The JV Girls started their season with a hard fought game against Hanover Horton last night Down 10 at the start of the 4th quarter, the fight back to tie the score, but ultimately lost by 1 point, 36-37. Hadley Kettwich led all scorers with 14, Skylar Thompson added 11, Karlee Gamet had 7, and Madison Connelly and Faith Moore both had two points to round out the scoring. The Lady Jackets will face Michigan Center on Thursday at home.
The varsity girls beat HH 51-43 behind 32 points from Billie Weeks.
Reminder: Concord Athletic Booster meeting is tonight at 7:00 pm in the HS Media Center (Library).
Due to the cancellation of the Concord v. Britton Deerfield HS girls basketball games on December 9th, we will now play Sand Creek on Monday, January 13th. That will be 5:30 JV/7:00 varsity start time.
High School Boys' Basketball for any 9-12th-grade boy interested in trying out for the team will be held on Monday, November 18th at 6:00 pm in the HS gym. There will be a meeting in the HS cafeteria at 5:00 before practice. You must have a physical on file to practice/tryout.
The MS boys basketball game postponed today at Concord will be rescheduled for Thursday, November 14th at Concord MS. The 7th-grade game will begin at 4:30 pm (change from 5:00) and 8th grade will follow.
There will be a baseball meeting for players and parents to discuss offseason plan and the Florida trip Tuesday at 6pm in the high school library.
The Varsity Volleyball team lost in the finals of Districts to Hanover-Horton 22-25, 23-25, 15-25. Georgia Weeks had 10 kills, 14 digs, 2 blocks and was 7/8 serving. Karlee Gamet has 4 kills, 14 digs and 8/8 serving. Anna Burrow had 3 kills. Jacey Hutchins had 1 kill, 2 blocks, 8 digs and was 7/9 serving. Hadley Kettwich had 3 kills, 12 digs, and was 8/9 serving. Rylee Weeks was 12/15 serving and had 8 digs. Julia Riske has 18 setting assists, 7 digs and was 10/11 serving. The Lady Jackets finished the season with a 16-23-4 record. I am so proud of how far we came this season and I am already excited for next season! WE ARE CONCORD VOLLEYBALL!!!
Friday Night...Division 3 Volleyball District Finals... Concord v. Hanover-Horton at 7:00 pm in the Concord HS Gymnasium! Doors open at 6:00 pm. Go Jackets!
The Varsity Volleyball team defeated Springport last night in the semi-finals of districts 25-21, 25-22, 25-12. Our defense played outstanding and was led by Karlee Gamet with 20 digs, Georgia Weeks had 19 digs, Hadley Kettwich had 16 digs, Jacey Hutchins had 14 digs and Julia Riske had 12 digs. Georgia led the hitters with 12 kills, Karlee had 7, Jacey had 5 kills and Hadley and Anna Burrow each had 3 kills. Julia had 26 setting setting assists. Rylee Weeks led the servers with 15/16 and 5 aces, Julia also was 15/16 with 2 aces, Karlee was 13/13 and Georgia was 12/12 with 1 ace. The Lady Jackets play Hanover-Horton in the finals of Districts on Friday at 7:00.
On Saturday the Cross Country Teams traveled to Michigan International Speedway for the State Finals. In the girls race Skylar had a fantastic race as she finished 5th. In doing so she earned All State Honors, and a spot on the Concord Wall of Fame. Congratulations Skylar on a fantastic season.
In the boys race Jonathan Mikovits ran his fastest time ever and in doing so he finished fourth in the State which earned him All State Honors and a spot on the Concord Wall of Fame. When the season started there were 150 schools with a chance at a State Championship in our division. On Saturday the Boys team finished 8th in the State. Concord has had Boys Cross Country for 53 seasons and this is the 26th time Concord has finished in the top ten. Way to go Guys.
Here is the top 15 from Saturday:
1. Breckenridge
2. Unionville-Sebewaing
3. East Jordan
4. Carson-City Crystal
5.Petoskey St. Michael Academy
6. GR Potter's House
7. Mt. Pleasant Sacred Heart
8. CONCORD
9. Mason County Eastern
10. Webberville
11. Bridgman
12. Mt. Pleasant Beal City
13. Morrice
14. Dasville
15. Muskegon Western Michigan Christian
7.
