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2/18/2010LaNayah Pollard Selected to All-City Girls' Basketball TeamJunior LaNayah "Six" Pollard was selected to the Marion County Coaches
of Girls' Sports Association (MCCGSA) All-City Girls' Basketball Team.
The girls' basketball coaches of the City Alliance select the All-City
Team. This marks the first time that LaNayah has been selected to the
All-City Team. Pollard averaged 9.69 PPG and 4.2 RPG this season,
picking up some new responsibilities with team leadership, ball
handling, and scoring due to injuries.
Click here to view the MCCGSA All-City and All-County Teams.2/16/2010Roberts-Lahti Verbally Commits to Princeton
Junior girls' soccer goalkeeper MicKenzie Roberts-Lahti has verbally committed to attend and play soccer at Princeton University (Princeton, New Jersey), beginning in the Fall of 2011. Roberts-Lahti has been a three-year varsity letter winner as the starting goalkeeper for the Lady Warriors. During that time, she has been selected to the 2009 Indiana Soccer Coaches Association (ISCA) All-District Team, the ISCA 2009 All-Academic Team, and the Indianapolis Star All-City Team in 2007 and 2009. The official signing period for the Class of 2011 to sign their National Letter of Intent will begin next February.
In addition to her strong academics and athletics at CCHS, MicKenzie is also a member of the Carmel United club soccer team, which has two state championships and one regional championship while MicKenzie has been a part of the team. She is also a National Karate champion, a certified scuba diver, a volunteer goalkeeping instructor for the Plainfield Optimist soccer club, and a Junior Achievement camp counselor.
2/16/2010Sports Physical Date AnnouncedThe date for sports physical examinations, or pre-participation examinations (PPE), has been scheduled for Thursday, May 13, 2010 at Covenant from 5:30-8:00 pm. Physical exams that night are $20.00. Anyone who is interested in participating in summer conditioning, any athletic team next school year, fitness & conditioning classes, or after school conditioning must have a PPE after the date of May 1, 2010 on file in the nurses' clinic.
Click here for all of the Athletic Handbook and IHSAA PPE and Methodist Sports Medicine forms.Students and parents must:
1. Read the Athletic Handbook
2. Have a PPE completed after May 1 by a licensed doctor
3. Complete Methodist Sports Medicine waiver forms.
2/1/2010Johnson Signs to Play at Huntington
Senior Wes Johnson signed his National Letter of Intent on Friday afternoon to attend and play soccer next year at Huntington University (Huntington, IN). Wes was joined by his parents, Don & Kristi, as well as the Foresters Head Soccer Coach Russ Lawson, Covenant soccer coach John Creighton, the CCHS soccer team, and several friends and family. Wes played soccer at Covenant for four years, including being the team's Joshua Award winner and being selected to the Indianapolis Star's All-City Soccer Team in 2009. Johnson plans to study business with a Spanish minor.
1/29/2010Annual Dessert Auction to be Held on February 4thThe Warriors' Athletic Booster Club will hold it's annual Dessert Auction on Thursday, February 4th when Covenant will host the Eagles of Heritage Christian at 6:00/7:45 pm. All of the desserts will be available for silent bid during the JV game, and then a brief, live auction will take place in between the JV and varsity games.
12/26/2009CCHS to Host 5th Annual Bostick TournamentThe Athletic Department of Covenant Christian HS is pleased to announce that it will once again host the 5th Annual Scott Bostick Memorial Tournament on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. The field will include CCHS, Charles A. Tindley School, Elwood HS, and Tri-West HS on the girls' side of the tournament. Covenant, Bethesda Christian, 21st Century Gary, and Alexandria Monroe HS will compete on the boys' side of the bracket. The boys' and girls' 7th/8th grade teams from Traders Point Christian Academy and Kingsway Christian School will also play in a mid-day contest as part of the tournament.
This annual event has been held to celebrate the life of Scott Bostick, who was tragically killed in an auto accident on January 29, 2005 on his way to officiate a basketball game. Scott left behind his wife Angi, and three daughters. Scott was the Middle School Principal at Traders Point. The tournament has also been held to help raise funds for the family to meet their continuing needs.
Games will begin with girls' games at 9:00 am at CCHS and Chapel Rock Christian Church, followed up by boys' first round games at 10:45 am. All-day tickets are $6 for adults and $4 dollars for students.
12/21/2009CCHS Unveils Wall of Honor and Athlete of DistinctionThe Athletic Department and the Warriors' Athletic Booster Club proudly unveiled the Wall of Honor and new trophy cases on Saturday afternoon during the girls' JV/V doubleheader versus Cardinal Ritter HS. The booster club and specific fundraising efforts for the Wall of Honor helped make the cases and wall possible.
