“It was an interesting year for the Cowboy 7th and 8th football team in dealing with COVID-19 and having a limited number of kids play,” said coach Monty Harker. “While we had enough 7th graders, we just didn’t have enough 8th graders. It took about two 7th graders just to equal one 8th grader, literally. I thought the 8th grade team improved a lot from last year, and beat some of the teams that had beaten them last year. For most of the year we were short on lineman, but had plenty of our specials. A lot of different 8th graders played other positions than they had in the previous year. That also meant we had a lot of 7th graders that had to step in and play some of those running back positions and moved the 8th graders to line positions. It was amazing how much the 7th graders improved throughout the year. They should look forward to next year having gotten the experience from this year.”
“We had a great 7th grade volleyball season!” said coach Maycie Rector. “We had a small but mighty team this year, with only 15 girls out, but they came to practices everyday ready to improve their game. Out of our 40 overall sets played, we won 20 of them! There was great improvement shown from the beginning of the season to the end. The girls and fans were great with following all of the new procedures and rules that allowed us to keep playing all season long!”
“The 2020 8th grade volleyball team had another great season with this group of girls,” said coach Macoy Rohrer. “They came to practice ready to learn and work hard each and every day. Seeing the growth they made from the end of their 7th grade season to the end of this season was great. I can’t thank the girls enough for all of their hard work and flexibility this season, especially working through COVID. Their willingness to follow all of the school and state guidelines is truly how we were able to continue playing each day. I’m so excited to see the impact these girls will have on the high school program in the coming years.”
“The 2020 season was an awesome adventure for the middle school cross country team,” said coach Jay Klaver. “They were led by an outstanding group of athletes who showed up to practice with great attitudes and a strong work ethic. Personal records continually fell throughout the year as they worked to achieve their goals. Our first meet at Clear Lake was highlighted by almost everyone posting a personal record!”
