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March 2015
Welcome to Ursuline Athletics!
Dear Student-Athletes and Parents,
Check out
www.metrowaa.org
for complete
schedules of
all of our
teams.
Okay, so anyone who has been in my
office or spent any length of time with me
knows I am a huge “follower” of Pat Summit. If you don’t know who she is, please go
google her now. I was trying to find my inspiration for this month’s article when I stumbled across the above picture and quote. I
love the idea that I/we don’t have to be the
strongest or most gifted person to be successful (win). We just have to be the most competitive. I decided then to research what
“competitive” means. Here is what I learned;
the word “compete” comes from the Latin
words “com” and “petere” which mean “together” and “seeking” respectively. WOW! How about that for an “aha moment”? If we as teams and teammates
can put aside the idea that personally we have to be the strongest, most gifted,
most talented person on our teams and focus more on being the most competitive-well, just imagine where that could take us. Working together with respect is an
amazing concept. It takes out all of the jealousy, the selfishness, the frustration
while concentrating on working together with respect gives us support, happiness
and love.
If you had to choose what teammate you want to play with or even be, I
hope you choose to be the most competitive, the teammate who works with your
teammates and not against. Be the one who supports your teammates when they
play more or less than you. Be the one who supports your teammates when they
score a goal, point, basket, etc. Be the one who lifts others up, every minute of
every day, no matter what, because that is what a competitor does, that is what a
real teammate does.
As we enter the “second half” of the Lenten season, perhaps now is a good
time to either continue being that great competitor, and, if that is not quite you
right now, well, it is not too late to start.
This is good,
Jen Brooks CMAA
Save the date!
UA Golf Classic
May 4, 2015
Sunset Country Club
Proceeds benefit the UA athletic department.
Join us for our home spring openers:
March 20
Soccer—JV, 4:00 vs. St. Charles West
March 21
Soccer—Varsity, 12:00 vs. Jefferson City
Track —10:00 at Washington University
March 23
Soccer—Freshmen, 5:30 vs. Bishop Dubourg
March 24
Lacrosse—Varsity, 4:15 vs. O’Fallon
Lacrosse—JV, 5:30 vs. O’Fallon
Sign up for summer
sports camps now!
Visit www.ursulinestl.org.
Soccer
Varsity
It's a great day to be a BEAR! Congratulations to the soccer bears for an awesome start to the season.
Seniors
Maddie Tague
Claire Sinak
Madeline Suelmann
Macy Gassner
Sophie Leon
Bella Marcallini
Juniors
Sophomores
Abby Basler
Caite Huesgen
Nora Brooks
Meredith Belrose
Annie Schmitz
Alex Severino
Freshmen
Jill Hubert
Julia Stahlhuth
Libby Lane
Katie Richter
Hanna Burke
Hannah Lauer
Casey Doherty
Madyson Mossman
Katelyn Evers
The team has been working incredibly hard, and I am super proud of their commitment and effort.
We are looking forward to an action-packed season with special events for home games. Our first home game is March 21 against
Jefferson City. Kick-off is 12:00 p.m.
Please come out and cheer us on against St. Joseph’s Academy on March 24 at 4:00 p.m. Stop by and enjoy a meal from
the food truck 2Girls4Wheels.
Our first home game in April is dedicated to our fabulous teachers! Please join us in celebrating and honoring our teachers at our game vs. IWA on April 7 at 4:00 p.m. For more details and updates visit www.ursulinesoccerstl.org.
Follow us on Twitter URSULINE STL Soccer (@URSULINESOCCER)
GO, BEARS!
Coach Beekman
Freshmen
UA's freshman soccer team is made up
of 23 young and extremely talented women. I am
looking forward to a great season with the girls and
getting to know each of their sparkling personalities! I plan to improve their foot skills, fitness and
agility levels and their overall knowledge of the
game. We have a long way to go, but I am
very excited for the road ahead of us! We kick off
our season on March 23 against Bishop DuBourg.
As a team, we can't wait for you to come support
and watch us shine!
Emily Broughton
Gabby Cadieux
Amanda Coleman
Sarah Dreyer
Grace Eisenbarger
Sarah Elbert
Kiley Freesmeier
Andrea Haferkamp
Grace Hickey
Carly Hoffman
Caroline Jordan
Kristina Jurcevic
Bridget Mallon
Sophia Mantia
Abigail Mika
Emma Noonan
Ashley Putnam
Clara Riggio
Sabrina Steger
Carrie Steingruby
Sydney Suntrup
Mary Ellen Todt
Danielle Wright
Junior Varsity
The jv soccer team has been working hard during these first two weeks of the
season as we prepare to take on Jefferson
City High School in our first match of the
season on Saturday March 21. So far, preseason training sessions have been filled with
fitness and foot skills, making these few days
off for spring break well deserved. With ten
sophomores returning to the roster and 12
newcomers, the Bears look forward to another great year of competition.
