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mettle of honor Southlake provides many opportunities for our Dragon athletes to shine in the public eye. Our magazines, events, websites, radio shows, social media and livestreams have all helped them build upon their public speaking skills.

Over the years of publishing Dragon Pride, we’ve enjoyed interviewing a wide variety of Dragons, with those interviews running the gamut from speechless to savvy.

Defending state wrestling champion Bayley Trang, who adorns this month’s cover, was quite reserved when it was time for her close-up. Nevertheless, the photos speak volumes. Quiet determination shines through when I look upon this rising star.

It’s determination that led her from the depths of getting cut from varsity as a freshman to a championship medal by the end of her sophomore year. I encourage you to read our feature, “Wrestling Success,” to learn more about this amazing young athlete.

Bayley is just one of many Dragons who have shown resilience under demanding circumstances. Justin Leonard’s boys cross-country team brought home its third consecutive state championship, two Dragon basketball players reached 1,000 career points and 36 Dragons signed letters of intent to play their sport at the next level.

In its 36th installment, Dragon Pride is chock-full of champions.

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CARROLL SPORTS IN REVIEW

Recapping the 2021-2022 athletic seasons

WRESTLING WONDER 22 Bayley Trang is making a name for herself

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SPOTLIGHT

Catch up on the latest news in Dragon Athletics

DIVING WITH DRAGONS

Coach Anastasia Pozdniakova reflects on her first year

COLLEGIATE ATHLETES

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TENNIS

ROSTER Head Coach: Corey Aldridge Assistant Coach: Abby White BOYS Peter Avalos Jameson Berlew Tyler Carnahan Gabe Farias Avinash Kakarala Avi Kumar Nick Lane Andy Li Garrett Lowe Brandon Ruiz Colin Scruggs Aidan Twamley Evan Vu Ishaan Warrier Johnathan Wrehe

Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

GIRLS Rosabella Andrade Isabella Bass Sophia Bass Renee Battini Brennan Becicka Madelyn Clark Nithya Kalluri Sydney Minotti Greta Neiman Caroline Schneider Laura Zhang

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SEASON RECAP

ABOUT THE TEAM Like a stack of dominoes, the work and effort of individual athletes provide an example that motivates teammates to follow. Such is the case with Colin Scruggs and Brennan Becicka, the No. 1 players on the boys and girls tennis teams who help set a winning tone for the Dragons.

“Those two have been on varsity since they were freshmen,” Carroll tennis coach Corey Aldridge says. “Not only are they leading by what they do on the court and their successes — they're leading by example.”

The team effort from both the boys and the girls led to a 14-4 record and a trip to the Region I Final, though the Dragons fell just short of a trip to state.

But the loss of Scruggs and Becicka, as well as a total of five of the team's top 12 players (two boys and three girls) means that other players will need to be ready to take leadership roles next season.

“Somebody will step up,” Aldridge says. “You don't always know who, but somebody will.”

Juniors Avi Kumar for the boys team and Bella Andrade for the girls are top candidates to take the No. 1 spots next fall. With 12 current juniors returning, the heavy senior presence should have an impact in 2022.

somebody will step up. you don't always know who, but somebody will.

— Head Coach Corey Aldridge

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The Carroll tennis team looked sharp as the fall season reached full swing. Compiling a 14-4 record and receiving a No. 6 ranking by the Texas Tennis Coaches Association (TTCA), the Dragons reached the Region I finals for a chance to earn a berth to the UIL tennis state tournament.

That was before tennis juggernaut Plano West stopped Carroll in their tracks during the regional final on Oct. 22, defeating the Dragons 10-2. Ranked No. 1 in the state by the TTCA, Plano West was the hurdle Carroll couldn't clear to reach state in 2020 as well.

“That [Plano West] boys team is probably one of the best in the country,” head coach Corey Aldridge says. “But if you're going to lose to somebody, you want to lose to someone who wins it all, and that was the case.”

It wasn't the first time Carroll fell to Plano West in 2021. Two of the Dragons' four losses came at the hands of the eventual state champs, including an early-season meet on Aug. 18.

Keller (No. 12 in the state) was the Dragons' biggest challenge during the District 4-6A competition, but Carroll handled their district match with a 14-5 final. Collectively, the Dragons outscored all six 4-6A opponents by a 104-10 total.

Entering the postseason, Carroll looked even more dominant, defeating LD Bell, Wolfforth Frenship, Abilene and Coppell in a 42-1 match total to advance to the Region I final where they fell to Plano East.

“I thought that our kids competed well overall and I thought that we had great team chemistry,” Aldridge says.

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Head Coach: David Markley Assistant Coaches: Jon Cravens, Jordan Willis, Dustin Burchfield, Cade McCrary 1 Justin Perez 2 Roman Rolle 3 Austin Stipetic 4 Ben Estis 10 Eric Blanchard 11 Christian O’Connor 12 Carter Ruck 13 RJ Maryland 15 Christian Berkland 20 Trevor Haddock 23 Taye Johnson 24 Jack Lawson 32 Jared Hamell 33 Will Dyer 34 Bosa Okafo

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ABOUT THE TEAM Averaging 58.2 points per game this season, Carroll’s offensive prowess has impressed first-year coach David Markley, who knows his players can be counted on to put up points when needed.

“If you draw something up on the board, they can go run it,” Markley says.

“If you can put five shooters on the floor at one time, it’s really hard to guard.”

