ATHLETICS
Hall of Fame Pages 8-14
Radonich Family Page 14
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A Message From VCS Vice President
Eric Scharrenberg On behalf of Valley Christian Schools and our athletic department, it is my honor to extend a warm welcome to all our guests joining us throughout this Homecoming weekend on the Skyway campus. School spirit will certainly be evident as current students get involved with time honored Homecoming festivities such as float building, powder puff, coronations and (of course) Warrior football. However, it is also our hope that current Valley Christian students get a glimpse of the rich tradition of athletics at Valley Christian.
We are hopeful that our Hall of Fame will serve to inspire current Valley Christian athletes and families to achieve excellence during their time here. In early September I got goose bumps as I listened to brand new wrestling coach Braumon Creighton detail his vision for rebuilding our wrestling program and his desire to fill that beautiful room with wrestlers. I remembered my early days at Valley Christian watching the Saltray brothers, Peter Ullman, Tim Helfry, Heath Ferreira and others battle on the wrestling mat and hearing the stories about the effort and passion required to start wrestling at our I can recall clearly my early years as a part school. We are blessed to have a piece of maximizing their human potential and of the Valley Christian family as a newly the rich Valley Christian wrestling tradition brand new training facilities for our girls are married and still (somewhat) young man. I honored tonight. not far away. We will continue to seek and remember my anxiousness and excitement solicit the very best for our students. during my initial meetings with Mr. Willson Our athletic program at Valley Christian and Mr. Nardi on the Branham campus in continues to grow. Our girls golf team did not However, most importantly, the focus of our the spring of 1997. Even in those early exist three years ago and finds themselves athletic program has never changed. Our meetings, there was the unmistakable sense atop of the standings in WCAL play after coaches are men and women of the highest that God was going to do big things at Valley their first three matches. A decade ago Valley Christian character intent on teaching Christian Christian became the first school in the area life lessons through athletic competition. to put artificial surface on its fields, but now Student-athletes are prayed for and prayed This Hall of Fame weekend is extra special a brand new state of the art surface graces with regularly and are encouraged to for me because for the first time, we will be our soccer field. I can remember clearly the understand that all their gifts and abilities inducting athletes who I shared time with on countless hours spent with Ron Radonich are gifts from God and should be used to the Valley Christian campus. I can remember planning, praying, drawing, designing and bring honor and glory to the name of Jesus. clearly Casey’s dominating run in the CCS dreaming about a softball complex for our play-offs, Nate’s clutch catches versus Oak girls. We are so proud of the rich history of Valley Grove, and Cameron trying to engage me Christian Schools and are so excited to in conversation to avoid lifting weights for Now that building exists. Our girls softball welcome our distinguished alumni and their football. Perhaps even more significant was team has won WCAL and CCS titles and families to our campus this weekend. Please the opportunity to have relationships with has girls playing at Division I colleges all continue to visit often and know our sincere former students like Cameron and Jessica in over the country, but the dreaming has not appreciation to all our families for their their roles as Valley Christian coaches after slowed down. We are diligently pursuing support of our school over the years. their graduation. the best for our young people in terms of
“The purpose of the Valley Christian Schools Athletic Hall of Fame is to honor outstanding athletes, coaches, fans, and teams at Valley Christian High School, to give motivation to current and future athletes, coaches and fans of VCHS, and to make the current and future student body and constituency aware of the history and tradition of Valley Christian High School. The criteria for entry into the Hall of Fame is to have given an outstanding contribution to VCHS sports programs, and to have a character representing of the Valley Christian Schools mission statement.”
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Donate... Since its earliest days, Valley Christian Schools’ role in Christian education has been strengthened by the supporters who share an abiding interest in the mission of our school: To provide a nurturing environment offering quality instruction supported by a strong foundation of Christian Values in partnership with parents, equipping students to become leaders to serve God, their families, and to positively impact their communities and the world. Tonight’s dinner and recognition is made possible by the tireless support of the Valley Christian Sports Parent Association (VSPA). VSPA exists to provide physical, emotional, financial and spiritual support to the athletes, coaches and athletic administration at Valley Christian Schools. Donations to the group are accepted with grateful hearts and allow us to continue to pursue excellence in all our endeavors. Such gifts are a wonderful way to express appreciation for Valley Christian’s past legacy and to participate in our shared vision of the promise that lies ahead. Eric Scharrenberg Vice President Athletics & Physical Education, Valley Christian Schools