by Karthik Illakuvan, Jabberwock Staff Reporter
Golf
With regionals over three weeks ago, the golf season has long been over, and its successes (and failures) can be described by one overlying theme: one stroke.
Coming in third at the mini-district tournament at the beginning of the season, the Maggie Walker Golf team was looking forward to a great season – and they delivered.
Two historic wins defined their great season – the Green Dragons beat the Godwin Eagles for the first time in school history, and they came up big against Douglas Freeman, winning for the first time since Coach Brown took over the team.
Travis McCall (’10) led the group, qualifying for regionals, missing All-District by one stroke. Corbin Bagenstose (’10) also had a great season, missing regionals by one stroke.
When playing against Godwin for the second time, it looked as if the Green Dragons were going to make school history again, becoming the first golf team to beat Godwin twice in one season.
Yet, it was not to be – two double pars, and the Green Dragons found themselves looking at a two stroke loss.
Regardless of these disappointments, the golf season was a success.
As Scotty Clark (’09) put it, “We did our best, we played hard, and I think we really established Maggie Walker as a dominant power in the golf world (Colonial District).”
Charles Hearn (’09) had another reason for their great season.
“Our awesome success can be attributed to the shine on Travis and Corbin’s hair interfering with the other teams’ concentration,” Hearn said. “They were really an inspiration to me during the season. “
Field Hockey
First in the district (again) comes as no surprise to the Maggie Walker Girls Field Hockey team. With an impressive 12-3 regular season record, the Dragons have already won their first district game and played in the district finals against Deep Run (11-4) on Thursday night.
“We’ve worked really hard and overcome some defeats this year,” Ellen Graham (’09) said. “We’re going to make it to states this year.
We’ve already qualified for regionals, and the top two teams from regionals advance to states, so we have a really good chance.”
If the Green Dragons do qualify for states this year, it will be the first time since 2003.
Green Machine has relentlessly supported the Field Hockey team, even showing up during their suspension.
“It’s really nice to have better fans that a normal school might have.”
Boys Volleyball
The most improved team this fall season, the Maggie Walker Boys Volleyball team went 12-8, and came one win short of qualifying for regionals.
At Mills Godwin High School, the Green Dragons took on J.R. Tucker to see who would play in the district final versus Deep Run.
The first set was a nailbiter, with the lead switching back and forth, but Tucker came up big at the end, winning 25-22.
Although the Dragons ended up losing in three, this season was its most successful by far.
“Our success was not owed to a single player, but to every single player, as every win was a team effort,” Ramin Haidari (’09) said.
“But if I had to point out one player, it would have to be the Keith [Keith Webb (’09)]. He is my, and everybody else’s, inspiration.”
This showed in the All-District selections – Matt Wilkinson (’10) was placed on first team All-District, Parker Kirwan (’10) and David Wagner (’10) were placed on the second team All-District, and Webb received an honorable mention.
Also new to this season was the presence of Green Machine, who showed up in force to many home volleyball games throughout the season, with the volleyball team winning all of those games convincingly. There were some really intense games, especially near the end of the season.
“The last set in the last game of the regular season against Tucker was really emotional,” Webb said. “It just kept going back and forth, and we didn’t know who would win.”
Webb also left some advice for fans next year.
“Most of our team played off-season volleyball last year, and they will continue to play off-season this year - look for an even better season next year.”
Girls Volleyball
A winning record says a lot, especially at Maggie Walker. The Maggie Walker Girls Volleyball team went 11-10 this season, impressing critics and fans alike.
“There was a lot of improvement overall in everyone, especially in the team as a whole,” Nora Linkous (’09) said. “There was a lot more cohesiveness this year. We played really well at the playoff game at Patrick Henry.”
Since Patrick Henry and Maggie Walker were tied in the district standings at the end of the season, a playoff match was held to see who would qualify for districts. The Patrick Henry game was intense, full of emotions, and the Green Dragons came out on top. With Linkous leading the way with 17 kills, the Dragons never looked back. This was the also first year the Green Dragons beat Hermitage and Patrick Henry.
The success wasn’t limited to the Patrick Henry game, though. Meredith Bearden (’10) and Linkous were placed on second team All-District, and Meredith Nuttycombe received an honorable mention.
At districts, the Green Dragons went up against Douglas Freeman.
