Athletics Weekly Update

Weekend Athletic Report 5/11/12

Spring All Region Selections to Date:

Baseball
All-Region Team Selections – Will Detwiler and Matthew Zielinski

Boys Tennis
All-Region Team Selections – Charles Williamson

Boys Golf
All-Region Team Selections – Andrew Grice and Jack Parrott

Boys Track

Region Champions – Walker Comer (mile), Shelton Blue (shot) and Alex Bueno (pole vault)

Girls Track

Region Champions – Sydney Ellen (mile), Brooke Grice (2 mile) and Rachel Whittaker (800)

Region Champions - 4 x 100 relay team – Grace Hannah Blackstone, Rachel Whittaker, Alexis McCullough and Naila McConnell

Region Champions - 4 x 800 relay team – Ellie Ridley, Marjorie Anne Foster, Sydney Ellen and Brooke Grice

Girls Soccer

All-Region Team Selections – Erin Ress, Kelly Turbeville and Maddie Norris

Boys Soccer

All-Region Team Selections – Thomas Burg, John Fowble and Fripp Prioleau

Varsity Boys Track Coach John O’Cain

A small contingent of boys competed in the SCISA State Championship at Porter Gaud this past Saturday. Some fine performances were turned in led by Alex Bueno who finished second in the pole vault with a personal record of 11'6". He also placed 5th in the 400 hurdles. Gabe Brandner set personal records in both the shot and discus. He finished 3rd in the shot. Walker Comer ran a 5:01 in the 1600 and finished in 6th place. Shelton Blue finished 6th in the shot.

Varsity Girls Track Coach Willis Ware

The Heathwood Hall girls’ track team completed their 2012 season with a strong
showing at the SCISA State Track & Field Championship in Charleston on Saturday. Heathwood’s point total of 68.5 was good enough for third place in the field of 18 schools.

The Lady Highlanders were paced by Sydney Ellen (17 pts.), Brooke Grice (13 pts.), Rachael Whittaker (13 pts.), Kate Evans (7 pts.), and Naila McConnel (6 pts.). Ellen finished second in the 2- mile run and third in the 800 meter run. Additionally, Ellen broke the school record in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:26. Junior captain, Grice finished third in the 2-mile run and fourth in the mile run. Seventh grader Rachael Whittaker had strong performances in the 400 meter dash (3rd place), the triple jump (4th place), and the 100 meter dash (6th place). Kate Evans had an outstanding performance in the pole vault with a 2nd place finish and a new school record of 8’6”. Naila McConnel ran 27.75 in the 200 meter dash and finished in 4th place, while sixth grader Kate Nassab finished in 5th place in the 2 mile with a time of 12:35.

The Lady Highlanders also had strong showings in the relay events. The 4 x 100 meter relay (Grace Hannah Blackstone, Rachael Whittaker, Alexis McCullough, and Naila McConnell) finished in second place with a season best time of 51.76. The 4 x 800 meter relay (Ellie Ridley, Sydney Ellen, Marjorie Foster, and Brooke Grice) finished in 2nd place and the 4 x 400 meter relay (Grayson Stribling, Marjorie Foster, Brooke Grice, and Sydney Ellen) finished in 4th place. Additional Heathwood state qualifiers include Harriett Rogers (mile, 2-mile), Madison Mason (2 mile), Carly Hudson (shot put), Anna Mitcham (mile), Aiko Hassett (400), Dickens Culler (pole vault), and Cami Phillips (4 x 400 meter relay).

Team totals: 1st - Wilson Hall (107), 2nd - Ashley Hall (101), 3rd - Heathwood Hall (68.5), 4th - Hammond (67.5), 5th - Orangeburg Prep (45), 6th - Porter Gaud (44), 7th- Spartanburg Christian (39), 7th - Trinity Collegiate (39), 9th- Pinewood Prep (29), 10th - Ben Lippen (26), 11th - Augusta Christian (21), 12th - Spartanburg Day (18), 12th - Florence Christian (18), 14th -Palmetto Christian (15), 15th – St. Andrews (9), 16th - Pee Dee Academy (5), 16th - St. Francis Xavier (5),
17th - St. Andrews (3), and 18th - Ridge Christian (1).

The third place finish is the Lady Highlanders’ best finish since winning the state title in 2009.

Varsity Boys Soccer Report from Coach Andrew Richardson

After 110 minutes of action in Charleston, the 2012 Heathwood Hall Boys Varsity soccer season came to an end in penalty kicks, as the match ended via a 4-3 penalty kick shootout in favor of the Porter-Gaud Cyclones in the Quarterfinals of the SCISA AAA State Playoffs.

After a spirited and competitive first stanza, the Highlanders surrendered a 49th minute goal, and spent the rest of the 2nd half searching for an equalizer. With just 2:12 remaining in regulation, Heathwood was awarded a corner kick, and senior Will Norris headed in the game-tying goal, sending the game into two 10-minute overtime periods.

Through the two 10-minute periods (and the two 5-minute golden-goal periods to follow), there was no game-winner, and the game was to be decided at the spot.

While the Highlanders came up short of the ultimate goal, this group enjoyed a fantastic season highlighted by wins over SCISA #3 Porter-Gaud (23-3-1) and SCHSL #4 Brookland-Cayce (18-4-2).

The 2012 senior class will be remembered for their outstanding leadership, and they were willing to buy into a new team philosophy in their final Highlander campaign. Their work ethic, commitment, and enthusiasm spread throughout the program, and has laid the foundation on which we will continue to build the program. Our massive thanks go out Jance Shine, Chris Metzger, Alex Bueno, Mitch Watford, Will Norris, John Fowble, Thomas Burg, and Fripp Prioleau, and congratulations to Burg, Fowble and Prioleau on the All-Region Team selections! We will certainly miss each one of them, and their respective families who have also given so much of their time and efforts!

Varsity Girls Soccer Report from Coach Curtis Player

The girls soccer team entered the playoffs this week as the #2 seed in the Region. With the #2 seed, the girls earned the opportunity to host Ashley Hall in the first round of the playoffs. On Tuesday night, the girls were playing some of their best soccer of the year and walked away with a 2-0 victory. The Highland goals were scored by Katie Bell. Then on Thursday night, the Highlanders hosted Cardinal Newman, the defending State Champions. After missing on several early opportunities, the Highlanders surrendered 3 first half goals. Although the Highlanders continued to put pressure on CN, the Highlanders were not able to find an answer and ended the season with a 3-0 loss.

The Lady Highlanders ended the season with an overall record of 12-6 and 6-2 in the region. The girls were led by captains Burgess Foster and Sarah Jackson Smith. Also, congratulations to Erin Ress, Kelly Turbeville and Maddie Norris for making the 2012 All Region Team!

Equestrian Team Report from Coach Adrianne Beasley

Heathwood Equestrian Team ended SCISA State Meet 3rd overall behind Wilson Hall who was 2nd and Ashley Hall, who took home first place.

Highlights of the day included a win in Intermediate Flat by Maria Hackney, who was also second in the Intermediate Fences and Sarah Addy placed 4th. Rachel Bates came in first in Novice Fences and Braxton Comer placed 3rd. Grayson Stribling and Kate Evans both placed in "Over Fences" for the Varsity team in their Class. Grayson took 5th place and Kate took 6th place.

Heathwood riders finished the year very strong. Many thanks to all the riders and their families for all their support!

Go Highlanders!