members of the lady cougar state soccer team earn honors
Six members of this year's TAPPS Division III Girls State Championship Soccer Team were named to All-State Teams. First Team includes Bailey Huett, Paige Mills, and Kenzie Wolfe. Named to the Second Team are Katherine Emerson, Caroline Chatham, and Lisa Bumgardner, who was also named to the Academic All-State Team. All-Tournament selections from the state semi-final and final games were Bailey Huett, Paige Mills, Katherine Emerson, and Maddie Weston.
District honors went to first-team selections Bailey Huett, who was also named Offensive MVP, Paige Mills, Defensive MVP, Kenzie Wolfe, Katherine Emerson, Caroline Chatham, and Lisa Bumgardner. Second team all-district honorees are Katherine Meadows, Amanda Hyde, Hailey Hudgins, Maddie Weston. Adrianna Arce received Honorable Mention.
national signing day 2011
Senior athletes from Covenant Christian Academy signed letters of intent to play ball at various universities. Bailey Huett, member of the Lady Cougars' State Champion Soccer Team, has signed to play at the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. Three seniors from the TAPPS Division IV State Football Runner-Up Team have signed to play: Darryl Parker intends to play at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas; Jordan Cross will play at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota; and Chase Stewart signed with Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. Last fall, senior volleyball player Kelley Ballard signed with Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
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| Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Barry Morgan with Coach Rick Jackson, Head Soccer Coach Angie Moss Students (l-r) Darryl Parker, Jordan Cross, Chase Stewart, and Bailey Huett |
Senior Kelley Ballard and Head Volleyball Coach (and her mom) Amy Hickman |
covenant players participate in all-star classic
Three standout seniors from Colleyville Covenant Christian Academy's state finalist football team were invited to participate in the Tom Hillary All-Star Football Classic. Played Saturday, December 11 at Argyle Liberty Christian, this game featured outstanding football players from North Texas private schools.
Quarterback Chase Stewart, receiver/safety Jordan Cross, and lineman Justin Schappell were selected to play in the tenth annual game named in honor of longtime Irving Cistercian football coach Tom Hillary, who passed away in 2000.
Stewart, Cross, and Schappell were all named First Team All-State in TAPPS Division IV for their contributions to Covenant's team which reached state finals for the third time and the state semi-finals for the seventh time in the school's nine varsity seasons.
The All-Star Football Classic matched players from the Fort Worth area against players from the Dallas area. Irving Cistercian's Steve McCarthy coached the Fort Worth team and Bill Persinger of Bishop Lynch coached the Dallas all-stars.
Covenant Football team tapps division iv state runner-up - From December 7, 2010 Star Telegram
Colleyville Covenant wound up facing the team, St. Paul Catholic School of Shiner, that looked like the favorite for the 
Division IV title all seasosn. Until a critical mistake near the end - a fumbled reverse on a kick-off return - Covenant hung in the entire game.
"Like any big game, when two teams are evenly matched, it comes down to turnovers and mistakes," coach Barry Morgan said. "But we're trying not to dwell too much on that. I think about all the positives of the year. We won 10 games. It was a great experience. We had a great time in Killeen. We spent the night, and it was a real good bonding time for us."
In a sense, CCA won no matter what. "For us, the final outcome of the game is not entirely based on the score," Morgan said. "It has a lot more to do with how we conduct ourselves, how we represent outselves as Christians. We want to represent our faith so that the other team realizes that if we win, we win with dignity, and if we lose, we leose with dignity and exhibit good character."
So, call it a good day of TAPPS football.
Read more in the December 7, 2010 Star-Telegram. Writer Carlos Mendez.
COVENANT ATHLETES SIGN WITH UNIVERSITIES ON NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
National Signing Day saw two CCA seniors sign letters of intent with out of state universities. Kourtney Squires, who has been at Covenant since Pre-K, will attend Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina, on a track scholarship. Kourtney has been a member of Covenant's last four TAPPS 3A State Championship Girls' Track teams. Her parents are Keith and Kathy Squires. She has been coached by Dennis Harris.
First-year Covenant student Brett Maxie led the Cougar football team to the playoffs as quarterback, and will play for Central Oklahoma University in Edmond, Oklahoma. Brett is the son of former NFL player and current coach for the Dallas Cowboys, Brett Maxie, Sr., and his wife Angela.
former covenant athlete honored at baylor
Baylor University's coveted Bobby Jones Memorial Award is an annual honor given to an outstanding senior student-athlete for leadership, scholarship, sportsmanship, and team play. Jake LaMar, a 2004 graduate of Covenant, is this year's recipient, and received the award at the 
October 24 Baylor Homecoming game. Jake finished his college career in 2008 as Baylor's all-time leader in games played with 47. While at Baylor, he played safety for the Bears and was a four-time Academic All-Big 12 selection. He also earned honorable mention All-Big 12 recognition as a junior with three sacks, 67 tackles, and 5.5 tackles for loss.
At Covenant, Jake earned All-State honors his senior year as a linebacker and running back, and helped advance the Cougars to the TAPPS state semifinals.
As a junior, Jake played quarterback, leading his team to an 11-1 record, a district title, and a state runner-up finish. Jake said that going to Covenant really prepared him for college, both academically and athletically. It is still a very special place for him. "When I got to college, I felt very prepared. CCA is a good Christian school, and I know that my parents sacrificed to put me, my brother, and my sisters through, and I feel very blessed because of that. I felt that it was a place that I grew spiritually, mentally, and physically."
COVENANT SISTERS MAKE GOOD SHOWING IN DIVISION I SOCCER
Colleyville Covenant graduates Julia Stallard, class of 2008, and Allison Stallard, class of 2009, are both gifted soccer players, and both signed to play at Division 1 schools, receiving significant scholarships for their athletic prowess. Julia has been a starting defender for the
Covenant Scores Big With Coaches
Covenant Christian Academy hired three coaches this fall with over 70 years of combined experience. Coach Barry Morgan join the staff as Athletic Director and Head Varsity Football Coach. Coach Morgan comes to Covenant after 20 years as the AD and football coach at Trinity Christian Academy in Addison. He served for 16 years in public schools after graduating from Baylor University.
Coach Diana DeBord is coming to Covenant as the Girls' Varsity Head Basketball Coach, Biology and A&P teacher after retiring from the HEB School district. She served at Hurst Jr High for 12 years before becoming the Girls' Basketball Coach at LD Bell High School for ten years. Coach DeBord assisted her husband, Ray DeBord, in 2006 when he was Head Coach of CCA's girls' basketball team, winning the TAPPS 2A State Championship.
The youngest of these three new coaches is Amy Hickman. Amy first came to Covenant as a parent when she enrolled her daughter Kelley in 2002. After serving at Grand Prairie schools for eight years, Coach Hickman is now the Head Volleyball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director at CCA.
