1Carteret: Students. Sports. Success.

Getting the MRSA Memo

On Oct. 31, the coaches helped to pack the cafeteria at WCHS for the MRSA workshop.

Grappling Coach Dan Varner of WCHS got the memo and has produced a set of guidelines to help prevent MRSA on his wrestling team.

Coach graciously shares the following:

Infectious Skin Disease Prevention Plan 10/31/2007

Facilities:

1. Mop mats daily w/ Pine-O-Dis mixture, 12oz: 2-3 gal water.
2. No street shoes in matroom.
3. Leave saturated mops at doorway to clean off shoes.
4. Showers to be mopped daily and locker room kept clean.

Hygiene:

1. Athlete must shower using antibacterial soap, washcloth and clean towel prior to weighing out each day.
2. Coach will scan for skin lesions at daily weighout.
3. No sharing of towels, athletic equipment or razors.
4. Athlete will coat w/ germicidal barrier (Kenshield) prior to competition.
5. At tournaments, athlete will wipe down exposed skin w/ skin cleaning pad after each bout.
6. Athlete must wear only freshly washed workout clothing.

First aid:

1. Keep first aid materials on hand in practice room as well as during competition.
2. Immediately clean and cover any skin break which occurs in practice or competition. Monitor closely during the healing process.

Clothing and gear:

1. Provide a numbered “laundry band” to each athlete to secure his workout clothing for washing. We will wash all clothing w/ warm water and appropriate soap.
2. Athlete will wipe headgear daily w/ disinfectant.
3. Athlete will spray kneepads daily w/ disinfectant.

Towels and washcloths:

1. We will provide 2 clean white towels and 2 washcloths weekly to each athlete.

2. Towels and washcloths will be washed with bleach in hot water.

Playoff Picture

In high school action, we have two fall sports teams still alive.  These teams represent 1Carteret.

In football, the Mighty Mariners of #13 seed East Carteret takes on #4 seed Pender this Friday night at Pender. You can follow the NC 1AA football championship bracket here. Go Mariners!

In soccer, the Croatan Cougars have advanced to the quarter finals (or Elite Eight) in the east by taking care of South Lenoir 1-0. The Cougars travel to Kitty Hawk on 11/7 to take on a scrappy and undefeated First Flight team. Follow the Mens Soccer 2A East Bracket here. Go Cougars!

Middle School Update, Nov. 7

Seasons blend together in the spinning wheel that is middle school athletics in Carteret County.  As a refresher, we have completed football and girls soccer.  Volleyball is about midway through.  Boys soccer is now out of the starting gate.

Here’s a rundown:

• Football Champions:  Pamlico
• Girls Soccer Champions:  Morehead Middle

It’s too early too tell with volleyball as most of these girls are just learning the sport.  The second half of the season is often when the story is told in middle school volleyball.  Right now, Pamlico and Broad Creek are neck-and-neck at the top.  Morehead Middle is close behind.  Newport Middle and Beaufort Middle are still in striking distance.

Boys soccer is out of the gate and the 1Carteret reporting team is scrambling to –

A.  Ensure we have up the correct schedule

B.  Get some scores posted.