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| Royals
Volleyball Finals |
| November 8, 2011 |
| Dear Royals, George and I returned yesterday from Omaha, Nebraska, where it was our privilege to cheer on our varsity volleyball team at the National Christian Homeschool Volleyball Tournament. Coached by Laura Milton, our team made it to the championship match against the Little Rock Flames. Up until the championship match, we had not dropped a single set through two grueling days of pool play and bracket play. We were 22-0, quite an accomplishment! This was the first time a Royals volleyball team has made it into the gold bracket, the top division at the tournament. Then, to advance all the way to the championship match was even more amazing! We were beaten by Little Rock in the finals, but I am so proud of our 2nd place national finish, not only because of our play on the court, but because of the unity, and christian character displayed by our players and their families. They are an amazing group of people! Also, both Kristin Miller and Caitlyn Oligney were named to the all-tournament team. Other team members include: Kailynn Balkum, Taelor Deike, Michaela Hood, Rebecca Johnson, Amy Kolence, Ashton Ordonez, Sophie Rivera, Emily Tasker, Emily Wendlandt, Katie Wendlandt, and Morgan Wendlandt. Give them a big congrats if you see them around!! Blessings, Pam Lee |
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| Basketball T-Shirt Design Contest |
| November 8, 2011 |
| Dear Royals, If you have an idea for our 2011-2012 basketball t-shirt design, please participate in our contest. If your design is chosen, every member of your immediate family will receive a free t-shirt. Please abide by the following guidelines to insure that your design is considered: 1. Your design must be generated by a graphics program (Ex. Adobe Illustrator) 2. Please limit design to two colors (costs to print go too high with 3 colors or more) 3. Our t-shirt fundraiser sponsors and a scripture will be listed on the back, so only create a design for the front. 4. Make sure you include "Austin Royals" in your design. The word "basketball" is optional depending on the design. You may or may not want to include "2011-2012." 5. Design must be submitted to me by November 13th! The winning design will be picked by a committee, including some of your basketball coaches! Blessings, Pam Lee |
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| Royals Cross
Country Video |
| November 1, 2011 |
| Here's a link to our Royals Cross Country
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYtUynpmztM It's a great summary of cross country and the team. |
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| Pray for the Perez Family |
| October 26, 2011 |
| Folks, Please help me pray for the Perez family, who are dear to my heart. Terry Perez has gone home to be with the Lord after a long battle with cancer. This woman was a true inspiration to me and she will be temporarily missed (we will see her again). Please pray for Dr. Mike Perez (husband) & her two sons, one of them being my former player, Daniel Aaron Perez at this time. The Lord is worthy to be praised for allowing many who knew her to be blessed by her presence. The Perez family lives in San Antonio, TX. Thank you for those who will pray with me. Jodie McGarity Jr. |
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| Cross Country -
Vandergrift High School Invitational |
| October 26, 2011 |
| On Friday,
October 21, the High School Cross Country Teams finished their season
on a challenging hilly course at the Vandergrift High School
Invitational in Leander. Special congratulations to Peter Davis,
who ran a fantastic race after coming back from injury. |
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| Volleyball at Ann Richards |
| October 24, 2011 |
| The Varsity squad
travelled to south Austin for a match with the Ann Richards School for
Young Women Leaders. While most schools celebrate homecoming
during a football game, this volleyball match served as ARS' homecoming
game. So, the Royals competed in front of a capacity crowd of
young ladies. After recording a statement win in the first set,
25-8, Coach Laura was able to give court time to the entire bench and
squeaked out two more victories, both 25-22. The JV2 team followed with two losses, 8-25 and 20-25. |
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| Basketball Fundraiser Forms Now Online |
| October 20, 2011 |
| Please visit the
Basketball Home Page to
print the forms for the basketball t-shirt fundraiser. |
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| Cross Country - High School Centex Friday Night
Flights Meet |
| October 20, 2011 |
| The High School
Cross Country teams participated in the Centex Friday Night Flights
Meet at Cedar Park High School this past weekend. Unlike a
regular Cross Country meet, each individual runner on the team had
their own start with waves of runners starting every five
minutes. The format provided excellent competition but made
getting results difficult. The final regular season meet will be
this Friday at Vandegrift High School in Leander. |
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| Cross Country -
Junior High Run at the Ridge Meet |
| October 20, 2011 |
| The boys' Junior
High Cross Country team dominated the field of public and private
schools at the Run at the Ridge Cross Country Meet at Vista Ridge High
School this past weekend. With their first place finish at this
meet, they closed out their regular season. Also running well and
medaling in the girls' Junior High Race were Katie Morgan and Tatiana
Johnson. Congratulations to all! We are actively seeking
out runners for next year, so if you are interested please contact one
of the coaches. |
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| Varsity Volleyball Records First Ever Victory
Against St. Andrews |
| October 18, 2011 |
| For the first time in the
history of the Austin Royals, the Varsity Volleyball team has beaten
the St. Andrews Crusaders. With the second of two earlier JV matches
going to a full three sets, the varsity match started at a very late
7:45pm. Perhaps still recovering from the big tournament this
past weekend, the Royals struggled with individual errors and defending
the center of the court. The first set was a loss, 15-25.
