Valley Catholic Athletics Update
Nov. 9, 2011

Cross Country
The Valiant boys earned their first cross country state title in school history on Saturday at the state championship meet at Lane Community College in Eugene. The Valiants placed 4 runners in the top 17, scoring 73 points, 33 points ahead of runner-up Pleasant Hill. Senior Connor Garcia led the Valiants with a 5th place finish (in a field of 108 runners), completing the 5000 meter race in 16:29.

Connor earned 1st team all-state honors for the second consecutive year. Sophomore Cooper Roach and senior Andy Holstrom earned 2ndteam all-state honors by finishing in 12th and 14th places, respectively. Senior Danny Hernandez earned 3rd team all-state with his 17th place finish. Senior Aidan McLeod closed out the scoring for the Valiants with a 43rd place finish, running a personal record of 17:58. Senior Anthony Alfieri (43rd place) and sophomore Sam Teague (60th place) were also members of the state championship team.

The Valiant girls earned a 6th place finish at the state championship meet. Sophomore Annika Holstrom (19th place) and junior Sophia Chau (21st place) both earned 3rd team all-state honors. Josephine Chau, Autumn Davis, and Grace Mannen rounded out the scoring for the Valiants. Autumn ran an 18 second personal record in the final race of her career. Sophomore Morgan McDougal and freshman Fiona Walker both participated in their first state meet.

Six seniors ran their final race as a Valiant on Saturday-Anthony Alfieri, Autumn Davis, Connor Garcia, Danny Hernandez, Andy Holstrom, and Aidan McLeod. Collectively these seniors led the cross country program to 1 state championship, 5 state trophies, and 3 district titles. Congratulations to our VC seniors on an excellent four years!

Volleyball
Our volleyball team, ranked #2 in the state, beat St. Mary’s Medford in the 1st Round of State Saturday night to advance to the Final Eight in Eugene. We open against Blanchet in the quarterfinal at 3:15 Friday afternoon. If we win, we play the winner of the Burns-Cascade Christian match in the semi-finals at 8:30 Friday evening. Good luck volleyball!

Winter Sports begin on Monday
Swimming, girls basketball, and boys basketball practices will begin on Monday, November 14.

Dance
Dance will continue on with their normal practice schedule. Complete practice schedules and more team information will be handed out at the first practice.

Boys Basketball
All grades meet in the Valiants gym for practice from 3:30-6:00 pm. Please plan on staying for a brief players meeting afterwards until 6:15 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Gallagher.

Girls Basketball
All grades meet in the Valiants’ Gym for practice from 6:15-9:00 pm. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Innes.

Swimming
Please meet at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center for practice from 7:30-9:00 p.m. If you have any questions please contact Mr. Sherman.

Full Fall Sports Wrap Up Comes Out Next Week
Next week we will recap all of the tremendous success of our fall sports teams. We will highlight team achievements and post our all-league selections.

Jeff Gallagher
Athletic Director
Valley Catholic High School
jgallagher@valleycatholic.org
503.520.4720

Posted by Thomas Kohler in Athletic News, Fall Sports, VCHS News & Events