> >>SPARTAN BOOSTER #317

> >>March 6, 2006

>

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>

> MONDAY, MARCH 6

> 5:00pm Boys lacrosse: GACS at Kell High School; Marietta GA 5:00pm JV

> girls soccer: Grayson at GACS; Spartan soccer field 6:00pm Girls

> lacrosse: Alpharetta at GACS; Spartan Stadium 6:30pm JV boys soccer:

> Grayson JV at GACS; Spartan soccer field

>

> TUESDAY, MARCH 7

> Varsity boys golf: GACS & Wesleyan at Berkeley Hills Country Club;

> Duluth GA JV track & field: GACS boys & girls JV at Mill Creek JV

> Invitational; Hoschton GA 4:00pm JV boys & girls tennis: Parkview JV

> at GACS; GAC's LACE Courts 5:00pm Varsity girls soccer: Hebron

> Christian at GACS; Spartan soccer field 7:00pm Varsity boys soccer:

> Johnson at GACS; Spartan soccer field

>

> WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8

> No events scheduled

>

> THURSDAY, MARCH 9

> 4:00pm Varsity girls tennis: GACS girls at Wesleyan 4:00pm Varsity

> boys tennis: Wesleyan boys at GACS 4:00pm JV boys & girls tennis: GACS

> JV at Buford 5:00pm Junior High girls soccer: Blessed Trinity at GACS;

> Spartan soccer field 6:00pm Junior High boys soccer: Blessed Trinity

> at GACS; Spartan soccer field

>

> FRIDAY, MARCH 10

> Varsity boys & girls tennis: LaGrange Tournament; LaGrange GA Varsity

> boys & girls golf: Gwinnett County Open at Reunion Golf & Country

> Club; Hoschton GA 5:30pm Varsity baseball: St. Pius at GACS; GAC's

> Hester Field 5:30pm Varsity girls soccer: Buford at GACS; Spartan

> soccer field 6:00pm Girls lacrosse: GACS at Walton High School;

> Marietta GA 7:00pm Boys lacrosse: Northview at GACS; Spartan Stadium

> 7:00pm Varsity boys soccer: Buford at GACS; Spartan soccer field

>

> SATURDAY, MARCH 11

> Varsity boys & girls tennis: LaGrange Tournament; LaGrange GA Varsity

> track & field: GACS varsity boys & girls at Duluth Invitational;

> Duluth High School

>

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> >BASKETBALL

> >Lady Spartans head coach Mike Mitchell

>

> COACH MITCHELL REPORTS:

> Please congratulate the Lady Spartan basketball team on an outstanding

> season as they finished as the State Runner-up.

> These girls have done an

> outstanding job and finished the season strong.

>

> Some of the girls have been recognized for their play and others will

> be recognized soon by various groups. D'Nay Daniels was chosen as the

> Region 8-AA Player of the Year by the region coaches. Bria Smith was

> honorable mention All-Region.

>

> D'Nay Daniels was selected to the Gwinnett County Team of the Month by

> the county coaches and will be honored Saturday morning at the Tip-Off

> Club breakfast.

>

> Lisa Warren was chosen as the GACS Scholar-Athlete for the Gwinnett

> County All-Academic team.

>

> Bria Smith, Kiara Swanier, and Julio Stephens were honorable mention

> for the Gwinnett County Team of the Year. Please congratulate all

> these girls and the team for their outstanding work. They have

> represented GACS well.

>

> WESLEYAN GIRLS CONTINUE DYNASTY

> By Larry Hartstein

> Mar. 5 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

>

> game. They ran by Greater Atlanta Christian 75-56 Saturday to

> three-peat as Class AA basketball champions.

>

> Wesleyan (30-3) became the first girls team to win three titles in a

> row since Hart County took six straight from 1989-94.

>

> It was a dominant, entertaining performance by Wesleyan, which had all

> its talent clicking in unison. Once the Wolves increased the pace to

> their breakneck liking, it was over for the Spartans (25-8).

>

> Power forward Le' Le' LeSeur scored 20 points; junior center Sarah

> Delk added 19, and junior guard Kelly Hall had 11. Elise Whitney made

> six steals, and twin Carolyn Whitney had eight assists. Freshman Anne

> Marie Armstrong contributed six points, three assists and a block.

>

> "That's the best we've played all season," Wolves coach Jan Azar said.

> "They knew it was going to be their last game and they just went out

> and played and had a good time. You could tell they were having fun

> out there."

