Scholar Athletes

Wynford Recognizes Student-Athletes

By: Todd Enders, "Royal Times"

Chris Solis, athletic director, wants to recognize Wynford student athletes by starting a new program for students in grades 9-12. All students who participate in a fall,  winter, or spring sport will have the opportunity to be recognized. In order to be eligible, each student must earn a 3.5 grade point average during the previous quarter of their current sport. Mr. Solis said, "Our athletes put in a tremendous amount of time in the classroom as well as outside of the classroom. I believe our athletes are students first and athletes second, and I want to see that they get recognition for this accomplishment." Wynford's first class of scholar athletes for cheerleading, cross country, golf, volleyball, and football are as follows:

Cheerleading: Allie Crall, Shelby Sipe, Taylor Leonhardt, Hannah Underwood, and Hannah Zeigler.

Missing from photo: Hannah Underwood

Cross Country: David Blank, Nathan Weithman, Chelsea Mosley, Ellie Richmond, Aryn Copeland, Kaleigh Swalley, and Madi Schiefer.

Missing from photo: Chelsea Mosley

Golf: MacKenton Johnson and Annika Gerlach.

Volleyball: Brooke Miller, Maci Cooper, Rhieannae Cory, Alyssa Harrer, Mallory Moore, Hayley McCoy, Sarah Ogden, Alexus Ross, Janai Troutman, and Tara Zinser.

Football: Trey Smith, Cole Fortner, James Guinther, Nate Sparks, Dalton Benson, Zach Hoffman, and Dylan McLaughlin. 

Missing from photo: Nate Sparks

In the future, Mr. Solis would like this program to become part of the annual banquet for each sport. He wants each athlete to be recognized as a scholar athlete while participating in a sport at Wynford. Please take a moment to congratulate these students, as the photos of each student athlete will be posted in the cafeteria trophy case.

Mini Cheerleading

Elementary Students Get Excited at Mini Cheer Night

By: Kylee Brown, “Royal Times”

Wynford cheerleaders had their annual mini cheer night on Friday, September 24, 2014. The varsity cheerleaders along with approximately 100 prospective mini cheerleaders cheered the Royals on to victory against the Mohawk Warriors, 49-7. The mini cheerleaders were taught 10 chants during the three clinics that were held after school for an hour and a half. During the clinics, the mini cheerleaders competed in a splits contest. Each day the varsity cheerleaders chose a camper of the week. The camper of the week had to exemplify great traits of a cheerleader. As a cheerleader, their cheering skills had to stand out, they had to take leadership roles, and they had to help other mini cheerleaders during camp. If a mini cheerleader was selected as camper of the week, the varsity cheerleaders gave them prizes. At the end of camp all the mini cheerleaders got their picture taken with the varsity cheerleaders. The 5th and 6th grade cheerleaders that were involved in the camp got to cheer an additional quarter during the varsity football game. This was a great opportunity for Wynford Elementary students to get involved with cheerleading and support the Wynford High School football team. The mini cheerleaders also got a chance to learn what cheerleading is all about.

Football Alumni Reunion

1st ANNUAL FOOTBALL ALUMNI REUNION

EVENTS FOR THE EVENING INCLUDE:

*******All former football players who graduated from Wynford*******

5:45 pm – Ag. Shop at Wynford High School (Mr. Hoffman’s Shop)

·      FOOD PROVIDED FOR THE PLAYERS – MINI CHOPS, COLESLAW, CHIPS, AND POP

·      CREATE A GROUP TO SUPPORT THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM – “GRIDIRON BACKERS”

·      YOU WILL RECEIVE FREE ADMISSION INTO THE GAME

·      DONATIONS ACCEPTED TO HELP SPONSOR TWO 25 SECOND CLOCKS RECOGNIZING CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP AND PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

6:50 pm – Pre-game speech in the Field House

6:55pm – Football Alumni – “Gridiron Backers” lead the football team on the field

7:00pm – BEAT CRESTLINE!

WHO:  Football Player Reunion

WHERE:  Ag. Shop at Wynford High School

WHEN:  Oct. 3 @5:45pm for Crestline Game

WHY:  To form a group of former players to support our program, Glory Days, and have some laughs

FACTS:  We will have some food for you.  Mini pork chops, coleslaw, chips and drinks

****YOU WILL RECEIVE ADMISSION INTO THE GAME****

PLEASE CALL TO TELL US YOU ARE GOING TO BE PART OF THIS ACTIVITY – LEAVE A MESSAGE AT THE HIGH SCHOOL WITH YOUR NAME AND THE YEAR YOU GRADUATED.

CONTACT THE HIGH SCHOOL OFFICE 419-562-7828.  PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD TO ALL FORMER PLAYERS, COACHES, AND MANAGERS.  GO ROYALS!

