Playing high school football? Mark your calendars, practice begins August 11, at midnight!! The first full practice begins at 3pm on August 12th.
Due to the generous donation from the Rothenberger Foundation and proceeds from Concord Classic Weekend, the Concord School-Linked Health Center will be offering FREE sports physicals for any Concord student in grades 6-12th (2019-20 grade) on Tuesday, July 30th. from 8:30 am-4:30 pm. The cost will be $30 for any non-school student. Physical forms can be found at the administration office at Concord Community Schools and will also be available on-site. Parents need to complete their sections of the MHSAA Physical Exam & Clearance & Consent Forms and sign where the signatures of Parent is required. If they do this, they don't have to be present when the students come for their physicals.
We are looking for families interested in hosting a foreign exchange student. If interested contact Dan Strouss at 517-262-7010.
Jake Rothenberger signs to play golf at Jackson College!
Jake Rothenberger signs with Jackson College to play at Men’s Golf!
We are still looks for teams for the youth cornhole and 3 on 3 basketball tournament this weekend at Concord Classic Weekend!
BB
https://sites.google.com/jcisd.org/concord-classic-weekend/tourney-sign-up-info/basketball?authuser=0
CORNHOLE
https://sites.google.com/jcisd.org/concord-classic-weekend/tourney-sign-up-info/youth-cornhole?authuser=0
The Girls track and field team finished out the 2019 season with a 17th place finish at the State Finals. All 8 of our State qualifiers earned All State Honors. In the 3200 Meter Relay the team of Bridgette Holton, Jacey Hutchins, Rylee Weeks and Skylar Thompson placed 6th with a new seaon best time. Skylar also ran her fastest time ever in the 3200 Meter Run where she finished third. Our 400 meter relay team of Ceirighen Gill, Mira Naumann, Anna Burrow, and Billie Weeks placed 8th.
The boys track team had an outstanding day at the MHSAA State Championship on Saturday. The boys finished 4th and had 9 all state performers and 5 State Champions. Vince Giuliano won the 200 meter dash and teamed with Zeavion Jones, Jack Freeman and Bryan Smith to win the 1600 relay. Smith, Freeman, Matt Record and Jonathan Mikovits placed third in the 3200 relay. Josh Sharp, Jones, CJ Glaspie and Giuliano earned All State honors in the 800 and 400 relays by placing 4th and 5th respectively. Bryce Black placed third in the discus to earn All State honors.
Great season for the Yellowjackets
Regional Baseball at Camden-Frontier HS: Concord Varsity Baseball v. Battle Creek St. Phils at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, June 5th
In game two Noah Waldron didn't allow a single run as Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity defeated Reading 10-0 on Friday. Waldron allowed just three hits and secured Concord’s 9th consecutive district title!
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity secured the victory thanks to six runs in the fourth inning. Ross Weeks, Isaac O'Dell, Scott Spicer, and Austyn Curtis each had RBIs in the big inning.
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity fired up the offense in the first inning. Curtis drove in two when he singled.
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity put up six runs in the fourth inning. The big inning was thanks to singles by Weeks, O'Dell, and Curtis and a double by Spicer.
Waldron took the win for Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity. He surrendered zero runs on three hits over six innings, striking out three and walking one.
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity tallied ten hits on the day. Curtis, Waldron, and Spicer all collected multiple hits for Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity. Spicer, Waldron, and Curtis all had two hits to lead Concord.
In game one of district action Riley Nieswender threw a perfect game on Friday to lead Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity past Litchfield 23-0. Nieswender induced a groundout from Combs to end the game.
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity was boosted by Isaac O'Dell who went 4-for-4 at the plate. O'Dell singled in the first, singled in the first, singled in the first, and singled in the second.
Nieswender led the Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity to victory on the mound. He surrendered zero runs on zero hits over three innings, striking out seven and walking zero.
Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity tallied 13 hits in the game. O'Dell, Austyn Curtis, Mitchell Brigham, and Brandon Kettwich all managed multiple hits for Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity. O'Dell went 4-for-4 at the plate to lead Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity in hits. Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity stole 12 bases during the game as four players stole more than one. Brigham led the way with two. Concord Yellow Jackets Varsity didn't commit a single error in the field. Curtis had five chances in the field, the most on the team.
Concord Varsity Baseball and Softball both advance to the district finals today. Baseball beat Litchfield 23-0 and softball also defeated Litchfield 11-10.
Big 8 Scholar Athletes: Noah Waldron, Mitchell Brigham, Madison Reiniche, Natalee Williams, Bridgette Holton, Alexandria Butterfield, Courtney Blonde, Bailey Austin, Ceirighen Gill, and James Rose.
Jack Kerspilo Big 8 Sportsmanship Award: Madison Reiniche & Noah Waldron
Diane Paszkiet Sportsmanship Award: James Rose
Denise Everett Spirit Award: Courtney Blonde
Male/Female Academic Athlete of the Year: Mitchell Brigham/Noah Waldron & Bridgette Holton.
Concord's Male/Female Athlete of the Year: CJ Glaspie & Billie Weeks
The boys track had an outstanding meet at the Selby classic in Jackson last night. Vince Giuliano was named the outstanding performer of the meet. Vince won the 200 meter dash and ran on the winning 400 and 1600 relays. Josh Sharp was third in the 100 meter dash and was on the 400 relay with Giuliano, Zeavion Jones and CJ Glaspie. The 1600 relay team ran a scintillating race by running the second fastest time in school history. Jones, Giuliano, Jack Freeman and Bryan Smith blazed a 3 minute 26.48 second relay. Christian Kirkland was 5th in the discus.
The Yellowjackets will be in the hunt for a State Championship on Saturday at Hudsonville.
The Track and Field Athletes that qualified for the Selby Invitational last night got to run against 19 other area schools. For the girls Natalee Williams finished out her high school career with a fourth place finish in Discus and a new career best throw. The 3200 meter relay team of Bridgette Holton, Jacey Hutchins, Rylee Weeks, and Skylar Thompson teamed up to run their fastest time of the season and that earned them a third place finish. Both Skylar and Rylee also competed in the 800 meter run where they both ran their fastest time ever as Skylar placed third and Rylee sixth. In the 300 Hurdles Anna Burrow finished eighth with her best time ever. In the 400 meter relay Ceirighen Gill, Mira Naumann, Anna Burrow, and Natalie Sharp combined to run our second fastest time of the season with a fifth place finish. In the 1600 Meter relay Ceirighen, Jacey, Rylee, and Bridgette got together to run our fastest time of the season as they placed 5th. This was a great meet for us as we prepare for this Saturday's State Finals.