Spring Sport Practices
The spring sport season is just around the corner. Practices begin on the following dates:
High School Baseball – Monday, March 15th
High School Softball – Monday, March 15th
High School Boys Golf – Monday, March 15th
High School Girls Soccer – Monday, March 15th
High School Track and Field – Monday, March 15th
Middle School Track and Field – Thursday, March 25th
Remember that students must have a completed physical form on filed in the athletic office prior to trying out, practicing or competing on a DKS athletic team. The physical form must be dated on or after April 15, 2009 in order to be valid for the 2009-10 school year.
Athletic Physicals Offered on May 5, 2010
Athletic physicals will be offered by Delton Medial Center in the DKHS gym on Wednesday, May 5th from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. The cost is $10.00 per student and must be paid in cash.
In order to participate in school-sponsored athletics, a student must have a valid physical on file in the athletic office prior to the first tryout or practice. The physical must be dated on or after April 15th in order to be valid for the following year. A copy of the physical form is available here. For more information, please contact Cindy Glenn at 269-623-9224.
Terin Norris Earns All-American Honors
Terin Norris, a senior volleyball player at D-K, can now add "All-American" to the list of awards that she has earned during her high school career. Terin, who will play at Western Michigan University next season, was just recently named one of the top high school players in the country by prepvolleyball.com. She was one of only five players from Michigan to make the list.
Click on the following link for the story in the Kalamazoo Gazette:
http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2010/01/wmu-bound_terin_norris_receive.html
Congratulations, Terin!
Rob Heethuis Inducted into D-K Athletic Hall of Fame
Rob Heethuis, retired teacher and coach at DKHS, was inducted into the D-K Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, January 22nd. Rob is our school's all-time winningest coach in both football and wrestling. He also coached track at D-K under fellow Hall of Famer Fred Pessell.
Coach Heethuis was twice selected as the MHSFCA Regional Coach of the Year and was the Associated Press Class B Coach of the Year in 1987. Rob was inducted into the MHSFCA Hall of Fame in 2003.
During his tenure as wrestling coach, Rob coached 35 athletes with over 100 individual career wins and five individual state champions. He recorded 14 league championships and five district titles. Heethuis was twice named Regional Coach of the Year and was the Class B Coach of the Year in 1985. He recorded over 500 career varsity victories before returning at the end of the 2009 season.
Congratulations, Coach Heethuis! A complete list of DKHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees is available here.
Fall Athletic Award Winners Announced
Congratulations to the following slate of student athletes who were honored for their performances during the fall athletic season:
Boys Cross Country
All-KVA
Ryan Watson – First Team
Brandon Humphreys – First Team
Tyler Bourdo – Honorable Mention
All-Barry County
Ryan Watson – First Team
Brandon Humphreys – First Team
State Qualifier
Varsity Boys Team
Ryan Watson – 70th place
Brandon Humphreys – 99th place
Nick Rendon – 129th place
Tyler Bourdo – 147th place
Kannon Hoffman – 185th place
Mike Bassett – 190th place
Zac Haas – 199th place
Academic All-State
Ryan Watson
Varsity Team
Girls Cross Country
All-KVA
Brianna Russell – First Team
Jolene Drum – First Team
All-Barry County
Brianna Russell – First Team
Jolene Drum – First Team
Kelsey Sofia – Second Team
State Qualifier
Brianna Russell- 36th place
Jolene Drum – 101st place
All-KVA
Matt Ingle – First Team
Jake Drum – First Team
Chris Horrocks – First Team
Jeff Bissett – First Team
Jordan Bourdo – Honorable Mention
Jake Homister – Honorable Mention
David Dempsey – Honorable Mention
All-Barry County
Matt Ingle – First Team
