Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz gave the key to the city of Toledo to the SFS Water Polo team for winning the 2023 Ohio State Championship Title. The Knights were also awarded resolutions from Ohio State Senator Paula Hicks-Hudson and Lucas County Commissioner Lisa Sobecki.
Congratulations to
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for being selected for the Great Lakes Zone National Team! Spencer will travel to San Antonio in March to play in the tournament. GO KNIGHTS!
Congratulations to Senior Andrew Rippke who excels in the pool and in the classroom. He was recognized this week by USA Water Polo as a 2022-2023 Academic All-American. GO KNIGHTS!
SFS Knights celebrated their season last night with a nice banquet and awards ceremony. Thank you to our SFS coaches and parents who always go the extra mile. GO KNIGHTS!
🚨SFS Knights defeat Princeton 19-15 to advance to the Championship game tomorrow against UA. Goals: Al-Akhras-1, Bohm-1, Sobczak-3, Howe-2, Lee-1, Ehrenfried-1, Arquette-2, Flansburg-4, Lorenz-1, Dietrich-3. GO KNIGHTS!!!!
Junior Andrew Rippke was selected for 3rd Team
All-State. He finished the 2022 season with 197 saves, 52 steals, and 7 assists. Congratulations Andrew!
Congratulations to Seniors Spencer Sobczak and Alan Flansburg for being named to the North Regional All Tournament Team!
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Our first Senior Spotlight is Hansen Lee. Hansen is a 4 year player with SFS and a 3 year Varsity letter winner. He has been Captain for 2 years. Thank you Hansen for your dedication to the SFS Water Polo Program! Good Luck at OSU!
Ethan Jones is a 4 year SFS polo player and 3 year Varsity letter winner. His favorite memory is when SFS beat ST X last year to play in the Championship game. Upon graduation Ethan plans to pursue a degree in computer science engineering. Thank you Ethan!
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Congratulations to Senior Goalie Andrew Rippke on being selected 3rd Team ALL-OHIO. Andrew had 3 goals, 22 assists, 107 steals, 4 ejections drawn, and 170 saves this season.
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Senior Spotlight:
Teddy DiSalle is a 4 year SFS water polo player and 3 year Varsity letter winner. Teddy plans to attend Ohio State University upon graduation. Thank you Teddy for your hard work and dedication to SFS water polo program!
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Congratulations to Junior Toby Dietrich on being selected 1st Team ALL-OHIO! Toby had 126 goals, 38 assists, 65 steals, and 25 KO's drawn.
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Senior Spencer Sobczak was selected for 2nd Team All-State. He finished the 2022 season with 76 goals, 63 steals, and 7 assists. Congratulations Spencer!
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Charlie is a 4 year player and 3 year varsity letter winner. He is also the co-captain of the SFS water polo team this year. Charlie hopes to attend the Naval Academy and major in aerospace engineering. Thank you for your leadership and dedication!
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Our next Senior to highlight is Spencer Sobczak. Spencer is a 4 year player with SFS and a 3 year Varsity letter winner. He was named breakout player of the year his Sophomore year. Thanks Spencer for your dedication to SFS water polo program.
@SpencerSobczak2
SFS finish Best of the Midwest with a perfect 4-0! Final game against St X was 16-14. Goals by Spencer Sobczak-5, Hansen Lee-1, Teddy DiSalle-2, Alan Flansburg-4, Toby Dietrich-4. Andrew Rippke 7 saves.
Senior Alan Flansburg was selected for 1st Team
All-State. He finished the 2022 season with 99 goals, 30 steals, and 15 assists. Congratulations Alan!
@Alan_flansburg
Senior Spotlight:
Alan Flansburg is a 4 year player, 3 year Varsity letter winner, Rookie of the Year, defensive player of the year, and All State Third Team. Thank you Alan for your hard work and commitment to the SFS water polo program.
@alan_flansburg
@KnightsH2Opolo
are excited to host Ohio Water Polo JV States/Kyle McGarity Memorial Tournament this weekend! Come cheer on our Knights and area water polo teams!
Sophomore Tobias Dietrich was selected for 3rd Team All-State. He finished the 2022 season with 71 goals, 89 steals, and 41 assists. Congratulations Toby!
SFS defeats Kilbourne 17-5. Goals by:
Yusuf Al-Akhras-1, Hansen Lee-2, Teddy DiSalle-4, Charlie Arquette-1, Alan Flansburg-5, Max Buff-1, Toby Dietrich-3.
Knights play again tomorrow at 12:30. GO KNIGHTS!
Senior Spotlight:
Ty Ehrenfried is a second year SFS water polo player. He is thankful Ethan Jones encouraged him to join even though he is not a competitive swimmer. Ty plans to pursue a degree in Nursing after graduation. Thanks Ty for all your hard work and dedication!
Aqua Knights helped give back to their community today and help spread Christmas cheer by donating towels, washcloths, blankets, and comforters to the Leading Families Home organization in partnership with Epworth United Methodist Church.
Tough loss to UA in the championship game of the North Region 14-7.
SFS will be the number 2 seed in the North Region and will open up State Tournament play next weekend against the number 3 seed in the South region Sycamore. GO KNIGHTS!
Logan Geldien is a 4 year player and a Varsity letter winner. Logan plans to pursue a degree in architecture after graduation. He hopes to continue to life guard and dive coach in his spare time. Thank you Logan for your dedication to SFS water polo program.
Captain and Senior Charlie Howe was a big contributor to Knights winning the Ohio Cup last weekend. Charlie had 13 goals, 11 assists, and 10 steals. GO KNIGHTS!
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SFS Knights win both Varsity and JV games tonight against Napoleon. V-14-9 and JV 9-1. Varsity goals by Andrew Bohm-1, Spencer Sobczak-3, Charlie Howe-1, Hansen Lee-1, Ty Ehrenfried-1, Oliver Lazenby-1, Alan Flansburg-2, Toby Dietrich-4. GO KNIGHTS!
Senior Spotlight:
Darin Croy is a first year polo player. He has really enjoyed learning the sport. His favorite memory was the assist he threw to his brother, Grant. Darin is planning to play lacrosse at a college yet to be determined. Thank you Darin for your hard work!
JV SFS had a great day! Win against SYL 9-3 and another win against SC B 13-7. Knights closed a 4 point deficit in the 4th quarter against SC A in their final game. But came up short with a tough loss 9-7. Knights play for 3rd/4th place tomorrow at 1:50. GO KNIGHTS!
JV Knights won 3rd at States with a big win against ST X 11-8.
Goals by: Yusuf-1, Hudson Lorenz-2, Oliver Lazenby-2, Max Buff-2, Espen Campbell-1, Grant Croy-1, Andrew Bohm-1, Brady Sanchez-1.
GO KNIGHTS!!
Congratulations to Senior Hansen Lee for being named to the Honorable Mention All-State List. Hansen finished the 2022 season with 35 goals, 65 assists, and 45 steals. Congratulations Hansen!
Day 2 OHIO JV STATES.
We’ll be live streaming the placement games below on Twitter.
10:30- SYL vs C Hawks
11:20- TW vs Mason
12:10- Oakwood vs New Albany
1:00- SC ‘B’ vs Sycamore
1:50- SFS vs St X
2:40 - SC vs UA
Senior Spotlight:
Kyle Roessle is a 4 year player and 3 year Varsity letter winner. Kyle plans to attend college and obtain his degree in computer science. Thank you Kyle for your dedication to the SFS water polo program.