Sports

Last Week in Sports 10.28.24

Ava Cottingham, Suhavi Bakshi, and Zach Davidson

October 30, 2024

Boys & Girls Water Polo

The Lady Dragon water polo team finished the regular season with an overall record of 20-2 and qualified for the state tournament. They competed against Clute Brazoswood on Oct. 25 losing 14-8 and placing third in the state of Texas. This is the girls’ third consecutive trip to the state tournament.

Dragon water polo finished their regular season play with an overall record of 25-7 and advanced to the regional finals of UIL state playoffs. The boys finished their season as Regional Finalists after a 17-12 loss to Flower Mound Marcus.

Boys & Girls Cross Country

The Lady Dragon and Dragon cross country teams hosted the District 4-6A meet at Bob Jones Park on Oct. 10. Caden Leonard finished the varsity elite boys 5000 meters race in first place with a time of 14:33. Also coming in first place, Caleb Lo finished the junior varsity 5000 meters race with a time of 15:57.

The Lady Dragon varsity team had five girls finish in the top 20 of the district meet, with the best time being 17:41 by Abigail Perez. The junior varsity girls had four girls finish in the top five of their meet with Mia Lay getting first place with a time of 19:08 in the 5000 meters race

Both varsity teams traveled to Lubbock for the regional meet on Oct. 22.

Team Tennis

Varsity tennis continued their 2024 playoff run with prior wins over El Paso Coronado and Midland. They competed in the UIL regional tournament last week, defeating Plano West in the regional semi-finals. With a quick turnaround, they faced regional opponent Allen, falling short with a score of 10-9. The Dragon tennis team finished the year as UIL Regional Finalists with an overall record of 20-4.

Football

Dragon varsity football remains undefeated in district play with a record of 6-0. They defeated their new district opponent, Northwest, 48-7 on Oct. 17, securing their spot in the UIL playoffs. The Dragons have two district games remaining including LD Bell and Keller Central. The Dragons will take on L.D. Bell on Oct. 25 as they celebrate senior night.

Volleyball

Lady Dragon Volleyball continues its win streak with an overall record of 24-10 and a district record of 10-5. Last week on Oct. 15, they faced the Eaton Eagles and they won with a score of 3-0. They also played on Oct. 18 where they faced Northwest and won 3-1.

About the Contributors

Ava Cottingham, Dragon Sports Media Team Lead

Ava Cottingham is a senior at Carroll Senior High School. This is her second year in Dragon Media as a sports journalist and photographer. Some of Ava’s notable accomplishments are that she was a part of the KDGN sports desk team that won a UIL Bronze Star Award, was inducted into Carroll Senior High School’s chapter of Quill & Scroll, and was awarded an honorable mention for an ILPC State Journalism Award for her student-athlete feature piece. When she isn’t writing or taking pictures, Ava enjoys playing club volleyball, watching the Denver Broncos with her dad, working out, and listening to music. Eventually, Ava hopes to work for ESPN in sports journalism.

Suhavi Bakshi, Dragon Sports Media Staff

Suhavi Bakshi is a second year Dragon Media student. She loves to explore different types of journalism. She loves to write, photograph, interview, etc. This year she really wants to explore the sports side of journalism. Outside of school she writes different types of writings and she continues to explore journalism. She has worked with Southlake Style, and written for the Dragon Media newspaper. She also likes to play tennis as a hobby outside of school. She looks forward to working with Dragon Media again this year.

Zach Davidson, Dragon Sports Media Staff

Zach Davidson is a sophomore at Carroll High School it is his first year part of Dragon Media. If he is not at school, he is playing games with his friends, watching football, or listening to music. He was also part of the 9th Lone Star cup win Carroll High school won. Sports Media is important to him because he enjoys watching sports and also wants to learn how to use cameras and record the games for film.

Xander Oehlerts, Dragon Sports Media Staff

Xander Oehlerts is a Sophomore at Carroll High School in his first year at Dragon Media. He took Sports Media because he is interested in photography and enjoys making graphics for social media. When he is not in school, he codes software using Python for daily life improvements. He hopes to pursue a computer science career.

Cailyn Cashon, KDGN Team Director, Yearbook Sports Editor

Cailyn Cashon is a 16-year-old junior at Carroll Sr. High School. She is going into her third year in Dragon Media and is the sports editor for the yearbook. She also is a returning member of KDGN announcements. She hopes to attend The University of Texas at Austin or Texas A&M to study sports broadcasting and journalism. When she’s not on the sidelines with a camera, she is editing her photos. The inclusive, educational, and enjoyable environment of media classes is why she spends countless hours in room 115.