2021-22 LOA Athletics and Activities Highlights

The 2021-2022 school year was LOA’s best year yet!  This year, LOA teams won 7 region championships, were state runners up in 2 events, and won 4 state championships. In addition, 8 student-athletes signed to play sports in college and 7 young men and women won region and state players of the year!  Titans filled the rosters of the All Region and All State teams and several coaches were named Coach of the Year in their respective sports.  It was a year filled with tremendous growth in all areas.

LOA could not do this without  financial support, countless volunteer hours, transportation services, and Titan voices in the crowd! Thank you to all who have made it all possible. The student-athletes and coaches are fueled to work harder each year by the support of our LOA family.  On behalf of our administration, faculty, students, and coaches, I want to personally thank you for this.  I look forward to an incredible summer of hard work and an even better year next year!

- Chris Ingle
Director of Athletics & Activities
Lake Oconee Academy

GHSA ATHLETICS & ACTIVITIES

2021-22 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: State Playoffs Elite Eight

● Varsity Boys Cross Country: State Meet (4th Place)

● One-Act Play (Working): Region Champions; State Runner Up

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Region Champions; State Champions

● Varsity Competition Cheer: State Meet (3rd place)

● Varsity Softball: State Playoffs

● Literary Meet: Region Champions, State Runner Up

● Varsity Boys Golf: Area Champions, State Champions

● Varsity Girls Golf: Area Champions, State Champions

● Varsity Boys Soccer: State Playoffs, Final Four

● Varsity Girls Soccer: State Playoffs

● Varsity Boys Tennis: Region Champions, State Champions

● Varsity Girls Tennis: Region Champions, State Playoffs Elite 8

● High School Robotics(FTC):

2020-21 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: State Playoffs

● Varsity Boys’ Cross Country: State Meet (5th place)

● Varsity Girls’ Cross Country: Area Champions; State Meet (4th place)

● One-Act Play (LifeChangers): Region Champions; State Champions

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Region Champions; State Playoffs Elite Eight

● Varsity Competition Cheer: State Meet (3rd place)

● Literary Meet: Region Champions

● Varsity Baseball: State Playoffs

● Varsity Boys Golf: Area Champions, State Champions

● Varsity Girls Golf: Area Champions, State Champions

● Varsity Boys Soccer: State Playoffs, Final Four

● Varsity Boys Tennis: Region Champions, State Playoffs Sweet Sixteen

● Varsity Girls Tennis: State Playoffs Elite 8

● High School Robotics(FTC): State Tournament

2019-20 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: State Playoffs

● Varsity Boys’ Cross Country: State Meet (3rd place)

● Varsity Competition Cheer: State Meet (3rd place)

● Varsity Girls’ Basketball: State Playoffs, Sweet Sixteen

● One-Act Play (Quilters): Area Runner-Up, State Champions

● Literary Meet: Area Runner-Up; COVID-19 shutdown (on way to State Championship

appearance)

● *Before COVID 19 shutdown, LOA Athletics and Activities were poised to have the best

spring in school history and maybe the best of any school in the state!

○ Top contenders to win boys and girls golf state championships.

○ Top contenders to go to boys and girls tennis state championships.

○ Top contenders to go to boys and girls soccer state championships.

○ Baseball poised to make the state playoffs for the first time.

○ Multiple students earned entries into the state Literary Meet.

2018-19 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: Sweet Sixteen (first GHSA playoff win in any sport in school history)

● Varsity Competition Cheer: State Meet (4th place)

● Varsity Girls’ Basketball: State Playoffs

● Varsity Girls’ Soccer: Area Champions; Final Four

● Varsity Boys’ Soccer: Area Champions and State Runner-Up

● Varsity Girls’ Golf: Area and State Champions

● One-Act Play (All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten): Area Runner-Up;

State Runner-Up

● Literary Meet: Area Runner-Up; State Meet (4th place out of 31 schools)

2017-18 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Girls’ Soccer: State Playoffs

● Varsity Girls’ Golf: State Champions

● Varsity Competition Cheerleading: GHSA Sectionals / Advanced to State

Championships

● One-Act Play (Hairspray): Area Runner-Up

● Literary Meet: State Meet

2016-17 TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS (first year of Varsity athletics competition)

