Cross country races into the season
“Nashville in November is a distinct possibility,” Coach Jim Steinbrecher said about the cross country season, adding with a smile, “I’m keeping the weekend open.”
Although the runners are not quite to the state times yet, sophomore Kaleb Mahoney showed great potential in the Jamboree at Shelby Farms with a time of 18 minutes, 25 seconds. David McGhee, senior, said that there were many schools at the Jamboree with large numbers of runners participating.
Cross country is “not just a 6-month sport, but needs to be a 12-month experience,” Steinbrecher said. In 2004, Bartlett had 5 guys finishing in under 19 minutes every race, making them 12th in the state. Right now, Mahoney is breaking 19 minutes and Steinbrecher hopes others will join him.
In the Twilight Race at Mike Rose Soccer Complex, September 3rd, Steinbrecher can compare the team with a wide spread of runners from a large area. “Twilight is a very fast race,” he said, looking at a website listing the multitudes of teams and runners. The guys will have a challenge running against teams twice and even quadruple their number.
Sport seasons end with mixed results
What confusing times! With some sports starting up around this time and other sports beginning to slow down, it’s hard to keep up with it all. Which sports are over? Which sports are just about to begin?
Boys’ cross country
The boys’ cross country season closes off with a startling finale, because usually the boys’ team does well through out the season and their accomplishments are said over the intercom at Bartlett High. This year, however goals and victories did not go as planned. Though many of the team members suffered from injury, the seriousness of the injuries were not as serious as the previous year. The boys’ just couldn’t push through this year.
Jim Steinbrecher, the boys’ cross country coach, hoped the guys would recover their mileage and pull out for the last couple meets and the regionals. He agreed that they had gotten better since the start of the cross country season, but certainly not where he wanted them; in their district a few weeks ago they were 5th in the West Tennessee Division, whereas a team needs to be placed 3rd to make it to State. The boys headed off on Oct. 27 for the Region Championship 7AAA, where the top 3 teams and the top 10 runners head to State on Nov. 6th. Though they gave an earnest effort, the team didn’t make it to state and neither did any runner.
Steinbrecher is already planning for next year, and knows well to learn from the mistakes of this year. He hopes to bring back a running camp the boys’ cross country team went to a couple of years ago, or the boys will have to take up running twice a day over the summer.
Football
As a season of many injuries from concussions to numerous broken limbs comes to a close, Bartlett High comes to terms with their football team’s season. At our homecoming game they beat out Raleigh Egypt 35-0, a surprise to many fans. On Oct. 8 the football team faced Jackson North Side, the team ranking 3rd in their district, and for the first quarter they were tied. The ending score was 22-44, with Jackson North Side taking the win. On Oct. 15, the boys’ played against Cordova and the final score was 6-10, with Cordova taking that win. The final game of the season was played on Oct. 29 against Craigmont where the final score was 13-32, Craigmont taking the win for that game.
Coach Armbruster is excited for the end of the season, and knows the boys played their best in the last couple of games. He’s already looking forward to the next season with the upcoming freshmen. He knows the team this year was very young, but he’s hoping that throughout this year they have gained experience of the game on that field.
“I want them to walk away with confidence, and I want them to know what it’s like to play in a big game,” said Armbruster.
Coach McDaniel, along with the other coaches, hopes to work on the fundamental part of the game for next season. They have to band together and make sure the team stays together, despite the losses of this season. The football team’s season has come to a somber end, and a year full of injuries behind them, the young team powers on for next year.
“We feel as coaches when we’re brought upon the situation, we’ve got to dig deep to find a way to get everything we can out of these guys,” said McDaniel.
Golf
The golf season sneaked in and out quickly and quietly. They practiced at Quail Ridge every Monday and Tuesday, and had games on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Coach Billy Holt instilled one main point into the team composed of five seniors, one junior, and two freshman.
“Hopefully, the kids will walk away with forgetting a bad shot and proceeding on to their next shot,” Holt said.
He went on to explain that this lesson will help in life as circumstances don’t always go as planned. Though the games and players rarely made the announcements, the team pulled out well in this season. They all made it to the Regionals, and a couple of golfers were close to advancing to the state tournament. The golf team competed in 11 matches and played in the District and Region Tournaments.
Sports Brief: Softball player signs for cross-country
May 10, 2010 by margaretcross
Filed under Sports
Senior Jordan Saliba, a softball player for the Lady Panthers, signed with Freed-Hardeman University of Henderson, TN. However, contrary to her current athletic position, Saliba will not play softball for the Freed-Hardeman Lions.
“Freed-Hardeman doesn’t have softball,” senior Carly Williamson said. “So Jordan is signing on for cross-country.”
Present at the college signing were softball coach Katie Maroon, girls’ cross-country coaches Steve Sullivan and Catherine Jones, and assistant principal Ken Demetriou, along with girls from both the softball and cross-country teams.
Sports Briefs
October 30, 2009 by margaretcross
Filed under Sports
Panthers prey on Wildcats
Practically since Nicholas Blackwell High School changed its name, Bartlett High School has been vying with Bolton High School, squabbling over who is the “real BHS.” Well, many people believe that Bartlett won that fight for good with their defeat over the Bolton Wildcats at the football game on Oct. 23.
Moreover, the Panthers’ victory is forever immortalized in the Memphis Channel 5 News local sports videos archives. Click here to watch the game.
Football team visits the kitchen
On Nov. 14 the football team will host a social event in the Bartlett cafeteria. The Bartlett High School Booster Club will open the doors for $5 for their Chili Cook-Off and Silent Auction.
The $5 fee allows attendees eat all the chili they want. Also, the Booster Club will have items for customers to bid on at the Silent Auction.
Wrestling preps for the season
The Bartlett wrestling team began its practices on Oct. 26 with approximately two months of conditioning beforehand. Now the team will get a chance to see what they are truly made of.
On Nov. 12 and 13 both varsity and junior varsity teams will be at Germantown High School for a pre-season wrestling tournament. This will be their first event of the season.
Swimming to kick off at St. George’s
The Bartlett swim team will begin its season on Oct. 31 at 1:30 at St. George’s High School, home of the Gryphons.
Some other schools that will be in attendance include Bartlett’s arch nemesis, Bolton, White Station, St. Mary’s Episcopal School for Girls, and Briarcrest Christian School.
Cross country goes regional
On Oct. 29 ten boys participated in the Region 7 AAA Cross Country Meet: seniors Shane Espinosa, Steven Griffett, Logan Jones, Chris Mellen, and Brent Rainer; juniors Nathan Culp and Brent Rainer; sophomores David McGhee and Ryan Willcox; and freshmen Austin Cantu and Andrew Thornton.
Willcox, who placed tenth with a time of 21:03.1 in the five-kilometer run, will progress to state competition.
Seven girls also attended this meet: seniors Carrie Conner, Jordan Saliba, Lauren Levesque, Madison Grandberry, Mallory Grandberry, and Kristina Sarten; and sophomore Nicole Bingham. Conner came the closest to qualifying for state competition, placing 11th.
Boys’ bowling makes #1
In a neck-and-neck match on Oct. 26, the Bartlett boys’ bowling team faced off against the (almost) undefeated Cordova and became #1 in the district. They are now the only undefeated team in District 17.
Both boys and girls have a match against Collierville at Bartlett Lanes on Nov. 4.