|
Winter Sports
La Salle offers five sports/activities during the winter. These are:
Boys' Basketball • Girls' Basketball • Cheer • Swimming (Boys & Girls)
2008-2009 Winter Sports Recap
Girls’ Basketball
Led by head coach Julia Barker, the La Salle girls’ basketball team enjoyed pre-season victories over Taft and Yamhill-Carlton. Two of the leaders of the team were seniors Allie Schlechter and Ann-Marie Carlson. Schlechter averaged 8 points and 8 rebounds per game. Carlson was 18 of 43 from three-point range for the season. During the regular season the Falcons defeated Estacada and North Marion. They finished the season tied for fifth in the Capital Conference and defeated North Marion to break the tie for fifth place and advance into the playoffs. After playing three nights in a row, the girls’ lost to Cascade to end their season.
Boys’ Basketball
Under head coach Earl Clark, the boys’ basketball team lost a handful of games by less than one basket. Seniors Morgan Cliburn and Willie Novac led the Falcons to a late season victory at rival (and eventual sixth place in state) Gladstone.
Swimming
Coach Mark Lee and the La Salle swimming team sent 18 athletes to the state tournament.
Katie Hendrickson - 100 fly; 200 IM
Alexa Bryant-Capellas - 100 backstroke; 100 breaststroke
Kathleen Cheney - 100 back
Girls' 200 medley relay and 400 free relay
Dylan Dripps - 100 fly; 200 free
Boys' 200 medley relay and 400 relay
Cheerleading
Coach Trisha Cooper and the La Salle Cheerleaders finished a solid season of competitive cheerleading with a fourth place finish at the state championships.
Racquetball
The boys’ racquetball team finished third in the nation. The combined boys’ and girls’ team finished fourth overall in the nation. The falcons had several athletes finished in first or second place in their division.
Taylor Knoth 1st place #1 boys gold division
Jeremy McGlothin 1st place #2 boys gold division
Taylor Knoth/Jeremy McGlothin 1st place #1 boys doubles gold division
Taylor Knoth/Ashley Sheldon 1st place #1 mixed doubles gold division
Jeremy Mc Glothin/Katie McCarthy 2nd place #2 mixed doubles gold division
Kramer Croisant/Ron Augustine 1st place boys doubles consolation
Ashley Sheldon/Katie McCarthy 1st place girls doubles consolation
Ski Team
Ivan Kitchen qualified for State and competed in the slalom and giant slalom events.
Snowboarding Team
The La Salle Snowboarding team had four athletes qualify for the state competition.
In Banked Slalom: Alex Nusbaum, Jake Thiede and Ryan Kummerle
In Slope Style: Spencer Hunt
In Half Pipe: Alex Nusbaum, Spencer Hunt, and Jake Thiede
SBX: Nick Griffith |