ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT We are RAMNATION!
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ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT We are RAMNATION!
This indicates that for the second straight year the Lake Mary Athletic Department has had great success. As most of RAMNATION knows, May is our main month for fundraising for the new 2015-2016 school year. This May we have five main fundraisers that we hope Lake Mary families and Lake Mary Corporate Sponsors will participate in: - Friday May 8th - Lincoln Test Drive for Your School (3pm-7pm) at the Lake Mary Auditorium $20 goes to the team or organization of your choice for every 10 minute Test Drive. Last year we were able to raise over $8,000 for Lake Mary High School's sports teams! ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT 2015 SPRING NEWSLETTER - Friday May 8th - Red vs Gray Spring Football Game and Bar-BQ (5:30 - 7:30pm) We are RAMNATION! Don T. Reynolds Stadium---$6 gets you a ticket to watch next year’s football teams team and a BarBQ Dinner! While at the game you can sign up to be a Lake Mary Athletic Booster Club Member for 2015-2016. From the Desk of our Athletic Director.... I hope everyone takes great pride, as I do, in reading this version of the 2015 Spring RAMNATION Newsletter. You will see another season of outstanding accomplishments from dedicated Lake Mary student-athletes, coaches, parents and Corporate Sponsors. As we entered the 2015 Spring Sports Season, Lake Mary held a 16 point lead against all the other Seminole County high schools in the 2014-2015 Seminole Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy race. - Saturday May 9th - 34th Annual Lake Mary Athletic Booster Club Golf Tournament - "The Ram Classic"---Come out and enjoy a round of golf and lunch with over 90 other golfers while supporting the Lake Mary Athletic Booster Club. Contact Athletic Director Doug Peters 1 or see the information included in this RAMNATION Newsletter for more information about playing or being a RAM Corporate Sponsor for this event. Booster News! - Friday May 15th - Seminole Athletic Conference Spring Football Games - Don T. Booster Meetings All are welcome to join our LMHS Booster Club meetings on the second Tuesday of each month. Call the Athletic Office for more information. 407-320-9557 Reynolds Stadium 5:00pm - Lake Brantley High School vs Winter Springs 7:00pm - Lake Howell vs Lake Mary - Saturday May 16th - 8th Annual Lake Mary 5K Community Run / Walk at 7:30am Don T. Reynolds Stadium- Last year, over 700 participants and over 50 Corporate Sponsors helped raise over $50,000! We are setting a lofty goal of over 800 participants for this year’s race. We are looking for our Corporate Sponsors from last year to continue their support of Lake Mary High School by renewing their Corporate Sponsorships for 2015-2016. We are also looking for any new RAM Corporate Sponsors. If you are interested in participating in this year’s 8th Annual Lake Mary 5K please contact Athletic Director Doug Peters or see the information in this RAMNATION Newsletter. LAKE MARY HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB 2015 – 2016 SCHOOL YEAR EXECUTIVE BOARD PRESIDENT MARK D’AGOSTINO CO- VICE-PRESIDENTS MITZI FLETCHER KATHY PAOLUCCI SECRETARY BONNIE SUMMERS TREASURER LISA BRUNS As you can see there are lot of activities in the month of May. Please come out and participate in one, or all of these exciting events. Your participation supports over 900 dedicated student-athletes and their coaches, and allows the Lake Mary Athletic Booster Club to provide first class athletic facilities for our students and our student-athletes. Sign up to be a LMHS Athletic Booster Member! Enjoy reserved seating at home football games, year round entry to LMHS athletic events, reserved parking and so much more! Find the perfect package for your family. For more information please check out the Lake Mary High School web-site or contact me at It is not too late to join the LMHS Booster Club! With your membership, you will help support all of our student-athletes in their pursuit of excellence! Doug_Peters@scps.k12.fl.us (407) 320-9666. We are RAMNATION! GO RAMS!!! Doug Peters 2 Please pay close attention to the Media Advertising addition to the Platinum RAM Sponsorship