Well, it's official. The 2011-12 Lincoln Racquetball team had it's best ever finish at the HS State Championship held January 25-29 at Cascade Athletic Club (Gresham) and Mt. Hood Athletic Club (Sandy).
The Lincoln team ended up with 5 State Champions:
Division | Players |
Boys Singles #1 | Sam Reid |
Boys Doubles #1 | Sam Reid/Evan Czopek |
Boys Doubles #2 | Billy Dougherty/Carson Morford |
Girls Singles #5 | Catherine Barton |
Girls Doubles #2 | Catherine Barton/Olivia Lanaras |
Also, Lincoln Boys, Girls, and Overall teams had their best finish ever !!
Place | Boys | Girls | Overall |
1st | Lincoln | Beaverton | Beaverton |
2nd | Sprague | Southridge | Lincoln |
3rd | Beaverton | Sprague | Sprague |
4th | Southridge | Lincoln | Southridge |
5th | Sunset | Sunset | Sunset |
What a treat it was to watch the Lincoln players throughout the tournament. Besides the 5 State Champions, we also had 6 second place Gold finishes, nearly all being decided by only a few points during the tiebreaker. We also had 10 members of the All-State Team.
First Team All-State:
Sam Reid
Evan Czopek
Elena Schaefer
Second Team All-State:
Catherine Barton
Olivia Lanaras
Carson Morford
Billy Dougherty
Honorable Mention:
Rachel Wolfard
Harris Rosendahl
Alex Meyer
You can check all the official results on the tournament website.
Congratulations Lincoln Cardinals Racquetball Team !!!
