Truth behind cheerleading myths revealed by Head Coach Lisa Knipp

November 20, 2008

By Steven Chen
<stevenchen@hilite.org>

Myth: Only girls cheerlead.
LK: “Here in the state of Indiana, there are co-ed teams. If you look at collegiate cheerleading, I can’t think of one college cheerleading program that is only for females. So it most definitely is a co-ed sport. We have tried to open it up to different gentlemen in CHS who have chosen not to embrace the sport. It’s their decision, not mine. At this time, there are no gentlemen that are cheering for CHS. At one time back in the late 80’s, early 90’s there were stuntmen. Male cheerleaders were called stuntmen. And it was the president of the student body, it was the speaker of the house, it was football players. It was made up of high school boys who were in leadership roles.” Read more

Men’s basketball looking forward to new season

November 20, 2008

By Ryan Duffy
<rduffy@hilite.org>
The men’s varsity basketball team kicks off the season next Wednesday. Their first game is at home against the defending state champion Brownsburg Bulldogs. The game will start at 7:30 p.m.
Head Coach Mark Galloway, who is in his sixth season with the basketball program, says he thinks the team has great potential to succeed this season.

“Every season is different and every team is different. I feel this team has the ability to have some success,” Galloway said. Read more

For the love of the game

November 20, 2008

By Daniyal Habib
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There is a fundamental difference between high school, college and professional sports. High schoolers play for fun, college players play to go pro, and professional players play to make a living.

Obviously, the motives mix and match between the three levels, but for the most part, that’s how it is. Read more

Cheerleaders prep for another winter season

November 20, 2008

By Maggie Brandenburg
<mbrandenburg@hilite.org>

This year, just like all the others, the men’s and women’s basketball teams will take to the court with the winter cheerleading squads backing them the entire way. This will be no easy task with the crowds the men’s basketball games attract and with the added pressure that now rides on the women’s team due to the State title it won last season. Read more

JV Sport in the Spotlight: Wrestling

November 20, 2008

By David Zheng
<dzheng@hilite.org>

The junior varsity team’s first meet is next Monday against Anderson Highland. It begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Eric Clark Activity Center.

“Anderson Highland always has a full and fairly decent JV squad,” said Head Coach John Kopnisky. “But we’ve got a group of guys that had been working since last season to improve.”

Read more

Men’s, women’s cross-country teams win State titles in Koeppen’s final season

November 6, 2008

TEAM EFFORT: The men’s and women’s cross-country runners, their respective coaches and Head Coach Chuck Koeppen (above), show off their State titles. The women’s team’s 105 point margin of victory was one of the largest in state meet history and was the sixth lowest team score in history; the men’s team title was the first for the program since 1996. NICK JOHNSON / PHOTO
ONE LAST TIME: Head Coach Chuck Koeppen (right) hoists a State title plaque as the runners of both the men’s and women’s team lift him up during the award ceremony. Ever since Koeppen put the men’s and women’s cross-country team on the map as one of the elite athletic programs in Indiana, he ends his 37 year coaching career at Carmel with his 11th girls championship and 11th boys championship. NICK JOHNSON / PHOTO

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