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A Summation of the Lady Flames

The 2010-2011 Lady Flames Basketball Team began their season off slightly struggling with chemistry and meshing well together on the court. While playing they didn’t really seem to have much confidence in themselves or drive. They started out without a win for three straight games, dashing their hopes at first. Their first win finally arrived against Tandem Friends at the Covenant Christmas Tournament, where they demolished them with a score of 50-33. After that game they suffered two more consecutive loses but then regained their wining streak against Virginia Episcopal, winning by a small 3 point margin. Another memorial game for the Flames was against Holy Cross in which they championed over their conference rival 62-14.

HHS Basketball Gets Revenge

6’4 Drew Vrolijk started the basketball game at jump ball against the 6’7 Salim Charles. The referee signaled the game to start and pointed out which direction the two teams would be going. The ball was tossed up into the air and Salim quickly batted it away to his point guard. Michael Holmes was the first to score a basket for either team off an assist by guard Corbin Whitelow. On the first possession of the Flames Salim Charles blocked Senior Forward Mark Mast.

Flames Burn Streaks

The last time Emhs beat Harrisonburg High School was way back in 2008. This year the Flames finally grabbed a win against a relatively young Blue streaks squad with the final score coming to 63-60. The Harrisonburg Blue Streaks had come into this game with a record of 1-5.The game was intense and the stands overflowing. The Flames only began to lead with 41 second left of the game after Parker Leap hit three 3 pointers within the last minute and a half of the fourth quarter. The Blue Streaks had a striking 29 turnovers, mainly related to the Flames' effective zone press. The Flames trapped well and ran a smooth transitional offense with much fewer turnovers then the Streaks. Salim Charles, a 6'7 junior, had a very impressive game with a good amount of  blocks until foul trouble eventually caught up to him. Senior Michael Holmes added 31 points, which was over half of the Blue Streaks' closing score, and had an exciting dunk late in the 3rd quarter.

EMHS's New Snow Sports Club

With snow flurries this past weekend and Christmas in the air, it’s no wonder that EMHS students are in the mood for winter sports. This is the first year that EMHS has offered the Snow Sports Club, and it will hopefully not be the last. This student initiated club began as an idea by Spencer Waizecker, Clancy Green, and Michael Poynter, all snow sport fans. They brought their idea for a snow sports club to Mr. Eberly who heartily agreed as long as they could find a faculty sponsor. When Mr. Brenneman heard about this opportunity he eagerly volunteered, and the snow sports club was born.

Vaccaro and McConnel Make a Comeback

Junior year has the reputation of being especially demanding academically, and as a result several student athletes opt to not participate in their auxiliary sport during this critical year. For seniors Joslyn Vaccaro and Robert McConnel their secondary sport is basketball. Both Joslyn and Robert participated on the basketball team at the Junior Varsity level as sophomores, and then chose to sit it out their junior year.  They’re back as seniors to tear up the court for one final season, each with polar opposite pieces of advice for their younger peers.

Varsity Volleyball Falls Just Short

Leah Jacobs and Kelsey Blosser have been representing the Flames on the volleyball court since they were in the seventh grade.  This past weekend these two seniors finished up their high school volleyball careers with a run for the state championship. 

Varisty Soccer Falls in States

The first round of the Virginia State Tournament began on Friday the 5th, with the 9th ranked Eastern Mennonite Flames facing off with the 8th ranked St. Stephens and St. Agnus Saints.  The cloudy overcast and cold weather set the tone of the game to come. The Flames and Saints both warmed up, taking shots against their own goalies and running around to keep themselves warm. The two teams were equally matched in every aspect of the game, such as their intense defenders to their strong forwards, and had both done similar against other teams. It was clear the first round of states could easily go to either of these two teams.

Hope, Faith, Courage: An Update

When walking through the hallways of EMHS on any given day it’s unlikely to not see at least one student wearing a bright orange shirt that reads “Hope Faith Courage.”  Over the past few months, this phrase has not only become the motto for 7th grader Luke Hertzler and his family, but also a rallying force for the school community. 

When We All Work Together....

At every practice and game twelve very active Eastern Mennonite Elementary school children race back and fourth after one similar goal; to score a goal. They race to steal the soccer ball from each other in practice, and their opponents in their actual games. The soccer ball switches sides of the field,  from left to right as the players clump together, moving in a pack wherever the soccer ball is kicked. The almost synchronized pack moves down the field toward the goalie's outstretched hands. The coaches try to drill exactly how important spacing is while playing this sport, but these instructions will normally fall on deaf ears. Because everyone wants to be in on the action happening in the wide open field, why not join the rest of your teammates in struggling for control of the ball?

EMHS Volleyball Defeats North Cross

The EMHS varsity volleyball team was victorious yet again against North Cross last week. The girls played a fantastic game. “The team worked really well together, and there was a lot of energy,” said junior Lauren Rhodes. The game was wrapped up quickly with a final score of 3-0.