The Athletic Department also began a new tradition of honoring former athletes, the Athlete of Distinction. The award is a means to honor individuals who were outstanding athletes, strong team leaders, and were instrumental in helping to build and/or sustain the athletic programs at CCHS during their time at Covenant. The first Athlete of Distinction that CCHS honored is Class of 2005 alumni Sean Towles. Towles received multiple honors for both soccer and basketball, including being selected as the Indianapolis Star City Soccer Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004, being All-State 2nd Team in 2004, and to the Star's All-City Basketball First Team in 2005. Towles holds several program records in both sports. He is second in basketball program history with 983 points scored and is the program leader in steals, assists, games and minutes played. His soccer career included leading the state in scoring his sophomore year and a career total of 282 points, which is considered the second most in state history.
12/11/2009Watkins to Throw at Butler2009 CCHS alumnus Catherine Watkins has been cleared to begin participation in team workouts for the Butler University Track & Field team. Watkins is hoping to earn a spot on the Bulldogs roster for the winter and spring. Catherine, a four-year letter winning thrower at Covenant, won the Regional title in discus in 2009. She is studying International Business.
11/25/2009Trophy Cases and Athletic Honors to be Unveiled December 19th
The Warriors' Booster Club and the Athletic Department are very excited to announce that the new trophy cases, as well as several athletic honors, will be unveiled on Saturday, December 19th during the girls' basketball doubleheader with Cardinal Ritter HS (12:00/1:30 pm). New trophy cases have been recently constructed in the hallway outside the athletic office. There will also be display sections to honor all of the City and sectional championship teams and all of the individual athletes that have been selected to All-City, All-District, All-State, or All-American teams in the past. The Athletic Department will also begin a tradition of honoring significant athletes from the past with the "Athlete of Distinction" award. Please come join alumni, boosters, and the current Covenant Warriors for a day to celebrate CCHS athletics.
11/24/2009Smith Selected to All-State 2nd Team
Senior volleyball player Kim Smith was selected to the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association (ICGSA) All-State Volleyball 2nd Team. This is the first time in program history that Covenant has had anyone selected to the ICGSA All-State Team at any level. Smith was also selected to the Marion County Coaches of Girls Sports Association (MCCGSA) All-City Team, as well as the Indianapolis Star's All-City 2nd Team.
11/24/2009Covenant Athletic Pictures Available for Purchase
Have you ever wanted to have great action shots from Covenant athletic events and your sons or daughters careers? Now you can!!! Rick McIntyre, a CCHS dad and part-time photographer has agreed to make pictures available for purchase on his website.
Photos will be available on-line for viewing and purchase at
http://www.mcintyreimaging.com/Covenant-Christian-Athletics. There is also a permanent link at the bottom right of the main athletic page. Ordering via the site will allow you to select a variety of sizes and styles. Certain sizes may require cropping which is available via the ordering process on the site.
If you have any questions or are looking for different sizes not offered on the site, please contact Rick directly at
mcintyreimaging@yahoo.com.
11/24/2009TV Raffle for Batting Cage
The baseball and softball teams are selling raffle ticket for a 42" HDTV. Tickets are $10. The drawing will happen on Saturday, December 19th during the girls' doubleheader basketball games versus Cardinal Ritter HS (need not be present to win). All proceeds from the raffle will go towards installing a retractable batting cage in the weight room.
11/23/2009Woodruff Signs Letter of Intent
Senior basketball player Gabe Woodruff signed his national letter of intent to attend and play basketball for Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Illinois. Woodruff, who averaged 15.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, and 1.6 spg, will be majoring in nursing, looking to become a physician's assistant, focusing on cardiac rehabilitation. TCC, which is outside of Chicago, is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Woodruff, accompanied by his parents Aaron and Shannon, his sisters, his grandparents, Covenant coach Scott Flatt and Trinity coach Jeff Lubbers, signed his letter in a small ceremony in the CCHS library. The Warriors will officially open up their 2009-10 season tomorrow night against Cloverdale HS.
11/13/2009Canal Selected to Star's Super TeamJunior Todd Canal, who was chosen as the Indianapolis Stars 2009 City
Soccer Player of the Year yesterday, was also selected to be a member
of the 2009 Super Team, which is the papers all-star team from the
entire area.
