2011 High School National Championships - St Louis, MO

Lincoln Players had a lot of success at the 2011 High School National Championships.  11 players made the trip and all competed hard.  Here are the Lincoln Results.

	Singles	Doubles	Partner	Mixed Double	Partner
Sam Reid	4th Gold - Boys 1	2nd - Boys 1	Alex	2nd - 1 Consolation	Maddie
Alex Meyer	1st White - Boys 2	2nd - Boys 1	Sam
Carson Morford	3rd Red - Boys 3	3rd - Boys 2 Consolation	Bill	2nd - 2 Consolation	Cara
Bill Dougherty	2nd Red - Boys 4	3rd - Boys 2 Consolation	Carson	16s - 3 Championship	Rachel
Tyler Boadway	2nd Red - Boys 5			16s - 3 Championship	Olivia
Andrew Locke-Harris	16s Blue - Boys 6	Quarters - Boys 3 Consolation	Kevin
Kevin Hansen	16s Blue - Boys 6	Quarters - Boys 3 Consolation	Andrew
Maddie Patton	2nd White - Girls 1	4th - Girls 1 Consolation	Cara	2nd - 1 Consolation	Sam
Cara Curley	3rd Red - Girls 2	4th - Girls 1 Consolation	Maddie	2nd - 2 Consolation	Carson
Rachel Wolford	1st Red - Girls 3	4th - Girls 2 Consolation	Olivia	16s - 3 Championship	Bill
Olivia Lanaras	3rd Red - Girls 4	4th - Girls 2 Consolation	Rachel	16s - 3 Championship	Tyler

Oregon State Tournament Summary

There were many, many highlights during the five days of play at the 2011 HS State Championships.  Those that were at the MAC on Sunday afternoon were treated to watching many spectacular matches, and after the event several Lincoln players were on hand to receive the following awards:

Lincoln Boy’s Team - 2nd Place 

Lincoln Girls Team - 4th Place

Lincoln Overall Team - 3rd Place

Lincoln Gold Match Team - 3rd Place (of 43 teams)

The following Lincoln players who earned 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishes:

SINGLES

Sam Reid - 1st Place Gold Boys #1 Singles - OVERALL STATE HS BOYS SINGLES CHAMPION ! Matches brother Dylan’s feat last year!

Stacey Abrams – 2nd Place Gold Girls #6 Singles – Stacey was an absolute all-star in her first year !!

Carson Morford – 2nd Place Gold Boys #6 Singles – Huge achievement making Finals of Boys #6

Catherine Barton – 3rd Place Gold Girls #5 Singles – Another first year all-star !!

Cara Curley – 1st Place Blue Girls #2 (who played Girls #6 last year !)

Olivia Lanaras – 1st Place Blue Girls #6 – Another first year all-star !!

Evan Czopek – 2nd Place Blue Boys #2 – Strong finish in a very tough division

Tovah Siegel – 3rd Place White Girls #6 – Tovah finished with a flurry !

DOUBLES

Stacey Abrams / Billy Dougherty – 2nd Place Gold Mixed Doubles #2

Evan Czopek / Sam Reid – 2nd Place Gold Boys #1 Doubles

Alex Meyer / Carson Morford – 3rd Place Gold Boys Doubles #2

Jake Marcy / Weston Fassiotto – 3rd Place Gold Boys Doubles #3

Rachel Wolfard / Catherine Barton – 3rd Place Gold Girls #2 Doubles

Rebecca Lewinsohn  / Olivia Lanaras – 3rd Place Gold Girls #3 Doubles

Overall, 23 of our 42 Lincoln players made it to Sunday, playing in either a first place or third place match for singles or doubles.  This is fantastic !!

A huge thanks to all the parents who volunteered during the tournament, and thanks to the players and families who stuck it out until the end to watch the finals matches and award ceremonies.

Also thanks to the players for playing matches on Wed/Thursday during Finals week; I’m going to try my best to not let this happen next year.  I’m also going to make sure players don’t schedule other activities during the weekend next year… this was very disruptive to my ability to coach effectively, and to our ability to field our strongest team possible.

NEXT STOP - NATIONALS

We currently have 11 players headed to St. Louis for the USA Racquetball National High School Championships, to be held March 2-6.  (Maddie Patton, Cara Curley, Olivia Lanaras, Rachel Wolfard, Sam Reid, Alex Meyer, Carson Morford, Billy Dougherty, Kevin Hansen, Tyler Boadway, Andrew Lock-Harris).  If you would like to join us, please let me know ASAP.  The talent level at the HS Nationals is no higher than HS States, except that you’ll play players you’ve never seen before.  The tournament will be VERY similar to this weekend's tournament, but will include approximately 100 players from outside Oregon as well, many coming from St. Louis, Missouri.

State Tournament Match Times (First Match Singles and Doubles)_

Team-

Starting times are now posted on the Oregon Racquetball website, here’s the link.  Please get used to checking this website this week for match results.

Please note that this list shows the first match for each division you are entered.  For subsequent matches, you’ll need to check the draw sheets to see when your next match is; it obviously depends on whether you win or lose your first matches.  

Also be sure to note whether your match is at Beaverton YMCA (noted on schedule as “YMCA”) or at MAC. 

Beaverton YMCA is at 4965 SW Griffith Dr., Beaverton, just east of Beaverton Fred Meyer and near Beaverton City Hall.

State Start Times - you can also check on the team tab for state championships.

I’ve checked this list, and have confirmed that start times are consistent with info given to me by each player (i.e. no one is scheduled during a time they told me they are not available. I personally entered the “time avoidances” into the tournament software, so I’m confident that the avoidances are correct… if not, you know who to bark at J )

Please contact me if you have any questions about match times.  I’ll be at YMCA on Wed & Thursday nights, since those are the players that will need most assistance with draws.

This is a big week !!  GO CARDS !!!  And of course good luck with your finals this week !