High School Athletic Banquet

On Tuesday, May 22, the Conestoga Athletic Booster Club sponsored the Annual Athletic Banquet.  There were over 160 people in attendance including the coaches, athletes, and their families.  The evening included a great meal at Shady Maple followed by coaches giving highlights and awards.  The Booster Club concluded the evening by presenting the nine seniors with personalized blankets.  Below is a list of the awards given by the coaches.

Awards from the 2017-18 Athletic Banquet

District 3 Awards

            Brooks Academic Award - Carissa Earnest

            Fackler-Hower Sportsmanship Award - Anne Lambert

Volleyball

            Coach’s Award - Anne Lambert

            Outstanding Athletic Achievement - Riley Latshaw

            Hustle Award - Lindsey Weaver

            Most Improved - Alyssa Fulton 

            All Conference – Girls Volleyball

     Raylee Feather

      Anne Lambert

      Riley Latshaw

Soccer

            Coach’s Award - Christian Colón

            Cougar Award - Daniel Boyer

            Teammate of the Year - Blake Greenly

            Rookie of the Year - Conrad Yoder

          All Conference – Boys Soccer

                  Daniel Boyer

                  Blake Greenly

 Girls Basketball

            Coach's Award - Anne Lambert

            Most Valuable Player - Montana Schwinn

          Most Improved - Alexis Kohler

            All Conference – Girls Basketball

                  Anne Lambert

                  Montana Schwinn

Boys Basketball

            Mr. Defense - Daniel Boyer

            Mr. Basketball - Blake Greenly

            Most Improved - Conrad Yoder

            All Conference – Boys Basketball

                  Daniel Boyer

                  Blake Greenly

Track

            Heart Award - Spencer Colón

Baseball

            Coach's Award - Blake Greenly

            Cy Young Award (Pitching) - Taylor Martin

            Silver Slugger Award (Hitting) - Daniel Boyer

          Most Improved - Anthony Alexander

            All Conference - Baseball

                  Daniel Boyer

                  Blake Greenly

                  Taylor Martin

Lacrosse

            Coach's Award - Olivia Denlinger

            Player of the Season - Brooke Stoltzfus

          Athletic Achievement - Anne Lambert

            Most Improved - LauraAnn Stauffer

            All Conference – Girls Lacrosse

                Amber King

                  Anne Lambert

                  Riley Latshaw

                 Brooke Stoltzfus
                  Chloe Watkins

Cougars Complete Historic Season

The Conestoga Christian varsity boys basketball team began their season with high hopes as they returned four starters from last year.  There was also a buzz in the air as they were bringing in a class of four freshmen who would see varsity play.  Senior Daniel Boyer and junior Blake Greenly captained the team as they continued to improve throughout the season.

The Cougars began their season with a five-point loss to Christian School of York, but, as they would do all season, they did not get discouraged and proceeded to win their next five games.  At the conclusion of the regular season, the boys found themselves just outside of league play-offs but qualified for District III play as the seventh seed.  A win in the first round meant that CCS was guaranteed at least two more games as five teams from District III Class A make the PIAA state tournament.  A second-round loss placed the Cougars in the playback bracket against CCAC West Division champions, West Shore Christian.  The Cougars iced the game from the free throw line late in the game and won 54 – 50.  The next game was against cross-town rival and CCAC Champion, High Point Baptist, with a bid to PIAA state playoffs on the line.  After an extremely close first half, High Point came out and went up by 14 at the end of the third quarter.  When many thought the game was over, Conestoga Christian put on the full-court press and began to climb back into the game.  As the fourth quarter wound down, Conestoga Christian pulled ahead and again put the game away from the free throw line.   

The win over High Point placed Conestoga Christian into the PIAA state playoffs for the first time in school history.  The boys were elated and wanted to keep the season rolling.  In the first round match-up against Susquehanna Community High School, the Cougars found themselves down by 13 early in the game.  Drawing on the experience they had in their district games, the boys clawed their way back and tied the game with 40 seconds to play.  Unfortunately, this time the boys lost by 4 points as the Warriors put the game away from the line. 

Congratulations to the Conestoga Christian Cougars Varsity Boys Basketball Team on their historic season (16-11).

Spring Athletes

This is a reminder to all who signed up for a spring sport.  Practices and games are posted on the CCS Athletics webpage.  Parents are strongly encouraged to sign up for notifications so you know when changes happen.  

HS athletes need to have a current PIAA physical on file with the athletic office prior to their first practice.  If the athlete has already played a sport this school year, he/she needs to complete section 7 (attached) prior to the first practice.

MS athletes need to have a current PIAA physical on file with the athletic office prior to their first practice.  If the athlete has already played a sport this school year, he/she does not need to complete any other forms.

All athletes need to submit the sports fee of $85 to the athletic office prior to their first practice.  If an athlete does not make the baseball team this spring due to cuts, the fee will be refunded.

