Gaston Day School Athletics

2006-2007

NCISAA 1A Wachovia Cup Competition: 2nd Place

Wendy’s High School Heisman nominees: Isaac Rankin & Holley Nelson

The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Gastonia Student-Athlete nominees: Isaac Rankin & Holley Nelson

 DAVID GROSS AWARD

To an 8^th or 9^th grader who has demonstrated academic and athletic excellence

Crawford Rhyne

JASON SIMMONS AWARD

To a student-athlete who shows a strong commitment to sportsmanship and academic excellence

Holley Nelson & Isaac Rankin

JUDY JOYE AWARD

To a senior athlete who has devoted an enormous amount of time and effort

to being successful both in the classroom and in the sports arena

Whitney Stamey
 

Ronnie Digh Coaching Excellence Award

To a Gaston Day School coach who embodies hard work, competitiveness, fairness, and concern for the personal development of the athletes               

Bobby Long

Established in 2006, the James Heyward Henry Tri-Season Student-Athlete Award recognizes those student-athletes who make the commitment to contribute to the athletics program during all three sports seasons. Jim Henry ’80 was on this campus as a student when Gaston Day School first opened its doors in 1967. Jim was a three-sport athlete as a fierce competitor in football, basketball and golf. His older brothers, George and Bill, molded him into the young man he became and bear witness to his competitive instincts. Jim graduated from North Carolina State University and worked for Henry Fibers, Incorporated. He married fellow Gaston Day School graduate Jeanne Williams. Their three children, Rob, Carol Anne and Martha, continue to be very active in sports. Jim was active in the West Gastonia Boys Club, donating sports equipment, and served as a Deacon at First Presbyterian Church. Jim passed away following an automobile accident in the North Carolina mountains in September, 1997. Thanks to Jim’s family, the Gaston Day School family enjoys physical education classes, competitive athletics, recreational sports, meals and numerous other activities with friends in the James Heyward Henry Student Activities Center. The 2006-2007 recipients are: Kyle Bonesteel, Sara Bonesteel, Ben Carstarphen, William Carstarphen, Brooke Conrad, Shelton Current, Peter Dyke, Jessica Giovanni, Alex Lim, Gibson Montgomery, Erin Meyer-Cuno, Stacey Myers, Samantha Parton, Blake Porter, Caleb Smithers, Bailey Sowell, Jordie Sowell, Lauren Toole, Anna VerMeulen, and Whitney Workman.

Each varsity team has the opportunity to bestow three awards:

• Most Improved Athlete
• Hardest Working Athlete
• Coach’s Award (to an athlete who has demonstrated all-around excellence through athletic ability, sportsmanship, commitment, & going above and beyond their responsibilities)

BOYS VARSITY SOCCER

COACH’S AWARD: Isaac Rankin

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Robert Grant

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Adam Salman

GIRLS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

COACH’S AWARD: Mary Hood

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Catherine Nason

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Anna VerMeulen

BOYS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY

COACH’S AWARD: William Carstarphen

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Wil Kerns

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Ben Carstarphen

GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS

COACH’S AWARD: Charlotte Lindemanis

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Megan Debelius

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Bailey Sowell

GIRLS VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

COACH’S AWARD: Whitney Stamey

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Stacey Myers

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Elizabeth Noblett

GIRLS VARSITY CHEERLEADING

COACH’S AWARD: Melissa Mangum

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Anna Kerns

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Alena Hall

GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL

COACH’S AWARD: Nisha Long, Kisha Long, Dana Hicks

BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL

COACH’S AWARD: Kevin McManamy

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Brian McManamy

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Isaac Rankin

BOYS VARSITY GOLF

COACH’S AWARD: Turner Allison

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Caleb Smithers

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Richard de la Vega

GIRLS VARSITY SOCCER

COACH’S AWARD: Holley Nelson

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Stacey Myers

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Catherine Nason

GIRLS VARSITY SOFTBALL

COACH’S AWARD: Samantha Parton

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Brienne Manning

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Lauren Senter

BOYS VARSITY TENNIS

COACH’S AWARD: Julian Osburg

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Peter Dyke

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Andrew Groff

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

COACH’S AWARD: William Carstarphen

MOST IMPROVED ATHLETE: Erik Thomas

HARDEST WORKING ATHLETE: Ben Carstarphen

TARGET TERMINATORS (SKEET)