>

> When LeSeur fouled out with 3:26 left, she hugged every teammate and

> waved her headband to the loud Wesleyan crowd.

>

> "It's just a dream come true to end it like this in my senior year,"

> LeSeur said.

>

> It was 29-25 when the inevitable Wolves' run came.

> LeSeur hit a spinning

> bank shot, then Elise Whitney hit a shot on the break. Armstrong

> rebounded a miss and scored while being knocked to the floor.

> When she completed the

> three-point play, the lead was 36-25.

>

> Wesleyan forced 22 turnovers, which led to fast breaks and layups.

>

> The Spartans, who made an impressive late-season run, got 16 points

> from Julio Stephens and 10 from D'Nay Daniels. But they couldn't excel

> at Wesleyan's pace.

>

> "Down the stretch [of the season] they stepped up their level of

> play," GAC coach Mike Mitchell said. "Today they played hard, but we

> weren't as consistent as we needed to be against a very good team."

>

> Ahead by 10 at halftime, Wesleyan put away the game with an 11-0

> third-quarter spurt. Alison Watt's pretty flip pass to LeSeur for a

> three-point play capped the onslaught, making it 60-39.

>

> "Le Le and Sarah probably played their best games of the year, and

> everyone else just played really, really hard," said Carolyn Whitney,

> one of five seniors along with her twin, LeSeur, Watt and Amaris

> Wilson.

>

> "I knew if we played really hard it would be really hard to stop us."

>

> It was the Wolves' fourth victory of the season against GAC, their

> Norcross rival. The region championship came down to the final

> seconds, but this time Wesleyan left no doubt.

>

> "In the locker room and whenever we went in the huddle, we said, 'No

> regrets . . . put it all out on the court,'" Delk said. "And I think

> we did that."

>

> WESLEYAN DEFEATS GAC 75-56 FOR THIRD STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP By

> Dan Tomayko, Staff Writer Mar. 5 Gwinnett Daily Post

>

> W-E-S-L-E-Y-A-N.

>

> The Wolves went out and dominated in the state championship game for

> their third consecutive title, topping Region 8-AA rival Greater

> Atlanta Christian in nearly every aspect of the game, winning 75-56.

>

> "This is the best we've played all season," Wesleyan head coach Jan

> Azar said. "They were having fun out there. They were out there with

> smiles on their faces and not playing tight at all I think because

> they knew that this was it, they didn't have to worry about tomorrow.

> That really made the

> difference in the game."

>

> "We finally played how we know we can," senior guard Elise Whitney

> said. "We knew that we could do it, so we were basically playing

> against ourselves and trying to leave everything out on the floor."

> Whitney led the charge on the defensive end for the Wolves, getting

> six steals as Wesleyan caused 22 GAC turnovers and turned in over just

> nine times.

>

> Wesleyan proved to be just too well-rounded of a team for the

> Spartans. The Wolves had four players in double-figures to give them a

> 4-0 record against GAC this season.

>

> "I'm proud of everything that they've accomplished,"

> Azar said. "I told them

> before the game that I was proud of them win or lose, and no matter

> the result this was the best group of players that I had ever coached.

>

> "We may not have had the best individual player (of the three-title

> run), but this may have been the best team," the Wolves head coach

> added. "They were able to give up their individuality and play as a

> team."

>

> "They do such a great job at every position," GAC head coach Mike

> Mitchell said. "They just put pressure on you from the very start and

> do such a good job of recognition that they can take advantage of any

> opening that's there."

>

> Only leading 17-16 after one quarter, Wesleyan quietly took control in

> the second, starting off on a 6-2 run to turn its one-point advantage

> into a five point edge at 23-18.

>

> The Wolves pushed their lead out to 10 with some good play from Sarah

> Delk and Le Le LeSeur inside, with the post players finishing the half

> with 13 and nine points, respectively.

>

> "Coach told us before the game that we were bigger than (our opponent)

> for one of the few times this season, so we knew that me and Le Le

> would have the opportunity to step up, and our guards were looking for

> us," Delk said.

>

> LeSeur finished with 20 points to lead the Wolves, while Delk had 19.

>

> Freshman Anne Marie Armstrong also contributed with an inside-outside

> game, hitting a 3-pointer as well as driving to the basket as she

> scored all six of her points in the second quarter off the bench.

>

> The Spartans were led in the half by Julio Stephens, who had 10

> points, and a team-high 16 to finish the game.

