WELCOME TO HEIGHTS!

I am excited for the start of my fourth year coaching Women's Soccer at Heights High School. We have had a great three year run (37 - 16 - 2 overall record) and hope to build on last year's State Quarterfinal run. If you have a new athlete at Heights that is interested in playing soccer in the Spring, please feel free to contact me at:

Steve Parks
Wichita Heights High School
Mathematics
Women's Soccer
(316) 973-1594
sparks@usd259.net

We hope to see your athletes throughout the year - please encourage them to stop by my room (A157) and say hello.

Thanks,
Coach Parks

Scrimmage Against East Tomorrow (7/8/2010)

Tomorrow morning at 10:30 East High will be dropping by for a friendly scrimmage at Heights High. This will be the last workout of the week and then we will resume again on Monday of next week at 9:30. Next week, we will only workout on Monday due to some family vacationing in Colorado.

Take care,
Coach Parks

Summer Workout Sessions

On Monday the 28th (JUNE), we will start doing summer workouts. The plan is to run from 9:30 to 11:00 or so and go Monday through Thursday. We will try and do two days worth of ball work with a lot of small game situations and scrimmages other teams. The other two days will be dedicated to doing some weight training at the YMCA. I will update this blog this week as we get closer to be able to answer any questions that players or parents may have. If you have questions, please leave a message on this blog!

Monday, the first session, will be at Heights and players should have their cleats and shinguards with them.

Thanks,
Coach Parks

Season Ending Awards

All City Awards
First Team
1. Selby Polley - Offense
2. Rebekah Ramstack - Defense
3. Monica McCarthy - Defense

Second Team
1. Allison Totty - Offense
2. Lamya Scott - Offense

Honorable Mention
1. Sarah Mohesky - Defense
2. Erika Albertson - Offense
3. Kelsey Gresham - Goalie

All Region First Team
1. Selby Polley - Offense
2. Rebekah Ramstack - Defense
3. Monica McCarthy - Defense
4. Allison Totty - Defense

Offensive Player of the Year - Selby Polley
Defensive Player of the Year - Rebekah Ramstack

All Region Second Team
1. Lamya Scott - Offense

All State First Team
1. Selby Polley - Offense
2. Rebekah Ramstack - Defense

All State Second Team
1. Monica McCarthy - Defense
2. Allison Totty - Defense

Congratulations Ladies!
Coach Parks

What a Year!

We had one heck of a ride. Accomplished a lot of "firsts" for Heights High Women's Soccer! Some of the highlights: Kapaun, Maize, Manhattan, etc. Also, and I won't name the person who said it, but the comment (after I had just emptied the water cooler on the track after practice one day), "Parks...is it ok to get the track wet like that?" I will miss the seniors terribly and what they meant to our program. It is a hard loss to take knowing how close we were.

Details:
Season ending player barbeque at Heights High School:
When - Friday, June 4th
Time - 3:00 to 5:00
Food will be provided as will season recognition.
Hope all the players can make it!
WE WILL ALSO HAVE THE PLAYERS TURN IN THEIR JERSEYS THAT DAY!!!!!!

Thanks again for a great season. Parents, we could not have done it without all of your generosity.

Coach Parks (Sparky)

Garden City - Quarterfinal Matchup

With Garden City's win over Northwest tonight in penalty kicks it seems that we will be traveling to Garden City on Tuesday for a possible 6:00 pm start time to the game. This is unofficial right now, but I am pretty sure it is correct. I will change this post if I am wrong. Excited for the game on Tuesday! Hope our fans can travel!

Coach Parks

Regionals Begin

Next Tuesday we will host our first Regional game of the 2010 season. We will play the Campus Colts at 6:00 pm on Tuesday, May 18th at Heights' stadium. Hope to see you there!
Thanks,
Coach Parks

I get the actual bracket tomorrow at our Regional meeting and would be happy to forward the bracket to you if you were to email me.

