Our Wildwood, Summer 2019, Volume 45

WILDWOOD ATHLETICS News from the Wolf Den

WINTER SPORTS

of four of our teams qualified for playoffs, traveling throughout Southern California to compete. Our varsity boys basketball squad had a great season. They began the year with a trip to Catalina Island where they enjoyed the sport they love and bonded as teammates. They ended their season with solid league wins over Geffen Academy, Lennox Academy, and New Roads School. For the fifth year in a row, our girls varsity basketball team earned a berth to the CIF playoffs, coming in third in the Coastal League. The girls traveled to Catalina Island early in the season to play in the Avalon Classic where they played four tough games to prep for league play. This focus on process and working hard set them up for success. They again advanced, not only to the playoffs but also to the round of 16 in their division. Our girls varsity soccer team repeated as league champions, and once again, they qualified for the CIF playoffs. Because of their previous success, they were promoted to a higher division in playoffs, which was both an honor and a challenge. They faced a fierce opponent from Riverside. We gave them a good game but unfortunately came up short. Our boys varsity soccer team built on its success from last year. Once again, the boys qualified for playoffs. They did even better this year, coming in second in the league and advancing in the CIF playoffs to the round of 16. In their first playoff game, they won 8-0, with seven different goal scorers.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL We had 20 girls join the volleyball team. Coaches Sarah Schemerhorn and Esther Rogers and student-coach Katie K. ’19 were excited to have so many girls to instruct. The girls worked on skill development, learned the rules of the game, and experienced competitive match play. This group was very supportive of one another, which made for a fun learning environment for everyone. Our 5th grade boys basketball squad was made up of 19 boys. These Wolves were coached by Pat Colley (who is also our varsity coach), with Jack C. ’19 working as his assistant. Our program of having current upper school players work with our younger athletes continues to be a great way to build bridges between our two campuses and for our younger ones to see the opportunities that lie ahead. MIDDLE SCHOOL With 74 athletes participating on five different teams, it was a busy time for our middle school program. We fielded three boys basketball teams, one girls basketball team, and one coed soccer team. Our girls basketball team advanced to the playoffs, and our coed soccer team finished the year undefeated. UPPER SCHOOL We fielded five teams: boys and girls varsity soccer, girls varsity basketball, and boys junior varsity and varsity basketball, with our varsity teams competing in the CIF-sanctioned Coastal League. Three