(MT) – The season came to an end for the Sandy High snowboard team at Mt.
Hood Meadows March 12.

The OISA state championships played host to 24 riders from Sandy.
Ethan Anderson was the top individual garnering second place in slope style
and boarder cross, plus a third place finish in banked slalom.
Wyatt Johnson picked up a third place ribbon in boarder cross, while Keegan
Shackelton and Blake Haughton finished in fourth place half pipe and eighth
place half pipe, respectively.

The girls side was paced by Alex Connors who nailed down third place in half
pipe.

Kelly Stamatz finished sixth in half pipe and 10th in slope style, while Brooke
Phillips checked in seventh in slope style and 10th in half pipe.

The riders were led by head coach Ben Beavon and assistants JD Elliot, Alex
St. Pierre and Sadie Ford.

Meanwhile, following up on their third place finishes in the Mt. Hood
Conference, the Sandy High boys and girls ski teams finished 10th and 11th,
respectively, in the Southern Oregon State Championships, despite the steep
and icy course of Mount Ashland that took out 30 percent of all competitors.
Senior Captain Erin Carpenter finished off his Sandy High career with a fifth
place finish in the freestyle state boys slopestyle event.

Freshman London Madrid finished in 25th place overall at state. Junior Amber
Herman took 31st place in the girls slalom. Freshman Gabe Smith, Junior
Kelby Richardson and freshman Sean Steffey picked up 32nd place honors in
boys giant slalom, girls giant slalom and overall alpine competitor,
respectively.

Senior Ryan Steffey took the Henry Bendinelli Sportsmanship Award for the
Mt. Hood League, following an ACL injury minutes before the last league giant
slalom race. Senior Kaylee Brunette picked up the league sportsmanship
award in the girls division.

The rest of the SHS team is comprised of undergraduates who will return for
the 2016-17 season. They include: freshmen Avery Whitlock, Mac Potter and
Sakura Yamamoto; sophomores Kaymen Izer, Oliver Jacobson, Noah Whitlock
and Taylor Torkelson; and juniors Anna Knollman, Emme Hansen and Sean
Fortune.