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GET HYPE: The women’s tennis team huddles up before a match against Cathedral on April 23. Head coach Bryan Hanan said the team is a strong group that both alone and together push each other to improve. “A lot of our kids are very self-motivated; we have a lot of competition here,” Hanan said.

Reaching to the End: Women’s tennis team to compete in state after end of school year, players, coach break down elements of motivation

May 23, 2019
Speak-ups: Summer 2019

Speak-ups: Summer 2019

May 17, 2019
Mary Rose Ramsey, womens lacrosse player and senior, runs toward the goal with the ball as lacrosse team players follow. The team won against Cathedral 13-9.

Women’s lacrosse team to play Hinsdale Central on April 27.

April 23, 2019
Ben Baines, track athlete, Recovery Room employee and senior, receives treatment post-track practice. Baines was receiving treatment from a machine that used cold air and a laser to help the muscles. He had recently pulled one of his quads and used the machinery at The Recovery Room to help with his recovery.

[Photo] The Key to Recovery: Student athletes, local wellness center stress importance of cryotherapy, post-recovery treatment

April 19, 2019

A New Step Up: With recent change in women’s lacrosse head coach, internal promotion trend continues

March 22, 2019
Winter cheerleading holds a pose on Feb. 8. The team cheered on the mens basketball team as they won against Hamilton South Eastern.

Winter Cheerleading will encourage the men’s basketball team as they play Fort Wayne Dwenger on Feb. 22

February 21, 2019
Members of the gold winter cheerleading team practice basketball cheers for games. The gold team alternated with the blue team, cheering for the mens and womens varsity games throughout the season. Tweet: Come see elementary school students perform a cheer before the mens basketball game at home on Feb 16.

Winter Cheerleading team’s kids clinic is rescheduled for Feb 16

February 10, 2019
Winter cheer team practices a group cheer to perform at games. They were holding this pose to clean the move and make their cheer look more unison.

Winter Cheerleading to support the women’s basketball team as they compete in regionals on Feb. 9

February 7, 2019
Winter Cheerleading cheers for the womens basketball team in the Eric Clark Activity Center. The team switched between facing the court to cheer on the basketball team and facing the crowd to get them to join in cheering for the basketball team.

Winter cheerleading will support the women’s basketball team on Dec. 21.

December 19, 2018
Winter Cheerleading team performs a cheer with various stunts at a womens basketball game. The cheerleaders performed this cheer during a time out to encourage the fans to cheer and because they were able to do stunts on the court.

Winter Cheerleading will support the men’s basketball team as they head to Southport to play Jeffersonville on Dec. 8.

December 4, 2018
Winter Cheerleading team does a back handspring during their time out cheer. They were cheering at a Womens basketball game on Nov. 27.

Winter Cheerleading will encourage fans to cheer on the women’s basketball team Dec. 7.

December 4, 2018
A New Light: When building new elementary school, officials should consider number of windows

A New Light: When building new elementary school, officials should consider number of windows

October 25, 2018
A group of varsity cheerleaders perform a stunt with a flyer. The group practiced the stunt several times during the practice, so that they would perform it correctly during the football games.

Competition Cheerleading to cheer on football team at their sectionals on Oct. 26.

October 24, 2018
Sports Briefs

Sports Briefs

September 21, 2018

Competition Cheerleading team to cheer on Sept. 14.

September 12, 2018
Olivia Roop, softball player and sophomore hits a softball during practice. Roop played on both the CHS softball team and the Indiana Mustangs team this year.

Softball team to compete in the North Central sectional on May 22

May 19, 2018
Sophomore Olivia Roop hits a softball in the Hittrax sensor. The sensor tracked the speed of her hit, the angle she swung her bat and the area in which the softball would have traveled if on a real field.

Softball team competed against Crown Point on May 12

May 19, 2018

Pumped up to perform: CHS choir students to attend Showchoir Camps of America over the summer, come back ready to learn

May 18, 2018
POINTED AHEAD: Junior Seth McLean throws a disc golf disc toward the basket. There are several different types of throws a disc golfer can use. Veronica Teeter | Photo

Disc golf club restarts in search of members for spring season

April 20, 2018
Smart Sensor: The HitTrax stimulation shows what happens after Sophomore Olivia Roop hits a softball. Roop said she has to go to her club facility to access the technology.

Tapping into Technology: Athletes look outside of CHS to access special types of technology

March 23, 2018
Winter Cheer team learns a new cheer during practice to perform during basketball games. The team practices several times a week in the field house to prepare themselves for games.

Winter Cheer team to cheer at boys’ basketball regionals on March 10

March 16, 2018
Aniston Eastes, dance teacher and junior

Unique Ways Athletes Train at CHS

February 24, 2018
TEAM WORK: Mark Allen, varsity lacrosse player and senior, clears the ball out during a drill at practice. The team practices game-like scenarios to sharpen their skills on the field come competition.

The addition of lacrosse adds new challenges for both women’s and men’s teams

February 23, 2018
Both the Blue and Gold winter cheer teams perform one of their cheers. The gold team will cheer for the boys basketball team on Feb. 16.

Winter Cheerleading to cheer at boys’ basketball team on Feb. 16

February 19, 2018
Winter Well-Being: Students deal with the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder while trying to manage school work, athletics.

Winter Well-Being: Students deal with the effects of Seasonal Affective Disorder while trying to manage school work, athletics.

