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Varsity Softball Team Wins Conference Championship, Baseball Team Finishes in 3rd Place; ACS Receives MVP, Coach of Year, and All-Star Awards

The Varsity Girls Softball Team won the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference championship on June 3, beating The Pilgrim Academy 20-10, in a game that ended early in the 5th inning under the 10-run rule. The win went to starting pitcher Ava Nixon, and strong, steady play from at least eight Lady Cougars who were red hot at the plate, hitting singles, doubles, and triples throughout the game.

An enthusiastic crowd of ACS parents and friends cheered on the Lady Cougars from the stands, including members of the Varsity Baseball Team, who had won their Tournament Consolation Game earlier in the day, beating Calvary Academy 8-3 to finish the season in 3rd place. Both games were played at the Stockton University athletic fields.

“We’re grateful to all our players and coaches for making this such a memorable season,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner. “We never gave up and aimed to play our best in every game and the hard work paid off.”

The Lady Cougars finished the regular season with a 14-2 overall record and were 9-1 in the conference. ACS entered the playoffs tied for first place with The Pilgrim Academy. The Lady Cougars beat Gloucester County Christian School 12-4 in the semi-final playoff game to advance to the TSCAC championship game.

The Varsity Boys Baseball Team had an overall record of 9-7 at the end of the regular season and were in 3rd place in the conference with a 6-5 record. ACS lost 7-6 to The Pilgrim Academy in the semi-final playoff game to advance to the consolation game in the final tournament.

After the tournament games, TSCAC awards were announced and for the second consecutive year junior shortstop Evangelina Kim was named the TSCAC Softball MVP and Varsity Softball Coach Dara Kimmerley received the TSCAC Softball Coach of the Year Award. Ten ACS players were named All-Stars — six from our championship-winning softball team and four from our 3rd place-finishing baseball team.

The six ACS Varsity Girls who were named All-Stars were: Evangelina Kim, Paige Noble, and Taylor Sutton (1st team); and Kaia Barbour, Alli Lushina, and Ava Nixon (2nd team). The four ACS Varsity Boys named All-Stars were: Charlie Costello and Robby Barberio (1st team); and Seth Phillips and Adam Schlundt (2nd team).

Congratulations to all our coaches for a memorable season — Varsity Baseball Head Coach Carl Phillips, an ACS 2017 alumnus, and assistant coaches Robert Barberio and Brendan Keller, and Varsity Softball Coach Dara Kimmerley and assistant coaches Lori Pearson and Richie Jackson.

Photo credit: Shannon Kim

 

 

 

 

Fun Activities Planned for Spirit Week — Jan. 27-Feb. 3

A series of fun activities, including themed dress-down days with prizes for the best dressed, are planned for Spirit Week — from Friday, January 27 to Friday, February 3. Students in K-12th grade, staff, school families, and friends are encouraged to participate and show their school spirit as the ACS basketball teams get ready to play several exciting home games.

Spirit Week will kick off with “Green-and-White Day” on Friday, January 27, as ACS hosts King’s Christian School at home, and will culminate with “Whiteout Day” on Friday, February 3, when ACS will face off against The Pilgrim Academy at home. Students dressed in all white at the February 3 games will get free admission.

Athletic Director Pam Hitchner said the ACS middle school and high school basketball teams are posting strong, winning records and fans are filling the stands at home games to cheer them on to victory.

The Middle School Boys’ Team, under head coach Josh Clark, is undefeated with a 12-0 record, and the Middle School Girls’ Team, under head coach Dan Vasquez, has a 4-2 record in the Atlantic Cape Junior High League. The Varsity Boys’ Team, under head coach Drew Carney, is 8-5 overall and 3-0 in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference (TSCAC) and the Varsity Girls’ Team is 13-5 overall and 3-0 in the TSCAC.

Athletic Director Hitchner, who has organized Spirit Week, wants to see every student and staff member show their school spirit by participating in the Spirit Week activities. She said students who are best dressed according to each day’s theme will be selected for prizes.