for the Ram Classic Golf Tournament. We are now including an advertisement in the official 2015 Lake Mary Football Media Guide, and we will include the name of your business or your family's name to the Lake Mary High School Sponsors page in each of the RAM NATION quarterly newsletters that are emailed out during the 2015-16 school year when purchasing one of these sponsorships. The same will be offered for the GOLD Sponsorship for this year's Lake Mary 5K Run / Walk. 4x8 Sponsorship Banners Advertise at Lake Mary’s Don T. Reynolds Stadium for the 2015-2016 school year! These Sponsorship Banners surround the game field at our Stadium. Please Contact Doug Peters for more information: Office: 407-320-9666 e-mail: doug_peters@scps.k12.fl.us 3 MAY 8 5:30pm Ram BBQ Extravaganza Friday Night Events at Lake Mary High School Attention Parents, Teachers, and Students! featuring our famous Ramburgers! 6:00pm Drive for your School Event! Red/Gray Football Game featuring next year's football teams, cheerleading squads, band and marionettes 3:00-7:00 Parks Lincoln will donate $20 to LMHS for each driver taking a test drive (limit 1 driver per address) Attention Parents, Teachers, and Students! Remember to support LMHS on MAY 8! 4 Spring Sports Boys Weightlifting: News and Spotlights The Boys weight team has started off to a fine 2-2 record in a very competitive district, and finished 4th Place in the Seminole Athletic Conference. Fast Pitch Softball: The varsity fast pitch softball team is currently 13-9, with only 3 games remaining in the regular season. The team is currently seated 3rd in the district, after their win over Seminole on April 1st. The district tournament will be held the week of April 13-17 at Coraci Sports Complex in Port Orange. Boys Weightlifting has four lifters that have qualified for our sectional meet in their respective weight classes: Jalen Burgess, Zack Sharp, Tyler Blackwell, and Bakorey Davis. Boys Lacrosse: The Boys Lacrosse team wrapped up their second consecutive Seminole County Athletic Conference Championship with a convincing 18-4 win over Lake Brantley. The Rams finished undefeated in conference play. The team has been preparing for the playoffs with games against several of the top teams in the state and played number one St. Thomas Aquinas to a tight game that went down to the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. Zac Nash –Defense, Kurt Sisco-Midfield, and Alex Forehand-Attack have played impressively as of late leading the team in to a tough district playoff that starts this week. The team is currently ranked 8th in the state out of over 180 teams. Ally Bahng and Jordan Davis are the 2 seniors who lead the team. Ally is the starting shortstop and an honor student with a GPA of 4.5. She has been accepted to UCLA to study medicine. Jordan is the starting centerfielder and will be attending Seminole State on a softball scholarship. The team is working hard to prepare for the upcoming district tournament. 5 Girls Lacrosse: Rebecca Halley, Amanda Klein and Danielle Tarantino will be representing Lake Mary High School as NCAA college players in the fall playing for Saint Leo College, Wingate University and Ave Maria College respectively. The 2015 Lake Mary Girl’s Lacrosse program made great strides this season and completed the regular season with a record of 10 – 5. The team averaged 15 goals per game while giving up only 8 goals per game. The team finished the regular season ranked 25th in the state and defeated the 4th ranked team in the state late in the season. The future is bright as we look ahead as the program only graduates 4 seniors in 2015. Three of our graduating players will continue their lacrosse careers on a collegiate level. 