Welcome back, WolfPack! The athletic department and I hope you had a wonderful long weekend filled with many moments to pause and recognize the gift of salvation and celebrate the resurrection of Christ!
Before the Pack entered the holiday weekend, we enjoyed an action-packed week of 24 athletic events! Highlights included our varsity girls soccer team clinching a state playoff berth with a big 3-1 victory over Fellowship Christian. That same night the varsity boys soccer team finished off their regular season with a victory and title of area champions! The boys will head into the state playoffs as the number one ranked team in class A. Not to be topped, the boys lacrosse team finished off Thursday night's winning ways with a heart pounding come-from-behind victory in overtime to capture the school’s first ever area lacrosse championship! All three teams will be competing in the state playoffs beginning with the girls soccer team today at Pinecrest (5 p.m.) and boys soccer hosting tomorrow at 6 p.m. Varsity lacrosse will host the first round next Wednesday, May 1.
Also, last week the varsity girls tennis team marched down to Macon for their first round state playoff match and battled all the way to the end in a match that took well over two hours. They ultimately fell 2-3 but played an unbelievable match with no regrets. This team has been a pleasure to watch this year as they have been led by senior ladies who have been major contributors in the program since they were freshmen here at Whitefield. They will certainly be missed next year.
It’s Metro 10 playoff week and many of our top Middle School teams will be competing in pursuit of a Metro 10 championship! Be sure to check out our full athletic calendar here and make plans to come out and cheer on the WolfPack as they compete in the playoffs.
Last but not least, mark your calendars to celebrate the members of the Class of 2019 who will go on to participate in athletics on the collegiate level! Join us this Thursday at 9 a.m. in the Athletic Center for our signing and awards assembly.
I look forward to seeing you all out cheering for the Pack this week!!
See you soon,
Danny Ryan
Athletic Director
Sports Recaps
Varsity Tennis
vs. North Cobb Christian School (Region Tournament, Boy's Round 1): L 2-3
*The boys fought hard and came up just short
*Although this brought an end to the boys' season, the coaches are very proud of them and everything they accomplished throughout the season
vs. Christian Heritage (Region Tournament, Girl's Round 1): W 3-0
*Hannah Morris (12th) and Sherina Thomas (12th) had wins in singles
*Alden Evans (12th) and Sarah Davis (12th) won at doubles
vs. Walker (Region Tournament, Girl's Round 2): L 0-3
*The girls fought hard against Walker but fell short in this semi-final match in the Region Tournament
vs. Mount Pisgah (Region Tournament, Girl's Round 3): W 3-1
*Girls won and took 3rd in the region tournament!
*Sherina Thomas (12th) clinched the match at #3 singles
vs. First Presbyterian Day School (State Tournament, First Round): L 2-3
*After playing for three hours, the girls fell just short of First Presbyterian
*They had an outstanding season and the coaches are so proud of them!
Varsity Baseball
vs. Christian Heritage - Region Playoffs: W 4-1
*Chase Watson (10th) was 1-3 with a double and an RBI
*Cooper Craig (9th) was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts for the Pack
vs. Darlington (Region Playoffs): W 3-2
*Ian Kennedy (11th) was the winning pitcher and also hit the two-run go-ahead homerun in the bottom of the 6th inning!
*Carson Sanders (12th) was 2-3 and scored two of the Pack's runs
vs. Trion High School (Region Playoffs): L 2-8
*The Pack had four hits
*Ian Kennedy (11th) was 2-3
Middle School Baseball
vs. Mount Pisgah: W 14-2
*Mac Wotton (7th) had three hits and Conlon Walker (8th) had a three-run homerun
*Great defense in the field by Parker Ladd (8th)
*Pitching was led by Nick Olson (8th), Reilly Cullen (8th), and Mac Wotton (7th)
vs. Kings Ridge: W 9-7
*Offense was led by Parker Ladd (8th) and Conlon Walker (8th)
*Thomas Perdue (7th) also got rallies going with big hits
*Conlon Walker (8th), Thomas Figaretti (7th), Parker Ladd (8th), and Nate Jones (7th) pitched for the Pack
*Great defense by Alex Greenwald (8th) and Wyman Shaheen (7th) in the field
Girls Varsity Soccer
vs. St. Francis: W 5-1
*Goals were scored by Avery Fassnacht (10th), Sydney Hales (10th), Anna Burkett (10th), Anna Grace Kwon (12th), Lindsey Fry (10th), and Claire Browne (12th)
*Anna Burkett (10th) and Lindsay Fry (10th) also had assists
vs. Fellowship Christian: W 3-1
*This win secured the girls a spot in the state playoffs!
