Athletic News and Notes
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JV Volleyball Has Another Strong Week!
The JV Volleyball team had another strong week starting with a 2nd place finish at the Providence Tournament last Saturday, 9/7. The Wolves fell to eventual tournament champions, Trinity Christian, in two extremely close matches, but defeated Dominion Christian, Chamblee, and Providence on their way to a runner-up finish.Read More
The Lady Wolves followed up their strong Saturday performance with four dominant matches on Tuesday and Thursday evening. The team took down Decatur, Dunwoody, Holy Innocents, and Northview. With the wins, the Lady Wolves' record moves to 18-2 on the season! -
Varsity Volleyball Weekly Update
The Varsity Volleyball team went 3-1 this week and moved their record to 15-9 on the season. On Tuesday evening, the Lady Wolves defeated Walker but came up short against Mt. Paran. The Wolves hosted Mt. Bethel and Chamblee on Thursday evening, and emerged victorious in both matches!Read More
The team will be competing in the Providence Tournament on Saturday, 9/14 starting at 9am. Go Wolves! -
JV Volleyball Update
The JV Volleyball Wolves are now 11-0 after sweeping the Wesleyan Invitational on August 24th, knocking off Chattahoochee 3-0 on 8/29, and shutting down Peachtree Ridge 3-0 last night (9/5). The JV Lady Wolves have won 44 out of their last 46 matches dating back to last year! This is an incredible accomplishment and a testament to the work ethic of the athletes and their coaches. Keep it rolling, Wolves!Read More
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Varsity Volleyball Update
Read MoreYesterday evening (9/6), the Volleyball Wolves scored two victories over Peachtree Ridge and Clarkston before they start area play next week.The Varsity Lady Wolves now hold a record of 12-8 after a few tough weeks of matches. The Wolves competed in the Coal Mountain Classic at North Forsyth on Saturday, August 24th going 2-2 on the day against stiff competition. The two matches lost that day were against the eventual tournament champions and runner-up.On Thursday, August 29th, the girls took the court again vs. GAC and Holy Innocents. The Wolves fell to GAC in two sets but took down HIES in two sets, splitting 1-1 on the day.
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Inaugural MS Golf Team off to a Strong Start!
The Inaugural MS Golf Team started off strong on Tuesday in multi-team match at the River Pines Par 3 course. Both the Boys and Girls teams came out victorious in the 18 hole match. The Girls defeated Cornerstone 235-238 in a very close match. The Boys shot 261 defeating Holy Innocents and Cornerstone by 30 shots.Madelyn Pham and Olivia Kim led the Lady Wolves with scores of 73 and 74, respectively.Drew Cusimano led the Wolves with a 64. Harrison Durke, Eddie Shin, and Brandon Voss all shot 66 to round out the top 4 for the Boys.
On Thursday, 9/5, the MS Boys and Girls Golf teams competed at Smoke Rise Country Club against GAC. The Girls team came up short, but the Boys won 175 to 266! Brandon Voss was low man, followed by Will Jacobs, with scores of 41 and 43, respectively. Voss posted two birdies for the day!!! -
MS Softball Opens Season
The Middle School Softball team opened the season 2-0 after defeating Blessed Trinity 23-6 last Saturday, and Landmark Christian 15-0 on Tuesday afternoon. Great start, Girls! -
Varsity Volleyball wins Five of Last Six!
The Volleyball Wolves have been on a great run as of late, winning five out of their last six matches. Wesleyan finished as the runner-up at the Wesleyan Invitational last weekend defeating Savannah Christian (23-25, 25-20, 15-8), Sandy Creek (25-17, 25-18), and Holy Innocents 25-8, 25-10. The Lady Wolves fell to Hebron (18-25, 17-25) in the Championship match.Read MoreOn Tuesday, the Wolves took down Gwinnett County foes Mountain View and Duluth. The wins move their record to 6-4 on the young season! -
Varsity Softball Off to a Strong Start
The Varsity Softball team is off to a 3-0 start on this young season. The Lady Wolves have defeated Marist (6-3), Pope (12-1), and Decatur (8-0). The Wolves host St. Pius on Wednesday and Chamblee and North Gwinnett on Saturday. Go Wolves! -
Varsity Volleyball Picks up 1st Win of Season
The Varsity Volleyball team picked up win #1 on the season on Tuesday night with a 25-12, 25-12 sweep of Providence. The girls lost a close match to Pace in the second match of the evening.Read More
The Lady Wolves also came up short last week to Johns Creek and North Oconee, losing very close matches against both teams. The team is off to a 1-3 start in this early season and will be hosting a play day this Saturday in Yancey Gym. -
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
Alumni News
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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!
