Richelle Zheng
CHS Class of 2025
(11/2024) As we wait for Mother Nature to figure out whether or not she wants to stay hot or cold, Catoctin’s fall sports team is hitting off with numerous wins. Catoctin’s golf, unified tennis, volleyball, boys soccer, and girls field hockey teams have put in lots of their time and hard work into practice, and they have surely been paying off.
Golf
Catoctin’s astonishing golf team has finished their 2024 season with a bang! On October 2, the team played at Maple Run Golf Course. They celebrated their seniors during this game with a win against Tuscarora High School, 168-185! The team leader was Jordan Moore who shot an even par of 36. Aiding the team’s success were: Jackson Savage who scored a career-best of 43, Bryont Green with 44 points, Dallas Baker following close behind with 45, and Justin Mehall and Keagan Savage who each scored 46 points, totaling the team score.
The Cougar’s next game was held in Hagerstown at Black Rock Golf Course where they played the district tournament. Mehall showed up ready to take on the other schools and carded 78 points, qualifying him for the state tournament! His diligence and determination have allowed him to be able to compete individually at College Park.
The following day on October 9, the team played a make-up match against Brunswick High School at Musket Ridge Golf Club. Green carded a career-low of two over par 38 at this match, leading the team with the lowest score! Additionally, Moore scored 40 points, Mehall 46, and Keagan Savage and Baker both added 47 points each to finalize the team’s total of 171 points which defeated Brunswick’s score of 182.
On October 17, the team played their last game of the season at Maple Run Golf Course against Oakdale High School. The team finished off their season strong with a victory over Oakdale 164-166! The low medalist for the third match in a row was Green who scored 38 points. Following behind are Moore with 39, Mehall with 42, and Keagan Savage with 45. The seniors Baker and Jackson Savage finish off their high school careers with a 47 and 48. The golf team has shown outstanding skills this season, Catoctin cannot wait for what they will bring next year!
Unified Tennis
The unified tennis team has also seen quite a bit of action this season with some wins from the doubles team consisting of seniors Chad Zimmerman and Darrin Frey. On October 14, the team played against Walkersville High School. Zimmerman and Frey played a close match against the Walkersville Lions, ending with a tiebreaker match. During the tiebreaker, both teams had great rallies, but the Lions fell short to the Cougars 5-7, ending in Cougar victory!
On October 21, the team headed off to districts at Baker Park. Doubles team: Zimmerman and Frey won 2-0 allowing them to continue onto counties! Moreover, Darrin Frey was also chosen as the student of the month for Catoctin High School. Students and staff described him as an optimistic and outgoing student who is always ready to help others. Furthermore, the Learning for Life program shared their appreciation for Frey as they revealed, "Darin has been amazing in the Learning for Life class. Outside of the learning for life class, he makes sure everyone is included, and nobody is left out." Catoctin is proud to have such amazing students roaming their halls!
Volleyball
After a rough beginning to the season, Catoctin’s volleyball team has begun to round up some wins. On September 26, the girls varsity team went head-to-head against Walkersville High School. The girls won their first game of the season 3-2 thanks to the help of sophomore Jayla Harris who led the team with 17 kills. Sophomore Aubrey Calhoun also contributed to the win by successfully completing two blocks and scoring 18 assists. Harris and senior Alex Potter had two aces each and junior Tatiana Owens demonstrated 20 out of 22 perfect serve receives!
The junior varsity Cougars stepped up their game as well on October 2, against Oakdale High School. The girls defeated the Oakdale Bears in just two sets!
The varsity Cougars continued to show off their strength on October 7, against Brunswick High School. Once again, Harris led the team with 14 kills and Potter with 9. In addition, the team all had amazing serves with almost each of them contributing an ace, rounding up a total of 19 aces this match. Owens aided the team by making 12 digs, resulting in the Lady Cougars’ massive 3-0 win!
The junior varsity team later played against Frederick High School on October 22. During this match, the team leaders were Abbey Sparkman and Abbey Lawrence with the most kills. Sparkman also contributed seven aces. Gabby Defriece and Skylar Barnes also aided the team, each with six aces, resulting in the game ending in a win for the Lady Cougars!
Soccer
The boys soccer teams continue to be a solid teams as they have racked up a few more wins. On September 23, the boys played against Clear Spring High School and won 2-1. Highlights from the game include two goals made by senior Michael Metz, one of which was an assist and the other being the game-winning point during overtime. Lucciano Lopez made a goal during the first half of the game with an assist from Metz and Trey Glass set up a goal for Metz’s corner kick goal during overtime!
Once more, the boys took on another victory on September 30 against Smithsburg High School for their senior night. The boys won 2-1 with Brayden Zentz and Zack Kerr scoring the goals and goalie Blake Smith keeping the goal on lockdown with nine saves.
Field Hockey
The girl’s field hockey team has also had some ups and downs, but they have continued to work hard and show up as their best on the field. On September 26, the Lady Cougars had a match against Tuscarora High School. The girls defeated the Tuscarora Titans 4-2, with two goals made by freshman Josey Shaffer and one goal by Lily Grable and Mallory Clark. Additionally, Shaffer had one assist as well as Annie Abruzzese. Goalie Vivian Lewis prevented seven goals as she made seven saves in the cage.
They later played again on October 15, against Governor Thomas Jefferson High School. Clark, Weaver, and Maddie Myers all contributed to the team by scoring goals, Myers with two. Shaffer made three assists and Lewis had one save, allowing victory for the Lady Cougars 4-0.
The field hockey Lady Cougars continued onto their first round of regional playoffs on October 24 against Brunswick High School. The ladies had an outstanding performance with both the offense and defense locked into the game, allowing a 4-0 victory!
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