The Cougar Boys & Girls both competed at the State UIL Golf Tournament for their 3rd year in a row on April 29-30, 2013.

The boys represented Region III-5A as the Region Champion and the girls represented as the Region Runner-Up.  There are only 4 regions in the state so this is quite an accomplishment for our Cougars.  The State Tournament was played this year at Morris Williams GC in Austin.  The home teams of Austin did a great job with the home course advantage and took advantage of it as they played awesome and took home the top honors.  Austin Lake Travis HS won both the boys and the girls.  The Austin Westlake girls also took 2nd place.  The boys of Lake Travis shot an amazing 11 under par on the second day to beat top ranked Mansfield who had fired a day one 3 under par 285.

The Cinco Ranch Cougar boys shot an impressive 301-291 total of 592.  This tied the 2007 Cougar Boys school record at State at 592.  The 3 over par second day was an awesome performance.  Junior Michael Cotton fired two hot back nines on both days with scores of 32 and 30 (school record for nine).  The two back nines actually came on different nines as our Cougars teed off on hole one the first day and on hole ten the second day.  Michael shot 73-70 for the two days putting him one stroke out of 10th place which would have put him on the All-State Team.   Senior Matt McClung, playing in his final tournament of this high school career before going to Schreiner College to play, shot an impressive 73-73.  It was very emotional for Matt, his parents, coaches and teamates as he walked off the 36th hole with a great "up and down par".  Matt was one of the captains this year and will be the lone graduate from the boys & girls state teams.  Matt has worked extremely hard throughout his four years and has been a great role model and captain.  In his second State Tournament, Junior J.D. Kiesewetter also fired an impressive second day score with a 73 to help the Cougars shoot 291.  Sophomore Kyle Rogers played his consistent mid-70's game with a 78-75.  Kyle has shot 75's all year long to help his team.  Junior Tom McLaughlin who helped CRHS win District with his 69 there, shot a 77-81 and was one of the Cougar's most improved players from the start of the year.  The Cougars finished in 7th place at State out of 12 teams with their 301-291 (592).  They beat the Region/Houston teams of Kingwood (302-294), Deer Park (598) and Cy-Fair (627).  The defending State Champions of The Woodlands HS of the Houston Area did finish ahead of the Cougars in 5th place with a 300-285.  The Cougars "Grinded It Out" and are State Championship hungry for next year with 4 players returning from this year's team.

The Cougar girls played amazing considering only one lone player returned from last year's State team and Region Champion team.  The Cougar girls started one junior and four sophomores so the experience was amazing for their growth as a hopeful contender.  The girls finished 10th place out of 12 teams.  Austin Lake Travis won first place with a 598 and the defending State Champion of Austin Westlake won 2nd place with a 605.  The Cougar girls finished only one stroke out of 9th and 8th respectively.  The girls shot a 324-315 (639).  Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler finished in 4th place individually with a 74-70 which won her All-State Honors.  She was only one stroke out of a playoff for 3rd place.  State returner Junior Kennedy Ishee had another solid State Tournament with rounds of 78-75.  Co-Captain Kennedy has shot consistently in the 70's all year and has had many individual tournament medals along with Co-Captain Maddie.  Newcomers/sophomores Alexis Kollmansberger and Sarah Yi both fired 86-85's at State.  Alexis has only played golf a little over a year and Sarah was on the second team last year, so both of their futures look very bright.  Sophomore Sara Kelley shot a 86-91 in her new role as 5th girl.  Sara improved dramatically throughout the year with hard work and lessons as she recorded low 80's and a 79 towards the end of the year.  Freshman Madison Goldblum also played a key role in the Cougar's season as she played in many successful top five tournaments and was a vital part of the Cougar's team trophies.  Madison played a great role at State as our alternate.  She was a great motivating team player with great sportsmanship for her Cougar team.

The Cougar boys ended the tournament season with 4 Championships, 2 Second Place finishes, and 3 Third Place finishes.  They won their 7th consecutive District Championship, set a school record single day score of 286, and had all top 5 players averaging in the 70's.  The Cougar girls ended up a successful season with 2 Championships, 5 Second Places, and 1 Third Place.  Like the boys, the girls played in their 3rd consecutive State Championship.  The girls have won 5 out of the past 7 District Championships with runner-ups in the other two.  Both teams played in high level competitive two day tournaments all year, and were often ranked in the State's Top Ten.  Great year Cinco Ranch golfers!!!!  You made the entire Cinco Ranch/Katy ISD community proud with your desire, dedication and sportsmanship.

This year's varsity team members:  (Boys)  Michael Cotton, Matt McClung, JD Kiesewetter, Kyle Rogers, Tom McLaughlin, Nick Brown, Kyle Engel, Michael Chittwood, Conor Watkins, Alec Keiser, Ben Naumann, Colby Harper, Andres Echeveste, and Dane Fredrickson.  

(Girls) Maddie Luitwieler, Kennedy Ishee, Alexis Kollmansberger, Sarah Yi, Sara Kelley, Madison Goldblum, Katherine Yu, Samantha Swanson, Claire Wasson, Anna Larsen, and Sydney Russell.  

