I wanted to write each of you and let you know about our three All Conference baseball players for the 2008 season. Their names are D.L. McLamb (2nd time), Cody Howe (1st time), and Travis Walters (1st time).

D.L. McLamb – DL had a great season for the Falcons. He hit .410 on the year with 25 RBI’s and 8 homeruns. What makes these numbers even more impressive is the fact that we only played 15 games all season. He led the conference in homeruns and was a close second in RBI’s (with the winner having played about 10 more games). DL was also our most versatile player. He was our primary starter on the mound (posting a 1.91 ERA) and averaging more than a strike out per inning. Also, he moved around this year from center field to first to catcher; doing whatever it took to help us win.

Cody Howe – Cody also had a great season. He hit right at the .300 mark with 2 homeruns. He also pitched for us, going 3-2 on the year with a sub 4 ERA. When he wasn’t pitching, Cody was playing first base, where he committed only 1 error all season. Most importantly however, Cody’s biggest impact was in his leadership of the team as team Captain (along with DL). He was willing to do what ever it took to improve and make us a good baseball team.

Travis Walters – Travis Walters was the spark plug for our offense. Travis hit .449 on the year, leading the team, and led the team with an unbelievable .600 on-base-percentage (led the conference as well). At one point he went a remarkable 8 for 9 during the middle of the year. Defensively, Travis was our most dependable defender, ending a great career spanning four years at second base. He only made 3 errors on the season with a few double plays thrown in.

Time: 5:00 @ Carolina Friends (neutral site)
Opponent: Calvary Baptist - FINALS TAC Conference Tournament

Box Score:

O'Neal 0, Calvary Baptist 2
O'Neal 0 0 - 0
Calvary Baptist 0 2 - 2
Goals: 1. Calvary, 75:00, Meredith Pace (Ginny Willis); 2. Calvary, 76:45, Alex Smithdeal (Brennan Ehlinger)
Shots: O'Neal 19, Calvary Baptist 18
Saves: O'Neal 16 (Cristina Morcom); Calvary Baptist 18 (Amber Weatherman)
Records: O'Neal 10-4-5 (9-4-4)

Location: Meadowlands in High Point
Teams – The O’Neal School, High Point Christian, Westchester Academy, Calvary, and Oak Ridge
Conditions: Very Nice and slightly breezy
In a very exciting conference tournament going down to the wire Westchester Academy posts a team best score of 299 to nip the O’Neal School by 1 shot. High Point Christian finished third with a score of 322, Calvary finished fourth with a score of 346. Troy Spencer was the medalist with a score of 70. Michael McGowan and Jonathan DiIanni from Westchester tied for second with an even par score of 72. The O’Neal Team scores were Lyman Woollens 73, Bert Subin 77, Mitchell Friesen and Stefan Streckfus with 78, and Will Rittenhouse 84. The O’Neal School named five players to all-conference: Michal McGowan(Player of the Year Runner-up), Stefan Streckfus, Mitchell Friesen, Bert Subin, and Lyman Woollens. Conference player of the year was Troy Spencer from High Point Christian.

The O’Neal kids are getting ready for the State Tournament scheduled for May 12th and 13th. Even though they were disappointed they did not when the Conference tournament this year, they posted a team low and are playing with a lot of confidence going into the State Tournament. I think this lit a fire under them and I look for them to practice harder making sure they have a different feeling on that bus ride home from States then the one they just had from conference. We have to put this out of our minds and focus on continuing to play better and let the chips fall where they may.

Opponent: Westchester - Semifinals TAC Conference Tournament

Box Score:

O'Neal 1, Westchester 0
O'Neal 1 0 - 1
Westchester 0 0 - 0
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 6:34, Lauren Krahnert (Margaret Cross)
Shots: O'Neal 14, Westchester 11
Saves: O'Neal 10 (Cristina Morcom); Westchester 6 (Audrey Berrier)
Records: O'Neal 10-3-5 (9-3-4)
Highlights:
- Cristina Morcom recorded her 10th shutout of the season and even denied a well placed penalty kick with an outstanding diving save with about 15 minutes to play
- Lauren Krahnert scored her 2nd goal of the season on a Margaret Cross assist
- O'Neal advances to play Calvary Baptist in the FINALS of the TAC
Conference Tournament
- O'Neal played with incredible discipline and a level head even after being whistled for 16 fouls to Westchester's 4

