Athletic News and Notes
List of 10 news stories.
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Girls Varsity Lacrosse Wins Area Title
The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team captured the Area Title on Thursday evening with a 19-5 win over North Oconee! With the win, the Wolves clinched a #1 seed in the GHSA playoffs and earned a 1st round bye. The Lady Wolves will host a 2nd round playoff game next Friday or Saturday. Time and date TBA. Congrats to the girls on a great season thus far!Read More -
19 seniors sign to continue their athletic careers at the collegiate level
Students, faculty, family, and friends gathered on the Morris-Fletcher Quadrangle for the 2024 Spring Signing Ceremony to celebrate 19 seniors.Read More -
Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer Advance to Round 2 of Playoffs
The Varsity Boys and Girls soccer teams both advanced to the second round of the GHSA playoffs earlier this week. The Lady Wolves defeated Lakeview Fort-Oglethorpe 10-0 on Tuesday evening, and the Boys took down Ridgeland 7-0 on Wednesday evening.Read More
The Lady Wolves move on to play Hebron at home next Tuesday, April 23rd. Game time TBA. The Boys advance to play Oconee County at home on Wednesday, April 24th (time TBA), in a rematch of last year's Final Four game. Come out to Henderson Stadium to cheer on both teams! -
JV Boys Golf Keeps Streak Alive
The JV Boys Golf Team continues their undefeated streak on Monday afternoon, defeating Westminster by a score of 153 to 183. Will Wazevich took home medalist honors with a 1 under par 36! Jack Bennison also had a strong afternoon shooting a 38. -
Varsity Girls Lax Update
The Varsity Girls Lacrosse team secured two wins on Thursday and Friday last week to move to 14-1 on the season. On Thursday night, the Wolves took down Seckinger 21-3 on a rainy evening. On Friday night, the Wolves celebrated Senior Night in a wonderful fashion, defeating GAC 17-8. Click below to read more highlights from each game.Read More -
JV Boys Golf Continues Strong Play
The JV Boys Golf team continued their strong play on Tuesday, defeating Woodward 168 to 194 at Wolf Creek Golf Club. The low man for the Wolves was Brendan Wright (40) who was followed closely by Jack Bennison (41) and Will Wazevich (42).
On Wednesday afternoon, the Wolves took down Fellowship 111 to 129 at the River Pines Par 3 Course. With the wins, the team moved to 7-0 on the season! -
Varsity Boys Golf Update
The Varsity Boys Golf team competed in two matches earlier this week. On Monday afternoon, the Wolves finished in 8th out of 15 teams at the eighteen hole Lambert Longhorn Invitational. Andy Scott led the team with a 75 followed by Brendan Wright's 78. The team score was 318.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Wolves defeated Fellowship 149 to 156 at Horseshoe Bend. Ben Brown was the low medalist on the day with a 2-under 34. Andy Scott shot an even par 36, and Jack Brewster and Judd Stewart came in with a 39 and 40, respectively. -
Varsity Boys Soccer Captures Region Title
The Varsity Boys Soccer team captured the Region 7-AAA title on Tuesday night with a 4-0 win over Gilmer County. Scoring for the Wolves were Kerrighan Freeman, Garrison Thelen, Kyle Edwards, and Hudson Reynolds. Harrison James and Rhett Smith each had two assists! Alex Allgaier earned his sixth clean sheet of the season and helped seal an amazing evening of great soccer! By clinching the region title, the Wolves will earn the #1 seed in the playoffs and will host the first round of playoffs at home next week. -
Varsity Girls Lax Takes Down Pace
After being tied 11-11 at the intermission, the Varsity Girls Lacrosse team played a dominating second half and defeated Pace 23-17. The midfield did an amazing job controlling the draw circle. Avery Tucker led with 9 draw controls. Eva Garabadian had her best game of the year leading in points with 10 goals and 4 assists. The other point leaders were Savannah Higgins (6 G, 3 A), Kellan Terwilliger (3G, 1A), and Avery Tucker (2G, 4A). Britain Bridgers did a great job on attack moving the ball during transition. On defense, Maggie Soukup caused 2 turnovers for Wesleyan possession. -
Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis Both Win on Senior Night
The Varsity Boys and Girls Tennis teams celebrated Senior Night by both defeating Lovett on Thursday evening. The Girls swept Lovett 5-0 and the Boys won 3-2! The Girls remain undefeated on the season and the Boys improved their record to 12-3. Both teams will be back at home on Tuesday against Pace. Click below to see match winners from the wins over Lovett.Read More
Alumni News
List of 10 news stories.
