Girls’ Varsity Volleyball
Middle School Boys (Green) went a stunning 12-0-1 this season with Coach Scott Corris at the helm. They set the pace by winning their first game of the season 1-0 against Tualatin Valley Junior Academy and continued to play excellent soccer throughout the coming months. With an “all-around team effort all season,” the boys made it to the championship game against First Hills Lutheran. With 11 seconds left on the clock in regulation, Braeden Carter ’23 scored the winning goal to give OES a 2-1 win and the championship title.
Middle School Boys (Blue), coached by Jack Rossing, secured a 7-4-1 season record. Notable victories included a 5-0 win over Catlin Silver in early September, and a 5-4 triumph against Life Christian to secure the Blue team’s spot in the MCL West Semifinals. In the semifinal match, the fourth-ranked boys faced OES’s own Green team in a game that went back and forth before Green ultimately won 1-0.
Middle School Boys (Central) went undefeated in their regular season, netting a record of 11-0. Coached by Eric Dams, the boys only allowed four goals over the course of the entire season. After besting Catlin Gabel twice during the regular season, the two teams squared off in the MCL Central Championship game. Dennis Sullivan wrote that “The boys would not falter, and won 2-0. They played with great intensity and focus to win the championship.”
Middle School Girls started their season off 0-5, but never lost hope. With Coach Anthony Pagano leading the way, the team went on a five- game winning streak to qualify for the playoffs. In the semifinal game versus Catlin Gabel, the girls scored with just one minute left on the clock to advance to the championship game. The final contest against Riverdale was filled with excitement and intensity as the Aardvarks fell behind 1-0 with fewer than 15 minutes remaining. But five minutes later, OES scored to equalize and Wylly Wilmott ’22 put the winning goal in soon after. The team’s season record ended up at 7-6.
VOLLEYBALL Girls’ Varsity, coached by Jennifer Hormann, finished an impressive 16-7 this fall. In September the girls went on the road to the Kennedy Volleyball Tournament and took top honors, defeating Bonanza in three sets. To qualify for state at the end of the season, the Aardvarks had to secure a victory over Portland Adventist Academy, and did so in a thrilling matchup that went a full five sets. The team battled Creswell’s tough squad in the first round of the state championship but couldn’t come out on top. As Associate Athletic Director Missy Smith shared, “They had a remarkable season with great chemistry and strong senior leadership
Stephanie Finley ’19
from Lexy Tracy, Arianna Rahimian, Belle Scott, and Lianna Semonsen (all ’17).”
Girls’ JV 12 team members worked hard to earn a winning record this year, finishing their season at 8-6. As Coach Ali Carleton reflected, “What I’m most proud of for the JV team is their passion and fight. Many of our games required tremendous resiliency to come back and take the win after a rough start. Regardless of the outcome, the girls were always respectful and exemplified great sportsmanship!”
Girls’ JV2 “We started off the season with a win at Warrenton and finished with a two-win streak at the end,” shared Stephanie Rankin, girls’ JV2 volleyball coach. The girls improved so much, especially working together and communicating as a team.” The team finished with a record of 3-3.
Middle School Girls’ A, a squad of hardworking eighth graders and one sixth grader, played under Coach Jessica Wolfram for a season record of 3-10. Volleyball B secured a 7-4 regular season record with coach Brittney Johnson at the helm. And our sixth grade volleyball team, coached by Lauran Pratt, did the Class of 2023 proud by finishing its season at 8-2 with a seven- game winning streak!
CROSS COUNTRY Boys’ and Girls’ Cross Country both started their seasons running hard and never looked back. Under the leadership of Coach Virna Darling, the girls’ squad placed third in the mid-September OES Cross Country Invitational, then finished second at Districts. After retaining her title as District Champion, Stephanie Finley ’19 (also a strong member of the girls’ varsity soccer team) placed first overall at the state meet, finishing with a five-second cushion over the field of 86 runners. The remainder of the girls’ squad ran tightly together to net OES a seventh place overall finish.
Ryan Holland’s boys’ team also began their season by placing third at home in the OES Invitational. They too finished second overall at Districts, led by a strong performance from senior captain Grant Thomas ’17, who took third individually. At the state meet on a rainy, muddy course, the team worked together to secure ninth place overall. Jack Casalino ’18
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finished 21st out of 112 runners, while Thomas finished 29th. The team will certainly miss the leadership of Thomas, Chandler Watson ’17, and Henry Talbott ’17 next year, but look forward to continuing their success.
Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ cross country coach John Becher offered these thoughts on his runners’ performances this season: “This year’s teams were an excellent representation of OES on and off of the course. I could always count on the team to perform with guts, determination, and heart while exuding kindness and good sportsmanship. Cross country is a tough sport and I could not have asked more of these athletes. Both teams put forth the effort of champions in practice and in competition, but it was the girls’ team for whom it all came together with the perfect combination of work ethic, talent, and courage—earning them the win at the District Championships.”
FENCING The OES Fencing Program remains present in both national and international news. Chloe Fox-Gitomer ’18 finished fifth out of 117 competitors at the Junior Women’s Sabre Cup in Poland, held in late October. This win secured Fox-Gitomer a 13th overall ranking in the world’s U20 Division and a first-place ranking in the United States.
Boys’ Cross Country
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