The Oneal School Boys Tennis won their 8th match of the year with a convincing 7-2 win over conference opponent Carolina Friends. In singles, David Neal (ON) lost to P. Mayer 3-6, 1-6, Austen Hasty (ON) won another tiebreaker over A. Joines, 5-7, 6-3, (13-11), Nick Webster (ON) won 6-2. 6-3 over Aydin Gultexin , Garrett Klumpar (ON) defeated T. Rexrode 6-0, 6-2, Matthew Friesen (ON) defeated C. Ulin 6-2, 6-1, and Vince Novosel (ON) defeated M. Wilson 6-0, 6-0. In doubles Neal and Mark Pracht lost to Mayer and Joines 4-8, Hasty and Novosel won over Gultexin and Ulin 8-1 and Klumpar and Friesen won 8-0 over Rexrode and Wilson.

Oneal improved to 8-6 (4-1 in TAC) Carolina Friends was 1-2 in TAC.

I wanted to update everyone on the first round of the TAC Baseball conference tournament. The O’Neal school hosted Caldwell Academy on Thursday for 4/5 seed match-up. Early on it was relatively close. D.L. McLamb started on the mound for the Falcons and pitched two scoreless innings. D.L. was then followed by freshmen Devin Roberts, who threw the last three innings. Both pitches pitched well, working out of tough situations on occasion. Defensively, the Falcons put in one of their best efforts of the year to back our great pitching.

Offensively, it was a one man show. D.L. McLamb had two homeruns and 5 RBI’s. After striking out in the first, his next two at bats saw deep shots over the left field fence. Everyone else contributed on the night and ultimately the Falcons won 11-0.

The Falcons will next play at Westchester Country Day against the High Point Cougars on Saturday. Game time will be 2:00.

Opponent: Caldwell Academy - 1st round TAC Conference Tournament
Box Score:
O'Neal 1, Caldwell Academy 0

O'Neal 1 0 - 1
Caldwell Academy 0 0 - 0
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 38:31, Lauren Krahnert (Cate Dahl)
Shots: O'Neal 15, Caldwell 11
Saves: O'Neal 10 (Cristina Morcom); Caldwell 8 (Evelyn Norton)
Records: O'Neal 9-3-5 (8-3-4)
Highlights:
- Cristina Morcom and her defensive line recorded the 9th shutout of the season
- Lauren Krahnert scored her 1st goal of the season
- O'Neal advances to play Westchester in the semifinals of the TAC Conference Tournament

The Oneal school Varsity boys tennis split two matches on Tuesday and Wednesday the 29th and 30th of April. On Tuesday, they traveled to Raleigh and lost 9-0 to St Davids. David Neal lost 6-0, 6-0 to Will Suk, Nick Webster lost 6-0, 6-1 to Owen Stone, Garrett Klumpar lost 6-0, 6-0 to Torre McLain, Matthew Friesen lost 6-0, 6-1 to Robbie Lippard, Vince Novosel lost 6-2, 6-2 to Tyler Lippard and Corbin O’Donnell lost 6-2, 6-0 to Christian Wohlfield. Suk and Stone defeated Neal and Novosel 8-1 in doubles, Mc Lain and R. Lippard defeated Mark Novosel and Mark Pracht 8-0, and T. Lippard and Wohlfield defeated Bryce Baldelli and Alex Shore 8-2. St Davids moved to 14-1 and Oneal dropped to 6-6.

Coach Don Woodfield believes that St Davids is the team to beat for the 2A - NCISAA state tennis tournament that will be held in Wilmington on May 16th and 17th.

On Wednesday, Oneal hosted Fayetteville academy and came away with a hard fought 6-3 victory. There were several very close matches and Oneal won two tie-breakers to seal the victory. In singles, David Neal lost 6-1, 6-0 to Michael Deldo, Austen Hasty (ON) won a third set tiebreaker over Kochan Desai, after saving match point in the second set. His 1-6, 7-6 (6) 10-0 tiebreaker was a turning point in the match. Nick Webster (ON) lost a tiebreaker to Colin Manning 1-6, 6-3, (10-7), and seventh grader Garrett Klumpar (ON) won another tiebreaker match after saving several match points in regulation, over Logan Richardson 3-6, 7-6 (4), 11-9. Matthew Friesen (ON) defeated Milan Kantesaria 6-3, 6-4 and Vince Novosel defeated Kris Jones 6-0, 6-2. In doubles Deldo and Manning defeated Neal and Corbin O’donnell 8-2, Novosel and Hasty defeated Desai and Richardson 8-5 and Baldelli and Shore defeated Kantesaria and Jones 8-3.

