Torrey Pines High School

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Senior Leadership

Torry Pines Girls Volleyball

By Alexa Lomberg, TPHS

With a new head coach, a new team motto and a new set of senior leaders, the Torrey Pines High School Girls Volleyball Team is ready for a new result in CIF play—a championship banner to bring home.   The four seniors for TPHS – Kelsey Moore, Gigi Cresto, Sam Trunkett, and Karly Drolson  (pictured left to right), are all multi-year varsity players entering their last round of Avocado League play as a Falcon.

With an overall 9-4 record, the Falcons are 2-0 in league play, coming off recent wins over Rancho Bernardo High School and Mt. Carmel High School.  Stomping over both schools in quick 3-0 wins, the team’s losses to rivals Cathedral Catholic and La Costa Canyon early in the season are now simply motivation to dominate in league play.  According to Cresto, Poway High School looks to be the next biggest threat during league play, but the team is primarily concerned with excelling once CIF tournament play has begun.

Other than seniors, returning starters include underclassmen Reily Buechler (6’2”), Ryann Chandler (5’11”), Maddy Kerr (5’6”) and Madison Dutra (5’11”). The team’s depth in every position goes without doubt; Kerr is committed to UC Berkeley.

TPVB is currently ranked 11th in the state and 32nd in the nation, according to MaxPreps.com. With plenty of firepower within the upper and under class, the Falcons’ successes look to have no endpoint in sight.

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SPOTLIGHT ON Katie Trees

Photo by Deb Hellman

When anyone—coaches, teammates or fans, talk about senior Katie Trees, they are bound to note at least one thing—her competitive spirit. Trees, who is known for not only her athleticism and talent, but also her intensity has made her mark on the Torrey Pines soccer and lacrosse teams.  Leading the Lady Falcons in both sports, Trees will also continue to be a two-sport athlete at Duke University in the fall.

“I chose Duke because I got the opportunity to play both soccer and lacrosse, and all the coaches are amazing,” Trees said.  “I also wanted to attend a school with top-notch athletics and academics, Duke has both.”

Named National High School Player of the Week in February by ESPN Rise, Trees is also ranked the No. 1 High School Girls Lacrosse Player in the Western United States by Adrenaline.  But her accomplishments do not stop there; Trees was also named Athlete of the Week her senior and junior years by both the San Diego Union Tribune and the North County Times.

Trees, who leads both her high school team and her club team, San Diego Surf, had 25 goals and 15 assists for the Torrey Pines soccer team this season.  The Lady Falcons won the CIF championship game against Poway High School 1-0 in overtime—Trees scored the only goal of the game.

When sports are done what kind of career do you want to pursue? Business or law

Greatest sports memory? Winning the CIF championship for both soccer and lacrosse.

Favorite local restaurant and what do you order? Board and Brew, a Turkado Sandwich

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SPOTLIGHT ON Garrett Stubbs

By Alexa Lomberg

Offensively and defensively, Torrey Pines senior Garrett Stubbs led the Falcons last season in multiple aspects.  With a .345 batting average, 11 doubles, and 18 stolen bases in his junior season, Stubbs was named to the All-CIF second team and All-County second team.  Stubbs, who has a 1.97 second pop time, also was named the defensive player of the year for Torrey Pines in 2010.

Announcing that he will continue his baseball career with the USC Trojans next fall, Stubbs was recruited through his two club teams—the San Diego Show and the Yankees in a scout ball league. Stubbs chose USC after receiving offers from other schools including UCSD, SDSU, USD and LMU, because “it has always been [his] favorite school to watch in college sports.”

Stubbs hopes that he can make a professional career out of baseball, has been playing the game ever since he can remember and appreciates the athletic and mental skills that are needed to succeed.

“[The best thing about baseball is] the mental part of the game.  You have to be smart to play the game. You have to be in the game at all times,” Stubbs said.

Favorite spot to vacation? La Paz, Mexico.  We bring baseball equipment to the kids down there every time we go.

Greatest Sports memory? Sweeping LCC to win the league championship.