2002 Wilson 15th USRA National High
School Racquetball Championships
Presented by
Penn Racquet Sports
Multnomah Athletic Club
Portland, Oregon: March 1-3, 2002
Third in a Row for Fisher
Final Matches
Top Finishers
Team Results
Steven Klaiman did not lose a game reroute to earning the boy's singles title. The Episcopal H.S. (Bellaire, Texas) senior dominated the competition throughout the weekend although he was tested in the first game of the final match against Rex Putnam High's Dan Sheppick (Portland, Ore.). The players battled back and forth in the first game, staying within two points of each other until Klaiman took a 14-10 lead. Sheppick called a timeout and rattled off four straight points to tie the score at 14-14, but Klaiman called a timeout of his own at that point then walked back on the court to close out game one 15-14.
Game two was a different story as Klaiman came out hot and forced Sheppick into many mistakes as he won 15-1. "He (Sheppick) got tired," said Klaiman. "He played five matches today and it showed in the second game of our match." Sheppick, a sophomore, agreed with Klaiman that he was tired but vowed to be back in the finals next year, "If not, I'll be mad."
Adrienne Fisher, a junior at Centerville H.S., was equally impressive during her run for a third straight title. She faced her toughest match against Aloha High's Jenny Cary (Beaverton, Ore.) in the semifinals where she escaped with a 15-6, 14-15, 11-3 victory. Fisher went on to dominate the final match against Elise Wilson (Bristol, Conn.) 15-6, 15-3. It was a rematch of last year's final that Fisher also won. Fisher has won three straight U.S. National High School singles titles and will have a chance to earn an unprecedented fourth title next year. "I felt that I had been having a really good tournament," said Fisher. "I knew that I was ready for this tournament."
Seniors Laurie Fisk and Sarah Ulmer who earned silver medals in girl's doubles led Kirkwood. Fisk also teamed up with Brian Kennedy to place fourth in mixed doubles. Kirkwood, a very balanced team, placed second in the girl's team title and third in the boy's team title. "Their hard work and dedication made it possible," coach Michael Von Gerichten said of his team. He also added, "Portland does a great job of hosting the tournament. It's fun to travel and a really neat experience for our kids."
Centerville H.S. repeated as girl's team champions. What makes their repeat so spectacular is that they only have two members on their team. Adrienne and Kelley Fisher paired up to earn a gold medal in girl's doubles then Adrienne won her second gold medal in girl's singles. It is the second year in a row that the sisters have won the girl's doubles national title and the third year in a row that Adrienne has won girl's singles. Adrienne, only a junior, has a chance to win an unprecedented fourth singles title next year, "I am starting to get excited about next year. I didn't think about it (winning a fourth title) during this tournament, but now that it is over I am starting to."
Southridge H.S. (Beaverton, Ore.) placed second in the overall team results but was first in the boy's team title. They were led by Ryan Lindell who earned two gold medals. Lindell teamed up with Scott Rieders to win the boy's doubles and then was paired with Katie Lee for his second gold medal in mixed doubles.
Boys: Steven Klaiman (Bellaire, Texas) def. Dan Sheppick (Milwaukie, Ore.) 15-14; 15-1
Girls: Adrienne Fisher (Dayton, Ohio) def. Elise Wilson (Bristol, Conn.) 15-7; 15-3
DOUBLES DIVISIONS
Boys: Ryan Lindell/Scott Rieders (Beaverton, Ore.) def. Jacob
Karmelin/Shane Karmelin (Dacula, Ga.) 15-10; 15-9
Girls: Adrienne Fisher/Kelley Fisher (Dayton, Ohio) def. Laurie Fisk/Sarah Ulmer (St. Louis, Mo.) 15-5; 15-2
Mixed: Katie Lee/Ryan Lindell (Beaverton, Ore.) def. Ashley Legget/William Northrop (Klamath Falls, Ore.) 15-12; 15-12
Steven Klaiman (Episcopal High/Bellaire, Texas)
Dan Sheppick (Rex Putnam H.S./Milwaukie, Ore.)
Travis Woodbury (Sports & Health Arlington H.S./Arlington, Va.)
Joey Lakowske (Crescent Valley High/Corvallis, Ore.)
