Varsity Tennis
Varsity Track and Field Varsity Softball
Excerpt from article reprinted with permission from the author Willie Sean Coughlan, HoCo HS Sports Almanac:
"Seniors Maggie Frisvold and Courtney Johnson, both UMBC commits, finished with a three-year record of 54-3 record with the Gators, and stringing together three undefeated regular seasons. Frisvold finishes a two stretch with a 31-2 record from the circle, and will go down as one of the best players this county has ever seen."
Maggie Frisvold (left) and Courtney Johnson
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Please join us for our last monthly Boosters meeting of the 2022-23 school year on Monday, June 5th at 7:00pm. We meet at the school, in the staff lounge next to the cafeteria, and all are welcome.
Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2023 and to these outstanding student athletes for being the recipients of the following awards this year:
Female Senior Athlete of the Year - Maggie Frisvold
Male Senior Athlete of the Year - Olav Jensen
US Marine Corps Distinguished Male Athlete Award - Quinn Dean
US Marine Corps Distinguished Scholar Athlete Award - Courtney Johnson
Mike Williams Integrity Award - Demetrius Battle
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Reservoir’s undefeated season came to a heartbreaking end in the 3A state championship game [May 26], losing to Damascus, 2-0. Neither team could muster much hitting, but the Swarmin’ Hornets scored two runs on three hits, and the Gators stranded all four of their base runners.
While the state championship was the ultimate goal, the Gators and Coach Julie Frisvold should be lifted and celebrated for such an outstanding season, finishing 23-1, registering the second best record in county history, second to the only softball state champion this county has ever produced, the 2007 Hammond Bears, led by future Michigan Wolverine Stephanie Speierman.
The state crown has been incredibly elusive for the county’s best on the diamond, falling to 1-13 in the state title game. The Gators advanced to the 2021 3A state title game, before falling to Chesapeake, 3-1. Atholton has lost four times in the final, while both Centennial and Mt Hebron have each dropped three games in the state championship game.
While it won’t mean anything to the kids today or tomorrow, or even next week or next year, but the Gators produced the second best season any county team has ever produced in the 47 seasons of MPSSAA softball. Seniors Maggie Frisvold and Courtney Johnson, both UMBC commits, finished with a three-year record of 54-3 record with the Gators, and stringing together three undefeated regular seasons. Frisvold finishes a two stretch with a 31-2 record from the circle, and will go down as one of the best players this county has ever seen.
The Gators faced some adversity after Damascus took an early 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning, with the Swarmin’ Hornets scoring on a two-out double. The Gators went scoreless through three innings before getting a player in scoring position. But, in the bottom of the fourth, the Gators were gifted two base runners on errors, and had them on second and third base, before the Hornets first baseman snared a liner to end the inning.
The Swarmin’ Hornets pitcher helped herself with a solo shot in the top of the fifth, and the Gators managed just one hit the rest of the way, a single by Frisvold, the only player to reach base in the final three innings. Frisvold struck out 11 Swarmin’ Hornets in her final high school game.
Hats off to one of the two best softball teams this county has ever seen.
Article reprinted with permission from the author Willie Sean Coughlan, HoCo HS Sports Almanac, May 26, 2023
Varsity Tennis
Exciting news from the Gator Tennis Team! Last year, for the first time in school history, our girls and boys teams both achieved winning records in the same season! At the beginning of the season, the team set a goal to improve that mark by at least one win for each team.
The boys had a huge win 4-1 in their final match against Centennial to make sure they hit that mark. They finished the season with an 11-6 record and finished #4 in the county.
The girls team surpassed their goal winning 5 more matches then last year finishing with an impressive 13-4 record (best record for the girls' team since the school opened) AND they finished top 3 in the county with a massive 3-2 win over Centennial in their final match of the season. This was also the first time both the boys and girls team defeated Centennial Tennis in school history!
A huge shout-out goes to Kiersten Tambe and Cassie Dragulescu! Both of these young ladies went undefeated for the season at first and second singles! Congratulations to both of them! This is a very difficult feat in the HOCO Tennis world!
Carole Ferrante, Varsity Tennis Coach
Varsity Track and Field
On Friday and Saturday, May 26th and 27th, the Reservoir Gator Track & Field team competed at the State Championships held at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex.
Mecca Jackson and Kani’a Dozier both ran the 100m dash. They both ran the qualifying rounds on Friday and competed in the finals on Saturday. Kani’a finished 7th and Mecca finished 8th in the State Championships. Kani’a finished her career at Reservoir with a 12.45s personal best time and ranks 5th all-time at Reservoir! Mecca ran 12.56s for her personal best and finished 7th all time!
Edwin Ekeinde and Xavier Maple ran the 100m dash. Edwin qualified to the finals on Saturday and finished 6th overall at the State meet. Xavier just missed the finals by one qualifying spot. Xavier Maple finished his career with a personal best time of 10.86s and ranks #3 all time at Reservoir. Edwin has a personal best time of 10.97s ranks 9th all-time in Reservoir History.
In the 200m dash Kani’a Dozier, Xavier Maple and Destin Hill all ran their qualifying rounds on Friday. All three qualified to the finals on Saturday! Kani’a finished 8th overall, Xavier Maple finished 6th overall and Destin finished 7th overall. Destin ran a personal best time of 22.29s which ranks him 7th all time in RHS History. Xavier has a personal best time of 22.17s and ranks 5th all time. Kani’a has a personal best time of 25.83s and ranks 4th overall in Reservoir School History.
In the 400m Dash, Mecca Jackson ran 60.17s to finish 15th. She was your 3A East Regional Champion and ran a personal best time of 58.44s and ranks #3 all time at Reservoir.
In the 1600m run, Kidus Zeleke ran 4:27.16 (personal best time) at the Regional Championships to qualify. He ran 4:31.20 to finish 20th at the state championships. He personal best time ranks him 4th all time at Reservoir.
In the Discus Throw, Ryan Betts, threw 143ft 10in to finish 5th overall. He personal best throw of 147ft 2in has his ranked 4th all time at Reservoir.
In the Long Jump, Destin Hill jumped 21ft 9.25in and finished 3rd overall at the State Championships. His personal best jump of 22ft 8.75in has him ranked #2 all time in Reservoir History.
In the Pole Vault, Hannah McDerement, only a freshman, qualified to states despite a hip injury. She jumped 9-0ft earlier this year and jumped 8ft 6in at states to finish 14th. He is currently ranked 2nd in Reservoir History in the Pole Vault.
The girls 4 x 100m relay of Mecca Jackson, Kani’a Dozier, Kaniyah Ervin and Shelby Foulks ran 50.22s which is only 0.55s off their season best time. They finished 7th overall. Their season best time of 49.67 has them ranked at the 7th fastest 4x100m relay team in school history.
The boys 4 x 100m relay of Ryan Betts, Edwin Ekeinde, Destin Hill and Xavier Maple ran 42.37s which is only 0.38s off their season best time and the new school record of 41.99s. They finished 2nd overall at States.
The weekend of June 16 – 18, the following athletes have earned the right to represent Reservoir at the New Balance Outdoor Track & Field Nationals. We are very excited for this opportunity!
Boys:
Arowosegbe, Misimi
Betts, Ryan
Cline, Drew
Ekeinde, Edwin
Eusebe, Justin
Hill, Destin
Lee, Alex
Manigault, Xavier
Maple, Xavier
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