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Kat Chatter
Friday, May 1, 2015
Thought for the day
“Win or lose, you will never regret working hard,
making sacrifices, being disciplined, or focusing too
much.”
John Smith
Today’s Athletic Events
SPORT
OPPONENT
LOCATION
Golf (Boys V)
Baseball (Boys V)
Taylor
Northwestern
Kokomo CC
Northwestern
TIME
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
THE WILDKAT
Girls Tennis
Kokomo 3, Northwestern 2
Softball
Kokomo 10, Lafayette Jeff 0 (six innings)
Boys Golf
Peru 165, Kokomo 174
Please note that there has been a change in the
baseball schedule for Saturday. The varsity baseball
team will not be playing. The JV team will play
Harrison at Highland Park with an 11:00 a.m. start
time.
The Kokomo girls’ tennis team had a huge
win last night against the Northwestern
Tigers and were able to take the match 3-2.
Juliana del Bosque remained solid at the #2
singles position and easily took care of her
opponent by winning 6-0, 6-0.
Sarah Tickfer and Allie Lyons-Lowe also
had a great match at the #2 doubles position.
Winning a tie breaker in the first set 6-6 (73) the duo came out in the second set playing
much more aggressive and were able to win
6-2.
At the #1 singles position, Rachel Stout
played one of her best matches of the season
and pulled out a 6-1, 6-3 win for the Kats. It
is extremely tough to play that #1 spot every
match and all the pressure that goes along
with that. Rachel is doing a great job
staying focused and trying to improve her
game each time she plays. She is learning to
be more patient and adjust her game to the
style she needs to in order to beat her
opponent.
Next up for the Kats is conference opponent
Lafayette Jeff at home on Saturday at 10 am.
Hopefully the Kats can keep their winning
streak going and pull out another win. Go
Kats!
The Lady Kats put up seven runs in
the first two innings and cruised to a
10-0 win over Lafayette Jeff to move
our record to 10-3, 2-1 in the
conference.
Ramsie Hurlock led the way at the
plate with three hits in three plate
appearances, including a double.
Cathy Skaggs had a pair of hits with
a double, and Rachel Lawson and
Savannah Emmons both had two hits
in three at-bats. Sarah Haughn,
Paige Ward, and Katelyn Dowden
had our other hits.
Rachel Lawson was the winning
pitcher. She went all six innings,
struck out nine, and only allowed
three hits.
The Lady Kats are back in action at
home on Saturday with a double
header against Muncie Central.
Coach Susong
Ramsie Hurlock
Had three hits in three at-bats
against Lafayette Jeff
Kokomo boys’ golf team faced off with Peru on Thursday afternoon at the
Kokomo Country Club and the visiting Bengal Tigers came away with a 165174 victory over the Wildkats.
The medalist on Thursday was Peru's Cameron Smith, who shot a one-over par
36. Smith, who is the son of PGA Professional Chris Smith, is an IUPUI
recruit and is one of the top high school golfers in the area.
Leading the Wildkats on Thursday was senior Zach Watterson with a 39.
Watterson continues to improve as the season progresses and his scores are
beginning to reflect that improvement. Next for Kokomo was junior Conner
Wood with a 43. Senior Ryan Balog, and juniors Sam Seagrave and Dominic
Tarapasky all came in with scores of 46.
Kokomo now stands at 4-4 for the season and will face Taylor at the Kokomo
Country Club on Friday afternoon.
The Kokomo JV squad, coached by Paul Hamilton, improved to 4-2 on the
season by defeating Peru by a final score of 180-196. Senior exchange student
Long Le was medalist on Thursday at the American Legion with an impressive
score of 39. Senior Joey Rodriquez was next for Kokomo with a 44.
Sophomore Vinh Lee added a 48 and sophomore Cole Hanson completed the
JV scoring with a 49.
The Kokomo Varsity and JV squads will both compete in separate
tournaments on Saturday in Valparaiso.
