the stentorian | ncssm
sports
novmber 2010
Fall sports teams profiled
By Gary Li
NCSSM is home not
only to the most talented
students across North
Carolina, but also to a large
number of athletes. This fall
season, the school's athletic
programs are as impressive
as ever. All four sports,
namely Women's Tennis,
Women's Volleyball, Cross
Country, and Men's Soccer,
have achieved recognition
for excellent performances
in their respective sports
conferences.
For those students who
are too focused on getting
into college, who have yet to
fully appreciate the intensity-
of one of our competitive
sports, or who just want a
quick summary of the season
thus far, on these two pages
are quick debriefings on each
team.
Women's Volleyball
As with the Varsity Tennis team, the Varsity Women's Volleyball team holds
an impressive record with 13 wins and only 4 losses, against both lA and 2A
schools and is ranked 2nd in the lA conference. Libero player and defensive
specialist Jocelyn Keung, who has hopes for the team, said "I'm not sure how
well the team has done in the past, but we're definitely capable of doing really
well." Though squads from both Cedar Ridge High School and Raleigh Charter
have bested NCSSM on an occasion or two, both games against these teams
have been extremely close. Though the team lost the state playoffs against
West Wilkes High School, it had a strong 14-5 conference season. Women's
Volleyball includes 5 seniors and 6 juniors and is coached by Davene Mainwaring
and Sue Anne Lewis.
Women's Tennis
Throughout the years. Varsity Women's Tennis has
consistently proved to be of an elite nature. This
year, the team has managed to go undefeated. On
average, each athlete devotes 15-20 hours of their
week to tennis. The team remains fairly junior heavy
(among a total of 13 tennis stars, 10 are juniors). When
asked to elaborate upon the potential of the tennis
team. Varsity player Jessie Duan replied, "With Coach
McClenny's expertise, and the amazing camaraderie
between individual players. I'm pretty sure that we'll
win the state championships this year." The Varsity
Women's Tennis team did, in fact, finish off the
season with a win against Mt. Airy High School at the
State Championships. Year marks the team's second
consecutive undefeated season finished off with a
state win. •
Men's and Women's Cross Country
Over the past several years, the NCSSM Cross Country program headed by Nick Lehman has developed into one of
the top athletic teams in the state of North Carolina. This year, with the addition of a few talented runners, the Cross
Country team has a high chance of securing yet another trophy-for the school in the lA State Championship. The team
has already competed in numerous meets, most notably the 35th Annual City/County Meet, in which it came second
only to Durham Academy High School. "It all depends on how we perform during the rest of the season," says senior
and Men's team captain Matt Jordan, "If we can maintain a steady work ethic anclfinish the season strong, we have a
good chance to win what really matters, the state meet." The Men's team finished the season earning 2nd place at the
State championship, while the Women's team (captain senior Kagan Griffin) earned 8th place. Many of the runners ran
at personal record times at this meet.
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