Oneal improved to 7-6 and will finish their regular season with two home matches on May 1st and 6th.

Opponent: High Point Christian
Box Score:

O'Neal 3, High Point Christian 0

O'Neal 2 1 - 3
High Point Christian 0 0 - 0
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 4:00, Margaret Cross (Cate Dahl); 2. O'Neal 8:12, Margaret Cross (Cate Dahl); 3. O'Neal 68:48, Syd McIlwain (Ellen Hudgins)
Shots: O'Neal 17, High Point Cristian 14
Saves: O'Neal 12 (Cristina Morcom); High Point Cristian 12 (Makenzie Allred)
Records: O'Neal 8-3-5 (7-3-4)
Highlights:
- Cristina Morcom made several incredible saves and recorded her 8th shutout of the season
- Margaret Cross scored two goals, making it 14 goals on the season
- Syd McIlwain scored her 8th goal of the season

Location Bayonet at Puppy Creek

Conditions Windy

The O’Neal School posted a low team score for the year at Bayonet where this years State Championship will be held. Led by Michael McGowan’s 73 the team posted a score of 302. Five out of the 6 players participating in the event broke 80. Mitchell Friesen and Lyman Woollens posted a score of 76, Bert Subin and Stefan Streckfus posted a score of 77, followed by Will Rittenhouse who shot 82 and Douglass Johnson shot 86. Fayetteville Academy was led by Hunter Howell who posted a match low of 72. Fayetteville Academy posted a score of 336.

It was nice to see we shot our best scores of the year on the golf course where the State Tournament is going to be held in two weeks. We are going to need to post lower team scores if we are going to repeat next years feat, but every player walked off the golf course talking positive about the golf course and their golf games. Everyone feels confident they can play even better than they did. They are starting to focus more at practice and looking forward to post season play. We have a couple of practices before conference and 10 days before States and I feel we will be ready for both.

On Friday, May 25, the Oneal School Varsity boys dropped a home tennis match to Cape Fear Academy. David Neal lost 7-6(4), 6-3 to John anderson, Austen Hasty lost to Rob High 6-1, 6-1, Nick Webster lost 6-1, 6-0 to Michael Maynard, Andrew Schuett defeated Garrett Klumpar 6-0, 6-0,

Matthew Friesen lost to Parker Anderson 6-0-, 6-0, and Vince Novosel lost to Alex Gianaplus. In doubles Neal and Stevie Herlocker lost 8-3 to Anderson & Anderson, Hasty and Novosel lost 8-1 to High and Maynard and Bryce Baldelli and Alex Shore lost 8-2 to Gianaplus and Aziz.



Oneal dropped to 6-5 and Cape Fear improved to 15-0.

Opponent: Salem Academy
Box Score:

O'Neal 2, Salem Academy 0

O'Neal 1 1 - 2
Salem Academy 0 0 - 0
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 39:01, Syd McIlwain (Lauren Krahnert); 2. O'Neal 72:00, Margaret Cross (Syd McIlwain)
Shots: O'Neal 20, Salem Academy 3
Saves: O'Neal 3 (Cristina Morcom); Salem Academy 14 (Ali Wresler)
Records: O'Neal 7-3-5 (6-3-4)
Highlights:
- Cristina Morcom anchored a solid defense and thus recorded her 7th shutout of the season
- Margaret Cross scored her 12th goal of the season
- Syd McIlwain scored her 7th goal of the season

Oneal traveled to Westchester Country Day in High Point and won a 6-3 contest. At #1 David Neal (ON) lost 10-5 to Alex Payan, Austen Hasty (ON) lost to Scout Thomas 10-4, Nick Webster (ON) defeated Thomas Freeman 10-5, Garrett Klumpar (ON) defeated Luke Vandeplancke, Vince Novosel (ON) beat Dylan Stone 11-9, Matthew Friesen (ON) defeated Han Ryong Kim 11-10 (7-2). In doubles, Neal and Stevie Herlocker lost to Payan and Thomas 9-8 (11-9), Novosel and Hasty beat Stone and Kim 8-5 and Bryce Baldelli and Alex Shore (ON) won over Mason and Vandeplancke 8-2.

