This past Monday, November 6, the newly formed RCS Athletic Committee hosted the Fall Sports Awards Night in the multipurpose room. Each coach/coaches were able to speak about their teams, honor athletes and their accomplishments, and give out two coach’s awards per team. Here are the stats and accomplishments of the teams.
Middle School Boys’ Soccer
5-9-1 Overall and 5-9 in Conference
The team finished in 5th place in the Conference and 4th place in the Conference Tournament
Awards were given by Coach Troy Bryan and Assistant Coach Kevin Clayton
MVP - Cash Rowney
Most Dedicated Player - Jonathan Bryan
Middle School Girls’ Tennis
0-7 Overall 0-7 Conference
The girls fought hard all season and they all improved from the beginning to the end of the season.
Awards were given by Coach Rachel Turner and Assistant Coach James Glasson
MVP - Sophie Long
Most Improved - Bronwynn Veach
Middle School Girls’ Volleyball
15-1 Overall 14-0 Conference
The girls were Regular Season Conference Champions and TNAC Tournament Conference Champions!
Awards were given by Coach Wes Winstead and Assistant Coach Brent Davis
Most Outstanding - Macee Bowes
Most Improved - Briley Briggs
Little Dogs - Coaches Allison O'Briant, Eric Hunt, and Kelly Talbott
Big Dogs
High School Women’s Golf
The girls finished 3rd place in the conference and 2nd at TNAC Conference Tournament.
They won their first match in program history on 10/10/23 against the other 6 Teams!
Mallorie Jones qualified for State Regionals, where she finished 21st out of 50th, becoming the first-ever Regional Qualifier in the history of the girls’ golf program! She missed going to the State Championship by only 4 strokes.
All Conference Selections
Mallorie Jones
Sadie Satterfield
Emma Puett
Awards were given by Coach Justin Jones
MVP- Mallorie Jones
Coaches Award- Sadie Satterfield
High School Cross Country (Men’s and Women’s)
The girls finished 3rd Place in TNAC overall and the boys finished 5th Place in TNAC overall
Both men’s and women’s varsity teams competed in the 1A Regionals.
Alexis Vander Poppen and Katie Mann both qualified for the State Championship.
Katie Mann finished 50th out of 122 runners at the State Championship.
All Conference Selections
Nate Stovall
Alexis Vander Poppen
Katie Mann
Awards were given by Coach Beverly Hicks
Men’s MVP - Nathaniel Stovall
Men’s Coach's Award - John Turner
Women’s MVP - Katie Mann
Women’s Coach's Award - Alexis Vander Poppen
High School Men’s Soccer
6-14-1 Overall 2-10 Conference
The team made it to the first round of the State Playoffs
There are no All Conference Selections yet as state playoffs are still ongoing.
Awards were given by Coach Chad Zuehlke and Assistant Coach Leighann Long
Coaches Award - Matthew Holeman
MVP - Cam Dallas
High School Women’s Tennis
6-6 Overall 3-5 Conference
The team finished 3rd Place in TNAC and made it to the 3rd Round of the Dual State Playoffs.
Oliva Ess, Elizabeth Ess, and Aurora Bettendorf all qualified for Regionals.
Olivia Ess qualified for the State Championship, becoming the first girl in the women’s tennis program’s history to qualify for the State Championship. She was one of 8 girls left in the state in 1A Tennis.
All Conference Selections
Olivia Ess
Elizabeth Ess
Aurora Bettendorf
Caroline Cates (Honorable Mention)
Olivia Goddard (Honorable Mention)
Rachel Green (Honorable Mention)
Awards were given by Coach Tim Ess and Assistant Coach Laura Ess.
MVP - Olivia Ess
Most Improved - Rachel Green
High School Women’s JV Volleyball
12-0 Overall 4-0 Conference
The team had an undefeated season and were Conference champions!
Awards were given by Coach Jimmy Long, Assistant Coach Michael Clark
Most Improved - Alaina Green
Coaches Award - Keeley Whitfield
High School Women’s Varsity Volleyball
22-6 Overall 14-0 Conference
The team was Regular Season Conference Champions and TNAC Tournament Conference Champions.
They also made it to the 4th round of the State Playoffs.
Peyton Hogan was named Offensive Player of the Year for the Conference
All Conference Selections
Jenna Hogan
Peyton Hogan
Kynlee Brooks
Delayna Welch
Awards were given by Coach Hayden Rigsbee and Assistant Coaches Jimmy Long and Michael Clark (Assistant Coach Maci Clark not pictured)
Coaches Award - Kynlee Brooks
Coaches Award - Carmela Peeples