First practice date:

HS Girls Lacrosse:  Monday, March 5

HS Boys Baseball:  Monday, March 5

MS/HS Track & Field:  Monday, March 12

Spring coaches & contact email:

HS Girls Lacrosse:  Jill Earnest - jill.earnest@conestogachristain.net

HS Boys Baseball:  Jack Greenly - jack.greenly@conestogachristian.net

MS/HS Track:  Amanda Thompson - amanda.thompson@conestogachristtian.net

The start of each athletic season is always exciting, and this season is no different.  In addition, basketball season always has the unknown of a potential snow storm, and who doesn’t like that?  While it was snowing this past Saturday, both the high school girls and boys teams were heating it up inside.  The girls faced off against Berks Christian as they looked to rebound from Friday’s loss to Christian School of York.  The Lady Cougars won handedly 45-17.  The boys came up nine points short Friday night to Christian School of York and faced a tall Salem Christian School team in the consolation game on Saturday.  The boys started slowly but gained momentum going into the second half and finished with a 55-51 win.  Two of the Conestoga Christian players, Montana Schwinn and Blake Greenly, were named to the All-Tournament team for the Cougar Classic.  For an up-to-date middle school and high school basketball schedule click HERE.

Information for Fall Athletes 2017

If you or your student plans to be an athlete at CCS during the 2017-18 school year, they will need to have an up-to-date sports physical (See attached PIAA-Physical form).  Dr. Watson will be offering athletic physicals to CCS athletes on July 11 between 8:30 and 11:30 am, by appointment only.  To schedule an appointment, email me at phil.yoder@conestogachristian.net between June 12 and 26.  Please give an approximate time, and I will do my best to accommodate; I will reply to your email with your appointment time. 

If you or someone you know would make a good coach, please contact me at phil.yoder@conestogachristian.net.  We are looking for the following coaches for the upcoming school year: HS/JV girls volleyball, MS girls volleyball, Track and Field. 

HS volleyball open gyms will be held on Monday nights from 6-7:30 pm; no open gym June 26 or August 7.

HS soccer open field will be held on Wednesday evenings from 6-7:30 pm beginning June 19.  For questions concerning weather, please look at the Athletic Calendar.

Important dates for fall athletes

August 7              Physicals and sports fee due to Athletic Office

August 14            Soccer parents, coaches, and players meeting at 6 PM

August 14            First official practice for high school

August 21            First middle school soccer practice

August 21            First middle school volleyball practice

TBA                     Parents, coaches, and players meetings for MS boys soccer and MS, JV,                                    and HS volleyball

August 31-

September 2      HS soccer trip to Shoups' Lodge

                                                                                               

You can access fall game schedules by clicking HERE, then go to calendar, and select the team you would like to view on the right side of the page.  Please note that these schedules can still change; to receive changes in schedules, sign up for notifications.

2017-18 Athletic Dedication Events Set

Season Dedications Dates

Please mark your calendar for the 2017-2018 athletic dedication events.  Each sport season in 2017-2018 will have a special night to dedicate the season.  These events will include a prayer of dedication for each team and feature CCS students playing or singing the national anthem. The three select dates for 2017-18 are:

September 15 - Prior to the Varsity Girls Volleyball Game 5:55 PM

December 8 - Prior to the CCS Girls Basketball Game 6:55 PM

April – Will be set when the schedule is finalized

In playing the national anthem, we recognize with deep gratitude to God our freedoms and those who have sacrificed for them, mindful that our ultimate citizenship is in heaven alongside believers “From every tribe, tongue, people, and nation” Revelation 5:9.  The national anthem will first be performed this year at the Cougar Classic.

Middle School Basketball Concludes Their Season

The middle school boys "B" team concluded their season with an extremely close game vs. Berks Christian on Monday, February 6.  Showing improvements from game to game, the Cougars finished with a season high of 31 points in the game.

On Friday, February 10, CCS held the 4th annual Conestoga Hoops Shootout.  The event included the boys and girls teams from Dayspring, Linville Hill, and Lancaster Mennonite Hershey.  The action began at 3:30 with the CCS girls losing to Linville Hill.  Their last game of the season came in the consolation game vs. Lancaster Mennonite Hershey; the girls played well but lost a close one.  The boys handily won their opening game vs. Linville Hill and then played in the championship game vs. Dayspring, concluding at 9:45 with a win for the Cougar boys.  All-Tournament Team honors were given to Alexis Kohler, Collin Weaver, and Spencer Colón.

On Saturday, February 11, the middle school boys "A" team concluded their season at the Lititz Christian Tournament.  This tournament was round-robin format, allowing the boys to play three games.  The Cougars fought back from an early 8 - 0 deficit in their opening game vs. Lancaster Mennonite Kraybill to win 24 - 21.  While playing their fourth game in less than 20 hours, fatigue set in, and the boys dropped a 22-26 heart breaker to Lititz Christian.  The boys regrouped and played their last game of the season vs. Manheim Christian just 30 minutes later.  After a shaky start, the Cougars found themselves down 0 - 6; gritty play put CCS up by three at the half.  The Cougars came out firing on all cylinders the second half, extending their lead to as much as 15 and won 33-20.  Congratulations to the boys as they finished 2 and 1 making them the Tournament Champions.  Conrad Yoder was named to the All-Tournament Team.  The boys capped off this memorable season with a record of 18-3.