However, the Royals managed to rally and fought for control. The
next three sets were tight Royals victories, 25-21, 25-23, and
25-20. Royals faithful fans cheered on their team throughout the
long two-hour match. As families were leaving, Coach Laura smiled
and commented, "This was not our best match, yet it was epic in the
sense that this is our first time ever beating St. Andrews. I'm
really proud of the girls for coming out on top." In the earlier matches, JV2 played St. Andrews' 9th grade team, losing 13-25 and 18-25. JV1 played an equally skilled St. Andrews JV squad. The match went the full three sets with the Royals just barely missing the mark: 21-25, 25-22, and 22-25. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Wins 4th in Dallas |
| October 15, 2011 |
| Varsity lost to the Tornados 6-15 but came in 4th
place in the gold bracket. Congratulations girls! |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Loses 2nd Game |
| October 15, 2011 |
| The Tornados stormed back with a 25-23 win. The Royals were down early by 8 but a late rally fell short. Last game is to 15. |
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| Volleyball - JV Comes in 4th in Dallas |
| October 15, 2011 |
| Losing to FEAST in the final game 15-10, but
victorious with 4th place in an unscheduled tournament with a last
second combination of players. Way to go Royals! |
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| Volleyball - JV Prevails in Game 2 |
| October 15, 2011 |
| Another see-saw game with Royals JV on top this 25-19. Third game will be to 15. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity All Business |
| October 15, 2011 |
| Varsity wins first game against the Tornados 25-13. |
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| Volleyball - JV Loses First Set |
| October 15, 2011 |
| In a see-saw affair JV lost the first set to FEAST 25-27. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Loses |
| October 15, 2011 |
| Unable to sustain momentum, the girls lost game three 15-9. Varsity will play the Texas Tornados for 3rd place at 2:15. JV faces FEAST, a rematch from yesterday, for third place. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Comes Back |
| October 15, 2011 |
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Fighting all challenges,
Varsity maintained composure and kept a small lead, finally winning
25-22. Sophie had to tape up a thumb from the earlier match and Caitlyn
twisted her ankle midway in this game. Caitlyn was taped up and
returned showing nearly no issues. Game three will be to 15. |
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| Volleyball - JV Loses |
| October 15, 2011 |
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JV lost to THESA 25-10. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Drops Game One |
| October 15, 2011 |
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Varsity, playing with no
break, dropped game one to Dallas HSAA, 25-19. |
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| Volleyball - JV Loses Game 1 |
| October 15, 2011 |
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JV lost game one of their
match with THESA 25-9. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Wins |
| October 15, 2011 |
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In a game that looked much
like the first, the girls did not allow the late rally and beat HCYA
25-17. They advance in the gold bracket, playing Dallas HSAA in the
next match at 10:30. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Takes Game 1 |
| October 15, 2011 |
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After staying in control to
game point, the girls allowed HCYA six straight points. Coach Laura
called two timeouts in that stretch and the girls responded after the
second, taking the game 26-24. Second game underway already 6-2. |
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| Volleyball - JV Knocks Off Dallas |
| October 15, 2011 |
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Royals JV beat Dallas HSAA JV
Red in game two, 25-22, knocking out one of the two top seeds in the JV
bracket. JV will play again at 10:30 against either THESA or Little
Rock. |
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| Volleyball - JV Wins |
| October 15, 2011 |
| JV won its first
game 25-21 vs Dallas
HSAA Red in the JV bracket. Today's matches are best of three
games. Game two starting now. |
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| Website Additions |
| October 14, 2011 |
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New devotional added and Coach Contact Information
updated |
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| Volleyball - JV Loses Two |
| October 14, 2011 |
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JV lost their last two games of the day to CHSA 9-25, 13-25. They will play Dallas HSAA JV Red at 8am. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Douses the Flames |
| October 14, 2011 |
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Varsity roared back to life to smother the flames 25-17 in a full day of pool play. They will play HCYA at 9:15am in the gold bracket. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Drops One |
| October 14, 2011 |
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Varsity struggled against Little Rock, losing the first set 23-25. Second set following. |
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| Volleyball - Cruising |
| October 14, 2011 |
| Varsity cruised
to 25-16 victory in game vs the Lubbock Titans. They play next at 6pm
vs Little Rock. |
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| Volleyball - Varsity Makes a Statement |
| October 14, 2011 |
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Varsity easily defeats Lubbock titans in game one 25-6. Game 2 following. |
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Volleyball - JV Loses Again |
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October 14, 2011 |
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JV took a step backwards from their progress, losing 12-25 in their 2nd set. JV plays CHSA JV at 6. |
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Volleyball - JV Loses Game 1 |
| October 14, 2011 |
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In a thriller JV lost game 1 to FEAST 26-28. Game 2 to follow. |
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| Volleyball - JV Lost |
| October 14, 2011 |
| Despite losing set two 18-25, JV is obviously building a new team chemistry for the weekend. JV plays FEAST at 3. |
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| Volleyball - JV at State |
| October 14, 2011 |
| With a last second opening in the JV division at state, a last second Royals combined JV team was assembled. Unfortunately, they lost their first set 5-25 to THESA Riders JV. Second set starting now. |
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Volleyball - Varsity Won |
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October 14, 2011 |
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25-14.
