Girls take third, boys pull off 4-peat at FAVC

The Spartans kicked off the championship season this past Saturday at the Fort Ancient Valley Conference Championships hosted at Harrison High School.

 DSC_0062 The boys team brought home the hardware to show for their efforts, with Nicholas El-Khoury taking the top spot across all divisions and leading the way for a first place team finish.  The team win marked the fourth year in a row as Cardinal Division Champions.  Antony Parnigoni and Dave Rodriguez achieved First Team honors placing 2nd and 5th, respectively. Jon Risher (11th) and Joe Murray (14th) followed up with Second Team honors. Alex Polivka (16th) and Scott Wenderoth (19th) rounded out the champion squad. Coach Gossett was voted as FAVC Cardinal Coach of the Year for the team's success.

On the girls side, Adrienne Grogan finished in just over 20 minutes taking the 5th place spot and First Team honors.  Cassie Bacon finished 12th for Second Team honors. The rest of the squad consisted of Alexia Yun (15th), Jillian Jaworek (18th), Rachel Eckert (19th), and Rachel Lonneman (21st) who helped secure the girl's third place finish. 

The Spartans move on to the District Championships this Saturday, October 24th at Voice of America Park to decide the top 8 teams in the area that will move on to the Regional Championships.

Results are posted at Baums Page.