28 December 2010

Top 10 FHS sports stories of 2010

2010 Missota Conference Girls Hockey Champions (top)
2010 Section 1AA True Team Swimming & Diving Champions (below)


The first year of the second decade of the 21st century brought its share of Farmington High School sports highlights. Listed in chronological order below are several of the most memorable.

2009-10 Winter Season
Hockey girls back on top:: Led by senior captain Angie Schull, the scoring duo of juniors Krystal Baumann and Hannah Alexander and sophomore goaltender Jessica Erchul, the Tigers returned to the top of the Missota Conference standings, finishing 12-2 in league play and 18-8-1 overall.
Adrian consolation champ at state wrestling meet: Senior Eric Adrian capped his successful FHS career by finishing fifth in the 160 lbs. division of the Class AAA state wrestling tournament. Senior Nick Albano and junior Carl Elmer also qualified for the state tournament.
Magalis sixth at state meet: Junior diver Tyler Magalis placed sixth on the one-meter board at the Class AA state swimming and diving championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center.

2010 Spring Season:
Hussung state discus champion: Senior Logan Hussung scored all of his team's 22 points at the Class AA State Track and Field Championships held at Hamline University. The University of Minnesota recruit won the discus title and finished second in the shot put.
Jensen earns all-state honors: Sam Jensen topped off her four-year varsity career by being named to the all-Missota Conference, all-Metro and all-State teams.
Two relay teams place at state meet: Both the 4x100 and 4x200 girls relay teams finished in seventh place at the 2010 Class AA State Track and Field Championships at Hamline University.
New additions to the Tiger sport menu:' The number of varsity sports at FHS swelled to 25 with the addition of boys and girls lacrosse.

2010 Fall Season
Swimmers and divers have unprecedented year: The Tigers won their first-ever True Team section championship, placed second in both the Missota Conference and Section 1AA meets and scored a school record 43 points at the Class AA State Championships at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center. Senior Elizabeth Wolfe and freshman Kaitlyn O'Reilly each earned all-state honors at the state finals.
Fenske returns to state Senior Elliot Fenske earned his second straight trip to the Class AA State Cross Country Championships held at St. Olaf College where he finished 40th in a field of more than 150 runners.
Habeck, Alberts make all-state:: Senior volleyball hitter Katie Habeck and senior soccer midfielder Devyn Alberts landed spots on multiple all-state teams. Alberts has made a commitment to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and Habeck will play next year for NCAA Division II national champion Concordia University-St. Paul.