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Lauren Van Wie '23 Selected as Team Captain
Lauren Van Wie, Class of 2023, was recently selected as one of the team captains for the University of Pennsylvania Volleyball Team. Lauren will be entering her 2nd season with the Quakers in the fall. Congratulations to Lauren on this tremendous accomplishment!
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Nea Sanders '22 Earns Way on to SMU Record Board
Congrats to Nea Sanders '22 for setting her personal best in the 100 Meter Hurdles over the weekend at the Texas Relays! This time of 13.73 also moved her to third all-time at SMU. Click the link below to read more about Nea's weekend.
SMU Track Article- Nea Sanders '22
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Anne Marie Armstrong '09 to be Inducted into Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame
Congratulations to Anne Marie Armstrong (Class of '09) for being named to the 2024 Induction Class for the Gwinnett County Sports Hall of Fame! The Class of 2024 will be inducted on May 2nd at the Gas South Convention Center. Go Anne-Marie! Click the link to read the news release from the Gwinnett Daily Post GDP Article- Gwinnett HOF -
Jahmai Jones '15 Claimed by Yankees
Jahmai Jones '15 was recently acquired by the New York Yankees. Best of luck to Jahmai this season! Click the link to read more Article- Yankees Claim Jahmai Jones -
David Andrews '11 Receives NFL's Ed Block Courage Award
Congrats to Wesleyan Alum David Andrews '11 on being selected as a recipient of the NFL's Ed Block Courage Award. Click below to read the article!
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Andy Archer '16 Signs with the Savannah Bananas
Wesleyan Alum Andy Archer '16 recently signed with the Savannah Bananas as a pitcher. The Bananas franchise has made national sporting news as it plays a different brand of baseball called "Banana Ball". The Savannah Bananas will make a national tour this year, playing games in many different cities across the country. They will play at Coolray Field in Buford on March 22nd-24th. Go see Andy in action!
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Meredith Mangum '20 Earns Conference Player of the Week Honors!
Meredith Mangum (Class of 2020) recently earned the recognition as Defensive Player of the Week by the Centennial Conference. Mangum is a Senior Libero at Franklin and Marshall College. Her team is 7-4 on the young season. Congrats to her on this recognition! Click here to read the artice. Link to Article -
Ryan Rose '21 Leads University of Rochester to Double OT Win!
Junior Quarterback Ryan Rose (Class of 2021) led the University of Rochester to a big 29-27 victory over the University of New England in Double Overtime this past weekend. Ryan tossed three touchdown passes in the game and threw the game winning two-point conversion in the second overtime. Ryan is a two-year starter at QB for the Yellow Jackets! They are off to a 3-1 start this season. Best of luck to Ryan and his team the rest of the way! Click here to read more about the exciting game Link to Article. -
Chad Hall ('04) Inducted into the Air Force Athletics Hall of Fame
Congratulation to Chad Hall ('04) on his induction into the Air Force Academy Athletics Hall of Fame! Chad was a 3-sport athlete at Wesleyan (football, basketball, baseball) and was inducted into Wesleyan's Circle of Honor in 2011. Chad currently serves as the Wide Receivers Coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Click on this link Air Force Athletics Press Release to read the press release and to see Chad's speech. -
TJ Anderson '17 Signs with Lefkothea FC
Wesleyan Alum, TJ Anderson (Class of 2017), recently signed with the professional team Lefkothea FC out of the country of Cyprus. Be sure to follow the team's instagram page Lefkothea FC- Instagram for season updates. Congrats, TJ!