In a exhibition match Derek Wold and Corbin O’Donnell bet Young and Kim 8-2.

Oneal move to 6-4 (3-1 Triad Athletic Contest) and Westchester dropped to 5-4 (3-1)

O'Neal 0, Calvary Baptist 1

O'Neal 0 0 - 0
Calvary Baptist 1 0 - 0
Goals: 1. Calvary, 16:10, Brennan Ehlinger
Shots: O'Neal 7, Calvary 19
Saves: O'Neal 16 (Cristina Morcom); Calvary 4 (Amber Weatherman)
Records: O'Neal 6-3-4 (5-3-3)
Date: 4/22/2008
Time: 4:30 @ Caldwell Academy
Opponent: Caldwell Academy
Box Score:

O'Neal 1, Caldwell 1

O'Neal 0 1 - 1
Caldwell 1 0 - 1
Goals: 1. Caldwell, 11:00, Rebekah Page (Klaire Sessoms); 2. O'Neal 74:44, Abbey Dahl (Margaret Cross)
Shots: O'Neal 25, Caldwell 11
Saves: O'Neal 8 (Cristina Morcom); Caldwell 12 (Evelyn Norton)
Records: O'Neal 6-3-5 (5-3-4)
Highlights:
- Cristina Morcom played another outstanding game in goal.
- Abbey Dahl recorded her 3rd goal of the season
- O'Neal is holding steady at 3rd place in the TAC.

O'Neal Girls' Basketball Camp  - for rising 9th-12th Grade O'Neal Students only - is scheduled July 28th - July 31st. Click here to download the application.

The Oneal School varsity tennis team played Cape Fear Academy in Wilmington on Friday and lost 9-0. In singles, Steve Herlocker lost to John Anderson 6-2, 6-0, Austen hasty lost to Greg Field 6-0, 6-0, Vince Novosel lost to Rob High 6-1, 6-0, Matthew Friesen lost to Michael Maynard 6-0, 6-0, Corbin O’Donnell lost to Andrew Schuett 6-1, 6-0 and Mark Pracht lost a very tough match, that lasted two hours, to Will Hamilton 7-6 (11-9), 7-5.

In doubles Herlocker and Friesen lost to J. Anderson and P. Anderson 8-1, Hasty and Novosel lost to Field and Schuett 8-1 and O’Donnell and Pracht lost to Maynard and A. Gianaplus 8-1.

Oneal dropped to 5-3 and Cape Fear improved to 13-0.



Oneal Plays at home on Monday vs Village Christian and away on Tuesday at Westchester Country Day.

O'Neal 2, Carolina Friends 0

O'Neal 1 1 - 2
Carolina Friends 0 0 - 0
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 9:30, Margaret Cross (Unassisted); 2. O'Neal 57:00, Margaret Cross (Cate Dahl)
Shots: O'Neal 12, Carolina Friends 13
Saves: O'Neal 8 (Cristina Morcom); O'Neal 3 (Katie Tighe), Carolina Friends 7 (Louise McDonald)
Records: O'Neal 6-2-4 (5-2-3)
Highlights:
- Cristina Morcom played an outstanding game in goal, and recorded her 6th shutout of the season with the help of her tough defensive line.
- Margaret Cross scored 2 goals, bringing her season total to 10 goals

The Oneal School Boys Tennis team lost a home match to NCISAA 2A powerhouse St Davids by the score of 9-0. In singles Austen hasty lost to Will Suk 6-0, 6-0, Garrett Klumpar lost to Owen Stone 6-0, 6-0, Vince Novosel lost to Torre Milair 6-0, 6-0, Corbin Odonnell lost to Robbie Lippard 6-4, 6-2, Mark Novosel lost to Will Sinden 6-0, 6-0. In doubles Klumpar and Nick Webster lost to Suk and Stone 8-0, Hasty and V. Novosel lost to Mclair and R. Lippard 8-0 and Bryce Baldelli and Alex Shore lost to T. Lippard and Christian Wohlfield 8-4.

