Monday, October 10, 2011
Spartans learn of sectional seedings, first-round opponents over the weekend.
The Simley High School boys and girls soccer teams both head into postseason play this week after both Spartans squads learned of their seedings and first-round opponents for the Section 4A Tournament on Sunday. Girls Soccer The Simley girls soccer team followed up a 10-5-1 regular season with a No. 2 seed in its 4A tournament. The Spartans earned a first-round bye and at least two home games, beginning with a hosting of either No. 7 Mounds Park Academy or No. 10 St. Paul Como Park at 5 p.m. on Saturday. A win has Simley hosting a sectional semifinal on Oct. 18. Boys Soccer After a 6-7-3 regular-season, the Simley boys soccer team earned a No. 4 seed and the rights to home games in the first two rounds of the 4A bracket. The Spartans will …
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Simley faces crosstown rival South St. Paul in a key Classic Suburban Conference match Tuesday.
Girls Tennis Simley (11-5) vs. South St. Paul (6-3) CHEAT SHEET SITE: Simley High School TIME: 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday ON THE LINE The Spartans face a much-improved South St. Paul squad that returned most of their key players from last season. The Packers recently wrapped up a team trip with their coach to the U.S. Open. Simley is a young team with just four seniors, but has gotten better and better since the start of the season. Head coach Clay Sollenberger said that they like playing the South St. Paul team since the girls know each other so well and enjoy playing their crosstown rivals PLAYERS TO WATCH Sydney Short—Simley The senior is the number one singles player. Sollenberger said that she is much more consistent this year and that her …
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Spartans compete in a full slate of post-Labor Day contests last week.
Simley High School athletic teams returned to competition following the Labor Day holiday, playing a full schedule against opponents over the first week of school. Girls Soccer Back-to-back Classic Suburban Conference victories at home last week boosted the Simley girls soccer team's record to 4-2-1 this fall. The Spartans blew out Richfield 10-1 last Tuesday before one-upping North St. Paul 3-2 on Thursday. Individual statistics for the North win were not made available. Heading into that game, Jill Richgels led Simley with eight goals, while Sarah Luby had five goals. Goalkeeper Kelly Chandler had 21 saves in two-and-a-half games of work for the Spartans. Boys Soccer The Simley boys soccer team went winless in its first week back from …
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Visiting Eastview High School went 4-0 in the singles to take a 5-2 win against Simley in non-conference girls tennis action Wednesday.
Visiting Eastview swept the singles 4-0, but Simley High School’s doubles teams played well in a 5-2 win for the Lightning in non-conference girls tennis Wednesday afternoon at Inver Grove Heights. Eastview’s Jordan Kopfer beat Simley’s Sydney Short 6-1, 6-1 at first singles. At first doubles, the Simley team of Maria Dillon and Sarah Nordahl won 6-3, 6-2. “We got those two doubles, that was great,” said Simley head coach Clay Sollenberger. Simley plays Hill-Murray Thursday at Tartan Park, starting at 3:30 p.m. Eastview plays at Rosemount today, Sept. 8, in a match starting at 3:30 p.m. No. 1 singles –Jordan Kopfer, EV, beat Sydney Short, Simley, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2 singles – Mariah LaVold, EV, beat Taylor Short, Simley, 6-2, 6-2. No. 3 …
Monday, August 29, 2011
Soccer, tennis teams commence 2011 campaigns.
The 2011 fall sports season has begun for Simley as the Spartans girls tennis and soccer squads commenced their campaigns last week, with several more teams to play their first contests over the next several days. Boys Soccer The Simley boys soccer team emerged from its first week of games without a loss as the Spartans went 2-0-1 in its initial three contests. Following a 1-0 home win over non-conference opponent Hastings last Thursday, the Spartans officially claimed a win and a tie at the St. John's University Tournament over the weekend. Simley shutout Rochester Century, 2-0, on Friday, then tied Blake 1-1 on Saturday. Joe Trenzeluk leads the Spartans with two goals, with George Knowlton and Malcolm Willie accounting for one score …
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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Spartans finish 10-6 after losing to Apple Valley in Section 3AA playoffs; section individual and doubles tournament still on tap.
