Friday, March 8, 2013
Boys Stay Undefeated in Region 8-AAA, while Girls get First Region Win
The OCHS Warrior tennis teams swept both girls and boys matches Thursday afternoon at home against the Franklin County Lion netters, on a warm and sunny day that weather was finally NOT a big factor. The boys coasted to a fairly easy 5-0 shutout win over the Lions, while the girls had to stage a bit of a comeback to claim a 3-2 region win. Down 0-2 to the feisty Lady Lions, Dan Gruetter's Lady Warriors fought back to win a big match in singles, where the always dependable Katy Kane fought off a challenge at #2 to win 6-1, 6-3 and get OCHS on the board. Several minutes later, Ivy Do and Megan Morris, playing 2 doubles, brought the match even with a solid 6-3, 6-2 win. That brought the focus back to court one, where Jordan England was once …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The final boys' match ended just as rain set in at the OCHS courts.
The OCHS boys' tennis team picked up their second win in a row Tuesday, defeating East Jackson 5-0 at the Warrior home courts. The win moved the boys to 4-3 on the season, 2-0 in region play. Meanwhile, the Lady Warriors were leading the Lady Eagles when rain arrived, holding the final tally for Monday, when the two will finish play. The Warrior men gave up only one game enroute to the 5-0 sweep of East Jackson, as Will McDonald at #1, Drew Horsley at #2 and the dubs combo of Dan Madden and Chandler Shields all blanked their Eagles opponents in convincing fashion 6-0, 6-0. Hunter Pritchard and Zach Miner, at #1 doubles, also won easily 6-1, 6-0. Mitchell Graves, at #3 singles, gave the Warriors their 5th point with an East Jackson default…
The Lady Warriors won two of three matches, while the boys team lost two close 3-2 decisions, but ended the tourney with a 4-1 win to end the day Saturday.
For the last three years, Dan Gruetter has taken his band of OCHS Tennis Warriors to Jekyll Island for the two day Jekyll Jam high school tennis tournament. While there, the Warriors face excellent high school competition, bond as a team and find their strengths and areas needing work. Besides the tough competition on the courts, the players, coaches and families have also faced another opponent in years past, as they have been forced to stage great battles with Jekyll's famed "no-seeum" bugs, which took a toll on all last year, including Gruetter himself, who was awarded a mosquito net hat at last year's season ending banquet. Fortunately, he did not need it this year, as all were spared the attack of the "no-seeums". However, in …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
The Warriors are scheduled to host Westminster of Atlanta at home on Friday.
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Thursday, February 21
Coach Dan Gruetter's OCHS Warrior tennis team got off to a good start Wednesday, with the girls and boys teams defeating visiting AAAAA Flowery Branch Falcons at the OCHS courts. The boys breezed 5-0 over the Falcons, but the girls match went down to the wire, with the Lady Warriors needing a win at number one singles to preserve the win. The Lady Warriors got just that from sophomore Jordan England, who dropped the first set 6-2, only to stage a major comeback, to win the second set 7-5, forcing the deciding match into a critical 10 point tiebreaker. In a match lasting close to dusk on the OCHS courts, which do not have lights, England pulled out a decisive 10-6 3rd set tie-breaker win, to give the OCHS ladies a 3-2 decision over the …
Monday, February 11, 2013
OCHS Head Tennis Coach Dan Gruetter has announced the 2013 Warrior Varsity and Junior Varsity Tennis Schedules.
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Monday, February 11
The Warrior Girls' and Boys' Varsity begin the 2013 season hosting Flowery Branch Tuesday, February 12th, as they attempt to defend their respective 8-AAA region crowns. The OCHS girls finished the 2012 season ranked 10th in state AAA, with a 19-4 record, while the Warrior boys finished 8th in state AAA, with a 20-3 mark.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The OCHS team opens the season in 3-1/2 weeks with a match at Flowery Branch.
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Wednesday, January 23
OCHS tennis teammates, Jordan England and Will McDonald, both recorded USTA tournament wins in their respective divisions this past weekend at the Hamilton Mill Junior Championships in Dacula. England, a sophomore, won three straight matches enroute to the 16 and under championship, while McDonald, a senior, also won three straight matches to win the 18 and under championship. England, McDonald and the OCHS team open the season in 3-1/2 weeks with a match at Flowery Branch.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The co-ed Oconee Blue Bears participated in the tournament held in Alpharetta on Dec. 8-9.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The Georgia State High School Team Championships were recently held Dec. 8-9 in Alpharetta, with eight players from Oconee County participating. The team participated under the team name of the Oconee Blue Bears. Participating for the girls were Katy Kane, Megan Morris and Erin Horsley, all from OCHS. Caroline Doherty, of Athens Academy, was also part of the team for the girls. On the boys' side, players included Drew Horsley, Dan Madden, Will McDonald and Hunter Pritchard, all of the OCHS varsity tennis team. The tournament included teams, from the Atlanta area including Blessed Trinity, Gainesville, Lanier, Mill Creek, Lambert, Parkview and Westminster. Oconee was the only non-Atlanta area school to compete. The Blue Bears played …
Monday, May 14, 2012
All-Region 8AA South tennis squad members announced.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
Eight members of North Oconee’s tennis teams have been selected for the All-Region 8AA South tennis squad by the region’s coaches. For the Lady Titans, Becca Bruning was chosen the #1 girls singles player, followed by Amber Hudson at #2 singles. Alex Barone and Abby Bruning were chosen as the #1 doubles team. For the boys, Peter Bertrand -who went undefeated- was an easy selection at #1 singles. Ray Donovan was selected at the region’s #3 singles player. Senior Seth Taylor and Jeff Bautista were selected as the region’s #1 doubles team.
Sunday, May 13, 2012
"Gruetter's Gang" lands seven on 8-AAA team.
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Sunday, May 13, 2012
The 2012 OCHS Warrior girls and boys tennis teams dominated voting for the 8-AAA All-Region tennis team, announced last week. The Warriors placed a total of seven of the 10 total positions available for region players. In addition, legendary Warrior Coach Dan Gruetter, picked up 8-AAA Region Coach of the Year honors for both girls and boys, giving OCHS a grand total of nine region awards. The Warriors players selected to the all-region team amassed a grand total of 103 individual regions match wins versus only two losses over the season. The Lady Warriors placed four of the available five positions on the 8-AAA All-Region team: Jordan England, freshman, #1 singles, 15-0 region record Katy Kane, sophomore, #2 singles, 14-1 region record …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The boys ended the season ranked #2 in the state, sporting an 18-3 overall record. The girls finished the season ranked 5th and ended with a 17-4 mark.
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Thursday, May 3, 2012
By Bob Taylor It was a great season for the North Oconee boys' and girls' tennis teams. Both went undefeated in Region 8-AA competition, en route to repeating as region champs. The Titans also were No. 1 seeds in their state playoff division. Both squads made it to the Sweet 16 round of the state AA tournament before running into Blessed Trinity on Tuesday where the campaign ended. The boys fell 3-1 and girls 3-0. Coach Candy Crenshaw had nothing but praise for her troops. “It was a long season, but a great season. We won region, and getting to the Sweet 16 was icing on the cake," said Crenshaw. The boys ended the season ranked #2 in the state, sporting an 18-3 overall record. The girls finished the season ranked 5th and ended with a …
