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2022 DSHA Fall Athletics Recap

11/28/2022

CROSS COUNTRY
The DSHA Varsity Cross Country team came in fourth at the Greater Metro Conference (GMC) meet on October 15. Ava Johnsen, DSHA ’26, came in first at the conference meet. The team competed in the WIAA Sectional on October 22 and finished fourth overall.

GMC Conference Place: 4th

Notable Recognitions:

1st Team All-Conference + Greater Metro Conference (GMC) Individual Champion | Ava Johnson, DSHA '26
2nd Team All-Conference | Nora McCormick, DSHA '23; Olivia Campbell, DSHA '24
3rd Team All-Conference | London Chase, DSHA '25

Team Captains: Maggie Gavahan, DSHA ’23; Nora McCormick, DSHA ’23; Haddon Russell, DSHA ‘23

Team Chaplain: Lily Janisch, DSHA ‘23

Coaches: Specialized Studies and English Faculty and Department Chair Andy Lelinski, English Faculty Peter Nurre, and Mathematics; and Specialized Studies Faculty Libby Wissing, DSHA ’10

FIELD HOCKEY | STATE CHAMPION

The DSHA Varsity Field Hockey team won the Wisconsin High School Field Hockey Association (WHSFHA) conference championship on October 6, granting them a bye in the first round of WHSFHA State Tournament in mid-October. On October 12, they defeated University School of Milwaukee 5-0 in the semi-final round. The team emerged as state champions on October 15 after they beat Arrowhead 4-0. This was the first undefeated field hockey season in school history.

Record: 12-0 in WHSFHA and overall

WHSFHA Conference Place: 1st

Notable Recognitions:

MAX Field Hockey 2nd Team Midwest Region; MAX FH WI Player of the Year; 1st Team All-Conference |  Mack Doerr, DSHA 23
1st Team All-Conference |  Anna Falci, DSHA '23; Eleanor Langenfeld, DSHA '24; Morgan Mackey, DSHA '23
2nd Team All-Conference |  Charlotte Featherston, DSHA '24; Kali Kiekow, DSHA '24; Mia Kurth, DSHA '24; Emily Lund, DSHA '25
Honorable Mention All-Conference |  Ada Rebholz, DSHA '24

Team Captains: Mack Doerr, DSHA ’23; Anna Falci, DSHA ’23; Morgan Mackey, DSHA ‘23

Team Chaplain: Lizzy McDevitt, DSHA ‘23

Coaches: English Faculty and Instructional Technology Coordinator Quinn Loucks and Susan Walline

GOLF

The DSHA Varsity Golf team competed in the GMC Championship on September 21 and came in second overall. They finished second in the WIAA Regional and the WIAA Sectional meets, qualifying the team for the WIAA State Tournament for the first time since 2011. The team finished 10th overall at the WIAA State Tournament on October 10 and October 11. Ava Roesch, DSHA ’26, finished 30th overall with a score of 166 over two days. Kate Krueger, DSHA ’24, finished in 32nd place overall with a score of 168 over two days.

GMC Conference Place: 2nd
Notable Recognitions:

Academic All-State High Honors + Honorable Mention All-State + 1st Team All-Conference | Kate Krueger, DSHA '24
Honorable Mention All-State + 2nd Team All-Conference | Ava Roesch, DSHA '26
Academic All-State High Honors + 2nd Team All-Conference | Hannah Strachota, DSHA '25
Academic All-State High Honors | Emma Bruckman, DSHA '24
Academic All-State High Honors | Caitlin Organ, DSHA '23

Team Captain: Kate Krueger, DSHA ‘24

Team Chaplain: Maddie Olson, DSHA ’23

Coach: Dave Himm

RUGBY | STATE CHAMPION

The DSHA Rugby A team faced four area teams during their fall season, outscoring their opponents 214-14. In the Wisconsin Girls’ Rugby State Tournament’s first round, the team defeated Brookfield 39-0. They secured the state championship on October 30 after a 36-26 win against Sussex Hamilton. The DSHA Rugby A team will compete for the Midwest and national titles this spring.

