Athletic News
Track and Field Beats Monterey Trail and Grant at League Meet
By Maggie Oys, Sports Media Club
ELK GROVE, Calif. – The St. Francis Track and Field team won their first league meet on Wednesday in a dual meet against Monterey Trail and Grant High School. The Troubadours came out strong in their first league meet of the season, taking the first step towards defending their section title.
Two Troubies, senior Peyton Bilo and sophomore Elizabeth Hennessey, won two individual events each. Hennessy took first place in both the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles. Bilo also scored meet points for the Troubadours by winning the 800 meter and 1600 meters.
Diving Teams Sweeps Elk Grove
ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Patty Sullivan was the top finisher for the diving team against Elk Grove with a score of 225.70. The Troubadours swept the top three places. Tiffany Wong was second (214.30) and Julia Coss was third with a score of 199.40.
St. Francis Scores vs. Elk Grove
Soccer Posts Shutout of Sheldon
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Four players scored goals as the St. Francis soccer team posted a 5-0 win over Sheldon Wednesday. It was the second consecutive win for the team, improving the Troubadours to 2-1-1 in league play.
Senior Savannah Watson scored for the second consecutive game, helping St. Francis (7-1-1) to a 1-0 lead three minutes into the contest. Senior Anna Gregg then scored back-to-back goals five minutes apart. She scored the first at the 8:22 mark and connected again 13:38 into the half.
Senior Izzy Chelini added her first goal one minute later.
Lacrosse Wins Battle of St. Francis
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Senior Hayley Kusserow scored six goals to lead St. Francis to a win over St. Francis Mountain View Tuesday night.
The Troubadours (3-3) also got three goals by senior Ryleigh Bone and two each by sophomore Sarah Westover and junior Erika Palmer. Maggie Anderson and Colleen McClain also found the net in the winning effort.
St. Francis built a 9-6 at the half and held on with six second-half goals to post their second consecutive victory in the Bay area. The Troubadours posted a 22-20 win at Palo Alto on Saturday.
Soccer Wins First Delta League Game
ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Anna Gregg had a hat trick and added an assist as St. Francis won its first Delta League game 4-1 at Elk Grove. The Troubadours are now 1-1-1 in league play.
Gregg, who now has 11 goals and six assists on the season, provided the assist on the opening goal by senior Savannah Watson. She now has two goals on the season.
St. Francis returns home to host Sheldon at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fans can catch the game online on TroubieTV.
Lacrosse Wins Bay Road Trip Finale at Palo Alto
PALO ALTO, Calif. – Senior Hayley Kusserow scored seven goals as St. Francis pulled out a 22-20 win over Palo Alto to close out their two-game Bay area road trip.
Kusserow was one of four players with multiple goals in the game. Kusserow, who has signed to play at St. Mary’s next season, tied a career-high with seven goals. She also notched seven goals against Redwood during her junior season. Colleen McClain had three goals and Erica Palmer and Emily Bush also contributed scored.
Softball Splits Pair at Victory Tournament, Wins Pool
ELK GROVE, Calif. – The St. Francis softball team split two games Friday at the Victory Tournament, finishing pool play with a 2-1 record. The Troubadours opened with a 5-3 loss to Vacaville before defeating Reno 13-2 in the second game.
St. Francis (4-2) will play the Pool B winner at Bartholomew Park at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
The Troubadours broke open a 4-1 game against Reno in the bottom of the fourth, scoring nine runs. Senior Danika Bailey scored four times, knocked in two runs. Rhyann O’Mara, Mel Baccay and Lauren Washburn each had two hits in the game.
Diving Sweeps Top Three Spots vs. Davis
DAVIS, Calif. – The St. Francis diving team went 1-2-3 to win its competition against Davis at Schaal Aquatic Center. Freshman Julia Coss led the team with a 224 score for her six dives. Junior Tiffany Wong (205) and senior Patty Sullivan (204) completed the event sweep.
St. Francis Diving Team Results vs. Davis.
Softball Wins Opener at Victory Tournament
ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior Emily Ainsley had a based loaded triple to highlight a 5-1 win for St. Francis over Douglas Thursday in a first-round game at the Victory Tournament.
Ainsley went 2-for-2 in the game with three RBI and a run scored. Senior Danika Bailey added two hits and juniors Akeylah Moses and Shelby Tevis each had two hits.
Junior Jada Kanemasu got the win, allowing one unearned run on five hits over 5.2 innings.
St. Francis plays two games Friday in pool play starting at 10:45 against Vacaville and versus Reno at 12:30 p.m.
Lacrosse Falls to Cal’s Second-Half Surge
MATHER, Calif. – Cal High scored 15 second-half goals to break open a close game and post a 19-11 win over St. Francis Tuesday night at Mather Sports Complex.
