Snapshot: Golden Lion Sports Spring 2010 Recap The 2010 spring sports season saw <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X continue its domination of Region 5-AAA, as <strong>the</strong> Golden Lions took home nine region championships. In addition to <strong>the</strong> region titles, <strong>the</strong> girls’ soccer program captured <strong>the</strong> AAA <strong>St</strong>ate Championship title for <strong>the</strong> second consecutive year, while <strong>the</strong> girls’ track and field team was named <strong>the</strong> AAA <strong>St</strong>ate Runner-Up. All total, <strong>the</strong> Golden Lions won 13 region championships and two state championships during <strong>the</strong> 2009-2010 school year.
Baseball <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X won <strong>the</strong> Region 5-AAA title, sweeping Dunwoody in two exciting games. The boys advanced to <strong>the</strong> second round of <strong>the</strong> state playoffs defeating Morgan County before bowing out to Ringgold in three games. The Golden Lions completed <strong>the</strong> season 23-5, <strong>the</strong> second-most wins in school history, advancing to <strong>the</strong> state playoffs for <strong>the</strong> fourth consecutive season under head coach J.T. Gilbert. Senior Adam Hall and sophomore Chad Mab<strong>ini</strong> led <strong>the</strong> Golden Lions at <strong>the</strong> plate as well as on <strong>the</strong> mound this season. Seniors Jeff Gunn, Andrew Mab<strong>ini</strong>, Sloan Ruzicka and Chris Wright provided timely hitting and good defense all season, while <strong>the</strong> senior leadership was “instrumental to <strong>the</strong> successful season,” according to Gilbert. Boys’ Golf The boys’ golf team took first place at <strong>the</strong> region championship at Northwood Country Club with a team score of 300—<strong>the</strong> lowest 18-hole team total in school history. Senior Max Troutman took home medalist honors with a 73 at <strong>the</strong> region championship. Troutman, along with junior Connor Ratcliffe and freshmen Nicholas Coupland and Garrett Bernhardt made <strong>the</strong> All-Region Team. Ratcliffe was also named to <strong>the</strong> AAA All-<strong>St</strong>ate Team. Head Coach Phillip Cook was named Region 5-AAA Coach of <strong>the</strong> Year. Girls’ Golf Led by head coach Rachel Braham, <strong>the</strong> <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X girls’ golf team won <strong>the</strong> region championship by 37 strokes over Dunwoody at Northwood Country Club, setting a school record for lowest round. Medalist honors went to senior Alex Karr. Karr set a school record f<strong>ini</strong>shing fourth in <strong>the</strong> state championships. The Golden Lions set a school mark with a team f<strong>ini</strong>sh of fourth place in <strong>the</strong> state as well. Boys’ Lacrosse The Golden Lions completed <strong>the</strong>ir season with <strong>the</strong>ir first-ever semifinal appearance at <strong>the</strong> state tournament and f<strong>ini</strong>shed 13-5 on <strong>the</strong> season. The lacrosse team started <strong>the</strong> season by winning <strong>the</strong>ir first seven games. Coached by Scott Carter, <strong>the</strong> boys defeated Lovett for <strong>the</strong> first time in school-history, defeating <strong>the</strong> Lions 11-6. <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X won <strong>the</strong> region championship, completing an undefeated season in region play. Girls’ Soccer Led by senior midfielder Alexa Newfield and senior goalkeeper Emily Cox, <strong>the</strong> girls’ soccer team completed <strong>the</strong>ir season winning eight consecutive matches by shutout en route to <strong>the</strong> state title. The Golden Lions knocked off Creekview in <strong>the</strong> finals, 5-0. Newfield, junior Kelsey Keown and freshman Caroline Wooten were <strong>the</strong> goal scorers in <strong>the</strong> championship match. <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X tallied 130 goals on <strong>the</strong> season while allowing j<strong>us</strong>t 12 goals, as <strong>the</strong>y recorded 15 shutouts. In addition to <strong>the</strong> state crown, head coach Sara Geiger’s squad f<strong>ini</strong>shed <strong>the</strong> season 20-4-1, and brought home <strong>the</strong> Region 5-AAA Championship. Newfield signed a National Letter-of-Intent to continue her career at <strong>the</strong> University of Georgia, while Cox signed with Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Conference rival, Alabama. Veronica Romero will play her collegiate soccer at Emory University. Boys’ Tennis Veteran head coach Chuck Byrd led <strong>the</strong> boys’ netters to ano<strong>the</strong>r state playoff appearance. The team defeated Franklin County and Carrollton en route to a quarterfinal match with Riverwood. The Golden Lions were also region runner-up. The boys tennis team reached <strong>the</strong> state quarterfinals where <strong>the</strong>y lost a thrilling, 3-2, match to Riverwood. The team ended <strong>the</strong> season ranked No. 4 in <strong>the</strong> state. The boys were led by seniors William