Chris Meyer (McMinnville High/McMinnville Ore.)
Ben Croft (Lake Forest High/Lake Bluff, Ill.)
Shane Karmelin (Dacula High/Dacula Ga.)
Ryan Lindell (Southridge H.S./Beaverton, Ore.)
Zach Archer (Mary Ins. & St.
Louis H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
Charles Pratt (Sunset H.S./Portland, Ore.)
Jacob Karmelin (Dacula High/Dacula Ga.)
William Northrop (Mazama High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Brady Hernandez (Archbishop Shaw H.S./Harvey, La.)
Quang Nguyen (Murray High/Murray, Utah)
Anthony Herrera (Fruita High/Grand Junction, Colo.)
Clayton Reeves (Kirkwood H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
BLUE: Andy Klibowitz (Sussex Hamilton
High/Sussex, Wisc.)
RED: Ted Haley (Beaverton H.S./Portland, Ore.)
WHITE: David Cobos (Sprague High/Salem, Ore.)
GIRL'S GOLD
Adrienne Fisher (Centerville H.S./Dayton, Ohio)
Elise Wilson (Bristol Central High/Bristol, Conn.)
Ashley Willhite (Klamath Union High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Jenny Cary (Aloha High/Beaverton, Ore.)
Jesi Fuller (Manzano High/Albuquerque, N.M.)
Kelley Fisher (Centerville H.S./Dayton, Ohio)
Da'Monique Davis (Communications Art High/San Antonio, Texas)
Ashley Legget (Mazama High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Natalie Aaron (Nerinx Hall/St. Louis, Mo.)
Katie Ferguson (Catlin Gable H.S./Portland, Ore.)
Sarah Ulmer (Kirkwood H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
Lauren Ritter (Kirkwood H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
Rachel Dazey (St. Joseph Academy/St. Louis, Mo.)
Kynzie Dalton (Henley High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Laurie Fisk (Kirkwood H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
Kimberly Walsh (Skyline H.S./Salt Lake City, Utah)
BLUE: Stacey Northrop (Mazama
High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)
RED: Veronica Baldwin (Rex Putnam High/Portland, Ore.)
WHITE: Cassandra Zabel (Clackamas H.S./Happy Valley, Ore.)
BOY'S DOUBLES
Ryan Lindell/Scott Rieders (Southridge H.S./Beaverton, Ore.)
Jacob Karmelin/Shane Karmelin (Dacula High/Dacula, Ga.)
Chris Meyer/Jeramiah Taylor (McMinnville High/McMinnville, Ore.)
Graham Seaders/Ryan Seaders (North Clackamas H.S./Oregon City, Ore.)
GIRL'S DOUBLES
Adrienne Fisher/Kelley Fisher (Centerville H.S./Dayton, Ohio)
Laurie Fisk/Sarah Ulmer (Kirkwood H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
Brandi Lowery/Nicole Morrison (Sprague High/Salem, Ore.)
Elizabeth Ferguson/Katie Ferguson (Catlin Gable H.S./Portland, Ore.)
MIXED DOUBLES
Katie Lee/Ryan Lindell (Southridge H.S./Beaverton, Ore.)
Ashley Legget/William Northrop (Mazama High/Klamath Falls, Ore.)
Laurie Fisk/Brian Kennedy (Kirkwood H.S./St. Louis, Mo.)
Jenny Cary/Grant Hardy (Aloha High/Beaverton, Ore.)
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP BOY'S DOUBLES
Joey Lakowske (Crescent Valley High/Corvallis, Ore.)/Charles Pratt
(Sunset High/Portland, Ore.)