● GHSA Class A Region 7 Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award

● Varsity Girls’ Soccer: First GHSA State Playoff in school history

2021-22 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Competition Cheerleading: Ally Blythe (GACA A-AAAA Cheerleader of the

Year)

● Varsity Volleyball: Sarah Grace Ingle (Area Player of the Year); Whitley Cannon, Sarah

Grace Ingle, Love Kalpak, Charlee Scheller (All-Area 1st Team); Lea Eley (All-Area 2nd

Team); Jada Williams (Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Girls’ Cross Country: Jane Monachello (1st Team All Region)

● Varsity Boys’ Cross Country: Ty Wood (1st Team All State) Ty Wood (1st Team All

Region)

● Varsity Softball: Jacy Singleton (1st Team All Region), Gracie Stanford (2nd Team All

Region), Ava Johnson and Jordan Nichols (All Region Honorable Mention)

● Literary Meet:

○ Region Meet Individual Events (all 1st place): Julia Dixon (Oral Presentation,

Humorous); Elisa Garcia-Carreras & Jacob Moore (Oral Presentation, Duo);

Lucas Minton (Boys’ Solo); Walker Cannon, Gemin Manto, Lucas Minton, Jacob

Moore (Quartet); Halsey Bosart (Extemporaneous Speaking, Domestic);

○ State Meet Individual Events: Lucas Minton, State Champion (Boys’ Solo);

Elisa Garcia-Carreras & Jacob Moore, State Runner-Up (Oral Presentation,

Duo); Julia Dixon, 3rd place (Oral Presentation, Humorous Solo); Walker

Cannon, Gemin Manto, Lucas Minton, Jacob Moore, 3rd place (Quartet); Remi

Baker, Elisa Garcia-Carreras, Sarah Grace Ingle, 4th place (Trio) LOA Trio took

the place of the Social Circle Region 1st place Trio who was unable to attend

State

● One Act Play: Elisha Copeland, Elisa Garcia-Carreras, & Jacob Moore (Region All-Star

Cast); Elisha Copeland & Gabby Gruszynski (State All-Star Cast); Gemin Manto (State

Best Actor)

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Georgia Bosart & (Region Jada Williams Co-Players of the

Year) Georgia Bosart, Jada Williams (All State) Hannah Heinen (All State Honorable

Mention) Georgia Bosart, Hannah Heinen, Jada Williams (1st Team All Region) Kensi

Stevens (All Region Honorable Mention, Ed Wilson (Region and State Coach of the

Year)

● Varsity Baseball: Harrison Tolleson, Owen Etris (1st Team All Region), Ian Watson (All

Region Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Boys Golf: Rylan Black (Low Medalist State Champion, GHSA A-Public State

Player of the Year) Rylan Black, Colby Bennett, Drew Williams (First Team All State)

Rhett Smith (All State Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Girls Golf: Kelli Scheck (Low Medalist State Champion, GHSA A-Public State

Player of the Year) Kelli Scheck, Georgia Bosart (First Team All State) Willa Kent (All

State Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Boys Soccer: Kyle Beasley (Class A-Public State Player of the Year), Kyle

Beasley (Region Player of the Year), Kyle Beasley, Leo Perez, Knox Van Mol, Gavin

Minster (1st Team All Region) Palmer Larkin, Jefferson Amaya (2nd Team All Region)

Fernando Patino (All Region Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Girls Soccer: Victoria Goubran , Jada Williams (1st Team All Region), Lauren

Glass (2nd Team All Region)

● Varsity Boys Tennis: Cooper Ciavola (State Player of the Year) Cooper Ciavola

(Region Player of the Year), Cooper Ciavola, Maddox Cantrell, Noah Gessner, Adam

Kalmanowicz (1st Team All State)

● Cooper Ciavola, Maddox Cantrell, Noah Gessner, Adam Kalmanowicz (1st Team All

Region)

● Varsity Girls Tennis: Love Kalpak, Lili Sheehan, Elizabeth Beatty, Ella Cooper, Hailey

Heinen, Anika Imhof (1st Team All Region) Tom Imhof (Region Coach of the Year)

2020-21 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: Lauren Eley (Area Player of the Year); Lauren Eley, Sarah Grace

