SHILOH TODAY SPORTS SUMMARIES Check out what Shiloh's sports teams have achieved! Golf It was a banner year for the Saints Golf Team! Both the Boys and Girls teams won the Conference 4A-1 Championship. For the boys, Holden Deweese was a Low Medalist in the Conference Tournament, shooting a 72. Presley Stam was a Low Medalist on the girls' side, firing a 70 in the Conference Tournament. Boys and Girls capped their record season in the State Tournament by finishing State Runner-Up. It marks the first year in program history that the boys and girls brought trophies from the State Tournament home. It also marks back-to-back State Runner-Up titles for the girls' team. The Saints had four players receive All-State honors: Holden Deweese, Tripp Conly, Presley Stam and Maddyn Stam. Presley Stam also qualified for the Overall State tournament, finishing in an impressive 7th place. Volleyball The Varsity Lady Saints Volleyball Team completed the season with a record of 34-4 in 5A. They finished 14-0 in the conference. The team swept Mountain Home, Mt. Saint Mary, and Valley View in the state tournament, advancing to the 7th (and third consecutive) state finals in Shiloh volleyball history. They beat Greenbrier to capture Shiloh’s 3rd State Championship. Chloe Blessing, Bella Bonanno, Laila Creighton, and Audrey Pender were selected to the 5A All-State and All-State Tournament Teams. Bella Bonanno was named the 5A State Championship MVP; Bella Bonanno was also named the 2024 AllArkansas Prep Player of the Year and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Player of the Year. She was also a 2024 AVCA All-American. Chloe Blessing and Audrey Pender made the 2024 Democrat-Gazette All-Area Volleyball team. Chloe Blessing made the 2024 All-Arkansas Preps Team. Audrey Pender was also named to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention Team. Trap Shooting This year’s Trap team had seventy one shooters and achieved significant success. They secured first place in both the Junior and Senior divisions in the West region of the Arkansas Youth Shooting Sports. Three junior squads and three senior squads advanced to the YSS state competition. Additionally, one squad participated in the annual Arkansas Farm Bureau Competition and earned fifth place. Notably, Joseph Allison competed in the shoot-off for top shooter and placed second. In the USA High School Clay League conference, Trooper Shankle garnered the top overall and top male awards in the conference, with Joseph Allison and Tucker Watson earning second and third places, respectively. Charlie Russell secured second place in the overall female division. Cheer The Cheer program enjoyed another year of cheering on our favorite Shiloh teams from August to March. Senior High team members partnered with the youth cheer program to mentor over 150 of our youngest students and introduce them to the basics of cheerleading! Our Varsity and Junior High competition teams enjoyed success this year, securing first-place finishes in every 4A Game Day Division competition throughout the regular season. The Varsity team finished as the State runner-up and traveled to Orlando in February, finishing eighth in the nation in their division. Lilli Thiesse, Junior, was named Infiniti All-American for the second year and awarded All-State cheer honors. Senior, Rebecca Criner was named to the All-Star cheer team. 22 SPORTS SUMMARIES
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