6 underclassmen Zac Stout, Jake Steel, Jacob Finegan , and Ethan Goldsmith for years to come. We are excited for the start of the playoffs and hope the success we had during the year will continue as we work our way to the state series again. Water Polo Girls Water Polo: The girls water polo team has finished their regular season 18-5, undefeated at home, in the district, and the conference. This has led to them being the 1 seed leading into the district playoff series starting Monday April 6th. They also became conference champions for the second year in a row. The success of this team is led by seniors Michaela Schulz, Lauren Olinger, Taylor Geraghty, and Allison Lo. With their experience and leadership they have encouraged the success of underclassmen Angela Vazquez, Daniela Duarte, Nicole Bucci, and Natalie Bucci for years to come. We are excited for the start of the playoffs and hope the success we had during the year will continue as we work our way to the state series. Track: Our Lake Mary Rams Boys Track team took a commanding lead early in the competition riding strong performances in the field events and sprinting events to win the Freshman/Sophomore SAC Meet for the first time in many years! The team scored 153 points lead by top scorers David Shannon scoring 24 points, Andrew Peterson scoring 22 points and Aaron Edwards scoring 19 points. With a solid performance from the distance runners lead by Devin Boyle and with all of the relays scoring 4th or better, the rams made an overwhelming showing to bring home the gold! The girls team also did well, taking 4th out of 7 teams after a long day of competition scoring 87 points. The top scorers were Kennedy Reese scoring 26.5 points, Cheyenne St. Lewis 12 scoring points, Jahuna Jones scoring 9.5 points and Ysanne Spence also scoring 9.5 points. Boys Water Polo: Coming off a fantastic season last year finishing 7th in the state, the boys water polo team hoped to continue the success of last year. So far they have been doing just that. The boys water polo team has finished their regular season 14-9, undefeated at home, in the district, and the conference. This has led to them being the 1 seed leading into the district playoff series starting Monday April 6th. They also became conference champions for the second year in a row. The success of this team is led by seniors Joey Orr, Alex McGee, Chad Fojo, and Drew Blake. With their experience and leadership they have encouraged the success of 7 Championship and the district tournament winning five of seven finals. They will host Fletcher High for the regional semifinal April 7 at 3:00. Congratulations to Leo Vega, Roger Schwarzinger, David Gorshein, Quinn Fishel, Andreas Schwarzinger, and Sam Langevin. Tennis Boys Volleyball: The Girls Tennis Team completed the regular season 12-1. They won the Seminole Athletic Conference Championship for the second consecutive year and finished second in the district tournament. They will play the regional semifinal April 7 against Buchholz High in Gainesville. Congratulations to Page Dionne, Mady Huss, Danielle Conigliaro, Andrea Valencia, and Sophia Logas. Our Team is 7-3. winning 2nd place in the St. Cloud tournament on 4/4/15. The team is lead by Jose Carrion and Chris Moore (Senior Captains). We are selling Tee Shirts for $11 and long sleeves for $17 to help our team. Upcoming events: Senior Night will be on April 23rd vs. Lake Howell. It will be a great night. Come help support our Seniors and team. Louis Reyes Boys Volleyball Head Coach The Boys Tennis Team completed the regular season 13-0. They won the Seminole Athletic Conference 8 this year's MLB player draft. He leads the team with 6 home runs and plays outstanding defense. He is fun to watch. There are only 4 home games left. Come out and see our future Major Leaguer and the rest of the Rams finish off their year. Baseball: Congratulations to Coach Tuttle! 600 WINS! Tryouts for next year's team will be in the fall. Get your physical at school and listen for announcements as the 2015-2016 school year begins. See you at the ballpark! Coach Tuttle With the Lake Mary 8-0 win at Lake Howell, Rams coach Allen Tuttle is the sixth coach in the Orlando area history to win 600 baseball games. The Rams are 14-5, pushing Tuttle’s career record to 604-320 in 32 seasons at the school. Our 14-5 record leads the district. The district tournament is in Deland starting on April 20. ATTENTION ALL ATHLETES! If you are planning on participating in any sport next year, please attend our physical night on May 19, 2015 at 6:30pm to get your physical! Cost is only $20 and it benefits our LMHS Athletic Training program. Seniors, Brendan Rodgers, Brett Brubaker, Braden Rollins and Brad Nenna are leading the way. Coach spotlight: Ed Nuss Longtime pitching coach for the Rams has the pitching staff in great shape heading into the district tournament. His hard work and dedication has paid off again this year as his staff has given up less than 3 earned runs a game. Player Spotlight: Brendan Rodgers Brendan, a 4 year starter, is the Rams shortstop and a possible number one pick in Get your Physical May 19! 