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Water Polo Places 10th at Nor Cal Championships

ATHERTON, Calif. – St. Francis lost 9-2 t Clovis West to finish 10th in the Nor Cal Championships Saturday. The Troubadours split two games on Saturday. Jenna Barthels scored the game winner as St. Francis defeated Acalanes to advance in the first game Saturday before falling to Clovis West in the finale.

Ally Tambornini scored six goals over three games to lead the Troubadours.

Nor Cal Championships

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Water Polo Garners No. 2 Seed in Section Bracket

ATHERTON, Calif. – The St. Francis water polo team split two matches on Friday, falling 9-7 to Miramonte in the opener and winning 6-5 over Soquel at the Nor Cal Championships in their final preparation for the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs.

Senior Ally Tambornini scored twice and five players added a single tally including Jenna Barthels, Maggie Oys, Kira Chavez, Sam Reinl and Frances Barbour. St. Francis fell behind 9-3 before rallying for four goals in the fourth quarter to cut the final deficit to two.

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Water Polo Rolls to 27-0 Win

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Madalyn Lavezzo, Hannah Warren and Kira Chavez each scored four goals to lead St. Francis to a 27-0 win over Monterey Trail in a Delta League water polo match Wednesday at Jesuit High School.

Overall, seven players scored two or more goals in the game. Junior Sally Ferguson tallied three scores, while Frances Barbour, Sam Reinl and Aubree Barr found the cage two times each. Jenna Barthels, Ally Tambornini, Caroline Urkov, Kobe Carpenter, Julie Zanobini and Rocky Mudd also scored for the Troubadours.

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Water Polo Splits Two Matches at Woodcreek

ROSEVILLE, Calif. – Ally Tambornini scored three times as St. Francis defeated Sonora 9-3 to finish pool play 1-1 on the first day of the Woodcreek Tournament.  The Troubies lost to Monte Vista 7-3 earlier in the day.

Senior Maggie Oys added two goals and four players had single goals in the contest including Kira Chavez, Caroline Urkov, Sam Reinl and Sally Ferguson.

In the opener against Monte Vista, Reinl scored two times and Julie Zanobini also found the cage.

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Water Polo Shuts Out Franklin

ELK GROVE, Calif. – Three players scored three goals each and seven with multiple goals as St. Francis blanked Franklin 24-0. Overall, 14 players scored for St. Francis.

Ali Tambornini had a team-best seven assists to contribute to the offensive explosion.

St. Francis (6-1) is off before traveling to St. Mary’s on Sept. 24.

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Water Polo Splits Two in Tournament

ATHERTON, Calif. – Maggie Oys and Jenna Barthels combined for seven goals as St. Francis defeated St. Ignatius Friday at the St. Francis Autumn Invitational.

The Troubadours jumped out to a 5-1 and cruised to the victory as seven players scored in the match. Seniors Kira Chavez, Caroline Urkov, Julie Zanobini and Sam Reinl scored. Junior Hannah Warren and sophomore Kobe Carpenter also added a goal for St. Francis.

Barthels added four assists in the game, while Urkov had three.

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Water Polo Scores 19 in Win over Granite Bay

GRANITE BAY, Calif. – Senior Maggie Oys scored five times among six players who tallied multiple goals in the game as St. Francis opened the 2015 season with a 19-5 win over Granite Bay.

Senior Caroline Urkov, sophomore Kobe Carpenter and senior Julie Zanobini each scored three goals in the win, while senior Jennalyn Barhtels and Kira Chavez scored two each.

St. Francis competes in the St. Francis Autumn Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Mountain View.

St. Francis 19, Granite Bay 5

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Water Polo to Scrimmage in Mountain View

SACRAMENTO, Calif.  – The St. Francis water polo programs will scrimmage on Saturday at St. Francis Mountain View with teams from Clovis and St. Francis. Both teams will play three matches and the scrimmages will consist of 5 nine-minute running periods with a two-minute break. The JV will play 5 seven-minute periods.

St. Francis Scramble

9 a.m. – St. Francis JV vs. St. Francis MV JV

1030am – St. Francis Varsity vs. St. Francis MV Varsity

1215pm – St. Francis Varsity vs. Clovis Varsity

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2015 Varsity Water Polo Roster

St. Francis Varsity Water Polo Team First Row (L to R): Maddy Vine, Kobe Carpenter, Rocky Mudd, Jenna Barthels, Julie Zanobini, Sally Ferguson, Hannah Warren. Back Row (L to R): Ally Tambornini, Elle Minor, Nikki Chan, Aubree Barr, Sam Reinl, Madalyn Lavezzo, Kira Chavez, Maggie Oys, Francis Barbour, Caroline Urkov.