COACH’S AWARD: Justin Peers

VARSITY BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Season Record: Boys ~ 14-0 Dual Meets; Girls 14-0 Dual Meets

NCISAA State Meet: Boys – 3^rd Place; Girls – 2^nd Place

 SPAA Champions: William Carstarphen; Mary Hood

NCISAA All-State Team – William Carstarphen (2^nd Place); Catherine Nason (6^th Place), Anna Jones (10^th Place), Mary Hood (11^th Place),
Andrea Liberatore (12^th Place)

VARSITY BOYS SOCCER

Season Record 15-4-2      SPAA Record 7-0-0

SPAA Conference Regular Season Champions      SPAA Conference Tournament Champions

NCISAA State Tournament Semi-Finals

 North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association All-Region 1^st Team: Andrew Groff

SPAA Christian Character – Kevin Moody

SPAA All-Conference First Team – Andrew Groff (MVP), Richard de la Vega, Charles Nason, Isaac Rankin

SPAA All-Conference Second Team – Russell Boloyan, Brendan Kane, Scott Nelson

SPAA All-Tournament Team – Brendan Kane, Kevin Moody, Charles Nason, Scott Nelson, Isaac Rankin

North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association 1A Region Coach of the Year: Kevin Sims

North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association 1A State Coach of the Year: Kevin Sims

NCISAA All-State Team – Andrew Groff, Isaac Rankin

NSCAA Academic All-American – Isaac Rankin

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS

Season Record: 7-3

NCISAA State Tournament 4^th Place

State Semi-Finalists: Megan Debelius @ Flight 2 Singles; Holley Nelson & Hannah Harwell @ Flight 2 Doubles;
Bailey Sowell & Lauren Senter @ Flight 3 Doubles

NCISAA State Champion: Bailey Sowell @ Flight 5 Singles

NCISAA All-State: Bailey Sowell

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

Season Record 5-12      SPAA Record 2-6

SPAA Season 4^th Place

SPAA Conference Christian Character Award – Elizabeth Noblett

SPAA All-Conference First Team – Whitney Stamey

SPAA All-Conference Second Team – Stacey Myers

VARSITY GIRLS SWIMMING

NCISAA 1A/2A State Meet ~ Rachel Presley: 3^rd Place 100 yards butterfly & 4^th Place 200 yards freestyle

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL

Season Record 22-13      SPAA Record 3-4      SPAA Conference Regular Season Runner-Up

NCISAA State Tournament Quarter-Finals

 SPAA Christian Character Award – Scott Nelson  

SPAA All-Conference First Team – Isaac Rankin; SPAA All-Conference Second Team – Brian McManamy

Gaston Gazette Honorable Mention: Sindri Karason, Corey Raley, Isaac Rankin

NCISAA All-State Team – Isaac Rankin

VARSITY GIRLS BASKETBALL

Season Record 31-2      SPAA Record 10-0      SPAA Season & Tournament Champions

Cannon Classic Champions      Holy Angels Tournament Champions      Bull City Classic Champions

*** NCISAA State Tournament Champions ***

*** 2005, 2006, 2007 ***

 Cannon Classic All-Tournament: Dana Hicks (MVP), Nisha Long, Kisha Long

Bull City Classic All-Tournament: Nisha Long (MVP), Dana Hicks, Kisha Long

High Point Enterprise All-Tournament Team: Dana Hicks

SPAA Christian Character Award – Stacey Myers

SPAA All-Conference First Team – Dana Hicks, Kisha Long, Nisha Long (MVP)

SPAA All-Conference Second Team – Lulu Brase

SPAA All-Tournament Team – Dana Hicks, Kisha Long, Nisha Long (MVP)

