March 6, 2005

Keddie, Ferguson Win National High School Titles

St. Louis, Mo. – The 2005 Wilson 18th USA Racquetball (USAR) National High School Championships presented by Penn Racquet Sports concluded Sunday with Mike Keddie (Memorial – Manchester, N.H.) and Katie Ferguson (Catlin Gabel – Portland, Ore.) winning boy’s and girl’s No.1 singles titles, respectively. With their wins, Keddie and Ferguson each earn one-year appointments to the U.S. Junior National Racquetball Team. More than 400 of the countries best racquetball players, representing 46 schools, competed in the event which was held at the Vetta Sports Club in St. Louis.

Keddie entered the tournament as the top seed and didn’t disappoint. He lost only one game en route to the final where he defeated Allan Crockett (Oak Mountain – Birmingham, Ala.), 15-7, 15-12. The win assures Keddie a spot on the U.S. Junior National Team, which he narrowly missed in June at the 2004 USAR Junior Olympic Championships.

Ferguson, on the other hand, came from virtually no where to claim the title. She was seeded No.6 and recorded upset victories over No.3 Sarah Hettesheimer (Mother of Mercy – Cincinnati, Ohio) and No.2 Kara Mazur (Miss Porter’s – Avon, Conn.) to earn a spot in the final against No.5 Shannon Inglesby (Lincoln – Portland, Ore.). Inglesby drew first blood by taking the first game of the final, 15-12. Ferguson regrouped to take the second game, 15-7, and then the tiebreaker, 11-9, for the win.

Brothers Chad and David LaForest (Xavier – Queen’s Village, N.Y.) teamed together to take the boy’s No.1 doubles title over Anthony Martin and Anthony Montanez (Copper Hills – West Jordan, Utah), 15-1, 11-15, 11-5. Inglesby was able to earn a gold medal by pairing with Annie Tzoneva (Lincoln – Portland, Ore.) to defeat Brandie Hanson and Ashley Willhite (Klamath Union – Klamath Falls, Ore.), 15-5,15-9, in the girl’s No.1 doubles final. In mixed No.1 doubles Sarah Moyle and Scott Rieders (Southridge – Beaverton, Ore.) defeated the brother/sister team of Gabrielle and Sampson Shnurman (Martinsdale-St. Mary’s – Prole, Iowa), 11-2,11-4.

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2005 Wilson 18th USA Racquetball National High School Championships

Presented by Penn Racquet Sports

Vetta Sports Club – St. Louis, Mo.

March 3-6

FINAL RESULTS

SINGLES

Boy's #1: Mike Keddie (Memorial - Manchester, N.H.) def. Allan Crockett (Oak Mountain - Birmingham, Ala.) 15-7, 15-12

Boy's #2: Chad LaForest (Xavier - Queens Village, N.Y.) def. Kyle Christanson (Watertown - Watertown, S.D.) 4-15, 15-2, 11-8

Boy's #3: Justin Langan (St. Louis University - St. Louis, Mo.) def. Cody Sylvester (Copper Hills - West Jordan, Utah) 14-15, 15-9, 11-2

Boy's #4: Andy Turbak (Watertown - Watertown, S.D.) def. Scot McClellan (Sprague - Salem, Ore.) 15-12, 11-15, 11-5

Boy's #5: Eric Durban (St. Louis University - St. Louis, Mo.) def. Kevin Foley (Beaverton - Beaverton, Ore.) 15-10, 15-10

Boy’s #6: Andrew Lofgren (Beaverton - Portland, Ore.) def. Joe Hejlek (St. Louis University - St. Louis, Mo.) 15-14,15-5

Girl's #1: Katie Ferguson (Catlin Gabel - Portland, Ore.) def. Shannon Inglesby (Lincoln - Portland, Ore.) 12-15, 15-7, 11-9

Girl's #2: Holly Hettesheimer (Mother of Mercy - Cincinnati, Ohio) def. Elizabeth Ferguson (Catlin Gabel - Portland, Ore.) 15-7, 15-4

Girl's #3: Laura Davis (Catlin Gabel - Beaverton, Ore.) def. Megan Donnithorne (Sprague - Salem, Ore.) 15-12, 5-15, 11-4

Girl’s #4: Anna Schuler (Cor Jesu Academy - St. Louis, Mo.) def. Cindy Burman (St. Joseph’s Academy - Chesterfield, Mo.) 15-7,15-2

Girl’s #5: Hannah Bloombaum (Beaverton - Portland, Ore.) def. Laura Buck (Cor Jesu Academy - St. Louis, Mo.) 15-5,15-5

Girl’s #6: Danielle Miles (Beaverton - Portland, Ore.) def. Chelsea Donnithorne (Sprague - Salem, Ore.) 15-5,15-4

DOUBLES

Boy's #1: Chad LaForest/David LaForest (Xavier – Queen’s Village, N.Y.) def. Anthony Martin/Anthony Montanez (Copper Hills – West Jordan, Utah) 15-1, 11-15, 11-5

Boy’s #2: Kyle McElhany/Andy Turbak (Watertown – Watertown, S.D.) def. Eric Durban/Joe Lorenz (St. Louis University – St. Louis, Mo.) 11-14

Boy’s #3: Madison Dickson/Kevin Foley (Beaverton – Beaverton, Ore.) def. Jason Rusch/Pat Sheehan (St. Louis University – St. Louis, Mo.) 14-15,15-12,11-7

Girl’s #1: Shannon Inglesby/Annie Tzoneva (Lincoln – Portland, Ore.) def. Brandie Hanson/Ashley Willhite (Klamath Union – Klamath Falls, Ore.) 15-5,15-9

Girl’s #2: Cindy Burman/Laura Dileo (St. Joseph’s Academy – St. Louis, Mo.) def. Ashton Heath/Lauren Vaughn (Nernix Hall – St. Louis, Mo.) 15-9,15-11

Girl’s #3: Elena Baca/Elizabeth Falkenstein (Beaverton – Beaverton, Ore.) def. Emily Moynihan/Mary Pryse (Kirkwood – Kirkwood, Mo.) 14-15,15-13,11-8

Mixed #1: Sarah Moyle/Scott Rieders (Southridge – Beaverton, Ore.) def. Gabrielle Shnurman/Sampson Shnurman (Martinsdale-St. Mary’s – Prole, Iowa) 11-2,11-4

Mixed #2: Elizabeth Ferguson/Kamran Masood (Catlin Gabel – Portland, Ore.) def. Brittany Cantino/Davie Deshone (Kirkwood – Kirkwood, Mo.) 15-9,15-4

Mixed #3: Sydney Reigers/Scot McClellan (Sprague – Salem, Ore.) def. Hannah Bloombaum/Madison Dickson (Beaverton – Beaverton, Ore.) 15-14,15-3