Diving back back into the season

It is swim season again, and this year, Creekview’s swim team is ready to go! They are putting a lot of dedication into this year, including waking up at five o’clock in the morning so they can get to their six o’clock practice at the Canton YMCA.

Last year, the Creekview swim team won their first meet of the season. This year, they are hoping to win more. In a season, there are about nine swim meets that Creekview participates in. They have had four meets so far; including the meet they just recently held on Thursday, December 2 against Adairsville and Cherokee.

“The season has been going well. We are doing a lot better than last year,” Coach Rasmussen replied.

Going to state is a major accomplishment for students on athletic teams. This season, five swimmers on the swim team have qualified for state. These students are Kim N., Ben S., Stone P., Joseph T., and Joseph F.

“The swimmers on the team this year are really good, and I’m happy some of them qualified for state,” replied Whitney.

One of Creekview swim team’s important factor is that they have many freshman. With all these freshman on the team this year, a few years from now the team will be solid.
Written by: Paige Amoss

Midnight madness

On November 20, the Creekview basketball team held its first ever Midnight Madness. Midnight Madness was a chance to show off the skills of the varsity basketball teams. The coaching staff thought this event would be a great way to introduce the basketball players and the cheerleaders. It was also a way for parents, students, and the community to come out and support the teams.

“The first Midnight Madness was fun and I’m glad we did it. It was a great experience and hopefully it will be even better next year," said Keith W., junior.

After the players and cheerleaders were introduced, there were a few contests: a 3-point contest, a dunk contest, and a half court shot.

“It was really fun to get out of our normal routine with the contests and do something out of the ordinary,” replied Mike H., junior.

The winner of the 3-point contest was Zach M., and for the dunk contest the winner was Ryan Z. The half court shot was a contest for fans in which they could win season tickets. There were also random free t-shirt giveaways during this event.

“It was a lot of fun,” said Coach Clemons, “It was a good turnout, and people really seem to enjoy themselves.”

Written by: Paige Amoss

Grizzlies dominate regions compete at State

The Creekview Grizzlies cross country team showed once again why they are force to be reckoned with when they absolutely dominated the 7AAAA Region Meet.

The boys team won their first ever region while the girls took second place.

“We had a tremendous day,” said Grizzly coach Tom Armstrong. “We have been talking a lot the last few weeks about how this is a team sport and it takes all seven runners to make this team great.”

The boys team won by an unprecedented 49 points. They scored thirty 39 overall with the closest opponent being Chattahoochee with 86 points.

Grizzly runners Justin Whittaker, Loren Teachey, and Austin Ryan all placed in the top six. Alex Ryan placed tenth and Allen Griner, Vadik Hudson, and Hunter Carter all paced in the top 20.

“It was all team, we were so strong we could have left our top two runners at home and still win the race,” says Coach Armstrong. “They all ran smart strong races. They held back a little on mile one then passed people all the way through the finish line.”

The team set a new school record for average time with sixteen minutes and forty eight seconds.

Maybe the most amazing stat is that all seven runners are Georgia Elite runners. Justin Whitaker is also a National Elite Runner.

The Grizzlies soon went on to run at the state meet where they placed in the top 10 team wise scoring 244 points overall.

Justin Whitaker led the Grizzlies finishing 28th with a time of 17:05.45.

“The girls were great as well,” says coach Armstrong. They have now won 2 consecutive runner up trophies.

Lambert placed first with 53 points while the Lady Grizzlies placed second with 69.
Nicole Smith and Rachel Dorris led the Lady’s team placing 7th and 8th. Madeline Ryan and Sidney Draughton both placed in the top 20. And Sidney Bosley, Marisa Rink, and Lindsey Taylor all placed in the top 30.

The fact that Bosley, Draughton, and Rink are only first year runners makes it just more impressive that they were able to place so high.

The girls ran their second fastest team average in school history at 20:20. There are also four Georgia Elites, and two National Elites from the Lady ‘s group.

The Lady Grizzlies also went onto state where they barely missed a top 10 finish placing 11th. Rachel Dorris and Nicole Smith again led the Lady Grizzlies finishing 22nd and 23rd.
Coach Armstrong says he is, “Very proud of the efforts showed by both teams and it is a very good learning experience for both squads.

“It was a good way to end the year the kids ran real hard,” Armstrong said. “The boys did a good job placing in the top 10 and it is a pretty good accomplishment.” We are very young, especially the girls. The boys are not quite as young but there are some very talented kids ready to step in next year.”
Written by: Hunter Williams