Soccer Tryouts Next Week

soccerGirls soccer tryouts will be held from 4:00-5:45pm on November 30th through December 2nd. If you are interested in being a part of the Longhorn Girl’s Soccer program, please see Coach Pratt in Room 1511 for more information.  Remember you must have a completed LCISD athletic physical on file to tryout!
Boys Soccer will be having tryouts on Tuesday, December 1st through Thursday, December 3rd. Please see Coach Torres in Room 2319 to sign up. You must have an athletic physical on file to participate.

Girl’s Soccer Tryouts

soccerGirls soccer tryouts will be held from 4:00-5:45pm on November 30th through December 2nd. If you are interested in being a part of the Longhorn Girl’s Soccer program, please see Coach Pratt in Room 1511 for more information.  Remember you must have a completed LCISD athletic physical on file to tryout!

Rewards 365 Fundraiser for Athletes

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George Ranch High School, Reading Jr. High School and Polly Ryon Middle School have partnered with Simply Rewards national fundraising company to do a maroon track fundraising campaign during the month of September. This program is designed to raise immediate funds through a 4- week fundraiser called Rewards 365. All Longhorn Nation students are asked to download the Rewards 365 mobile app, create an account using their assigned Group ID number, and then input email addresses of family, friends, and co-workers. If they did not receive one, use Athletics ID#RW1233X2328.

Emails are then sent to your contacts with a personalized request from your child, requesting a donation to the athletics program. Each donor also receives a membership to the Longhorn Nation Rewards website, as well as, $50 added to their Rewards travel account.

Each student has a goal of 30 email addresses to input and can share their donation request via text and social media. Even though this is a campus-wide fundraiser, the athletics department will directly benefit from this program. Please support your student by making sure they have joined a group and by helping them with collecting email addresses. Thank you for your support.

Please click the following link for the Athletics 365 Parent Instructions.

Girls’ Soccer – All District Honors

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Congratulations to the following young ladies who earned recognition for soccer in District 24-5A this season. Jordan Shimaitis was named with top honors in the district by receiving the Co-Most Valuable Player of the Year award, and Shreya Desai was named the district Midfielder of the year.  Michelle Mills, Raven Towns, Mehgan Burger, Madeline Bares, Shana Hardin, Allyson Dernehl, Colleen Janecek, Kathryn Thaxton and Haley Hartnett all earned 1st team honors. Gabby Galvan, Sydney Heikkla, Riley Murray, and Emma Elkins all earned 2nd team honors; and Maddi Nicholson and Clare Valdez received Honorable Mentions within the district. Along with the field awards, 14 young ladies earned Academic All District honors by maintain a 90+average throughout the season: Emma Elkins, Lillie Landaverde, Shreya Desai, Kathryn Thaxton, Mehgan Burger, Raven Towns, Allyson Dernehl, Colleen Janecek, Julia Linton, Madeline Bares, Jordan Shimaitis, Sydney Heikkila, Riley Murray and Shana Hardin. Congratulations on an outstanding job this season on and off this field!!

Girls’ Soccer v. Porter (Playoffs – Area Round)

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Wow what a game! The girls’ soccer team competed in the area round of the state playoffs last Thursday night against New Caney Porter and showed their true Longhorn pride by winning in a come-from-behind game 2-1. Jordan Shimaitis scored the first goal from a Kathryn Thaxton pass to tie the game. Shimaitis then slipped a pass to Gabby Galvan who buried the ball in the back of the net with 7 minutes left in the game. Excellent job from the entire team on such an outstanding win. The girls continue in the regional quarterfinals against RidgePoint tonight 7:00pm at Pearland Dawson HS. Come MAROON OUT the stands and support your Longhorns!!

Girls’ Soccer v. Elkins (Bi-District Playoffs)

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Congratulations to the girls’ soccer team by defeating the Lady Knights of Elkins 5-0 to become Bi-District Champions. Haley Hartnett and Sydney Heikkila both contributed 2 goals and Gabby Galvan added one goal on the night. Colleen Janecek, Gabby Galvan, Jordan Shimaitis, Riley Murray and Madeline Bares all added an assist. Defense held solid with Michelle Mills collecting 9 save and Shana Hardin, Mehgan Burger, Raven Towns, Clare Valdez and Madeline Bares all playing clean solid defense. The girls will continue in the State Playoffs on Thursday at 7:00pm against New Caney Porter at Texan Drive Stadium in New Caney ISD. All tickets are $5.00. Great job, Longhorns!

