News and Announcements
Lauren Fernandez-Miller Named Setter of the Week
Lauren Fernandez-Miller (Village c/o 2015), and starter on the women’s Volleyball team at The University of St. Thomas, was named “Setter of the Week” for the Red River Conference.
“Fernandez-Miller set up the Celts’ offense with 59 assists in a 2-1 week. The sophomore setter averaged 6.6 assists per set and posted a high of 25 assists in a sweep of Langston University (Okla.). Fernandez-Miller also chipped in 28 digs and three service aces. The Houston native is currently second in the RRAC in total assists (311) and third in the RRAC in assists per set (4.9). The Celts lead the conference at 3-0 in league play and 9-9 on the season.” (Redriverconference.com)
To read the full article, click the link below:
http://www.redriverconference.com/article/1672.php
Positive Coaching Alliance Back to School Tips
The Village School partners with Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) to better serve our student-athletes, coaches, and parents. PCA provides us with ongoing workshops that help create the culture within our athletic department to better our athletes both on and off the court. They teach us to honor the game, develop leaders, and help us reach closer to personal mastery. They also teach us how to learn positive life lessons through sports.
Here are a few “Back to School Tips” for our athletes, parents, and coaches:
- Coaches Cultivating A Caring Climate is a podcast with Mary Fry, Director of the University of Kansas Sport and Exercise Psychology Lab, who explains how and why athletes thrive under coaches who care.
- Parents’ Roles In Achieving Balance Between Sports And Academics contains advice from former Stanford University gymnast Shelly Goldberg, who explains exactly how her parents held her accountable with an eye toward lifelong success.
- Time Management For Student-Athletes provides great advice for keeping the “student” in student-athlete. Specific tips include studying on the bus to away games.
o http://devzone.positivecoach.org/resource/article/time-management-guidelines-student-athletes
Please visit our Positive Coaching Alliance page on our website to access additional videos:
http://www.teampages.com/organizations/2542/pages/100560
See attached document for more information
The document Back to School Tips and Tools was attached to this post.
Varsity Football Get a Tough Road Win!
Our Village Vikings Football team earned an important 34-22 road win on Friday Night, at St. Joseph Catholic. The Vikings were in control throughout the game, but could not pull away from the Eagles. Junior Max P came up big in the final quarter, recording an interception, as well as forcing an Eagles fumble. Senior running back, Khalil M, was dominant. He carried the ball 28 times, for 220 yards, and 4 TDs. The Vikings offense had their best game of 2016, as Kaelin R also passed for 154 yards, including a long touchdown pass to Jeremy S. Below are some highlights from Friday Night’s win.
The Vikings are in action on Saturday, September 17th, at 6:00PM at Houston Christian High School. Come support your Village Viking football team!
Varsity Football Get a Tough Road Win!
Our Village Vikings Football team earned an important 34-22 road win on Friday Night, at St. Joseph Catholic. The Vikings were in control throughout the game, but could not pull away from the Eagles. Junior Max P came up big in the final quarter, recording an interception, as well as forcing an Eagles fumble. Senior running back, Khalil M, was dominant. He carried the ball 28 times, for 220 yards, and 4 TDs. The Vikings offense had their best game of 2016, as Kaelin R also passed for 154 yards, including a long touchdown pass to Jeremy S. Below are some highlights from Friday Night’s win.
The Vikings are in action on Saturday, September 17th, at 6:00PM at Houston Christian High School. Come support your Village Viking football team!
HS Cross Country Dominates at the LSA Invitational
On Saturday, September 10th, the high school Cross Country team competed in the Lutheran South Invitational. It was their second meet of the year, and one that featured a number of teams from varying TAPPS classifications. The boy’s Varsity dominated the race, finishing in first place while capturing 4 of the top 9 spots. Among those finishers was Alex A-E, who came in 1st place overall with a time of 17:06.0. Eduardo G, Kaushal P, and Marco S were also in the top 10 overall. This was a historic achievement as it marked the first Village High School’s first meet win ever. Coach Mastro was incredibly proud of his team and all of the hard work they have put in so far this year. Once it was realized the team had won, Coach Mastro was jumping around yelling, “we’re getting hardware, we’re getting hardware!” Coach Mastro later went on to say, “This was important for me. Not simply because I enjoy winning, but because I know the sacrifices made by the parents, student-athletes, dorm parents, and coaches are large. So I want to take this time to thank everyone for the efforts they have been putting in and to recognize some accomplishments and individual improvements that have occurred in a very short period of time.”
“First, congratulations to Doris M and Alex A-E for winning their respective Varsity races yesterday. Other Varsity medalists were Eduardo G (3rd), Kaushal P (8th), Marco S (9th), and Mack H (20th). Lance V earned a 6th place medal in the Boys JV race. Congrats to all medalists.
Regarding notable improvements(there are many but these standout) and in no particular order:
1: Max S took two full minutes off of his 2 Mile time from last week.
2: Manasi R took 48 seconds of her 2 Mile time last week.
3: Reuben W took almost a full minute off of his 2 Mile time from last week.
4: Chris B took 43 seconds off of his 2 Mile time.
5: Mack H has slashed over 2 minutes off of his 2 Mile time vs last year at this time.
The high school Cross County team is back at it again this weekend as they compete in the 2nd Baptist Soaring Eagle Invitational. The meet starts at 8:00 AM at the 2nd Baptist West Campus. Good luck to all of our runners and keep up the great work!
Go Vikings!
