The Trinity Christian Eagles lost an away game 49-19 to Live Oak Classical on Friday, Oct. 16.
The loss dropped the Eagles to 5-3 overall and 2-3 in district play.
In his first game back after missing the previous three, Trinity Christian running back Preston Kuykendall rushed for 75 yards on 14 carries. Quarterback Colt Brinkman completed 9-of-17 passes for one touchdown and two interceptions. He ran 10 times for 23 yards and another touchdown. Wide receiver Hank Nash led the Eagles in receiving with six receptions, 62 yards, and one touchdown.
Defensively, Kuykendall finished with 11 tackles and four tackles-for-loss. Linebacker Brogan Chapman led the Eagles in tackles with 18 while also finishing with four tackles-for-loss. Noah Keyes turned in 14 tackles along with a fumble recovery that was returned 75 yards for a touchdown. Cornerback Campbell Karr also contributed a turnover for the Eagles’ defense, intercepting one pass.
Trinity Christian will play All Saints Episcopal at home Friday, Oct. 23. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m.
—Brock Burgan
The Trinity Christian Academy Lady Eagles finished off the regular season with five straight wins against Midland Classical, Midland Christian, Covenant Classical, Lubbock Trinity Christian, and Lubbock Christian.
With those wins, the Lady Eagles finished with an 8-2 record in district play.
Trinity capped off the win streak beginning with a sweep of first-place Lubbock Trinity at home Oct. 16, 25-21, 25-11, 25-23.
Then Trinity swept second-place Lubbock Christian on Oct. 17, 25-21, 25-17, 25-22. Lubbock Christian was in second place before the game, but with the win the Lady Eagles laid claim to that spot.
Over the course of the two matches, middle-blockers Kami James and Taylor Gilliam combined for 34 kills and nine blocks. James also contributed three digs and two aces. Outside-hitter Paisley James finished with 19 kills and three digs, and pin-hitter Presley Phillips had 12 kills and two aces. Setters Alex Ickert and Lyla Kloven combined for 55 assists, 13 kills, and six aces. Defensive specialist Olivia Sigala had 24 digs and four aces, and libero Adah Kloven had 25 digs.
The two wins clinched not only a second-place finish in District 1-4A for the Lady Eagles, but a first-round playoff bye into the TAPPS area round.
—Brock Burgan
The Weatherford Christian School cross country team ran at the Brad Lutz Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17, at North Lakes Park.
The Lions finished 10th overall in a race that covered 3,200 meters instead of the usual 5,000 meters.
Jack Muhlenkamp was the top runner for WCS, finishing in 11th place with a time of 10 minutes, 47 seconds. The Lions’ top five runners also included Owen Thompson (82nd), Liam Slade (92nd), Eli Vanzant (103rd) and Gavin Slade (104th).
The one girl runner, Evelyn Woody, earned eighth overall with a time of 12:54.
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools state meet starts at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26, at Cottonwood Creek Golf Course in Waco.
“Our top runner, Jack Muhlenkamp, placed sixth (in state) as a freshman last year, but has battled an ongoing injury this season,” Coach Jill Muhlenkamp said. “So we’ll see how he feels and what he can do. I expect Owen Thompson will run well for us. He’s been one of our top runners all season and should be able to position himself to be in the mix at state. Our only girl, Evey Woody, just missed medaling (at state) last year. She will be a top contender this year. The rest of the team has made strong improvement. I expect each runner will improve upon their performance from last year on what is a challenging course in Waco.”
Brad Lutz Invitational
Varsity boys (3200)
Team finish: 10th
Individual leaders
11. Jack Muhlenkamp, 10:47
82. Owen Thompson, 13:30
92. Liam Slade, 13:51
103. Eli Vanzant 14:17.21
104. Gavin Slade, 14:17.60
105. Corban Kelly, 14:18
112. Ewan Gorman, 15:25
117. Samuel Warden, 16:05
Varsity girls (3200)
Individual leaders
8. Evelyn Woody, 12:54
— Jordan Neal
The Weatherford Christian School volleyball team took the hard way to earning a playoff spot, but the Lady Lions did it.
The Lady Lions beat both Nazarene Christian Academy 3-1 and Temple 3-0 on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 19-20, to earn the final playoff seed.
WCS first had to get through Nazarene. The first two sets saw the Lady Lions win easily 25-14 and 25-13. WCS then lost Set 3 25-22 but recovered in time to win Set 4 25-17.
Allison Miller led the team with 17 kills.
That set up a match against Temple for the final playoff seed. The Lady Lions again won the first two sets easily with scores of 25-15 and 25-14. The third set was more competitive, but this time WCS was able to close the match, winning 25-22 to secure the victory.
Miller again led the team with 13 kills.
WCS coach Johnathan Foreman said he was proud of his team for earning the victory against Temple.
“We have been stressing mental toughness all year,” Foreman said. “We beat a good team with a great player in three sets and showed a lot of mental toughness. Our seniors have done a great job of leading this effort.”
The Lady Lions’ bi-district match was played Thursday, Oct. 22, against El Paso Catholic.
— Jordan Neal
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