>

> Defensively, Kiara Swanier was able to keep Carolyn Whitney largely in

> check, with the Wolves' field general only managing three points in

> the half and seven in the game.

>

> Whitney, however, found other ways to contribute, dishing out a

> game-high eight assists.

> Free throw shooting helped keep GAC in the game, going 12-for-15 in

> the half, as opposed to the Wolves' relative struggles from the line,

> shooting 9-for-14, including a 3-for-8 in the first quarter.

> In the second half, the Wolves began to flex their muscles, going on a

> 10-0 run late in the quarter to push the lead to 21, their biggest of

> the game.

>

> "We knew that we just had to get in the flow of things and it just

> kept rolling from there," LeSeur said.

>

> They were able to stave off foul trouble all through the second half,

> with LeSeur fouling out with about three minutes to go and Carolyn

> Whitney and Delk both finishing with four fouls.

>

> "I think this really showed how strong our bench was, when we had to

> sit players because we had some foul trouble and they were able to

> keep up the lead until the starters came back," Azar said.

>

> "It didn't feel great to foul out in my last game, but I looked up and

> saw that we were up by 18, so I was confident that my teammates were

> going to finish it right. That was a good feeling," LeSeur said.

>

> The team did finish it, with Carolyn Whitney hitting two free throws

> before exiting the game and then just running out the clock.

>

> The elated mob of Wolves at center court after the trophy presentation

> had some mixed feelings about the win, excited to get their third, but

> also knowing that an extremely talented group of seniors had just

> played in their final game at Wesleyan.

>

> "I'm just really happy that we were able to end it like this," senior

> Carolyn Whitney said. "This is a great group of girls. All of us had

> such a strong connection, and that is what I'll miss the most."

> That group includes the Whitney twins as well as LeSeur, Alison Watt

> and Amaris Wilson, with the Whitneys starting through all three

> Wesleyan titles.

>

> The sisters will be continuing to play together at Georgia Southern,

> while LeSeur has signed to attend Bucknell.

>

> "We wanted to go out with no regrets," Delk said.

> "We knew that we wanted to

> go out on a good note for our seniors."

>

> The Spartans, however, have their three leading scorers in Stephens,

> Swanier and D'Nay Daniels returning for their senior seasons next

> year.

>

> "It's always good to have this experience if you take it and do

> something with it," Mitchell said. "I'm proud of how all of my girls

> played.

>

> "Especially the seniors, who may not have been our biggest scorers,

> but they found so many ways to contribute both on and off the floor."

>

> For Wesleyan, the continuation of the dynasty will fall on the

> shoulders of current juniors Delk, Kelly Hall as well as Armstrong,

> and they think that the program is in good hands.

>

> "I think we're going to have a good team next year,"

> Delk said. "We've got a

> lot of juniors coming back and a great freshman class, so I think

> we'll be just as good."

>

> Hall also had major contributions in this year's title game, playing

> great defense and scoring 11 points in the win.

>

> Azar, however, wants to just focus on this third title before any

> thoughts of next year come up.

> "It's great," Azar said. "There isn't any better way to send out this

> group of seniors."

>

> WESLEYAN ALREADY EYEING THE "FOUR-PEAT"

> By Larry Hartstein

> Mar. 6 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

>

> As Wesleyan pulled off a Class AA three-peat Saturday, the Wolves also

> sent a message about next season:

>

> Their remarkable run might not be over.

>

> Wesleyan (30-3) will lose Division I signees Lé Lé LeSeur, Carolyn

> Whitney and Elise Whitney, as well as Alison Watt and Amaris Wilson.

> But three key players for next season shone in Saturday's 75-56 win

> over Greater Atlanta Christian, a sign of things to come.

>

> Sarah Delk, a 6-1 junior, got the Wolves started with nine

> first-quarter points. She finished with 19 points and five rebounds.

>

> Kelly Hall, a 5-5 junior, scored 11 points and played her usual

> pestering defense. And freshman Anne Marie Armstrong, a 5-11 point

> guard, displayed an ability to break down the defense. She had three

> assists and six points.

>

> "It will be a young team, but I think we'll have a lot of people

> stepping up," Delk said. "The freshman class is going to be good, Anne

> Marie has definitely matured as a point guard, and the juniors on the

> bench are stepping up."

>

> Michelle Pope, a 6-foot junior, and Amy Spingola, a

> 5-8 junior, also could

> figure prominently in coach Jan Azar's plans.

