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Creek baseball is a swinging success in District John Brouillard Sports Reporter
seniors. Joey Latulippe is catching behind the plate, first baseman Ross Appfel, third basemen, Josh Darnell and Andrew Springtime is almost here and that Eads, and shortstop Pablo Salinas. The means the baseball season is starting up. senior outfielders are Matt Rouse and The Clear Creek Wildcat baseball team is Bryce Sanders with Matt Birkenseher and ready for another year filled with many Norman Wittkamp playing outfield and victories. pitching. The They are senior pitchall excited ers are Trey about playThomas, Nick ing hard and Nitschmann, getting back and Lee Dolan. to the playThe senior off status. designated hitCoach ter is Justin Mallory has Ainsworth selected his and the pinch team for this hitter is Bano year and has Benavides. The some high juniors are secPhoto by Lauren Pourjahan expectaond baseman tions. “Our Jereme Brooks, standards are always set high, maybe more outfielder Christian Wooldrige, and pitcher so this year due to having several starters James Wooster. The only sophomore on back from the 2005 playoff team and hav- the team is pitcher Jared Cosart who transing so many seniors. We have a chance to ferred here from Clear Lake. be very successful this year. The main nuThe Wildcats are very motivated for cleus of last yearʼs team is returning. One this season, because they have been to question mark going into the season is very the playoffs ten years in a row and cerinexperienced varsity pitchers. We have tainly do not want to end their great streak. some good arms but majority of the staff Coach Mallory says, “These guys are self has very little varsity experience. Our two motivated...the wildcats have been to post “go to guys” from last year graduated.” season play for ten years in a row and they This yearʼs team consists of fourteen want not only to continue that consecutive
sting but we want to make it to the show pitcher/outfielder says, “The team really needs to pick up the intensity for us to be again...Austin!” Lee Dolan, a brand new part of the successful. Coach Mallory has given us all Wildcats baseball team who tried out last the skills and techniques and itʼs our turn week and made the team as a pitcher says, to use them and play well. We started out “ It is an awesome feeling to be a part of a a little shaky with the two losses but now baseball team again. I really have to work I think we will pick it up and start winning hard at this because all of the other players more consistently.” The last thing Coach Mallory wants have been playing longer than me. I have not played since the eighth grade. I am the students at Creek to know is that in one very excited to be apart of this great base- word, he describes the team as “Exciting.” The Wildball team cats would and hopelove all of your fully I can support at the do my part Creek baseball and help games this year. the team get They would back to the love everyone playoffs.” there cheering The them back to Wildcats the playoffs and currently they especially have been would love to victorious see Tha Militia over the being loud to Deer Park Photo by Lauren Pourjahan intimidate their Deer, the opposition. Humble Wildcats, Fort Bend Bush, and Houston Christian. The losses are from Klein Collins, Brenham, Memorial and tied a game against Louisville. With a first place finish Fri. 3/31 Home 7:00pm in the CCISD tournament, the Wildcats Tues. 4/04 Lake 7:00pm hope to continue winning. Matt Birkenshire, the Wildcats Fri. 4/07 Home 7:00pm
Up Coming Games...
Who do you think will win the NCAA Basketball tournament? Why?
George Mason, is a powerhouse team who beat many competitive opponents. Alec Korogodsky- 12th Grade
Duke, J.J. Reddick will carry the Blue Devils to another NCAA championship. Matt Hill- 12th grade
UConn Huskies, will win because they are the best and they have a great coach. Mike Greenleaf- 12th grade
Bringing family and athletes together on the bowling lanes Kelsey Wiley Sports Editor
been bowling with Jamie. The Unified part of the Special Olympics pairs a family member or friend with an athlete in a Over the February 8-10 weekend, sport that they excel at. This concept has Jamie Capwell, a been around 2004 Creek gradusince the midate, and Samantha 1980s to proCapwell, a freshvide a level of man here at Creek, challenge for competed in the higher abilUnified Special ity athletes Olympics National and to promote Bowling tournaequality and ment in Corpus inclusion. Christi. They “It ofwalked away with fers a positive two medals: a silver foundation for medal against 68 activity beteams and a bronze tween special Photo by Fallan Drago medal against 38 education and teams. general educaFor the past two years, Samantha has tion students, family members, and adult
athletes and volunteers,” says Bobbi Capwell, their mother. This experience is not only good for the Unified athletes, who improve their physical fitness, sharpen their skills, challenge the competition, and have fun,
but also for the partners who accompany them. “People say these folks have disabilities but they are just differently enabled in a way most people should only admire,” said Margie Shaw, a coach from Alabama.