Click here to access the article on the team and the entire team roster.11/12/2009Canal Named City Soccer Player of the Year
Junior Todd Canal was named the 2009 Indianapolis Star City Soccer
Player of the Year.
Senior Wes Johnson was also named to the 2009 All-City Team by the
Star.
The Star selects their team based on input from the City soccer coaches
and
other area coaches and officials. Coach John Creighton had this to say
about Canal: "Todd is a special player; he possesses not only an elite
level of technical ability, but also an acute awareness of his
environment
during the course of play. His passion for the game becomes contagious
to his
teammates as he involves other players exampling a trust that is needed
for a
team to succeed. More importantly than being an elite soccer player,
Todd is a
young man who humbly continues to grow in being a man of character who
follows
Jesus Christ. This is evident in his willingness to give of his time in
the
various opportunities to love and serve others whether it is here in or
through
mission trips to those living a hopeless life." This marks the
second straight season that Todd has been chosen for the All-City Team,
as well
as the second time in two seasons, and the fourth time in program
history, that
the City POY has been a Covenant Warrior. Blake Leyden won the award
in
2008, while Sean Towles won the award both in 2002 and 2004. Johnson
was
selected as All-City for the first time. In addition to Canal and
Johnson, the Warriors also had Juniors Josh Long, Eric Morris, Sam
Thompson, and Alex Warren, as well as Sophomore Rocky Byrd selected as
All-City Honorable Mention.
Click here to access the article and complete list of All-City
Team selections.11/12/2009Roberts-Lahti and Hetrick Earn All-City HonorsJunior Mickenzie Roberts-Lahti and Sophomore Betsy Hetrick were both
selected to the 2009 Indianapolis Star All-City Team. This is the
first time that Hetrick, who was also selected to the Marion County
Coaches of Girls Sports (MCCGSA) All-City Team, and the second time
that Roberts-Lahti has been chosen for the Star's All-City Team. CCHS
also had four players receive honorable mention for the Star's All-City
Team: Madison Bear, Allyssa Kulhanek, Danielle Rader, and Faith
Voehringer.
Click here to see the Star's All-City Team and the accompanying article.11/6/2009Johnson to Play in East/West Game
Senior soccer player Wes Johnson has been selected to participate in the 2009 East/West All-Star Game, which is hosted by postyourt.com. Johnson will play in the Class 2A boys' game, which will be played at Crawfordsville HS on Saturday, November 7th at 4:00 pm. Congratulations Wes!
11/3/2009Hylton to Sing at Volleyball State Finals
Senior Kaitlyn Hylton has been invited to sing the National Anthem before the Class A State Volleyball Finals on Saturday, November 7th at 2:15 pm at Worthen Arena, on the campus of Ball State University.
10/26/2009Change to Awards/Letter Jacket PolicyClick here for an explanatory letter regarding the new awards and letter jacket policy.
10/17/2009Jamerson to Speak at Sportsmanship Banquet
Covenant Christian is excited to once again hold the Sportsmanship Star Banquet. Pastor Dave Jamerson will be this year's guest speaker. Jamerson, currently on staff at Traders Point Christian Church, is a former professional basketball player that played both in the NBA and internationally. He is also the founder of the Champions Academy.
Click here to see a biography on Jamerson and his family.All 16 varsity sports programs from CCHS choose one of their opposing players that exhibits qualities of sportsmanship, character, and fair play to be honored at the banquet that will be held on Thursday, June 3, 2010.
10/12/2009IHSAA Releases Volleyball State Touranment DrawThe Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the draw for the 38th Annual Indiana State High School Volleyball Tournament. The Lady Warriors will face Monrovia HS in their first sectional match on Thursday, October 22nd at 6:00 pm. All Sectional #46 matches will be played at Tri-West HS. CCHS defeated Monrovia during the regular season, earlier this year, 3-0. The winner of the MHS/CCHS match will move on to face the winner of the Speedway/Cascade match in Saturday's (10/24) semifinals.
Click here for the entire state tournament draw.Click here for the IHSAA news release for the state tournament.10/3/2009Boys' Tennis Upsets Ben Davis for Sectional Title!!!
