Dragon Spring Sports Is In Full Swing!

Are you ready for spring sports?
Dragon athletics opened its spring season with two track meets (producing some first place runners), plus a softball round robin, and a baseball tournament on campus. Varsity tennis started their season and varsity golf starts on Monday.

Results from the week of February 15

GIRLS' SOFTBALL
:

Cooper Round Robin Feb 18-20

Cooper 3 • Concordia 12 loss
Cooper 0 • Antonia Prep 15 loss
Cooper 3 • Antonia Prep 10 loss
Cooper 11 • St. Andrews 3 win
Cooper 6 • Concordia 5 win

Comments from Coach Nicole Hedden: “We were two for three. I am very proud of the girls this weekend. They worked very hard and had a lot of fight. This is going to be a very exciting year.”

Next up for the Dragons
Feb 23 vs. Lutheran North, 5 p.m.
Feb 25-27 Fort Bend Christian Tournament
March 4 at Saint Mary’s Hall*, 3:30 p.m.
March 5 at Antonian Prep, 10 a.m.
March 8 at Cypress Christian, 4 p.m.


BOYS' BASEBALL:

Cooper Tournament Feb 18-20
Game 1: Cooper 0 • Ft. Bend Christian 1 loss
LP: Bobby Finnie (0-1)
Cross Austin was 2-2 with a double.
Logan Leax was 1-3 with a double

Game 2: Cooper 7 • Ft. Worth Trinity Valley 6 win
WP: Braden Sebesta (1-0)
Emerson Raybon was 1-2 with a two run home run (1) and a walk.
Evan Minarovic was 2-3
Jonathan Beaty was 2-3 with a double

Game 3: Cooper 2 • Cypress Christian 9 loss
LP: Henry McNeill (0-1)
Bobby Finnie was 1-3

Game 4: Cooper 4 • Arlington Oakridge 1 win
WP: Braden Sebesta (2-0)
Evan Minarovic was 2-3
Logan Leax was 1-3
Trent Burgess was 1-2

Comments from  Coach Landrum: "I thought we pitched and played defense very well all weekend considering this was our first four games. We didn't hit well and I was disappointed about that. I think we will improve throughout the season at the plate."

Next up for the Dragons

Feb 23 at St. Pius X, 6:30 p.m.
Feb 25-27 Cooper Round Robin (schedule attached)
March 1 at St Thomas High School, 6:30 p.m.
March 4 vs Cypress Christian, 6:30 p.m.
March 5 doubleheader: vs Cistercian Prep School,11 a.m.
March 8 vs Stafford, 6:30 p.m.


TENNIS
Feb 16 at Emery Weiner
Girls: Cooper 3 • Emery Weiner 2 win
Boys: Cooper 3 • Emery Weiner 2 win

Feb 19 at Episcopal High School Tournament
Noah Wescoat and Nathaniel Wu won the line B doubles, boys
Sanjena Venkatesh runner-up line B singles, girls
Victor Kareh consolation winner line B singles, boys
Vandana Venkatesh consolation winner line B singles, girls
Jason Weinstein line A singles consolation winner
 
Next up for the Dragons
Feb 24 vs. St. Agnes (girls only), 4 p.m.
Feb 26 at Bay Area Tournament
Feb 29 vs Concordia Lutheran, 4 p.m.
March 4 at Saint Mary’s Hall*, 3:30 p.m.
March 8 at Conroe High School, 3:30 p.m.


TRACK & FIELD
(two events on Feb. 20)

Oak Ridge Invitational
on Feb. 20

Boys' team 6th • Girls' team 6th

Boys 1600m
Ryan Mullen 1st
Jonathan Goodridge 2nd

Boys 400m
Spencer Katterhagen 4th
Evan Burchfiel 8th

Boys 4X400 Relay 6th
Eric Grosser, Evan Burchfiel, Tege Ewherido & Spencer Katterhagen

Girls 400m
Uche Oguchi 3rd
Anne Sophie Albers 8th

Girls 4X100 Relay 6th
Jenna Hill, Olivia Boozer, Anne Sophie Albers & Obie Amudo

Girls 4X400 Relay 7th
Uche Oguchi, Natalie Sos, Anne Sophie & Bella Evans

Discus
Rachel Feigin 7th

The Woodlands Christian Academy Invitational
on Feb. 20
Boys High Jump
Isaac Drickhamer 2nd

Girls 300m Hurdles
Claire Livesay 2nd

Girls 800m
Kylie Melodick 7th
Nina Rivela 8th

Girls 1600m
Emily Black 7th

Comments from Coach Scott Holland: “We split the squad to allow for different levels of competition. I am very pleased with all the results. We had some solid performances from many of athletes. It was a good start to the season as we train and prepare for the SPC Championships in late April.”

Next up for the Dragons
Feb 26 at Concordia Lutheran Crusader Invitational
Feb 27 at The Woodlands High School Invitational
March 4-5 at The St. John’s School Maverick Relays


GOLF
Next up for the Dragons
Feb 22 at Steve Lasher Invitational, Blackhorse Golf Club
Feb 29 hosting The John Cooper Invitational at Woodforest Golf Club


UPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME

Tuesday, Feb. 23
6:30 p.m. Girls’ Varsity Softball vs. Lutheran North

Wednesday, Feb. 24

4 p.m. Girls’ Varsity Tennis vs. St. Agnes

Thursday-Saturday, February 25-27

Boys’ Varsity Baseball Round Robin

Monday, Feb. 29

8 a.m. Varsity Golf hosts The John Cooper Invitational at Woodforest Golf Club
4 p.m. Varsity Tennis vs. Concordia Lutheran
 
–2/21/16
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