No ripped jeans or leggings or tight or yoga-style pants are allowed on any day. If you have elementary PE class on any of the days, you need to wear sneakers so you can participate in gym class. Any students choosing not to participate should come to school in their regular school uniform.

The chart below lists the lineup of activities planned for Spirit Week:

 

Varsity Boys’ Soccer Team to Play in TSCAC Championship Game Saturday, Varsity Girls to Play in Consolation Game

We’re in the Championship Game! Our Varsity Boys’ Soccer Team is headed to the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championship Match on Saturday, November 5 and will face King’s Christian School for the Championship Title. The TSCAC Finals are being held at Cairn University in Langhorne, PA. The start time for the Varsity Boys’ Final Match is 4 p.m. Come on out and cheer our Cougars to victory!

The ACS Varsity Boys’ team, seeded #2 at the end of the regular season, won 4-3 in an exciting, hard-fought semi-final playoff match at home against The Pilgrim Academy on Thursday to advance to the Championship Game. This is the second year in a row that the ACS Varsity Boys’ team has advanced to play in the Championship Game.

The #3-seeded Varsity Girls’ team lost their semi-final game to #2-seeded Gloucester County Christian School and will play in the consolation game against Calvary Academy at Cairn University starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday.

Three players on the Varsity Boys’ team scored in Thursday’s semi-final playoff game versus The Pilgrim Academy. From left: Manny Johnson (1 goal), James Papanikolaou (2 goals), and David O’Donnell (1 goal). Goalie Jake DeNick, far right, had 6 saves.

The Varsity Boys’ team, under head coach Chris Lopez, finished the regular season in second place with a 8-2 record in the conference, and overall record of 12-6. In Thursday’s semi-final playoff game against The Pilgrim Academy, three players scored for ACS — 10th grader James Papanikolaou, 2 goals; 11th grader Manny Johnson, 1 goal; and 9th grader David O’Donnell, 1 goal. 12th grade goalie Jake DeNick had six saves. 12th grader Tommy Ellison had two assists and 11th grader Manny Johnson and 10th grader Chase Leach each had one assist.

The Varsity Girls’ team, under head coach Carly Witherow, finished in third place in the regular season with a 7-3 record in the conference, and a 10-4 record overall. In Thursday’s semi-final playoff game, 12th grader Eden Wilson scored the one goal for ACS.

Admission to the games will be $2 per student, $3 per adult, and $10 max per family. Cairn University is located at 200 Manor Avenue in Langhorne, PA.

 

 

 

 

 

Varsity Baseball, Softball Teams to Play in TSCAC Championship Games on Sat., May 29

We’re in the Championship Games!  The Varsity Boys’ Baseball and Varsity Girls’ Softball teams are heading into the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Championship game on Saturday, May 29, after beating Calvary Academy’s teams in semi-final playoff games on Tuesday, May 25.

Come out and cheer for our Cougars as they both face off against Pilgrim Academy in the final matches that will also be played at Pilgrim Academy.  The Girls’ Softball Championship Game will begin at 12:30 p.m. and the Boys’ Baseball Championship Game will begin at 1 p.m.

The Varsity Boys’ baseball team, under head co-coaches Ben Chapman and Gus Casey, were seeded second entering the playoffs.  Playing at home, ACS beat Calvary Academy 5-4 in the semi-final game, with 10th grader Caleb Vogel hitting in the first run in the bottom of the 5th inning. Senior Joshua Jacoby followed suit, hitting a stand up double in the bottom of the 6th inning and starting a rally that ended up with ACS scoring four runs in that inning.

The Varsity Girls’ softball team, under head coach Dara Kimmerley, beat Calvary Academy 13-3, playing away at Calvary. ACS and Calvary were tied for second place going into the semi-playoff game.  Senior pitcher Shelby Einwechter pitched a complete game with six strike-outs and went 3 for 3 at bat. Freshman shortstop Evangelina Kim went 5 for 5 with a double. Senior catcher Chloe Vogel went 2 for 3 with two singles and senior Sydney Pearson, who plays 1st base, went 1 for 3 with a triple. Coach Kimmerley is assisted by ACS parents Lori Pearson and Terry Vogel.