Ingle, Charlee Scheller (All-Area 1st Team); Payton Bussey (All-Area 2nd Team)

● Varsity Girls’ Cross Country: Jane Monachello (All-State 1st Team); Emma Coleman,

Lea Eley, Jane Monachello, Kensi Stevens (All-Area 1st Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Cross Country: Jack Miller, Ty Wood (All-Area 1st Team); Ty Wood

(All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Softball: Jacy Singleton (All-Area 1st Team); Elizabeth Beatty (All-Area

Honorable Mention)

● Literary Meet: Walker Cannon, Lucas Minton, Jacob Moore, Braden Strickland (Region

Champion, Boys’ Quartet and 3rd place in State); Elisha Copeland, Elisa

Garcia-Carreras (Region Champion, Oral Presentation Duo); Thomas Chillemi (Region

Champion, Argumentative Essay); Bhumi Sukha (Region Champion, Rhetorical Essay)

● One Act Play: Gabby Gruszynski (All Star Cast), Elisa Garcia-Carreras (All Star Cast)

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Destiny McClendon (1st Team All Region, 1st Team All State,

A-Public Player of the Year) Piper Bosart (1st Team All Region, 1st Team All State) Kevin

Furtado (Region and State Coach of the Year) Hannah Heinen (2nd Team All Region),

Georgia Bosart (2nd Team All Region), Kensi Stevens (Honorable Mention All Region),

Jada Williams (Honorable Mention All Region), Kala Jo Ogletree (Honorable Mention All

Region)

● Varsity Baseball: JP Sheehan and Owen Etris (1st Team All Region), Harrison Tolleson

(2nd Team All Region), and Christian Greer (Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Boys Golf: Colby Bennett, (All State), Rylan Black (All State, Low Medalist State

Champion)

● Varsity Girls Golf: Kelli Scheck, (All State), Georgia Bosart (Honorable Mention All

State), Katie Scheck (All State, Low Medalist State Champion)

● Varsity Boys Soccer: John Clay Wofford, (1st Team All Region, Offensive Player of the

Year), Jack Miller (1st Team All Region), Kyle Beasley (1st Team All Region), Logan

Fedelem (2nd Team All Region)

● Varsity Girls Soccer: Emma Parker (1st Team All Region), Kensi Stevens (2nd Team

All Region)

● Varsity Competition Cheerleading: Belle Benton, Katie Ciavola (GCCA All-State

Cheerleader Finals); Belle Benton, Katie Ciavola (GCCA All-State Cheerleading Team)

2019-20 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: Reese Williams (All-Area 1st Team); Lauren Eley, Sarah Grace Ingle,

Charlee Scheller (All-Area 2nd Team)

● Varsity Girls’ Cross Country: Kensi Stevens (All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Cross Country: Kendal Clark, Jack Miller (All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Softball: Landon Beall, Lizzy Holt, Cory Kimbrough, Kelli Stevens (All-Area 1st

Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Basketball: Devin Phoenix (All-Region 1st Team)

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Destiny McClendon (All-State), Destiny McClendon (Region

Player of the Year), Piper Bosart, Hannah Heinen, Destiny McClendon, Kelli Stevens (All

Region)

● One-Act Play (Quilters): Helen Garcia-Carreras (Area and State Best Lead Actress);

Elisa Garcia-Carreras (Area Best Supporting Actress); Cast/Crew (Best Costumes)

● Literary Meet: Helen Garcia-Carreras (Area Champion, Oral Presentation Humorous);

Shelby Davis, Elisa Garcia-Carreras (Area Runner-Up, Oral Presentation Duo); Helen

Garcia-Carreras, Gabby Gruszynski, Sarah Grace Ingle (Area Runner-Up, Girls’ Trio);

Walker Cannon, Ryan Lombard, Lucas Minton, Braden Strickland (Area Runner-Up,

Boys’ Quartet); Azariah Chester (Area Runner-Up, Extemporaneous Speaking

Domestic); Bailey Carr (Area Runner-Up, Extemporaneous Speaking International)

2018-19 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Volleyball: Payton Bussey, Lauren Eley, Reese Williams (All-Area 1st Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Cross Country: Jack Miller, Ty Wood (All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Softball: Landon Beall, Cory Kimbrough, Kelli Stevens, Courtney Watson

