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The Lady Orioles<br />
defended <strong>the</strong> ESDAA<br />
championship <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
twelfth consecutive year.<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong> overpowered<br />
every opponent in <strong>the</strong><br />
pool play and bracket<br />
competition. In <strong>the</strong> semifinals,<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong> outplayed<br />
<strong>the</strong> Pennsylvania<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong>, 25-5<br />
and 25-4. In <strong>the</strong> finals<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong> knocked out<br />
<strong>the</strong> Western Pennsylvania<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Deaf</strong> in<br />
straight sets, 25-18 and<br />
25-10. Tarja Lewis, Janna<br />
Oshman, Liv Polzin, and<br />
Claire Tucker were chosen<br />
<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> all-tournament<br />
team.<br />
In <strong>the</strong> MD/DC<br />
Private <strong>School</strong> Tournament, <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
was invited to participate in <strong>the</strong> eightteam<br />
competition. Sixth seed <strong>Maryland</strong><br />
travelled to face <strong>the</strong> third seed team,<br />
Academy of <strong>the</strong> Holy Cross. After <strong>the</strong><br />
first loss, <strong>Maryland</strong> was able to pull<br />
out a win in <strong>the</strong> second game but lost<br />
in <strong>the</strong> next two sets.<br />
The Orioles’ season ended with<br />
36 wins and 10 losses and earned<br />
<strong>the</strong> National Team of <strong>the</strong> Year by<br />
<strong>Deaf</strong>Digest.com.<br />
On <strong>the</strong> varsity team were seniors<br />
Chelsea Morris, Racquel Roult, and<br />
Claire Tucker; juniors CJ Hirsch,<br />
Janna Oshman, Liv Polzin, and<br />
Augusta Seremeth; sophomores<br />
Tarja Lewis and Mia Goldberg; and<br />
freshman Sierra McConville. Morris,<br />
Roult, and Tucker will be very much<br />
missed <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir devotion, desire,<br />
motivation, and loyalty.<br />
Under Head Coach Laura<br />
Lohmeyer’s direction, <strong>the</strong> junior<br />
varsity girls completed <strong>the</strong>ir season<br />
with an impressive record of 14-9-<br />
1. However, <strong>the</strong>y did not make <strong>the</strong><br />
bracket playoffs at Thomas Johnson’s<br />
Junior Varsity Tournament. The team<br />
consisted of juniors Kaliah Doe, Ivana<br />
Genievsky, Raquel Grindstaff, and<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Mansfield-Hom; sophomores<br />
Lauren Goldberg, Corbin Register,<br />
and Kristin Williams; and freshmen<br />
Allyson Bortoletto and Christy<br />
Zendarski.<br />
The coaches were exceedingly<br />
proud of <strong>the</strong> volleyball program’s<br />
accomplishment of ano<strong>the</strong>r great<br />
season. The coaches also would<br />
like to express a special thank you<br />
to <strong>the</strong> teams’ managers, Jehanne<br />
McCullough and Katie Zendarski.<br />
They would like to extend a heartfelt<br />
thanks to everyone <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
help, support, and encouragement<br />
throughout <strong>the</strong> season, especially<br />
<strong>the</strong> parents. Without <strong>the</strong>m, <strong>the</strong> team<br />
would not have garnered such success.<br />
Ano<strong>the</strong>r great year in 2010/2011<br />
looks promising, so come on and<br />
cheer <strong>the</strong>m next year!<br />
—Vicki Kitsembel, Head Coach,<br />
FC, vicki.kitsembel@msd.edu<br />
Sportscope<br />
TOP (L-R) Manager Katie Zendarski, Coach Laura Lohmeyer, Manager Jehanne McCullough MIDDLE<br />
Hea<strong>the</strong>r Mansfield-Hom, Allyson Bortoletto, Lauren Goldberg, Christy Zendarski, Kristen Williams,<br />
Corbin Register, Ivana Genivesky FRONT Raquel Grindstaff and Kaliah Doe<br />
<strong>Deaf</strong>digest.com<br />
Team of <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
<strong>Maryland</strong><br />
First Team<br />
Tarja Lewis<br />
Claire Tucker<br />
National <strong>Deaf</strong> Interscholastic<br />
Athletics Association<br />
Player of <strong>the</strong> Year<br />
Claire Tucker<br />
First Team<br />
Tarja Lewis<br />
Liv Polzin<br />
Second Team<br />
Rebecca Washington<br />
Frederick News-Post All Area<br />
First Team<br />
Claire Tucker<br />
Second Team<br />
Tarja Lewis<br />
Honorable Mention<br />
Janna Oshman<br />
Liv Polzin<br />
Rebecca Washington<br />
Frederick Gazette All Area<br />
First Team<br />
Claire Tucker<br />
Honorable Mention<br />
Tarja Lewis<br />
Washington Post<br />
All-Met Volleyball Team<br />
Honorable Mention<br />
Claire Tucker<br />
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