9 Winter Sports Girls Basketball: News and Summaries Girls Basketball: Girls Weightlifting: The girls JV basketball team had a great season and finished with a record of 16-1. The team consisted of freshman Shaniya Jernigan, Alicia Brundidge, Erica Merthie, Valerie Colomodio, Kennedie Reese, Nikki Wesley, Sam Baldwin, Maya Engle, Sabrina Barron, Sophomores Sydney Ackermann, Lauren Worrell, and Nicole Mattos, and Junior Jasmine Ferguson. The team was led by their Head Coach Richard Baez in his 6th year in the program and Assistant Coach Jeff Lortz, with the program for his 3rd season. Final record : 3-3. 2nd at SAC Conference Meet. Player Spotlight (picture attached): Ellie Grunder is a Senior and has been on the team for the past 4 seasons. She has shown tremendous improvement each season and finished her career this season having placed 3rd at the Sub-Sectional Meet and qualified for the Sectional Meet. Ellie has been a huge asset to the program over the past 4 seasons. She has the respect of all of her teammates and makes everyone around her better through her positive attitude and encouraging words. The Varsity girls basketball team finished the season 22-6. The team finished undefeated in conference play and were named the SAC Champions. The team also finished undefeated in district play during the regular season. The Varsity team made it to the district tournament championship game but came up short, finishing as the district runner-up and earning a trip to the regional playoffs. The season ended in the next round of play with a loss on the road to Flagler Palm Coast. This year's team was led by a wonderful group of seniors, all of which gave four years to the girls basketball program. They are Branda Barns, Manilia Francois, Hailey Miller, Michaela Keyser, Vernisha Andrews, and Morgan Ackermann. Andrews leaves Lake Mary as the single season rebounding record holder as well as the record holder for rebounds in a single game. Andrews has signed to play at the next level with Rollins College. Ackermann leaves Lake Mary as the record holder in career three pointers made, single season three pointers, and three pointers made in a single game. Ackermann has signed to play at the next level with Gardner Webb University. Team Info: This season's team had a nice blend of returning lifters and new girls. Every girl improved each week and the team had an outstanding showing at the SAC/Sub-Sectional Meet by placing 2nd place and only having 11 lifters! We sent 6 lifters to the Sectional Meet and had 4 State Qualifiers. The future is bright as we are returning some lifters with great potential! 10 varsity bench. Coach Nailling brings a wealth of experience to the program. He has coached AAU basketball for several summers and is also the head coach at Milwee Middle School, where he teaches civics. The Rams are lucky to have a coach the caliber of Coach Nailling in the program. Boys Basketball: Summer Program: The Rams will once again run a summer basketball program. The program consists of summer league and team camps for the returning players, as well as a basketball camp for youngsters held here at Lake Mary. Tryouts for incoming 9th graders who wish to participate in the summer program will be held on the 27th and 28th of May at 4 pm. The boys basketball team finished with a record of 11-16 and advanced past the first round of district tournament play for the fifth consecutive season. The program is excited to return a core group of talented youngsters, and is planning a competitive summer program to help the returners reach their potential. Player Spotlight: Sophomore Brelynd Gilbert. Brelynd finished his first year on varsity averaging 8 points per game and 3 rebounds per game. His strength and explosiveness makes Brelynd difficult to keep out of the paint. He has spent this spring improving his shooting from long distance as well as his ball handling. Brelynd will be one of the better returning juniors in the district next year, and the coaching staff expects big things from him next year. Basketball Camp: This summer will mark the sixth