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Shreveport Force Track & Field Compete at the ACEL North Regionals
On Saturday April 22nd, 2017 the Shreveport Homeschool Sports Track & Field team hosted and competed in the ACEL Track & Field North Regionals. Teams that competed were Faith Training Christian Academy, SWLA Homeschool, and Old Bethel Christian Academy.
The ACEL regional track meet is a qualifying event for the state track meet that will be held on May 6th in Lafayette, LA. In order to qualify for state an athlete must place in the top four of his / her event.
Men’s Track & Field Competition Summary
Sam Wolfe started off the day in a great way for the Force by placing third in the Men’s Discus and later placed second in the 800m run. His younger brother, Eli, also qualified for State in the 800m. Miles Roberson won both the 100m and 400m sprints, as well as qualified in the Long Jump. Landry Clark and Ethan Wilkes placed one and two respectively in the 1600m and 3200m runs. Then to top off men’s competition, our 4 x 400m team consisting of Miles Roberson, Ethan Wilkes, Sam Wolfe, and Landry Clark advanced to state by winning the 4 x 400m!
Women’s Track & Field Competition Summary
On the women’s side of the competition Mikaela Fidler started out by winning the women’s shot put. Sofia Lorincz won the 100m, 200m, and placed second in the women’s 400m sprint. Railey Berney swept the women’s distance events placing first in the 800m, 1600m, and the 3200m runs. Jadee Brown also advanced by placing third in the 800m and 3200m, and she also trimmed more than 20 seconds off her 1600m best time.
Shreveport Homeschool Sports was well represented at the ACEL North Regionals by it’s Track & Field athletes. We are looking forward to competing in the state meet that is coming up in two weeks.
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Shreveport Force Hosting ACEL Regional Track Meet
This Saturday, April 22, Shreveport Homeschool Sports will be hosting the ACEL 2017 Northern Regional Track Meet at Airline High School. Competition starts with field events kicking off at 10AM. Here are the ACEL teams that will be competing:
North RegionBethel – JenningsFaith TrainingOld BethelShreveport HomeschoolSouthwest HomeschoolCome out and support your Shreveport Force athletes as the compete to qualify for state!
2017 ACEL STATE CHAMPS
Saturday’s championship game had everything you needed for a great championship. Two evenly matched teams, featuring the #1 and #2 ranked teams, it also featured 4 first team all-state players, and a handful of all division players and two teams who were denied a chance at a championship the year before. The game went back and forth, Shreveport’s biggest lead was 10 in the first half. But Lighthouse rallied back in the 3rd quarter to take a 5 point lead heading into the 4th quarter.
The Force remained calm and poised down the stretch knocking down some key shots and getting some big stops on the defensive end to earn the victory.
Of those big shots were key 3’s by Aaron Alexander, Cameron Shaw, and a 3 when the Force was down 2 points, 60-62, to gain and keep the lead with 40 sec remaining by Drew Merrow. On the next possession the Force defense held strong and created a turnover with 8 secs to go. Up 1 with the ball, senior and leader Cade Shaw asked for the ball. Cade was fouled and calmly stepped to the line and sunk 2 free throws, who finished 22-29 from the FT line, to give the Force a 3 point lead 65-62. The next possession the Force defensive held strong once again limiting a clear look at the basket for the Lighthouse Eagles, forcing them to throw up a desperation 3 that was no good as the clock ran out.
With the victory, the Force put a bow on what was a special season. The Force finished 21-0 in league play, beating all 3 division winners and all 12 of the teams that made the playoff this year. Not only did the Force win, but beat the best to do it!
2016-2017 has been a special season for the Shreveport Force. The goal in the beginning was: redemption.To be so close last year and fall short was heart-breaking all they wanted was another shot! They got it! So, as the book closes on this season redemption has been earned and the Shreveport Force Varsity Basketball Team are the CHAMPS!