Oneal dropped to 5-3 while St Davids moved to 9-1.

Oneal will play Cape Fear in Wilmington on Friday, and Village Christian at home on Monday.

Date: 4/16/2008
Time: 4:30 @ O'Neal (Mauser Field)
Opponent: Calvary Baptist
Box Score:

O'Neal 2, Calvary Baptist 2

O'Neal 2 0 - 2
Calvary 2 0 - 2
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 12:09, Abbey Dahl (Margaret Cross); 2. Calvary, 20:10, Brennan Ehlinger; 3. O'Neal, 30:02, Margaret Cross (Unassisted); 4. Calvary, 36:10, Meredith Pace
Shots: O'Neal 12, Calvary 21
Saves: O'Neal 19 (Cristina Morcom), Calvary 7 (Anna Barker)
Records: O'Neal 5-2-4 (4-2-3)

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The Oneal school Varsity boys tennis team won two matches on April 7th and 9th. On Monday the Falcons defeated Flora McDonald at home by the score of 9-0. David Neal defeated Andrew Diemer 7-5,6-3, Austen Hasty defeated Travis Wilson 6-3,6-4, Nick Webster defeated Daniel Jutson 6-0, 6-1, Mark Novosel defeated Corey Fields 6-1, 6-1, Vince Novosel defeated Brandon West 6-0, 6-0 and Corbin Odonnell defeated Kencent Carter 6-1, 6-0. In doubles Neal and V. Novosel beat Wilson and Diemer 89-1, Bryce Baldelli and Alex Shore defeated West and Graham Norton 8-2 and Matthew Friesen and Garrett Klumpar defeated Jutson and Fields 8-2. In exhibitions Derek Wold (ON) defeated Carter Davis 8-2 and Mark Pracht and Daniel McCall (ON) defeated Ethan Townsend and Aaron Jacobs 8-1.

On Wednesday April 9th, Oneal traveled to Durham and defeated conference (TAC) opponent Carolina Friends 6-3. In singles, David Neal (ON) lost to Phillip Mayer 8-0, Austen Hasty (ON) lost to Dan Jubelier 8-5, Nick Webster (ON) defeated Adam Joines 8-6, Corbin O’Donnell (ON) defeated Travis roxnade 8-3, Garrett Klumpar (ON) defeated Colin Ulin 8-0 and Mark Pracht (ON) won by default 8-0. In doubles, Neal and Stevie Herlocker lost 8-4 to Mayer and Jubelier, Matthew Friesen and Klumpar defeated Joines and Rexnade 8-3 and Hasty and Webster won by default 8-0.

Oneal moved to 2-2 and 1-1 in the conference while Carolina Friends dropped to 0-4 (0-2)

The Falcons travel to Fayetteville to play Village Christian on Friday the 11th.

O'Neal 0, Westchester 1

O'Neal 0 0 - 0
Westchester 0 1 - 1
Goals: 1. Westchester, 72:00, Robyn Terrell
Shots: O'Neal 6, Westchester 15
Saves: O'Neal 13 (Cristina Morcom), Westchester 2 (Aubrey Berrier)
Records: O'Neal 4-2-3 (3-2-2)

Date: 4/11/2008
Time: 4:30 @ Salem Academy
Opponent: Salem Academy
Box Score:

O'Neal 1, Salem Academy 0

O'Neal 1 0 - 1
Salem 0 0 - 0
Goals: 1. O'Neal, 21:48, Syd McIlwain (Cate Dahl)
Shots: O'Neal 14, Salem 4
Saves: O'Neal 3 (Cristina Morcom), Salem 10 (Takeyrah Frierson)
Records: O'Neal 5-2-3 (4-2-2)

O'Neal 1, Village Christian Academy 1

O'Neal 0 1 - 1
AHA 1 0 - 1
Goals: 1. VCA, Jennifer Beasley (Maryssa Dyer); 2. O'Neal, Margaret Cross (Unassisted)
Shots: O'Neal 8, VCA 8
Saves: O'Neal 7 (Cristina Morcom), VCA 6 (Jessica Beasley)
Records: O'Neal 3-1-3 (2-1-2)