Monday, February 20, 2012

Coach Tom Bennett named Regional Coach of the Year

Coach Tom Bennett
Congratulations to Coach Bennett for being named the Regional Coach of the Year by the Michigan Wrestling Association!  

Wrestlers Shine at Individual Regionals.

Luke Klein 125 lbs.
Six senior wrestlers that competed in the MHSAA individual regional tournament this weekend qualified for the State finals.   The finals will be held March 1-3 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.   Congratulations to the following Spartans:

Luke Klein at 125 lbs.
Dan Graham at 130 lbs.
Nick Trimble at 140 lbs.
Jesse Stamann at 145 lbs.
Kyle Rauser at 160 lbs.
James Rogers at 171 lbs.

For additional information, please follow this link:  http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/6614280953444986246/st-johns-qualifies-13-wrestlers-for-division-2-state-finals/

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Parent/Teacher Conferences Changed to Monday, March 19.

Sparta High School's Parent/Teacher Conferences have been changed from March 12 to March 19 (5:00pm - 7:30 pm).  We are hosting the MHSAA Boys Basketball Regional tournament on March 12.  Please note the change in your calendar.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Spartan Wrestlers Perform Well at Individual Districts!

The OK Blue Conference Champions, Spartan Wrestling Team sends 9 wrestlers to Individual Regionals:
Junior Ken Hanson was crowned District Champion at 215# and Senior Nick Trimble was crowned District Champion at 140# this past Saturday at in the MHSAA Division 2 Individual District Tournament held at Gaylord HS.

Senior Luke Klein turned in his best performance of his career by upsetting the #8 Ranked wrestler in the quarterfinals and the #5 Ranked wrestler in the State and the #1 Seed in the Semi-finals 6-0 in placing as District Runner-up at 125#.

Freshman Brad Ronning (103#), Senior Dan Graham (130#), and Senior James Rogers (171#) placed 2nd as well.

Freshman Billy Peck (112#), Senior Jesse Stamann (145#) and Senior Kyle Rauser (160#) all won their consolation final matches placing 3rd and earning the distinction of Regional Qualifier.

Senior Tom Willet double entered the tournament with fellow teammate and State Champion Nick Trimble at 140#, winning 2 matches before falling 2 points short of qualifying for Regionals.  Freshman Alex Vivoda (119#), Sophomore Kevin Krum (152#) and Sophomore Heavyweight Carl Wier also competed well on the day and will return to help lead the team next season!

Individual Regional is Saturday, Feb. 18th at Mt. Pleasant HS.

Guest Blogger,  Coach Tom Bennett

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Sparta High School Recognized by CollegeBoard

Sparta High School was named to the Advanced Placement Honor Roll for expanding opportunities for students, and improving student performance on Advanced Placement tests.  A special thanks to Mrs. Converse, Mrs. Franks, Mrs. Hahn, Mr. Pfeffer, and our AP teachers for their tireless efforts in expanding our Advanced Placement programs.