Play
again
at
4
vs
Lubbock.
JV
team
plays
at
2.
Picture
on
Volleyball page. |
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Volleyball - State Scores |
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October 14, 2011 |
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25-11 win in first set vs Dallas HSAA JV Blue. Pool play today. Royals varsity seeded third. 2nd set starting now. |
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Cross Country - Georgetown Invitational |
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October 12, 2011 |
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Of the Austin Royals competitors who raced at the Georgetown Invitational at San Gabriel Park last Saturday, most ran their best times of the year if not ever. About 200 runners competed in the Junior High boys’ race, and Stephen MacClaren finished 6th and Marcus Johnson finished 9th. Luke Crockett, John Umstadt, Andres Uriegas, Caleb Anchors, Chris Harris, and Andrew Hoskins also competed and ran very well finishing in the top 20-50% of the race. Of about 250 runners in the Junior High Girls’ Race, Grace Hilscher finished 28th, with Katie Morgan and Tati Johnson close behind. The cooler weather also helped in the Varsity races, with Rebecca Davis, Melody Malone, Emily Sanders, Emily Horton, Caroline Harris, Victoria Tankersley, Michael MacClaren, Zach Harris, Alex Harris, and Josh Bumpis all running personal bests or close to them! |
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Cross Country - Grass Routes Run Festival |
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October 4, 2011 |
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Austin Royals Cross Country teams competed at the Grass Routes Run Festival at the Morris Williams Golf Course on Friday evening. University of Texas Cross Country Coach Stephen Sissin said of the Cross Country course that there should be, “video footage of this course to show people how difficult it really is.” Overcoming the rolling hills and taking first place was the Royals boys’ junior high team! Team members included: Stephen MacClaren, Luke Crockett, Will Hilscher, Andres Uriegas, and Caleb Anchors. Marcus Johnson, who missed the junior high race, placed 5th in the JV high school race and earned himself a race T-shirt. Also winning a T-shirt were Grace Hilscher (2nd place in the junior high race) and Katie Morgan (5th place in the junior high race). Special congratulations go to Tati Johnson, who finished 10th in the JV high school race after missing the junior high race. The high school and junior high teams will compete again on Saturday at the Georgetown Invitational. |
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FCA Meeting |
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October 10, 2011 |
| Dear Royals, Below are the details about our monthly FCA meeting! All High school athletes are encouraged to come and feel free to invite your friends to this event. They do not have to be Royals athletes to come! Hey everyone! For our October meeting we are going to Fields of Faith this Wednesday, October 12th, at Dell Diamond. Tailgating starts at 5:30, look for purple shirts and a Royals Sign. If you can't come to the tailgating, the actual event starts at 7pm. If you're coming to the tailgating, please bring a finger food to share. It needs to be something that can be easily carried or put away (nothing that requires utensils), as we will not be needing it once the event starts. This is a Youth night, but it's open to people outside of FCA, so feel free to invite your friends and youth group! :) Blessings, |
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Volleyball Senior Night |
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October 5, 2011 |
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We have 7 awesome seniors playing on our varsity volleyball team this season. We will honor them next Tuesday, October 11th, before our match against Grace Academy. The match is scheduled for 7:00 at the Austin Sports Center Cedar Park, 1420 Toro Grande, 78613. We encourage all of you to come out and honor these young ladies and their parents! Let me also say that they are a fun group to watch. They are our most talented team in the 7 years we have competed! We are expecting them to give us our highest ever finish at nationals as well! The night is free, so come on out and support the girls! Our seniors are Kailynn Balkum, Michaela Hood, Rebecca Johnson, Amy Kolence, Kristin Miller, Ashton Ordonez, and Emily Wendlandt. Hope to see you there! |
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JV1 Wins in San Marcos |
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September 29, 2011 |
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The JV1 volleyball team traveled to San Marcos for a match with the Panthers. The Royals won both matches 25-13 and 25-10. |
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Cross Country at Cedar Park |
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September 26, 2011 |
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The Austin Royals High School Cross Country teams competed at the Cedar Park Invitational on Saturday, September 26th. Congratulations to Rebecca Davis and Zach Harris for completing their first Varsity races, and to Emily Sanders for running a very solid 14:22 for her 2 mile race. Many years ago, a high schooler named Leo Manzano also competed at the Cedar Park Invitational. Manzano went on to compete in the 2008 Olympics in the mile and has a mile PR of 3:50. This week the Cross Country team had the privilege of having breakfast and visiting with Leo Manzano. |
