2008-09 Athletics

From the Director.....Mrs. Hagiperos - October 3, 2008

Athletics Update ~ Mrs. Hagiperos CSMH Athletic Director All uniforms from the fall season are due back to Mrs. Hagiperos ASAP. Even if you are planning to play in the next season. Your Jersey must be turned in and re-issued.

Sports Authority Athlete of the Week
The athlete of the week is selected by the Coaches and the Athletic Director to recognize outstanding effort, sportsmanship and leadership. Each recipient will receive a $5.00 coupon for Sports Authority and a "No run" pass for PE.

Congratulations to the following recipients:
Week of October 13-17
Flag Football - Clayton Carlson for his aggressive defense during a tight game against the Oakwood Hawks.
Volleyball - Amanda Zizzo for outstanding performance against Tres Pinos.

Week of October 20-24
Flag Football - Ty Miller for scoring big in the victory against Sacred Heart and threading the sideline for two more touchdowns during the flag football tournament!
Volleyball - Hedyeh Tirgardoon for her inspirational leadership last week and all season long.

Congratulations to all of our outstanding athletes for a wonderful Fall season.
Our Cheetah teams played their final games last week, even though many rival teams were phoning in requests to take one more shot at our UN defeated 8th grade girl's volleyball team. We had to end our season somewhere so we did it on the court of the Sacred Heart Spartans. Our 8th grade girl's finished off the Spartans in a tough three game match which showcased the consistent serving of Katie Chagnon, Devyn Gunsky and Sarah Lewis. Outstanding play from Taylor Duarte, Hedyeh Tirgadoon and Alyssa Smedlund kept the championship quest alive. Congratulations to our Lady Cheetahs and to Coach Chagnon for another undefeated season!

In our last game of the regular season,, our 8th grade boy's flag football team stunned the Sacred Heart Spartans by a score of 36-16 at the Cheetah home field. The Cheetah's took an early lead and never looked back thanks to the accurate passing of quarterback Tony Mihai, who threw three touchdowns passes to receivers Ty Miller, Vince Czeropski and Ryan Sarl. Mihai also ran for two more scores contributing to five of the team's six touchdowns. Our defense held the high-scoring Spartans to only two touchdowns. Defender Albert Thai returned a late game interception for the Cheetah's final touchdown. (Article contributed by: Ty Miller)

With that win, the Cheetah's entered the season-ending tournament ranked fourth in a very competitive league. The tournament was Hosted by Charter School and played at the Morgan Hill Soccer Complex. Coach Mike Miller led the Cheetah's to a decisive victory over the Oakwood Hawks, who had defeated the Cheetahs twice in the regular season. The Cheetahs went on to defeat the Southside Bulldogs and then the Crossroad Eagles to earn a spot in the championship game against the Spring Grove Tigers. The Tigers were undefeated in the regular season and defeated the Cheetahs 20 to 6. Congratulations on the second place finish! A huge special thank you to Cheetah player Clayton Carlson who filled in on the Crossroads Eagles so they could continue in the tournament after one of their players had to leave! You Rock!

Thank you to Russ Chagnon, Mike Miller Nancy Rhoads and Chris Valenzuela for taking on the Volleyball and Flag Football teams. We had over 45 eighth and seventh grade athletes participate! We could not have done it without you and your dedication to the Cheetah Athletic program! You So rock!

Winter Season: Girl's Basketball (8th and 7th grade) and Boy's Soccer (8th and 7th grade) Because of our overwhelming response, we must limit our roster to only 8th and 7th grade athletes. Winter teams are now forming. Christine Kelley will return for her 4th year as our soccer coach.We are looking for a girl's basketball coach for our 7th grade team. If you are interested please call Mrs. Hagiperos at 463-7902.

• Our practice week will be November 3 - 10th
• League games will begin November 12th.

6th grade Co-ed Soccer

Tryouts for this year's Morgan Hill Unified School District's 6th grade Co-ed Soccer team will be held the week of November 3rd. Sign- ups will begin this week. This is a one day tournament where students will miss an entire day of school. All participating athletes must be in good academic standing, at least a 2.0 GPA, with no referrals. The tournament will be held at the Morgan Hill Soccer Complex on December 4th from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm. Go Cheetahs!

For more information, contact Mrs. Hagiperos