![Walking through the tunnel created by the cheerleaders and Celebrities, senior Frances Tran smiles as the soccer team is sent off during DEN for their playoff game against Rouse tonight. Tran said the wins against Smithson Valley and Alamo Heights gave the team a morale boost to take on the Raiders tonight. “I know we were not 100% confident in those games,” Tran said. “But, Rouse is a big opponent for sure. We’re definitely going into tonight with a lot of morale [because of the previous wins].”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/frances-tran.jpg)
![Holding a bucket of materials in one hand and a roll of tape in another, anatomy and biology teacher Tyler Terry prepares for a lab. Terry said his proudest moments are when his students are happy to see him. “When I take my wife to a football game or something and a bunch of students want to say hi to me or they like to smile and wave and it just makes me feel good that the students are really kind and supportive of me,” Terry said. “[I’m also] proud when I see students perform really well in their extracurriculars because I can see how hard they’re working in my classes, [so] when I see that they’re also working so hard in other things. Like they’re winning band competitions or they’re getting awards for their theater productions, or I see them put on their choir shows, that’s like, wow, you guys are incredible.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rags-6.png)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901.jpg)
Golf Ends a Successful Season as Boys go to State
The boys golf team will head to Wolfdancer Golf Club in Bastrop to compete in the State tournament from May 22-23.
May 15, 2017
After a full year of dedication and progress, the golf team will finally see their season come to a close as the boys team gears up for the state tournament. It’s been a largely successful season so far for the team, and they will only look to add to that at state and close the season strong.
“The season has been great,” head coach Cary Williams said. “We have had some ups and downs with injuries, but for the most part we have endured and had success. I like our chances at State this year, and I expect us go get back there again next year, hopefully to defend our title.”
The girls season saw plenty of success. After a quality build-up to the UIL tournaments, the Lady Wolves finished second in the district, moving on to regionals. Once there, the team finished eighth, coming just short of a berth in the state tournament.
“I think we accomplished a lot this season,” girls captain Kat Brooks said. “We truly set a new standard for girls golf at Cedar Park.”
The boys’ team has taken a huge step forward this year as one of central Texas’ top teams. After a fantastic start to the year, the boys have really found their form. The Timberwolves won the district championship as freshman HS Chang and junior Ben Dunne tied for second in that tournament. Later, the Wolves cruised to another championship, this time at regionals. Chang won the tournament individually to lead the Wolves to state.
“The season for the guys’ team has been pretty great,” senior Jay Nam said. “We’ve had many great tournaments so far this year, winning district with a 20 shot lead. We also won regionals by a fairly large margin. We have our own fair share of ups and downs but the results have been fairly astounding. The varsity team seems to be in fairly good form to contend at state.”
The guys now turn their attention to the state tournament coming up in mid-May. Having found their stride, the boys are confident in their chances, and will look to bring a state championship back to Cedar Park.
“Regardless of how we finish at state, I consider the season a success because of how well we’ve played together and what we’ve already accomplished,” Dunne said. “I hope to win state and feel we have a shot if we all play well.”
The state tournament will take place over the course of Monday and Tuesday, May 21-22. Tee times start at 8 a.m. at the Wolfdancer Golf Club in Bastrop.
![Holding her dog, Nova, senior Ariana Balakrishnan poses for her senior pictures while Nova wears a bandana with her college decision. Balakrishnan applied to 18 colleges in total, but she decided on Columbia in the end. “Right before I clicked the button to open Columbia’s letter, I literally looked at the camera and go ‘This is just gonna really suck because I wanted it so bad,’ and I clicked it and all of a sudden you hear trumpets,” Balakrishnan said. “There’s a video that plays when you open it and I actually didn’t watch the video, I just watched the screen go black, because every day of December before ED [Early Decision] I would go on YouTube and watch the acceptance video to manifest it, so immediately when the screen went black, I started screaming and jumping up and down. And my parents in the video are like ‘What are you doing, where’s the letter,’ and I was just screaming ‘I got in, I got in.” I just started crying, and it just felt like everything in the world came together.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/ariana-2-300x217.jpg)
![Catching a ball, junior Alivia Robinson plays at the Cedar Park vs Glenn game. Having played since she was 5 years old, she is dedicated to softball and has committed to UTPB for softball. “When I got my offer it took me a very long time to decide where,” Robinson said. “Softball has always been my dream for college, and UTPB is my fit. When [I committed] I knew I was going to be loved and supported.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Adams-3.13aliviaedit-901-600x400.jpg)