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JV 2 Volleyball Drops Two at TSD |
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September 26, 2011 |
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The JV2 volleyball team played at the Texas School for the Deaf Monday afternoon, losing two straight sets 17-25 and 8-25. |
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Pictures Now Online |
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To view the latest pictures, visit the Volleyball or Cross Country home pages. |
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Varsity Volleyball Cruises at Texas School for the Deaf |
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September 26, 2011 |
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The Varsity girls traveled south of the river to play the Rangers of the Texas School for the Deaf. The Rangers were out-manned and Coach Laura was able to go to her bench in the first set which the Royals won 25-9. For the next two sets the starters were given rest while the remainder of the team was given significant playing time. All thirteen members of the team saw meaningful action as the Royals won 25-18 and 25-20. |
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Varsity Volleyball places 4th at Living Stones Tournament in Alvin |
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September 24, 2011 |
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The Varsity squad met their toughest competition of the season at the three-day Living Stones Christian School Tournament. The first day was pool play for ten of the local teams. The second day was filled with pool play for the other 30 teams, including teams, like the Royals, from out of the area. The Royals won 3 two-set matches and split a match with the Texas Tornados, 25-16 and 16-25. The Royals placed first in their pool and advanced to the platinum bracket, a first for the Royals. Competition on Saturday was much stiffer. The girls won their first match against Alpha Omega, but dropped the final two matches against Canterbury Episcopal School and then Episcopal HS. They finished in 4th place out of 40 teams and senior setter Kristin Miller was named to the All-tournament team. Congratulations Royals! |
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Cross Country at Pflugerville |
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September 16, 2011 |
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On Friday, September 16th, the Austin Royals High School Cross Country teams competed at the Pflugerville Invitational. Over 1200 local high school runners participated and clouds of dust filled the air as each race began. For the first time in Austin Royals History, a complete team of 7 girls competed in the Varsity Girls Race and received a team placement of 17th out of 31 school competing. Many runners, including Jonathan Morgan, Alex Harris, Chase Freeman, and Emily Horton ran lifetime bests. Special congratulations goes to Emily Horton, who ran her best ever despite losing one of her shoes in the opening part of the 2 mile race. The next race for the Austin Royals Cross Country Teams will be the Cedar Park Invitations. |
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Cross Country at Leander Middle School |
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September 14, 2011 |
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On Wednesday, September 14th, the Junior High Royals Cross Country teams competed at the Leander Middle School meet. Out of the teams present, the boys’ team placed 2nd overall, and several team members received medals for placing in the top 20. The top three boys’ finishers for the Royals were Stephen MacClaren, Marcus Johnson, and Luke Crockett. Grace Hilscher, Katie Morgan, and Tati Johnson placed 2nd, 4th, and 5th respectively, out of nearly 100 girls competing that afternoon. Congratulations to all Royals competitors for their great efforts! |
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Cross Country Opens Well |
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August 26, 2011 |
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The Austin Royals Cross Country High School teams opened their season on Friday, August 26th, at the AISD Lake Long Cross Country Invite at Walter Long Park in Southeast Austin. Out of the 12 teams represented (including Westlake, Houston Clearlake, Round Rock Cedar Ridge, Austin Bowie, St. Andrews, Ann Richards, Manor, Killeen Ellison, Austin Akins, Round Rock Stony Point and Lanier) , the girls placed sixth. Special congratulations go to Micah Scott, who finished 1st overall, Apen Scott in 5th place, Emily Sanders in 24th place, and to Emily Horton for a significant improvement in her best previous time. In the men’s races, Josh Crockett had the highest placing for the Royals. Great performances were also given by Peter Davis, Michael MacClaren for a solid first race, and Ben Amason , for a time improvement of over 2 minutes. There were plenty of gutsy performances by many other runners and evidence that a summer of training will pay off! The Royals next race, and the first one for the Junior High teams, will be this Friday, September 2nd at the Brushy Creek Sundown Relays at the Brushy Creek Sports Park in Cedar Park. |
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