June 2nd, 2010
STOCKTON —— Sudden death might not sound like a good thing, unless you were a Lady Falcon soccer player on Saturday afternoon.
That’s when Forest Lake Christian (18-7-1) downed LeGrand (14-3-4) in a sudden-death shootout to win the Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI championship by a 5-4 score at Lincoln High School in Stockton.
FLC sophomore Lia Hegarty and senior Morghan Pomeroy proved to be the lethal combination for the Falcons, who earned their second section championship in three years.
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March 8th, 2010
Ritchart, Forest Lake bow out of postseason
By Ray Hacke, Journal Sports Writer
RIPON – Given all he’s accomplished at Forest Lake Christian, Josh Ritchart’s high school basketball career surely deserved a happier ending.
Still, the Forest Lake Christian standout focused on the positive after his team lost to Ripon Christian 57-35 Friday night in the second round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V playoffs.
Ever the team player – albeit one who owns most FLC boys basketball records, ranks high in the statistical categories in which he doesn’t hold records and led the Falcons to back-to-back section title games in his sophomore and junior years – Ritchart was quick to praise his teammates for the effort they put forth Friday night.
“It’s always tough (to lose) knowing you’re not going to play in high school again,” Ritchart said. “But we played our best – we never gave up.
“I would never trade playing with our…
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February 16th, 2010
On Friday, February 5 during the last pep rally of our 2010 Spirit Week festivities, U.C. Davis bond Josh Ritchart added another “trophy” to his ever growing basketball resume by being named to the prestigious McDonald’s High School All-American Basketball Team. Josh was one of only 1500 high school players nationwide to be nominated. Nationwide over 200,000 young men play varsity level basketball. He will be considered for selection to play in a game that is played in Columbus, Ohio on March 31, 2010. The final team of 24 will be announced near the end of February. Past players have included basketball greats Magic Johnson, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant to name a few.
Nominations go only to players who have displayed great individual skill, a strong work ethic, teamwork, and leadership on the basketball court and in the classroom. Nominations are made by college coaches who have observed…
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September 21st, 2009
Forest Lake Christian Breaks into Top-Six Team Finish at Nevada Union Cross Country Invitational
Falcon Men’s Team First Division V Team
September 19, 2009, Grass Valley, CA – Austin Violette, ran a personal best time of 17 minutes 38 Seconds, placing 5th to lead the Falcons to a Sixth Place overall team finish in the Small School Race (Divisions 3, 4, & 5) at the Nevada Union Cross County Invitational. Forest Lake was also the first place Division-5 school in Saturday’s race.
Joshua Knapp was the second finisher for the Forest Lake Christian Falcons, clocking a personal best of 19 minutes 26 seconds for 25th place. Zac Bagley and Travis Clough grabbed 54th and 56th places running personal best times of 21:59 and 22:05.
Rounding out the Falcon men’s team was Jacob Sidnam who placed 64th in 23:34, followed by Josh Thompson (65th – 23:49), Luke Reed (67th – 24:06), and Makena Carlesberg (70th…
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May 5th, 2009
Caitlin Hanson remained undefeated, by the slimmest of margins Tuesday.
The Forest Lake Christian senior outlasted her Encina opponent 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4) to lead the Falcon tennis team to a 7-2 victory at Lake of the Pines. The Falcons can clinch the Central Valley Christian League title with a win at Lindhurst Thursday.
Ashton Sante also rallied for a three-set win Tuesday at No. 1 boys singles while Jen Menary won in straight sets at No. 2 girls singles.
In doubles play, Amanda Timmerman and Ali Weir roared back from a 6-2 deficit to win 10-9 (8-6) at No. 1 girls doubles. Courtney Turner and Holly McClain won 10-2 at No. 2.
Nathan Burnett and Colin Rafter pulled out a 10-7 win at No. 1 boys doubles. Brian Butler and Megan Jug won 10-1 in mixed doubles.
Article Courtesy of the Auburn Journal
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May 4th, 2009
The Forest Lake Christian High girls soccer team closed out its first undefeated Central Valley Christian League season in school history Thursday.
Lindsey Engbrecht scored three goals, two in the second half to break a halftime tie, and the Falcons beat host Vacaville Christian 3-1 in their regular season finale.
Engbrecht scored her first-half goal off a free kick. Her second-half goals were assisted by Dana Ormiston and Christa Weisman.
Goalkeeper Morghan Pomeroy made 11 saves
Forest Lake wrapped up the regular season 17-1 overall and 12-0 in the CVCL. The Falcons outscored their opponents 75-8.
Article Courtesy of the Auburn Journal
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March 4th, 2009
View Video of Josh’s Dunk!
Josh Ritchart had a game-high of 41pts against Sacramento Waldorf in the Sac-Joaquin Section semi-finals Tuesday Night. The 54 – 46 win pushed them to Arco Arena where they will defend the section title against Bradshaw Christian. Forest Lake Christian Falcons will be tipping off on Friday at 5:30 at Arco Arena.
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February 25th, 2009
Congratulations to our boy’s varsity basketball team. Last Friday, the boy’s
defeated Sacramento Waldorf to win their second straight Central Valley
League title. This league championship was particularly special as our
league is packed with very competitive teams. In fact three out of the top
four seeded teams in the playoffs are members of the Central Valley
Christian League. Forest Lake posted an 8-3 pre-season record and was 10-2
in league play.
Junior Josh Ritchart was named the Most Valuable Player of the Central
Valley Christian League. Senior teammates Matt Masterson, Johnny Umamoto,
and Dawson Young were named to the second team. Additionally, Coach David
Thomas was recognized by his peers as the League’s Coach of the Year.
If you have not had the opportunity to watch our team in action they begin
the defense of their 2008 Sac-Joaquin Section title this very night at home.
The game time is 7:00 p.m. If they win tonight they will play again at home
on…
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February 18th, 2009
Forest Lake Christian 83, Woodland Christian 58
The Falcons beat Woodland Christian handily Tuesday with Josh Ritchart leading the way with 18 points — 15 of which he scored in the first quarter.
“He only played two minutes the rest of the game,” FLC coach David Thomas said.
Billy Corbin and Seth Brainard added nine points each for the Falcons while Garrett Boatman added eight.
The Falcons (17-5, 9-2 CVCL) play Sacramento Waldorf Friday in the team’s season finale. The game will determine whether FLC is league champions, co-champions or second place.
Article courtesy of The Union
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November 17th, 2008
Forest Lake Christian’s Weisman and Violette Qualify to State Championship
Men’s Team takes Second, Women finish Third
November 15, 2008, Folsom, CA – Forest Lake Christian’s Christa Weisman and Austin Violette qualified to the State Championship, while leading their Varsity Men’s and Women’s cross country squads to second and third place finishes at the CIF Section Meet held on the Willow Hills 5k Course at Folsom last Saturday.
In the Women’s Varsity D-5 race, Forest Lake Christian battled the entire 5k race against Big Valley Christian and Jim Elliot Christian. As the dust settled around the finish line, the Falcons landed in third place with 57 points, finishing just behind Big Valley and Jim Elliot, scoring 42 and 44 points respectively. Faith Christian finished a distant 4th with 80 points
But that didn’t slow down Christa Weisman who led the Flacons, sprinting ahead of the pack to take first place among Division V competitors…
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