Three School Track & Field Records Set, Winter Sports Announces All-SPC

Results from the week of March 5

VARSITY TRACK & FIELD
The Varsity Track team split to attend meets at Concordia Lutheran and Kinkaid

3/8 at Concordia Lutheran Relays
Boys 4th • Girls 5th
Boys' results
Ebube Oguchi-1st Shot Put 47' 5" NEW SCHOOL RECORD
Gregory Groppell-3rd Discus & 5th Shot Put
Evan Burchfiel-3rd Triple Jump
Thomas Elkhoury-2nd 100m
4X200m Relay Team-2nd NEW SCHOOL RECORD: Thomas Elkhoury, Evan Burchfiel, Tega Ewherdio, Eric Grosser
4X100m Relay Team-3rd: Tani Bassir, Jackson Kovin, Bolurin Ojofeitimi, Nicholas Harris
Jackson Kovin-3rd 400m
Girls' Results
Madison Breaux-2nd 100m Hurdles & 2nd 300m Hurdles
Obie Amudo-1st Triple Jump & 4th Long Jump
Amara Oguchi-2nd Shot Put & 5th Discus
Kirsten Brighton-4th 300m Hurdles
4X100m Relay-5th: Anjali Gulasingham, Aby Inbusch, Otega Amudo & Obie Amudo
Otega Amudo-5th Shot Put
Avriana Lisembee-3rd 800m
Caroline Muhith-4th 1600m
Sofai Gomez-5th 1600m
Aleena Fayaz-8th 1600m

3/8 Kinkaid Relays
Girls' Results
Uche Oguchi-3rd 400m NEW SCHOOL RECORD 59.08
Sidney Cartwright-4th 3200m
Ava Minarovic-6th 1600m
Caroline Courtney-8th 1600m
Boys' Results
Cadan Hanson-4th 1600
Will McDermott-5th 1600m
Erik Burns-7th 1600m
Eli Arya-5th 3200m
Brian Ross-7th 3200m
Mitchell Shannon-6th 800m

Coach Scott Holland: More great performances. We had new school records, two of which are from the late 90s. We are seeing great improvement in the times and distances.
Members of the team will travel to Orlando to train at the ESPN Sports Complex and compete at the Royal Invitational at First Academy in Orlando, FL during Spring Break.

Next up for Dragon Track & Field:
March 17 at Royal Invitational, Orlando, FL
March 22-24 at Victor Lopez Rice Invitational, Rice University
March 30-31 at Texas Relays


VARSITY BOYS' BASEBALL


3/8-10 at Father Wilson-Sister Julia tournament hosted by St. Thomas and St. Pius

vs. Katy Saint John XXIII • 5-0
WIN
WP: Evan Minarovic
Hitting highlights:
Ben Braun was 2-2
Jacob Rebrook was 1-2 with a two run home run (1st of the season and first of his career)
Matt Krehbiel was 1-3 with a triple
Logan Leax was 1-3 with 2 RBI

vs. Kinkaid • 11-5
LOSS
LP: Tyler Douglas
Hitting highlights:
Evan Godwin was 2-4 with 3 RBI and 1 DBL
Ben Braun was 2-4 with 1 RBI and 1 DBL
Logan Leax was 1-3 with 1 RBI

vs. Cypress Christian • 7-8 LOSS
LP: Braden Sebesta
Hitting highlights:
Logan Leax was 2-4 with 3 RBI and 1 triple
Will McNeill was 1-1 with 1 RBI

vs. St. Pius • 4-2
WIN
WP: Antonio Pastrana
Hitting highlights:
Evan Minarovic was 2-4 with 2 RBI and 1 HR (this was his first of the season and first of his career)
Reed Smith was 1-3 with 1 RBI and 1 DBL

Coach Brent Landrum: Our bats have cooled off a little but they will heat while we are in Florida. They always do. We competed in every game this weekend. A 2-2 record vs. the competition we faced is very good. This team has the potential to have a great season. As we head to Vero Beach, FL, I am very excited to see what the rest of the season brings. We take a 9-5 record into Florida. That's quite an accomplishment given the competition we have faced thus far.

