Cypress Christian School
On Thursday, May 23, 2019, the Cypress Christian School Athletics Department hosted an awards night in the East Gym.
The opportunity to be challenged and reach toward a goal together with your teammates is a privilege that our student-athletes have shared regardless of their season outcomes. The courage and grit to go toe-to-toe with an opponent teaches us how to maintain our character and fight for our teammates and for victory. Our coaches have helped guide and celebrate victories that are both on the scoreboard and in the heart of personal and team achievement. What a wonderful year it has been!
Team results for 2018-2019:
Football – Elite Eight
Volleyball – Elite Eight
Cross Country – Girls First in District
Cheer – FCC Champions
Girls Soccer – Elite Eight
Girls Track – 2nd in District, Third in Regional, 5th in State
Boys Track – 2nd in District
Baseball – Area Round
Golf -Girls Individual to Regional
Offensive Player of the Year:
JV Volleyball – Rebekah Kooiman
Varsity Volleyball – Emily Nicholson
JV Football - Michael Slabic
Varsity Football - Joseph Carbone
Varsity Basketball Girls - Molly Mitton
JV Basketball Boys - Will Hotchkkiss
Varsity Basketball Boys - Nevin Graves
Varsity Soccer – Christian Andrus
JV Baseball – Cole Wisenbaker
Varsity Baseball - Drue Hirth
Softball - Caroline Usry
Defensive Player of the Year:
Varsity Volleyball – Danielle Moreira
JV Football - Greyson Beckman
Varsity Football - Daniel Macune
Varsity Basketball – Grace Macune
JV Basketball Boys - Michael Slabic
Varsity Basketball Boys - JP Ademola
Varsity Soccer – Jackson Landrum
JV Baseball – Greyson Beckman
Varsity Baseball – Zach Zapata
Softball - Alexis Vaughn
Most Valuable Player:
JV Volleyball - Abigail Davis
Varsity Volleyball - Alexis Vaughn
Cross Country Girls - Sophia Slabic
Varsity Football - Christian Fleischhauer
Varsity Basketball Girls - Sophia Slabic
JV Basketball Boys - Will Hotchkiss
Varsity Basketball Boys - Nevin Graves
Varsity Soccer – Cole Greenberg
JV Baseball – Pearson Pollard
Varsity Baseball - Joseph Carbone
Softball - Samantha Grabowski
Boys Track - Jacob Hotchkiss
Girls Track - Delaney Heath
Golf - Elizabeth Richardson
Girls Swim - Molly Mitton
Boys Swim - Elliott Jones
Timothy Award:
The Timothy Award is one of the highest awards given to a team member. This award is based on Timothy from the Bible, a young man who was strong in his faith and was willing to take a stand even though he was young. Paul even encourages him to stand strong in his youth, even when circumstances are hard. As Christians, we all know how hard it is to take a stand and athletic events are a true test. This is the award that we give to that individual who has indeed worked hard, has stayed consistent for a long time, encourages their teammates, and tries their best to do the right thing. “The winners of the Timothy Awards are athletes who look for ways to go above and beyond in ways that they show their Christian faith while competing
JV Volleyball - Mackenzie Henslee
Varsity Volleyball - Molly Mitton
Cross Country – Ben Bezner
Varsity Football - Collin Tate and Cory Chapman
Cheer - Maddie Beckmeier
Varsity Basketball Girls - Sophia Slabic
JV Basketball Boys - Griffin Fisk
Varsity Basketball Boys - Josh Yough
JV Soccer Girls - Susannah Hotchkiss
Varsity Soccer Girls – Madison Wahl
Soccer Boys- Beto Vasquez
Swim - Koedi Nealy
JV Baseball – Jacob Patterson
Varsity Baseball – Reid Chapman
Softball - Abigail Davis
Boys Track - Daniel Macune
Girls Track - Amanda Boyd
The TAPPS All-District, All-Region and All-State awards were voted on by the coaches of the district schools CCS plays against. These coaches might a student one or two times per year but in those few moments they really stood out.