Topeka West tomorrow and some other items

Tomorrow, both JV and Varsity travel to Topeka to play Topeka West at Hummer Sports Complex. The varsity game has been changed to 4:30 and JV will follow. Look forward to seeing some of our fans there!

The past two weeks have been phenomenal for Heights Soccer. The varsity has a 4-0-1 record over that span with a tie to power Maize and beating the city league power, Kapaun. We need to keep coming out ready to play and let our game speak for itself. This week is a tough one ahead with Topeka West tomorrow and then Manhattan on Friday. The JV team is coming off a 1-0 loss to Kapaun where they played extremely well. C-team recorded a nice 3-0 win last night over North at Cloud Elementary. Great time to be a falcon.

Coach Parks

Senior Signings

The following are some pictures taken from our Senior signings this year.

Sarah Mohesky - Neosho County Community College
Kelsey Gresham - Butler County Commuity College
Monica McCarthy - Barton County Community College
Rebekah Ramstack - Hutchinson County Community College
Selby Polley - Baylor University

Coach Parks

Some Items

What a week! Our goal for varsity last week was to go 3-0. We went 2-0-1 with a fantastic game on Friday against Maize (tied 2-2). Goal for this week = 2-0.

I want to personally thank all of the parents who have so graciously donated their time and effort to our game day meals. I appreciate it and know the girls do as well. A special thank you goes to Beth Arpin and her terrific work with organizing these for the girls!

Team shirts come in this week - they look great.

Thanks,
Coach Parks

Practice Cancelled This Thursday!

There will be no practice this Thursday. This includes all teams (Varsity, JV, and C).

Thanks,
Coach Parks

JV Titan Classic Update

The JV Titan Classic will resume this weekend (Saturday the 27th). I believe the times are all still the same. The JV played great on Friday against Campus, but, dropped a heartbreaker in a PK shootout. The shootout went to 9 shooters and Vanessa K. did a wonderful job in goal. The next game is against the host school, South High. See you out there this weekend.

Coach Parks

C Team Schedule Posted!!!

The 2010 C-Team schedule has been finalized. Please click on the link at the right to view the full schedule.

2010 Varsity/JV Season Schedules Posted

Here is the most up-to-date schedule for the upcoming season. I have only listed the dates and opponent for the most part. Times are not 100% right now. I believe that all home games will be played at the stadium and JV will be at 5:15 with Varsity following at 7:00 pm. The schedule for C-team will not be available until the season is underway(this is due to never knowing what schools will have C-teams on any given year).

We continue conditioning on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays after school from 3:30 to 4:30. Please encourage your athlete to work out on their own on the off days. They should be running in the 18-25 minute range.

2010 Varsity/JV Schedule
1. Tuesday, April 6th Wichita East Home
2. Thursday, April 8th Wichita Northwest Away
3. Tuesday, April 13th Wichita South Away
4. Thursday, April 15th Wichita Southeast Home
5. Friday, April 16th Maize Home
6. Tuesday, April 20th Wichita North Away
7. Thursday, April 22nd Kapaun Mt. Carmel Home
8. Wednesday, April 28th Topeka West Away
9. Friday, April 30th Manhattan Home
10. Monday, May 3rd Derby Away
11. Tuesday, May 4th Dodge City Home
12. Tuesday, May 11th Wichita West Away
13. Thursday, May 13th Bishop Carroll Home

The dates and times for the Titan Classic are not available at this time. This varsity tourney will take place the week after Spring Break.

Thanks,
Coach Parks

2010 Conditioning Has Begun!!!!!!!!!

We are currently conditioning three days after school in preparation for a great spring season. We hope to build on last year's success. Some facts about after school conditioning:

1. We begin at 3:30 and finish at around 4:30 (Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday)
2. Athletes need to have workout clothes
3. Athletes should arrange rides to pick them up at the front after 4:30
4. Physicals need to be completed and turned in as soon as possible
5. It is encouraged but not mandatory!

Please, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me.

Thanks,
Coach Parks
(316) 973-1594
sparks@usd259.net