Senior point guard Ben Estis, who recently hit 1,000 career points, leads the charge offensively for the Dragons, averaging 16 points per game as Carroll’s top scorer. Junior shooting guard Carter Ruck joins forces with Estis to form a dynamic backcourt duo. Ruck averages 15.3 points per game and leads the team in assists (4.6 per game), steals (1.6) and deflections (1.5).

Sophomore Christian O'Connor (6-foot-3-inches) adds 10.4 points per game, while senior football All-American RJ Maryland joined the team full time during the Christmas tournaments, bringing an athletic power presence to the inside.

Markley says his team is learning to develop toughness to overcome any athleticism they may lack as a team.

“For us, the question is ‘Are we going to guard?’” he says. “If we can guard and we can rebound, then we've got a great chance.”

that's what we talk about — putting the work in every day, and you can see that it's paying off.

—H ead Coach David Markley 10 • WINTER ’22

Taking over the Carroll boys basketball program this season was enticing to coach David Markley, a Grapevine native who was well aware of the Dragons’ determined players and expectations for success. He also wanted to help end the Carroll boys' recent playoff drought.

“I've told my guys, ‘I'm not here for a rebuild.’ That's not fair to our seniors and what they've put in,” says Markley, who guided the Chisholm Trail boys basketball team to three playoff trips and a district crown.

After a 10-11 non-district start, the Dragons returned to district competition ready to slug it out. An impressive win over Keller Timber Creek on Jan. 11 improved Carroll's district record to 2-1 after stumbling in the District 4-6A opener against Keller Central in late December.

Lessons learned in tough outings could pay dividends for the Dragons down the stretch. Carroll faced Richardson (ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 2 in the nation by MaxPreps) in early December and was handed a lopsided loss. The Dragons fell in a close 57-53 loss to Grapevine early in the season and faced competitive teams in Magnolia and Cedar Hill.

Now it's about converting those experiences into district wins. Playing solid competition like Byron Nelson (16-6), Keller (16-8) and Keller Central (14-10) should test Carroll's mettle, but Markley says they're up for the challenge.

“That's what we talk about — putting the work in every day, and you can see that it's paying off,” he says.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

ROSTER Head Coach: Robyn McCoart Assistant Coaches: Rosana Barbosa, Dawn Pittman, Callie Pomroy, Sally Allsbrook 2 4 10 12 14 15 20 21 22 23 24 32 33

Caitlin Slowik Olivia Knight Milania Jordan Taryn Barnes Maya Popiel Emily Berutti Camryn Tade Kylie Swanson Katah Gunter Kayle Nguyen Ria Singh Hannah Goodman Elizabeth Knight

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S E A S O N U P D AT E

ABOUT THE TEAM The only two returning players from last year, co-captains Camryn Tade and Kylie Swanson have set the tone for the Lady Dragons this season.

“The two of them have paved the way,” says Carroll coach Robyn McCoart, whose team is 25-5 and won the District 4-6A championship with an 11-1 district record. “They've earned [the captain] spots.”

Tade, who was named 2021's 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year, continues to lead the Lady Dragons’ scoring charge with a team-high 21.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Swanson is counted on to guard an opponent's top player, no matter their height or position.

That effort goes along with one of Carroll's top goals this season — keeping opponents under 40 points. Through 24 games, the Lady Dragons accomplished this 11 times.

Young varsity newcomers are also providing promise for the future.

Freshman Melania Jordan is second in scoring this year, contributing 14.1 points per game and leading the team in steals (37 through 23 games), while sophomore forward Taryn Barnes is second in rebounding (6.3 per game).

“We're not the biggest team, we're not the best shooting team in the district,” McCoart says. “We just work hard.”

our goal is to out-work you.

—H ead Coach Robin McCoart

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The gym used to be a place to take a break from studies. Not so for the Lady Dragons basketball team. Carroll coach Robyn McCoart assigns players homework to watch film, take notes and fill out worksheets breaking down plays and tendencies of upcoming opponents. Papers turned in to the coach look like preparation for a midterm exam.

“We're going to be the most prepared team walking onto the floor.

That's my job and my coaching staff's job,” says McCoart, who is in her fourth year helming the girls basketball program.

The scouting homework combined with hard-working practices on the court has paid off, as Carroll is currently 25-5 overall and won the District 4-6A Championship after going 11-1 in district play.

In 2021, McCoart's team was 23-7, tied for first in district and reached the fourth round (regional semifinals) for the first time in 17 years. The 4-6A title was a strong possibility this season, with the Lady Dragons working hard to hold off Keller (19-6), Timber Creek (19-7) and Fossil Ridge (18-8), teams all tied for second place in district with a 4-2 record at the halfway point. The Lady Dragons have learned from losses earlier in the season while also growing from impressive wins, including a 6050 win over district rival Keller.

“I didn't know what to expect coming into the season,” says McCoart, who lost nine players from last year. “But I found out pretty quick that these kids are getting after it. They don't like to lose.”

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CROSS COUNTRY

ROSTER Head Coach: Justin Leonard Assistant Coaches: Dusty Allen, Emilia Egel, Phillip O’Neal, Zach Sellers BOYS Jude Alvarez Logan Cantu David Fisher Robert Freeman Hunter Hill Welles McDevitt Tyler Ortiz

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GIRLS Ava Bushaw Kaylie Cox Audrey Dunn Natalie Ng Sylvia Schwedler Elizabeth Smits Alexandra Walsh

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ABOUT THE TEAM PHOTOS COURTESY OF SOUTHLAKE CARROLL CROSS-COUNTRY

If it were any other year, 2021 might have turned into a rebuilding year for Carroll’s cross-country team. After all, losing five seniors from the boys team and three from the girls team meant less experience for Dragon runners heading into the fall.