TAPPS All-District Honors:
Volleyball:
Honorable Mention Team: Isabelle Henslee, Abigail Gilreath
Second Team: Danielle Moreira
First Team: Melanie Alvarez, Alexis Vaughn
Cross Country:
First Team: Sophia Slabic, Emma Muehlenbrock, Casey Barbisch
Football:
Honorable Mention Defense: Jacob Moran, Jack Ellisor, Collin Tate, Griffin Fisk
Second Team Defense: Lawson Ellisor, Daniel Macune, Cory Chapman, Jackson Landrum
Second Team Offense: Collin Tate, Jackson Landrum, Reid chapman, Garrett Townsend
First Team Defense: Wesley Hong, Christian Fleischhauer
First Team Offense: Joseph Carbone, Christian Fleischhauer
Girls Basketball:
HM Team: Lynden Yough
Second Team: Molly Mitton
First Team: Sophia Slabic
Boys Basketball:
Honorable Mention Team: JP Ademola
Second Team: Nevin Graves
Girls Soccer:
Honorable Mention Team Midfield: Emma Muehlenbrock, Kara Otts
Second Team Defense: Amanda Boyd
First Team Offense: Faith Cullison
First Team Midfield: Rachel Smith
First Team Defense: Lauren Storey
First Team Keeper: Abigail Davis
Baseball:
Honorable Mention: Tucker Fredrickson, Cory Chapman
Second Team: Drue Hirth, Luke Thompson
First Team: Joseph Carbone, JT Mounce, J.T. Tackett, Clayton Dean
Track & Field:
Honorable Mention Team Girls: Paige Jackson, Sophia Slabic
Honorable Mention Team Boys: Landen Overton, Daniel Macune, Andrew Bezner, Jackson Landrum, Blake Stovall, Michael Slabic, Noah Parker, Lawson Ellisor, Gavin Duke, Andrew Smith, Cullen Spadachene
Second Team Girls: Emma Muehlenbrock, Lauren Storey
Second Team Boys: Wesley Hong
First Team Girls: Katherine Echols, Olivia Velez, Avery Smith, Delaney Heath, Abbie Hirth, Amanda Boyd, Angelina Holl
First Team Boys: Connor Newell, Jacob Hotchkiss
Golf:
Honorable Mention Girls: Elizabeth Richardson
TAPPS All-Region Honors:
Track & Field:
Honorable Mention Team Girls: Rachel Smith, Avery Smith, Amanda Boyd, Angelina Holl, Katherine Echols
Honorable Mention Team Boys: Jacob Hotchkiss, Andrew Smith
Second Team Girls: Emma Muehlenbrock, Lauren Storey, Delaney Heath
Second Team Boys: Connor Newell
First Team Girls: Abbie Hirth
Swim:
Honorable Mention Team Girls: Molly Mitton, Libby Mitton, Danielle Moreira, Camryn Whitmarsh, Lauren Whitmarsh
Honorable Mention Team Boys: Konnor Kovacs, Connor Newell, Collin Tate, Preston Witschonke
First Team Boys: Elliott Jones
Swimmer of the Meet - Elliott Jones
TAPPS All-State Honors:
Volleyball:
Honorable Mention: Alexis Vaughn
Football:
Second Team Defense: Christian Fleischhauer
First Team Offense: Christian Fleischhauer, Joseph Carbone
Girls Soccer:
Honorable Mention Team: Rachel Smith
Second Team: Abigail Davis, Faith Cullison
First Team: Lauren Storey
Cheer:
Second Team: Abbie Hirth, Brinley Farque, Jenna Hall
First Team: Avery Smith, Gabby Kostecki
Boys Swim:
First Team: Elliott Jones
· Elliott set a new state record in Tapps Div II in 100 yd back stroke and 200 yd IM. He receives two plaques for these records.
· Elliott also earned All-State honors from the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association.
Baseball:
Honorable Mention Team: J.T. Tackett, JT Mounce
Second Team: Joseph Carbone
Track & Field:
Honorable Mention Team Girls: Delaney Heath, Rachel Smith, Emma Muehlenbrock, Avery Smith
Second Team Girls: Abbie Hirth
Academic All-State Honors:
Academic excellence is a core value of the CCS mission statement. The Academic All-State award provides an opportunity to recognize individual students who were true to CCS core values and thrived for excellence on the court, field and classroom. This award is given to athletes that have not only shown tremendous ability on the field, but they have also shown themselves to be dedicated students in the classroom. These students must be a junior or a senior, have been named to the All-District team and must also have an academic average of 90% or better. In individual events, students must qualify for State and be juniors or seniors with an academic average of 90 or better. This award is the definition of excellence.
