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Athletes, Family Members Honored at Varsity Baseball, Softball Senior Day May 8

ACS honored three senior players on the Varsity Boys Baseball Team and four senior players and the team manager on the Varsity Girls Softball Team and their parents in a special Senior Day ceremony on May 8. The ceremony was held prior to the start of the home games against American Christian School.

Athletic Director Pam Hitchner introduced the team members and read notes of special thanks to each senior, written by Varsity Boys Baseball Head Coach Carl Phillips and Varsity Girls Softball Head Coach Dara Kimmerley.

The Senior Boys honored were: Robbie Barberio (3rd base), Cruz Lewis (centerfield), and Caleb Vogel (1st/2nd base). All three have been strong hitters and at the top of the lineup all season. Cruz has also made his mark at stealing bases.

The Varsity Boys’ went on to beat American Christian 15-0 in that May 8 game. As of May 22, the Varsity Boys are 9-5 overall and in 3rd place in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) with a 6-3 record.

The Senior Girls honored were: Reyna Lewis (manager), Alli Lushina (1st base), Paige Noble (3rd base), Alli Schlundt (2nd base), and Summer Scott (outfield). The Lady Cougars also beat American Christian 19-4 in their May 8 game. As of May 22, the Lady Cougars are 11-2 overall, and 7-1 in the TSCAC, ranked in 2nd place.

Thank you, seniors, and your families, for the important contributions you have made to ACS Athletics during your high school years. You will be missed!

Batters Up! Baseball, Softball Teams Make Strong Season Start

The Varsity Baseball and Softball teams are off to a strong start this spring, with both teams winning their season opener against Pilgrim Academy on April 4, just before Easter break. Since returning from the break, the Varsity Girls Softball team has racked up three more wins — against Calvary Christian, King’s Christian School, and American Christian School — and the Varsity Boys Baseball team has won two and lost one.

Two more games will round out the schedule for April — away at King’s Christian on April 27 and at home on April 28 against Gloucester County Christian School. Come on out and cheer for our Cougars.

The Varsity Girls Softball Team won the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) title last year and the Varsity Boys Baseball team finished in 2nd place last season, losing to Pilgrim Academy in the TSCAC Championship Game. Both ACS teams are looking to be conference contenders again this year.

The Varsity Girls Softball Team is being led by head coach Dara Kimmerley, in her 10th year as head coach. She is assisted by Lori Pearson, and Terry Vogel.

The 16 members of the Varsity Softball Team are: Isabell Alford, Alexis Andujar, Kaia Barbour, Sophia Costello, Rebecca DiMaio, Vera Huff, Evangelina Kim, Alli Lushina, Ava Nixon, Marley Odell, Paige Noble, Allison Schlundt, Summer Scott, Skyler Shivers, Taylor Sutton, and Kennedy Vasquez.

The Varsity Boys Baseball Team has a new head coach — alumnus Carl Phillips (’17). Phillips was a member of the ACS Varsity Baseball teams in 2016 and 2017 when they won the TSCAC Championship title and he served as an assistant coach in 2018 when the team also won the TSCAC Championship. Phillips is assisted by Brandon Keller.

The 12 members of the Varsity Baseball Team are: Robby Barberio, Logan Benson, John Cook, Charlie Costello, Richie Jackson, Josh Merlino, James Papanikolaou, Carson Payne, Seth Phillips, Adam Schlundt, Malachi Vasquez, and Caleb Vogel.

Pictured here are photos taken at the season opener at home of ACS versus Pilgrim Academy. Please check the Athletic Calendar on the ACS website or ACS App for all upcoming game schedules.

Winter Sports Season for Basketball and Cheer Teams Ready to Launch

An exciting winter sports season is ready to launch for our basketball and cheer teams, with the first Varsity basketball games scheduled for December 5 and 7 and the teams participating once again in the Del-Co Basketball Tournament in Pennsylvania on December 9 and 10. The ACS Cheer Team is looking forward to cheering at the first home games on December 13 against Cape May Tech.

Middle School basketball tryouts will be held on Monday, November 28, with the Middle School Boys’ team opening its season competing in the Dixie Howell Tournament in Ocean City on December 9. The game schedules for middle school and high school are accessible from the ACS app and on the ACS website under the “Athletics” tab and will be updated regularly as needed.

“There is a lot of enthusiasm for our winter sports and we are looking forward to a competitive season for all of our teams,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner. “We are pleased to welcome back a strong Varsity coaching staff that has invested a number of years into building programs that emphasize the fundamentals and produce teams that are exciting to watch. We hope to see lots of school families, alumni, and friends filling our bleachers again this year.”

Varsity Basketball

The Varsity Boys’ Basketball Team will be under head coach Drew Carney, assisted by Dan Carney. Under this coaching duo, the team has won three consecutive Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championships. The 17 members of the 2022 team are: Robby Barberio, Charlie Costello, Judah Dawkins, Jake DeNick, Noah Gibbs, Sam Glancey, AJ Gomez-Rugoff, Caden Kim, Sam Kirchoff, Josh Merlino, Evan Pearson, Jayden Sanchez, Adam Schlundt, Noah Stokes, Jericho Thomas, Malachi Vasquez, and Caleb Vogel.

The Varsity Girls’ Basketball Team will be led by head coach and ACS alumnus Kaylee Breunig (’12), in her 6th year as head coach, and assistant coach Dara Kimmerley. The 14 members of the 2022 team are: Daniella Ajayi, Isabell Alford, Alexis Andujar, Sophia Costello, Maddie DeNick, Gianna Flynn, Becca Kelley, Evangelina Kim, Reyna Lewis, Ava Nixon, Paige Noble, Skylar Shivers, Taylor Sutton, and Kennedy Vasquez.

