Dragon Swimming Resets Four School Records For Third and Fourth Place SPC Finishes
Winter SPC Championship Results...and Spring Sports Begins
Varsity Swimming • GIRLS finished 3rd, BOYS 4th in SPC, Reset Four School Records
SPC Championships at Conroe ISD Natatorium
Girls’ Team-3rd Place
200 Medley Relay
1st place (Maddy Sinkovic, Grace Ritch, Jane Ritch, Lauren Cordes) (1:54.51)
200 Free Relay -SCHOOL RECORD
1st place (Lauren Cordes, Grace Ritch, Jane Ritch, Maddy Sinkovic) (1:41.82)
Boys’ Team-4th Place
200 Medley Relay -SCHOOL RECORD
3rd place (Ignacio Ranieri, William Staebel, Christopher Seymour, Campbell Wolford) (1:41.20)
200 Free Relay-SCHOOL RECORD
2nd place (Ignacio Ranieri, Christopher Seymour, Campbell Wolford, William Staebel) (1:29.95)
400 Free Relay
6th place (Mitchell Shannon, Paul Gallup, Jackson Banks, Vidyal Pradeepkumar) (3:32.82)
Varsity Boys’ Basketball
2/6 at CHSM • 63-37 WIN
SPRING SPORTS Opens Play This Week!
Varsity Tennis
2/10 at Tournament, Bay Area Racquet Club
1st place Boys A doubles- Jason Weinstein and Nathaniel Wu
2nd place Girls singles B- Ashley Wu
3rd place Girls A singles - Vandana Venkatesh
Consolation winner Boys B doubles- Sean Dural and Shehzaad Iqbal
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 17 at Episcopal Tournament, Metropolitan Racquet Club
Varsity Girls’ Softball
Next up for the Dragons:
COOPER ROUND ROBIN:
Feb. 16 vs. Concordia, 4 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Bay Area Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Northland Christian, 8 p.m.
Feb. 18 vs. The Oakridge School, 9 a.m.
Varsity Golf
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 21 at Kinkaid Invitational, Blackhorse Golf Club 8 a.m.
Varsity Track & Field
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 18 at Oak Ridge Invitational, 8 a.m.
Feb. 18 at The Woodlands Christian Invitational, a.m.
UPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME:
Thursday, Feb. 16
4 p.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Concordia Lutheran (Cooper Round Robin)
4 p.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Cypress Christian (JCS Tournament)
Friday, Feb. 17
4 p.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy (JCS Tournament)
6:30 p.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Bay Area Christian (Cooper Round Robin)
8 p.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Northland Christian (Cooper Round Robin)
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SPC Championships at Conroe ISD Natatorium
Girls’ Team-3rd Place
200 Medley Relay
1st place (Maddy Sinkovic, Grace Ritch, Jane Ritch, Lauren Cordes) (1:54.51)
200 Free Relay -SCHOOL RECORD
1st place (Lauren Cordes, Grace Ritch, Jane Ritch, Maddy Sinkovic) (1:41.82)
Individuals scoring points
Grace Ritch: 200 Free, 1st place (1:55.16); 100 Butterfly, 1st place (57.93)
Maddy Sinkovic: 50 Free, 3rd place (25.13); 100 Back, 1st place (1:00.35)
Jane Ritch: 500 Free, 4th place (5:32.11); 100 Butterfly, 7th place (1:04.45)
Lauren Cordes: 200 Free, 5th place (2:01.16); 500 Free, 3rd place (5:17.68)
Grace Ritch: 200 Free, 1st place (1:55.16); 100 Butterfly, 1st place (57.93)
Maddy Sinkovic: 50 Free, 3rd place (25.13); 100 Back, 1st place (1:00.35)
Jane Ritch: 500 Free, 4th place (5:32.11); 100 Butterfly, 7th place (1:04.45)
Lauren Cordes: 200 Free, 5th place (2:01.16); 500 Free, 3rd place (5:17.68)
Boys’ Team-4th Place
200 Medley Relay -SCHOOL RECORD
3rd place (Ignacio Ranieri, William Staebel, Christopher Seymour, Campbell Wolford) (1:41.20)
200 Free Relay-SCHOOL RECORD
2nd place (Ignacio Ranieri, Christopher Seymour, Campbell Wolford, William Staebel) (1:29.95)
400 Free Relay
6th place (Mitchell Shannon, Paul Gallup, Jackson Banks, Vidyal Pradeepkumar) (3:32.82)
Individuals scoring points
