This Winter Season was a time for growth, gaining new experiences, and stepping into new roles. Players on every team improved their skill level and faced the challenging opportunities with great grit and determination. Lessons learned from both victory and defeat will make our teams stronger for years to come. I hope the memories and lessons learned from each team’s journey will have a positive impact on all.
The Middle School and Varsity Cheer teams led with spirit, energy, and some great routines! In December, they worked with close to 100 Jr. Cougar Cheerleaders one Saturday and taught them a routine that all performed at a home basketball game. This is an annual event that is one of the highlights of our winter season.
This year we added a MS Swim team to our swim program. This group of swimmers were very dedicated and showed great growth. They will continue to work to help make our swim program strong.
In its 2nd year of existence, the MS Boy’s Blue team worked very hard and improved every game throughout the season. This group will be counted on to help build the basketball teams of the future!
This year’s MS Girl’s Basketball team won the QCC Regular Season Championship and was the #1 seed in the conference tournament. They defeated Charlotte Prep to win the QCC Conference Tournament Championship.The girls have played good team basketball all year and have really become a cohesive unit.
The MS Boy’s Gold team has once again secured the QCC Regular Season Championship and the #1 seed in the conference tournament. They captured the QCC Conference Tournament Championship by defeating Charlotte Prp.They have played well all year and continue to grow in their skills and team play.
The JV boy’s basketball team showed improvement over the year this year. Playing a very hard schedule has helped this team improve and learn that to be successful you must play together as a team.
CCS brought Varsity Women’s basketball back after a few years of not having enough players to field a team. The team was coached by Marty Parrish. The team is very young, having only 1 senior, and has worked very hard. The team is currently 4-8, with a couple of games left on the schedule. They play well as a team and have improved so much over the course of the season. We are excited to see this team grow in size and skill!
The Varsity Swim Team had another great season! 24 swimmers, including every female swimmer on the team, qualified for the state swim meet this year. It is the most we have had ever to qualify for the state meet. 9 new school records were set this year. The state meet was held on Monday, February 9, at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The Women’s team finished 6th int he state and the Men’s team finished 11th. Elise Berl won a state championship in the 100 Backstroke. Eight new school records were broken at the meet: Aaron Cochran- 50 Free and 100 Free; Hope Justice- 50 Free; Elise Berl- 100 BK; Women’s 200 and 4000 Relays- Ava Berl, Hope Justice, Sophie Lorraine, Elise Berl; Men’s 200 Medley and 200 Free Relays- Ari Franklin, Behr Holliday, Sam Olivieri, Aaron Cochrane.
The Varsity Men’s Basketball team is currently ranked #4 in the NCISAA rankings in MaxPreps with a 12-10 overall record having played one of the toughest schedules in the state. They brought back the “Battle of 51” Cup to Carmel by defeating Covenant Day in December and defeated public school power, Independence High School, at the MLK Showcase. The team was seeded #3 in the NCISAA 4A State Tournament. They defeated Cannon School to advance to the State Semi-finals where they overcame a 20 point first half deficit to fall short by a score of 80-75 to Providence Day School. The team finished with a 14-11 overall record.
Here are the award recipients for each winter team:
| MS Cheer |
| MVP Award- Chloe Thompson |
| Most Improved Award- Ridgley Helms |
| Cougar PRIDE Award- Emerson Simmons Varsity Cheer MVP Award- Rose Anderson Cougar PRIDE Award- Hadley Powers Most Improved Award- Gisele Yeremuk MS Swim MVP Award- Gavin Seamann Most Improved Award- Caeden Weiler Cougar PRIDE Award- Michael Morse MVP Award- Isabella Stancombe Most Improved Award- Ashlyn Wheatley Cougar PRIDE Award- Emma Gordon Varsity Swim MVP Award- Aaron Cochran Most Improved Award- John Peebles Cougar PRIDE Award- Nolan Green MVP Award- Elise Berl Most Improved Award- Isabelle LeRoux Cougar PRIDE Award- Emerson Bridgeman MS Girl’s Basketball MVP Award- Finleigh Hilton Cougar PRIDE Award- Hailey McMasters Most Improved Award- Ada Shelor MS Boy’s Basketball (Blue) MVP Award- Andrew Owens Most Improved Award- Joshua Rush Cougar PRIDE Award- Axel Ramsier MS Boy’s Basketball (Gold) MVP Award- Walt Woodard Cougar PRIDE Award- Austin Taylo rMost Improved Award- Hudson Carruth JV Boy’s Basketball MVP Award- Jayden Walton Cougar PRIDE Award- Chaz Simms Most Improved Award- Aiden Wilson Women’s Varsity Basketball MVP Award- Scarlett Krause Cougar PRIDE Award- Emma Campbel lMost Improved Award- Brianna Stewart Men’s Varsity Basketball MVP Award- Logan Johnson Cougar PRIDE Award- Tommy Kaminski Most Improved Award- Braden Miller |
