St. Pius volleyball coach John Frederick was honored for his 300th victory at the Catholic school last weekend.
The Golden Lions stopped Saturday’s matches for the players to present gifts to the veteran coach, who will be recognized by the school at Friday’s football game.
“I’m just happy for him,” St. Pius athletics director Mark Kelly said.
“John is a guy that deeply loves the kids and the sport of volleyball, and has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make our program what it is, along with increase the stature of volleyball in the state of Georgia.”
St. Pius, which finished as the state runner-up in Class AAAA last year, registered wins over Columbus, McIntosh, Starr’s Mill and Chattahoochee on Saturday.
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● Parkview has 12 players and two student managers, with 10 playing another varsity sport, including Lauren Coleman, one of the state’s most heavily recruited basketball players.” In a world where parents and coaches force athletes to focus on one sport, Parkview continues to push students to participate in multiple programs,” volleyball coach Catherine Zidow said. “I think that is what makes our school and our athletic program unique.”
● Arabia Mountain’s Zoie Taylor had 11 consecutive aces in a win over McNair.
● Collins Hill senior middle hitter Abby Peabody has a team-high 43 kills and 23 aces.
Softball
● Central Gwinnett’s Kaitlyn Hussey will be out for a couple of weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy. Before the surgery, Hussey was leading the team in batting average at .364, doubles with four and RBIs with six.
● Tucker’s Andrea Cole, who set DeKalb County’s record for strikeouts last year, won her first two outings, striking out a total of 18 batters with no walks over eight innings.
● Lakeside’s Susanne Boden has a team-leading .765 batting average. The sophomore shortstop has also stolen six bases. Boden is the younger sister of triplets who are seniors on the team — Allison, Lauren and Stephanie Boden.
● Holy Innocents’ catcher Corinne Bicknese is a team captain and a candidate for the school’s valedictorian honors.
● Miller Grove’s Nikkea Rembert has been the winning pitcher in three out of the team’s four wins this season and has a .500 batting average.
● Peachtree Ridge has a freshman sensation in shortstop Sam Pierannunzi, who has a .477 batting average with three doubles and nine RBIs for the season.
● Druid Hills pitcher Ashton Salazar struck out eight of nine batters against Cedar Grove.
Cross country
● Brookwood’s Quandra Shanks and Anakaren Lopez both won stages of the Stages Race at Duluth’s River Green complex. It was an unique race where each team puts runners in five different stages instead of the whole team in one race.
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