Athletics Update

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ARCHER SPORTS SPRINT INTO SPRING The Archer School for Girls sports teams shook off the cold of winter and came out of the gate with force during the spring. Leading the way are the Middle and Upper School track teams, both of whom have dominated in the early part of the season. The varsity softball team picked up three big victories in March, while the swimming and equestrian teams moved forward as well. In addition, the Archer beach volleyball team – the first in the school’s history – opened their first season with a strong performance.

TRACK The Archer track program has steadily risen over the past three years, and this year, the girls have performed with great results thus far. The varsity squad 4x400m relay team finished first in two consecutive meets, while athletes in several other races racked up top finishes as well. Giving confidence for future success is the performance of the Middle School track team, which won its first two meets of the year in the Pacific Basin League (PBL). With solid performances at the league prelims, varsity track is looking for the school’s first-ever Delphic League Track Championship.

BEACH VOLLEYBALL The Archer volleyball program has taken a huge stride forward with their entry into the Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League (IBVL). The Archer team, featuring all but one of the 2012 fall indoor varsity volleyball team that won the Delphic League Championship, also has rising Upper School volleyball players training with the squad. Three two-person teams from Archer match up against counterparts from opposing schools. The 30 team IBVL is divided into two conferences, each with three divisions. Archer currently plays in the Westside division of the Southern Conference.

SOFTBALL A year after winning the Delphic League championship and advancing to the CIF quarterfinals, the Archer varsity team has been promoted to the powerhouse Alpha League, which began play in early April. So far in non-league play, the team is 3-3, with big wins over Marymount, Sierra Canyon and Campbell Hall. Archer will play nine of its 14 remaining games at home, and is aiming for a CIF playoff berth in one of the toughest leagues in the CIF.

SWIMMING Thirty one swimmers make up the Archer swimming team, an all-time high for the rising program. After having qualified more swimmers than ever for the CIF prelims a year ago and on the heels of back to back Middle School championships, Archer is on the verge

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of becoming a swimming powerhouse. The 2013 team has increased their training regimen and finished in second place at the first two meets, JV finishing in first at one meet.

EQUESTRIAN Year in and year out, the Archer equestrian program has ranked among the elite in the Interscholastic Equestrian League (IEL). Archer currently ranks 5th with 330 points in the 70 school IEL. The final show of the year is scheduled for April 14.

SOCCER STANDOUT SIKORA SIGNS NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT WITH DUKE Archer’s Krysia Sikora ’13 (pictured at lower left) has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer as a Blue Devil for Duke, a Division 1 program. The threetime all-league player and two-time Archer soccer team MVP tore her ACL the opening game of this season, but has wasted no time in rehabilitating and is months ahead of schedule. Sikora excels not only on the pitch, where she also competes in the USA Olympic Development Program, but in the classroom as well, where she holds a 4.11 GPA.

SEE ARCHER COVERAGE ON MAXPREPS.COM The high school sports web site, maxpreps.com, covered all three of Archer’s CIF volleyball games, with award-winning journalist Jake “Big Game Jake” reporting. Go to http://www.maxpreps.com/video/ search.aspx and search “Archer” to see all Archer coverage.

For a complete listing of upcoming games and scores, go to archer.org/athletics.

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