However, the challenge didn't slow Carroll, with a strong ensemble of younger athletes and just one senior on both teams.

The Carroll boys took the Class 6A championship to win a third consecutive title. Junior David Fisher finished ninth overall out of 150 participants with a time of 15:39.2, while sophomore Jude Alvarez (10th, 15:40.7) and junior Robert Freeman (11th, 15:43.4) were right behind him.

“Starting out, to be honest, I didn’t know the level of talent we had,” Carroll crosscountry coach Justin Leonard says of his boys team. “They knew their back was up against the wall a little bit, and I think that kind of served as more of a motivation.”

The Lady Dragons took fourth at the state meet, led by senior Kaylie Cox, who finished 14th overall with a time of 18:20.4. Sophomore Sylvia Schwedler (20th), freshman Elizabeth Smits (24th) and junior Ava Bushaw (27th) all finished within 30 seconds of Cox. Coach Leonard says the younger runners responded to Cox’s leadership all season.

the starting goal from day one was to win state.

—H ead Coach Justin Leonard

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SEASON RECAP For the Carroll cross-country teams, capping the season with a trip to state is as commonplace as scorching temperatures during a Texas summer. The achievement has become an annual tradition.

This past fall was no different as the Carroll boys registered a three-peat championship, while the Lady Dragons finished fourth.

“I think their determination was the biggest factor,” Carroll cross-country coach Justin Leonard says. “The starting goal from Day One was to win state. I thought we had a chance to do that, and we got it done.”

The Carroll boys won the Southlake Invite at the start of the season, then won the Coach T Invite in Flower Mound, finished fourth at Woodbridge in California and third at the Chili Pepper Festival in Arkansas, all in preparation for postseason races. The boys won the 4-6A district meet and the Region I meet before taking state with a low of 65 points to comfortably lead second-place The Woodlands (96 points).

The Lady Dragons reached state for the 25th consecutive year but failed to medal for only the fourth time during that span. The Carroll girls totaled 131 points to slightly trail bronze medalist The Woodlands (120 points). Local nemesis Flower Mound took the title with 41 points. Despite leaving state empty-handed, the Lady Dragons shined on the national stage two weeks later by winning the Nike Cross South Regional on Nov. 20.

“I felt like it was a bit of redemption,” coach Leonard says. “We didn't have our best meet [at state] this year, but we kind of showed what we were capable of doing [at Nike].”

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VOLLEYBALL

ROSTER Head Coach: Teresa Dunn Assistant Coaches: Erin Weir, Rosana Barbosa, Alli Lofton, Pamela Fairbrother 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 20 21 83

Courtney Darrah Brooke Drenowatz Abbey Pace Mandy Kehoe McKenzie Cutler Mary Beth Morse Ashley Fordjour Cat Millsap Taryn Barnes Audrey Kubiak Mia Matin Devon Chocholek Kaylee Young Gabi Engels Jessica Dunn Jordan Tucker Taylor Starr Audrey Irvine Samantha Glenn

MB DS DS OH OH RS OH S OH DS DS S OH OH S MB MB MH OH

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SEASON RECAP

ABOUT THE TEAM Thanks to a roster full of smart and talented go-to players, the Carroll volleyball team made their mark as a group that was willing to hustle and sweat their way through the 2021 season.

“I don't think we were always the most talented team or the biggest on the court, but we weren't going to let you just get a point off of something easy,” says Carroll volleyball coach Teresa Dunn, whose Lady Dragons posted a 26-17 record last fall. “You were going to have to earn every point that you got in the match.”

Defense and ball control were keys to success this season, and senior libero Audrey Kubiak embodied that effort. Kubiak tallied 1,011 digs to lead the nation for most of the 2021 season and led Carroll in serving 52 aces. Other senior leaders included outside hitter McKenzie Cutler (482 kills), middle blocker Courtney Darrah (105 blocks) and setter Jessica Dunn (1,347 assists).

Although Dunn admits her returning players have big shoes to fill with the seniors' departure, she believes her athletes are ready to put in the necessary effort.

“We learned that we hate losing in the third round,” she says of Carroll's playoff exit the last two seasons. “I feel like these kids are taking that chip on their shoulder into [the] offseason with an attitude of not wanting that to happen again.”

we weren’t going to let you just get a point off of something easy.

—H ead Coach Teresa Dunn

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They didn't boast a dominant record that would put them near the top of any national polls, but the Lady Dragons volleyball team carried bat tle scars and earned their stripes this past fall.

Carroll (26-17) finished third in District 4-6A, but battled highly-touted powerhouses in district champ Keller (32-13) and runner- up Nor thwe s t Eaton (37-4), ranked ninth and 19th in the nation respectively by “USA Today.” Once in the postseason, the Lady Dragons cruised past Weather ford (3-0 sweep) in bi-district and Midland Legacy (3-1) in the area round before meeting district foe Eaton in Round 3.

“It's kind of a daunting task to know we had to go against Eaton because they really have had our number,” says Carroll volleyball coach Teresa Dunn, whose team went 0-2 to Eaton in district. “By [set three], it was about who had the stamina to prolong the match, and ultimately it was [Eaton].”

Losing 3-1 ended the Lady Dragons' season, as Eaton went on to lose to Keller in the regional finals. Despite an exhausting season that saw Carroll finish strong with an 8-4 run through district af ter an 18-13 star t, Dunn says her returning players were already making plans for next year.

