JCS SPORTS: This week in Dragon Sports April 11 - April 16

THE JOHN COOPER SCHOOL

Results from the week of April 11

GIRLS’ SOFTBALL

April 12 at Houston Christian* Cooper 2 • Houston Christian* 17 loss

April 15 vs Kinkaid* Cooper 3 • Kinkaid* 13 loss

Next up for the Dragons

April 28-30 SPC Competition in Dallas/Fort Worth

BOYS’ BASEBALL

April 12 vs. Houston Power Cooper 9 • Houston Power 2 win

WP: Evan Minarovic

Hitting highlights:

Jonathan Beaty was 2 for 4 with 2 doubles and 2 RBI

Cade Austin was 2 for 2 with 1 RBI

Evan Minarovic was 2 for 3 with a double and 1 RBI

Cross Austin was 1 for 3 with a double and 1 RBI

April 15 vs. Kinkaid* Cooper 4 • Kinkaid* 6 loss

The game went into extra innings. Cooper lost in the 10th inning.

LP: Braden Sebesta

Hitting highlights:

Logan Leax was 2 for 5 with a double and 1 RBI

Cross Austin was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI

** This loss puts Cooper at 3-2 in SPC South Zone play **

April 16 vs. Shepherd Cooper 5 • Shepherd 2 win

WP: Jaeden Camstra

Save: John Finnerty

Hitting highlights:

Evan Minarovic was 2 for 3 with 1 RBI

A.J. Krehbiel was 1 for 1

From Coach Brent Landrum: “The team went 2-1 this week. The 10-inning loss vs. Kinkaid will be remembered around here for a long time. It was a great game. Both teams played very well. The team is currently 19-11 and 3-2 in SPC South Zone play. This week we play Houston Christian on the 21st at Baseball USA and then we get St. John’s at home on the 23rd. Saturday the 23rd will be senior day for our four seniors: Cade Austin, Cross Austin, John Finnerty, and Henry McNeill. We are going to miss this senior class.”

Next up for the Dragons

April 21 at Houston Christian*, 6 p.m.

April 23 vs. St. John’s*, 11 a.m. SENIOR Recognition at 10:45 a.m.

April 26 vs. Shepherd, 6 p.m. (tentative)

April 28-30 SPC Competition in Dallas/Fort Worth

TENNIS

April 12 at Houston Christian*

Boys Cooper 2 • Houston Christian* 3 loss

Girls Cooper 5 • Houston Christian* 0 win

April 15 vs Kinkaid*

Girls Cooper 2 • Kinkaid* 3 loss

The girls first two matches were tough ones for the line one doubles team of Hannah Weinstein and Marie Berthiaux and the singles line 1 Sanjena Venkatesh. Weinstein and Berthiaux pulled off a close win in the first set to a very challenging and aggressive Kinkaid team with a set score of 7-5. The second set was an easier win for the doubles team 6-2. Venkatesh showed that she was the more accomplished player playing line 1 singles against a player that tried all the shots she had but could not pull off the win, Venkatesh won in dominating fashion 6-1, 6-2.

The line 2 singles freshman Vandana Venkatesh rallied her way to 3 sets but in the end the senior from Kinkaid had more match experience and won the last set. Line 3 singles Ashley Wu, recovering from a week long illness just couldn't muster the energy to beat out the very skilled Kinkaid player. The doubles team of Jimena Gonzalez-Orcajo and Elaine Pauli worked well as a team but again could not get the win from the skilled Kinkaid doubles team.

Boys Cooper 2 • Kinkaid* 3 loss

The boys’ team had much the same outcome. Turner Gregory and Jason Weinstein at line 1 doubles had a very easy win while the line 2 doubles team of Nathaniel Wu and Noah Wescoat could not beat a very dominate Kinkaid team.

Omar Suki had a fabulous match showing us that the freshman will be an asset to the team for years to come. He took his match into 3 sets and played some of the best singles tennis we have seen all year. Victor Kareh at line 1 singles and Shezzy Iqbal at line 3 singles did their best against very talented players but could not get Cooper the win.

Next up for the Dragons

April 19 at Episcopal High School*, 4 p.m.

April 28-30 SPC Competition in Dallas/Fort Worth (based on qualifying)

GOLF

April 11 Episcopal Tournament at Bear Creek Golf Club

Last tournament before SPC Championships.

Results unavailable.

Next up for the Dragons

April 25-26 SPC Championships at Woodforest Golf Club

TRACK & FIELD

April 15-16 at Nick Finnegan Spring Invitational, St. John’s

Last competition before SPC Championships!

Cooper Boys’ 6th • Cooper Girls’ 8th

BOYS

800M: Eric Grosser, 9th (2:10.93); Wiley Coleman, 10th (2:11.66); Omar Jamil, 13th (2:13.41); Adam Muhith, 17th (2:15.54); Brian Ross, 22nd (2:19.18)

1600M: Ryan Mullen, 1st (4:27.79); Jonathan Goodridge, 3rd (4:35.39); John Mullen, 7th (4:42.26)

300M Hurdles-36”: Tega Ewherido, 4th (42.92)

4x400 Relay: 6th (3:43.14) Wiley Coleman, Tega Ewherido, Garrett Groppell, Eric Grosser

Discus: Ansaar Baig, 6th (117-01); Gregory Groppell, 9th (102-05); Preston Burnett, 12th (94-00); Yusuf Baig, 20th (82-09)

High Jump: Isaac Drickhamer, 7th (5-6.00)

Triple Jump: Spencer Katterhagen, 12th (37-02.25); Kevin Henry, 14th (35-08.75)

GIRLS

200M: Teke Ewherido, 17th (28.72)

800M: Ava Minarovic, 6th (2:29.63)

1600M: Claire Varnai, 8th (5:53.53); Sidney Cartwright, 9th (5:53.94); Emily Black, 14th (6:05.71); Lia O’Riordan, 24th (6:53.55)

4X400 Relay: 3rd (4:19.26) Anne Sophie Albers, Obie Amudo, Bella Evans, Ava Minarovic

Full results at http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=255883#4184<http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=255883%234184>

From Coach Scott Holland: “Two good days of competition at Nick Finnegan Spring Invitational at St. John's with all of our SPC South Zone Schools represented.

Two more athletes qualified for the SPC Championships at the end of April. Eleven more Personal Records were set at this meet. We have 2 weeks until SPC and still a lot of training ahead of us. Times are dropping and field events are reaching better heights and distances. We are hoping to be hitting on all cylinders when we get to SPC in Dallas. We qualified a large group this year. Several young athletes earned qualifying marks. Looking forward to the Championship Meet.”

Next up for the Dragons

April 28-30 SPC Competition at St. Mark’s School, Dallas

UPCOMING DRAGON SPORTS @ HOME

April 23

Baseball vs St. John’s*, 11 a.m. SENIOR Recognition at 10:45 a.m.

April 26

Golf SPC Championships at Woodforest Golf Club

Baseball vs. Shepherd, 6 p.m.

April 28-30

SPC CHAMPIONSHIPS for Softball, Baseball, Tennis, Track & Field in Dallas/Fort Worth (based on qualifying)

*conference