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3/27/14

GCMS SOCCER

          The GCMS Men Soccer team started of their season with a 4-0 victory over cross-town rival Mayfield Middle on Monday night. The team is continuing their stellar defense from last year’s regional championship season.  Carson Elliot a returning member of last years team had this to say about their game on Monday, “I think we did very well for our first game. We do need some improvement but we can do it as a team.” Another member of the team, Jase Parker, had this to say about the team,” Ricardo did very good for his first game as a Middle School player.” Ricardo, a very skilled player, scored 2 goals, as he led the Eagles in scoring. We hope to see all of you eagle fans coming out to support your Graves County Eagles.

3/26/14

Girls’ Soccer

This past Monday the Graves County Middle School 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade girls faced against Mayfield. This game went into “Mercy Rule” for our Lady Eagles. This means that our girls outscored Mayfield to a distinct high score, so the game just ends. The Lady Eagles had a score of 10-0 with the mercy rule kicking in with 15:46 left in the second half.

GREAT JOB LADIES!

3/21/14

GCHS BASEBALL

            As some of you might know baseball season is under way and some of our very own GCMS eagles are playing for the JV and Varsity teams. The athletes that are competing at the High School level include Gage Mathis, Trevor Grant, and Clint Williams.  The team is off to a hot start to their season by starting 3-1 this year. The team will look to improve on this as they move forward throughout the year.

3/20/14

Girl’s Basketball

      The 7^th and 8^th grade girl’s summer league has come to a fresh start. The 7^th grade girls that were interested in playing had their first tryout day Wednesday, March 19. They will undergo final tryout day today, March 20. These young girls will find out whether or not they made the team.

            The 8^th grade girls are having their tryouts very soon this week. There are several 7^th graders that want to play basketball their 8^th grade year. I think this year will have a very big turnout for this year’s basketball teams.

            We are hoping for both teams to have an amazing season and to have fun during this experience in their middle school year.

3/13/14

BOYS SOCCER

The GCMS boys soccer team recently had their tryouts for this season’s team. They had a small turnout with only about 15 players showing up. They have big shoes to fill after last year’s team winning the regional championship. The returning players from last year’s squad are Camden Pickens, Issac Gream, Cole Martin, and Jase Parker. They will have to be prepared to play soon, because the team’s games will start later this month. We can’t wait to see all the Eagle fans out there for another great season.

2/13/14

Girls Soccer

Middle school soccer is starting up. Tryouts were held last week and 36 girls made the team. The Lady Eagles are looking like they will be a pretty hard team to beat this year. The girls’ team has been practicing all week. When it is too cold to play soccer outside, they have practice in the gym. That is pure dedication. When games start, come out and support you Lady Eagles! WE <3 GC! J

BASEBALL

This past couple of weeks the High School Baseball team has had their tryouts and has selected their players for this upcoming season. The team has started to condition and workout.  The team will start their season near the end of March. Some of our own Middle School students have been selected to be a part of this team. These student athletes include, Trevor Grant, Gage Mathis, Clint Williams, Carson Simms, and Brendon Richards. These students everyday participate in a hard and draining practice every day at the High School Baseball field. We look forward to the great season. So come out and support your eagles!

Girls Soccer

These past couple days, the 8^th grade girls tried out for the soccer team. This year they are splitting up into an A and B team and they split their games. The girls find out next week whether they made the team or not. We will post the roster next week.  Make sure you go out and support your Lady Eagle soccer team! Stay tuned! :)

8^th Grade Boys State Tournament

          This weekend the 8^th grade middle school basketball team finished 12^th in the state tournament out of 81 teams. Their success was inspired by their coach, Matthew Kimbler. “It was a great success for are school program and a good experience for the kids.” Their loss put their season to 31-4, one of the best middle school performances in Graves County. The season was one of the best. We had a good year and hopes for better!