annual Lake Mary Basketball Camp held here at Lake Mary High School. This summer the camp sessions will be divided up based on age and held in the field house gym. The ages/dates are as follows: Boys and girls in grades 6 - 8, June 1 – 4, 9 am to noon. Boys and girls in grades 2 - 5, June 8 – 11, 9 am to noon. Boys and girls in grades 6 – 8, June 15 – 18, 9 am to noon. Camp registration will be available on the school website. Email LMhoops@hotmail.com with questions. Coach Spotlight: Grant Nailling. Coach Nailling returns to Lake Mary this season to guide the JV team as the JV head coach as well as assist on the 11 in Central Florida. Even with a very young and inexperienced team, we were able to find much success this season! With only three seniors graduating this season, the wrestling team should be able to build on the successes of this season next year! Wrestling Senior Taz Neyrinck finished his senior year with a 3rd place finish at the State Tournament. Taz finished his high school wrestling career with an overall record of 115-26. Taz will be missed greatly next season! The Junior Varsity team wrapped up their season with the JV State Wrestling Tournament which was held at Osceola High School. The JV team was led by Jylin Givens who placed 4th at the tournament! Many of our JV wrestlers wrestled in tough matches and almost found the podium. The Lake Mary Wrestling team finished off the season with a trip to the FHSAA State Wrestling Tournament in Kissimmee Florida. Three wrestlers from the varsity team qualified to wrestle in the final event for the State Series for wrestling. The team was led by Senior Taz Neyrinck, who finished his high school wrestling career with a win by taking 3rd place in the 120 pound weight class. Junior Jeremiah Costen placed 6th at the in the 113 pound weight class. Senior Austin Haupert, hampered by injuries, was able to win a match in his first appearance at the State Tournament. All three of these wrestlers worked hard and made us proud! The Ladies Varsity wrestling team finished their season with the Ladies State Tournament which was held at Liberty High School. Senior Jordan Davis led the ladies team by placing second at the state event. Jordan worked hard all season and was able to make the finals in a very competitive weight class! Wrestling club practice will begin on April 7, 2015. Practices will be held on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8pm in the wrestling room in the back of the field house. The Varsity team finished with a record of 12-6 after wrestling some of the best teams 12 Fall Sports Swimming News and Announcements We are excited to start a new year of swimming following the great success of last year. We encourage anyone interested in trying out to email Paige Derner at paige_derner@scps.k12.fl.us for more information. Make sure to have your completed physical paperwork on file in the athletic office prior to tryouts! Girls Volleyball Boys Golf Parent-player interest meeting Tuesday April 28 6:00-7:00pm. Tryouts for the Varsity and Junior Varsity Boys Golf Team will be held during the first week of class. Students need to listen to the announcement on the first day of class. In order to try out, a complete physical must be on file in the Athletics Office. Physical forms can be picked up in the Athletics Office. If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Lou Suarez at 407 493-9600 or email at lousuarez@earthlink.net . We will be discussing summer schedule and the 2015 season. Please try to attend if your daughter is interested in playing volleyball. Email Coach Donoghue if you have any questions: katie_donoghue@scps.us All players must have an updated physical on file with our athletic office in order to participate in summer gyms, camps & tryouts. Slow Pitch Softball Congratulations and good luck to our graduating seniors. We will miss you! The slow pitch softball team will be holding tryouts on In August. In order to tryout a completed physical must be on file in the athletic office. Physical forms can be picked up in the guidance office throughout the summer. If you have any questions email Coach Fisher at jeannie_fisher@scps.k12.fl.us 13 ATTENTION ALL FOOTBALL FANS! How would you like to call the football plays for the 2 Time, defending Seminole Athletic Conference and 8A-2 