Jake Homister – First Team
Gavin Brinley – First Team
David Dempsey – First Team
Chris Horrocks – First Team
Jake Drum – First Team
Jeff Bissett – First Team
Jordan Bourdo – Second Team
Cody Warner – Second Team
All-Area Kalamazoo Gazette
David Dempsey – First Team
Chris Horrocks – First Team
Matt Ingle – Honorable Mention
Jeff Bissett – Honorable Mention
All-Area Battle Creek Enquirer
Matt Ingle – First Team
Chris Horrocks – First Team
Boys Soccer
All-KVA
Jimmy Diebert – First Team
Joe Koopman – Honorable Mention
Thiago Lima – Honorable Mention
Mitch Wandell – Honorable Mention
All-Barry County
Jimmy Deibert – First Team
Thiago Lima – First Team
Mitch Wandell – Second Team
Joe Koopman – Second Team
All-District
Jimmy Deibert – First Team
Thiago Lima – First Team
Mitch Wandell – First Team
All-Area Battle Creek Enquirer
Thiago Lima – First Team
Volleyball
Team
KVA Champions
District Champions
Regional Champions
State Runner-Up
All-KVA
Katie Marshall – First Team
Katie Searles – First Team
Hannah Williams – First Team
Terin Norris – First Team
Adrianna Culbert – First Team
Carly Boehm – Honorable Mention
All-Barry County
Terin Norris – First Team
Adrianna Culbert – First Team
Katie Marshall – First Team
Hannah Williams – First Team
Katie Searles – Second Team
Carly Boehm – Second Team
All-Area Battle Creek Enquirer
Katie Marshall – First Team
Terin Norris – First Team
Adrianna Culbert – First Team
All-Area Kalamazoo Gazette
Terin Norris – Player of the Year
Hannah Williams – Honorable Mention
Adrianna Culbert – Honorable Mention
Katie Marshall – Honorable Mention
All-Region
Katie Marshall
Hannah Williams
Terin Norris
Adrianna Culbert
Academic All-State
Abby Culbert
Katie Marshall
Hannah Williams
All-State
Terin Norris – First Team
Adrianna Culbert – First Team
Katie Marshall – Third Team
Hannah Williams – Honorable Mention
All-American
Terin Norris
Boys Cross Country Earns Academic All-State
The D-K boys cross country team recently added 'Academic All-State' to its list of accomplishments from this past season. Not only did the team qualify for the MHSAA State Finals, their cumulative grade point average of 3.709 ranks seventh out of all teams that competed at the meet. This year's competitors at the Finals were Ryan Watson, Brandon Humphreys, Nick Rendon, Tyler Bourdo, Kannon Hoffman, Mike Bassett, and Zac Haas.
On top of the team honors, sophomore Ryan Watson earned individual Academic All-State honors. By combining his 4.0 grade point average with his finish at the meet, Ryan ranked seventh out of the entire field of competitors. Not bad for his first year ever participating in cross country!
Varsity Volleyball Wraps Up Record-Setting Season
The varsity volleyball team capped off an outstanding season over the weekend at the Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek. In Friday night's semifinal match against #8 ranked Livonia Ladywood. The Panthers rolled past Ladywood in a quick three-set victory (25-10, 25-17, 25-18).
Making the first state finals appearance in school history, Delton faced #1 ranked North Branch on Saturday afternoon. Our Panthers fought for three sets (25-19, 30-28, 25-23), but eventually fell in the state championship match.
No matter the result of the final match, our team had the best season in school history. Aside from the success on the court, they also carry a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 in the classroom and brought what appeared to be the entire Delton community together during the state tournament run.
If you missed the final two matches or just want to see them again, they are available online at www.mhsaa.tv
KVA Launches Website
Our athletic conference, the Kalamazoo Valley Association, recently launched a website. It can be viewed at www.kvalley.org.
Our hope is that the site will provide useful information for parents, coaches, etc. and also help to publicize the great things that our kids and programs have accomplished.
Please note that the site is a work in progress. If you have suggestions or comments, please email bfarkas@dkschools.org.