![The cross country team poses for the camera after finishing the district meet. The varsity boys, JV boys and JV girls all placed third and the varsity girls placed fourth. “Coach put in the right training for us for this season, so I think we will be peaking this week and the next couple of weeks,” varsity runner and junior Nathan Kukla said. “The chances of making it to state are very high, but we don’t settle for the lowest and there is always going to be that chance, so [we] race for the best.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Heidi-831-1200x900.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, Author Ehigbor Okosun, members of Page Turners, and other students reflect on the author's visit. “I thought the visit was great,” Senior Amia De Leon said. “It was interesting talking to her and [getting to know] her process and her thoughts and books in general. But I think the reason it went well [was that] people got to ask questions. I'm glad that she said so much in response to the questions and it wasn't just one and done. [The author’s responses] felt very articulate.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Sebastian-5-1200x800.jpg)
![Standing in front of the field at a freshman football game, cheerleader freshman Jacob Gaudreau along with teammate freshman Bella Gibson pose for a photo during halftime of game. “[Cheer has] definitely given me a much more outgoing personality,” Gaudreau said. “I used to be very introverted, so it's definitely made me more extroverted towards people.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Ingrid-204-1200x800.jpg)
![Holding a wooden pizza toy, senior Taylor Peterson plays with small children in Bucaramanga, Colombia. During the summer, Peterson traveled to Colombia to help build an elementary school that only had two classrooms but five or six grades with one teacher. “We add[ed] two more classrooms,” Peterson said. “It’s kind of hard when you have two or three grades in one classroom and you only have one teacher. It’s very hard to actually get some beneficial learning. [The extra classrooms will give the students] a better quality of education because they’ll actually have a place specific for their learning.” Photo by Taylor Peterson](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Taylor-P.png)
![Swinging with his arm extended, senior Nolan Park hits the ball smoothly over the net and to the opponent’s side. Park is one of four varsity tennis captains and helped the team win district championships. “Winning district champs was a pretty awesome feeling,” Park said. “We had lost to Liberty Hill a couple of weeks before, but when we played them [again], we came out and really took care of business. We took them out and it was just a really awesome night.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Kassidy-419.jpg)
![Standing proud, varsity senior athletes Rafael Escobar, Griffin Jacobs, Jakob Martin, and juniors Jackson Springer and Jack Morris pose with their newly earned medals. The varsity team finished third out of 14 teams on Sept. 25. “The team's primary goal is to win the district championship,” head coach Cody Price said. "We're confident that with our action plan in place, we can accomplish this mission. [For the next tournament], our preparation involves assessing our strengths and weaknesses, celebrating milestones and creating individual development plans." Photo courtesy of Cody Price](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/golf.jpg)
![Smiling at the camera, the Varsity Tennis team celebrates winning districts. They played against Liberty Hill on Tuesday night and won with a final score of 10- 5. “We improved a lot even from the last game,” senior Blake Hillis said. “We lost against them the last time we played [Liberty Hill], but it was really close. It was just really important for us to win this match since it was the district finals. [When we won I felt] overwhelmingly happy, especially being there with my teammates and it being my senior year. It was just really great. It [felt] like a community.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tennis-Districts-e1728060882260.png)
Baseball’s Seniors Look to Lead Team Back to the Playoffs
April 13, 2017
As the Spring rolls on, the baseball team looks to be on their way to another playoff berth. Led by a large contingent of seniors, the Wolves sit third in the district, trailing only Georgetown and Rouse in 19-5A, and as the regular season winds down, the team is looking beyond a spot in the playoffs.
“Our goal is to win a district championship and do something that hasn’t ever been here,” head coach Kris Gawriluk said. “The guys believe in the process. They trust that the process will get them where they need to be. For us, we expected to have a great season and therefore we aren’t surprised by the fast start at all.”
Cedar Park got off to a blazing start, highlighted by successes in two early season tournaments. In the Cen-Tex Varsity tourney, the Wolves came up with impressive wins over Houston Christian, Dallas Jesuit, San Angelo Christian, and perennial TAPPS powerhouse Hyde Park. In the LISD tournament the following weekend, CP went undefeated to gain momentum headed into district play.
“It’s a good feeling to know that if one guy isn’t having a good day, then there’s another guy that’s gonna be there to carry the load and get the team going,” senior Josh Paramo said. “We have a lot of seniors that were playing last year as juniors so it’s nice to bring back that experience to a new year.”
The Timberwolves opened district with a bang, winning their first four games by a combined score of 27-4. After a tough loss against district leaders Georgetown, Cedar Park won another four games, highlighted by an impressive defensive effort in a 1-0 win over Hutto. The Wolves have hit a little rough patch lately, however, after losses to East View and Rouse.
“Every game in our district is tough,” Gawriluk said. “Every team has a guy that can beat you on the mound. Every team is extremely well coached and can win every night out.”
A large driving force for the team this season has been the overwhelming senior leadership. With a roster largely composed of upperclassmen, experience from past seasons has carried the Wolves a long way this year. In particular, the team will be represented well next year in the college ranks, as six seniors have the opportunity to take their baseball careers to the next level, headlined by pitcher Cole Quintanilla, who will pitch at the University of Texas.
“We have just been playing well as a team this year and the fact that we have lots of seniors on the team helps to lead,” senior pitcher Davis Blake, who is committed to Angelo State, said. “We have experienced a lot of the same things in the past so we know how to handle things better.”
With five games remaining, the Wolves are still very much in play for a district championship, but will have to win out and get some help along the way. Cedar Park has a colossal game against Georgetown on Tuesday, Apr. 18, and senior night will come against Hutto on Tuesday, Apr. 25. First pitch for both games is at 7:00 p.m. at Cedar Park.
