CCHS Academic Team Wins 2025 JV Challenge Championship

Calloway County High School's academic team placed first overall for the fourth year in a row in the 2025 KAAC JV Challenge tournament held on November 1st at Ballard Memorial High School. The tournament featured 9th and 10th grade competitors from Ballard, Calloway, McCracken, and St. Mary High Schools. The Lakers earned 102.5 points, with McCracken earning 40 points, and St. Mary and Ballard earning 18 and 4.5 points respectively.

In team events, the Lakers went undefeated in Quick Recall, defeating Ballard 31-0 in the first round, McCracken 26-19 in round 2, and McCracken again 32-15 in the final round of the double elimination tournament.

In individual events, the following Lakers placed in these subjects:

Mathematics

2nd Ava Bogard

3rd Kyler McKeel

4th Mason Riley

 

Science

1st Ava Bogard

2nd Collin Naber

4th Kyler Myers

 

Social Studies

1st Molly Kate Pierce

2nd Mason Falwell

3rd Tyler Saalwaechter

 

Language Arts

1st Ella Martin

2nd Collin Naber

5th Aaliyah Byrley

 

Arts and Humanities

1st Hayden Gilbert

2nd Ella Martin

 

Composition

2nd Mason Riley

3rd Leah Hughes

4th Hollyn Aldridge

 

Back row L to R: Collin Naber, Kyler McKeel, Mason Falwell, Tyler Saalwaechter, Mason Riley

Front row L to R: Ella Martin, Ava Bogard, Hayden Gilbert, Kyler Myers, Zack Haws, Aaliyah Byrley, Molly Kate Pierce

 

The Lakers are coached by Lane Springer, Erica Gray, Margaret Richter, Dan Thompson, Jayden Morris, and Cassidy McAllister.