Coach DePew
Samantha Abel
Emily Beinke
Abigail Broske
Paige Garozzo
Grace Gerdin
Gabrielle Glore
Allison Hackett
Anna Hackett
Emily Imo
Alex Kittner
Sarah Lampe
Hope Meyers
Jennifer Miller
Katherine Polizzi
Angelina Reckert
Gabby Ruggeri
Maria Scarfino
Margaret Schlink
Madeline Spinks
Madison Wirth
Kaetlin Wurdack
Anna Wurtsbugh
Varsity
Lacrosse
Practice is off to a great start for varsity and junior varsity lacrosse. Unfortunately the weather hasn’t been helping much;
we’ve had to practice indoors for the first few weeks, but we’re not letting it slow us down. With our first game on March 25, we
still have a lot more work to do, but I have no doubt we’ll have a strong and successful season. Be sure to come to our home-opener
vs. O’Fallon Township High School, varsity at 4:15 followed by jv!
Brenna Brady
Katie Donley
Hailey Gilman
Collen Hannegan
Kate Herrmann
Lauren Hill
Maggie Matthes
Catherine May
Trudy Odenwald
Lexie Rogers
Kate Rustige
Lauren Schaeffer
Athlete of the Month
Lauren Schaeffer
Maggie Schomaker
Monica Sinclair
Allison Torretta
Molly Vancardo
Kayla Weaver
Morgan Zuerlein
Junior Varsity
Congratulations to the following freshmen and sophomores on this season's JV lacrosse team:
Mary Strazacker—Racquetball
Scholar-athlete
of the Month
Anne Bettag
Hannah Brewer
Sydney Christman
Lane Dibler
Lexi Donley
Lydia Edwards
Brooke Granada
Ellie Kelleher
Campbell Kennedy
Natalie McDonald
Mackenzie Miller
Emma Murphy
Kayla O'Toole
Lexi Schomaker
Sarah Sorel
Kara Steinbrecher
Brooke Taylor
Madison Thompson
Lauren Zufall
For most of these girls, lacrosse is a brand new
game, and I'm already proud of how hard they are working to
learn new skills. We invite the Ursuline community to come
watch what we've learned and cheer on the JV team at our
home opener on March 25 at 5:30 p.m. against O'Fallon High
School!
Coach Diehl
Maggie Ederle—Racquetball
Basketball
Varsity
Senior night was cancelled this year due to weather. The
team had a small gathering at Dewey’s to honor senior Julia
Dueker. Julia will be recognized during awards night on March 25.
The Bears traveled to Kansas City to play St. Teresa and
Notre Dame de Sion during Valetine’s day weekend. The Bears
defeated St. Teresa’s 36-33. The inside game was the key factor in
this game as Megan Hudwalker and Nikki Soell combined for 18
points and 17 boards. The team shot 68% from the line.
The Notre Dame Storm defeated the Bears 57-51. The
Storm shot 78% from the field during the first quarter, scoring 25
points. Their coach said, “This was best shooting game this year!”.
The Bears came roaring back in the second half, out-scoring the
Storm 25-15, but it wasn’t enough. The leading scorers were Madyson Mossman 12 points and Hudwalker 11 points.
Nerinx didn’t have a chance this year! The Bears took the
lead in the first quarter and never looked back. It was the inside out game for the Bears. Soell and Hudwalker took care of the paint.
Nikki had 19 points and 13 rebounds while Megan scored nine
points, ten boards. Mossman and Nora Brooks handled the rest.
Madyson had 18 points while Nora scored eight. The final score
was 65-58.
The team was seeded second in Districts. Their first game
was against Summit. The Bears won 59-31. Eight players scored
with Caroline Bender leading the way. She had 15 points. Brooks
scored 14 points while Kimberlee Sewester lead the team in rebounding with eight. The Bears shot 39% from the field.
In the championship game the Bears played the Kirkwood
Pioneers. The Pioneers started the game on fire. They had an 11point lead in the first quarter as they shot 59% from the field. During the second quarter, the Bears went on a run to close the lead.
But the Pioneers started the third quarter with an 8-2 run. The Bears
could never make up the deficit. The final score was Ursuline 39
and Kirkwood 54. The Bears had eight players in the scoring column. Soell was the leading scorer with ten points. Hudwalker had
eight boards.
The awards night is March 25 at 7:00 p.m. in Cafe. The
MWAA All-Conference team will be selected at the MWAA basketball coaches’ meeting after the MSHSAA State Tournament.
Coach Hannig and Coach Jones
Junior Varsity
The jv basketball team wrapped up
a great season with an overall record of 16-9. It was an exciting season, full of individual and team achievements.
Our season started with the St. Charles West
Tournament. We defeated Francis Howell North and Cor
Jesu in the first two games and then went on to beat Timberland to take first place in the tournament.