A strong season came to a frustrating end for the Simley boy’s tennis team Tuesday. The Spartans lost to Apple Valley 7-0 in the first round of the Section 3AA playoffs, putting a damper on an otherwise solid season. Simley went 3-14 last year, but finished 10-6 this year. When the Spartans started the season by losing its first two matches of the season, it looked like more of the same from a team that struggled in 2010. Even though those losses were to Mahtomedi and St. Thomas Academy — two traditionally strong programs — the Spartans won only one of 13 matches in those two competitions. But head coach Clay Sollenberger knew his team was better than those performances indicated. And he was right. The Spartans defeated North Saint Paul, …
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Jake Short and Nate Eddy are developing chemistry on the court as they prepare
for section action.
Consistent. That's how Jake Short and Nate Eddy describe each other. Short, a sophomore, and Eddy, a freshman, have teamed up to become the top doubles team on a greatly-improved Simley High School tennis team. Eddy says Short has the speed needed to make up ground in a hurry. Short says Eddy is just a steady player who plays a solid all-around game. While neither possess the height and net presence of 6'4" senior teammate Tom Wagner — which can be a major advantage in doubles play – they know their strengths and try to force their opponents to play their game. "We have good chemistry," said Short, a standout running back on the Simley football team and a champion wrestler. "We play similar styles and try not to do too much. We just try to…
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
Simley High School sports teams were able to get in almost all their contests on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Despite playing under the threat of thunderstorms on both Tuesday and Wednesday, Simley High School sports teams both managed to get in nearly the entirety of their mid-week schedules. Baseball: Washburn 13, Simley 1 A 13-1 loss to visiting Minneapolis Washburn on Wednesday dropped the Simley baseball team to 2-13 overall this season. Joshua Ketchmark drove in T.J. Stone with the Spartans' lone run of the game in the fifth inning; Simley had six hits total, with Brody Schintz claiming two of them. Softball: Hill-Murray 11, Simley 3 The Simley softball team dropped to 7-12 overall and 3-10 in the Classic Suburban Conference after an 11-3 loss at Hill-Murray on Wednesday. Individual results were not available. Boys Lacrosse: Mahtomedi 7, …
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Simley High School is beginning to see the end of the regular season.
The spring sports campaign pushed closer to its conclusion as Simley sports squads continued to jostle for preferred sectional seeding with contests book-ending the weekend. Baseball: Simley Claims First Two Victories The Simley baseball team claimed its first two wins of the season to close out last week, topping Henry Sibley by a 10-8 score for its initial Classic Suburban Conference victory on Thursday before topping St. Croix Lutheran 10-4 in a non-conference game on Friday. The Spartans nearly made it three-straight on Monday, yet fell 1-0 at North St. Paul. Offensively, Brody Schintz leads Simley with a .389 batting average, while Logan Busch is hitting .351 with the team's lone home run. The pair have split the pitching wins between…
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The Spartans slammed visiting St. Paul Central in a boys tennis match on Monday, winning an easy, 6-1 victory.
Simley High School's boys tennis team improved their position this spring with a lopsided 6-1 victory on Monday over visiting St. Paul Central. The Spartans mixed up their lineup and still won six of seven matches, including a sweep of all three doubles matches. None of the matches went more than two sets. After finishing last season with a dismal 3-14 record, the Spartans improved to 8-4 this season. The marked improvement from one season to the next is "quite a turnaround," according to Simley head coach Clay Sollenberger. “It was a good match, we represented ourselves well,” Sollenberger said. “We’ve got the ability with a good mix of young guys and some good senior leaders where we’ve got options. We’ve got players we can play at both …
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Leann Eddy
6:42 pm on Saturday, May 14, 2011
I am Nate's younger sister, Annabelle. I think Nate is an awesome tennis player. (This isn't Leann Eddy. This is Annabelle Eddy.) more ›