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Athletic Director: Kyle McFall (907) 260-7062 / kmcfall@kpbsd.k12.ak.us

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All student-athletes need to complete 10 practices before participating in a competitive event.  A student-athlete cannot be considered eligible to practice until a physical and paperwork is on file with the school.  Also, participation fees must be paid before the first scheduled trip of the season (or at a prior date set by the coach).  Soldotna High School will be utilizing Arbiter Athlete for electronic filing of all paperwork.  Please use the link below to access Arbiter Athlete.

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Below is a document with step-by-step instructions on how to create an account on Arbiter Athlete:

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Football         Volleyball         Boys Basketball        Girls Basketball         Hockey

Baseball          Softball          Boys Soccer          Girls Soccer

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2018-19 SOHI SPRING SPORTS

BASEBALL

SOFTBALL

BOYS SOCCER

GIRLS SOCCER

TRACK AND FIELD

2018-19 SOHI ATHLETIC HONORS:

YOUTH PRIDE OF ALASKA

  • Jersey Truesdell was named the male Youth Pride of Alaska award winner by the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors
  • The award distinguishes one male and one female athlete for “consistent excellence in athletic competition”

US JUNIOR NATIONAL SKI CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Sonora Martin won 1st place in a national video contest for the US Junior National Ski Organization
  • Link to watch the video – https://youtu.be/SwRuiq3itu4 

CHEER

  • Universal Cheer Association Summer Camp (attended as a club team)
    • Team Awards
      • Gold Superior Sideline Routine
      • Blue Superior Cheer with Stunt Routine
      • Blue Superior Rally Dance with Pyramid
      • 1st Place Cheer Routine
      • 2nd Place Overall Game Day Routine
      • Spirit Stick Days 1-4
      • Top Banana Team Award
      • Community service pins for teams effort to raise money for St. Jude’s America Needs Cheerleaders
      • Team invitation to perform at the Citrus Bowl
    • Individual Awards
      • All American Medallions – Brooke Belluomini, Seryn Sproul, and Kilei England (invited to perform in London for a New Years’ Day Parade)
      • Pin It Forward Award – Seryn Sproul (she was also invited to tryout as a UCA instructor)
      • WDW Spirit Spectacular Performance Invitation – Nicole Kreider, Brook Belluomini, and Seryn Sproul

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING

  • Region III Championships – Division I
    • Boys finished 3rd in the team standings – qualified for the State meet
      • Top finishers – Mekbeb Denbrock (4th overall), Bradley Walters (7th overall), Lance Chilton (11th overall)
    • Girls finished 3rd in the team standings – qualified for the State meet
      • Top finishers – Jordan Straughsbaugh (3rd overall), Erika Arthur (9th overall), Tanis Lorring (10th overall)
  • Division I State Championships
    • Boys finished 7th in the team standings
      • Top finishers – Mekbeb Denbrock (16th overall), Bradley Walters (23rd overall), Jack Harris (58th overall), Lance Chilton (63rd overall), Anchor Musgrave (64th overall), Logan Shane (77th overall), Maleda Denbrock (79th overall)
    • Girls finished 8th in the team standings
      • Top finishers – Jordan Straughsbaugh (16th overall), Erika Arthur (41st overall), Tanis Lorring (53rd overall), Ellie Burns (61st overall), Cameron Blackwell (63rd overall), Jordan Ruffner (68th overall), Ryann Cannava (74th overall)

FOOTBALL

  • Division II School State Champions
  • Team GPA Award (Division II State)
  • Galen Brantley was selected as the All-USA Alaska Football Coach of the Year
    • Five SOHI players were selected to the All-USA Alaska Football Team
      • First Team – Levi Benner (OL), Aaron Faletoi (DL) and Jersey Truesdell (DB)
      • Second Team – Galen Brantley III (TE) and Hudson Metcalf (LB)
  • Division II All State
    • Offensive Player of the Year – Jersey Truesdell
    • Lineman of the Year – Levi Benner
    • Assistant Coach of the Year – Eric Pomerleau
    • First Team Offense – Jersey Truesdell (QB), Aaron Faletoi (FB), Galen Brantley III (TE and LS), Levi Benner (T)
    • First Team Defense – Hudson Metcalf (OLB), Galen Brantley III (ILB), Jersey Truesdell (DB), Levi Benner (DL), Aaron Faletoi (DL)
    • First Team Specialist – Zach Hanson (U)
    • Second Team Offense – Brennan Werner (C)
    • Second Team Defense – Wyatt Medcoff (DB)
    • Second Team Specialist – Galen Brantely III (LS), Cy Updike (KR)
  • Northern Lights Conference Champions
  • Northern Lights All Conference
    • Offensive Player of the Year – Jersey Truesdell
    • Assistant Coach of the Year – Eric Pomerleau
    • 1st Team Offense – Jersey Truesdell (QB), Aaron Faletoi (FB), Galen Brantley III (TE and LS), Levi Benner (T), Brennan Werner (G), Cy Updike (KR)
    • 1st Team Defense – Hudson Metcalf (OLB), Galen Brantley III (ILB), Jersey Truesdell (DB), Wyatt Medcoff (DB), Cy Updike (DB), Levi Benner (DL), Aaron Faletoi (DL), Zach Hanson (U)
    • 2nd Team Offense – Wyatt Medcoff (FB), Trenton Walden (T), Cody Nye (C)
    • 2nd Team Defense – Melvin Lloyd (DL), Zack Zeigler (P)
    • Honorable Mention Offense – Jersey Truesdell (K)

