![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)
Lady T-Wolves Defeated by Rouse Raiders in Close Match-Up
Team Still Determined, Despite Friday Loss
September 26, 2018
With a close call from a line judge in the fourth set, the Lady Timberwolves were defeated by their rival, the Rouse Raiders, last Friday.
“The call was a poor one, and [the point] should have at least been replayed,” senior libero Kennedi Lemmond said. “But if we would’ve played cleaner and more disciplined then we wouldn’t have had to rely on those close calls.”
Senior Captain Shelby Epley said their loss to Rouse is giving them the drive to practice harder and advance further into district play. Epley said that placing in district is important to the seniors because it is their last season with the Lady T-Wolves, and they are looking to leave a legacy for the teams to come.
“Right now, with our record, we’re considered second [in district],” Epley said. “[The seniors] want to finish strong, and this season we want to leave a legacy. We’re all about changing the culture.”
Epley said she wants to establish a culture that values effort, hard work, a fun atmosphere and respect for the coach’s input. She said that culture will affect future teams, and she is working on instilling a high standard of what the volleyball team really is. One young player to be looking for is sophomore Abbi Lemmond, Epley said.
“[We’re] excited to see Abbi Lemmond grow into the player [we] know she can be,” Epley said. “She’s already one of our strongest and most consistent hitters, and we all think she’s going to go D1.”
Lemmond totals 240 kills on the season so far, and average three kills a game. She said she is hoping to bring even more to the team in the future.
“I hope to contribute by being a player on the court [the team] can always trust,” Lemmond said. “And try to be a leader for the team.”
Looking forward to district, senior Ryan Kuharski said that the team is excited for an eventual rematch against the Raiders later in the season.
“We’re going to change the way we approach the game and prepare more in practice,” Kuharski said. “This game we highly relied on defense, so we need to have a backup plan for that”.
Their rematch with Rouse will be at home on Oct. 16. In the meantime, the Lady T-Wolves will face the Connally Cougars this Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The schedule for rest of their season can be found by clicking here.
![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)
