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ROBINSON
FLAG FOOTBALL
FIELD NOTES
VOL. 6
ISSUE 2
Leadership is action, not position.
senior sta rt e rs r e f le c t o n f r e s hm a n s e a s on
Heading into their senior season,
Charlotte Tuohy (17), Sarah Jenne-
wein (17), Emily Draper (17) and
McKenna Tyson (17) will soon be
stepping into the shoes of their past
role models; as freshmen they were
all a part of the first State Cham-
pionship team in 2014. Tuohy,
Jennewein and Draper were on the
travel team while Tyson was on the
Varsity roster.
It was exciting to be a freshman
on that team. I didnt know what to
expect, Tyson said.
As part of the travel team, Draper
saw the first State Championship
as an opportunity to learn from the
upperclassmen.
We didnt expect to go in or any-
thing but we just kind of watched
and we admired all of the seniors
Draper said. We were in awe of
Photo by Isabel Hanewicz
-Donald H.McGannon
what they were doing. Photo by Isabel Hanewicz
Jennewein was also inspired by the
previous seniors, one of which was
her older sister, Hayden.
I looked up to all the players that
were out there starting on that field
so much, that it really inspired you
to want to work hard and eventual-
ly be out there on that field during
that game, Jennewein.
For Tuohy, the level of commitment
necessary to reach that accomplish-
ment was not clear until she took
on a bigger role herself.
I dont think I really understood
the magnitude of [winning States]
because I hadnt seen them working
towards it, Tuohy said. I just got show what they have learned on the
there and we won every game and I field.
was like, wow thats cool- we win. I want everyone to be able to play.
I didnt fully understand that they I want it to be a season where our
had put a lot of work into it I was entire varsity team- since were
still trying to catch a ball. hopefully going to be really good
Due to her changed perspective, this year- gets the chance to be
Tuohy now understands what sets on the field and leave a legacy for
the Knights apart. themselves, she said.
We do the little things over and In Jenneweins mind, the greatest
over, and we do them so well that priority is maintaining the team
we practice them so much better, philosophy.
Tuohy said. Now I see when we go The sense of pride that we have
and play these other teams- its not for the team- I want them to carry
that theyre bad, its just that they that on. Because I think thats what
havent practiced everything quite makes the program so unique
as hard and for quite as long. she said. I think thats why people
As a captain and looking towards want to be a part of the program,
the new season, Draper hopes that because we hold ourselves to such a
all player will have a chance to high standard.
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 Community This season we will be featuring some of the many members of the Robinson
Spotlight
For the last four years, Brian Ridge
has been a part of the Robinson
Flag community as the game an-
nouncer.
[Coach Saunders] is a good
friend of mine... He knows me well
enough that Im not shy and I like
hearing myself talk. Generally most
people say, if anything, I have the
issue of talking too much but what
a great skill set for being an an-
nouncer, Ridge said.
At each game, Ridge interacts with
the crowd, trying to make their
experience as engaging as he can.
My intent is to make it fun for
the people involved, he said.
I try to get more people in the
stands as much as possible, to do
semi-original stuff that isnt done
at other high school stadiums
with giveaways and trivia night
Due to their tremendous skills set,
theres frequently a game that its
forty-to-nothing in the first ten
minutes. Theres not a lot of drama
on the field- and at the same time
2017 Regular Season
Game Schedule
March 23 @ Jefferson
March 27 vs. Blake
March 29 vs. Brooks Debartalo
March 31 - Capital City Classic
April 1 - Capital City Classic
April 3 vs. Leto
April 5 vs. Plant
April 7 vs. Hillsborough
April 13 @ Chamberlain
April 17 @ Spoto
2 April 24 vs. Alonso
Flag community who devote their time and talents to the team. In our first issues
were are featuring announcer, Brian Ridge and his story.
I dont want to distract- but I try to
keep music going and things going
so the energy level is kept high
throughout the game.
While he may have started out with
the team due to his friendship with
Coach Saunders, the reason he
has stayed has more to do with his
admiration for the players.
Really after the first time I went
out there I was pretty hooked,
mostly because of the group of girls.
Theyre impressive kids, Ridge said.
Not only are they obviously really
Robinson Knights
2017 Flag Football Roster
JUNIOR VARSITY
#7 Macy McClintock
#8 Meghan Gibbons
#14 Kristin Werdine
#19 Macey Hatton
#21 Sophie Noel
#22 Brooke Volpi
#24 Alexis Smith
#30 Molly Orlick
#31 Raegan Weil
#34 Mackenize Hatton
#36 Natalia McCalla
#37 Kaitlyn Power
#38 Rachel Clark
#39 Liz Kempton
#42 Alex Kirkner
#43 Ainsley Mischka
#44 Jackie Cubas
#45 Logan Richardson
#46 Kaitlyn Faulkner
#48 Kelsey Campbell
#49 Aija Williams-Cole
#81 Ariana Moss
#82 Zoe Stough
#83 Jules Whitaker
good and dedicated to flag foot-
ball, but theyre sharp young ladies.
Good attitudes, good spirits, fun to
be around. Obviously, a lot of the
girls are going to be very successful
in life.
Due to the community he has
found, Ridge does not seem him-
self leaving the press box any time
soon. For him, it is not about the
teams winning record.
If they never won another game,
they still couldnt get me out of that
booth.
VARSITY
#1 Mckenna Tyson
#2 Emily Kemp
#3 Emily Draper
#4 Xacasia Smith
#6 Lauren King
#9 Olivia Salzman
#10 Elly Frierson
#11 Sophie Bailey
#13 Chelsey Campbell
#15 Sarah Jennewein
#16 Michelle Santacreu
#25 Christiana RolackMar
#27 Charlotte Tuohy
#28 Paola Nazario
#32 Marlin Jacobson
#33 Holland Bakker
#85 Cassidy Renninger
MANAGERS
Averil James
Soleil Baptiste
Savvy Debus
Caroline Caplinger
THANK YOU TO OUR
SPONSORS!
Cubas Family Clark Family
Renninger Family Whitaker Family
Hatton Family Mischka Family
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