Middle Creek High School Stampede Club

• The Varsity Cheer squad for earning 2nd place honors in the 4A Division of the NCCCA State Championship
• The JV Cheer squad for earning 1st place honors in the Small JV Division – their first title this year!

Wrestling team members for their performance in the Tri-9 Conference Tournament:

• Nick Gazillo
• Bafour Atakora, 1st in Conference Tournament and Honorable Mention Wrestler of the Year
• Alex Battaglia, 1st in Conference Tournament, Honorable Mention Wrestler of the Year and Most Outstanding Wrestler
• Patrick Stennett, 3rd in Conference Tournament
• Kyle Brown, 3rd in Conference Tournament
• Luke Uhlick
• Seth Hamsey, 1st in Conference Tournament
• Jacob Baun
• Dillon Krauss, 2nd in Conference Tournament and Honorable Mention
• Ty Goozman, 3rd in Conference Tournament

• Madeline Martin – Tri-9 Conference Diving Champion

• Members of the Indoor Track Team who will be competing at the state championship this Saturday, February 11th in Chapel Hill.  Middle Creek has athletes qualified in seven different events (the largest group ever from our school).  The qualifiers are:

Girls:

Sarah Woynicz (4×800 meter relay)
Kimberlie Buchholz (4×800 meter relay)
Valerie Buchholz (4×800 meter relay)
Nicole Brugnoli (4×800 meter relay and 1000 meter run)
Emilee Hensel (3200 meter run)

Boys:

Jamal Avery (4×800 meter relay, 1000 meter run)
Chilton Birdwhistell (4×800 meter relay, 1600 meter run, and 3200 meter run)
Keith Hair (4×800 meter relay)
Hunter Toms (4×800 meter relay)

And in addition to qualifying for the state championship these athletes also set school records:

Jamal Avery in the 1000 meter run
Emilee Hensel in the 3200 meter run
Nicole Brugnoli in the 1000 meter run
And the girls 4×800 meter relay team of Sarah Woynicz, Kimberlie Buchholz,
Valerie Buchholz, and Nicole Brugnoli.

The Stampede Club Scholarship Committee needs a few more volunteers. This is a one-night commitment on Tuesday, May 8, at 6 p.m. for a maximum of four hours to evaluate applications of senior athletes. Parents of seniors are not permitted. If interested please contact committee chair, Nan Salmon, via email.

For the most up-to-date schedule of sporting events click here.

The Stampede Club salutes ​Rashawn King, who on Jan. 15 was named a national runner-up in the third annual Inspireum Football Awards, formerly known as the Rudy Award. Click here for the News & Observer story or here for the official awards website.

The High School Football Rudy Awards celebrate outstanding young athletes, not because of their statistical performance, but because of their ability to inspire teammates, classmates, families and communities. (taken from the Rudy Awards website).  Congratulations to our own inspirational Mustang Rashawn King for being one of the twelve finalists!  You can view the long version video entry on YouTube and then be sure to vote for him.  Fan voting is a component of the selection process so be sure to vote and encourage others to also (voting period is open until January 12, 2012).

The Sports Block is broadcasting all home varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball games LIVE this winter.  Tune in to www.sportsblock.net and click the LIVE button to watch the games.  You can also visit The Sports Block’s YouTube channel and view previous broadcasts.  Remember to like them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter @SportsBlockMCHS.

• FOOTBALL – 2011 CONFERENCE CO-CHAMPIONS; CO-COACH OF THE YEAR – SEAN CROCKER; OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – KEVIN JONES; DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR – JOSH BANKS; 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE OFFENSE – JON MOORE & ALEX CHRISTMAS, 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE DEFENSE – DARIUS WILKINS, JIMMY BOYD, CAMERON WHITE & JACKSON RIDER; HIGH SCHOOL OT ALL-AREA TEAM – DARIUS WILKINS, JOSH BANKS, JACKSON RIDER, AND DAQUAN STUART.

• MEN’S SOCCER – 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE – TY UNGER, 2ND TEAM – MATT MILLINGTON AND PHILLIP REVAK; ALL REGION TEAM – TY UNGER AND MATT MILLINGTON.

• WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL – 1ST TEAM ALL CONFERENCE – ASHLEY BATTLE

• WOMEN’S TENNIS – TOP PLAYERS JOY WHITE AND KELLY NEWMAN

• WOMEN’S GOLF – FINISHED 2ND IN CONFERENCE, 2ND IN CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT, WINNER OF THE EAST REGIONAL, FINISHED 7TH IN THE STATE.

• THE MUSTANG FOOTBALL TEAM  FOR BEING TRI-NINE CHAMPIONS AND ADVANCING TO THE 3rd ROUND OF THE STATE PLAYOFFS!  CONGRATS ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

• SOFTBALL PLAYER ALLISON GEINER FOR HER ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND UNC-GREENSBORO.

• THE VARSITY CHEERLEADERS FOR WINNING THE NCHSAA INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MCHS HISTORY.