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As the rain picks up and the darkness arrives earlier every day, that may solely imply winter is close to. And as such, meaning fall sports have come to a detailed for the Tigard Tigers.
The Tigers fielded groups throughout a wide range of sports and had loads of standouts alongside the approach.
Here’s a glance again at a few of those that have been honored for their success all through the fall:
Cross Country
Perhaps the greatest displaying for any particular person group in the fall got here from the Tigard women cross nation group, which earned a sixth-place end at the Oregon State Cross Country Championship earlier this month at Lane Community College.
Sophomore Sophia Service gave the Tigers their quickest time, ending the 5,000-meter race in 18:36.53. That positioned her thirteenth out of almost 150 racers.
She was adopted by senior Leah Heidt and junior Sydney Joule, who positioned thirty seventh and thirty eighth, respectively.
Senior Meadow Baxter positioned forty seventh, sophomore Ruby Veal set a private report along with her time to earn a 79th-place end, and senior Makaila Rust and Nevi Larsen additionally certified for the state championship meet and competed for Tigard.
On the boy’s aspect, Tigard’s solely qualifier for the state meet was junior Paul Hretcanu, who completed with the quickest rating in the Three Rivers League Meet to earn a spot in the state meet. He completed fifteenth in the state meet.
Boy’s Soccer
Both the girls and boys soccer groups reached the playoffs, however misplaced their opening-round matchups.
The boy’s group fell behind early on the highway in opposition to Sherwood, giving up three targets in the first half.
They received a jolt of life early in the second half, when senior James Cure out-raced a couple of defenders and floated a shot over the goalie lower than eight minutes into the second half to get Tigard on the board.
The Tigers performed with a brand new sense of urgency in the second half, orchestrating plenty of scoring alternatives, however have been struggling to search out the again of the web. Tigard broke by way of for one other aim with slightly below 16 minutes left, when the Tigers scored on a free kick.
Unfortunately, that’s the closest Tigard would get. With round seven minutes to go, Sherwood netted an insurance coverage aim to go up 4-2 and held on for the win.
It’s the first time the Tigers have reached the playoffs in consecutive years since 2018-2019. They additionally wrapped up the common season with a win over rival Tualatin, marking the first time Tigard has overwhelmed the Timberwolves since 2019.
Head Coach David Bello was named Three Rivers League Coach of the Year for the season, through which the Tigers went 8-4-3.
A trio of Tigard gamers have been chosen for the All-Three Rivers League First Team: junior Ulises Trujillo Lopez, sophomore Hunter DeSanno, and junior Walt Mendenhall. It’s the second straight yr as a first-team choice for Lopez, whereas DeSanno and Mendenhall each moved up. DeSanno was an honorable point out final yr, whereas Mendenhall was voted to the all-second group.
Junior Gavin Goodrich, senior Kelvin Dwyer, and senior Zander Martin have been all chosen for the All-Three Rivers League Second Team.
Cure, senior Deacon Fogerson, senior Daniel Oller, senior Porter Sarmento, and senior Ian Phillips have been all picked as all-league group honorable mentions.
Girls Soccer
The Tigard women soccer group confronted a troublesome activity in the playoffs, with a visit to Grant High School to tackle a top-10 ranked group. Making issues much more tough was that it was completely pouring all through the sport.
Grant picked up the playoff win, 4-0.
Junior Ella Naser was the group’s sole All-Three Rivers League First Team choice. Junior Brianna Burum, junior Mia Sadek, senior Harlyn Tischhauser, and freshman Miriya Kira have been all named as honorable mentions for the all-league groups.
Last season, Naser was named to the all-league second group.
Football
It was a yr with out many wins for the Tigard soccer group, however there have been loads of positives all through the program, each on the subject and in participant engagement.
Head Coach Todd Crist stated earlier this yr he hopes the Tigers flip right into a coach-run, player-led program. He thinks they’re on their approach, particularly with some new additions to the program this previous yr.
When the Tigers are kicking off, the gamers on the sideline all increase their helmets in the air. At the begin of the fourth quarter, the group holds up 4 fingers. They have additionally added sticker helmets this yr, that are chosen for making impactful performs, as decided by a rubric.
“Those are all from the kids,” Crist stated. “Those are the players coming up with stuff that builds excitement and energy around the program.”
Tigard completed the yr at 1-8, with its lone win coming in a 59-66 drubbing in opposition to Roosevelt.
Crist stated that no matter the rating or his group’s report, he felt like the gamers stayed invested and labored arduous.
“We’re fortunate enough to have a team that just responds regardless of what the scoreboard says,” he stated. “All we ask is to do your best and give percent. Choose faith over fear, and things will work out. And they’re rallying together, and so you can’t complain about that.”
After the season, loads of Tigers picked up all-league honors, as effectively. Senior fullback Liam Allender was the lone All-Three Rivers League Team choice on offense.
Senior Ryan Frye and sophomore Taison Cepeda have been named to the all-league second group at tight finish and working again, respectively.
Junior quarterback Aris Dimick was in his second yr as a starter and was voted a group captain by his teammates, and his play earned an honorable point out for the all-league groups.
Junior huge receiver Jaxon Lee and junior working again Jackson Morris have been additionally named honorable mentions for the all-league group. And the Tigers had a ton of offensive linemen earn honorable mentions for the all-league groups. The Tigard linemen to earn the recognition have been senior offensive deal with Ruedi Graf, senior offensive deal with Braeden Krizan, senior offensive guard Mason Gilliland, and senior heart Ryan Weigel.
On the defensive aspect of the ball, Tigard had a couple of gamers picked to all-league groups.
Gilliland was named to the All-Three Rivers League Second Team for his play as a linebacker. Senior Liam Allender was additionally named to the all-league second group in the exterior linebacker place.
Senior defensive lineman Jaden Del Cid-Mendez was named an honorable point out for the all-league groups, together with Morris as a defensive again and senior defensive linemen Luis Machorro and Graf.
Tigard additionally had a couple of gamers earn honors for their work on particular groups. Junior kicker Brady Hendricks was named an honorable point out for the All-Three League groups as a placekicker, and senior Nico Cepeda was an honorable point out for all-league honors as a kick returner.
Volleyball
The Tigard volleyball group had a scorching begin to the yr, successful three of its first 4 video games. Things received a bit more durable as the season went on, particularly as soon as league play began.
Although the Tigers had a couple of tough stretches, they ended their season on a optimistic observe, with a 3-1 win in opposition to Lake Oswego.
Senior Hailey Gustafson was named to the All-Three Rivers League Second Team for her efficiency as an out of doors hitter this yr. She had 221 kills and 20 blocks on the yr.
Fellow senior Jacquelyn Godard was additionally named to the second group, regardless of lacking a very good chunk of the season. She completed the yr with 130 kills and 23 blocks.
Addy Witt, senior libero, was named an honorable point out to the all-league groups after posting 231 digs, 51 assists, and 45 aces on the season.
Sophomore Lorelai Taddeo was additionally an honorable point out for the all-league groups. She had 72 digs and 26 aces on the season.
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