>

> After Saturday's win, Azar said she just wanted to enjoy the

> three-peat. The streak began with the 2004 title team led by Nikki

> Luckhurst. Sarah Moye and Laura Luckhurst led last year's championship

> squad.

> Of course, the Whitney

> twins have been integral to all three.

>

> "Everybody said we couldn't do it after Nikki graduated," Azar said.

> "Then they said we couldn't do it after Sarah and Laura graduated. Now

> they'll probably say we can't do it with these five graduating. But I

> think the underclassmen feel differently. We'll shoot for it again and

> see what happens."

>

> GAC will have a lot to say about next year's title.

> The Spartans' top four

> scorers from Saturday all are juniors: Julio Stephens, D'Nay Daniels,

> who all made big contributions.

>

> Spartans coach Mike Mitchell said he hopes his returning players learn

> from the defeat. With half of GAC's eight losses this season coming to

> Wesleyan, the Spartans will be itching to get even next year.

>

> First, though, they'll have to stop Delk.

>

> The feisty post player was asked whether it will be impossible to

> "four-peat."

>

> "Not at all," she said.

>

> LADY SPARTANS RECORD (25-8)

> --------------------------------------------

> GACS 46-55 Marist

> GACS 74-30 Chestatee

> GACS 75-58 Shaw

> GACS 75-35 Lovett

> GACS 49-22 Paideia

> GACS 81-28 Banks County*

> GACS 57-51 Cartersville

> GACS 67-12 Union County*

> GACS 67-22 Rabun County*

> GACS 76-40 Jefferson

> GACS 57-39 Buford*

> GACS 57-28 Walton

> GACS 43-53 South Gwinnett

> GACS 55-63 Spartanburg SC

> GACS 40-38 East Hall*

> GACS 41-25 Dawson County*

> GACS 60-34 Chestatee

> GACS 43-61 Wesleyan*

> GACS 60-36 Providence Christian*

> GACS 62-38 Lumpkin County*

> GACS 44-45 East Hall*

> GACS 51-45 Cartersville

> GACS 48-57 Wesleyan*

> GACS 92-57 Providence Christian*

> GACS 60-57 Buford*

> *Region games (10-3)

>

> REGION TOURNAMENT (2-1)

> GACS 64-37 Banks County

> GACS 59-50 Buford

> GACS 59-62 Wesleyan

>

> STATE TOURNAMENT (4-1)

> GACS 75-41 Oglethorpe County

> GACS 54-40 Pace Academy

> GACS 57-39 East Hall

> GACS 64-48 Dodge County

> GACS 56-75 Wesleyan

>

> >BASEBALL

> >Head coach Cliff Shelton

>

> Follow Spartan baseball at the team's website:

>

> Here are stories below from the website and Gwinnett Daily Post or The

> Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

>

> Spartans defeat Eagles Landing 9-5

> The Spartans captured their first home win of the season [Friday] as

> they defeated the visiting team from Eagles Landing by a

> 9-5 margin. Taylor Wood

> started on the hill for the home team and worked very efficiently,

> going 4 innings, surrendering 1 hit and striking out 8 batters.

>

> Ryan Griffin came on in the 5th and ran into some trouble after

> striking out the first two batters he faced. Eagles Landing was able

> to plate 5 runs in the inning to close the gap to 8-5 after five. Ryan

> settled in for the 6th and despite a leadoff double, was able to

> escape without any further damage.

> Dillon Geraghty came on in the 7th to close out the win and get the

> save.

>

> At the plate, the Spartans collected nine hits on the evening and

> enjoyed a big second inning, scoring 6 runs. Freshman Patrick Savage

> had a great night, going 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and Taylor Wood went 3

> for 3 with 3 rbi's. Also contributing were seniors Brock Bennett (1-2,

> 2 rbi's) and John Wood (2-4, 2 rbi's), Dillon Geraghty had a sac fly

> rbi, and Landon Bennett had a run scoring single in the second inning.

>

> A good win for the Spartans on a very chilly evening at Hester Field

> as the boys better their record to 2-1 (0-0) on the year.

> GAC is back at it next

> Friday [Mar. 10] on the home field for a rematch with St. Pius.