Record: 3-0 conference; 5-0 overall

Tony Oliver Conference Standing: 1st

Team Captains: Mary Czarnecki, DSHA ’23; Ellie Gonzales, DSHA ’23; Yesenia Morales, DSHA ’23; Jane Retzer, DSHA ‘23

Team Chaplain: Tobie Dahm, DSHA ‘23

Coaches: John “Chin” Klein, Borus Turcinovic, and Joe Kloiber

SWIM AND DIVE

The DSHA Varsity Swim and Dive team came in 5th place at the GMC Conference meet on October 29. In early November, they finished 4th at the WIAA Sectional meet. On November 12, the team competed in the WIAA State Swim and Dive Championships. Allison Brennan, DSHA ’24, finished 13th out of 24 divers. The 200-yard medley relay team of Chloe Rummel, DSHA ’25; Lauren Correa, DSHA ’24; Rose Kachelski, DSHA ’24; and Maggie Brzezinski, DSHA ’26, finished 16th out of 24 teams and set a new school record of 1:51.77. In addition, Correa took 16th out of 24 swimmers in the 100-yard breaststroke. She set a new personal record of 1:06.56.

GMC Conference Place: 5th

Notable Recognitions:

2nd Team All-Conference 300-Yard Breaststroke Relay | Trinity Beslic, DSHA '23; Lauren Correa, DSHA '24; Taryn Doyle, DSHA '26; Chloe Rummel, DSHA '25

3rd Team All-Conference 200-Yard Freestyle Relay | Maggie Brzezinski, DSHA '26; Lauren Correa, DSHA '24; Rose Kachelski, DSHA '24; Chloe Rummel, DSHA '25
3rd Team All-Conference 1 Meter Diving | Allison Brennan, DSHA '24; Lucy Koehn, DSHA '24; Kendall Rummel, DSHA '26

Team Captains: Caroline Arciszewski, DSHA ’23; Trinity Beslic, DSHA ’23; Allison Brennan, DSHA ’24; Emily Brzezinski, DSHA ’23; Lauren Correa, DSHA ‘24

Team Chaplain: Lauren Correa, DSHA ‘24

Coaches: Anthony Kolbus

TENNIS | STATE DOUBLES CHAMPIONS

The DSHA Varsity Tennis team won the GMC Conference meet on September 27 and 28 for the sixth year in a row. At the WIAA Sub-Sectional on October 4, they scored 24 points and took first place, and they scored 48 points and took first at the WIAA Sectional two days later. The team sent singles players Carolyn Schaefer, DSHA ’24, and Madi Guillermo, DSHA ’25, as well as the doubles teams of Joan Barry, DSHA ’23, and Kelly Coury, DSHA ’23, and Molly Jex, DSHA ’24, and Lizzie Stuckslager, DSHA ’26, to the WIAA Individual State Championships from October 13-15. Schaefer finished 7th and Jex and Stuckslager won the doubles championship. At the team WIAA State Championships later in October, the team was the number 3 seed and defeated Notre Dame Academy 6-1 in the first round. The team then fell to Middleton 2-5, tying for third place to mark the end of a fantastic season.

