Middle school boys basketball practice will resume on Monday, March 1st at 3:00. The first game will be Monday, March 8th. Players must have their grades up!
Schedule:
https://sites.google.com/view/concordathleticdepartment/winter-schedule/ms-boys-basketball?authuser=0
Spring Sports will begin for baseball, softball boys' golf, and high school track on Monday, March 22nd. If you are currently playing a winter sport, it will begin when your season is completed. Middle school track will begin on Monday, April 5th. If you have any questions, email the athletic department or coach. Make sure you have a physical on file if you haven't played a sport this school year.
The Concord 7th grade with a mix of 6th beat Homer 23-17 today. Cece Barrett led the way with 11 points. Bradie Lehman added 6 points. Haley Stimer, Bella Coppernoll, and Jordyan Metcalf added 2 points each. The 7th grade team is now 3-1 on the season. Concord will host Quincy on Monday at 5:00 pm.
Updated Schedule for Saturday: There will be NO JV boys basketball game tomorrow at Napoleon. The varsity game will begin at 2:30 pm. If you are a JV parent and purchased tickets for tomorrow's game, please contact Ticket Spicket and they will refund your money if desired.
Good hard fought win tonight for the varsity boys basketball team. Grealey Sprague lead the way with 15 points and Anthony Evans added 13 Big points off the bench!
Ticket Spicket Link: events.ticketspicket.com
Search for Concord Community Schools!
Starting on Wednesday, all ticket sales will be online and money WILL NOT be collected at the door. Tickets will go on sale at 12:00 pm on the day before each game for family and friends of players (4-tickets per participant). Coaches and players will receive an access code that will allow you to purchase tickets. At 8:00 am on the day of the game, tickets will go on sale for ANYONE that would like a ticket and the access code is NOT needed. This will be posted on the Concord Athletic Department Facebook and Twitter page. Tickets will sell out at 250 tickets at HS Gym and 100 at MS Gym. Tickets are $5, plus handling costs.
When you enter the event, you will need to simply show our ticket person your ticket on your smartphone. For those that do not have a smartphone, we will have a printed record of those that purchased tickets. There are no passes at this time, other than game workers that are helping at the event and Concord staff that has a player on the team. This will allow an opportunity for more fans to attend basketball games and allow us to keep track for contact tracing purposes.
Thank you for your patience!
Matt Lehman, Concord AD
matt.lehman@concordschools.net
Tonight's Big 8 Cheerleading Competition is postponed and reschedule for Thursday, February 18th at 5:00 pm at Springport HS.
Yellowjackets Boys Varsity Basketball opened up the season tonight at home with a win vs Marshall Academy 65-21. Grealey Sprague lead the way with 21 points. Isaac Odell had 17 points and Bobby Ward chipped in 10 points.
Update: Any middle school girls interested in competitive cheerleading, there will be a meeting at 3:00 TOMORROW (February 19th) with Coach Denton to see who is interested in participating. The meeting was originally scheduled for today at 3:00.
MS Girls Basketball Update: Practice will be Saturday, January 16th. The 6th/7th grade will practice from 9:45-11;00 and the 8th grade will practice from 10:45-12:00. You must have a physical on file. If you played a fall sport, you should already have a physical. Make sure you bring a water & mask.
Update:
JV Boys Basketball is 3:00-5:00th on Saturday, January 16th at the HS.MS Cheerleading is 3:00-4:00 on Monday, January 18th in the MS Cafeteria
Below are the dates and times of the FIRST practices that will resume this week:
January 16th
Varsity Boys--Midnight Madness (at CHS)
6-8th Girls Basketball--10:00-Noon (at CMS)
Varsity/JV Girls--10:00 am-1:00 pm (at CHS)
JV Boys--2:00-4:00 pm (CHS)
HS & MS Wrestling--2:00-4:00 pm (at HS Mezzanine)
January 18th
HS Cheerleading--5:30-7:30 pm (at HS Mezzanine)
MS Cheerleading--TBD
Make sure you already have your physical on file! No physical, no practice, no exceptions! Bring a mask, water, and hand sanitizer.
As many of your already know, the emergency order has been extended for school sports until January 15th. We are waiting for direction from MHSAA, the governing body of school sports in the state of MIchigan. This means no practices at this time. MHSAA is meeting tomorrow with information to guide any future decisions about the schedules. Stay tuned! Merry Christmas to all!
This past season the Cross Country Team had an outstanding season on the course and in the classroom. It is with great Pride I get announce that The boys Cross Country team earned the title MITCA Academic Team State Champions! This is only the second time in school history the boys have earned this State Championship and it is Back to Back, as they also earned the title in 2019. This is based on not only the teams GPA but also on how they do on the course. We also had Jonathan Mikovits, Joe Bulko, Logan Barrett, Luke Holton, Isaac Waldron and Skylar Thompson earn Academic All-State Honors individually.
While Skylar Thompson, Haylie Kowalski-Grindall, Nichelle Smith, Gwen Bulko, Logan Barrett, Luke Holton, Chuckie King, Joe Bulko, Jonathan Mikovits, Adair Artis, Isaac Waldron and Nolan Korman all earned Academic All-Conference Honors this past season . Congratulations to all of you on earning these honors.
Attention Athletes/Parents: Winter sports competitions and practices are suspended IMMEDIATELY until December 8th. This includes middle school and high school sport practices and games. Stay tuned for additional information and any schedule changes.
The Barrett's, Cecilia', Logan and Mya continued their Cross Country season by running in the Midwest Mee of Champions in Freeland, Mi. Cece and Mya ran phenomenal times as they ran in the open race. Cece ran 20:50 for her 5k race and finished 4th overall. Mya ran 24:28. Both of the times are exceptional and great things are on the horizon for these two....Great job Barretts
The 8th grade basketball team pulled out a hard fought victory against Reading. The boys won 42 to 35. Jett Smith lead the team with 27 points. Alex Smith and Jordan Medellin each had 6 points and Lucas Tyler added 3 points. Jordan Riske had 11 rebounds and locked down with solid defense. Drew Uncapher had 2 monster steals and a rebound to seal the game..Great job Jackets
In a tightly contested first game of the season. Concord's 7th grade boys' basketball team came out victorious against our rivals from Homer 21-15! Connor Stevens led the way with an all-around great game scoring 14pts, grabbing 10 rebounds and 6 blocked shots. Nate Fritz who played a great game as well at the point guard position chipped in 5pts, and added 3 assists. Na'Viar who played a tough defensive game added two points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and two steals. Adam Miller had two steals and Garret Tyler had a steal as well. Lane Blossom who played tough down low grabbed 4 rebounds. It was a great team effort as everyone contributed one way or another. Great game YellowJackets!
The 8th grade basketball fell to Homer in a hard fought Big 8 game. Jett Smith lead the Jackets with 16 points, Lucas Tyler hit 3 three point shots and had 9 points and Gavin Riske had 2 points. Alex Smith played an outstanding defensive game. The team travels to Reading on Wednesday.