Girls’ Soccer v. Calhoun

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Varsity – On a perfect evening the girls’ soccer team honored their seniors in their last home game of the season. The Longhorns defeated the Calhoun Sandies in a 6-0 victory. Haley Hartnett and Jordan Shimaitis both scored two goals with Michelle Mills and Gabby Galvan both adding a goal. This win made the girls undefeated in district play and helped them earn their second district championship with the Longhorns scoring 56 goals and only giving up 1. Excellent job from all of the girls on this accomplishment!

Thank you to seniors Lillie Landaverde, Kathryn Thaxton, Toty Herrera, Raven Towns, Haley Hartnett and Julia Linton for all they have done over the past 4 years for the soccer program!

The girls open the state playoffs Friday, March 27th at 5:00pm when they take on the Lady Knights of Elkins at Mercer Stadium.

Girls’ Soccer v. Lamar

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JV – On a postcard-type day, the Longhorn JV girls’ soccer team closed the book on a near perfect season defeating the Mustangs 10-0. Scoring for “The Ranch” were Jenna Sanders, Austin Martz, Tayler Jasek, Lucy Perez, Taylor Reech, Maddie Woodfin, Hadley Perez and Charlotte Winegand. Assisting on the goalswere Litzy Vasquez, Danny Torres, Jessica Torres, Charlotte Winegand and Taylor Reech. After dropping the first game of the season, the girls never lost again going 6-0 in district and 13-1 overall. Great season, Longhorns, and thank you for all of your hard work.

Varsity – The Varsity girls had to follow that goal-scoring onslaught in a physical battle against the Lady Mustangs. The girls pulled out a 5-0 victory to keep their undefeated district title intact. Jordan Shimiatis scored two goals with Haley Hartnett, Michelle Mills and Shreya Desai all adding a goal. The girls will wrap up district play as they host Calhoun on Friday night. Come out and support your Longhorns.

Sports Schedule – Week of March 16

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Tuesday, March 17:
Tennis: JV @ FBISD Tourney, all day
Baseball: Soph @ Angleton, 5:00pm
Baseball: JV @ Angleton, 7:00pm
Baseball: Varsity vs. Angleton, GRHS, 7:00pm
Softball: JV @ Foster, 5:00pm
Softball: Varsity @ Foster, 6:30pm
Boys soccer: JV vs. Lamar Cons, GRHS, 5:00pm
Boys soccer: Varsity vs. Lamar Cons, GRHS, 7:00pm
Girls soccer: JV @ Lamar Cons, 5:00pm
Girls soccer: Varsity @ Lamar Cons, 7:00pm

Thursday, March 19:
Track & field: FR & JV boys in Ranger Relays, @ Terry HS, 4:30pm
Track & field: JV girls in Longhorn Relays, GRHS, 4:30pm

Friday, March 20:
Tennis: Varsity in LCISD Tourney, all day
Track & field: Varsity in Gulf Coast Relays Invitational, @ Hopper Stadium, 1:00pm
Baseball: Soph vs. Terry, GRHS, 5:00pm
Baseball: JV vs. Terry, GRHS, 7:00pm
Baseball: Varsity @ Terry, 7:00pm
Softball: JV vs. Angleton, GRHS, 5:00pm
Softball: Varsity vs. Angleton, GRHS, 6:30pm
Boys soccer: Varsity vs. Calhoun, GRHS, 5:00pm SENIOR NIGHT
Girls soccer: Varsity vs. Calhoun, GRHS, 7:00pm SENIOR NIGHT

Girls’ Soccer v. Terry

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The girls’ varsity soccer team traveled to Terry on Friday night to start off their spring break right defeating the Lady Rangers 7-0. Allyson Dernehl led all scorers with 2 goals, while Haley Hartnett, Jordan Shimaitis, Shana Hardin, Madeline Bares, and Mehgan Burger all added a goal to the Longhorns’ scoring tally. This win clinched the girls’ second District Title with two games yet to play. Come out this week and support your girls as they travel to Lamar on Tuesday and then host Calhoun in the last home game of the season on Friday.