![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)
![Sucking in a breath of air, freshman Lily Pope competes in the 200 yard individual medley. On Oct. 25, the swim team competed in the AISD Swim Invitational. Overall, the girls team took second place and the boys team came in eleventh. “My favorite stroke is butterfly because I do the best in that stroke,” Pope said. “I feel like [butterfly] can test how [your ability] to convince yourself to keep going. The hardest part of swimming is convincing yourself to stay strong and keep pushing during a hard race [when] everything is tired.”](https://cphswolfpack.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/POPE-1200x804.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)
Wolves Fall to Vipers for Second Straight Year
DLs Hunter Hewitt (95) and Ben Bell (99) rush Vandegrift QB Dru Dawson on Aug. 31. Bell led the way for the defensive line, finishing with a sack, three QB hurries and around 10 tackles. “We were just playing for each other trying to get the ball in the offense’s hands,” Bell said.
September 3, 2019
The Timberwolves opened their 2019 season on Friday, Aug. 31 at Monroe Stadium, home of the rival Vandegrift Vipers. The Vipers shut out the Wolves and ultimately came away with a 17-0 victory.
“It felt great to get back on the field,” Senior Safety Tammer Alzer said. “It’s a new season and a new team. We just need to fix our mistakes and we’ll be great this year.”
Junior QB Ryder Hernandez and the offense as a whole had a rough night; the majority of the drives ended in three-and-outs. The flags were flying all night long on the Wolves, killing any momentum they might have had.
“We just need to keep our heads up and keep grinding it out,” Hernandez said. “We know we have a good squad.”
On the defensive side of the ball, the Black Rain was lights out. Senior LB Will Lovell picked off a pass at midfield in the fourth quarter that swung the momentum Cedar Park’s way, as the defense busted out their “Turnover Belt” for the first time this season. The defensive line was able to generate pressure all night long, led by Senior DE Ben Bell, who said he finished with one sack, three QB hurries and around 10 tackles.
“The atmosphere was really fun,” Bell said. “We were just playing for each other, trying to get the ball in the offense’s hands.”
Vandegrift Quarterback Dru Dawson connected with Wide Reciever Trey Mongauzy for a 59-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Other than that play, the defense was as good as it could’ve been.
One of the highlights from the game was a fake punt, similar to the one run in last year’s playoffs. Senior Punter Tammer Alzer connected with Senior TE Brock Johnson on a huge play on fourth down, again giving the offense favorable field position.
“[Vandy] knew it was coming, but I tried to expand the play and found Johnson wide open for a first down,” Alzer said. “We feel it was a momentum changer but we [ultimately] fell short.”
Moving forward, Cedar Ridge comes to town Sept. 6 followed by an away game at San Angelo Central and then a home matchup with Katy Cinco Ranch. In week five, the games really start to matter as district play begins.
“We just need to fix some things and put the pieces together,” Hernandez said. “When that happens, we’ll be dangerous.”
