Basketball Rocks advance in LIT; Darryl Hicks nominated for McDonald’s All-American Games · The Rocks took the first step in defense of their Louisville Invitational Tournament crown by knocking off Western High School by a score of 51 – 41 on Jan. 16. Sophomore guard Michael Stafford led the Rocks in scoring with 10 points – as he and a host of teammates forced 20 Western turnovers. Christian Thieneman was also solid off the bench for the Rocks with 6 points and 6 second-half rebounds. Miles Rice led the Trinity rebounding effort with 8 rebounds. Next up is a rematch with No. 6 PRP tonight at 8:30 p.m. at Valley High School. If the Rocks advance in that game – they will play a semifinal game Saturday morning – so stay tuned to the news and newspaper and come out and support the Shamrocks. · The Rocks lost a close one to St. Xavier by a score of 45-42 on Jan. 11 at Freedom Hall. It was the Tigers’ first win over the Shamrocks since 2006. Miles Rice was the leading scorer for Trinity with 10. · The Shamrocks’ press forced 19 turnovers, including six in the fourth quarter, as they outscored host Collins by 31-21 in the final quarter to win by a score of 75-65 on Jan. 8. Hicks had 20 points and eight rebounds for Trinity (11-3). · Darryl Hicks poured in 27 points, Craig Owens added 13 points and six rebounds, and Sam Strothman contributed eight rebounds and four assists, as the visiting Shamrocks handed No. 15 Newport Central Catholic their first loss of the season on Jan. 4. · Trinity basketball standout Darryl Hicks is one of 15 seniors from Kentucky (10 boys and five girls have been nominated) for the McDonald’s All-American Games to be played Apr. 13 in Chicago. More than 800 players were nominated. The final rosters of 24 boys and 24 girls will be announced Feb. 14. Cross Country head coach Chad Waggoner named president of KTCCA When Trinity Social Studies teacher and head cross country coach Chad Waggoner became the president-elect for the Kentucky Track and Cross Country Coaches Association (KTCCA) earlier this school year, he quickly partnered with Angela Passifume, commissioner of cross country for the state, to make sure all runners on the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA) state roster at the state meet of a podium-finishing team received their medal. (Originally, the state had announced that they were not going to recognize all of the athletes.) Waggoner and Passifume have met several times since then, and she subsequently appointed Waggoner to the KHSAA Cross Country Advisory Committee to be a representative for the KTCCCA in his role of president-elect and soon to be president. Upon hearing Waggoner’s report to the state coaches association at its meeting last weekend, the coach from Oldham County made a motion to change the organization’s constitution to allow the office of president to go from a one-year term to a three-year term, as well as the opportunity to serve additional terms – and further, that this change would start with Waggoner’s term as president. The motion was passed unanimously, and Waggoner has agreed to serve the extended term. “I consider this not only an honor for me but truly a great reflection of the coaching staff and administration here at Trinity,” Waggoner said. “I want to thank you for your support and would like to recognize the talents of coaches Kannapel, Amick, Felts and Luken, who lead our guys with passion and more importantly a Christian mission. Because of their work and sacrifice, I am able to represent us on the Executive Committee as well on the KHSAA Advisory Committee.” Bowling The bowling team took on last year’s Kentucky State Champions in a match at Executive Bowl. The Rocks withstood a near perfect game by the Cardinals to post several great games of their own in a 4-3 victory. Leading the Rocks were Justin Wiech with a 276, Joe Wuertz with a 248, Alex Kulas – 246 and Conor Minogue – 200. After a tough loss on Jan. 8, the varsity Bowling Rocks rebounded with a 4-3 victory over Jeffersontown on Jan. 10. Leading the way for Trinity were Conor Minogue with a 239 and Quintin Wright and Logan Clark, who each scored 203. The JV Rocks defeated DeSales for the second time this season by a score of 5-2. High man for the Rocks was Doug Hall with a 188. Swimming & Diving The swim Rocks won the Lake Cumberland Invitation in Somerset for the second consecutive year on Jan. 5. The squad was led by Michael Gilligan, David Bunnell, Chris Owen, Daniel Sykes, Mac Graven and Adam Bade. Wrestling Trinity finished in fourth place at the Jefferson County Tournament of Champions on Jan. 5. The Rocks won three individual weight classes: Bobby Bryant, state champion at 195 pounds last year, won at 220; Ben Barton won at 132; and Ian Kahl won at 138. Powerlifting Coach Mike Snyder ’02 congratulates the following students for setting new school records in the weight room recently: Michael Hanlein (145-pound weight class) set a new incline bench press record with a lift of 240 pounds. Steven Stickrod (185) set a new incline bench press record with 270 pounds and a new dip record of 39 reps. Jason Hatcher (heavy weight) set a new dip record of 24 reps. Bob Beatty H’03 to speak at prestigious NIKE Clinic Trinity head football coach Bob Beatty will speak at the prestigious NIKE Coach of the Year Clinic in Charlotte, N.C. Visit the list of coaches (http://www.nikecoyfootball.com/charlotte/charlotte-speakers.aspx) who are speaking to see a veritable who’s who of national collegiate and high school names. Ice Hockey The ice hockey Rocks have been busy. The varsity team defeated Troy High School in Ohio 5-4 on Jan. 6. Last weekend, they stomped Paul Dunbar 8-0 and took down Beaver Creek 6-1. Last night, Trinity showed Henry Clay how to play, winning 7-1. Scoring in these four games were Jake Rosenfeld and Ryan Gustafson with five goals each; Tyler Burdorf (three); Mike Rosenfeld, Gavin Gleeson and Ben Harmata (two); with one goal each for Ramsey Mayne, Ryan Cywinski, Mitch Schiller, Jack Wise and Curtis Catalina. The Rocks also tallied 25 assists. The JV Rocks beat Elder 7-3 on Jan. 13. Jake Kulas scored a hat trick, Nick Mueller added two goals and Conor Byrne and Curtis Catalina each scored one. Gavin Gleeson played goalie this game, stopping 17 shots.