High School Athletics | November, 2020
Field Hockey State Champions 2020. Photo courtesy of Joe Puetz. FIELD HOCKEY
The Varsity field hockey team capped off a momentous week with a State Championship finish on Saturday at Sportport. Earlier in the week, during the state quarterfinals, the Saints defeated #8 ranked Rockwood Summit by a score of 5-0 with Gigi Edwards scoring three goals and Suzy Keefer scoring two. On Thursday, in the semi-finals, Villa defeated #5 ranked Cor Jesu by a score of 4-1. Gigi Edwards, Ellie Marshall, Suzy Keefer, and Taryn Tkachuk each scored a goal. And finally, in a thrilling championship game, the Saints pressured the John Burroughs defense numerous times but were unable to convert during the regulation play. Less than four minutes into overtime, Suzy Keefer carried the ball right around the baseline and slipped it across where the defense made the initial save. Georgia Leary was able to slip it further across the goal mouth where Taryn Tkachuk buried a reverse chip into the goal cage for the win!
After so much uncertainty throughout the last 13 weeks, the Saints are proud to have finished off the perfect season with 14 wins and zero losses. All 14 wins were against top 10 ranked opponents and the Saints only allowed three goals against all season. Taryn Tkachuk finished 1st in points in St. Louis with 76 points. Suzy Keefer and Gigi Edwards both tied for 3rd in St. Louis with 37 points. Claire Douglass was ranked 1st in St. Louis in goals against average and wins. Congratulations on an incredible season and a State Championship finish!
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VOLLEYBALL
Congratulations to the following volleyball players (pictured above) for their "All District" honors:
TENNIS
Congratulations to Singles Tennis State Champion Lizzie Barlow who was named Athlete of the Week by StLtoday.com last Thursday.
WINTER SPORTS TRYOUTS
Tryouts for basketball began yesterday, November 2, and swimming/diving tryouts begin Monday, November 9. View the complete information on the Team Tryouts page.
NEXT NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 8
With the change of sports seasons and no athletic contests scheduled until early December, we will not publish High School Athletics for several weeks. Please watch for your next issue on Tuesday, December 8.
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