Wildwood Athletics: a Year in Review
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wildwood.athletics by Courtney O’Connor, COMMUNICATIONS & DESIGN MANAGER Wildwood Athletics: A Year in Review Wildwood athletics had another incredible year of growth, dedication, and hard work from all our athletes, coaches, and members of the Athletic Task Force. Take a look at highlights from the fall, winter, and spring seasons from our middle and upper athletes, as well as our 5th grade coed flag-football and soccer programs. Wildwood had more than 165 athletes competing Winter athletics saw more than 115 athletes in the 2014 fall season and fielded 11 teams in four participate for Wildwood, fielding four upper school different sports. We doubled the size of our swim teams and five middle school teams. /Summer 2015 team (with 34 swimmers) and added a junior varsity SOCCER upper school volleyball team.. In.the.upper.school,.our.boys.and.girls.teams.ended. CROSS-COUNTRY the.season.with.fierce.games.against.our.rival.New. Our Wildwood FALL SPORTS Our.upper.school.athletes.had.one.of.their.best. Roads,.with.senior.and.captain.Drei.B..scoring.the. 14/15 seasons.to.date!.The.girls.team.came.through.with. game-winning.goal.in.his.final.high.school.soccer. a.third-place.finish.at.the.Coastal.Canyon.League. WINTER SPORTS game..Our.girls.middle.school.team.won.the.Pacific. finals.and.qualified.for.the.first.time.ever.for.CIF.. Basin.League.Sportsmanship.Award,.given.by.the. Sophomore.Sophia.S..qualified.for.sectional.finals,. coaches.and.athletic.directors.of.the.member.schools.. putting.her.among.the.most.elite.runners.in.Southern. Seventh.grader.Lily.R..was.outstanding.as.goalkeeper,. California..The.boys.had.excellent.performances,.as. and.8th.grader.Alison.B..led.the.team.in.goals.and. well,.with.9th.grader.Matt.Z..leading.the.team.with.an. assists. all-league.seventh-place.finish.and.personal.best.for. BASKETBALL Coastal.Canyon.League.finals. Congratulations.goes.to.the.girls.middle.school.team,. SWIM TEAM who.won.the.Pacific.Basin.League.Championship.after. Middle.school.athletes.came.home.with.more.than.. a.convincing.win.over.Turning.Point.School..Mimi.O.,. 50.medals.from.the.Pacific.Basin.League.finals,.. Lexy.K.,.and.Devon.H..led.the.team.as.they.dominated. with.several.swimmers.earning.first-place.finishes!.. the.Pacific.Basin.League..The.girls.upper.school. Ryder.M.,.Eli.O.,.and.Tess.L..led.the.team.in.a.. varsity.team.propelled.themselves.to.the.playoffs,. historic.year.. with.notable.wins.during.the.regular.season.against. Vistamar.and.New.Roads..Nora.B.,.Emma.F.,.and. VOLLEYBALL Moreua.H..earned.all-league.honors..The.team.has.a. Our.upper.school.girls.team.qualified.for.CIF.playoffs. bright.future.because.there.are.no.graduating.seniors.. and.finished.their.season.6-6.in.the.league..Seniors. Carly.R..and.Maya.H..earned.all-league.honors,. Wildwood continued its expansion of an already leading.the.team.admirably.on.and.off.the.court..Their. diverse sports program by introducing two new leadership.and.dedication.has.been.exemplary. upper school sports in the spring: girls beach FLAG FOOTBALL volleyball and tennis. The.6th.grade.team.finished.6-3.and.made.it.to.the. SPORTS BASEBALL Coastal.Canyon.League.Championship.game—one.of. Upper.school.boys.finished.5-5.in.the.league.and.were. their.best.seasons.to.date..The.Wolves.fought.hard. led.by.juniors.Griffin.N..and.Benicio.W.. until.the.very.end.and.came.in.just.shy.of.four.points. in.their.last.match.with.Willows..There.was.lots.of. SPRING excitement.and.fans.supporting.our.team! SWIM TEAM The.upper.school.swim.team.had.a.successful.spring. season,.finishing.second.in.the.league..Ella.E..and. Riley.D..earned.all-league.honors.as.they.led.our. Waterwolves.in.the.pool.. TENNIS Our.tennis.athletes.enjoyed.their.first.season. competing,.led.by.dedicated.senior.Benji.M. VOLLEYBALL The.boys.middle.school.team.celebrated.a.successful. second.year,.fielding.two.teams.with.15.participants.. The.upper.school.girls.beach.volleyball.team.had.six. members.in.its.inaugural.year.and.were.led.by.senior. Carly.R. TRACK AND FIELD Upper.school.athletes.had.a.positive.end.to.the. season.with.several.members.medaling.at.the.. Coastal.Canyon.League.finals..Tenth.grader.. Sophia.S..advanced.to.the.CIF.quarterfinals.in. Carpinteria..Middle.school.track.and.field.also.had.. a.great.year,.wrapping.up.the.season.with.11.medals... In.addition,.the.girls.4x400.relay.team.broke.the. school.record,.as.did.7th.grader.Lily.R..in.the.shot.put.. The.girls.team.finished.fourth.overall.out.of.13.teams. GOLF Middle.school.athletes.Brennan.B.,.Noah.A.,.and.Kai.S.. played.in.the.Pacific.Basin.League.finals.at.The.Lakes. in.El.Segundo. FLAG FOOTBALL Fifth.graders.concluded.another.exciting.season.of. coed.flag.football..They.improved.at.learning.how. to.pull.flags,.understanding.the.different.offensive. and.defensive.positions,.and.becoming.experts.at. sportsmanship.through.wins.AND.losses..More.than. 30.students.participated,.which.is.more.than.half.the. 5th.grade.class! SOCCER Fifth.grade.coed.soccer.also.finished.a.remarkable. season.finishing.5-1-1..Jacob.G..had.a.highlight.of. ELEMENTARY SPORTSseven.goals.in.one.game!.Auggie.M..and.Ray.C.. also.had.multiple-goal.games..Twenty-five.students. participated,.which.was.another.great.turnout.for.the. 5th.grade.class. WW.