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BCMS Big Dog Soccer

Just past mid-way through the middle school soccer season, and the Bulldogs from Broad Creek are running through the pack.

With only three games to go in the season, the Dogs are two games ahead of BMS (second place) and three games ahead of MMS (third place.) Here are the standings and the remaining schedule.

—In the middle schools, basketball tryouts and wrestling practices are in the winter air.

Cross-Town

In sports parlance, this could be coined “Rivalry Week.” Aside from showcasing local athletic talent, cross-town rivalries can bring out the school spirit of fans . . . and give the winners bragging rights, if only for a time.

On the basketball courts, WCHS faces CHS today at WCHS. The first varsity boys match-up of the season between these two schools ended in an OT win for WCHS. More action and intrigue are on tap tonight.

Having lost only 3 players from last year’s winning team, CHS is locked and loaded for the varsity girls game. WCHS has gone young, with 4 freshmen either starting or seeing significant playing time. CHS handily won the first game, but WCHS is gaining confidence as evidenced by their recent victory over White Oak.

The JV girls action, which tips off around 4:00, marks the first of 4 consecutive games at the updated WCHS gymnasium this evening.

In other cross-town sporting events this week and next—

• WCHS and CHS grapplers take it to the mat on Wednesday at WCHS
• Broad Creek and Morehead Middle boys soccer teams square off at MMS on Wednesday
• ECHS basketballers bring it to WCHS on Friday
• ECHS and CHS go toe-to-toe at the ECHS on Friday, Dec. 7.

‘Tis the season!

BCMS Juggernaut Earns V-Ball Title

Broad Creek volley-ballers cruised to the conference championship by going 11-1 on the season. In the last three matches, the Bulldogs went a perfect 6-0 in knocking off the second, third and fourth place teams in the league.

Coach Hoop and her formidable squad are to be commended for their stellar season. Said one of the refs: “They just looked like a junior varsity team out there!”

Congrats also to Pamlico Middle for finishing second, Morehead Middle for finishing third, and Beaufort Middle for finishing fourth. Here are the final results and standings.

Middle school volleyball is often a tale of two half seasons. In the first half of the season, the girls are basically learning the game and figuring out how to play as a team. In the second half, the level of play often intensifies. We look forward to girls from all teams continuing their volleyball pursuits on the hardwoods of our local high schools.

As a recap, the middle school championships thus far look like this:

• Football: Pamlico Middle
• Girls Soccer: Morehead Middle
• Volleyball: Broad Creek Middle

Creekers Flex Muscle

The Broad Creek Middle School volleyball team put on an impressive display of power and skill yesterday in the Morehead Middle gym. The Bulldogs dismantled Morehead Middle and Beaufort Middle in straight games to move to 9-1 on the season.

That sets up the grand finale for sole possession of first place against the 9-1 Pamlico Hurricanes at the Broad Creek gym today (11/15) at 3:30. This is a Breast Cancer Awareness fund raiser . . . so wear pink to the game.

Both Beaufort Middle and Morehead Middle are jockeying for third place in the league, as they entered yesterday’s match with identical 5-3 records. Beaufort rallied to overcome a ten point deficit  to win game one, but Morehead Middle took games two and three to win the match.

Morehead moves into third at 6-3 and Beaufort is a close fourth at 5-4. The two teams meet again Monday at the MMS gym to close out this season’s middle school volleyball story.

Schedules and Standings 

Sweat Equity . . . Seasons Shift

For the most part, the fall sports season is in the books and winter is just in the wings. Here’s where we are:

• ECHS football made the playoffs, but was defeated in the first round by Pender.
• CHS soccer made it to the 3rd round of the playoffs, but was eliminated from further play by First Flight.
• WCHS JV’s turned in a respectable 6-4 campaign and knocked off some heavyweights.
• Both CHS and WCHS cross country finished 6th in the state.
• Middle school volleyball is down to 3 more playing dates. Pamlico and BCMS are tied for first at 7-1. MMS and BMS are in contention, each at 5-3. Here’s the remaining schedule.
• Middle school boys soccer is just underway. BCMS and MMS are both 2-0. Here’s the schedule.
• The high school basketballers begin play this week, and the men (and women) of the mat are in full practice for their pending wrestling season.

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.

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.

1000 Words

These photos, each of which says a thousand words, have been sent in recently by One Carteret sports fans.

Band of Brothers

Thrill of Victory!

Middle School Volleyball Underway

The season is underway, as the girls on seven middle school volleyball teams learn the fundamentals of bump…set…spike!

Pamlico has jumped out to an early lead on the standings board with Bulldogs of Broad Creek nipping at their heels.

Middle school football standings are finalized with BMS pulling off a big victory to end the season.  Be on the lookout for soccer which cranks up on Nov 1.

MRSA Workshop for Coaches

On Wednesday, October 31, 2007, I will be hosting a meeting for all school custodians, contract custodians, athletic directors and coaches. This meeting will take place from 1:30 * 2:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of West Carteret High School, and the subject will be Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA).

Brad Sneeden, Superintendent