July 15, 2008
Ryan Hosts Vince Young Football Camp
Father Ryan was this year's site for the First Annual Vince Young Football Camp on 6/26; the proceeds benefit The Vincent Young Foundation and local Middle Tennessee charitable agencies.
The campers in the Summer Challenge Flag Football Camp were some of the 100+ boys who attended the one-day football camp; they worked on football fundamentals with Vince, other Titan players as well as Father Ryan's own Coach Lussier and coaching staff. Former and current players helped where needed. Picked as one of the outstanding campers was future Ryan scholar and athlete, K Simpson!
9th Annual Black Cat
Help support the Father Ryan football program at this year's BlackCat Golf Tournament! Named in honor of Joe Reilly, who was one of Father Ryan's most avid sports fans, the golf scramble is Saturday, July 26, at the Greystone Golf Club in Dickson, TN. For more information, contact Gene Flathmann at (615) 673-8835. BLACK CAT ENTRY FORM (pdf)
4th Annual Irish Classic
Join old friends on the fairway as the volleyball team hosts the 4th annual Irish Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday, August 2 at the Ted Rhodes Golf Course. This is the major fundraiser for the Lady Irish volleyball team. For more information, contact Jinx Cockerham at (615) 383-4200 Ext. 242. CLASSIC ENTRY FORM (pdf)
Pat Lawson named A.D.
An Irish welcome to Pat Lawson, a 1993 graduate who was athletic director for Cumberland University.
Pat will officially begin his duties over Father Ryan's athletic program this summer. One of his main projects will be the on-campus athletic complex at Father Ryan.
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C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
to the following Irish Athletes named to spring sports all mid-state teams:
| Softball | K Ayers, 2nd Team |
| Baseball | C Gobbell, 3rd Team |
| Soccer | J Powers-Myszka, C Rodriguez, A Agassi (1st team); J Phillips, A Chamberlain (2nd Team) |
| Tennis | C Caire (1st team) |
| Track | K Carney (1st team high jump), E Collins (2nd team 110 hurdles) |
Tied at 1-1 after regulation time, overtime and sudden death (not to mention a late start and a half-hour rain delay), goalie J Phillips blocked the first CBHS penalty kick to help the Irish claim the 2008 DII State Championship!
Congratulations, boys - roll, pride, roll!
Competing at Spring Fling!
Congrats to E Wilson who finished 6th in the DII Pentalon and K
Carney who finished 2nd in the DII Decathlon as well as to E Davis and C Caire who competed in the quarterfinals of DII Tennis Doubles.
J Owusu took home 2 medals in field events- 5th in the discus and 2nd in
the shotput with a personal record of 35' 8.25". Competing for the first time at state, D Willingham finished in 7th place in the pole vault.
Two additional state champions were crowned on Friday - K Carney finished 1st in the high jump (6'6") and E Collins, who also finished 3rd in the high jump, won the 110 high hurdles!
Boys Lacrosse - DII RunnerUp
Congratulations to the Lacrosse Team who made ut to the State Lacrosse Championship. In the semi-final game they defeated Cookeville High School 9-1 but then lost a well-played and hard-fought game to Brentwood High School 4-6 in the Championship Game.
Fleming Award
Congratulations to T Thurman and M Mullins for receiving the Father Fleming award, the highest reward for a senior athlete whose life off the field or court is a reflection of Christian values and who serves as role models to others.
Health & Protection Forms
Physicals The TSSAA by-laws state that no athlete is to tryout or participate in athletic contests until pre-participation physical evaluation and parental consent forms are filed with the school on or after May 1, 2008. Father Ryan also requires emergency and travel consent forms to be filed with the TSSAA forms: rising 10-12th grade forms and rising 9th grade forms.