“Even though Freeman didn’t go our way, I still feel it was a good effort. It may not have ended the way we wanted it to, but we fulfilled our goals as a team for the season,” Linkous said.
Boys Cross Country
The MLWGS Boys Cross Country season is winding down, and regionals are right around the corner. Districts were last weekend, and the Green Dragons placed third, with the top four teams qualifying for districts. It was a tight race between Deep Run and Maggie Walker for third place, but the Dragons pulled it out.
“Boris a rock-awesome running God,” Kris Kusnerik (’09) said. “We ended up tying with Deep Run for third, but we had Boris. He was our sixth runner, and he edged out Deep Run’s sixth runner.”
In addition to their running success, the runners have had some off-the-track success. During the pep rally, they went up against the Girls Field Hockey team, winning 2-0.
“It finally proves that runners are the most athletic people – it was a much needed win for our organization,” Peter Askin (’09) said.
Girls Cross Country
The MLWGS Girls Cross Country team has the best record of any of the fall sports, and the title is well-deserved: undefeated, 13-0, #1 in the district.
Qualifying for regionals with ease, the team will probably be ranked second, behind Midlothian.
“Our goal is to place in the top five at states, but first, we have to qualify. The top four in regionals qualify, and I think we have a good chance,” Susannah Piersol (’09) said. “We have a tight pack of runners this year, and it looks promising. One meet in Albemarle, our team got second, but it was to the #2 team in the state, so were really happy.”
“The last set in the last game of the regular season against Tucker was really emotional,” Webb said. “It just kept going back and forth, and we didn’t know who would win.”
Webb also left some advice for fans next year.
“Most of our team played off-season volleyball last year, and they will continue to play off-season this year - look for an even better season next year.”
Girls Volleyball
A winning record says a lot, especially at Maggie Walker. The Maggie Walker Girls Volleyball team went 11-10 this season, impressing critics and fans alike.
“There was a lot of improvement overall in everyone, especially in the team as a whole,” Nora Linkous (’09) said. “There was a lot more cohesiveness this year. We played really well at the playoff game at Patrick Henry.”
Since Patrick Henry and Maggie Walker were tied in the district standings at the end of the season, a playoff match was held to see who would qualify for districts.
The Patrick Henry game was intense, full of emotions, and the Green Dragons came out on top. With Linkous leading the way with 17 kills, the Dragons never looked back. This was the also first year the Green Dragons beat Hermitage and Patrick Henry.
The success wasn’t limited to the Patrick Henry game, though. Meredith Bearden (’10) and Linkous were placed on second team All-District, and Meredith Nuttycombe received an honorable mention.
At districts, the Green Dragons went up against Douglas Freeman.
“Even though Freeman didn’t go our way, I still feel it was a good effort. It may not have ended the way we wanted it to, but we fulfilled our goals as a team for the season,” Linkous said.
Boys Cross Country
The MLWGS Boys Cross Country season is winding down, and regionals are right around the corner. Districts were last weekend, and the Green Dragons placed third, with the top four teams qualifying for districts.
It was a tight race between Deep Run and Maggie Walker for third place, but the Dragons pulled it out.
“Boris (Cameron Napps) a rock-awesome running God,” Kris Kusnerik (’09) said. “We ended up tying with Deep Run for third, but we had Boris. He was our sixth runner, and he edged out Deep Run’s sixth runner.”
In addition to their running success, the runners have had some off-the-track success. During the pep rally, they went up against the Girls Field Hockey team, winning 2-0.
“It finally proves that runners are the most athletic people – it was a much needed win for our organization,” Peter Askin (’09) said.
Girls Cross Country
The MLWGS Girls Cross Country team has the best record of any of the fall sports, and the title is well-deserved: undefeated, 13-0, #1 in the district. Qualifying for regionals with ease, the team will probably be ranked second, behind Midlothian.
After regionals, the girls team will most likely advance to the November 8 state tournament, held in Northern Virginia.
“Our goal is to place in the top five at states, but first, we have to qualify. The top four in regionals qualify, and I think we have a good chance,” Susannah Piersol (’09) said.
“We have a tight pack of runners this year, and it looks promising. One meet in Albemarle, our team got second, but it was to the #2 team in the state, so were really happy.”
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