January 12, 2018
EXPERT HELP: Athletic Trainer Anna Foster helps Eddie Gill, varsity basketball player and senior, in the training room. Foster said she likes helping athletes recover to pre-injury form. Agrayan Gupta | Photo

Injured athletes follow an arduous process to fully recover, prevent future injuries

December 14, 2017
Winter Cheerleaders practice their cheers for basketball games. Blue and Gold cheer teams cheer for both boys and girls basketball, but they alternate which games they cheer so that the team isnt overwhelmed by the schedule.

Blue cheer team to cheer at girls basketball game on Dec. 8

December 1, 2017
Sophomore Wyatt Davis swims freestyle during practice. Last year, Davis swam the 100m backstroke, 500 yard freestyle and two relays.

While the women’s streak is well known, the men’s team strives for its fourth consecutive State title

November 17, 2017
Winter Cheerleaders stand in their triangle formations as they learn a cheer. The team did the same cheer last year, and due to its reaction they decided to use it again for games.

Winter Cheerleading to cheer at home on Nov. 14

November 10, 2017
The CHS women’s basketball team warms up for practice as their season begins to pick up. This year the team will face one of the toughest schedules in the state.

Athletes at CHS discuss how to overcome problems in a team environment

October 26, 2017
Senior Kailey Akins sets the ball during practice. The team was doing a drill that focused on keeping the ball controlled when passing it to another player.

Volleyball to play sectional game at Noblesville on Oct. 12

October 7, 2017
In the middle of a scrimmaging drill, player and junior Yara Batista and player and senior Kailey Akins jump to block a ball coming over the net. The other players on both sides of the court were practicing a skill called covering, which is when the players stand closer to the net in order to pick up a ball that is missed by one of their teammates.

Volleyball team to compete against Pike on Sept. 23

September 22, 2017
TEAMWORK: Teammates Taylor Gallagher, junior (left), and Abby Burdette, sophomore (right), assist David Light, senior (middle), in a lift. The team enjoys having diversity despite doubts or uncertainties about this season.

CHS welcomes coed cheer team for the first time in school history

September 21, 2017
Caption: Setter and junior Lauren Vanremortal sets the ball to Macy Berglund, middle hitter and junior, in order to win the point. The team was scrimmaging each other, but they were specifically working on their offense rather than defense.

The volleyball team has a home game Sept. 11

September 10, 2017
Coach Conway crouches from the sidelines and instructs players on the field while the rest of the team watches. The mens lacrosse team is 10-5-0 for the season.

CHS athletes and coaches discuss the effect of outspoken parents on the players

May 18, 2017
Junior Evie Heffern trains with her horse, Casmir, in preparation for a competition. Heffern has been riding horses for six years.

HORSING AROUND: CHS horseback riders discuss the challenges of working in tandem with another animal

April 20, 2017
Heady-ing to Marian: Coach Scott Heady receives new position at Marian University

Heady-ing to Marian: Coach Scott Heady receives new position at Marian University

February 28, 2017
The Blue varsity team practices one of their cheers in formation. They use this cheer and many others to encourage who they are cheering for and the audience supporting the players.

Winter cheerleading will cheer for men’s basketball Senior Night on Feb. 17

February 14, 2017

CHS student Samantha “Sammy” Romero participates in the unique sport of synchronized swimming

January 27, 2017
THE COST OF SUCCESS: While varsity athletes excel on the court, it can take a lot of money to get to that level

THE COST OF SUCCESS: While varsity athletes excel on the court, it can take a lot of money to get to that level

December 12, 2016
HOLD TIGHT: Noah Novak, an American Ninja Warrior course trainer at Hoosier Heights, grabs on to the wall as he climbs to the top. Novak assists people as they go through the course in the role of a spotter and to help them avoid injuries. “It’s fun to watch people climbing and use the (American Ninja Warrior) course because it shows me different ways to approach routes on the wall,” Novak said. MICHAEL JOHNSON | PHOTO

Students find new heights outside of CHS with local rock climbing facility Hoosier Heights

November 18, 2016
Varsity Cheerleading stretches before practice. Before the team starts practice, the cheerleaders change, roll out the mats, and then take time to stretch during their warm up.

Competition cheerleading to compete in State prelims on Nov. 5.

October 25, 2016
Coach Voris leads the cheerleading team in various stretching exercises before they start practice. The exercises challenges the girls to stretch in a different way from their typical before practice stretching.

Competition cheerleading to compete at Mt. Vernon on Oct. 15

October 13, 2016
Goalkeeper and senior Nicole Vohs warms up for a game with her teammates in the background. While on the same team, goalkeepers go through an entirely different warm up than the rest of their teammates. Vohs said there is constant pressure on the goalkeeper during the game. Even though she may be inactive for large amounts of time, the one moment that they need to come up with a big save, they have to be ready.

THE SPECIALISTS: In team sports, there are individual positions that require special skills – these are CHS’s specialists

October 13, 2016
The cheerleading team warms up at practice by going through tumbling lines. They won their last competition at the Kentucky State Fair, and continue to prepare for their next.

Varsity cheerleading has a competition at Purdue University Oct. 2.

September 28, 2016
Senior Jalen Walker gears up for a game by listening to music. Music is a popular form of mental training, especially before games.

In order to gain an edge, many CHS athletes turn to sports psychology for a leg up

September 16, 2016
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