 

# Name Position Height Class Hometown (Previous School)
1 Elizabeth Minor G 5-8 Sr. Sacramento (OLA)
1A Maddy Vine UT 5-5 Jr. Sacramento (St. Mary’s)
2 Jenna Barthels UT 5-6 Sr. Sacramento (Cal Middle)
4 Kira Chavez UT 5-7 Sr. El Dorado Hills (Rolling Hills Middle)
5 Nikki Chan UT 5-7 Sr.  Gold River (Mira Loma HS)
7 Ally Tambornini UT 5-7 Sr. Sacramento (Arden Middle)
8 Caroline Urkov UT 5-6 Sr. Sacramento (Cal Middle)
9 Sam Reinl UT 5-9 Sr. Sacramento (Holy Spirit)
10 Sally Ferguson UT 5-7 Jr. Sacramento (Sutter Middle)
11 Kobe Carpenter UT 5-5 So. Gold River (St. John Vianney)
12 Julie Zanobini UT 5-4 Sr. Davis (St. James)
14 Frances Barbour UT 5-6 Sr. Sacramento (Sutter Middle)
17 Aubree Barr UT 5-10 Jr. Sacramento (St. Robert)
18 Madalyn Lavezzo UT 5-7 Sr. Sacramento (Arcade Middle)
20 Hannah Warren UT 5-5 Jr. Fair Oaks (Orangevale Open)
22 Maggie Oys UT 5-8 Sr. Davis (St. James)
24 Rocky Mudd UT 5-2 Jr. Suisan City (Holy Spirit Fairfield)

Head Coach: Heather Moody (Third Season)

Assistant Coach: Jessica Hamby (First Season)

Captains: TBA

St. Francis Varsity Water Polo Team: 

Seniors (9): Jennalyn Barthels, Kira Chavez, Maggie Oys, Madalyn Lavezzo, Elizabeth Minor, Samantha Reinl, Alyssa Tambornini, Caroline Urkov, Julie Zanobini

Juniors (7): Frances Barbour, Aubree Barr, Gabrielle Casentini, Sally Ferguson, Rocky Mudd, Maddy Vine, Hannah Warren          

Sophomore (1): Kobe Carpenter

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2015 Junior Varsity Water Polo Roster

 

# Name Class Hometown (Previous School)
1 Ari Miggins Sophomore Folsom
2 Izzie Linne Sophomore Sacramento
3 Chloe King Sophomore Sacramento
4. Hayley Hoang Freshman Sacramento
5 Maddie Lima Sophomore Penn Valley
6 Bella Sandoval Sophomore Sacramento
7 Annie Barrett Sophomore Meadow Vista
8 Makena Wahl Freshman West Sacramento
9 Emily Jones Sophomore Sacramento
10 Kaitlynn O’Neill Sophomore Roseville
11 Allison Dowdell Sophomore Sacramento
12 Hailey Malone Sophomore Sacramento
13 Charisma Powning Sophomore Sacramento
14 Morgan Kaeser Sophomore Sacramento
15 Abbey Berg Freshman Sacramento
16  Emma Fries Sophomore Sacramento
17 Malia Arnott Freshman Sacramento
18 Natalie Imboden Sophomore Sacramento
19 Libby Price Sophomore Sacramento
20 Ashley Wyant Sophomore  Roseville
21 Grace Klas Sophomore Placerville
22 Maddie Brown Sophomore Roseville
23 Piper Hechtl Freshman Davis
24 Katie Klokkevold Sophomore  
25 Taylor Garrett Freshman Sacramento
26 Isabella McGinness Freshman Sacramento
27 Kate Janicki Freshman Carmichael
28 Kathryn Kane Freshman Carmichael
29 Clairise Tapken Sophomore Granite Bay
30 Emalee Lavezzo Freshman Sacramento

Co-Head Coach: Anne Scott, Michelle Kaplan

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Water Polo Standout Charter Named to All-America Team

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Former St. Francis water polo standout Lauren Charter ‘15 was named to the 2014-15 NISCA/Speedo Girls All-America Water Polo third team.

Charter scored a team-best 55 goals and 78 points to lead the Troubadours to the CIF Sac-Joaquin Division I finals for the third consecutive season in 2014. A three-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American, she earned all-section and All-Delta League first-team honors and finished her career with 109 career goals.

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Troubie Trio Help Gonzaga at NCAA Rowing

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Cherie Murbach ’14, Heather Handy ‘14 and Madeleine Vespieren ‘12 competed for Gonzaga in the NCAA Rowing Championships held on Lake Natoma this past weekend.

Murbach, who competed in water polo and track at St. Francis, Handy (golf) and Vespieren (tennis) were on the Second Varsity 8 for the Zags and helped the team to a 17th-place overall finish. It was the second NCAA appearance in school history after the team won the West Coast Conference title.

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River Cats All-City Team
11 Troubaours Receive Local Honor

The Sacramento River Cats recognized their 2014-15 All-City team before today’s baseball game. Eleven Troubadours were selected to the respective sports all-city teams and senior soccer player Anna Gregg was named the River Cats Girls Soccer Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.

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Top of the Class: Student-Athletes Rafeld and Cunningham to Take Center Stage at Graduation

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seniors Annie Rafeld and Cami Cunningham are shining examples of a senior class that has made an impact on the school and the entire Troubie community. On graduation night, they will receive the ultimate honor as the chosen representatives for their class. Rafeld, who is from Granite Bay, is the valedictorian, while Cunningham, a Yuba City product, is the class salutatorian.