Boys Tennis
Eric Perez won the state Boys Singles Championship on Friday, May 27 in Hershey, PA. Eric defeated Egor Ivanov of Parkland 6-2, 6-1 to take the state title. In Eric’s incredible fete, he won all of his sets, with only 9 points scored against him. This is Junior Eric Perez’s third trip to the State Tournament and his second gold medal.
In Doubles Tennis, Aiden McLoughlin and Brady O’Donnell represented Southern Lehigh in the state tournament, won their first match but lost their second qualifying match against Taha Kermalli and Bret Lesavoy of Parkland.
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Southern Lehigh Takes Colonial League Cup
Southern Lehigh scored 114 points to outshine every other school district and capture the Colonial Cup. They captured the cup in the boys, girls and overall categories.
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The Colonial cup takes into account championships won by teams in the Colonial League. Points are awarded for each first, second and third place. The team that earns the most points, wins the cup.
The overall Colonial League cup was first awarded in the 2002-2003 school year. A Colonial cup for girls sports and a colonial cup for boys sports were added in the 2005-2006 school year. Since the inception, Southern Lehigh only captured the overall cup one other time, although they have captured the cup for boys sports 4 of the 6 years it has been awarded. This is the first cup for girls sports the School District has ever received.
Read more about how the Colonial League cup is awarded on the Colonial League website http://www.colonialleague.org/schedules%20scores%202010-11/colonialcup10...
Boys Varsity Baseball
Boys Varsity Baseball advanced to the quarterfinals of the District 11 tournament by defeating local rival Saucon Valley 3-2. However, the Spartan boys fell to Blue Mountain in the quarterfinal game Thursday at Salisbury, 10-2. Blue Mountain went on to defeat Bethlehem Catholic in the finals to take the district crown.
Girls Varsity Softball
The girls moved on to District 11 Tournament play Thursday, defeating Colonial League rival Saucon Valley 15-8. The girls will be facing Bethlehem Catholic Tuesday at for the District 11 Championships at 7 pm at Parkland Stadium.
Girls Soccer
Despite a valiant effort, the Spartan girls lost 2-1 in overtime to Easton in District 11 Soccer Semifinals. The team moved on to face Northwestern in a consolation game versus Northwestern to determine which team would move on to state tournament play. Unfortunately, they lost 1-0 to Northwestern, completing their season. However, with a Colonial League Championship under their belt, the Lady Spartans have had a great season.
Girls LaCrosse
The Girls LaCrosse team met Nazareth at Emaus High School Wednesday for the semi-final match of District 11 Championship play. The girls lost 10-9 in overtime to Nazareth. This completes the girls Lacrosse season. Congratulations to the Lady Spartans an a hard fought season.
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