St. Francis (1-2) led 6-4 at the break behind three first-half goals by senior Hayley Kusserow. But the Grizzles rallied in the second half, scoring three quick goals to take a 7-6 lead.
Junior Meg Anderson scored the first of her four goals in the second half to briefly tie the game at 7. But Cal responded during a man advantage and quickly built its lead.
Softball Posts 16-1 Victory over Rio Linda
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Jada Kanemasu pitched three scoreless inning to lead the Troubadours to a 16-1 victory over Rio Linda Tuesday at Schuster Field on the St. Francis campus.
“It felt really good,” said Kanemasu, who allowed two hits and had two strikeouts over three innings. “I was not really nervous today because I had the girls behind me. It was pretty easy going.”
Track Athletes Win Three Events at Sac State Classic
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Three student-athletes won their events Saturday as part of an impressive season-opening performance by the St. Francis track and field program at the Sacramento State Track Classic.
Junior Ariane Arndt won the 800 meters in 2:22.32, senior Peyton Bilo won the 1600 meters in 5:06.03 and sophomore Elizabeth Hennessy crossed the line first in the 300-meter hurdles in 47.54.
Overall, the Troubadours posted 16 top-10 finishes at the meet.
Softball Posts First Win over Del Oro
LOOMIS, Calif. – Senior Danika Bailey went 3-for-4 with four RBI and three runs scored to lead St. Francis to a 14-6 win over Del Oro Saturday.
The Troubadours scored nine runs over the first three innings and added a five-run fifth that included a two-run home run by Bailey to seal their first victory of the season. Bailey was one of four players with multiple-hit games, including a three-hit performance by Hannah Willover. Rhyann O’Mara had three RNI in the game.
Basketball Watches the Section Selection Show
Senior Annie Randle shows us a behind-the-scenes look as the St. Francis Troubadour basketball prepares for the playoff and their bracket selection.
Gregg, Barrett Lead Soccer to Win
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Anna Gregg scored twice to help St. Francis post a 3-1 victory over Rio Americano in their home opener Thursday.
“It felt so nice hearing the crowd support you,” said Gregg. “To play well and to win for them is unbelievable.”
St. Francis (6-0) and Rio Americano were deadlocked early.
“Our momentum was not really there in the first half,” said junior Hailey Barrett. “But we picked it up in the second half. The message at halftime was that we needed to pick up our intensity.”
Swimming Wins Season-Opening Dual Meet
CARMICHAEL, Calif. – Katie McIntee won the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle and contributed on two winning relays as the St. Francis swimming team posted a 116-39 victory over Pleasant Grove in the first Delta League meet of the season.
“We were getting our squad that we will be competing with and see how they swim together,” said Head Coach Richard Levin.
McIntee opened with a win in the 200 free in 2:00.88 and came back to win the 100 free in 55.76. She also was part of the 200- and 400-free relay teams that finished first.
Lacrosse Defeats Foothill 8-7
PLEASONTON, Calif. – St. Francis senior Hayley Kusserow scored late to take an 8-7 victory over Foothill Tuesday night. Five Troubadours scored in the game, including two each by Meg Anderson, Colleen McClain and Kusserow. Maggie Anderson and Erika Palmer also scored for St. Francis (1-1).
The Troubadours trailed 4-3 at the break but fought back to tie the game at 7 before scoring the game-winner in the final minutes.
St. Francis hosts Cal next Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Mather Sports Complex.
Cook, Gregg Lead Soccer to Win over Christian Brothers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Meredith Cook scored a goal in the 16th minute and St. Francis never trailed in posting a 3-1 win over rival Christian Brothers Tuesday afternoon.
Cook scored on an assist by senior Anna Gregg to give the Troubadours the early lead. Gregg added two second half goals with the first giving St. Francis (5-0) a 2-0 lead. The Falcons would cut the deficit to 2-1 but Gregg would score again in the 76th minute to seal the victory.
Gregg now has five goals and four assists on the season in five games.
Softball Drops Opener to Ponderosa
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Ponderosa scored eight times over the final two innings to comeback to defeat St. Francis in its season opener 10-4 Tuesday night.
Four players had two hits each in the contest. Senior Danika Bailey went 2-for-3 with a run scored, while sophomore Rhyann O’Mara went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sophomore Kelsea Williams and junior Emily Ainsley each added two hits.
Sophomore Jada Kanemasu (0-1) took the loss, allowing nine runs (five earned) on 11 hits over 6.2 innings.
Swimming Competes at Jesuit Invitational
CARMICHAEL, Calif. – Sophomore Tatum Roepke won two events among three top top-three finishes to highlight the opening meet for the St. Francis swim team Friday and Saturday at the Jesuit Invitational. Overall, the Troubadours posted 13 top-3 finishes.