The Tigers Den
By Dwight Hollins, M.Ed , CAA
Happy New Year, Tiger Nation! The commitment to excellence both in the classroom and on the field or court is central to being a student-athlete at Cleveland Heights High School. In this edition, I am proud to announce the grade point average of our Fall and Winter sports teams thus far.
The overall GPA average is 3.10. The GPA per team follows below:
- Cheerleaders - 3.24
- Cross Country - 3.41
- Football - 2.53
- Golf - 3.24
- Boys Soccer - 3.30
- Girls Soccer - 3.86
- Girls Tennis - 3.75
- Volleyball - 2.88
- Boys Basketball - 2.83
- Girls Basketball - 3.41
- Bowling - 2.89
- Ice Hockey - 3.38
- Swimming - 3.88
- Wrestling - 2.42
Hooping with the Lady Tigers!
The Cleveland Heights Lady Tigers are led by Coach Karen Battle who enters the 2016-2017 season with a fresh perspective: to get better every day.
Coming off last year’s record of 5-16, the team is looking to regroup with a mix of new and returning players. With a wealth of upperclassmen, the Lady Tiger’s focus this year will be based on competing with solid fundamentals and teamwork.
Currently, the Lady Tigers are sitting 4-4 overall, and 2-1 in the LEL conference standings. Junior guard Arion Nichols is averaging 17 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Freshman standout Hayley Sims is averaging 12.5 points, 4 rebounds, and 3.8 assists.
Other key players will be senior guards Alycia Carter, Chelsea Lewis and Tomasia Pierce and sophomores Jayden Weaver and Iyanna Williams.
The Lady Tigers are not only putting up great numbers on the court, but they are also getting it done in the classroom. With a team GPA of 3.41, the Lady Tigers seniors are getting acceptance letters based on their academics. Senior Tori Smith has been accepted to Central State University, Senior Julia Kinds to the University of Toledo, and Senior Diamond Hall to Notre Dame College and Cleveland State University.
The Coaches Corner
Over the holiday break, the Heights High wrestling team performed very well. In a Tri-way match that featured Benedictine and Normandy, the Tigers defeated both teams. In the Maple Heights Tournament, the Tigers finished fourth out 12 teams. Cleveland Heights had three champions, two third-place qualifiers, one fourth and one fifth place finisher as well.