Congratulations to our players and coaches for working hard all season and making it to the Championship Games. Go Cougars!  The TSCAC gate fees on Saturday will be $2/students; $3/Adults; $10/per family.

 

ACS Middle School, High School Athletes Sweep TSCAC Track Meet

Congratulations to the 60 ACS middle school and high school students who competed in the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference Track Meet on Thursday, May 6 and earned medals and top team honors. All four ACS teams — the High School Boys’ and Girls’ teams and the Middle School Boys’ and Girls’ teams — finished in first place with the highest number of points earned among the teams from six other regional Christian schools who participated.

Overall, ACS received 34 first place medals — with the Middle School Girls’ earning 10, the Middle School Boys’ earning 8, the High School Girls with 7, and the High School Boys had 9.

“I’m very grateful for the outstanding efforts of the entire ACS family that all worked together, using their various gifts and talents, to make this track meet a success,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner, who organized the meet. This is the 14th year that ACS has hosted the Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference track at its campus.  The other schools participating in the meet were: Abundant Life Academy, Ambassador Christian Academy, Cumberland Christian School, Gloucester County Christian School, King’s Christian School, and The Pilgrim Academy.

The day-long event, held under sunny, blue skies, saw several middle school and high school athletes set school and meet records. The track and field athletes and their individual accomplishments will be recognized at the year-end sports awards ceremonies.

Hitchner said that the ACS runners shined particularly bright during the meet, taking first place in all 12 relay races held. Several middle school and high school athletes also made significant contributions to their teams. 7th grader Sophia Costello scored 14 points for her Middle School Girls’ team and 8th grader Isabell Alford scored 12. For the Middle School Boys’ team, 8th grader Jayden Sanchez led all teammates, scoring 13 points. On the High School Girls’ team, 10th graders Paige Noble and Reyna Lewis led their team with 12 and 10 points, respectively.  For the High School Boys, 10th grader Cruz Lewis scored 15 points and his 11th grade brother, Cole, scored 7. Collectively, the three Lewis siblings scored 32 points over the course of the meet.

A large volunteer team of students, alumni, and parents helped manage the 20 track and field events in the meet, serving as timers, working at the scorer’s table, and cooking and serving at the concessions stand. In particular, Hitchner recognized and thanked several individuals for their efforts: PE teacher Ben Chapman, for field preparation of the meet competition areas;  PE teacher Kaylee Breunig, who served as Hitchner’s assistant;  alumni parent Larry Martin, who oversaw the scorer’s table; substitute teacher Mike Bohs, who served as the official starter of all the races; Jeff Wolf, who served as the “Clerk of Course,” assisted by his daughter, Renee; and PTF President Terry Vogel, who headed up the concessions stand that raised funds to support the ACS Athletic Department.

CLICK HERE to view a photo gallery of the Track Meet.

 

 

 

Middle School Basketball Teams Off to a Great Start

Atlantic Christian School’s Middle School Girls’ and Boys’ basketball teams are off to a great start in the Atlantic Cape Junior High League, both with strong winning records at this half-way point in the season.

“Both teams have a lot of talented players who can defend and score and they’re doing very well,” said Athletic Director Pam Hitchner. “One highlight in the season so far has been beating Saint Joseph Regional School at their home court in Somers Point. They always have good teams and this is the first time in several years that both of our teams have beat them.”

The MS Girls’ team, led by Grant Miller in his second year has head coach, is undefeated in the Atlantic Cape League with a 6-0 record, and is 6-2 overall. The two losses came in early December at the start of the season when ACS played in the Dixie Howe Tournament in Ocean City. The MS Boys’ team, under second year head coach Lee Martin, has a 5-1 record in the Atlantic Cape League and is 7-2 overall. The team won 2 out of 3 games in the Dixie Howe Tournament.