Next up for Dragon Boys' Baseball:
March 12-16 at Invitational, Vero Beach, FL
March 20 vs Lutheran South, 6:30 p.m.
March 23 vs. Kinkaid, 6 p.m.
March 24 at Northland Christian, 2:30 p.m.
March 26 vs. Woodlands Christian, 6 p.m.
March 28 at St. John's*, 6 p.m.
March 29 vs. Concordia Lutheran, 5 p.m.


VARSITY GIRLS' SOFTBALL
3/6 vs. Incarnate Word • 11-1 WIN
3/7 vs. Lutheran South • 4-9 LOSS
3/8 at Bay Area Christian • 10-0 WIN
Next up for Dragon Girls' Softball:
March 19 vs. Brazosport Christian, 5:30 p.m.
March 20 vs. Bay Area Christian, 4 p.m.
March 27 vs. St. John's*, 5 p.m.
March 28 vs. Saint John XXIII, 4:30 p.m.
March 29 vs Second Baptist, 5 p.m.


VARSITY TENNIS

3/9 at Bay Area Tournament
Savan Khurana - first place boys A singles
James McKenzie - second place boys B singles
Jack Smith and Nicolas Goossens - first place boys B doubles

Vandana Venkatesh - first place girls A singles
Ashley Wu - first place girls B singles
Elaine Pauli and Tierney Gregory - first place girls A doubles

Next up for Dragon Tennis:
March 20 at St. John's, 4 p.m.
March 21 vs. Concordia Lutheran, 4 p.m.
March 23 at Tournament, The Village School
March 24 at St. Mark's-boys only (scrimmage), 9 a.m.
March 24 at Hockaday-girls only, 9 a.m.
March 24 at Episcopal of Dallas*, 2 p.m.
March 26 at Kinkaid, 4 p.m.
March 27 vs. St. John's*, 4 p.m.
March 28 at Conroe High School, 3:30 p.m.


VARSITY GOLF
3/4-5 St. John's Invitational, Wolfdancer Golf Club

Day One:
Girls' Team: 486 total (5th place)
Claire Coleman 120
Natalie Osmond 130
Lauren Sands 126
Izzie Kneen 123
Tori Osmond 117
Boys' Team: 305 total (1st place)
Ben Wong 66 (tournament leader)
Christopher McDonald 70
Sean Kelly 83
Davis Noyes 97
Grant Carter 86

Coach Rod Gold: Boys are in first place after day one and Ben Wong is leading the tournament shooting a 6-under 66. Christopher McDonald shot two under for a total of 70

Final
:
Girls' Team: 5th Place
Boys' Team: Runner Up
Ben Wong 66-76=142 (4th place)
Christopher McDonald 70-73=143 (5th place)

Next up for Dragon Golf:

March 26 at Tournament at The Woodlands Country Club-Tournament Course


UPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME:
Monday, March 19
Girls' Softball vs. Brazosport Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 20
Girls' Softball vs. Bay Area Christian, 4 p.m.
Boys' Baseball vs. Lutheran South, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, March 23
Boys' Baseball vs. Kinkaid*, 6 p.m.
Monday, March 26
Boys' Baseball vs. Woodlands Christian, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 27
Boys' & Girls' Tennis vs. St. John's*, 4 p.m.
Girls' Softball vs. St. John's, 5 p.m.
Wednesday, March 28
Girls' Softball vs. Saint John XXIII, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 29
Girls' Softball vs. Second Baptist, 5 p.m.
Boys' Baseball vs. Concordia Lutheran, 5 p.m.

*SPC conference match up


WINTER SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY CONFERENCE ALL SPC HONOREES ANNOUNCED
The following fall athletes from The John Cooper School earned all-conference honors for the 2017-18 Winter Season:
Girls' Swimming: Maddy Sinkovic, Syuen Lee, Jane Ritch, Lauren Cordes
Boys' Swimming: Vidyal Pradeepkumar, William Staebel, Christopher Seymour, Campbell Wolford
Boys' Basketball: Myles Arnold
Girls' Basketball: Jasmine White
Boys' Soccer: Evan Burchfiel, Jacob Gunter
Girls' Soccer: Mary Bannon

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