Fall Sports Preview

A look at the expectations and goals for Clayton’s fall sports teams.

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Peter Baugh and Noah Brown

Football

2013 Record

5-6

Players to watch

Mike Gant

Tyler Melvin

Jake Brown

Goals

To beat Ladue in the Homecoming game, win a District Championship and work hard enough to make it to the State Championship.

 

Swimming and Diving

2013 Record

12-6

Players to watch

Tiger Chen

Andrew Litteken

Taylor Edlin (diving)

Goals

To qualify multiple swimmers to state, have a near perfect record and to place highly in invitationals.

Soccer

2013 Record

10-13

Players to watch

Zach Bayly

Malik Hadjri

Peyton Ross

Goals

To develop underclassmen into players capable of filling the shoes of the seniors graduating. Also, beating Ladue is on the team’s mind as the season begins to unfold.

 

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Photo by Patrick Butler

Tennis

2013 Record

14-3

Players to watch

Connor Cassity

Cameron Freeman

Hadley Alter

Goals

To improve on last year’s second place state finish by becoming state champions. The team is optimistic about their chances as they have a lot of experienced players on their roster.

 

Girls’ Cross Country

2013 Record

District Champions, 11th at State

Players to watch

Gabby Boeger

Bridget Boeger

Gracie Morris

Goals

To qualify for state as a team and place higher than last year. They hope to have success by placing highly in meets.

 

Boys’ Cross Country

2013 Record

District Champions, 13th at State

Players to watch

Noah Engel

Ben Tamsky

Tom Cormier

Goals

To win the District championships for the fourth year in a row and to make it to the State Championships.

 

Volleyball

 

2013 Record:

14-7

Players to watch

Ryan Fletcher

Sydney Swinton

Anna Thompson

Goals

To make up for graduating size by relying on the strength of returning varsity players of all ages.

 

 

Girls’ Golf

2013 Record

3-4

Players to watch

Molly Droege

Leah Peipert

Olivia Reuter

Goals

To get multiple state qualifiers and utilize the large amount of girls golfing this season.

 

Field Hockey

2013 Record

3-15-5

Players to watch

Pauli Tapia

Marina Henke

Emily Braverman

Goals

To build a strong team community, work on cohesiveness and find the back of the net more often.

Photo by Anna Pakrasi
Photo by Anna Pakrasi

Softball

2013 Record

7-10

Players to watch

Emma Chereskin

Micaela Stoner

Kate Reeves

Goals

To adjust well to the the new coach, become more competitive than previous years, develop the underclassmen and to enjoy the sport.

Photo by Cosi Thomas
Photo by Cosi Thomas