8th Grade Boys State Basketball Tournament

This upcoming weekend, the boys eighth grade basketball team will be participating in the eighth grade middle school state tournament in Lexington at the K.B.A.(Kentucky Basketball Association). They will be playing Clay County to start off the seeding rounds of the state tournament. This will determine their position on the bracket and the level of team they will be matched up against. The team will be coming off their recent Regional Championship win over Calloway. Thank you for your support this year for our eagles we hope to see you next year supporting your Eagles!

8^th Grade Boys Regional Basketball Tournament
The eighth grade boys basketball team has been flooded with recent success. They look to continue their win streak as they take on Calloway County in the regional championship this Saturday. The boys won their first round game this past Tuesday night against Lone Oak, winning by a margin of about 17 points. They also recently defeated Benton middle school this past Thursday night by more than 20 points, cruising on their way to the final game. We have high hopes this Saturday night as the team tries to leave their mark on the middle school. Come out and support your Eagles!

Homecoming/8^thGrade Night

This Thursday the 8th grade will their annual Home Coming and 8th grade night. On this night the 8^th graders will be recognized for their hardwork and dedication to their sports. Early that day, before the ceremony there will also Home Coming ceremony as well. This we will honor the young ladies that submitted a essay in order to win Homecoming Queen.

8^th Boys Roster

·      Gage Mathis

·      Trevor Grant

·      Brenden Young

·      Ryan Mathis

·      Cole Martin

·      Jacob Blewett

·      Jake Mills

·      Chase Whitis

·      Dylan Jones

·      Trevor Williams

·       Matthew Whitaker

·       Logan Forthman

Manager

Alex Jackson

Coach

Matt Kimbler

8^th Girls Roster

·      Alyse Hendley

·      Emily Holmes

·      Carson Mckee

·      Haven Pitts

·      Chloe Grover

·      Felicity Spurgeon

·      Alexis McClure

·      Mckayla Tibbs

·      Taylor Travis

·      Emma Irions

·      Nikki Gregory

·      Faith Mandry

Manager

Paiton Williams

Coach

Stan Waller

Dan Catlin

This years 7^th grade boys have not had showed their true potential. They have the talent and desire to win, but they do not have the experience and the chemistry they require to succeed. They have finished out the season strong with their first two wins of the year. The boys look to win out as their seasons come to a close.

7^th Boys Blue

v Keontae Shannon

v Aaron Jones

v Carson Sims

v Travon Gray

v Cody Beck

v Jake Parks

v Zach Thompson

v Luke Keeling

v Garrick Miller

v Reid Courtney

v Christian Kloss

Coach

v Wes Johnson

7^th Boys Grey

vKoby Lamb

vDrew Cooper

v Cody Goatley

vEli Thacker

vBo Jones

vMitchell O’neal

vChase Carrico

vKolson Boyd

vEthan Darnell

vEvan Darnell

vKendall Tinsman

Coach

v Jamie Darnell

North Marshall Christmas Tournament 2013

Both our 8^th boys and girls had tremendous tournaments this past weekend, with both teams taking home the trophy. The boys started off the tournament last Thursday night beating Calloway pretty handily and then fending off North Marshall in the second round and putting them out in their own tournament. The boys went on to beat Benton in the championship game with the help of some clutch free throws close to the end of regulation. The girls beat North Marshall in the first round, going on to beat Mayfield in the semi-finals and finishing off the weekend on a good note by pummeling Benton in the finals.

GCMS 8^th Boys Roster

§  Brenden Young

§  Trevor Grant

§  Gage Mathis

§  Ryan Mathis

§  Jake Mills

§  Jacob Blewett

§  Dylan Jones

§  Chase Whitis

§  Cole Martin

§  Logan Forthman

§  Trevor Williams

§  Matthew Whitaker

Manager

§  Alex Jackson

Coach

§  Matt Kimbler

GCMS 8^th Girls Roster

§  Alyse Hendley

§  Emily Holmes

§  Felicity Spurgeon

§  Haven Pitts

§  Taylor Travis

§  Chloe Grover

§  Carson McKee

§  Alexis McClure

§  Makayla Tibbs

§  Faith Mandry

§  Emma Irions

§  Nikki Gregory

Manager

§  Paiton Williams

Coach

§  Stan Waller

§  Daniel Catlin

During this weeks blog entry, we will be featuring the 7^th grade girls basketball teams, both blue and gray. The Grey team has had a pretty successful season thus far with a record of 9-2. The Blue team has had a slower start but look to get on track as the season continues. Come out and support our Lady Eagles!!!