The boys' tennis team upset Ben Davis HS this afternoon, 3-2, to win the program's first sectional championship. The sectional title, which is also the seventh sectional win overall in school history, breaks the Giants' 19-year stranglehold of sectional championships. The Warriors defeated Speedway HS 5-0 in the morning round, which had been postponed on Thursday afternoon. BDHS downed Cardinal Ritter HS to advance out of their morning match. The finals match was an up and down event -- Sophomore Nick Thompson and Senior Brandon Johnson got Covenant on top early, winning at #1 doubles 6-2, 6-1. Ben Davis came back and evened the team score at 1-1 by winning at #2 singles. Senior Drew Lovern fought off a comeback to win at #1 singles, 7-5, 6-4. Freshman Matt Engum (#3 singles) and the #2 doubles team of Sophomores Adam Schuttler and Eric Steinke battled back to force third sets in both of their matches. Ben Davis took #3 singles, but Steinke and Schuttler, re-energized by their second set comeback, took the third and match-deciding set, 6-2. The Warriors move on to face Plainfield HS in the regional. PHS defeated Brownsburg HS in their sectional. CCHS will take on PHS on Tuesday, October 6th at Ben Davis HS at 4:30 pm. The winner of the Pike HS sectional will face the winner of the Southport HS in the other first round-regional matchup. The two winners will face off for the regional title at BDHS on Wednesday, October 7th at 4:30 pm.
9/28/2009IHSAA Releases Girls' Soccer Sectional DrawThe Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the draw
for the 16th Annual State Soccer Tournament. The Lady Warriors will
play the Lady Giants of Ben Davis HS in Game #2 of the Sectional #19.
The CCHS/BDHS matchup will be played at 7:00 pm on Monday, October
12th. The winner will move on to the semifinals to face the winner of
the Pike/North Central game. The semifinals will be played on October
15th, with the finals on October 17th. All Sectional #19 games will be
played at Pike HS.
Click here to see the entire state tournament draw.9/28/2009IHSAA Releases Boys' Soccer Sectional DrawThe Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the draw
for the 16th Annual State Soccer Tournament this morning. Covenant
will face the Bulldogs of Brownsburg HS in Game #1 of Sectional #36.
CCHS will face the Bulldogs on Thursday, October 8th at BHS at 5:00
pm. The winner will move onto the finals, which will be played at BHS
on Saturday, October 10th at 1:00 pm, and will face the winner of the
Bethesda Christian/Tri-West HS matchup.
Click here to see the entire state tournament draw.9/28/2009IHSAA Releases Boys' Tennis Sectional DrawThe Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the draw
for the State Tennis Tournament today. Covenant will face the
Sparkplugs of Speedway HS in the first round, to be played at Ben Davis
HS on Thursday, October 1st at 4:30 pm. The winner of that match will
move on to the sectional finals on Saturday, October 3rd, and will face
the winner of the Ben Davis/Cardinal Ritter match. CCHS has defeated
both Speedway and Ritter already this year, but lost their regular
season match to BDHS. Ben Davis is looking for their 20th consecutive
sectional title in tennis.
9/21/2009Heuss a Strong Contributor in Grace Soccer Program
2008 Covenant graduate Elizabeth Heuss, is having a great start to her first season for the Grace College woman's soccer program. Heuss, who lettered in three sports during her time at CCHS, including being a record-holder in both track and soccer, has scored five goals and has added three assists so far through eight games, helping the Lady Lancers to an 8-0 start, the best in program history. Heuss and the Lady Lancers will be in the Indianapolis area on Saturday, October 24th, as Grace is hosted by Marian University at 1:00 pm for a Mid-Central College Conference (MCC) matchup. The game will be played at St. Vincent's Health Field on the campus of Marian University.
9/15/2009Share Your Covenant Athletic Pictures
The Athletic Department is working to make this one of the best high school athletic websites in the state of Indiana, and you can help to make that happen. You, as spectator photographers can upload you Warriors' athletic pictures to the photo gallery on this site.
Click here to go to the Athletic Photo Gallery and upload your favorite pictures today!!!
9/7/2009Come Tailgate at Homecoming!!!Homecoming is Saturday, September 12th. The girls varsity soccer team will play Guerin Catholic HS at 10 am, followed by the boys JV at 12 noon, and the boys varsity at 2 pm. Bring your grill or hibachi, and food and come out to support our teams as well as tailgate before, during, and after the games. Ticket prices for the day will be $4 for adults and $2 for students. CCHS students admission is free.
9/3/2009City Soccer Tournament Draws ReleasedThe draws for both the boys' and girls' City Soccer Tournaments was released this morning following the City Alliance Athletic Directors meeting. Both teams from CCHS have been set as the #2 seed for this year's tournament. Both teams were also #2 seeds for last year's tournament. The boys' won their second City title in a row in 2008, while the Lady Warriors were upset by Heritage Christian in last year's semi-finals.
Click here for the 2009 Girls' City Soccer Tournament bracket.Click here for the 2009 Boys' City Soccer Tournament bracket.