alex Stendahl ’15, Hailey H. ’16, and Catherine L. ’17 earned First Team All-State and Lily Massaro ’15, Emilie Ogden-Fung ’15, and Sydney G. ’16 earned Second Team All-State. Catherine was also voted PIL Player of the Year and named to the Honorable Mention All-American team. Te boys’ lacrosse team finished the season with a
13-6 record and earned a trip to the state playoffs. In the first round they upset the eighth-seeded Summit High School in the final minute of the game, and advanced to the quarterfinals where they eventually fell to the number one seed. Calvin Collins ’15 was named an All-American and earned First Team All-State. Adam N. ’16 earned Honorable Mention All-State.
BASKETBALL Te girls’ basketball team highlighted their season by winning the Riverdale Holiday Tournament. Rachael H. ’16 was named First Team All-League and Emilie Ogden-Fung ’15 was named Second Team All-League. Te boys’ team had two players named
to the Honorable Mention All-League team, Charlie Buker ’15 and James L. ’17.
MIDDLE SCHOOL Te Middle School track and field team had 12 girls and four boys qualify for the District Meet. Te girls’ team captured second place and the boys’ team finished in 12th. Tis was the most athletes OES has sent to the meet in recent years and the girls’ second place was highest finish by the team on record.
BY THE NUMBERS 41.24
Seconds it took James Graybeal ’15 to set a new OES record in the 300-meter hurdles.
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Goals and assists this lacrosse season by Honorable Mention All- American and Portland Interscholastic League Player of the Year Catherine L. ’17.
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Skiers represented OES at the state championships.
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Consecutive years the girls’ varsity lacrosse team has won the Portland Interscholastic League championship.
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Times Calvin Collins ’15 was named a lacrosse All- American. He will play next year at Williams College.
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League losses by the girls’ tennis team who were undefeated at 14-0, the 4A Special District 1 champions, and finished second in state.
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