(All-Area 1st Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Basketball: Bryson Jackson (All-Region 1st Team)

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Destiny McClendon, Kirsten Reese (All-Region)

● Varsity Boys’ Soccer: Julie Brooker (Area Coach of the Year); John Clay Wofford

(Area Offensive Player of the Year); Troy Weir (Area Co-Defensive Player of the Year);

Kyle Morse, Peyton Walker, Tristan Weir, Troy Weir, Tyler Weir, John Clay Wofford

(All-Area 1st Team); Kendal Clark, Devin Phenix (All-Area Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Girls’ Soccer: Chris Ingle (Area Coach of the Year); Jackie Hernandez (Area

Offensive Player of the Year); Fernanda Patino (Area Co-Defensive Player of the Year);

Madison Courter, Jackie Hernandez, Lizzy Holt, Fernanda Patino, Kirsten Reese, Kelli

Stevens (All-Area 1st Team); Tori Ellison, Jessica Patino (All-Area Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Girls’ Golf: Katie Scheck (State Champion and All-State 1st Team); Kelli

Scheck (Area Champion and All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Golf: Ryan Smith, Rylan Black (All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Baseball: Mac McCommons, Zach Tolleson (All-Area 1st Team); Jackson

Cown, Blake Mills (All-Area 2nd Team)

● One-Act Play (All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten): Joseph

Garcia-Carreras (State Best Lead Actor); Cast/Crew (Best Ensemble)

● Literary Meet: Stu Baker (State Champion, Extemporaneous Speaking International;

Area and State Runner-up, Boys’ Solo); Logan Fedelem, Joseph Garcia-Carreras (Area

Champion and State Runner-Up, Oral Presentation Duo); Joseph Garcia-Carreras (Area

Runner-Up, Oral Presentation Humorous); Helen Garcia-Carreras, Sarah Grace Ingle,

Rylie McDonald (Area and State Runner-Up, Girls’ Trio); Chandler Pearson (Area

Runner-Up, Extemporaneous Speaking Domestic); Hannah Walker (Area Runner-Up

and State 3rd place, Argumentative Essay); Bailey Ballard (Area Runner-Up, Rhetorical

Analysis Essay)

2017-18 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Softball: Landon Beall, Kelli Stevens (All-Area 2nd Team)

● Varsity Girls Basketball: Samantha Cervantes, Destiny McClendon (All-Region)

● Varsity Boys’ Soccer: Peyton Walker, Tristan Weir, Tyler Weir (All-Area Honorable

Mention)

● Varsity Girls’ Soccer: Meredith Grill (All-Area 1st Team); Fernanda Patino, Kelli

Stevens, Abbey Wendt (All-Area Honorable Mention)

● Varsity Girls’ Golf: Katie Scheck (Area and State Champion, All-State 1st Team)

● Varsity Boys’ Golf: Ryan Smith (State Champion and All-State 1st Team)

● Literary Meet: Chandler Pearson (State Champion, Extemporaneous Speaking

Domestic); Bobby Hatfield (State Runner-Up, Extemporaneous Speaking International);

Stu Baker (State Runner-Up, Boys’ Solo)

2016-17 INDIVIDUAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

● Varsity Girls’ Basketball: Stephanie Cervantes (All Region)

MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS ~ CSRA (Central Savannah River

Association)

2021 Baseball League Second Place

2020-2021 Competition Cheerleading Champions

2021 Girls Soccer League Champions

2020 Boys Cross Country - 3rd in State

2019 Boys Cross Country League Champions

2019 Girls Cross Country League Champions

2019 Baseball League Champions

2019 Girls Golf League Champions

2019 Boys Golf League Champions

2018 Competition Cheerleading Champions

2018 Girls Cross Country League Champions

2018 Boys Soccer League Champions

2017 Competition Cheerleading Champions

2017 Boys Soccer League Champions

2017 Girls Cross Country League Champions

2017 Boys Cross Country League Champions

2016 Competition Cheerleading Champions

2016 Boys Soccer League Champions

2016 Girls Soccer League Champions

2016 Baseball League Champions