Broder, Sean Underwood, Alex Schrage, Matt Morris and Alden Homrich. Girls’ Tennis Following <strong>the</strong> excitement of winning <strong>the</strong> 2009 state championship title, <strong>the</strong> girls’ tennis team was in prime shape for ano<strong>the</strong>r successful season. After clinching a second consecutive region title, <strong>the</strong> team went on to defeat Flowery Branch in <strong>the</strong> second round of <strong>the</strong> state championship (3-0) and West Forsyth in <strong>the</strong> quarterfinals (3-2). The Golden Lions run to <strong>the</strong> finals was cut short after a heartbreaking loss to Woodward, but <strong>the</strong>y f<strong>ini</strong>shed <strong>the</strong> season 18-5 (two losses to Woodward and three to 5-AAA schools) and are optimistic about next year, with several returning players and a couple of experienced incoming freshmen. Senior Mimi Bollaci will continue to play tennis at Georgia Sou<strong>the</strong>rn University. Junior Rick Lewis was named AJC A-AAAA player of <strong>the</strong> year for boys lacrosse on top of being All-American and First Team All-<strong>St</strong>ate. Senior John Addisson was named Second Team All-<strong>St</strong>ate, while Senior Frankie Driscoll-Miller and juniors Jack Marsau and T.J. Bickes were named Third Team All-<strong>St</strong>ate. Girls’ Lacrosse Head Coach Peter Voorhees’ squad advanced to <strong>the</strong> second round of <strong>the</strong> state playoffs en route to a 13-7 season and second in <strong>the</strong> region. The Golden Lions lost to eventual <strong>St</strong>ate Runner-Up West Forsyth in <strong>the</strong> playoffs. Senior Lily Sullivan was named Second Team All-<strong>St</strong>ate, while junior Claire Rosenberg was named to <strong>the</strong> state honorable mention squad. Boys’ Soccer The Golden Lions spent much of <strong>the</strong> year ranked as <strong>the</strong> No. 2 team in <strong>the</strong> nation by <strong>the</strong> National Soccer Coaches Association. Led by seniors <strong>St</strong>ephen McGill, Nolan McKeever and Connor Jones, <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X f<strong>ini</strong>shed <strong>the</strong> season with a record of 18-1-1 and a state semifinal appearance. The Golden Lions defeated Riverwood to take <strong>the</strong> Region 5-AAA Championship. Junior goalkeeper Andrew Wolverton recorded eight shutouts on <strong>the</strong> season, as head coach Killebrew Bailey’s club recorded 68 goals while allowing j<strong>us</strong>t 16 goals on <strong>the</strong> year. McGill signed to play collegiately at Clemson, while McKeever will play at Holy Cross and Jones at Belhaven. Senior Patrick Harris plans to fur<strong>the</strong>r his career at Rhodes College. Wolverton was selected to <strong>the</strong> U-18 United <strong>St</strong>ates National Soccer team and recorded a shutout against Romania in <strong>the</strong> annual Lisbon tournament in Portugal this past May. 33 Boys’ Track & Field The Golden Lions ran and vaulted <strong>the</strong>ir way to <strong>the</strong> region title with a onepoint victory over Dunwoody at Lakewood <strong>St</strong>adium. Brendan Hoban took first place in <strong>the</strong> 1600 and 3200-meter races while Jonathan Porter took first in <strong>the</strong> shot put and second in <strong>the</strong> disc<strong>us</strong> throw. Nikita Kirillov f<strong>ini</strong>shed first in <strong>the</strong> pole vault, while Nick Miller f<strong>ini</strong>shed second to his team mate. Kirillov set <strong>the</strong> school pole vault record earlier in <strong>the</strong> year with 15’9.” At <strong>the</strong> state meet, Kirillov f<strong>ini</strong>shed third in <strong>the</strong> pole vault while Porter f<strong>ini</strong>shed third in <strong>the</strong> shot put and fourth in <strong>the</strong> disc<strong>us</strong> throw. Girls’ Track & Field The Golden Lions completed <strong>the</strong> season with a state runner-up f<strong>ini</strong>sh in addition to <strong>the</strong> Region 5-AAA Championship title. <strong>St</strong>. Pi<strong>us</strong> X brought home <strong>the</strong> region championship with a dominating performance, capturing first place in <strong>the</strong> 800-meter run (Kathleen LaPorte), shot put (Shelby Ashe), disc<strong>us</strong> (Ashe), long jump (Crystal Taylor) and triple jump (Taylor). Head Coach Chad Garrison’s team also added four second-place, a third-place and two fourth-place f<strong>ini</strong>shes in track events at <strong>the</strong> region meet. In <strong>the</strong> state meet, Ashe set <strong>the</strong> school record while taking <strong>the</strong> shot put event with a throw of 45’6” and took third in <strong>the</strong> disc<strong>us</strong>. Freshman Danielle Penk won <strong>the</strong> pole vault event in Albany, as Taylor f<strong>ini</strong>shed second in <strong>the</strong> long jump and third in <strong>the</strong> triple jump. LaPorte took second and third in <strong>the</strong> 800-meter and 1600-meter run respectively, and freshman Devon Dabney f<strong>ini</strong>shed fourth in <strong>the</strong> 3200-meter run.
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