GMC Conference Place: 1st

Notable Recognitions:

WIAA D1 Doubles Champions + Greater Metro Conference (GMC) Doubles Team of the Year + Sectional #1 Doubles Runner-Up + 1st Team All-Conference #1 Doubles |  Molly Jex, DSHA ’24; Lizzie Stuckslager, DSHA '26

1st Team All-Conference #1 Singles + Greater Metro Conference (GMC) Singles Player of the Year + Sectional #1 Singles Champion |  Carolyn Schaefer, DSHA ‘24
Sectional #3 Singles Champion + 1st Team All-Conference #3 Singles |  Saylor Masters, DSHA ’25
Sectional #4 Singles Champion + 1st Team All-Conference #3 Singles |  Abby Frasher, DSHA ’25
Sectional #2 Doubles Champion + 1st Team All-Conference #2 Doubles | Joan Barry, DSHA ’23; Kelly Coury, DSHA '23
Sectional #3 Doubles 3rd Place + 1st Team All-Conference #3 Doubles |  KK Buettner, DSHA ’23; Ellie Clemence, DSHA '24

Sectional #2 Singles 3rd Place + 2nd Team All-Conference #2 Singles |  Madi Guillermo, DSHA ’24

Team Captains: Joan Barry, DSHA ’23; KK Buettner, DSHA ’23; Molly Jex, DSHA ‘24

Team Chaplain: KK Buettner, DSHA ’23

Coaches: Melissa Gebhardt and Brooke Skemp

VOLLEYBALL | STATE CHAMPION

The DSHA Varsity Volleyball team finished 8-0 in the GMC and took first place in the GMC Conference Championship. After a bye in the first round of the WIAA Regional, the team defeated Whitefish Bay to advance to the WIAA Sectional. The team clinched the WIAA Sectional, winning against Germantown and Sussex Hamilton. This earned them a spot in the WIAA State Tournament for the first time since 2017. In the quarterfinals of the state tournament, the team won against Middleton 25-9, 25-13, and 25-18. In the semi-final game, they faced Appleton North, defeating them 25-23, 25-17, and 25-14. They faced #1 Oconomowoc in the state championship game on November 5. They won the state championship in five sets, winning the first two sets and losing the next two. They won the last set 15-13. This state championship was the fourth in school history and the first since back-to-back state titles in 2014 and 2015. At the end of the season, the team was ranked 19th nationally in the USA Today Sports/American Volleyball Coaches Association National High School Volleyball Super 25 Final Ranking.

Record: 8-0 in conference; 40-5 overall

GMC Conference Place: 1st

Notable Recognitions:

Volleyballmag.com Top Wisconsin High School Volleyball Player + Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Tournament Team + Unanimous 1st Team All-State + 1st Team All-Conference |  Madison Quest, DSHA '25
American Volleyball Coaches Association Awards: All-American Team Honorable Mention + All Region Team (WI, IA, IL, and MO); Honorable Mention All-State + 2nd Team All-Conference  + Best & Brightest First Team for earning a 3.8+ GPA or above during her junior season |  Bella Lipski, DSHA ‘23
Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Tournament Team+ 2nd Team All State + 1st Team All-Conference |  Sophia Wendlick, DSHA '24
Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Tournament Team + Honorable Mention All-State + Honorable Mention All-Conference |  Jordan Czajkowski, DSHA ‘25
2nd Team All-Conference + Best & Brightest First Team for earning a 3.8+ GPA or above during her junior season |  Oliva deGuzman, DSHA '25
Honorable Mention All-Conference | Olivia Durst, DSHA '25
American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Region Six High School Volleyball Coach of the Year | Varsity Head Coach Caitie Ratkowski, DSHA '02

Team Captains: Bella Lipski, DSHA '23; Sophia Wendlick, DSHA '24

Team Chaplain: Ava Kharitou, DSHA '24; Olivia deGuzman, DSHA '23

Coaches: Caitie Ratkowski, DSHA '02 and Amanda Tuttle, DSHA ‘11

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- The DSHA Varsity Volleyball team won the WIAA State Tournament.
- The DSHA Varsity Field Hockey team won the Wisconsin High School Field Hockey Association State Championship.
- The DSHA Rugby A team won the Wisconsin Girls' Rugby State Championship.
- The DSHA Varsity Tennis doubles team of Molly Jex, DSHA '24, and Lizzie Stuckslager, DSHA '26, won the doubles state championship at the WIAA Individual Tennis State Championship.