Weekend Recap 8/26/2023

The Cougar Athletes were a traveling crew this weekend as Volleyball, Cross Country, Soccer, and Swim were all on the road to compete. 

🏊🏻‍♀️ The Girls Swim & Dive meet at Northview was canceled due to no power at Northview High School. They are hoping for a reschedule, but with that many teams it might be difficult to find a time for everyone to come together.

🏐 The Varsity volleyball team traveled to Coopersville to compete in the WMVOA Scholarship tournament. The Cougars finished pool play with a record of 1-0-2. They beat Kalamazoo Central, then tied against two very solid teams in Forest Hills Northern and Holland Christian. Unfortunately, the Lady Cougars day came to an end with a loss in the first round of the Gold Bracket to host Coopersville.

Senior Sophia Allen led the team in kills this weekend, followed by Junior Mairin Ziegler. Junior Maria App and Senior Elle Sharpe also scored some points in key moments. Defensively, the Cougars were paced by Seniors Lyla Joynt, Avery Lannon, Junior Brooklyn Ontiveros, and Sophomore Cara Wolf with their consistent prowl of the ball.

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ The varsity boys cross country team finished 4th overall and 1st in the Knights of Columbus division at the Michigan Catholic Invite, hosted by Lansing Catholic Central. The varsity team consisted of Jeb Hillary (7th place 17:17.7), Ian Richthammer (10th place 17:32.4), Aiden Kasprzak (16th place 17:49.9), Grant Hillary (48th place 19:08.5), Roben Perez (76th place 20:42.5), Brady Bronson (83rd place 21:03.7), and Mason England (87th place 21:20.0). Emily Tomes (9th place 20:41.7) and Claire Marosi (10th place 20:56.4) both earned medalist honors pacing the girls team to a 9th place team finish. Mitchell Dunlap earned medalist honors in the junior varsity race placing 10th overall with a time of 21:00.9.

⚽️ The Boys Soccer team traveled to Grandville on Saturday for a showdown with the Bulldogs. The Cougars came away victorious by a score of 2-1. Scoring for the Cougs were Senior Ben Smitley on a penalty kick and added another goal later in the contest by Junior Maury Medina. This brings the Cougars record to 1-3.

The Cougars open OK-Gold League play on August 28th at home against Wayland Union High School. JV starts at 5:00P with the varsity following with a 6:45P kickoff. Come on out and cheer them on!

🏈 The Cougar Football teams were the only athletics team at home this weekend as they played host to two different teams. The Varsity team welcomed defending 8A Illinois State Champion Loyola Academy to Cougar Stadium to kick off their season. The final score was 45-7 in favor of the Ramblers. The lone Cougar touchdown was scored through the air when Senior Connor Wolf connected with Senior Mill Coleman III for a 43 yard strike late in the third quarter.

In JV action, the Cougars fell 14-12 to a tough Lumen Christi team. The Cougars had their chance late in the game but could not continue the drive.

The Cougars look to bounce back this Friday when they welcome a tough River Rouge team to Cougar Stadium. Kickoff is set for 5:00PM. The JV team will travel to Greenville to face the Yellowjackets on Wednesday at 6:30PM