![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)
![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)
![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)
Sprinting to State
Boys, Girls Varsity Cross Country Advances to State
Boys and girls cross country team won regional’s on Oct. 22, giving them a spot to compete at state. “We’ve been training hard all summer and the school year to get ready for state,” Roach said. “My goal and the overall team goal is to do our job and we know that if everyone does their job, we’ll get the outcome that we want for state.”
October 31, 2018
On Oct. 22, the boys and girls varsity cross country team won regional champions in Huntsville, TX, solidifying them a spot at state. This Saturday, the team will compete for a state title in Round Rock at Old Settlers Park.
At the regional meet, the girls’ total time was faster than the second place team by nearly five minutes. The boys team won first, beating the second place team by 49 seconds. This will be junior Owen Daugherty’s second year going to state.
“Winning regionals for the second time in a row this year was a really satisfying feeling,” Daugherty said. “The end of the race is always the most intense and all that was running through my head was ‘don’t let your teammates down.’”
Daugherty said that advancing to state was a very humbling and eye-opening experience.
“We recognize being able to go as a team is a direct result of all of the work we put in, so we soak it in as much as possible,” Daugherty said. “We’re all grateful for the opportunity to race against such good competition.”
Both varsity teams and JV teams won district Oct. 12, with Daughtery and senior Sophia Roach each scoring the highest in their division, winning the district title for boys and girls.
This is Roach’s third time making it to state with her team, and after she graduates this year, she will be joining the cross country team at Northern Arizona University. Being the last time she will compete at state, Roach said that she hopes they finish with a bang. The realization alone that I’m actually running at state gives me butterflies in my stomach with the biggest adrenaline rush, — Nate Maki (11)
“We’ve been training hard all summer and the school year to get ready for state,” Roach said. “My goal and the overall team goal is to do our job and we know that if everyone does their job, we’ll get the outcome that we want for state.”
The cross country team will continue to practice six days a week, starting at 6:30 a.m., and take Sundays to train on their own. For Junior Nate Maki, who has never gone to state before, he said that it is an honor to be a part of this team going to state.
“It’s an unbelievable feeling to finally be able to compete with and be a part of such a hardworking team,” Maki said. “The realization alone that I’m actually running at state gives me butterflies in my stomach with the biggest adrenaline rush, but it’s what the team and I have worked for and I can’t wait to give it my all on the course.”