William Staebel: 200 Free, 2nd place (1:47.62); 100 Free, 6th place (49.41)
Christopher Seymour: 100 Butterfly, 1st place (52.36-SCHOOL RECORD); 500 Free, 2nd place (4:47.26)
William Staebel: 200 Free, 2nd place (1:47.62); 100 Free, 6th place (49.41)
Christopher Seymour: 100 Butterfly, 1st place (52.36-SCHOOL RECORD); 500 Free, 2nd place (4:47.26)
Vidyal Pradeepkumar: 100 Butterfly, 3rd place (53.66-SCHOOL RECORD); 100 Back, 5th place (57.02)
Ignacio Ranieri: 50 Free, 7th place (22.78)
Jackson Banks: 200 IM, 7th place (2:13.90)
Ignacio Ranieri: 50 Free, 7th place (22.78)
Jackson Banks: 200 IM, 7th place (2:13.90)
From Coach Steve Breeding: Both boys’ and girls’ teams gathered 13 top three finishes (boys & girls), and six first place finishes. Even though we did not win and the boys missed third place by one point, it was probably the most exciting and fun year to watch the SPC Championships. Swimmers swam very fast. In the boys 100 Fly, Chris Seymour and Vidyal Pradeepkumar both broke the school records, placing 1st and 3rd.
Crucial important swims: Jackson Banks in 200 IM, cutting off almost 12 seconds in the 200 IM and the Boys 400 Free Relay (Mitchell Shannon, Paul Gallup, Jackson Banks, Vidyal Pradeepkumar) dropping their time by six seconds.
Crucial important swims: Jackson Banks in 200 IM, cutting off almost 12 seconds in the 200 IM and the Boys 400 Free Relay (Mitchell Shannon, Paul Gallup, Jackson Banks, Vidyal Pradeepkumar) dropping their time by six seconds.
Varsity Boys’ Soccer • finished 7th place in SPC
SPC Championship Play
Opening Round: vs. St. Mark’s • 3-0 WIN
Goals by Wes DeMarco and Vinit Reddy (2)
Championship Quarterfinals: vs. Episcopal • 1-2 LOSS
No goal scorer for us. They had an own goal.
Final game: vs. Fort Worth Country Day • 2-4 LOSS
Game was 0-0 and lost 4-2 in penalty kicks
SPC Championship Play
Opening Round: vs. St. Mark’s • 3-0 WIN
Goals by Wes DeMarco and Vinit Reddy (2)
Championship Quarterfinals: vs. Episcopal • 1-2 LOSS
No goal scorer for us. They had an own goal.
Final game: vs. Fort Worth Country Day • 2-4 LOSS
Game was 0-0 and lost 4-2 in penalty kicks
From Coach Bryan Sherman: I am very proud of how our team competed the last few games of the season. The 2-1 loss to EHS was a great game and they boys really showed their heart throughout the weekend, as EHS is the back-to-back SPC champs and we gave them their toughest game of the tournament. Overall, it was a good season for the team. I hope seniors have some good memories of their time playing at Cooper and I know the younger guys are going to keep working hard to improve on our results from this past season.
Varsity Girls’ Soccer • finished 5th place in SPC
SPC Championship Play
Opening Round: vs. Casady • 1-0 WIN
From Coach Amber Clevenger: This was a well-fought game by both teams and thanks to a goal by Kate Burns from an assist by Isabel Sands, we came out on top. Brittany LaVergne was the biggest part of our success in this game as she played a crucial role to our win, Brittany made some incredible saves and showed true leadership.
Championship Quarterfinals: vs. Episcopal of Dallas • 0-4 LOSS
From Coach Amber Clevenger: ESD is an exceptionally talented team with multiple athletic threats. I was proud how the girls played their hardest till the very end. It's tough to compete against a team that has won the SPC Championship for the last four years and ended up winning again this year, but I was proud of our effort!
SPC Championship Play
Opening Round: vs. Casady • 1-0 WIN
From Coach Amber Clevenger: This was a well-fought game by both teams and thanks to a goal by Kate Burns from an assist by Isabel Sands, we came out on top. Brittany LaVergne was the biggest part of our success in this game as she played a crucial role to our win, Brittany made some incredible saves and showed true leadership.