“They were very much like, ‘Hey, can we get going now?’” she says. “They're very hungry to begin, and that's really exciting.”

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WRESTLING

ABOUT THE TEAM Sending athletes to the UIL state meet is nothing new for the Carroll wrestling team, but the program made school history last season when Bayley Trang became Carroll’s first girls state champion in the sport.

Now a junior, Trang aims to defend her title while the rest of her teammates try to join her at state.

“The girls have kind of jumped levels to where they're contending on the state level now,” says Carroll wrestling coach Joe Hathaway, who sees the potential for as many as five girls to reach the championship tournament.

Bayley’s younger sister Brenna is one of those wrestlers pursuing success at the state level. Senior Rebecca Natvig, who won the Trinity Trojan Classic in January, finished fourth at regionals last year and now eyes a state berth herself. Junior Kenzy Sobh could also break through after placing at regionals the previous two years.

On the boys side, seniors Cole Bennett and Lou Petkus could make returns after reaching state in 2021. Senior Pete Etheredge has battled injuries, but when healthy is considered among the top five in state in his weight class.

“This has been a really good group,” Hathaway says. “They've really committed themselves to trying to accomplish something.”

this has been a really good group as far as their commitment and the time they're putting into it.

ROSTER Head Coach: Joe Hathaway Associate Head Coach: Gabe Reyes Assistant Coaches: Steve Love, Ian Semelroth, Ben Gaeth BOYS Tobi Akenroye Luke Akleh Parker Barry Joshua Battaglia Cole Bennett Tyler Blain Luke Brown Shashwat Calyampoondi Edward Carr Miles Coleman Chase Davis Anshul Desai Ayaan Didarali Varun Engineer Dominick Esposito Iggy Esposito Pete Etheredge Xavier Flanagan Hugh Frederick Nathan Fuochi Braden Garner Boede Gibson Josh Gruenewald Garrett Hamill Justin Hamilton Grant Hollaway Parker Iniguez Jacob Jordan Abhi Kavva Ryan Knese Ryan Lambert Patrick Lynch Todd Mallory Dustan Mark Andrew Maxwell JD Miller Matthew Miller Stosh Niezgoda Adam Ord Carson Ota Lou Petkus Walker Pettinos Matthew Reyes Patricio Reynoso Aidan Setzer Angad Sidhu J. David Sparks Deuce Taholo Jack Taylor Jack Thrailkill Dylan Vaughn Wissam Waheed Luke Whillock Cort Whitney Trent Wilson Colton Young Lincoln Zartman

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GIRLS Josephine Blake KK Bucher Daisy Cabriales Niyanta Calyampoondi Gracie Fordjour Ava Glaser Valerie Gonzalez Nishka Kumar Haley Maxwell Rebecca Natvig Kenzy Sobh Sylvi Sutinen Simaima Taholo Bayley Trang Brenna Trang

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—H ead Coach Joe Hathaway

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SEASON PREVIEW Consider it a test run, because Carroll wrestling coach Joe Hathaway hopes that’s exactly what it served to be. The Texas High School Wrestling Coaches Association State Duals, held at Prosper High School on Jan. 22, offered one last glimpse at top state teams before district on Feb. 5, which saw both the boys and girls teams take first place.

“It'll be a good sampling of teams from all over the state,” Hathaway says. “We get to see some competition that we don't usually get to see... Those will be good matches for us.”

The Carroll teams did make a trip to Houston, competing at the Berry Center for the Cy-Fair Invitational on Jan. 7-8. One of the largest tournaments in the country with 80 teams from across the state, the Lady Dragons took second place, falling behind by just a couple points to Prosper, the tournament winner.

Carroll's boys didn't come as close to winning the team total, but Cole Bennett (second place), Pete Etheredge (fourth) and Boede Gibson (seventh) did finish near the top individually.

The Lady Dragons also won the challenging Texas Women's Classic at Lewisville and the always-tough Trojan Classic at Euless Trinity over the winter.

The quality meets prepared the Dragons to face tough Marcus and Flower Mound boys teams in district, while Allen, Arlington Martin and El Paso Eastwood pose the biggest threat at regionals. Prosper could again challenge the Lady Dragons when grappling at region, as the girls will try to repeat their first-place district finish.

“We should be front-runners if they do their thing,” Hathaway says of his girls' chances at region.

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SWIM AND DIVE

ABOUT THE TEAM Last season, the Dragons’ swimming and diving team benefited from individual superstar talent. Graduation may have taken a good chunk of the program's 2021 front-runners, but Carroll believes it’s still a force to be reckoned with.

Though talented and tough in some individual events, the fact that Carroll has relay strength and depth across the lineup is what Carroll coach Kevin Murphy believes gives his team the best chance to succeed.

“It won't be like we go out and win all the [individual] events,” Murphy says.

“There are about five or six other teams that all have a small nucleus of good swimmers that somewhat alter the individual event outcomes.”

Returning talent like seniors Andrew Zettle and Mason Edmond lead boys relays, while seniors Riley Francis and Emily Hatcher head up girls relays.

This season, two of the three girl divers (Kyleigh Kidd and Natalie Stubbs) punched their tickets to state and are set to be a factor for new dive coach Anastasia Pozdniakova. Pozdniakova, who replaces retired coach Carolyn Hryorchuk, was a silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in synchronized diving.

“We're excited,” Murphy says. “They can see the finish line and they're accelerating to the finish.”

it's our job to see that we have them most ready to go on the day when it counts the most.

