CCHS Academic Team Wins President's Cup Championship

Calloway County High School's Academic Team finished first overall in the WKAA President's Cup Tournament held on the campus of MSU-Paducah on January 17th. Rounding out the top four places were 2^nd place McCracken County, 3^rd place Graves County, and 4^th place Murray High.

Both Laker varsity and junior varsity teams competed as two of fifteen area teams in the competition. Other schools participating included Ballard Memorial High School, Crittenden County High School, Graves County High School, Marshall County High School, Mayfield High School, McCracken County High School, Murray High School, and Paducah Tilghman High School. 

The Varsity Quick Recall team earned first place in the tournament, defeating Ballard A 18-0, Murray High 16-15, and Ballard B 31-2. The Lakers took their only loss of the day to McCracken (14-18) in morning pool play. The Lakers went undefeated in afternoon single elimination play, defeating Graves B 51-0, Crittenden A 46-6, before meeting their own JV team in the semi-finals. Calloway Varsity defeated Calloway JV 38-19, advancing to the finals, where they defeated Murray High 30-23.  The Varsity team is led by Nathaniel Fowler, captain, Aubrey Naber, Connor Pile, Sean Williams, Kaylee Tharp, Addi Pervine, Max Chapman, Levi Dunnaway, and Jack Williams. 

The Junior Varsity Quick Recall team went 2-2 in morning pool play, but battled back to the place 3^rd overall, defeating Graves A in the consolation match.  The JV team is led by Maya Munoz, Ella Martin, Aiden Hooper, Molly Kate Pierce, and assisted by Hillary Bohannon, Kaiden Capps, Mason Riley, Tyler Sebby, and Tyler Saalwaechter.  

In individual written testing the Lakers had multiple students place in the top 10.

Math: 2nd Sean Williams, 5^th Divine Ezinma

Science: 2^nd Connor Pile, 5^th Aiden Hooper (tie), 5^th Max Chapman (tie), 6^th Ella Martin

Social Studies: 1^st Nathaniel Fowler (tie), 1^st Molly Kate Pierce (tie), 6^th Ezra Foote, 7^th Tyler Saalwaechter

Language Arts: 2nd Aubrey Naber, 6^th Kaylee Tharp, 7^th Ella Martin

Arts & Humanities:3^rd Nathaniel Fowler (tie), 3^rd Maya Munoz (tie), 5^th Connor Pile, 7^th Addi Pervine

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

Pictured L to R:

Back row: Sean Williams, Max Chapman

4^th row: Maya Munoz, Hillary Bohannon, Aubrey Naber, Tyler Saalwaechter, Connor Pile

3^rd row: Ella Martin, Molly Kate Pierce, Tyler Sebby

2^nd row: Mason Riley, Aiden Hooper, Kaiden Capps

Front row: Addi Pervine, Kaylee Tharp, Nathaniel Fowler, Jack Williams, Levi Dunnaway