Six Senior Athletes Share Takeaways From Their Final Fall Season

Senior Peter Fengler-Johnson started playing football his sophomore year of high school at the insistence of former La Salle football coach, Coach Aaron Hazel. “Hazel was bugging me all freshman year,” Fengler-Johnson said. “I finally gave in my sophomore year.” The biggest thing that Fengler-Johnson has enjoyed about football is the team mindset. He liked being around people “that all...

Senior Mia McCaffrey’s favorite team memory was the team bonding sleepover that all three volleyball teams did together her freshman year, where they played hide and seek all around the school. This favorite memory connects with the thing she has enjoyed the most playing for La Salle — the team.  McCaffrey believes “that we have special relationships with each other and it’s just fun every season,” ...

Joining the La Salle cross country team as a freshman, senior Erin McGinnis didn’t really have any experience with competitive running. She had participated in a few fun runs around Portland, but nothing super complicated.  She has been running on the cross country team for four years and found the most enjoyable part of participating was the people on the team. McGinnis believes that the team has a real...

As her freshman soccer season approached, Senior Gretchen Shea was passionate about achieving one goal that she had set for herself: making varsity. Her goal was achieved, she had made varsity as a freshman. Soccer has been a part of Shea’s life for as long as she can remember. Her love for the sport started when she was six years old. She grew up with it. “My whole family plays it,” s...

Senior Murphy Schuster decided to do cross country because he really enjoyed track and field. Throughout grade school, he ran track for Catholic Youth Organization (CYO), then in eighth grade, he joined the Bowerman running club and the Cleveland youth cross country team to prepare for high school cross country. He views the relationships he has been able to make through the team as the most enjoyable p...

Senior Jeffery Richter has been playing soccer his whole life. He started playing at the age of four. “I started participating in soccer because my parents put me in it,” he said. This decision to play soccer led Richter to become a two-time state champion and find a passion for the game. As a freshman, Richter played on the JV team. During his freshman year, he remembers striving to work t...