Come Out and Support Spring Athletes

In C-FB ISD, we have one goal: high student achievement for all students. We believe that high achievement permeates academics, fine arts and athletics in our district. What our students learn in athletics and fine arts translates into other endeavors.

This spring, we have numerous athletic events, and we encourage the community to come and see our student athletes in action.  Our annual C-FB Relays will be held Fri., March 23 at Tommy Standridge Stadium, 1330 W. Valwood Parkway, Carrollton.  

Our Varsity field events will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by the Junior Varsity running events at 3:00 p.m., Junior Varsity  field events at 5:30 p.m. and Varsity running events at 6:00 p.m. Admission prices are $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.

We have some amazing athletes in C-FB ISD.  For example, two athletes to come watch at the relays are Creekview senior Melissa Gonzalez and Newman Smith senior Courtney Okolo, both nationally-ranked and University of Texas Austin-bound on track scholarships.

Our district will host the 9-4A District Track and Field Meet on April 10, 11, and 12 at Standridge Stadium, with competition beginning at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday and at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ticket prices will be $4.00 for adults and $3.00 for students per day.

 We still have some district games remaining in our Soccer season, and our teams have excellence chances for the district play-offs.  The Creekview and R. L. Turner boys' soccer teams have both  made the weekly top 10 rankings of The Dallas Morning News for area 4-A soccer teams. Remaining district soccer games are March 20 and March 23.  Athletic Schedules

 C-FB ISD will host the Region II-4A Soccer Tournament on Fri., April 13, and Sat., April 14 at Standridge Stadium. The girls' semi-finals will be at noon and 2:30 p.m. on Friday followed by the boys' semi-finals at 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. Finals will be played on Saturday with the girls scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and the boys at 1:30 p.m. Ticket prices will be $7.00 for adults and $5.00 for students per session.

The 4-A district softball and baseball games are already underway which includes Creekview, R. L. Turner and Newman Smith.  Ranchview will begin its 3-A district softball and baseball season on March 20. Athletic Schedules

 Success Abounds

Although the school year is still underway, we are already seeing much success in our athletic program.  Here are just a few of our achievements.

• Ranchview female power lifter Destiny Thomas will compete in the THSWPA State Meet in Corpus Christi on March 17.
•  R. L. Turner senior Rhyann Perry received the Texas State Athletic Trainers Association Academic All-State Award. This award is given to students who spend many hours helping with the medical care of athletes while also maintaining high academic standards in the classroom.

At the 2012 State High School Diving Championships, we had three divers who had outstanding results. They are as follows:

• Conner Shackelford of Newman Smith earned a fifth place. Being in the Top 6, Conner qualified for All-American.
• Sarrie Zinszer of Creekview placed ninth and was named to the "All-State 2nd Team."
• Brandon Alexander of Creekview placed fourteenth and was named to the "All-State 2nd Team."

 Three C-FB ISD students placed at the State Wrestling Tournament.

• Creekview's Elijah Cook placed sixth at State.
• R. L. Turner's Nina Machado placed fifth at State.
• Creekview's Bobbi Navarrete placed fifth at State.

We are always to pleased to learn about the success of our graduates.  Congratulations to Creekview alum Krista Lopez. Oklahoma State forward Krista Lopez is the 2011 Capital One Academic All-American of the Year for NCAA Division I women’s soccer according to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

You can read more about our individual student successes in our district blog:  http://blogabilities.blogspot.com/

Involvement in athletics increases creativity, problem-solving, and the motivation to learn. We appreciate the effort, dedication, and commitment to purpose of our student athletes. We also salute the coaches and trainers who work with our student athletes on daily basis.

We thank the community for your support of C-FB ISD athletics, and we encourage you to attend as many of the spring events as you can because you will be impressed and inspired by our athletes.