—H ead Coach Kevin Murphy

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ROSTER Head Coach: Kevin Murphy Assistant Coaches: Paul Wallace, Rachael Ausdenmoore Diving Coach: Anastasia Pozdniakova SWIMMERS/DIVERS Kazumi Alvarez Eleanor Ammermann Katie Baek Jaxon Baird Andrew Balson Camdyn Bettencourt Ashley Bevan-Thomas Grant Bibza Owen Blanford Alexander Boeck Andrew Boeck Joseph Bradford Blake Bullard Ty Carson Tommy Chan Sarah Chappell Cameron Chin Louie Christensen Christopher Clarin Reyna Clark Marin Clem Cassandra Collins Dylin Cormack Eason Cormack Elle Cundiff Andres Dart Soto Canah Dawkins Dillan Delugo Alexis Drap Kate Drap Katharine Dukes Hayden Echols Mason Edmund Thomas Elieson Alexander Erastov Reagan Evans Chloe Fisher Riley Francis Leonard Fu Kamdyn Geisel Brooke Gillett Merren Grannell William Hao Emily Hatcher Max Hatcher Kate Heintz Hailey Heldenbrand Daniel Henricks Jackson Hernandez Logan Hough

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S E A S O N U P D AT E The 2021 swimming and diving season ended as usual for Carroll — with both the boys and girls teams competing at the UIL state meet. The unusual factor was Carroll's lack of gold, as the Lady Dragons captured third-place bronze and the boys finished fourth, ending a 10-year streak in which at least one Carroll team went home with a title.

However, impressive finishes at events this season give the Dragon swimmers hope that they will once again make a splash at state, and maybe even begin a new gold streak.

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“If we can make it through region with the right people doing well and making it on to state, we should be tough,” Carroll swim coach Kevin Murphy says.

Competition at the CISD Aquatics Center on Jan. 13 saw the Carroll boys and girls teams each set pool records in the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays.

Then on Jan. 21-22, the swim and dive teams took first place at the District 5-6A meet. After 29 swimmers and three divers competed at the regional championships on Feb. 8, both teams secured first-place finishes and qualified over a dozen swimmers and two divers for the state contest, which is set to take place Feb. 18-19.

“It's our job to see that we have them most ready to go on the day when it counts the most,” Murphy says.

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arroll wrestling history was made last year when Bayley Trang stepped onto the mat. After three grueling matches, the then-sophomore earned the first state title ever for the girls wrestling program after battling back from a 5-0 deficit to win 7-5.

It’s hard to believe that just a year earlier, Bayley was originally cut from the varsity team. When she did eventually make the roster later that season, she placed fourth in district and didn’t place in regionals. The disappointment that followed fueled endless hours of practice, which paid off in spades — Bayley is now nationally ranked and has the potential to be a three-time state champion.

“Bayley has really put in a lot of work,” Carroll head wrestling coach Joe Hathaway says. “It’s kind of cliche, but nobody really sees all the hours, energy, time and sacrifice that go into winning at a high level.”

With an endless drive to succeed, high expectations for herself and humility to boot, this young wrestler is making a name for herself in the sport she loves.

DISCOVERING THE SPORT When Bayley was in middle school, her mom Brittany enrolled her and her brother in jiu-jitsu, wanting them to learn self-defense. After several years of practice, the siblings made the switch to wrestling.

“I actually encouraged it,” Brittany says. “There are more opportunities in terms of scholarships to be able to wrestle in college versus jiu-jitsu.”

Bayley continued to embrace the sport from there, joining the Dawson Middle School wrestling team, twice becoming a middle school state champion.

“I’ve known Bayley for quite a while,” coach Hathaway says. “She and her family have been around our youth program and part of the youth wrestling scene here in the area for a while.”

Wrestling in middle school gave Bayley the foundation and the experience she needed heading into high school.

“It helped me mentally because I got to go against different people in different schools,” Bayley says. “It helped prepare me for high school because it was sort of the same structure.”

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But her entrance into the high school wrestling scene didn’t begin the way she hoped.

“The intensity level was way higher because there’s more on the line,” Bayley says.

On the JV team, Bayley worked hard to improve her technique. And after just a few months on JV, Bayley successfully challenged to be on the varsity team.

“It felt great because I feel like people expected me going from middle school into high school to be on the varsity team,” Bayley says. “So making that really boosted my confidence.”

After the high of making the varsity team came the low of Bayley’s freshman postseason performance.

“I was very disappointed because I expected more from myself,” Bayley says.

But she didn’t let that disappointment serve as a roadblock. Determined to improve and come back better than ever, Bayley took private sessions during the offseason to hone her offense and other areas where she was weaker and eventually began practicing 10 hours a week outside of school.

With hours of practice under her belt, Bayley went into her sophomore year hungry to prove herself.

A SEASON OF SUCCESSES Beginning her sophomore season in late 2020, Bayley started making an impression in several wrestling tournaments. In November 2020, she finished eighth at the 2020 USA Wrestling National Preseason Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa and first at the 27th annual Mark Peck Westmoor Open in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, followed by a third-place finish at the USA Wrestling Girls Folkstyle Nationals in Coralville, Iowa in March 2021.

“With her sophomore year, I think all that gelled together — the additional training really made the difference in terms of what she was able to do,” Brittany says.

“It was really good to see all the hard work that she put in really [come together] in her sophomore year.”

