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Anderson High School had yet another successful fall sports season. Many championships were won, including the Eastern Cincinnati Conference, District, and Regional Championship. There were also many athletes who qualified for first team all-conference, second team all-conference, and an honorable mention for the conference. New records were broken throughout multiple sports, setting high standards for future Anderson athletes.
Football
Football has advanced to the state finals for the third year in a row, continuing the successful tradition.
Not only did they go far in the tournament, but they also became the first team in the history of the ECC to win back to back league championships after going undefeated in the regular season for the second year in a row.
At the beginning of the season there was some uncertainty about how well the team was going to perform because of how many seniors they lost last year; however, they have still performed just as well with the younger athletes stepping up.
“It shows how hard they worked and how determined they were to carry on the tradition,” Matthew Stanyard, football coach, said.
They started the year playing Cooper at home, the state runner up in Kentucky last year, and won, beginning their winning streak that continued until the very last game of the season.
Women’s Volleyball
Volleyball had a solid season with a conference record of 13-5 and an overall record of 17-8.
They won the district championship for the first time in school history after a couple years of not making it far in the tournament.
New records were broken, including the assists record by senior Rylie Ritter who raised the recrord to 2,007.
There is just more success to come as most of the team returns next year, with only four of the members graduating.
Men’s Soccer
Men’s soccer also performed outstandingly this season, advancing all the way to the regional finals where they just came short of winning by two goals.
They won the district championship for the fourth year in a row, beginning with a win in 2021. The last time they lost at districts was in 2020.
The team also had a conference record of 5-2-2 and an overall record of 14-5-4, showing how hard they worked throughout the season.
Women’s Soccer
Women’s soccer had a successful season, winning regionals and losing in a nail-biter in the state semi-finals.
In order to get to that point in the tournament, the team had to overcome some challenges in the middle of the regular season.
“Half-way through the year we had a big tough spot [where we weren’t] winning a lot and tying,” Allison Black (11), varsity soccer player, said.
Not only did the team have great successes, so did the individual players. Nina Brandon (11) set the record for the most goals scored in one season, 32, greatly surpassing anyone else in the league.
Cross Country
The men’s and women’s cross country teams both had major accomplishments this season.
This year there were many new additions to the honor roll for both boys and girls.
“A freshman made the honor roll which is really impressive,” Josie Liening (10), varsity cross country runner, said.
Both teams also went to regionals this year for the first time since 2018, and Elijah Trickey (10) made it to state. The last time a boy from Anderson went to state was in 2011.
They were so successful mianly because of their consistency as a team.
“I feel like a lot of people showed up this year and we really worked hard for it and we all wanted to be there,” Liening (10) said.
Women’s Tennis
This year tennis had a conference record of 4-5 and an overall record of 9-8.
Two of the players had some notable accomplishments this season. Marlo Regan (11) received the second team all-conference award and will be returning next year for her senior year. Evelyn Rile (12) also earned an award, being given an honorable mention. Both received these for their impressive singles play this fall.
Mens & Women's Golf
Men’s and women’s golf had undefeated seasons this year, the men going 9-0 and the women going 8-0 in the conference.
The teams made it to state for the second year in a row, a feat not many teams can accomplish. Men finished sixth and women finished eighth out of every team in the state.
Marshall Morency (12) qualified for state individually and performed well, finishing fifth overall.
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