History of the Apple Invitational Tournament
Sacred Heart Academy, led by Athletic Director Bunny Daugherty, began the Apple Tournament in 1973 and named it in honor of U.S. Field Hockey’s foundress Constance Applebee in commemoration of her 100th birthday. Known as “the Apple” Constance spent her adult life introducing field hockey to young women of all ages and championing it at the collegiate level.
Much like Constance, Bunny Daugherty was intent on creating opportunities for young female athletes. She was instrumental in starting the Apple Tournament and the Louisville Invitational Tournament in basketball. In 2018, nearly 20 years after her death, the KHSAA described Bunny this way, “trailblazer and advocate for girls’ high school sports. Decades of dedication as an athletic director and coach. More than a dozen state championships to her credit. KHSAA Hall of Famer.” The Courier-Journal once called her the Susan B. Anthony of girls’ high school sports in Kentucky.
Bunny’s motto was “Kids + Sports = Fun” and she embodied that spirit for countless athletes throughout her decades at SHA. Bunny coached just about everything and led teams to 13 state titles — golf (5), tennis (5), field hockey (2), and basketball (1).
More than 50 years later we honor the legacy of trailblazing women like Constance and Bunny with the enduring Apple tournament and will continue to advocate for female student-athletes for decades to come.
Constance Applebee
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Welcome to the Ursuline Campus and Sacred Heart Academy for the 52nd annual Apple Tournament! SHA is honored to share this long-standing tradition of excellence in athletics with each of you.
I wish these young women and their coaches the best of luck this season. Being part of a team teaches camaraderie, discipline, selflessness, determination, and grace, both in victory and defeat. May you each find sisterhood and success on and off the field!
Go Valkyries!
Dr. Tim Adams Principal, Sacred Heart Academy
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Donna Moir
ASSISTANT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Mackenzie Moir
TOURNAMENT ADVISORS: Donna Moir/Eleanor Mitchell
TOURNAMENT CO-CHAIRS: Candy Davis/Amy Hamm
ADVERTISING: Angela Clark/Tanya Bowman
BUSINESS MANAGERS: Todd Clark
SCHEDULING: Josh Petter
FIELD MANAGEMENT: Mike Beneke
CONCESSIONS: Mandy Jacobs
T-SHIRTS: Brook Ventura
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR: Laura Clayton
PROGRAM DESIGN/LAYOUT: Allison Bayer/Jennifer McGee
KORT TRAINER: Rachel Jefferson
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Apple Tournament PAST CHAMPIONS
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1980
Valkyrie Angels Bless
VALKYRIE ANGELS
Bless this field
FIELD HOCKEY
Retired #13
this field.
SOCCER
Retired #15
LAUREN TONINI
SHA class of 2001
JENNA COOPER
SHA class of 2001
Their strong spirits and beautiful smiles continue to bless this field.
Their strong spirits and beautiful smiles continue to bless this field.
Please visit the memorial plaque dedicated to the memory of Lauren and Jenna. Lauren, a field hockey player and team captain, and Jenna, a soccer player and collegiate star, were both graduates of Sacred Heart Academy’s Class of 2001. Lauren and Jenna played on this field as seniors after anxiously awaiting its completion most of their high school careers. Both girls attended the field’s dedication, and Lauren sang solo for the opening National Anthem. During Jenna’s brief returns from college, she continued her training by running laps on this track. Lauren attended Auburn University and Jenna attended the University of Nebraska. Both girls died in their junior year of college at the age of 21 in separate tragedies. Their strong leadership and determination continue to inspire many young players to follow their dreams and be who they are inside.
Please visit the memorial plaque dedicated to the memory of Lauren and Jenna. Lauren, a field hockey player and team captain, and Jenna, a soccer player and collegiate star, were both graduates of Sacred Heart Academy’s Class of 2001. Lauren and Jenna played on this field as seniors after anxiously awaiting its completion most of their high school careers. Both girls attended the field’s dedication, and Lauren sang solo for the opening National Anthem. During Jenna’s brief returns from college, she continued her training by running laps on this track. Lauren attended Auburn University and Jenna attended the University of Nebraska. Both girls died in their junior year of college at the age of 21 in separate tragedies. Their strong leadership and determination continue to inspire many young players to follow their dreams and be who they are inside.
Wendy Lee Martin Most Valuable Player Award
The SHA Apple Tournament is pleased to present the award for the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, in honor of Louisville field hockey stalwart and inspiration, Wendy Lee Martin.
After playing NCAA Division I basketball at the University of Kentucky (1972-1975), Wendy Lee Martin took the reins of a proud Louisville Collegiate School field hockey tradition in 1981. In her 32-year tenure with Collegiate, she led the Amazon Field Hockey Program to 11 State Championships and coached 6 All-Americans.
In 1993, Wendy and co-author W.F. Axton published the definitive Spalding Sports Series book about the game entitled simply “Field Hockey” which informed and enlightened numerous generations of local coaches, players, and parents.
In 2009, Wendy was diagnosed with breast cancer. She never let that diagnosis stand in her way as she led the Amazons to the KY State Championship game that season. Selected by her peers as the Kentucky Field Hockey Association’s Coach of the Year a record 12 times, in 2002, Wendy was inducted into the Metro Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2010, she was inducted into the Louisville Collegiate School Athletic Hall of Fame. The Apple Tournament honors Wendy with providing a player in the Varsity Divisions with the Wendy Lee Martin Most Valuable Player Award.
Honoring those in the Fight
Since 2010, the local field hockey community has raised and donated tens of thousands of dollars to local cancer centers and non-profits to honor Wendy and many others affected by cancer, and the Apple Tournament and Sacred Heart Academy are honored to carry on this important tradition.