Both teams will play American Christian School away in the first games of the season on December 5, traveling to Succasunna, NJ. On December 7, the Varsity Girls’ team will travel to Burlington, NJ to play the Doane Academy on December 7.  On December 9-10, both ACS teams will compete in the Del-Co Tournament, hosted by Delaware County Christian School in Newtown Square, PA. The first homes games will be on December 13, when ACS will face off in a non-conference game against Cape May Tech, with the Varsity Girls’ game starting at 4 p.m. and the Varsity Boys’ Game tipping off at 5:30 p.m.

Cheer

Twenty-two middle school and high school students are part of this year’s cheerleading squad, under head coach Morgan Gibson, assisted by Michelle Wheeler. Team tryouts were held in early September and the squad has been practicing weekly since that time. Practices will increase to four times a week in mid-December. The team will cheer at select home and away games and is preparing to compete in three upcoming ImpACT Cheer and Dance Competitions from January to March.

“We’re very excited about taking our Cheer Team to the next level and competing in a different division this year,” Gibson said. The Cheer Team achieved national recognition in the spring of 2022 after competing in several meets and being named the national grand champion in The ONE Finals School Cheer Division, Junior High Intermediate Level.

Gibson said the squad has been busy this fall leading several fundraisers to help cover the costs of competition entry fees, uniforms, cheer training equipment, and more.  The squad has raised some $5,000 toward their $15,000 goal by selling wristbands in October to Playland’s Castaway Cove and selling Spiritwear, s’mores kits, and doing face painting at Homecoming and the Under the Lights home soccer game on October 21.

The members of the cheer squad are: Ashlee Alford, Ava Barberio (captain), Annalena DiMaio, Rebecca DiMaio (captain), April Eaves, Mackenzie Flynn (captain), Makenzie Fresh, Kylie Jackson, Raslyn Jacoby, Emily Johnson, Grace Johnson, Abigail Kelley, Ava Lombardi, Autumn Loo, Kiara Loo, Tara Mccorkle, Madeline Neill, Solia Pecou, Chelsie Richards, Haven Sanchez (captain), Makayla Tomlinson, and Taylor Vola.

Varsity Soccer Season Gets Underway, Middle School Soccer Tryouts Run From Sept. 8-12

Our high school soccer pre-season got underway on August 22, with two weeks of practices before the Varsity Boys’ faced off against Life Center Academy in Westampton, NJ on September 1, losing a close 3-2 non-conference game against a nationally-ranked team. Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ Soccer Tryouts will be on September 8, 9, and 12, from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

In the September 1 game against Life Center, 10th grader Chase Leach scored both ACS goals and 12th grader Jake DeNick defended strong in the goal. The Varsity Boys will play in their first home game on Friday, September 9 against Abundant Life Academy of Nutley, NJ. Faculty member Chris Lopez is in his first year as the Boys’ Varsity Head Coach, leading a talented team that finished in second place last season in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC).

Both the Varsity Boys’ and Girls’ teams will play at home against American Christian School from Rockaway, NJ on September 12.  ACS alumnus Carly Witherow (’08) is in her 8th year as the Varsity Girls’ Head Coach, with five TSCAC championships under her belt.

ACS welcomes two new coaches for the Middle School teams — Silas Nixon for the Middle School Boys’ team and Becky Pineo for the Middle School Girls’ team. Any middle school student interested in playing on an ACS team should come prepared to tryouts with cleats, shin guards, a water bottle, and completed athletic participation forms. The packet of Athletic Forms is available in the school office and on the ACS App and website under the “Athletics” tab. An Athletic Fee of $150 will be due for all Middle School players on the team roster.

The Middle School teams will face their first opponent on Friday, September 16 at home against Gloucester County Christian School, with a 4 p.m. start time.

Athletic Calendars with information on all upcoming soccer games are posted on the ACS website and ACS App and are updated as needed. The calendars can be found on the “High School Athletic Calendar” and “Middle School Athletic Calendar” pages under the “Athletics” tab.

We’re looking forward to an exciting season. Come on out and support our outstanding and competitive soccer programs.

 

ACS Students Compete in Northern NJ Christian School Spelling Contest; Madelyn Petrinec Places 2nd in 4th Grade Level

Thirteen ACS students from the 2nd to the 8th grades competed in a Northern New Jersey Christian School Spelling Contest on October 14 and Madelyn Petrinec received a red ribbon for taking second place among 4th graders in the contest. The spelling contest was held at the Abundant Life Worship Center in Nutley, New Jersey and ACS was among eight schools who competed in the event.

“Maddie is a super star speller and we are proud of her,” said Spelling Club Advisor Jessica Martin. “This was the first time our school competed in this contest and it had a different format from our school’s annual spelling bee.”  Unlike the format of the ACS bee held each winter, the students did not know what words would be included in the contest and were not able to study ahead for them. “Our students did very well considering this different format, and we had several students who narrowly missed joining Maddie in the finals.” The bee format had students only competing at their specific grade levels and the top three spellers advanced to the finals for their grade.

The students selected to represent ACS in the contest were winners or runners-up in last year’s class-level spelling bees. The students who competed were:  Oritseyemi Pessu and Barrett Woods (2nd grade); Caitlyn Doucett and Charlotte Newman (3rd grade); Madelyn Petrinec and Luke Sabulao (4th grade); Mia Gaffney and Gaebriel Hahn-Chaney (5th grade); Nino Miranda and Matthew Coates (6th grade); Tommy Potenski and Nathanael Thompson (7th grade); and Gabriella Goodwin (8th grade).

The seven other schools who sent students to compete in the bee were: Abundant Life Academy, American Christian School, Eastern Christian School, Hawthorne Christian Academy, Sussex Christian School, The Arrow Academy, and Timothy Christian School.