7^th Grade Blue Girls Roster

·       Shelby Turner
·       Taytum Mitchell

·       Macie Mathis

·       Faith Elder

·       Allie Dowdy

·       Keonah Shannon

·       Laken Emerson

·       Kaler Babb

·       Alyah Hammock

·       Zippy Johnson

7^th Grade Grey Girls Roster

•             Rachel King

•        Alyssa Goree

•        Katelynn Kemp

•        Victoria Penrod

•        Madeline Byrd

•        Lillie Johnson

•        Adleigh Holmes

•        Adison Cash

•        Addie Caldwell

•        Hannah Murphy

This year’s season has started off with a boom!  The 8th grade girls team is still undefeated while the 8th grade boys have only suffered one loss to Tilghman, falling short by only 5 points. The 7th grade Eagle teams have had a slow start, but have a bright path ahead of them and look to get on a roll in their next few games. The 8th grade boys won their last two games against Calloway County and Heath middle school and are on a two game winning streak. The boys are heading into the meat of their schedule with a bunch of tough games ahead of them. This years team is very tough so they will do just fine. The girls look very good this year and look to remain unbeaten. This years Eagles are going to be very exciting so come on out and enjoy some good basketball!

8th grade Boys Roster                                                                                                                        

Trevor Grant

Brenden Young

Gage Mathis

Logan Forthman

Jake Mills

Chase Whitis

Ryan Mathis

Dylan Jones

Jacob Blewitt

Cole Martin

Trevor Williams

Matthew Whitaker

Manager

Alex Jackson

Head Coach

Matt Kimbler

Assistant Coach

Jamie Darnell

8th grade Girls Roster

Alyse Hendley

Felicity Spurgeon

Emily Holmes

Emma Kate Irions

Alexis McClure

Haven Pitts

Faith Mandry

Makayla Tibbs

Taylor Travis

Chloe Grover

Carson McKee

Manager

Paiton Williams

Head Coach

Stan Waller

Assistant Coach

Daniel Catlin

#Cheerlyfe

By: Grace Thomasson

This year our GCMS cheerleaders have become a competitive cheer squad.  Cheerleading was recognized as a sport according to Sports Accord (a global governing body of sports) in June 2013. Our cheerleaders will be in the Kapos Region 1 when they compete this year. Another change for the team is that they have become co-ed.  When asked about going co-ed, Mrs. Ralph, cheer coach, said, “We become coed because we needed the “Man Power”. Co-ed means being put in a different category, and it reduces the girl drama. The boy on the coed team this year is seventh grader Devin Brassford. He makes a big difference being on the team because he is a boy and adds that “Man Power”.”

Mrs. Ralph told me that she is very excited about the team this year! She said “As a squad we want to encourage students and faculty to dress up for spirit days and come to games. Supporting our school makes all the difference!”

NO MERCY

GCMS football takes the field
by: Trevor Williams and Trevor Grant

 As football season is nearing, both the fans and the team have high hopes for yet another great year of football!

We asked head coach, Tim Williams, what he thought about this year’s team and here’s what he said, “I really believe that we have the opportunity to win all of our games this year.”

We surveyed some of our eighth grade football players: Preston Puckett, Chase Whitis, Luke Willis, Ethan Jordan, Jonathan Maldonaldo, Gage Mathis and Logan Courtney and they all said they thought this team will be better than last year’s team.

We asked coach Williams how he thought this season will stack up against lasts year’s season and he said, “A years’ experience at the middle school level helps. It sometimes takes a year or season to make the adjustment from little league to middle school football.”

Our fan support last year was great…but this season, our Eagles need more support! So come on out and support your Graves County Eagles in hopes of a state championship!