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the fastest wrestler, and she’s not the most athletic,” BritUSA Wrestling, FloWrestling and the National Wrestling tany says. “But she’s really good [with her] fundamentals Hall of Fame, Bayley was ranked the No. 10 girls high and being able to work with what she has.” school wrestler in the country in her weight class of 112 No matter who may have stood on the other side of pounds. the mat, Bayley was able to assess her opponent and “She’s one of the top female high school wrestlers in wrestle accordingly, whether that meant beating them the country,” coach Hathaway says. “It’s not something out using her speed, strategy or strength. that happens very often, to have a sophomore come out “Knowing that you’re not going to be as fast as the and win a state title and have an opportunity to be a [other] girl, what do we need to do to make sure you can three-time state champion, so that’s a pretty big accomcounter that?” Brittany says. “I’m really proud that she’s plishment.” able to strategize and be a very cereYet, you won’t find Bayley bragging bral wrestler.” or showboating.

Her mind is simply foDuring the district meet, Bayley cused on the sport. wrestled her way to a district champi“She’s pretty humble and softonship, was named the District 4-6A Girls Most Outstanding Wrestler and spoken,” coach Hathaway says. “And I helped her team earn second place. think that’s how she prefers it — just A week later, Bayley was named the to keep her nose down, stay out of the Region 1-6A Champion after a 9-6 spotlight and keep working.” come-from-behind win against a HalAnd keep working she does. At the tom wrestler, once again helping the district meet on Feb. 5, Bayley won the girls finish second overall. district championship in her weight Then it was time for the state meet. class and helped the girls team earn “Obviously we had high expectafirst place for the first time since 2006 tions for her,” coach Hathaway says. before competing at regionals and “We knew that she was going to be a state in mid-February. contender at that level.”

“My main goal is to win state again,” Wrestling an opponent from Katy Bayley says before the tournament.

CARROLL Morton Ranch, Bayley fell behind 5-0.

“But I’m trying to improve so I don’t But as the match continued, Bayley’s WRESTLING HEAD COACH training and confidence started to get in the same situation I did in the JOE HATHAWAY kick in. Forcing the match into overfinals last year.” time, Bayley pulled off another comeCoach Hathaway says Bayley’s bigfrom-behind finish to win 7-5. gest battle is against herself.

“It was nerve-wracking because I’ve never been in that “I think a lot of [the work] has been on the mental side situation before,” Bayley recalls. “But my coaches really of things,” coach Hathaway says. “The work ethic and the helped me, because throughout the week before, they time has never been the issue. It was just really believing really prepared me for everything that would happen.” in herself.”

Stepping on the podium and accepting the gold medNo matter how this season shakes out, the pressure to al, Bayley became a state champion and earned the firstwin state again isn’t coming from Bayley’s coaches. They ever state title for the girls wrestling program since it bejust want her to do her best. gan in 2002, according to the Dragon Sports Network.

“It’s taking [the matches] one at a time,” coach Hatha“She’d always had the ability and had put in the work way says. “There’s really no pressure to live up to anyto do it — it was just believing in herself in those mothing.” ments to really make it happen,” coach Hathaway says.

“It was really cool to see her be able to do that, especially With a love for the sport, the talent to succeed and two weekends in a row.” the drive to go far, Bayley’s wrestling career is just getFrom a freshman season that started with getting cut ting started. and ended in regionals to a sophomore season that end“[Wrestling] is very important to me because it’s a ed with a state championship, Bayley’s hard work paid place where I can get my mind off of everything else and off in spades. just enjoy doing stuff with great teammates, great coach“I’m really excited because now people are more aware es,” Bayley says. “It’s just very enjoyable to me.” of my name,” Bayley says. “[This season] is just going to Bayley also has another aspect of life to begin thinkbe more exciting.” ing about: college. While most of her plans are up in the air, she doesn’t intend to stop wrestling, eyeing to conONWARD AND UPWARD tinue the sport wherever she lands post-graduation. In Now in her junior year, Bayley continues to collect the meantime, she’ll continue to have family movie nights wins. She took third at the 2021 USA Wrestling Preseason and hang out with her little sister when not busy with the Nationals in October, an improvement over her eighthsport. place finish last year. Then the girls team earned backto-back first-place finishes at the Texas Women’s Classic “It’s really exciting to see her achieving at such a high and the Trojan Classic before finishing second at the Cylevel because it’s what you preach to the kids. If you put Fair Invitational. that time and energy in and have a little faith in it, that it’ll But Bayley’s success isn’t just limited to the region or pay off for you,” coach Hathaway says. “It’s really cool to state. In the January 2022 rankings released jointly by see it paying off for her.”

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Carroll Dragon Band Makes Historic State Appearance

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020 was not a regular marching season for the Carroll Dragon Band. In fact, the band didn’t have a marching season at all. Yet its musicians didn’t let that setback stop them from performing and continuing to improve their skills. Instead of competing in the regular UIL lineup, the Dragons formed a volunteer band where more than half of its program came together to perform at Dragon football games.

“Even though we weren’t doing competitive marching band, we still had 150-175 volunteers perform at our football games,” director of bands Ken Johnson says. “It kind of bridged the gap from 2019 and laid a good foundation going into 2021.”

After the season-long hiatus, Carroll’s full marching band was more than ready to perform its halftime show “MYSTIFY”

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in 2021. Featuring music by Hans Zimmer and David Gillingham, “MYSTIFY” was originally supposed to be the show for 2020 before the marching season was canceled. But the Dragon Band came back to the field with a vengeance this year, medaling in the Bands of America Super Regional Competition, finishing in the top 10 of the area contest and qualifying for state for the first time in 20 years.