Coach Davis
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Jesse Johnson
Grade: 11
Sport: Baseball
My favorite subject area: Math
The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Marion
My favorite Indiana-based professional team: Colts
Which of your family members participated in sports? Sister(s)
My choice of potato: French Fries
My choice of one-topping pizza: Pepperoni
The age I started this sport: 2-4
The state in which I would like to spend my adult life: Florida
My favorite brand of car: Chevrolet
The one sport I know I am not successful at is: Wrestling
My favorite pro or collegiate athlete in this sport: Billy Hamilton
One food I can’t live without: Pizza
My most influential youth coach: Dennis Miller
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Ramsie Hurlock
Grade: 11
Sport: Softball
My favorite subject area: Math
The NCC school I most enjoy playing against: Logansport
My favorite Indiana-based professional team: Pacers
Which of your family members participated in sports? Father, Brother(s), Aunt(s), Uncle(s)
My choice of potato: Mashed
My choice of one-topping pizza: Pepperoni
The age I started this sport: 8-10
The state in which I would like to spend my adult life: Kentucky
My favorite brand of car: Chevrolet
The one sport I know I am not successful at is: Soccer
My favorite pro or collegiate athlete in this sport: Bailey Castro
The best athlete in this sport that I have competed against: Evie Glover
One food I can’t live without: Chicken
My most influential youth coach: My Dad
TRACK
May 3, 2014
The Kokomo boys’ track team finished second in the 90th running of the
Kokomo Relays. The Kats won two events.
Jeremy Breedlove took the 3200-meter run in a time of 9:58.12, and the
Medley Relay team of Tymon Hall, Colten Pearce, Ethan Sharp, and Breedlove
won the blue ribbon in a time of 7:49.94.
Breedlove won the covetous Walter Cross Award with his outstanding
performance in the meet, which was won by Crown Point. The Bulldogs beat
our Wildkats by 16.5 points, 118-101.5.
The Lady Kats placed fourth in the Kokomo Relays, which was won by
Noblesville.
Sophomore Deju Miller had a personal best 5’4” in claiming a second
place tie with freshman teammate Lana Pham in the high jump, while Q.
Merriweather had a personal best of 15’6.5” in placing third in the long
jump.
Which of the following DID NOT win the Walter Cross Award at the Kokomo Relays?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
Phil Schreiber
Eric Baker
John Alsup
Latisha Poulard
Kenny Poulard
Justin Pugh
Adrian Glover
Ashley Dewitt
Ashley Taflinger
Answer appears at the bottom of the page.
When was the first Kokomo Relays that included girls’ track?
Answer will appear in the next Kat Chatter.
Answer to the last Wildkat Trivia
Name the two Kokomo athletes who won the Walter Cross Award at the Kokomo Relays
in 2003.
Dalon Liggon, Lashonda Davis
This Week in Wildkat Country
SPORT
OPPONENT
LOCATION
TIME
Friday, May 01
Golf (Boys V)
Baseball (Boys V)
Taylor
Northwestern
Kokomo CC
Northwestern
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
Saturday, May 02
Tennis (Girls V)
Baseball (Boys Fr)
Baseball (Boys JV)
Softball (Girls V)
Golf (Boys V)
Track & Field (Boys V)
Track & Field (Girls V)
Lafayette Jeff
Westfield
Harrison
Muncie Central
Valpo-Aberdeen Invite
Kokomo Relays
Kokomo Relays
KHS
Westfield
Highland Park
KHS
Abderdeen GC
KHS
KHS
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
N.C.C. Student-Athletes of the Week
Rachel Lawson
Rachel, a junior, fired a no-hitter as Kokomo defeated Eastern 19-0. For the week,
Rachel picked up three pitching wins, threw 17 innings, allowed just three earned
runs, and struck out 31 while registering a 1.24 ERA. Rachel also contributed at the
plate with nine hits in 11 at-bats (an .818 batting average) with three doubles and
four runs batted in.
KHS Web Favorites
KHS Athletics
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Sports Journal of Central Indiana
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Kokomo Perspective – Streaming Video Webcasting
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