Championship Quarterfinals: vs. Episcopal of Dallas • 0-4 LOSS
From Coach Amber Clevenger: ESD is an exceptionally talented team with multiple athletic threats. I was proud how the girls played their hardest till the very end. It's tough to compete against a team that has won the SPC Championship for the last four years and ended up winning again this year, but I was proud of our effort!
Final game: vs. Episcopal • 3-0 WIN
From Coach Amber Clevenger: Going into this game I wasn't sure how much we had left in our tanks, but it was very apparent that our girls wanted to go out with a win for our seniors! Gina Valderrama started us off with a brilliant header goal off of Melissa Martin’s corner kick. Then Bella Camarata added another goal off another corner from Melissa. Isabel Sands finished it off with a great goal off an assist by Andrea Ordman! The team played so well and all of our seniors were able to contribute to this win. We ended the season with all our seniors on the field!
Playing so many games in such a short time is never easy and I am proud of the way the girls played to a fifth place finish!
Playing so many games in such a short time is never easy and I am proud of the way the girls played to a fifth place finish!
Varsity Girls’ Basketball • finished 6th place in SPC
2/6 vs CHSM • 51-33 WIN
SPC Championship Play
Opening Round: vs. Fort Worth Country Day • 50-47 WIN
Championship Quarterfinals: vs. Houston Christian • 39-53 LOSS
Final game: vs. St. Andrew’s • 25-37 LOSS
2/6 vs CHSM • 51-33 WIN
SPC Championship Play
Opening Round: vs. Fort Worth Country Day • 50-47 WIN
Championship Quarterfinals: vs. Houston Christian • 39-53 LOSS
Final game: vs. St. Andrew’s • 25-37 LOSS
Varsity Boys’ Basketball
2/6 at CHSM • 63-37 WIN
SPRING SPORTS Opens Play This Week!
Varsity Tennis
2/10 at Tournament, Bay Area Racquet Club
1st place Boys A doubles- Jason Weinstein and Nathaniel Wu
2nd place Girls singles B- Ashley Wu
3rd place Girls A singles - Vandana Venkatesh
Consolation winner Boys B doubles- Sean Dural and Shehzaad Iqbal
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 17 at Episcopal Tournament, Metropolitan Racquet Club
Varsity Boys’ Baseball
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 16 vs. Cypress Christian (JCS Tournament), 4 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy (JCS Tournament), 4 p.m.
Feb. 18 vs. Oakridge School (JCS Tournament), 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 18 vs. Houston Power (JCS Tournament), 7 p.m.
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 16 vs. Cypress Christian (JCS Tournament), 4 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy (JCS Tournament), 4 p.m.
Feb. 18 vs. Oakridge School (JCS Tournament), 11:30 a.m.
Feb. 18 vs. Houston Power (JCS Tournament), 7 p.m.
Varsity Girls’ Softball
Next up for the Dragons:
COOPER ROUND ROBIN:
Feb. 16 vs. Concordia, 4 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Bay Area Christian, 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 vs. Northland Christian, 8 p.m.
Feb. 18 vs. The Oakridge School, 9 a.m.
Varsity Golf
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 21 at Kinkaid Invitational, Blackhorse Golf Club 8 a.m.
Varsity Track & Field
Next up for the Dragons:
Feb. 18 at Oak Ridge Invitational, 8 a.m.
Feb. 18 at The Woodlands Christian Invitational, a.m.
UPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME:
Thursday, Feb. 16
4 p.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Concordia Lutheran (Cooper Round Robin)
4 p.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Cypress Christian (JCS Tournament)
Friday, Feb. 17
4 p.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Fort Bend Christian Academy (JCS Tournament)
6:30 p.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Bay Area Christian (Cooper Round Robin)
8 p.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Northland Christian (Cooper Round Robin)
Saturday, Feb. 18
9 a.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Oakridge School (Cooper Round Robin)
11:30 a.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Oakridge School (JCS Tournament)
7 p.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Houston Power (JCS Tournament)
9 a.m. Girls’ Softball vs. Oakridge School (Cooper Round Robin)
11:30 a.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Oakridge School (JCS Tournament)
7 p.m. Boys’ Baseball vs. Houston Power (JCS Tournament)
-2/12/17
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