NON-CHAMPIONSHIP MIXED DOUBLES
Jesi Fuller (Manzano High/Albuquerque, N.M.)/Dan Sheppick (Rex Putnam
High/Portland, Ore.)
| Total/Overall 1 -- Kirkwood HS -- 277.5 2 -- Southridge HS -- 240 3 -- Sprague HS -- 159 4 -- Mazama HS -- 156 5 -- Rex Putnam HS -- 154 6 -- Beaverton HS -- 149.5 7 -- Catlin Gabel HS -- 127 8 -- McMinnville HS -- 120 9 -- Aloha HS -- 96 10 -- South Salem HS -- 83 11 -- Sunset HS -- 40 12 -- Clackamas HS -- 27 13 -- Highland HS -- 24 13 -- Westview HS -- 24 15 -- Gladstone HS -- 18 |
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| Boy's Team 1 -- Southridge HS -- 201 2 -- Dacula HS -- 132 3 -- Kirkwood HS -- 129 4 -- McMinnville HS -- 120 5 -- Rex Putnam HS -- 114 5 -- St. Louis Univ. HS -- 114 7 -- North Salem HS -- 86 8 -- Episcopal HS -- 84 8 -- Milbank HS -- 84 10 -- Sprague HS -- 80 11 -- N. Clackamas Christian HS -- 78 12 -- Mazama HS -- 72 13 -- Sports & Health Arlington HS -- 66 14 -- Beaverton HS -- 65.5 15 -- Crescent Valley HS -- 60 16 -- Mary Ins & St. Louis HS -- 51 17 -- Lake Forest HS -- 48 18 -- South Salem HS -- 47 19 -- Sunset HS -- 40 20 -- Archbishop Shaw HS -- 36 20 -- Fruita Monument HS -- 36 20 -- Murray HS -- 36 23 -- Aloha HS -- 27 24 -- Catlin Gabel HS -- 24 24 -- Highland HS -- 24 24 -- Huron HS -- 24 24 -- Parkway Central HS -- 24 24 -- Sussex Hamilton HS -- 24 24 -- Xavier HS -- 24 30 -- Westview HS -- 21 31 -- Clackamas HS -- 17 32 -- Gladstone HS -- 12 32 -- Jordan HS -- 12 34 -- Oregon City HS -- 8 35 -- Franklin HS -- 2 36 -- Bristol Central HS -- 0 36 -- Centerville HS -- 0 36 -- Communications Art HS -- 0 36 -- East HS -- 0 36 -- El Sorino HS -- 0 36 -- Henley HS -- 0 36 -- Klamath Union HS -- 0 36 -- Manzano HS -- 0 36 -- Nerinx Hall HS -- 0 36 -- Skyline HS -- 0 36 -- St. Joseph's -- 0 36 -- Villa Duchesne HS -- 0 |
Girl's Team 1 -- Centerville HS -- 168 2 -- Kirkwood HS -- 148.5 3 -- Catlin Gabel HS -- 103 4 -- Nerinx Hall HS -- 93 5 -- Beaverton HS -- 84 5 -- Mazama HS -- 84 7 -- Sprague HS -- 79 8 -- Aloha HS -- 69 9 -- Bristol Central HS -- 60 10 -- Klamath Union HS -- 54 11 -- Rex Putnam HS -- 40 12 -- Southridge HS -- 39 13 -- Communications Art HS -- 36 13 -- Manzano HS -- 36 13 -- South Salem HS -- 36 16 -- Henley HS -- 24 16 -- Skyline HS -- 24 16 -- Villa Duchesne HS -- 24 16 -- St. Joseph's -- 24 20 -- East HS -- 12 20 -- El Sorino HS -- 12 22 -- Clackamas HS -- 10 23 -- Gladstone HS -- 6 24 -- Westview HS -- 3 25 -- Archbishop Shaw HS -- 0 25 -- Crescent Valley HS -- 0 25 -- Dacula HS -- 0 25 -- Episcopal HS -- 0 25 -- Franklin HS -- 0 25 -- Fruita Monument HS -- 0 25 -- Highland HS -- 0 25 -- Huron HS -- 0 25 -- Jordan HS -- 0 25 -- Lake Forest HS -- 0 25 -- Mary Ins & St. Louis HS -- 0 25 -- McMinnville HS -- 0 25 -- Milbank HS -- 0 25 -- Murray HS -- 0 25 -- N. Clackamas Christian HS -- 0 25 -- North Salem HS -- 0 25 -- Oregon City HS -- 0 25 -- Parkway Central HS -- 0 25 -- Sports & Heatlh Arlington HS -- 0 25 -- St. Louis Univ. HS -- 0 25 -- Sunset HS -- 0 25 -- Sussex Hamilton HS -- 0 25 -- Xavier HS -- 0 |