Attention 7th and 8th graders that are interested in playing volleyball: Practice starts next week (August 26). We will practice Monday-Wednesday from 5-7pm in the middle school gym. For the first week, both 7th and 8th grade will practice together. You MUST have a physical in order to practice.
There will also be an Open Gym this Thursday (August 22) from 5-7pm for any girl that would like to come up to the gym to get a few contacts in before our season officially starts. This open gym is not mandatory, but a physical is required to participate.
We are looking forward to a great season! Go Jackets!
Concord has a new athletic trainer. Her name is Melanie Weesies and she will be on board very soon. Included in a letter from Henry Ford Allegiance with information about our new trainer and the services provided.
Attn: 7 and 8th grade football practice will begin on August 26th after school. We will send details home from school with players this week.
SCHEDULE CHANGE: Due to a shortage of officials, the Varsity Football game at Union City on Friday, October 11th has been moved to Saturday, October 12th...7:00 pm start time.
Asphalt today! Construction progress is coming along. We will start school on time. There will still be work to do, but we're excited for everyone to return on August 21st for a half day of school.
Sports physicals and Teen Expo: Thursday, August 8, at the YMCA of Jackson, 4 – 7 p.m. Students must bring a parent/guardian to sign physical forms and $20 check or cash. Teen Expo is free. Enter prize drawings for Piston tickets, driver’s Ed courses and more! Questions? Call (517) 205-1802.
Attention Student-Athletes:
The first practices for fall sports are listed below:
August 12th:
Varsity Football 12:00 am (Midnight Madness) & 3:00 pm
HS Cross Country 7:00 am & 7:00 pm
HS Sideline Cheerleading 3:00 pm
HS Girls Golf 3:30 pm (Concord Hills GC)
August 14th:
HS (JV & Varsity) Volleyball 9:00-11:00 am
August 26th
All middle school sports! Times will be communicated ASAP.
All students must have physicals on file to practice. The physicals MUST be dated after April 15th, 2019 to be good for the 2019-20 sports season.
Here is the link to the Concord Athletic Department website. The menu is on the left and includes calendars, weekly events, schedules for each sport, and history of Concord athletics. Feel free to share!
Concord Athletic Department website:
https://sites.google.com/view/concordathleticdepartment/home
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.