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Back Row: Caroline Torn, Kaitlyn Kollmorgen, Alyssa Elias; Front Row: Victoria Ryan, Emily Blackmon
Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media
Second Baptist School Magazine Feature: Win Today
Aug 07, 2020
SITTING INSIDE THE LOCKER ROOM, A TAPPS 5A RUNNER-UP STATE BANNER LAYING ON THE GROUND, MEDALS ATTACHED TO RED MATERIAL DRAPED AROUND THEIR NECKS, THE SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TOOK IN THE WORDS OF JOHN HERNDON.
The second-year coach was raw with his emotion.
"Everybody, get eye contact with me," Herndon said with his voice shaking. "I love you all."
He had just watched his team go toe-to-toe with Southwest Christian for 32 minutes, falling just short in the end in February. The 73-63 loss ended the Eagles' season as the second-best in Texas.
<p>"This has been a dream for most of us since the third grade," Kaitlyn Kollmorgen ('20) said moments after the loss. "We've been playing together for a really long time. We've been working so hard it just means a lot." </p><p>The senior class—Victoria Ryan, Alyssa Elias, Caroline Torn, Emily Blackmon and Kollmorgen—has played with each other for a long time. </p><p><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-9787720712654893" data-ad-slot="8738871937" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins>
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</script></p><p>That bond is unbreakable on and off the court. "We've played together, we've fought together, we've loved each other," Ryan said. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Emily Blackmon</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media</small></p><p>The run to a second straight TAPPS Final Four has put Second Baptist School on the map when it comes to women's basketball. But for private schools, most of the future success of its program is based on the development within the school. </p><p>As much as the current high school students, administrators and coaches will remember these players, the same could be said about the kindergartners, first graders and second graders walking the halls. </p><p>"These girls that made it to the state championship are great models for our young ones," Herndon said. "We just want to continue in their footsteps as we go along." <br></p><p>During Herndon's emotional post-game speech, he and other coaches touched on the fact of the young girls at Second Baptist School looking up to them. </p><p>"I have an army of little ones getting ready to come up and you're going to be really proud of them," Herndon said. </p><p>As the seniors walk away, their goal is that what they have done and the example they have been to every young girl at Second Baptist School pays off years down the road for the program. </p><p>"We want Second Baptist School to be a girls' basketball powerhouse," Ryan said. "We feel cool being that inaugural class getting this team going. [Herndon] coaches from us all the way to the little kids. He knows each of them by name. "Getting to be a part of that and seeing what they want to look up to is a neat experience. I hope they keep sticking with basketball because Second Baptist is about to be a girls' basketball powerhouse for good."</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Victoria Ryan</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media</small></p>
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Back Row: Cameron Kelly, Kendall Pennington, Sarah Flynn; Front Row: Julia Sauvageau, Alexis Gill, Naomi Konuma
Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media
Second Baptist School Magazine Feature: What a Winter
Aug 05, 2020
THE WINTER SPORTS TEAMS AT SECOND BAPTIST SCHOOL HAD THEIR FAIR SHARE OF SUCCESS FOR THE 2019-2020 SEASONS
The top performances came from the women's basketball team which reached the TAPPS 5A state title game; the women's soccer team reaching the second round of the TAPPS Division II playoffs and the men's swim team taking third at the TAPPS Division II State Meet.
The 2019-2020 version of the Second Baptist School women's basketball team won't soon be forgotten. The group made it all the way to the TAPPS 5A State Championship game and finished as the second best team in Texas. With a season like that, there would be no surprise when the postseason awards would roll in. Starting with the all district picks. Leyla Ertan '21, Kaitlyn Kollmorgen '20 and Victoria Ryan '20 were first-team picks, while Emily Blackmon '20 was named second team. Alyssa Elias '20 and Caroline Torn '20 earned honorable mention nods. Blackmon signed with Colorado Christian University in May. TAPPS all-state picks rolled out with Kollmorgen and Ryan being named first team.
<p> "What a great group of young women we were able to cheer for all year long," Second Baptist School Director of Athletics Mike Walker said. "This group was very talented. The combination of a quick back court and tough-hard working front court, our Eagles came together to get it done all year long. "While individual accomplishments are flattering, we are especially proud of this group of seniors who led by example, loved each other and made it to the TAPPS 5A Final Four three years in a row." </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Jackson Krueger</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media</small></p><p>The men's basketball program had four picks for the all-district team. Dominic Cestero and Johnathan Gooden earned second-team honors, while Jackson Krueger '23 and Elijah Mouton '22 were honorable mentions. "The men's basketball program at Second Baptist School was young and hungry. We are so proud of all they accomplished," Walker said. "Having so many young players recognized by our district is a true honor. I can't wait to see what this group sets out to accomplish in the years to come." </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Kevin Menendez, Nathan Flato, Coach Guy Chalhoub, Schuyler Clark, Ryder Solberg and Riley Good</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media</small></p><p>For the men's soccer team, Schuyler Clark '22, Riley Good '22 and Kevin Menendez '20 were honorable mention selections to the all-district team. </p><p>On the women's soccer team, Carly Berkman '22, Sarah Flynn '20, Alexis Gill '22, Naomi Konuma '22 and Kendall Pennington '20 were first-team, all-district picks. Cameron Kelley '22 and Helena Platis '22 earned second-team honors and Julia Sauvageau got an honorable mention nod. TAPPS named four of the Eagles' soccer stars as all state. Berkman and Konuma earned second-team nods, while Pennington and Gill were honorable mentions. </p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Back Row: Andrew Boujabadi, Grant Mueller, Brandon Young; Front Row: Lucas Lim, Nico Barrera </small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media</small></p><p>On the men's swim team, Ryan Calderon '20, Spencer Locascio '21, Michael Towne '20 and Brandon Young '22 were all named second team all-state. Grant Mueller '20 earned an honorable mention nod.</p><p> Finally, for the winter sports, Calderon (Swim), Mueller (Swim), Pennington (Soccer), Blackmon (Basketball), Ertan (Basketball), Flynn (Soccer), Kollmorgen (Basketball), Savannah Neal '21 (Swim), Claire Tidmore '21(Swim), Chloe Tondera '20 (Swim) and Jefferson Trammell '21 (Swim) all earned academic all-state honors.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Haley Killough, Rachel James, Chloe Tondera</small><small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Photo by Bradley Collier of VYPE Media</small></p>
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