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Bevy of Tigers claim All-America honors |
By B. Scott
Anderson, Newberg Graphic reporter
E-mail Scott at
banderson@eaglenewspapers.com
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Eleven members of
Newberg High School’s 2006 boys and girls state championship water
polo teams were recently named All-Americans by the National
Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.
Eight boys and three girls received the national post season honor.
Boys named to the first team were Cray Rogers and Keary Schlactus,
Nate Bush was a second team honoree, Chase Hansen and Jon Maxwell
nabbed spots on the third team, Jordan Anderson and Jeff Hockema
were fourth team selections and Austin McKenzie rounded out the
field with a fifth team pick.
This past season, the boys team finished with an overall 39-1
record and defeated Westview 18-2 in the state championship game.
Schlactus, Bush, Rogers and Hansen were selected to the all-state
tournament first team. Maxwell was a second team selection.
The girls All-American recipients were Adrienne Cheney to the first
team and Morgan Jones and Andrea Wilson on the second team.
The Newberg girls squad finished this past season with an overall
32-5 record on its way to winning its second consecutive state
championship with an 8-2 win against Southridge in the state title
game. Overall, it was the girls program’s 14th state title.
Cheney, who scored four goals in the title game, was a first team
all-state tournament selection as a sophomore and as a junior.
Wilson was a first team all-state pick; Jones was a second team
selection as goalie.
Rogers, Bush, Hansen, Anderson, Hockema, Cheney and Wilson will
return for their senior seasons this fall. The graduated seniors are
readying themselves for college: Schlactus will attend the
University of California at San Diego; Maxwell is headed to the
University of Oregon; McKenzie will attend the U.S. Air Force
Academy and Jones will go to the University of Hawaii.
According to Newberg coach Jim McMaster, those honored are “kids
that really enjoy the sport, who surpassed a lot of expectations.”
NISCA, founded in 1934, selects the national All American teams
based on the recommendation of high school coaches and the governing
body of the zone where the team is located. In all, 138 athletes
nationwide are selected for six teams (first through fifth and
honorable mention) for each gender. |
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From
July 28, 2007, Newberg Graphic
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