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SHILOH TODAY SPORTS SUMMARIES continued Tennis Check out what Shiloh's sports teams have achieved! The 2022 Shiloh Tennis season was a great success! The boys' team won the Conference Championship and the girls' team finished the season as Conference Runner-Up. Five players reached the State Tournament and the boy's team won the 4A Team State Championship with the doubles team of Aiden Matthews and Justus Thurlby winning the 4A Doubles State Championship and Alex Patrick finishing State Runner-up in singles. The girls' team finished third in the Girls 4A Team State Championship with the doubles team of Emily Vold and Hadley Humphrey finishing as State Runner-up. There are currently 43 players on the roster for the 2023 season and once again, expectations are very high for the upcoming team to win Shiloh’s ninth Tennis State Championship. Track & Field The Shiloh Track Team competed in eight meets during the 2023 season including a strong performance in the Conference Meet. Our team was able to place several athletes in the top three in several events, which qualified our athletes for the State Track Meet. At the State Meet, we had three athletes make the top six. Junior Seth Lowe came in fourth in the high jump while freshman Chloe Blessing came in 6th in the high jump and fourth in the 300H. Freshman Matthew Thurman placed in the top five in both of his events and won a State Championship in the 800m. Throughout the season, our team demonstrated great sportsmanship and teamwork and had several athletes who set personal bests in their individual events. Cross Country In 2022, the Saints XC team hosted over 1,000 runners in their 13th annual Saints Invitational Meet. The junior high boys brought home two regular season first place trophies and won the Conference Championship. Five junior high athletes earned All-Conference honors, Matthew Thurman, Carson Herron, Jack Hooe, Cooper Sudduth, and Angelica Bates. Katie Ditch also earned All-Conference Honors for the high school girls. At the 4A State Meet, the boys placed 4th overall, and the girls placed sixth overall. Two athletes earned All-State honors, including freshman Matthew Thurman (fourth place) and sophomore Katie Ditch (eighth place). Baseball The 2023 Shiloh Saints Baseball Team finished the season with an overall record of 14-9, finishing third in the conference with a record of 5-2. The Saints also qualified for the Regional Tournament. The Saints were led by seniors Graham Jones and Ayden Benson with many more players contributing to their success. Graham Jones was named to the 4A All-State team. 24 SPORTS: SEASON SUMMARIES

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