>

> GAC 9, Eagles' Landing 5

> one hit over four innings with eight strikeouts as the Spartans (2-1)

> topped Eagles' Landing 9-5 on Friday. Wood also went

> 3-for-3 at the plate with

> three RBIs. John Wood went 2-for-4 with an RBI while Patrick Savage

> doubled twice in four at-bats. [Mar. 4 Gwinnett Daily Post]

>

> Spartans drop home opener to Holy Innocents 7-8 The Spartans drop

> their home opener of the 2006 season to the visiting Holy Innocents

> Bears by the score of 8-7. The Spartans came out of the gate in good

> fashion as leadoff hitter Mark Edwards reached base safely with a

> single. Landon Bennett's RBI single would score Edwards to enable the

> Spartans to take a 1-0 lead.

>

> Later in the inning, John Wood reached base on a fielders choice and

> first baseman Lee Chapple would drive him in with another RBI single

> and the Spartans held a 2-0 lead after one inning. The Spartan bats

> would get going again in the 3rd, as Landon Bennett continued his hot

> hitting, sending a home run over the left field fence to bring in 2

> more runs.

>

> Brent Burrows would contribute an RBI single later in the 3rd, to push

> the lead to 5-0 after 3 innings. Holy Innocents got their offense

> going in the top of the 4th, plating 2 runs and pulling within 3.

> But the Spartans would

> get those 2 back in the 6th, as two base on balls started the inning

> and Dillon Geraghty bagged the two RBI's as the Spartans headed into

> the final inning leading 7-2.

>

> Unfortunately, the Bears got hot with the bats and plated 6 runs in

> the top of the 7th, the killing blow being a 3 run go ahead homer. The

> Spartans were unable to answer in the bottom half of the 7th and the

> boys took a heartbreaking loss 8-7.

>

> On the hill, Landon Bennett had another good outing, throwing 2

> shutout innings with 3 strikeouts and surrendering only 1 hit. Brent

> Burrows threw the 3rd and 4th innings, surrendering 2 runs. Brock

> Bennett helped Brent out of a 4th inning jam by picking off a runner

> who strayed to far from first base. Dillon Geraghty pitched the 5th

> and 6th, retiring 6 consecutive batters. Freshman Patrick Savage took

> the loss, pitching the 7th.

>

> Holy Innocents' 8, GAC 7

> Atlanta Christian fell short to Holy Innocents' 8-7 on Thursday.

> Bennett went

> 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs and teammate Dillon Geraghty

> went

> 1-for-2 with two RBIs. [Mar. 3 Gwinnett Daily Post]

>

> Follow Spartan baseball at the team's website:

>

> VARSITY BASEBALL

> SEASON RECORD (2-1)

> ------------------------------

> GACS 9-5 St. Pius

> GACS 7-8 Holy Innocents

> GACS 9-5 Eagles Landing

>

> VARSITY BASEBALL ROSTER

> Brock Bennett - catcher

> Landon Bennett - pitcher, centerfield

> Louis Brooks -

> Brent Burrows

> Colton Chapple

> Lee Chapple - first base

> Mark Edwards - shortstop

> Dillon Geraghty

> Ian Graham

> Ryan Griffin - pitcher

> Hunter Montgomery

> Patrick Savage

> Brock Snead

> Taylor Wood - pitcher, first base

> John Wood - outfield

>

> SPARTANS WILL PLAY AT TURNER FIELD ON MAY 10

>

> Greater Atlanta Christian and Wesleyan will play at Turner Field on

> Wednesday, May 10 as part of the Spring Baseball Classic benefiting

> Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.

>

> The Spartans and Wolves will play at 4 p.m., followed by Georgia vs.

> Georgia Tech at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Seating is general admission.

> For information, call Joe Chapple at 404-663-9453 or e-mail him at

> Chapple@wpyba.org [Feb. 15 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]

>

> Game Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2006.

> First game: GAC Spartans vs. Wesleyan Wolves at 4:00pm.

> Second game: Georgia vs. Georgia Tech at 7:00pm.

> Location: Turner Field.

> Tickets are $10 each.

> Seating is general admission.

>

> For questions about this event, please contact Joe Chapple at

> 404-663-9453 or Chapple@wpyba.org

>

> >GIRLS SOCCER

> >Head Coach: Troy Bendickson

> >Assistant Coach: Amanda Cost

> >Trainer: Chad Dybdahl

>

> TOMORROW: LADY SPARTANS VS. HEBRON CHRISTIAN 5:00 AT HOME

>

> Lady Spartans take first region win

> The GAC Spartans won their first region match of the year Tuesday

> night 9-0 at East Hall. Sarah Brummett scored three goals.