Carroll continued to ascend the ranks into the final 12 at the state competition in San Antonio, their highest ranking in nearly four decades. Its journey to state ended at 12th place, but Ken is proud of his Dragons for overcoming such unprecedented challenges.

“The Carroll Dragon Band made history this year,” Ken says.

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SOUTHLAKE CARROLL IN FIRST PLACE FOR LONE STAR CUP Southlake Carroll leads the pack in the first rankings for the UIL’s prestigious Lone Star Cup. Given annually by the University Interscholastic League, schools in each classification earn points based on their athletic teams’ performances in district and state championships. With the success of tennis, cross-country, marching band, military marching band, volleyball, BEST robotics, football, congress and spirit, Southlake Carroll is in the lead with 49 points total, followed by Austin Vandegrift with 40 points and Conroe The Woodlands with 38 points.

LADY DRAGON MAKES HER BASKETBALL DEBUT After several doctor appointments and nights at the hospital, senior Maya Popiel finally made her Lady Dragon Basketball debut. Having previously played basketball in middle school and on two club teams, Maya was excited to play for the Lady Dragons before an inflammatory disease diagnosis prevented her from playing. But after a successful surgery, she got her chance to try out for the basketball team and made varsity. Since swishing an 8-foot jump shot in her first game against Eaton on senior night, Maya has continued to be a standout player, helping the Lady Dragons reach a 25-5 overall record.

GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKED NO. 8 BY ‘DALLAS MORNING NEWS’ As the regular season approaches its end, the Lady Dragons basketball team is playing its best. Publishing its latest rankings in early February, “The Dallas Morning News” consistently ranked the Lady Dragons as the No. 8 high school basketball team in the area. Last season, the team went to the regional semifinals — aka the Sweet Sixteen — for the first time since 2004. With returning talent in Camryn Tade, who was named last year’s 4-6A Offensive MVP and scored her 1,000th point earlier this year, the Dragons are poised for a successful postseason.

SOUTHLAKE CARROLL TOPS PRESEASON STATE BASEBALL RANKINGS Last month, the Dragons were ranked as the best high school baseball team in the state by MaxPreps.com and ranked No. 8 out of 20 6A teams by TX High School Baseball. In its write-up, MaxPreps mentions the 2018 and 2019 state championships Carroll won and noted that a total of eight all-district players will be returning from last year. TX High School Baseball also noted the team’s 10 returning starters and highlighted seniors Griffin Herring and Owen Proksch.

CARROLL SWIM AND DIVE CAPTURES REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS It's a sweep for the Southlake Carroll swim and dive teams. Both the boys and the girls teams earned first place at the regional meet, held on Feb. 7-8. In the individual races, the girls team became regional champions in the 400 free relay, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay while the boys earned first place in the 200 free relay.

This follows the Dragons' sweep at the district meet. With over a dozen swimmers and two divers qualifying, the state meet is set for Feb. 18-19.

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BOYS CROSS-COUNTRY WINS THIRD CONSECUTIVE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP The boys cross-country team won its third consecutive state championship trophy after the state meet in Round Rock last November. Junior David Fisher led the boys with a time of 15:39 while senior Kaylie Cox led the girls to a fourth-place finish with a time of 18:20. After the meet, head coach Justin Leonard won the 2021 Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year Award from the Cross Country Coaches Association of Texas for the boys’ state performance.

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arroll Cheer made a strong showing at the UIL Spirit State Championships this season. Since 2018, its cheerleaders have consistently finished in the top 4 of every state championship. This year was no different, with the team finishing second out of 67 squads with a final score of 89.25 for their fight song, band chant and crowd leading.

“There are so many teams, so many girls and so much talent,” head cheer coach Cassie Hopkins says. “Our division in D1 is really competitive because South Texas teams are really advanced. For a North Texas team to be up in the running now is amazing. It gets noticed.”

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was their first appearance in eight years. With a final score of 96.4667, Carroll finished third amongst 21 of the most talented teams in the country, losing only to Ronald Reagan High School and Canyon High School.

“We’re the only team that got top three at UIL and NCA,” Cassie says. “We’re the only team that medaled at both.”

Looking ahead to 2023, Cassie says Carroll Cheer will use its season success as motivation to improve its performance next year.

“It lights the fires for a lot of the girls,” Cassie says.

“Our Dragon cheerleaders have worked so hard every single day. They’re so encouraging to each other, and that’s all I could ever ask for in a team — being a family and being together as one.”

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RJ MARYLAND COMMITS TO SMU LIVE ON “DAVE CAMPBELL’S TEXAS FOOTBALL” RJ Maryland has officially picked a college home.

Committing live on camera with “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football” earlier this month, the four-star recruit announced he would attend Southern Methodist University. After a senior football season that saw him catch 65 passes for 1,171 yards and 14 touchdowns, RJ made the MaxPreps All-America Second Team, was named the District 4-6A Offensive Player of the Year and became the highest-rated recruit in the Mustangs’ 2022 recruiting class, according to 247Sports. “From when he was born, I remember all the times we were outside throwing the ball back and forth,” RJ's father Russell says on “Dave Campbell’s Texas Football.”

“I'm very proud of him. Now it's time for him to do his thing.”

LANDON SAMSON PARTICIPATES IN THE 2022 ALL-AMERICAN BOWL When the 2022 All-American Bowl began on Jan. 8, Landon Samson was on the field representing the West.

Samson, who committed to play in the All-American Bowl last March, received his jersey last November. “It’s an honor to be here,” he says via Youtube after putting on his jersey.

