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The Chronicle February & March 2010
Girls’ Tennis Swings Into New Season
By Martinia Gargiano
Features Editor
The girls’ tennis team
has high hopes for this season.
Twenty seven girls tried
out for the team: twelve were
chosen.
First seed player Jesica
Doyle hopes “everybody
will become a team and win
more games”. There are several
players who have tennis
experience. Third seed Marion
Silas has been playing “on
and off for three years”. Fifth
seed player Becca Haldi has
been playing for two years.
Players joined the
team for different reasons.
“My dad wanted me to play,
so I started, and now I like
it,” Doyle said.
“My sister played, so
I decided to start too,” second
seed Amanda Davis said.
Tennis players prefer
different aspects of this
sport. “The thing that I like
most about tennis is the outfits,”
Davis said.
“I love how close the
team gets and the fact that
that you can play with a partner
or alone,” Silas said.
Playing tennis requires
a lot of body strength
and “very good coordination,”
fourth and seventh seed players
Megan Graap and Tina
Kwarteng said.
Players say they enjoy
the sport and hope to con-
tinue playing it for years to
come. “I would just like to
keep doing it for fun,” Silas
said.
“I would not do it as a
job because it is just a hobby
for me,” tenth seed player
Anne Eastman said.
The majority of play-
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CHARLOTTESVILLE
Photo by Martina Gargiani
Number one seed, Jessica Doye, serves the ball against her Garfield opponent.
Girls’ Lacrosse
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POTOMAC FALLS HIGH
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BRENTSVILLE
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CULPEPER
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LIBERTY
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FAUQUIER
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BRENTSVILLE
Girls’ Soccer
04/09 7:00 PM (H)
BRENTSVILLE
04/13 7:00 PM (A)
WARREN COUNTY
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JOHN HANDLEY
04/19 7:00 PM (H)
SHERANDO
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LIBERTY
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FAUQUIER
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BRENTSVILLE
Boys’ Soccer
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BRIAR WOODS
04/09 7:00 PM(A)
BRENTSVILLE
ers say there is one player
they all idolize. Rafael Nadal
is “our favorite,” Eastman
and ninth seed player Maddie
Turner said.
This year’s team
is made up of Lindsey Arrington,
Amanda Davis, Jessica
Doyle, Megan Graap,
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WARREN
04/16 7:00 PM(H)
JOHN HANDLEY
04/19 7:00 PM(A)
SHERANDO
04/23 7:00 PM(A)
LIBERTY
04/27 7:00 PM(H)
FAUQUIER
04/30 7:00 PM (H)
BRENTSVILLE
Softball
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HERITAGE
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WARREN
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LOUDOUN
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Handley
04/21 6:00 PM(H)
CULPEPER
04/23 7:00 PM(A)
LIBERTY
04/27 7:00 PM (H)
FAUQUIER
04/28 4:30 PM (A)
CULPEPER
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BRENTSVILLE
Boys’ Tennis
04/07 5:00 PM (H)
PARK VIEW
04/08 4:00 PM (A)
BRENTSVILLE
Becca Haldi, Anne Eastman,
Amanda Hoelscher, Tina
Kwarteng, Lauren Miller,
Hailey Nettles, Marion Silas
and Maddie Turner.
Paola Riccetti is the coach
and Martina Gargiani is the
manager.
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WARREN
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SKYLINE
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HANDLEY
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SHERANDO
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LIBERTY
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FAUQUIER
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BRENTSVILLE
Girls’ Tennis
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BRENTSVILLE
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WARREN
04/14 4:30 PM (A)
SKYLINE
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SHERANDO
04/22 4:00 PM (H)
LIBERTY
04/26 4:00 PM (A)
FAUQUIER
04/29 4:00 PM (A)
BRENTSVILLE
Track and Field
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Bridgewater College
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Handley HS
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FAUQUIER
Hockey
Team Rolls
into Season
Two
By Rachel Bongiovi
News Editor
Did you know
Kettle Run has a hockey
team?
Junior Blake Owens
and Coach John Rathbone
created the Kettle
Run hockey team at the beginning
of the school year.
Although it is referred to
as the “Kettle Run” hockey
team, the team also includes
students from Fauquier
and Oakton. In its
second season, the hockey
team currently stands at a
3-5-1 record.
Students on the
Kettle Run Hockey team
enjoy playing hockey for
many different reasons. “I
like playing on the team
because I get to play with
all my friends from school,”
said junior Blake Owens.
Sophomore Marcus
Toms said he likes
playing on the team because,
“everyone is always
friendly, even if you make
a bad mistake.”
Although students
on the Kettle Run hockey
team come from different
schools, this does not seem
to pose a problem when
it comes to team bonding.
“All the players understand
their roles and work
well together, “stated
Coach Rathbone.
Freshman Chase
Rathbone commented, “I
don’t think people coming
from different schools
has affected us; we are all
friends.”
While all the players
continue to improve, a
few students are identified
as team leaders. “[The star
players are] Blake Owens,
Nick Succop, and Chase
Rathbone,” commented
Coach Rathbone.
The team’s goals
for the rest of the season
are to win enough games
to go to the playoffs, and to
keep improving each game
by working on fundamentals.
“I’m very proud of all
my players, they continue
to play hard and we have
already improved greatly
over the fall season,” stated
Coach Rathbone.
The hockey team’s
season is almost over, but
the team is looking for
players for next season.
Students who are interested
in joining should
purchase their own hockey
gear and contact Owens
or Rathbone.
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