> Sammy Abrahart had two

> goals. Whitney Adams also scored twice. Quincy Meyer and Sarah Gwyn

> each had one goal. GAC improved to 3-4, 1-0 in 8-AA. [Mar. 1 AJC]

>

> GAC 9, East Hall 0

> leading Greater Atlanta Christian to a 9-0 blanking of East Hall.

> Sammy Abrahart and Whitney Adams each scored twice for GAC (3-4, 1-0)

> while Quincy Meyer and Sarah Gwyn scored once. Adams also had two

> assists. [Mar. 1 Gwinnett Daily Post]

>

> GAC 2, North Hall 0

> night as the Greater Atlanta Christian girls slipped past North Hall

> 2-0. Sara Lindsley assisted both goals for the Spartans (2-4).

> [Feb. 28 Gwinnett Daily

> Post]

>

> Lady Spartans

> Soccer Record (3-5)

> ------------------------

> GACS 1-2 Grady

> GACS 4-1 St. Vincent's Academy

> GACS 1-2 Evans

> GACS 0-1 Westminster

> GACS 2-10 Woodward

> GACS 2-0 North Hall

> GACS 9-0 East Hall

> GACS 0-2 Gainesville

>

> TOP TEN POLL AA/A GIRLS:

> 1. Lovett

> 2. Providence Christian

> 3. Decatur

> 4. Pace Academy

> 5. Walker

> 6. Wesleyan

> 7. Aquinas

> 8. Paideia

> 9. Holy Innocents

> 10. Grady

> [Source: SoccerInfo.com]

>

> >BOYS SOCCER

> >Head Coach: Thom Jacquet

> >Assistant Coach: Joe Aaron, Sean Wickham

> >Trainer: Chad Dybdahl

>

> SPARTANS RANKED #9 IN STATE AA/A

>

> GAC 4, Gainesville 0

> with a 4-0 shutout over Gainesville Friday night. Matt Wolfe logged

> the shutout at keeper while Sam Arthur, Chris Thomas, Zack Johnson and

> Nick Ramon each scored once. [Mar. 4 Gwinnett Daily Post]

>

> GAC 6, East Hall 1

> schedule with a 6-1 win over East Hall on Tuesday. Sam Arthur scored

> four goals for GAC (2-4, 1-0) while Chris Thomas added two more. [Mar.

> 1 Gwinnett Daily Post]

>

> SPARTAN BOYS

> SOCCER RECORD (3-4)

> ............................

> GACS 2-0 Grady

> GACS 2-3 Savannah Country Day

> GACS 1-3 Aquinas

> GACS 1-4 Lovett

> GACS 2-5 Walker

> GACS 6-1 East Hall

> GACS 4-0 Gainesville

>

> TOP TEN POLL AA/A BOYS

> 1. Aquinas

> 2. Walker

> 3. Savannah County Day

> 4. Buford

> 5. Lovett

> 6. Pace

> 7. Holy Innocents

> 8. Providence Christian

> 9. [tie] Paideia

> 9. [tie] GACS

> [Source: SoccerInfo.com]

>

> >TENNIS

>

> THURSDAY: SPARTANS VS. WESLEYAN

>

> COACH DANA DAVIS REPORTS:

> Congratulations to the boys' and girls' tennis teams for two big wins

> over Parkview [Thursday]. The boys won by the score of 5-0 improving

> our record to 2-1. The girls also defeated Parkview by the score of

> 5-0 remaining undefeated at 3-0 for the season.

>

> Atlanta Christian remained undefeated on the season as it swept

> Parkview 5-0 on Thursday. Chelsea Sanders won the No. 1 singles and

> Christy Couch won No. 2 singles 5-7, 6-1, 14-12 while Abbey Whitworth

> won No. 3 singles. Abby Rising and Caroline Greenwood won No. 1

> doubles and Christie Howard and Brook Lewis completed the sweep.