Entering into Christmas break, we set a goal to
play in the championship game in the Incarnate Word/Cor
Jesu Tournament. We won the first game against Fort
Zumwalt West 49-43 and the second game against Nerinx
44-30. However, we struggled in our next two games,
losing hard-fought games to Incarnate Word and Kirkwood. The jv Bears put up a good fight, earning fourth
place in the 16-team tournament.
The jv team defeated several teams and conference opponents in the second half of the season. They
beat Cor Jesu 38-32 and Nerinx 36-24. Additionally, they
got the chance to play Incarnate Word a second time.
However, this time, the jv Bears came out on top, winning 49-45. They also defeated St. Charles 47-44 in one
of the most exciting games of the season. The jv won on a
shot with five seconds left on the clock after being down
by 11 points in the fourth quarter.
During the middle of February, the freshman, jv
and varsity squads all traveled to Kansas City for two
games. In the first game, the jv defeated St. Teresa’s
Academy 51-49. They once again won in dramatic fashion. Sam Abel stole the ball and got it to Katie Polizzi
who scored the winning basket with three seconds left on
the clock. Leading scorers were Jamie Elder with 13
points, Cori Sorensen with 12 points and Elly Butler with
ten points. Unfortunately, the jv lost a close second game
to Notre Dame de Sion 45-41. Elly Butler was the leading
scorer with 14 points, and Jamie Elder had ten points.
I had the pleasure of working with these young
ladies every day over the past four months. I watched
them grow as a team and bond as friends. Great job on an
amazing season, ladies!
Coach Kim DeCarli
Track
This year the track and field team looks to improve upon its
previous season, one in which several school records were broken. Things have already gotten off on the right foot. The team almost
doubled in size, adding quite a few new members to complement the
older members returning with experience and skill. Most team members have played other sports at Ursuline or were training over the cold
winter months. The season opener is March 21 at Washington University; it should be a great meet. Make sure you check the calendar page
on the team's website to find out about meet location and times when
you decide to come and cheer for the tracksters!
Coach Samson
Coach Mary Salerno
sits with the
cheerleading team.
Congratulations to the following members of the 2015 Ursuline Academy track team:
Haley Baker
Kate Bellon
Lauren Bray
Lilly Brumfield
Brigid Chura
Grace Distler
Cat Dulle
Alexandra Eaton
Colleen Flynn
Allison Golomski
Tierra Griffin
Madalyn Hall
Emma Ingrassia
Emma Ingrassia
Lily Kohlberg
Madison Lodholz
Hannah Rowland
Claire Schulte
Kimberlee Sewester
Melissa Simpson
Barbara Sorenson
Corynne Sorenson
Ginny Sperkowski
Jill Stinehart
Jess Summers
Bailey Trout
Claudia Wingbermuehle
Coach Kris
Pelizzaro hangs
out with the
cheer team.
Cheerleading
The Ursuline cheerleading team thanks our honorary
coaches, Coach Kris Pelizarro (whom I taught basketball in grade
school) and Coach Mary Salerno (who was a former St. Joe’s
cheerleader, but we won’t hold that against her.) The honorary
coaches had a great time and learned how demanding the skill
techniques need to be in this sport. We hope they join us again
for future games.
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Market Street takes
place March 14. The team is number 90 in the parade. It is an
honor to march in this parade since multiple cheer, dance and
pom groups apply to participate and only a few are chosen. The
cheerleading squad has the honor of representing Ursuline Academy. We are busy learning four pom routines to perform to music as we march. Please come cheer us as we march in the parade and cheer loudly for Ursuline Academy.
Our banquet will be March 25 at 6:30 p.m. and we will
say farewell to our two senior co-captains Abby Ohlendorf and
Alexis Johnson. These two athletes have been on the cheerleading team all four years of high school. We wish them well in
their future. Abby Ohlendorf will be attending Missouri
State University in Springfield and Alexis Johnson will be at-
tending Rockhurst University in Kansas City.
Cheerleading will hold a prospective cheercClinic for
those interested in the sport on March 24 from 5-7 pm.. in the
gym.
Tryouts for the cheer team will be March 30, 31 and
April 1 from 5:30-7:30. The first two days you will learn the
basics of cheerleading, a cheer, two chants and a 5-8 count
dance. Selections will take place on April 1. A parent/team
meeting will take place
on April 14 at 6:30 to review
the rules, costs and commitment to the sport. This meeting is mandatory for a parent
and the team members. Our
first practice and uniform
fittings will take place on
April 16 from 3:30-6:00 p.m.
