The basketball and cheer teams are looking forward to an exciting season with games getting underway the week of January 25. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no spectators will be allowed in the stands, but fans will be able to watch the action remotely online.
Athletic Director Pam Hitchner said that home games of both the middle and high school basketball games will be live-streamed on the ACS YouTube channel and away games will also be available to watch online using links provided by other schools.
All links will be posted on the ACS website on the “High School Athletics” page and the ACS link is available below. Anyone who would like to get email notifications of live-streamed ACS home games when they are about to air on YouTube can do so by subscribing to the ACS YouTube channel.
The game schedules for middle school and high school are also posted on the ACS website under the “Athletics” tab and will be updated regularly as needed.
Hitchner said she was very pleased that over 70 middle school and high school students are participating on the various athletic teams, and even more came out for tryouts. “There is a lot of enthusiasm for our winter sports and we are taking every precaution to keep everyone safe and healthy throughout the season,” Hitchner said. “We will really miss hearing the cheers of our fans in the stands at the games, but we know they will be rooting for us from home.”
High School Season
The first high school home games of the season will be on Monday, January 25 against Buena Regional High School. The High School JV Boys’ team, under assistant coach and ACS alumnus Ben Chapman (’13), will begin its game at 4:00 p.m. The Varsity Boys’ team, under Dan Carney in his 5th year as head coach, will begin playing at 5:00 p.m. The High School Varsity Girls’ team will also play Buena Regional on January 25, but the game will be away at Buena and will start at 4:00 p.m. The team will be led by ACS alumnus Kaylee Breunig (’12), in her 4th year as head coach, and assistant coach Dara Kimmerley.
Middle School Season
The first middle school home games will be on Monday, February 1 against Pilgrim Academy. The game start time for the Middle School Girls’ team, under head coach and ACS alumnus Grant Miller (’07), will be 4:00 p.m. The game start time for the Middle School Boys’ team, under head coach Lee Martin, will be at approximately 5:30 p.m.
Cheer Season
Twenty-three middle school and high school students are part of this year’s cheerleading squad, co-coached by staff members Mrs. Kelly Flynn and Mrs. Morgan Gibson. Practices got underway in early December to prepare for the season. The squad plans to cheer at home games to support our middle school and high school teams. The intramural cheer squad for students in 1st-5th grade, which practiced in November and December, is planning to cheer at several upcoming home games, dates to be determined.
CLICK HERE for the online link to watch the ACS home games on YouTube.