Charlotte Pro-Am All-Star Classic: Dana Hicks, Kisha Long, Nisha Long ~ Coach: Bobby Long   

Gaston Gazette First Team – Dana Hicks, Nisha Long (Player of the Year)

Gaston Gazette Second Team – Kisha Long

Gaston Gazette Honorable Mention – Lulu Brase

NCISAA All-State Team – Dana Hicks, Kisha Long, Nisha Long

VARSITY GOLF

Season Record 6-7      SPAA Record 5-1      SPAA Conference Runner-Up

SPAA Conference Christian Character Award – Charles Kane

SPAA All-Conference - Turner Allison

NCISAA State Qualifiers – Turner Allison (33^rd), Richard de la Vega

VARSITY GIRLS SOCCER

Season Record 10-6-4      SPAA Record  3-3      SPAA Season 3^rd Place      SPAA Tournament Runner-Up

NCISAA State Tournament Semi-Finals

North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Region II First Team – Holley Nelson

SPAA All-Conference 1^st team: Olivia Hammond, Catherine Nason, Holley Nelson

SPAA All-Conference 2^nd team: Jessie Boloyan, Elizabeth Maier

SPAA Christian Character Award – Stacey Myers

SPAA All-Tournament: Alena Hall, Olivia Hammond, Catherine Nason, Holley Nelson

North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association 1A Region Coach of the Year: Kevin Sims

North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association 1A State Coach of the Year: Kevin Sims

NCISAA All-State Team – Catherine Nason, Holley Nelson

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Season Record 5-10      SPAA Record 3-5

SPAA All-Conference 1^st team: Samantha Parton, Whitney Stamey

SPAA All-Conference 2^nd team: Rachel Monagas, Lauren Senter

SPAA Christian Character Award – Mary Hood

NCISAA All-State Team – Samantha Parton

TARGET TERMINATORS ~ SKEET TEAM

2007 State Championships

Senior Squad: 2^nd place team

Senior Robert Grant   182/200   1^st place

Junior Justin Peers    169/200   5^th place

Senior Zach Poole     159/200   7^th place

Rookie Squad: 1^st place team

5^th grader Ross Harwell   147/200   1^st place

5^th grader Steven Allen    112/200   2^nd place

5^th grader Archer Price    72/200    4^th place

2007 National Championships

Senior Squad 12th Place: Robert Grant, Justin Peers 

***** 2007 National Champions – Rookie Division: Steven Allen, Ross Harwell, Archer Price *****

VARSITY BOYS TENNIS

Season Record 3-7

NCISAA State Tournament 4^th Place

NCISAA State Tournament 

2^nd Place: Andrew & John Groff @ Flight #2 Doubles; 2^nd Place: Andrew Groff @ Flight #3 Singles

VARSITY BOYS & GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

NCISAA State Meet

William Carstarphen ~ 3^rd Place, 1600 Meters Run

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

SPAA Conference Meet:

Ben Carstarphen (2^nd), Wil Kerns (21^st), Kevin Dul (23^rd)

Andrea Liberatore (6^th), Grace Modlin (10^th), Anna Jones (19^th)

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER

Total Record: 5-6-1      SPAA Record: 4-2-0      SPAA Finish: Season Runner-Up

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Total Record: 4-8      SPAA Record: 3-4      SPAA Finish: Season Runner-Up

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

Total Record: 3-12      SPAA Record: 1-8      SPAA Finish: 4^th Place

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Total Record: 0-16      SPAA Record: 0-9      SPAA Finish: 5^th Place

MIDDLE SCHOOL BASEBALL

Total Record: 2-11      SPAA Record: 2-4      SPAA Finish: 3^rd Place

MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLF

Total Record: 1-0

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER

Total Record: 0-10-2      SPAA Record: 0-3-1      SPAA Finish: 3^rd

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS

Total Record: 2-6

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS & GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

SPAA Meet: Boys – 3^rd Place; Girls – 4^th Place

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL

Total Record: 1-3