Recent recipients include:
2014 – James Graham Brown Cancer Center (joint effort by Stick it to Cancer and Apple Tournaments)
2018 and 2019 – Twisted Pink, local non-profit providing funding to metastatic breast cancer research founded by Caroline Johnson, former SHA field hockey parent
2020 – Twisted Pink and ALK Positive
2021 and 2022 – ALK Positive, a patient-driven organization, dedicated to improving the life expectancy and quality of life for all ALK-Positive lung cancer patients worldwide by providing support, empathy, and research funding.
2023 – Twisted Pink and Norton Cancer Institute
Proud Supporters: Samantha Stallings '11
Pam Stallings '82
Go Valkyries!
Sacred Heart Academy
Varsity
Junior Varsity Freshman
Assumption High School
JV/Varsity
Freshmen
Ballard High School
Varsity
Junior Varsity
Freshmen
Christian Academy of Louisville
Varsity
Junior Varsity
Louisville Collegiate School
Junior Varsity
Eastern High School
Varsity
Junior Varsity
For every athlete, for every game
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For fellowship-trained sports medicine specialists. For the health care provider of choice for athletes at Louisville’s top schools and universities. For comprehensive care that’s easy to access. At Norton Healthcare, we know being a committed athlete is about the moments when you don’t need us. That’s why we’re here for all the moments when you do.
For fellowship-trained sports medicine specialists. For the health care provider of choice for athletes at Louisville’s top schools and universities. For comprehensive care that’s easy to access. At Norton Healthcare, we know being a committed athlete is about the moments when you don’t need us. That’s why we’re here for all the moments when you do.
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We Our SHA Seniors!
Kate Ashburner
Tatum Bohnert
Katherine Daley
Emilia Ostos
Anne Marie Martin
Jasmine Watkins
Evie Hamm
Eliza Hensley
Ellie Luber
Ella Davis
Charlotte Ridge
Allison Conliffe
From left to right: Dr. Will Allen, Dr. Nate Walters, Dr. Geoff Mills, Dr. Chris Noonan and Dr. Jamie Warren
Francis Parker High School
Highlands Latin
Varsity
Leada Beale 11
Lia Benabou 9
Tesni Bleifer 9
Elizabeth Boardman 8
Mia Davis 8
Emma Dewson 8
Bella Feitelson 12
Gabrielle Grady 11
Chloe Hairgrove 8
Sophie Harshaw 8
Makenley Hood 8
Arden Lin 8
Nola Melhuish 12
Peyton Mitchell 9
Charlotte Mueller 8 Ruby Pirog 10
Marly Presser 99 9
Vivian Saltzman 8
Sydney Shoemaker 11
Lila Watts 11
Varsity
Varsity
Male
Male High School
Varsity Junior Varsity
Varsity
duPont Manual High School
Varsity Junior Varsity Freshmen
Mercy Academy
Varsity Junior Varsity
Oldham County High School
Varsity Junior Varsity
JERSEY # NAME GRADE
Adeline Hill 11
Amanda Stasiowski 12
Ella Klingenburg 10
Ellie Kaiser 12
Hannah Pittman 12
Jocelyn Klingenburg 12
Kennedy Dennison 11
Lillian Gardiner 11
Lilly Sutton 10
Maggie Bryant 12
Arya Patel 12
Isabella (Bella) Lang 12
Merra Gonshak 12
Norah Redmon 12
Tatum Millet 11
JERSEY # NAME GRADE
Dakota Pheniox 10
Gianna Falciola 11
Jewel Officer 11
Jillian (Jill) Striet 9
Kyleigh Toppett 10
Laren Wille 10
Maddie Davis 9
Emma Riordan 11
Makenna Thompson 10
Adele Ihozo 10
Mallory Berry 10
Maryam Ali 11
Molly Lehr 10
Skyla Decloedt 10
Sophia Conaster 10
Adele Ihozo 10
Keira Hourigan 10
Kendal William 11
Olivia Gilbert 10
Raegan Richins 10
Sara Alvarado 10
Teagen McKinney 9
Autumn Riordan 8
Macy Pollard 8
North Oldham High School
Varsity
Junior Varsity
South Oldham High School
Varsity Junior Varsity
GRACIE GRAETER #50
GO HEART! TAKE APPLE!
AVERY BROWN #26
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ELLA CLAYTON #3
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EMMA KICHLER #51
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HATTIE O'CALLAGHAN #15
GO HEART!
TAKE APPLE!
AC KOSEK #45
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VERA KELLY #2
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ELIZA HENSLEY #96
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Ruby Lilla #00
Go Heart! Love, Mom, Dad, Hapi, Granny, Granny L, Auggie, and Earl
Ella Davis #25
Mom, Dad, Ryan and Logan
Love
MARIDITH CHRISTENSEN #74
GO HEART! TAKE APPLE!
Annie Berakovich #24
Love, Mom, Dad, Peyton, and Ella
CAROLINE BLANEY #55
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KATHERINE DALEY #32
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Molly Baker #86
Love, Mom, Dad, Caraline and Lainey
GO HEART! TAKE APPLE!
Emilia #12 and Victoria #16 Ostos
Love, Mom and Dad
Love, Mom and Dad
Nasya Omoruyi #79
Anna Weisenbarger
GO HEART! TAKE APPLE!
Love, Mom, Dad, and Paxton
#39
RAYGAN PETTER #10
Olivia Gaunt #43
Emmy Byrne #28
ELIZABETH BOLAND AND THE SKELTON COMPANY REALTORS WISHES THE VALKYRIES THE BEST OF LUCK THIS SEASON!
AND A LITTLE EXTR A LUCK TO HATTIE O’CALLAGHAN!
