Dear St. Francis Families,
We look forward to seeing all basketball, soccer, wrestling and cheer student athletes and families this Sunday March 4th at 5 pm in the Borina Athletic Center for our winter sports banquet. We look forward to celebrating all your hard work.
Mr. Lee and Ms. Silva will send invitations to student-athletes for the Breakfast of Champions on March 21st. Varsity athletes with a 3.0 GPA or better will be treated to a breakfast served by the administrators. Students will be recognized with a certificate of achievement and a patch for their letterman jacket. The invitations go out to student athletes of any grade level who played a varsity sport spring of 2017 to winter of 2018. We follow the state CIF criteria for scholar-athlete recognition.
The link below is where you can download the form to buy tickets to our Luau on April 21st at St. Francis High School and sign up for our Golf Tournament on June 1st at Spring Hills. You can also sponsor the event to support St. Francis athletics.
Congratulations to the women's basketball team for a great season. The Sharks beat Stevenson in the quarterfinals of the CCS Tournament 71-66 as Chloe Deleissegues had 30 points and Janiya Sevilla had 16 on the night. The Sharks came up just short in the CCS Semi-Finals against the #1 seated Woodside Priory.
Congratulations to the men's basketball team for an outstanding season. The boys beat Nueva in the quarter-finals in a thrilling overtime 54-53 win. The Sharks finished their (20-7) season in a triple overtime battle in the CCS semi-final against perennial CCS rival - Pinewood. Over the last four years, our varsity team has won 92 games.
Thank you to our cheer squad for your support all season at our home basketball games!
Women’s soccer finished their season 9-9-1 and just short of the playoffs. Riley Croghan set a school record with 16 goals during the season. The Sharks also set a school record for wins in a season and look for more success when the 2018-19 season comes.
Men’s soccer finished their season early with the highlights including a win over Trinity Christian and a tie vs. York. The Sharks will have a team in 2018-19 that competes in the new PCAL.
Wrestling season just finished with 4 wrestlers making the CCS tournament and the team finishing 19th overall in CCS. Justin Parker won the SCCAL for his weight class and a first round match in his 145 pound weight class. Hunter Blinkenberg won his 152 pound weight class in the SCCAL and made it to CCS. Roderick Howe finished 3rd in the SCCAL in the 138 pound weight class and qualified for CCS and then won his first round match. Isaac Davila finished 2nd in the SCCAL tournament and became the first Shark to make it to Day 2 of the CCS tournament. Congratulations to all of our winter coaches and student-athletes.
Spring sports have begun as swimming competed vs. Soquel on February 23rd. Their next meet will be at SLV on March 2nd. Softball has yet to begin their season but their first home game will be March 7th vs North Monterey County. Baseball finished in 2nd place in the Milpitas tournament with wins over Mission San Jose and Pioneer. Josh Kovacs and Felipe Padia-Noriega earned wins on the mound for the Sharks. The Sharks open SCCAL, playing March 13th vs Soquel. Boys volleyball is set to open the season on March 9th. Track & Field will compete in the Winter Time Trials Friday, March 2nd at Watsonville High School. Golf opens the season on March 1st vs Harbor at Spring Hills Golf Course.
Please check the athletics calendar at www.stfancishigh.net for game times and locations. We look forward to seeing you all at our playoff games and upcoming spring games/meets/matches.
Go Sharks!
Mr. Adam Hazel
Mr. Adam Hazel
Athletic Director