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Congratulations to the Women’s Swim Team as they continue their UNDEFEATED SEASON! The women won the meet against all 3 Oldham County Schools on Nov. 30th, and followed the next day with wins over Collegiate and Eastern. The Men’s Swim Team also won the double dual against Eastern and Collegiate, while also beating all three Oldham County Schools.

“Our men’s victory over North Oldham was a nice feat, as we have been beaten by them 2 times already this season. It was a wonderful team effort. All our men really stepped up!!!” said head coach Amy Albiero.

On Saturday, Dec. 15th, our women won the Eastern Holiday Care A Van Meet, while the men came in 2nd to Ballard. All our relays proved very strong, and I was extremely excited for first time event winner, Jordan Paulson, in the 50 Backstroke.

Competition will resume in January for the Centurions! GO CAL!

The CAL Girls’ Basketball team will be participating in the Buffalo Wild Wings® Home Team Advantage™.  Pick up a “Teammate Card” in the Athletic Office.  Every time you eat at Buffalo Wild Wings® during basketball season, your table’s food sales will be added to the CAL Girls’ Basketball running total.  At the end of the season, Buffalo Wild Wings® will donate 10% of the sales that the entire team team generates throughout the season.  Offer Ends 4-1-13.  Make sure to come out and support Lady Centurion Basketball!

Both the CAL girls’ and boys’ basketball teams have been selected for VYPE Magazine’s top ten list this week.  View the entire list at http://www.ihigh.com/vypelouisville/.  Both teams are off to a great to start this season with the girls’ team at 5-1 and the boys’ team at 6-1. 

Both teams will compete in several tournaments over Christmas break. The boys’ team will play in the Farmers National Bank Fort Harrod Classic and will travel to Sanford, Florida to compete in the Arrow Force Holiday Classic. The Lady Centurions will play in the Republic Bank Classic and the South Central Bank Invitational.  Good Luck CAL!

Congratulations to CAL football players John Popovich, Austin Chelf, Chad Meredith, and Hunter Trenaman for being selected to the Jefferson County East West All-Star Game.  The game will be played at 2pm on Sunday at Fairdale High School.  Come out and support our players on the East team.

The CAL Softball Team will host a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser on Saturday, December 15th from 8-10 am at Applebee’s in Middletown.  Tickets are $7.00 and can be purchased from any Middle or High School softball player.
$5.00 of each ticket sold will go toward softball field lights.

On Friday, CAL senior China Dow, signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) next year.

Dow made official visits to Kentucky, Xavier, and Drake, but ultimately chose Middle Tennessee State. “Coach Insel (MTSU head coach) has been there for me from day one. He has supported me since my freshman year when he came to watch me in the LIT,” said Dow. “It is a great school and I love the coaching staff.”

China has played basketball at CAL since her freshman year and has played basketball since the age of four. She has won numerous awards including MVP, All District Team, and All Regional Team her freshman, sophomore, and junior years. Dow has been named a top ten player in Kentucky the last three years and was voted the #4 player in Kentucky in 2012. Dow led the state in scoring at 23.2 points per game as well as 11.1 rebounds.

“China will make history at MTSU,” said CAL head girls’ basketball coach, Don Rice. Rice had heard about Dow before she came to CAL her freshman year. “There is not a doubt in my mind that the Lord brought China to Christian Academy. She will be a blessing to others just as she has been to us. She’s a top-notch kid who has character. I look forward to watching her lead at MTSU,” said Rice.

Dow’s middle school basketball coach at Crosby, Jerry Durbin, also attended the signing and talked about Dow’s early years as a player. “China is a great player but an even better teammate. She does everything 100%.”

Dow and her mother both thanked her high school counselor, Ms. Blount, and all her teachers for preparing her academically for college.

Dow’s mother, Tasha Booker, said, “I thank God for giving me a daughter as special as China. MTSU won my heart from the beginning and I’m glad they won China’s too.”

In a crowded auditorium, China concluded the signing ceremony by thanking God, Coach Rice, and her teammates for their support. Dow got emotional as she thanked her mother, “Mom, you are my #1 fan. I love you.”

Christian Academy of Louisville Athletes are accomplished individuals who compete at the highest level academically, spiritually, and athletically. Over the past ten years, our student athletes have gone on to play at over 65 colleges and universities in 22 different sports. What is so attractive about our student athletes, is that they are well-rounded individuals with the discipline, character, and training needed to compete at the next level.

I want our athletic department to be a resource and come alongside our student athletes and parents in making the decision to play at the college level. Over the last two years, we have talked to numerous college coaches and have researched various parent resource websites to try and create a specific area to meet several needs of CAL athletes. We now have an “Athlete Profile” section on the Centurion Athletic Website to help meet those needs.

http://caschools.us/centurion-athlete-profiles

Our Athlete Profiles have three distinctive areas. The “Coaches Resources” is an area where college coaches can find our coaches’ contacts, a profile of the academic standards at CAL, and previous schools that have recruited our student athletes. The “Parent Resources” section provides links to other websites that will help parents with clearing houses, academic testing, and eligibility. Finally, coaches can click on specific sports and see profiles for our junior/senior athletes that provide highlights, stats, contact information and other relevant material.

The athlete profiles are created in partnership with parents, coaches, and our athletic department. If a junior or senior athlete would like to play at the next level, we can help in creating their athlete profile. Once created, you will have the ability to send a link to your profile page to prospective college coaches.

This is our first version and we know as we continue to expand this section we will make adjustments and add additional resources. If you are interested in creating a profile, have suggestions, or any questions, please contact Hollie Foster, Sports Information Coordinator, at [email protected] or 502-753-4554.

See you at the games!

Darin Long