“I’d like to thank my family, my friends, my coaches, everybody in my life who’s helped me get to this point.” During the game, Samson caught a touchdown pass, helping the West defeat the East 34-14. Samson will go on to play for the University of South Carolina in the fall.

WATER POLO ATHLETES COMPETE IN OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM In early January, seven Dragons headed to Salt Lake City, Utah to compete in the USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program, representing the Southwest Zone. Chloe Criswell, Jojo Walters, Louie Christensen, Brandt McBride, Rory McCarthy, Carter Smith and Eric Winkler attended multiple tryout sessions to be selected to compete. “As a result of being on the teams, athletes get the chance to compete and have additional team practices with Olympic Development coaches from around the country,” Carroll water polo head coach Keeley Lowery says. In its last season as a club sport, water polo’s first tournament is set for Feb. 26.

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21 DRAGONS NAMED TO 4-6A FIRST TEAM ALL-DISTRICT Following the end of the football season, 21 Dragons were named to the District 4-6A First Team AllDistrict. On offense, sophomores Harrison Moore and Andrew Cunningham, juniors Jake Hall, Garrett Brown and Kaden Anderson and seniors Joey Baker, Walker Anderson and Landon Samson were named to the 4-6A First Team All-District. On the defensive side, juniors Logan Anderson and Cade Parks and seniors Calder Bray, Barrett Baker, Travis Keener, Allan Kleiman, Nate Gall, Josh Spaeth, Avyonne Jones, Max Reyes and Luke Ledbetter were also named to the team. Junior kicker Tyler White was named to the District 4-6A First Team All-District on both offense and defense. Senior Brody McNew was named to the Second Team All-District while sophomores Maddux Reid and James Lehman and seniors Connor Wedinger, Owen Ohser and Jayke Coberly were named honorable mentions.

NORTH TEXAS NADADORES SETS SWIM RECORDS A group of local swimmers broke national records last fall. During the annual Texas Age Group State Meet in Arlington, the Southlake-based swim club North Texas Nadadores set not one, but two national age group records. Swimmer Maximus Williamson set a record in the 13-14 boys 200 freestyle contest with a time of 1:53.26, while in the 13-14 girls 200 freestyle relay, Marin Clem, Vivian Anderson, Olivia Colombo and Emma Bibza set a record time of 1:47:05.

CARROLL BOYS SOCCER NAMES 2021 TEAM CAPTAINS The Carroll boys soccer team has officially named its captains for the 2021-2022 season. Seniors Adam Paquette, Jack Meyer, Hayes Buete, Scott Mundy and junior Parker Owens were named this year's team captains. After last season ended, Meyer and Mundy were named to the District 4-6A 1st Team All-District, while Paquette was named a District 4-6A Honorable Mention All-District.

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ast summer, Carroll added not one, but two Olympic divers to its rolls. As Hailey Hernandez competed in the 3-meter springboard for the United States in Tokyo, former Olympic and NCAA championship diver Anastasia Pozdniakova became the Dragons’ new dive coach. “We are very excited to have such a highly qualified and experienced diving coach joining our staff,” head swim coach Kevin Murphy says. "The future looks very bright for our Dragon high school divers as coach Pozdniakova takes the reins of our Dragon diving program.”

I STARTED DIVING… when I was 7 years old.

I was part of a small diving club in a little town called Elektrostal in Russia. Diving was pretty much the only thing to do there back then, so we kept at it and became one of the best.

We loved going to different places and seeing other countries when we traveled to different meets. It was always fun and nice being together with my friends all the time.

I ENJOYED DIVING BECAUSE… it gave me an opportunity to be good at something. I grew to love it and all of the different training aspects of it, like gymnastics, tumbling, trampolining, spring boarding and of course jumping into the water. I always did the best that I could with it.

I MET UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON’S DIVING COACH JANE FIGUEIREDO… in 2003. A couple of my Russian teammates went to the University of Houston ahead of me, and she traveled with them to the Russian nationals.

I didn’t know anything about colleges in the U.S., but I met her there and that was when she told me about UH’s diving program and recruited me.

DURING MY FRESHMAN YEAR… I competed at the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championship. I didn’t make it, but I came back stronger the year after and won two individual titles back-to-back. Then in 2008, I flew to Beijing to compete in the Summer Olympics.

I ended up winning a silver medal in the 3-meter synchronized springboard competition.

IN 2010… I was named Diver Of The Year by Conference USA and the NCAA. The girls in

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those contests are super tough. They’re more challenging than nationals most of the time, so to be named the diver of the year in both meets in the same year is one of my proudest accomplishments.

AFTER I GRADUATED… I started coaching a junior diving club in Houston and fell in love with it. I kind of always knew I wanted to work with high school kids and help hone their skills. So in 2014, I started coaching the diving team at Spring Branch ISD and coached there for the next six years.

IN 2021… I found out there was an opening at Carroll ISD. I couldn’t pass up on the opportunity. I knew the girls were very good divers, and I was really excited to potentially work with them and develop their skills. So I applied and was hired as the head coach just before the season kicked off.

I’M VERY EXCITED… for Carroll’s diving program. Our boys and girls just took the district championship, and three of our divers also qualified for regionals. It’s been amazing watching where they’re currently at and watching them grow. Five senior girls will be leaving the team after this season, so the team will be a little bit younger next year.

But I’m looking forward to working with the freshmen and sophomores on our team and building them up for the future.

I TELL MY DIVERS ALL THE TIME… do what you do and do it at your best. I’m not a numbers person. I don’t like to look at the scoreboard. If they do their best, then the results will always reflect that.

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