Track & Field Sets Two School Records, Baseball Adds Two Conference Wins

Results from the week of April 16

VARSITY BOYS' BASEBALL

4/18 at Fort Bend Christian Academy • 3-5 LOSS
LP: Braden Sebesta
Hitting highlights:
Tyler Douglas was 2-4 with 1 RBI
Logan Leax was 2-4
Evan Godwin was 2-4

4/20 vs St. Andrew's Episcopal* • 4-2 WIN
SPC South Zone conference game
WP: Reed Smith
Hitting highlights:
Logan Leax was 3-3 with 2 RBI and 2 doubles
Evan Minarovic was 1-2 with 1 RBI and 1 double

4/21 vs St. Stephen's Episcopal* • 13-0 WIN
SPC South Zone conference game
WP: Evan Godwin
Hitting highlights:
Ryan Reid was 2-4 with 2 RBI and 1 double
Logan Leax was 1-2 with 1 RBI
Evan Minarovic was 1-2 with 3 RBI
Ben Braun was 2-2 with 1 double
Jonathan Spangler-Sakata was 3-3 with 3 RBI and 1 double and 1 triple

Season: 20-13 overall • SPC South Zone: 4-2
Note: John Cooper is 20-13 overall and 4-2 in SPC South Zone play. Cooper will be the 3 seed at worst and has a chance of being the 2 seed based on the result of the St. John's-Kinkaid game on Friday the 27th.
Coach Brent Landrum: I am proud of this team. We have been struggling to hit the ball, but this week was a good week at the plate. I expect that to continue. We have two non-conference games this week that will help us get ready for the SPC tournament in Dallas the first weekend in May. Senior night is Friday the 27th and I am looking forward to honoring our three seniors.

Next up for Dragon Boys' Baseball:
April 26 vs. Rosehill Christian, 6 p.m.
April 27 vs. Houston Power, 6 p.m.
May 4-5 at SPC Championships, Dallas


VARSITY GIRLS' SOFTBALL

4/16 vs. Cypress Christian • 17-7 WIN
The Dragons came back with a win despite an early four-run inning by Houston Christian. The Dragons totaled 19 hits, thanks to multiple hits by Grayson Sloop, Kaitlyn Harris, Marion Donald, Eryn Sanchez, Jenna Braun, Alex Sims and Sarah Goossens. Eryn Sanchez pitched three innings, allowing three hits and three runs, while striking out four.

4/20 at Kinkaid* • 5-9 LOSS
The Dragons lost the lead in a 9-5 defeat to SPC rival, Kinkaid. Pitcher Eryn Sanchez went six innings, allowing nine runs on nine hits and striking out eight. Grayson Sloop batted in three runs in on a home run, one of two Dragon homers in the game-Sanchez smacked a home run in the second inning. The Dragons collected eight hits-Kaitlyn Harris and Ally Flinn each contributed two hits to lead the Dragons.

Season: 13-8 overall • SPC: 2-2

Coach Nicole Hedden: I am so proud of the Dragons! They played a fantastic game. We had a bad call in the third inning, which shifted the momentum of the game. We talked about when you can't control what's happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what's happening-that's where your power is! The girls kept fighting, which is all we ask as coaches; we just came up short!

Next up for Dragon Girls' Softball:
April 24 at Second Baptist, 6:30 p.m.
April 27 at St. Andrew's Episcopal*, 4 p.m.
May 4-5 at SPC Championships, Dallas


VARSITY TRACK & FIELD

4/20-21 at Nick Finnegan Spring Invitational, St. John's

Boys' Team • 7th place
Ebube Oguchi 1st Shot Put
Gregory Groppell 2nd Discus & 5th Shot Put
Tega Ewherido 2nd 300m Hurdles *NEW SCHOOL RECORD*
Mitchell Shannon 6th 1600m
Sam Brus 6th Discus
Ben Currin 7th Discus
Thomas Elkhoury 7th 100m
4X100m Relay 7th: Bolurin Ojofeitimi, Jack O'Riodan, Tani Bassir, Jackson Kovin
Travis Birdsall 8th 300m Hurdles

Girls' Team • 5th place
Uche Oguchi 1st 400m *NEW SCHOOL RECORD*
Ava Minarovic 1st 1600m
Madison Breaux 2nd 100m Hurdles and 3rd 300m Hurdles
4X400m Relay 3rd: Madison Breaux, Emilie Albers, Uche Oguchi, Ella Winter
Amara Oguchi 6th Discus & 6th Shot Put
Ella Winter 6th 300m Hurdles
Katie Drake 6th 800m
Paige Cromley 7th 3200m
Rebecca Juranek 8th 100m Hurdles

Coach Scott Holland: The seven SPC South Zone Schools came together at St. John's for the Nick Finnegan Spring Invitational. It was a good solid meet to finetune for SPC in two weeks. We had some achieve a qualifying time, others bettered their position for SPC and two school records. Several Personal Records and Season Best efforts were set at this meet. We are taking the largest and deepest team to SPC. Looking forward to a good week of training and then heading off to St. Mark's in Dallas for SPC Championships May 4-5.

Next up for Dragon Track & Field:
May 4-5 at SPC Championships at St. Mark's School, Dallas


VARSITY GOLF

4/17 at Episcopal High School Tournament, Quail Valley Golf Course

Boys' Team • 3rd Place
Christopher McDonald (77) 4th place

Girls' Team • 4th place
Andrea Gomez (77) 3rd place

Next up for Dragon Golf:
April 30-May 1 host SPC Championships at Woodforest Golf Club


VARSITY TENNIS

4/20 at Kinkaid*
Boys 3-2 • WIN
Girls 0-5 • LOSS
Coach Jill DelRio: The boys' team beat Kinkaid winning three out of the five matches. The boys showed grit, determination and good sportsmanship to win the match.
The girls's team lost to Kinkaid although they put up a good fight!

Next up for Dragon Tennis:
April 24 vs. St. John's*, 3:30 p.m.
April 25 vs. Episcopal High School*, 4 p.m. SENIOR RECOGNITION at 3 p.m.
April 27 at St. Andrew's*, 7 p.m.
April 28 at St. Stephen's*, 9 a.m.
May 3-5 at SPC Championships, Dallas/Fort Worth


UPCOMING VARSITY SPORTS ACTION AT HOME:
Tuesday, April 24
Boys' & Girls' Tennis vs. St. John's*, 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, April 25
Boys' & Girls' Tennis vs. Episcopal High School*, 4 p.m. SENIOR RECOGNITION at 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 26
Boys' Baseball vs. Rosehill Christian, 6 p.m.
Friday, April 27
Boys' Baseball vs. Houston Power, 6 p.m. SENIOR RECOGNITION (Baseball and Golf)

*SPC conference match up
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