There is a parent/athlete meeting tonight (11/4) at 6:30 pm in the HS Library for any high school or middle school student interested in wrestling.
Friday, November 1st
MHSAA District Football
Varsity Football at Lenawee Christian 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 2nd
HS Cross Country at MHSAA State Finals @MIS
D4 Girls: 9:30 am
D4 Boys: 10:50 am
D4 Awards Ceremony: 12:15 pm
Winter Sports Reminder: Girls Basketball and Competitive Cheerleading will begin on Monday, November 11th and Boys Basketball and Wrestling will start on Monday, November 18th. Students MUST have a physical on file to tryout/practice/play. This physical must be after April 15th, 2019 to be valid.
The Varsity Volleyball team competed in the Onsted Quad against some top ranked teams. The ladies lost to Lenawee Christian 15-25, 10-25, Onsted 12-25, 22-25, and Jonesville 25-19, 17-25, 17-25. Georgia Weeks led the Jackets with 17 kills, 22 digs, and was 14/15 serving. Jacey Hutchins had 8 kills and 2 blocks and 17 digs. Karlee Gamet had 10 kills, 30 digs and 3 aces. Anna Burrow had 5 kills and 1 block. Hadley Kettwich had 35 digs, 2 aces, 2 kills and 1 block. Rylee Weeks had 12 digs and was 20/23 with 1 ace. Julia Riske had 38 assists, 12 digs and was 18/21 serving with 2 aces. The Lady Jackets finish the regular season 15-22-4. They take on the winner of the Springport/Homer match on Wednesday at 7:00 in Districts.
Calling all Veterans!
The bands of Concord Middle School and Concord High School will be presenting a performance at the Concord Elementary School gym on November 11th at 8:00 AM to honor our country's veterans. If you have served and are able to attend, we would love to thank and honor you at this event.
Concord Varsity Football will play at Lenawee Christian in the first round of the Division 8 playoffs on Friday, November 1st at 7:00 pm. Go Jackets!
PLAYOFF BOUND! The Concord Yellowjackets football team will play at Lenawee Christian in round one of the playoffs! Date & Time TBA
On Saturday the cross country teams traveled to Hudson where they joined 15 other schools for Regional Competition. In the girls race Skylar Thompson led the way from start to finish. Her first place finish earned her All Regional honors and a spot in the State Finals. Also congratulations to Haylee Rinehart who ran her fastest time of the season and to Natalie Sharp who ran her fastest time ever.
In the boys race Jonathan Mikovits paced the field of runners with a first place finish. He was followed by Cole Thompson in 8th, Matt Record in 12th, Bryan Smith in 15th. All four of them earned All Regional Honors. Congratulations to Cole and Adair Artis as they both ran their fastest time ever. When the team scores were added up the Boys earned the twenty second Regional Championship in school history.
This Saturday the teams will travel to MIS for the state finals. Skylar will run at 9:30am.
The Varsity Volleyball team won the silver bracket of the Big 8 tournament and shared 4th place with Jonesville. Leaders for the day were Georgia Weeks with 27 kills and 43 digs, Karlee Gamet had 22 digs and 50 digs, Anna Burrow has 17 kills, Jacey Hutchins had 7 kills,, 4 aces and 18 digs, Hadley Kettwich had 10 kills, 2 aces, 8 assists, and 23 digs, Rylee Weeks had 7 aces and 23 digs, and Julia Riske had72 assists, 24 digs, 1 ace and 10 kills. The Lady Jackets are 15-19-4 on the season!
The Concord JV Volleyball team whipped Homer tonight!
Sam: 6 aces, 3 kills
Kayla: 5 aces, a kill, and 2 digs
Paityn: 2 kills and 2 digs
Autumn: 2 aces and 4 kills
Kenzie: served 4/4 with 2 digs
Jayden: 2 aces, 2 kills, and 4 digs
Layla: 2 aces, and 2 digs
Madi B.: 4 great digs and passed at 98%
Maddi C.: 4 aces