Alexis Vaughn - Volleyball
Melanie Alvarez - Volleyball
Danielle Moreira - Volleyball, Swim
Daniel Macune - Football
Collin Tate - Football, Swim
Cory Chapman - Football
Jackson Landrum - Football
Joseph Carbone - Football, Baseball
Lawson Ellisor - Football
Wesley Hong - Football
Reid Chapman - Football
Sophia Slabic - Cross Country, Basketball
Molly Mitton - Volleyball, Basketball, Swim
Connor Newell - Swim, Track
Elliott Jones – Swim
Konnor Kovacs – Swim
Abigail Davis – Soccer
Amanda Boyd – Soccer, Track
Lauren Storey – Soccer, Track
Emma Muehlenbrock - Track
Angelina Holl - Track
Avery Smith - Track
Delaney Heath – Track
Katherine Echols – Track
Jacob Hotchkiss - Track
Clayton Dean – Baseball
JT Mounce – Baseball
Luke Thompson – Baseball
Multi-Sport Athlete Award:
Our athletes spend 20-30 hours per week at practices and games and this is in addition to the hours they spend each week in the classroom and working on homework. Some athletes have chosen to participate in two or three sports this school year and a few athletes have played multiple sports for multiple years. The athletes receiving this award have played two or more sports each year for at least three years, including their senior year.
Halle Bittick – Cross Country, Soccer
Lauren Muehlenbrock – Cross Country, Track
Ben Bezner – Cross Country, Soccer
Olivia Velez – Cross Country, Soccer
Susannah Hotchkiss – Cross Country, Track
Danielle Moreira – Volleyball, Swimming
Wesley Hong – Football, Track
Joseph Carbone – Football, Baseball
Cory Chapman – Football, Baseball
Reid Chapman – Football, Baseball
Christian Fleischhauer – Football, Baseball
Jason Hall – Cross Country, Golf
Jacob Hall – Cross Country, Golf
Garrett Velez – Cross Country, Track
Jacob Hotchkiss – Cross Country, Track
Landen Overton – Cross Country, Track
Emma Muehlenbrock – Cross Country, Soccer, Track
Sophia Slabic – Cross Country, Basketball, Track
Molly Mitton – Volleyball, Basketball, Swimming
Amanda Boyd – Cross Country, Soccer, Track
Lauren Storey – Cross Country, Soccer, Track
Beto Vasquez – Cross Country, Soccer, Track
Collin Tate – Football, Basketball, Swim
Daniel Macune – Cross Country, Football, Soccer, Track
Valiant Warrior Award:
The Valiant Warrior Award is given to one male and one female senior student who is recognized for excellence in athletics through leadership, determination, sportsmanship, Christian character, academic achievements and integrity.
The young lady who was voted as our Valiant Warrior for 2018-2019 is a bright light. She is a hard worker but loves to have fun. Her positive energy, excitement and perseverance through all challenges has been an encouragement to her teammates. She is diligent in all she does and others see the difference she makes. She commits to playing her role well, but spends time sharing with her teammates to make the team better. She is her teammates’ biggest fan and she is willing to play where she is needed. She is a competitor and will stand up to anyone, while appreciating their strengths and looking to improve herself.
She has earned All-District and Academic All-State awards in her sports and she began a new sport her senior year and immediately rose to the top.
Behind that sweet smile and fun-loving personality is a young lady who strives to be the best in everything she does, but not for the recognition. That is how God made her. She is a natural athlete and she has been a joy to coach, as all the coaches will testify. She was incredible on the net, in the pool and on the basketball court every year. This year she added softball to her list and made a big difference. Our Valiant Warrior is Molly Mitton.
As we considered the tremendous athletes in this year’s senior class we looked for athletes who are dedicated and committed to their sport and to their teammates…a young man who will lead his team by example, setting the standard high. We look for his classroom abilities and the determination he possesses to continue through adversity as well as the good times. As we looked through many great candidates one man stood out as our Valiant Warrior for 2019.
This young man is one of the best examples of excellence on the field and in the classroom. He is a great team player, supporting them, encouraging them and giving his best, leading by example. He is a diligent worker in the classroom and on the field. He is truly committed to all that he tackles (pun intended). This young man has given his all for four years in football, cross country, soccer and track & field. His determination and diligence has earned him an appointment to The U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He looks at challenges as exciting and he is going to continue to be a big success because he understands the value of hard work. This young man is an inspiration to players, coaches and administrators. Please join me in welcoming our 2019 Valiant Warrior, Daniel Macune.
He is receiving another award tonight. Each year high school football coaches may nominate a player for the Brandon Burlsworth Character Award. This year Daniel Macune is the recipient of this award for his Outstanding Character and Sportsmanship.
