Volleyball Wins Regionals and Heads to Semi-State
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| On Saturday, the Lady Warriors took to the court in the first ever 2A Regional Tournament at Mitchell High School. CAI would have to get through two teams in order to take home their 5th consecutive Regional Title. For the first time, the Warriors have had to face tough 2A competition throughout their quest for the State Finals. Saturday certainly presented another challenge. First the Warriors faced North Decatur. Despite some pushback in the first and third sets, CAI earned the 3-0 win over the Chargers (25-18, 25-8, 25-19). In the Championship match, the Warriors faced Mater Dei for the first time since their loss to the Wildcats in 2016. The Wildcats took the first set 22-25, but your Warriors battled back and took the next three sets (25-15, 25-18, 27 – 25) from the Wildcats. This marks the first time a CAI team has taken home the 2A Regional title! The Warriors were led by two seniors throughout the day. Nicole Collins showed tremendous effort, putting up big numbers in the back row on defense with 27 digs for her team. Alli Stumler continued her strong play all-around, with 30 digs of her own and 51 kills as well. The Warriors move on to face Covenant Christian on Saturday in the Semi-State match. The game will take place at Jasper High School (1600 ST. Charles Street Jasper, IN) at 4 p.m. |
Volleyball Wins First Ever 2A Title
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On Thursday, the Warriors kicked off the 2A State Tournament series and were given the honor of hosting the Sectional 46 Tournament. The Warriors came out strong, not dropping a set throughout the entire series. Thursday night featured a successful 3-0 outing against Henryville. Saturday morning the Warriors faced off against the reigning Sectional Champions, Paoli, where they came up with another 3-0 sweep of the Rams. Saturday night, the Warriors made history by claiming the school’s first 2A Sectional Championship when they defeated Eastern 3-0. |
McKenna Cavanaugh Claims Second Sectional Title
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McKenna Cavanaugh crossed the finish line first in the girls race, more than five seconds ahead of any other runner in the race. This marks the second year in a row McKenna finished first at Sectionals. This Warrior continues to advance in the post-season and to date has qualified through to the Semi-State Meet. |
Boys Cross Country Secures Second Consecutive Sectional Championship
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On October 7, the CAI Boys Cross Country Team earned their second consecutive Sectional Championship. In Indiana, Cross Country runs as one class, so the Warriors took on schools like Floyd Central, New Albany and Jeffersonville and came out with a commanding finish in first place. In fact, the first three runners to cross the finish line were all from CAI! With all three finishing together, they had to award places to each one and in the end, Skylar Stidam took the top spot, with Caleb Futter in second and Bryce Dunn in third. In fact, all five scoring runners for CAI finished in the top 11 spots. What an accomplishment! |
Alli Stumler Reaches Major Milestone
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On September 5, in our game against Seymour, Alli Stumler tallied her 1,000th career dig, showing her ability to read the ball, defend against the opponents’ attacks and help put her team in the best place to score points. This Warrior not only plays a strong defensive game, but she is also well-known for her ability to find the open floor and put points on the scoreboard for her team. In fact, back on September 19, in our game against Lanesville, Alli met a major milestone not many volleyball players can claim when she reached 1,500 career kills! Both of these numbers continue to grow, and are sure to leave a mark on CAI Volleyball for many years to come. Congratulations Alli! We are proud to call you a Warrior! |
CAI High School / Middle School Winter Sports Registration is Now Open!
Please click here for more information. Remember, we use the list of registered athletes to get our coaches contact lists, so the sooner you sign up the better. The athletic fee won’t be applied to your FACTS account until practices have officially started. So, sign up today!
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Two of CAI’s Volleyball Alumni are Back on the Court as Teammates Again!
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Krista Boesing (CAI class of 2015) and Sierra Rayzor (CAI class of 2017), both four-year starters on the CAI volleyball team, are now playing for the Samford University Bulldogs in the Southern Conference. Samford University kicked off their 2017 season at The Courtyard by Marriott Invitational in Birmingham, AL. Both Rayzor and Boesing were starters in all three matches played over the two day event. Rayzor led the team in blocks with 15 and Boesing led the team in kills with 49. Boesing was named to the All-Tournament Team. At CAI, Rayzor was on the 2015 IHSAA state championship team, as well as being a two-time state finalist in 2014 and 2016. Boesing was a state finalist in 2014. Samford University won the Southern Conference Tournament last year and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the first round to the fourth seeded University of Kansas Jayhawks. |
In what is probably a first in the history of CAI athletics (and Graceland Christian Schools before that), two former CAI teammates are now competing together on the same NCAA Division 1 team.CAI Warrior Fall 2017 Sports Registrations
As July approaches, we want to get you information for the upcoming fall sports seasons. Please click here to find out more about how to register, the required paperwork and when each team will begin mandatory practices. It is important that you get your child signed up early so our coaches can begin communicating with those who have signed up. Registering gets your child’s name on the official roster, which is how we pull contact lists for our coaches. Sign up today!
Register Now for the Warrior 4-Miler, August 5
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Best run in New Albany. Bring the entire family for plenty of fun! Join Us Register Online at warrior4miler.com Christian Academy students and faculty receive $10 off by using PROMO CODE: CASF17. Discounts for early registration by July 29. |
Mackenzie Haworth Signs to Play Volleyball at Vincennes University
After a competitive high school career at Christian Academy of Indiana, Mackenzie Haworth has signed to play volleyball at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana. While at Christian Academy of Indiana, Mackenzie helped lead the team to four sectional championships, four regional championships, three semi-state championships, two state runner-up titles and one state championship. Her passion for volleyball is evident, as is her commitment to CAI and honoring God in all she does.
Athletic Director, Stephanie Gillett says, “We are very proud and blessed to have had Mackenzie as a part of the building of CAI Volleyball. Mackenzie may have a tough serve, but her heart is clearly bent towards serving God and others.”
Congratulations, Mackenzie!