Coach Sandy Yanko
Assistant Coaches Allie Renz
and Justin Barton
Golf
I trust everyone reading this update is happy to see the
change in the weather and may have even experienced a
slight wait on the first tee this past Saturday and Sunday!! This past week was an exciting time for the area
golf coaches as we got together to schedule our matches
and tournaments for next fall. Westborough Country Club
has been kind enough to allow us to host our home matches once again, which is not only a treat because of its excellent test of golf, but you can’t beat the convenience of
the course located down the hill from Ursuline! We are
hoping that this year it will provide more of a “home
course” advantage as last year our girls were learning how
to play the course along with our opponents! That theory
will be tested right away as we start the season with a
home match against rival St. Joseph Academy on August
25. Be sure to check out our golf website for the rest of
the fall schedule.
We also hope to see many of you at the Ursuline Annual
Golf Tournament at Sunset Hills Country Club on May 4.
We hope to have a few of our varsity players strategically
placed on the golf course, and I can’t think of a better way
to celebrate the end of another excellent year at Ursuline
while looking forward to the fall sports season and, in
particular, UA golf!!
For the high-school golfers reading this, I have put below
the link to just three junior golf programs that you can
plug into this spring and summer. The accelerated golf
tour is a series of two-day tournaments; there is also the
Gateway Jr. PGA program’s website address which offers
many one-to-two day tournament options, and, finally, the
AJGA, which is more geared to the upper level varsity
player.
We are coming to a close with a BUFF
BEARS WINTER WARRIORS session this month! It
has been a great eight weeks, and everyone has
worked very hard! This session’s workouts were
the toughest yet!
After spring break we will be starting a
BUFF BEARS SPRING SOLDIERS session, taking
us through the end of the school year. Things will
run a little different this time with no "Buffest
Bear" but just a fun, group-training atmosphere
with a total of 20 sessions being offered. Participants will be able to do a "pay as you go" method
or purchase a new punchcard! There will be several new faces joining the SPRING SOLDIERS,
and more are signing up each day! Looking forward to the new face of Buff Bears and a fresh
start, we head into spring!
Don't forget to sign up for Strength and
Conditioning Camp this summer! Camp is June
22-25 from 6-8 p.m. All current athletes are
strongly encouraged to attend as this is a great
way to stay in shape for summer...especially
those who play a fall sport! Camp is open to nonathletes as well, grades 6-12! Looking forward to
a great week!
Hope to see you on the links soon!
Coach Bridget Gilbert
http://www.acceleratedgolftour.org/
http://www.gatewaypga.org/jrgolf/
http://ajga.org/Schedule/index.asp?year=2015
"It's not about having time. It's about making
time."
Andrea Hood, B.S.,
Nutrition & Exercise Physiology/CPT
Strength & Conditioning Coach
The dance team completed the season strong, placing third in the Division 4
Mix category of the MODTA State competition held February 28 at the Family
Arena in St. Charles. The day was a great culmination to an outstanding season.
This dedicated and hardworking group of girls spent numerous hours practicing and perfecting the routines for state and did a fantastic job! Congratulations to all of you! In addition to their third place, Ursuline had ten
dancers named to the All-Academic Team, including senior Megan Barks, juniors Caroline Adams, Anna Caleca, Katherine Cassani, Mia Randazzo, and sophomores Molly
Herdlick, Maeve Intagliata, Grace Johnston, Sarah Lampe and Ana Zevan. This is a great
achievement for the team!
The dance team awards evening was held on March 5, and the following dancers were
recognized for their outstanding efforts and accomplishments this year. Superlatives were
presented to the following dancers:
Dance
Best Smile: Sarah Lampe
Most Flexible: Grace Johnston
Best Technique: Katherine Cassani
Best Showmanship: Anna Caleca
Most Dedicated: Cassandra Keller
Most Inspirational: Caroline Adams
All-Academic team minus Ana Zevan
and Mia Randazzo.
Traditional team awards were presented to the following dancers:
Most Improved Dancer: Sarah Gravette
Rookie of the Year: Carly Hoffman
110% Award: Ana Zevan
MVP (Most Valuable Performer): Megan Barks
Congratulations to the team for a great year! Tryouts for the 2015-16 season are scheduled for April 20, 21 and 22 from 4:00 - 5:30. Hope to see everyone there!
Go, Bears!
Coach Jean Woodward
Softball
Congratulations to the softball team for achieving Missouri High School
Fast-pitch Coaches Association Softball Academic All-State recognition.
The team had a cum. GPA of 3.5.
In addition, the following team members received individual recognition for
achieving at least one of the following: ranking in the top 25%
of their class or receiving at least a 24 on their ACT.
They also had to be a junior or a senior.
Maggie Ederle
Peyton Dart
Annah Baize
Way to go, girls! We are very proud of you!
Mark your calendar!
Fall sports tryouts begin
August 3, 2015.
You must have a current physical on file,
dated after 2/1/2015.
Physical forms available here.
Ursuline Academy, 341 S. Sappington, St. Louis, MO 63122
www.ursulinestl.org