Here's what happened last week in Dragon sports!

Varsity VOLLEYBALL The Dragons couldn’t quite repeat last year’s championship, but they went 6-3 for the weekend and brought home second place at the Orin Covell Longhorn Tourney 27-29 in Spring Branch with Taylor Turner, Kayley Wood and Christina Gooch earning all-tournament honors.

From Coach Jim “Smoki” Richardson: The girls put up a good showing. We started out sluggish on Day One and played some good volleyball on Day Two, but just couldn't seem to finish. Going into the gold bracket on the third day, we faced a tough opponent in Katy Taylor. We struggled with unforced errors in the first game but recouped our composure and made some necessary adjustments in Game Two thus winning set and forcing a Game 3. Game 3 we controlled the set and went on to defeat them in three. Next, we faced Sealy who had beat us the day before in a three-set match. The girls regained the intensity we had been missing which allowed us to beat them in two sets, sending us to the final where we faced George Ranch. We held our own for awhile in the first set, but eventually fell to their overwhelming offense. Game Two was much of the same. We ended up runner-up, placing 2nd overall out of 24 teams.

“I am very proud of how the girls came together and fought to get back into the final. It was a good weekend for us and a total team effort.”

Next up for the Dragons: The games begin! Away game at Concordia Lutheran on Tues., Sept.1 at 6:30 p.m. and a home game vs. St. Thomas Episcopal on Thurs., Sept. 3. at 5:30 p.m.

The Varsity CROSS COUNTRY competed in their first meet of the season, Friday Night Lights at Bear Branch on August 28.

From Coach Matt Bohan: The boys’ side looked good and had a good showing in all races. Ryan Mullen finished fourth in the Varsity A (top level) race. Although the team finished 13th, we feel good about the upcoming season. The girls’ side also had a great showing, finishing in 9th place. We were very competitive for our first meet. Junior Claire Vernai led the girls, followed by freshman Caroline Courtney.

Boys’  – 13th place: Ryan Mullen, 4K: 12:41, 4th place, Varsity A; John Mullen, 4K: 14.21; Jonathan Goodridge, 4K: 13:17; Garrett Groppell, 4K: 14:00.4; Wes Willgrubs, 4K: 14:00.8;

Girls’ – 9th place: Claire Vernai, 2 mile: 13:37; Caroline Courtney, 2 mile: 13:41; Kylie Melodick, 2 mile: 14:18; Natalie Sos, 2 mile: 13:50; Sidney Cartwright, 2 mile: 14:27; Claire Livesay, 2 mile: 14:24;

Shilpa Rumalla, 2 mile: 14:25

Next up for the Dragons: The Dragons will host The 19th Annual Cooper Dragon Invitational at Burroughs Park in Tomball on Sept. 5, starting at 8 a.m.

The Varsity FOOTBALL team hosted The Woodlands Christian Academy in the first official home game of the season on Aug. 28.

                                                John Cooper 12 • Woodlands Christian 21

From Coach Brent Landrum: “We played extremely hard, but the turnovers hurt us. We ran the ball really well. Our defense was the story. They had a great night.”

Next up for the Dragons: another home game on Pugh Field is set for this Friday, Sept. 4 vs. Greenhill. This will be a GREEN OUT game for Dragon fans!

Thurs., Sept. 3
5:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL
Fri., Sept. 4
7 p.m. Varsity FOOTBALL vs Greenhill GREEN OUT!

Sat., Sept. 5
8 a.m. Varsity CROSS COUNTRY hosts The Cooper Dragon Invitational (schedule below) at Burroughs Park, Tomball
* or nearby

19th Annual Cooper Dragon Invitational
Saturday, September 5, 2015 • Burroughs Park, Tomball, TX

Next race begins 3 minutes after completion of the previous race

Varsity Boys (2 mile)

Varsity Girls (2 mile)

JV Boys (2 mile)
JV Girls (2mile)

MS Boys Division I (1.3 Miles) (Top 10 Runners)

MS Boys Division II (1.3 Miles) (Remaining Runners)

MS Girls Division I (1.3 Miles) (Top 10 Runners)

MS Boys Division II (1.3 Miles) (Remaining Runners)

8/30/15