> [Mar. 3 Gwinnett Daily

> Post]

>

> VARSITY TENNIS SCHEDULE

> Day...Date...Opponent...Location

>

> Thursday 3/9 Wesleyan; Boys at Home; Girls at Wesleyan Friday and

> Saturday 3/10-11 LaGrange Tournament at LaGrange GA Tuesday 3/14

> Buford at GACS Thursday 3/16 Providence at GACS Monday 3/20 Lovett at

> GACS Thursday 3/23 East Hall at GACS Friday-Saturday 3/24-25 Buckhead

> Rotary Tournament Monday 3/27 Athens Academy at GACS Tuesday 4/11 Pace

> at GACS Monday 4/17 Region Tournament Begins at Buford

>

> >GOLF

> >Head coach Gary Richey

> >Assistant coach Steve Tufts

>

> GOLF SCHEDULE

> Day...Date...Opponent/Tournament...Location...Boys / Girls

>

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> Tues. March 7 Wesleyan at Berkeley Hills CC; boys only Friday March

> 10 Gwinnett Co. Open Reunion Golf Club; boys & girls Monday March 13

> Providence Christian BHCC; boys & girls Monday March 20 Providence

> Christian BHCC; girls only Thursday March 23 Dawson Co. BHCC; boys &

> girls Monday March 27 Carrollton Invitational Carrollton; girls only

> Tuesday March 28 Providence Christian Northwoods CC; boys & girls

> Monday April 3 Atlanta Athletic Club Invitational Atlanta Athletic

> Club; boys only Fri-Sat. April 7-8 Indian Classic Vidalia; boys only

> Friday April 14 Manington Tournament Calhoun; boys only Saturday

> April 15 Mannington Tournament Calhoun; boys & girls Tuesday April

> 18 Dawson Co. Gold Creek; boys & girls Sat. April 22 Maple Ridge

> Invitational Columbus; girls only Friday April 28 Region Tournament

> Gold Creek; boys & girls Monday May 8 State Golf Boys - Rocky Creek

> Golf Club, Vidalia GA Monday May 8 State Golf Girls - Vidalia Country

> Club, Vidalia GA

>

> BOYS GOLF ROSTER

> Name / Class

> Blake Joiner - Senior

> Pavle Potparic - Senior

> Jonathan Hull - Senior

> Patrick Howard - Junior

> Brad Bartlett - Sophomore

> Mark Knauss - Freshman

> Nate Cho - Freshman

> CJ Williams - Freshman

> Justin Ernest - Freshman

>

> GIRLS GOLF ROSTER

> Name / Class

> Katie Tufts - Senior

> Rebekah Osteen - Senior

> Lisa Licata - Sophomore

> Kim Moore - Sophomore

> Lauren Rogers - Freshman

> Lindsay Adams - 8th grade

>

> >BOYS LACROSSE

> >Head coach Corbin Wilhelmi

>

> TODAY! SPARTANS PLAY AT KELL HIGH SCHOOL

>

> GAC parent Doug Curd reports:

> The Boys Lacrosse Team suffered their first defeat on Monday when they

> played Centennial High School in Roswell. It was a very hard fought

> game by both teams. Centennial led at the half, 4 to 3. It was tied

> 5 to 5 going into the 4th quarter, but Centennial scored the last goal

> and won the game,

> 6 to 5. The team's record now is two wins and one loss.

>

> The next game is today, March 6, at 5 PM against Kell before they

> return home to play Northview on Friday, March 10.

>

> 2006 Boys Roster

> Name / Grade

> ----------------

> Thomas Bolton 12

> McLaine Merrick 12

> Ty Smith 11

> William Shuford 11

> Ryan Terrana 11

> Alex Davis 10

> Christian Fretz 10

> Nate McCarter 10

> David Paris 10

> Robert Boccolucci 9

> Tyler Boyd 9

> Ryan Campbell 9

> Nathaniel Einfeldt 9

> Jay Jackson 9

> Jeffrey Johnson 9

> Micahel Kennedy 9

> Banks Lee 9

> Brett Shanley 9

> Andrew Starcher 9

> Drew Curd 8

> Ryan Daughtery 8

> Blake Guy 8

> John Hattaway 8

> Bryan Savage 8

> Justin White 8

> Cooper Wisted 8

>

> >GIRLS LACROSSE

> >Head coach Gerry Hill

>

> TODAY! LADY SPARTANS HOST ALPHARETTA AT STADIUM

>

> Coach Hill reports:

> The Lady Spartans Lacrosse team played their best game of the season

> [Monday] night as they dropped a heartbreaker, 8-7 to Decatur. Reagan

> Page recorded the team's first-ever hat trick with three goals.

> Jessica Coan netted two goals while Lauren Sgro and Savannah Lazarus

> each had single goals. Katie Bolton had a great game in goal for the

> Lady Spartans.