District Champions? Now is your chance! Football Our Football Team will have 2 conditioning days in April (16,17) and Spring Practice begins April 20. Remember, Spring practice is a requirement to play in the Fall. Our Red/Gray Game is May 8 and our Spring game is May 15th vs LHHS. We are having a "Head Coach of the Week" auction where the winner will meet with our football staff, attend film and practice sessions, then call the plays for the first offensive and defensive series in our game against Mainland High School on August 20! Summer Conditioning begins June 8th and will be Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Email Coach Perry if you have not received a calendar: scott_perry@scps.k12.fl.us Bidding starts at $1500 and the proceeds will go towards the new Track and Turf Project! All bids are due by July 1, 2015 (We have to order your coaching apparel!) Please contact Coach Perry if you have any questions and to place your bid. scott_perry@scps.k12.fl.us Go Rams in 2015! 14 May 8, 2015 15 16 eliminating the use of fertilizer and harmful pesticides each year. To learn more about this project and the benefits of athletic turf, please take a moment to look over the links below: Sports Turf Injury Research: It may be safer than natural grass! http://cropsoil.psu.edu/ssrc/sportsturfscoop/injuries New Track and Turf Project Penn State University Center for Sports Surface Research The Lake Mary high school Booster Club is raising money for our new turf field & rubberized track. This multi-use field and state of the art track surface will benefit all the students at Lake Mary High School in addition to saving our environment. http://cropsoil.psu.edu/ssrc Lacrosse: Safer and Smarter Turf http://www.fieldturf.com/lacrosse-turf/ Who Benefits? Every student at Lake Mary High School benefits! *Band, 3 levels of Football, 4 Lacrosse teams, 4 Soccer teams and 2 Track teams will hold events there. *Wrestling, Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Swimming, Volleyball, Tennis, and Physical Education classes will train at the new athletic complex. *Our Community Youth Football, Youth Soccer, Lacrosse Leagues and the Central Florida Special Olympics will utilize these elite facilities. *Our environment benefits by conserving thousands of gallons of water and 17 Thank you to all of our sponsors! Lake Mary Corporate Sponsors 2014-2015 Diamond Ram Sponsors -(over $2000) Ability Rehabilitation Brighthouse Sports Network BurgerFi CrossleyShear – Evan Shear Gators Dockside of Lake Mary Jewitt Orthopedic Mastro Subaru Watson Realty – Rosa Dreifus Parks Lincoln of Longwood Percopo Coatings Company Rudnitsky Law Firm Senior Medical Supplies Southeast Stone The Mortgage Firm USA Payroll Lake Mary High School PTSA Keith Kemp- Xerographic Digital Printing Platinum Ram Sponsors – ($1000) 4TH Street Bar and Grill Bagel King of Lake Mary Mike Schmitt* BeFit Health Studios Care Spot Express Healthcare Central Florida Realty Partners – John Dannel* Dapore Realty – Chris Dapore* FBC Mortgage – Rob Nunziata* Florida Women’s Clinic Guardian American Realty Longwood Financial Center Mech-Tech Institute Moe’s Southwest Grill Orlando Neurosurgery – Paul Sawin M.D. Pools By Bradley Scott’s Heating and Air Conditioning * -Kristy Summit Church U Break I Fix – Lake Mary Walsworth – Debbie Creasman * Seal Distribution Inc. Gitta Sells & Associates PDQ Rivera Family Chiropractic- Dr. Omar Rivera RLH Construction Company The DiSTI Company- Joe Swinski *Alumni 18 Gold Ram Sponsors – ($800) Atrium Management Company Beim Orthodontics Centra Care – Florida Hospital Cordoba Orthodontics D and D Garage Doors Florida Terrazzo – Gene French GEICO Herff Jones Honey Baked Hams of Sanford Jason’s Deli Lakewood at the Crossings Longhorn Steakhouse – Lake Mary Walk on Water – Lake Mary Menchies – Laura Williams Orlando Dodge Chrysler Jeep RAM Publix of Lake Mary Karen Arbutine – Re/Max Realty Rawle Orthodontics Sophia Parpia Family Dentistry Sports Authority UCF Continuing Education Silver Ram Sponsors – ($200) Air Flow Designs AFTS: Functional Speed Training – Lee Igwe Central Florida Regional Hospital Mohican’s Lacrosse – Joe Rosser Ravens – Jon Miller Seminole State College Serenades by Sonata SunRail Outback Steakhouse The Hope Team-Laura Hope Lake Mary Corporate Sponsors 2014-2015 19