EVENT SPONSOR:  WYNFORD ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT AND DICK LEUTHOLD

Freshman Football

Devils Can’t Weather Royal Storm

By: Mason Johnson, “Royal Times”

The Royals freshman football team had a fantastic game against the Carey Blue Devils on Monday, September 22nd. The game was much closer than the score entailed. The first touchdown was scored on a one yard quarterback sneak by Wyatt Smith. The two point conversion failed. The Blue Devils marched right down the field answering with a touchdown and a two point conversion making the score 8-6, Carey. Wynford and Carey battled back and forth until Robbie Miller broke a long run to the three yard line, and Wyatt Smith punched it in on a quarterback sneak. Robbie Miller ran in the two point conversion making the score 14-8, Royals. In the middle of the second quarter, Carey scored another touchdown tying the score at 14. Later in the second quarter, Jordan Imbody caught a 15 yard touchdown pass in the endzone from Wyatt Smith making the score 20-14. The Devils marched right down the field and scored, converting the two point conversion, taking the lead 22-20. The Royals went three and out and were forced to punt giving the Blue Devils offense the ball on the 50 with about two minutes left in the first half. Carey marched right down the field for a last second chance to score. With time running out in the half, Carey attempted a long pass into the endzone where Jordan Imbody came up with a big interception returning it to the 30 yard line as time expired. The Royals had momentum on their side after the big interception to end the first half. When the Royals got the ball back to start the second half, they put together an impressive drive where Robbie Miller marched in for a 20 yard run. The Royals also converted the two point conversion giving the Royals the lead 28-22. The Royals made a big defensive stop and never looked back. The Royals put together another impressive drive leading to another big touchdown run from Robbie Miller with Zach Houck’s run completing the two point conversion. The Royals defense locked down the Carey triple option offense in the second half giving the Royals a 36-22 win. The freshman record improves to 3-1 for the year. Wynford is back in action on Monday, September 29th at Mohawk.

Volleyball Versus Carey

Pass, Set, Cure!

By: Lauren Auck, “Royal Times”

The Carey Blue Devils came into Royal territory looking for their second win against the Lady Royals. This game was also the Volley for the Cure game. The gym was filled with pink and excitement. To start off the night, the JV lost their first set 25-20 and then lost their second set 25-18. Before the varsity game, the volleyball team announced the pink king, Tyler Hatcher. Then the games began. The score went back and forth until eventually both teams tied at 13. The Royals then took the lead with an ace by Brooke Miller. Alyssa had the winning point with a kill, that gave the Lady Royals a win, 25-23. Set two started with a gym filled with excitement. The Royals trailed until Alyssa Harrer got them back in the game with a kill giving the Blue Devils a 19-16 lead. The gym was loud and bouncing with Carey ahead, 22-20. The Blue Devils won the second set, 25-20. With the third set underway, the Lady Blue Devils took an early lead, 5-0. Harrer finally got the Royals on the board, 6-1. As the game continued with excitement, both teams continued going back and forth with the score at 22-21 in favor of the Blue Devils. Harrer and Rhieannae Cory blocked a kill attempt by Carey and tied the game at 22, giving the Royals some momentum to end the set. Cory served and helped the Royals win the third set, 27-25. In between the third and fourth games, students Ellie Richmond and Haylee Johnson competed in a serving competition. Haylee Johnson won the competition, winning a gift card to Bakers Sports Shack. The gym was bouncing with a screaming student section. It comes down to this set! Maci Cooper was on fire with a total of six kills in the set. The Lady Royals were led in this set with big kills coming from Cooper, Mallory Moore, Sarah Ogden, and Harrer. Cory was back serving game point, but Carey received it and added a point making it 24-18, Wynford. Those were

the last points the Royals would surrender to Carey. With Carey serving, the Royals executed a perfect pass to Cory as she set Ogden and slammed it down giving the Royals a 25-18 win. Alyssa Harrer led the Royals in kills with a total of 25. Brooke Miller led the Royals with 26 digs, and Harrer, Miller, and Cory all had four aces to lead the Lady Royals. The Lady Royals fought against breast cancer and came up with a win in a 4 set match, 25-23, 20-25, 27-25, 25-18. The Lady Royals volleyball team is back in action this Thursday at Mohawk High School.

Wynford Volleyball

Reigning Buckettes Defeat Lady Royals

By: Hannah Langston, "Royal Times"

Although the Royals kept the energy up, they could not get passed Buckette’s strong defense and their skillful offense. The girls got off to a rough start in the first set, with the score ending up 25-12, Buckeye. They tried not to let that discourage them going into the second set, and kept up with the Buckettes for a while. The Buckeye girls were not about to let up on the Royals at any time. They kept their winning streak up with the final score of the second set 25-14, Buckeye. Junior, Jade Stuckman said, “It’s not the best I’ve seen our team play, and I know we can do better than what we did. We just couldn’t keep up, their a really good team.  We’re going to do everything we can to improve as a team.”  Leading the team in digs was Alyssa Harrer, Mallory Moore, and Brooke Miller with a combined total of 30. Alyssa Harrer connected on eight kills, despite the Buckette’s strong defense. Going in to the third set, Coach Shauna Hurles was not about to let the team get discouraged. She kept them motivated until the end. Although, the final score of the last set found the Royals on the losing end, 25-14, giving Buckeye the match 3-0. The Lady Royals do not plan on giving up any time soon, so catch them back in action at 5:30 on Thursday, September 18, at Ridgedale. Where they will be redeeming themselves and gaining faith back in their team. In junior varsity action, the Buckette’s handed the Royals a loss in two sets, 25-19, 25-15.

Junior High Volleyball

Wynford and Crawford Battle It Out 

By: Morgan Hardymon, "Royal Times" 

Wynford seventh and eighth grade junior high volleyball split with Colonel Crawford. The seventh grade volleyball team beat the Eagles in two games. Both teams gave a great effort with the first set ending, 25-10, in favor of Wynford. The second set was a more intense battle between the two teams, and Wynford managed to take the set, 25-20.
In the eighth grade volleyball game it was a constant battle between the two teams, needing three sets to determine a winner. In the first set, Wynford won 25-22.  Crawford took the next two sets, 25-23, 25-18. All the teams played their hearts out, and they will be back in action on Thursday at 5 p.m. against Carey.