>

> The team will play tonight at home against Alpharetta at 6:00pm.

>

> 2005-06 Roster

> Name / Grade

> -------------------

> Katie Bolton 11

> Stephanie Pendleton 10

> Jessica Coan 10

> Meredith Thomas 10

> Paige Colgrove 10

> Caroline Foster 10

> Reagan Page 10

> Margie Fisher 10

> Austin Macenczak 10

> Taylor Bauer 10

> Laura Hobbs 10

> Kelsey McDavid 10

> Corbin Aiken 9

> Whitney Deedy 9

> Savannah Lazarus 9

> Ellen Begley 9

> Lauren Sgro 9

> Megan Thomas 9

> Head coach Gerry Hill

>

> TRACK & FIELD

>

> Varsity/JV

>

Schedule...Day...Date...Opponent...Location...Participants

>

> Tuesday 3/7 Mill Creek JV Invitational at Mill Creek; Top 2: 9th &

> 10th Boys/Girls Saturday 3/11 Duluth Invitational at Duluth; Top 2

> Boys and Girls Tuesday 3/14 Meadowcreek & Holy Innocents at GACS; All

> Boys and Girls Saturday 3/18 GACS Invitational at GACS; Top 2: Boys

> and Girls Tuesday 3/21 Galloway at GACS; All Boys and Girls Thursday

> 3/23 Parkview Invitational at Parkview; 9th Grade Boys and Girls Sat.&

> Monday 3/25 & 27 Gwinnett Co. Meet at Mill Creek; JV and Varsity Boys

> and Girls Saturday 4/1 Optional Meet; TBA; Selected Individuals

> Tuesday 4/11 Wesleyan at Wesleyan; All Boys and Girls Friday 4/14

> Spartan Classic at GACS; Top 2 Boys and Girls Thursday 4/20 Buford at

> Buford; All Boys and Girls Monday-Tuesday 4/24-25 Girls Region at

> GACS; Qualifiers Monday-Tuesday 5/1-2 Boys Region at Buford;

> Qualifiers Thursday-Saturday 5/4-6 Girls State Meet at Albany;

> Qualifiers Thursday-Saturday 5/11-13 Boys State Meet at Jefferson;

> Qualifiers

>

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>

> THE BEST OF GAC ANNOUNCEMENTS [reprinted from

>

> PLANNING AHEAD: TRAVEL OPPORTUNITIES WITH GACS NEXT YEAR

>

> GACS will be traveling to London, Paris, and Rome during Spring Break

> next

> year: March 28-April 6, 2007. A deposit of $95 will reserve your place

> on the trip and save you $300, if you respond before March 31. The

> final payment is not due until December 1, 2006.

>

> Additionally, GACS will be traveling to Madrid and Barcelona May

> 30-June 7, 2007. A deposit of $95 will reserve your place on the trip

> and save you $300, if you respond before March 31. The final payment

> is not due until February 1, 2007.

>

> Who can participate?

> All GACS students*, families, and friends. For details call the

> Academic Office at 770-243-2258, or check the web at

> *Elementary and junior

> high students need to be accompanied by a parent or an adult

> chaperone.

>

> >2006 SCHOOL CALENDAR

> March 23 & 25 Spartan Spectacular

> March 31 Grandparents' Day (noon dismissal) April 3-7 Spring break

> April 28 Junior/Senior Banquet May 5 Celebration Dinner May 25

> Commencement August 10 GACS registration August 14 First day of school

>

> See the school calendar online at

>

>

>

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> |

> | KING'S GATE THEATRE

> |

> | Mar. 17-18............VISION SHOWCASE May 11-13............COMEDY

> | OF ERRORS

>

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>

> >SPARTAN PHOTOS ONLINE

> Martin Photography link

>

>

> Gwinnett Daily Post link

>

>

> ----------------SPARTAN PHOTO GALLERY

> BELOW---------------------------

> 1. Bria Smith on defense in State championship game [photo by Johnny

> Crawford/AJC] 2. Lady Spartans with the State runner-up trophy [photo

> by Glenn Martin/Martin Photography] 3. D'Nay Daniels blocks Wesleyan's

> Kelly Hall.

> [photo by Jim Worthington]

> 4. Julio Stephens and Wolves' LeLe LeSeur battle for the ball. [photo

> by Jim Worthington] 5. Mollie Mitchell pressures Wesleyan's Carolyn

> Whitney. [photo by Jim Worthington]

>

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