December 2008

The 2008 Parkland fall sports season was filled with victories and team championships.  The fall varsity teams won 100 contests with only 20 defeats and two ties, an impressive 82% winning percentage.  They won 4 LVIAC Championships, 2 LVIAC Tournament Championships, 3 District XI team championships and had 1 District XI 3A Cross-country Champion in Matt Gillette.  Our golf, tennis and soccer teams also advanced into PIAA state competitions before their outstanding seasons came to an end.  Congratulations to the players and coaches for their outstanding efforts this fall season.

Golf:

• 2 LVIAC All-stars:  Brandon Davis and Jordan Keller
• LVIAC Tournament and League Champions, District XI Team Champion, PIAA Eastern Champions and 4th place finish in the state finals.

Cross-country:

• Matt Gillette – District XI Champion and 19th place PIAA state medalist.

Field Hockey:

• LVIAC Honorable Mention:  Emily Schneider and Arialle Hess. 
• Coach Donna Hibshman will be coaching one of the Pennsylvania teams participating in the PA/NJ Angel 34 Classic.

Boys Soccer:

• The boys’ soccer team rebounded from a 5-4-1 start to go unbeaten in the next 11 games of the season culminating with a 1-0 overtime win against Freedom to capture the team’s second consecutive District XI AAA Championship! 
• Bryan Knouse and Ryan Wetherhold were selected to the LVIAC All Star team and goalkeeper Garrett Bleiler was named honorable mention. 
• The team finished 15-5-2 after falling to Lower Merion (ranked #8 nationally) in the PIAA playoffs.

Girls Volleyball:

• District XI Silver Medalist, LVIAC Champions, Ranked 3rd in the Pennsylvania Coaches poll, undefeated at home are indicators of the outstanding season experienced by our girls volleyball team.
• District XI First team:  Deanna Stinner and Breanna Mazalewski
                Second team:  Amanda Dougherty
• LVIAC First team:  Deanna Stinner and Breanna Mazalewski
           Second team:  Amanda Dougherty
• Honorable Mention:  Jesse Krasley and Taylor Wejkszner

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November 2008
Another Outstanding Fall for Parkland Athletic Teams

Parkland Girls Tennis:

• LVIAC Team League (11-0) (13-0 Overall) and Tournament Champions
• Martha Wood came in third for District Singles Championships.
• Liana Mandel and Megan Wylie won the gold in District XI doubles competition held at West End Racquet Club.
• Parkland girls are seeded number one in District XI Team tennis.

Parkland Boys Soccer:

The boys soccer team ended the regular season with an 8 game unbeaten streak and missed the LVIAC playoffs by just one point despite a 5-4-1 start.  The team ended 9-3 in league play and is currently 12-4-2 overall.  The team is preparing for the District XI tournament.  Bryan Knouse was the league’s leading scorer and joined Ryan Wetherhold as First Team LVIAC All Stars.

Parkland Golf:

Coach Jeff Bartman led his team to the local golf scene hat trick by winning the LVIAC League and Tournament Championship, as well as the team District XI gold.

 Boys/Girls Cross Country:

The boys cross country team ended the regular season as the LVIAC Dual Meet Champions with an undefeated 12-0 record.  The girls finished fourth in the league meet with a 9-3 record.  Helen Stanley, Matt Gillette, Alex Macri and Tyler Ranft were named to the LVIAC Cross Country All-Stars.

Field Hockey:

On Sunday, September 19th, approximately 32 players and coaches and 16 parents and family members participated in the Angle 34 5K Walk.  The Angel 34 Foundation was developed by Nicole Sheriff, a field hockey player from Northampton High School who was diagnosed with cancer.  During Nicole’s battle she faced many treatments that took its toll on her body.  She found that when she had an ICEE, she was able to take her medications with fewer complications.  She made it her mission to place ICEE machines in chemotherapy clinics across the United States.

The Parkland Field Hockey walking team raised over $1000 for the Angel 34 Foundation.  Additionally players made “Cheer cards” for children in the area who are currently receiving treatment for cancer.

On Sunday, November 16th, two seniors, Chelsey Talheim and Karie Vassallo will represent Parkland Field Hockey in the Angel 34 Classic.  The games will involve players from District XI who will join forces and play teams from New Jersey.  The games will be played at Emmaus High School.

Girls Volleyball:

The girls will be competing in the LVIAC Championships the last week of October.  The girls won the East/West Challenge at State College and finished 5th in the Garden State Challenge losing in the playoffs to #21 nationally ranked Mercy Academy.  This team qualified for districts earlier than any other team in program history and was undefeated at home for the season in Lehigh valley Conference play.

Football:

With three games to go the football team is in position to qualify for District XI play.  Ending their regular season with Dieruff, Emmaus and Whitehall, the Trojans are building momentum entering the tough District XI 4A Championships.

Important Events/Dates to remember:

Winter sports begin try-outs Monday November 17th.  All physicals must be returned to the High School Athletic Office by Thursday, November 13th to be eligible for participation.

Sunday November 23rd the Parkland Swimming and Diving Booster Club will be hosting a Meet the Coaches Night at the High School in Room D133 at 7:00 PM.

Remember:  Up to the minute Parkland sports schedules can be found on highschoolsports.net

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