SWIM/DIVE

  • Region III Championships
    • Boys finished 3rd in the team standings
      • Top performers:
        • Kylin Welch – 1st in the diving event (qualified for state)
        • Ethan Evans – 2nd in the 50 free and 2nd in the 100 butterfly (qualified for state)
        • Sam Skolnick – 2nd in the diving event (qualified for state)
    • Girls finished 2nd in the team standings
      • Top performers:
        • Madison Snyder – 1st in the 500 free (qualified for state)
        • Sydney Juliussen – 2nd in the 50 free and 3rd in the 100 free (qualified for state)
        • Kortney Birch – 3rd in the 500 free (qualified for state)
        • Darby McMillan – 2nd in the 100 backstroke (qualified for state)
        • Other state qualifiers – Madelyn Barkman, Madelyn Brennan, Alex Juliussen, and Katie Creglow
  • State Championships
    • Boys finished 9th in the team standings
      • Top performers:
        • Kylin Welch – state championship in the diving event
        • Sam Skolnick – 3rd in the diving event
        • Ethan Evans – 5th in the 100 butterfly
    • Girls finished 13th in the team standings
      • Top performers:
        • Sydney Juliussen – 7th in the 200 IM and 7th in the 100 free

VOLLEYBALL

  • Northern Lights Conference Tournament
    • Third place finish – qualified for the 4A state tournament
    • All-Conference Teams
      • First Team – Aliann Schmidt, Ituau Tuisaula, Holleigh Jaime
      • Second Team – Bailey Leach
  • 4A State Tournament
    • Fifth place finish
    • All-Tournament Team – Ituau Tuisaula, Holleigh Jaime

WRESTLING

  • Northern Lights Conference – Region III Championships
    • Third place finish in the team standings
    • NLC Coach of the Year – Neldon Gardner
    • Top performers:
      • Gideon Hutchison – 1st at 130 lbs
      • Aaron Faletoi – 1st at 215 lbs
      • Amanda Wylie – 1st at 160 lbs (girls division)
      • Dennis Taylor – 2nd at 160 lbs
      • Brennan Werner – 2nd at 189 lbs
      • Elijah Floyd – 2nd at 285 lbs
      • Vydell Baker – 2nd at 130 lbs (girls division)
      • Logan Craig – 3rd at 112 lbs
  • Division I State Championships
    • Fifth place finish in the team standings
    • Top performers:
      • Aaron Faletoi – 1st at 215 lbs
      • Amanda Wylie – 2nd at 160 lbs (girls division)
      • Gideon Hutchison – 2nd at 130 lbs
      • Melvin Lloyd – 4th at 285 lbs
      • Brayde Wolfe – 6th at 145 lbs
      • Elijah Floyd – 6th at 285 lbs

HOCKEY

  • Railbelt Conference Champions
  • Railbelt All Conference
    • First Team
      • Goalie – Corbin Wirz
      • Defenseman – Galen Brantley III
      • Forwards – Braxton Urban and Wyatt Medcoff
    • Second Team
      • Goalie – Josh Tree
  • Division II State Tournament
    • 5th place finish

NORDIC SKI

  • Region III Championships
    • Boys finished 2nd in the team standings
      • Top performers (2-day totals):
        • Bradley Walters (5th overall)
        • Jack Harris (6th overall)
        • Jeremy Kupferschmid (8th overall)
    • Girls finished 3rd in the team standings
      • Top performers (2-day totals):
        • Hannah Delker (8th overall)
        • Erika Arthur (10th overall)
        • Katie Delker (11th overall)
  • State Championships
    • Boys finished 10th in the team standings
      • 8th in the 4-by-5 K relay
      • Top individual performers (3-day totals):
        • Jeremy Kupferschmid (28th overall)
        • Bradley Walters (41st overall)
      • 10th in the 10 K mass start
        • Bradley Walters (28th overall)
        • Jeremy Kupferschmid (32nd overall)
    • Girls finished 10th in the team standings
      • 10th in the 4-by-3 K relay
      • Top individual performers (3-day totals):
        • Hannah Delker (40th overall)
        • Katie Delker (41st overall)
        • Erika Arthur (44th overall)
        • Isabella Dammeyer (47th overall)
        • Sonora Martin (49th overall)
      • 11th in the 7.5 K mass start
        • Katie Delker (39th overall)
        • Hannah Delker (40th overall)

BOYS BASKETBALL

  • Second place finish in the Northern Lights Conference Tournament
  • Northern Lights All Conference
    • First Team – Jersey Truesdell
    • Coach of the Year – Nolan Rose
  • 4A State Championships
    • 5th place finish
    • All Tournament Team – Jersey Truesdell
  • AABC All-State Team
    • Third Team – Jersey Truesdell

GIRLS BASKETBALL

  • Regular season Northern Lights Conference champions
  • Second place finish in the Northern Lights Conference Tournament
  • Northern Lights All Conference
    • Most Valuable Player – Ituau Tuisaula
    • First Team – Brittani Blossom, Aliann Schmidt, Danica Schmidt, and Ituau Tuisaula
    • Coach of the Year – Kyle McFall
  • 4A State Championships
    • 5th place finish
    • All Tournament Team – Aliann Schmidt and Ituau Tuisaula
  • AABC All-State Team
    • First Team – Ituau Tuisaula
    • Third Team – Brittani Blossom

2017-18 SOHI Athletic Honors

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