*Lindsey Fry (10th) and Claire Browne (12th) scored two goals and one goal, respectively
*Assists were made by Anna Grace Kwon (12th), Sydney Hales (10th), and Avery Fassnacht (10th)
*Adiyah Thomas (10th) and Kailey Williams (11th) were fantastic in goal
Boys Varsity Soccer
vs. St. Francis: W 8-0
*Two goals each scored by Rees PicKell (11th) and West Peterson (12th)
*Additional goals by Jason Dinschel (11th), Komichel Johnson (11th), Matt Soud (12th), and Jack Valentine (10th)
*Assists were made by Luke Wilson (10th), Micah Messner (10th), and Kaleb Carmack (10th)
*Jack Krahel (10th) played in goal with two saves
vs. Fellowship Christian: W 6-0
*The boys clinched their Area Championship title!
*Two goals were scored by Micah Messner (10th), with additional goals by Casey Torres (11th), Luke Wilson (10th), West Peterson (12th), and Matt Soud (12th)
*Jason Dinschel (11th) had an assist
*Jack Krahel (10th) made two saves in goal
Girls Middle School Soccer
vs. Mt. Bethel: Tie 0-0
*Phenomenal defensive play by Ansley Hales (7th) and Ellie Farrar (8th)
*Unmatched work rate by Abby May (6th), Joey Martin (8th), Danielle Trovato (8th), and Hannah Docabo (8th)
Boys Middle School Soccer
vs. Kings Ridge: W 8-3
*The Pack had a great game!
*Two goals each were scored by John Cassady (8th) and Truman Johnson (8th)
*Additional goals by Mason Jones (8th) and Nolan Shim (8th)
Boys Varsity Golf
vs. St. Francis: L 220-185
*The WolfPack played a great match despite falling short to a strong St. Francis team
Middle School Golf
vs. St. Francis (Boy's Team): L 252-174
*Whitefield's top three golfers scored 38, 42, and 46
vs. Walker (Girl's Team): L 104-97
*Marin Eckerson (7th) shot 51 and Emma Kate Douglas (6th) shot 53
*Megan Calloway (7th) and Emily David (7th) both shot a 54
Boys Varsity Lacrosse
vs. Kell: W 7-6
*In an overtime win, the Pack made school history becoming the Region Champs, and are now headed to the state tournament!
*Camden Evans (12th) had four goals and two ground balls
*Robert Matherne (12th) scored two goals
*Ryan Washington (10th) had one goal and one assist
*Hudson Weller (10th) had two assists
*Chris Scott (10th) had four ground balls and caused two turnovers
*Goalie Noah Howard (12th) had 11 saves
*Henry Hamilton (9th) had four groundballs
Boys Middle School Lacrosse
vs. Fellowship Christian: L 3-7
Varsity Track
Girls Tri-Meet (vs. Pace Academy vs. GAC) and Boys Quad Meet (vs. Pace vs. GAC vs. Riverside Military Academy)
*Whitefield Varsity track team closed out their regular season finishing in second place behind the powerful GAC girls team and Riverside's boys team
*Even though a few of our athletes will not be going on to Area and State (we can only enter two athletes and two relay teams in each event), the entire team finished out their season with a bang by setting at least 25 personal records in this meet
*Amanda King (9th) set a new school record in the Pole Vault of 7'6''
*Jordan Johnson (12th) ran 49.7 in the 400m (only .1 off the school record)
*The boys 4x100m relay team (Spencer Wingate (10th), Howard Allen (9th), Kaleb Brooks (12th), and Bryce Davis (11th)) edged out an outstanding Riverside Military team by breaking an 8-year-old school record with a time of 42.5
*Congratulations to all the athletes on this year's track team! We wish the best to those who will be competing in the Area Meet at Darlington School in Rome today and Thursday, and for those who will continue on to the State Meet at Berry College on May 9-11, 2019
Co-Ed Middle School Track
Metro 10 Championship
*The girls team placed first and the boys team placed second in the Metro 10 Championship
*Points were earned by the top eight finishers in each event, and medals were awarded to the top three finishers in each event
*Ayden Duncanson (8th) took home three individual medals and two relay medals, placing first in the long jump, 100M, and 200M
*Naomi Stith (8th) also took home three individual medals and two relay medals, placing first in both the long jump and triple jump and second in the 200M
*Andrew Glover (8th) took home two individual medals and three relay medals, placing first in the 300M hurdles and second in the triple jump
*Sydney Nettles (7th) earned two individual medals and one relay medal, placing first in the 200M and second in the 100M
*Ian Geffrard (8th) placed first in both the shot put and discus
*Toun Oderinde (8th) placed second in the discus
*Acire Hamilton (7th) placed third in the shot put
*Ava Brooke Ellenburg (6th) placed third in the triple jump
*Girls 4 x 100M relay placed first (Elise Duncanson (6th), Kathryn Moorer (7th), Sydney Nettles (7th), and Naomi Stith (8th))
*Girls 4 x 400M relay placed first (Charly Clark (8th), Kathryn Moorer (7th), Sarah Kate Smith (7th), and Naomi Stith (8th))
*Boys 4 x 100M relay placed first (Joshua Oluyide (6th), Ryan Walker (7th), Andrew Glover (7th), and Ayden Duncanson (8th))
*Boys 4 x 400M relay placed second (Drew Justice (7th), Andrew Glover (7th), Ryan Walker (7th), Ayden Duncanson (8th))