Our senior farewell's go out to:  Alec Keiser (Penn State), Nick Martin (Blinn), Matt McClung (Schreiner), and Katherine Yu (Rice).   You have all left a lasting impact on our CRHS Golf Program.  Thank you for all that you have done for our "golf family". 

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The Cougar Boys won the Region III-5A Golf Tournament & the Girls team won 2nd place at Eagle Pointe!  

Both the boys & girls will be making their 3rd State Tournament appearance in a row!

The Cougar girls won second place at Regionals by beating Clear Lake in a 5 girl playoff at the end of day 2.  CRHS shot one over par on the par 5 # 17th hole and Clear Lake shot three over.  The girls started out on Monday, April 15 on day 1 with a 328 which put them in 3rd place at halftime.  Clements began the tournament in first (319), Clear Lake was in second (326), and Seven Lakes & Travis were close behind the Cougars in 4th place at 332.  The Cougars shot another 328 on day 2 to tie Clear Lake for 2nd place overall.  The Cougars then won the silver on the playoff to qualify them for their 3rd State Tournament appearance in the last 3 years.  Clements won the championship.  Finishing in 3rd behind the Cougars was Clear Lake.  Bellaire finished in 4th place and Seven Lakes finished in 5th place.

Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler won second place individual with a 74-74.  Junior Kennedy Ishee placed 11th with a 80-82.  Sophomore Alexis Kollmansberger shot a terrific second day round of 79.  Sophomore Sara Kelley "grinded it out" with a sprained knee and played in a knee brace as she shot a 88.  Sophomore Sarah Yi shot a 89 and made a great "sandy par" out of the bunker on the playoff hole to help the Cougars win.  Way to go Cougars!!

The boys won the Region title in heroic fashion in a windy rain storm that hit on the last few holes.  The Cougars were the first day leaders at 301.  They were 2 shots ahead of Deer Park.  The course is always set up extremely hard at Regionals with double cut and double rolled greens.  The pins were in their typical very difficult locations. 

On the second day the Cougars hung tough and their playing partner teams faltered back.  The Cy-Fair Bobcats playing in the groups ahead of the Cougars ended up shooting a tournament low 295 and posted it early in the clubhouse.  With 3 holes to go the cold front blew in and the winds picked up past 30 mph.  The rain came sideways and no umbrella would withstand the severe wind.  The Cougars had to shoot a 308 to win and that was going to be tough down the difficult Eagle Pointe closing holes especially under the cold front weather conditions.  Senior Matt McClung ended up eagling the par 5 # 17 hole to put the Cougars in position for their 308.  Junior JD Kiesewetter sunk a big putt on the 18th green and then it was all up to our last golfer and number one player on the course.  Junior Michael Cotton who shared the first day lead and who ended up getting second as an individual stood on the 18th tee with water down both sides of the fairway.  The rain blew sideways as the wind went crazy.  Michael asked Coach Nordstrom what we needed to win.  Coach told him we need a par for the victory right here and that it would only take two good shots & two putts to do it.  Michael landed his hybrid on the rightside of the fairway near the water about 180 yards out on a terrific wind shot.  With his whole team watching on the green, Michael hit his low stinger into the wind to 25 feet left of the pin to the roar of the Cougar team.  Michael was then faced with a up hill and then down hill sloping hard to the right putt on the most difficult pin location of the green.  Michael in the rain lagged it slowly past the hole and had a 5 footer left for the win.  Michael stepped up to the putt and calmly sunk it for par and the Cougar victory.  The heroic effort was awesome in the most difficult of conditions.  It was a total TEAM WIN.  Michael won second as an individual with a 71-75.  Junior JD Kiesewetter shot 77-77, Senior Matt McClung shot 78-78, Sophomore Kyle Rogers shot 75-87, and Junior Tom McLaughlin shot 80-79.  Those were great scores on a difficult golf course that was set up as difficult as possible to make it the biggest challenge of the year.  With the Cougars playing the final holes in the pouring rain and extreme winds, the Cougars showed great guts, poise and confidence to all come through in the stretch.  That was one of the most dramtic Regional tournaments ever.  Way to go Cougar TEAM!!!!!!  

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The Cougar Boys started the second day in 3rd place but vaulted to an 11 stroke District Championship win with a school record 286!  This year's District 19-5A race was promising to be a close one as many teams were very competitive in the Region all year long.  The wind blew 30 mph on Tuesday and the greens were super slick.  The Cougar boys had a tough first day with a 313, and found themselves 3 strokes out of the lead against Strake Jesuit and Seven Lakes who were tied with 310.  Only 2 teams make it to Regionals out of each District, so the boys knew that their backs were against the wall and they had to perform in the clutch after halftime. 

The boys shot a 286 on day 2 which broke the school record of 288 set at the 2007 State Championship in Austin.  Scores included:  69 by Junior Tom McLaughlin; 71 by Senior Matt McClung; 71 by Junior Michael Cotton; 75 by Sophomore Kyle Rogers; and 78 by Junior J.D. Kiesewetter.  Senior Matt McClung ended up in 2nd place individually.  Kyle Rogers lost in a playoff for 3rd individual after two great rounds.

Other best Cougar scores:  Soph. Kyle Engel 81-82; Jr. Michael Chittwood 82; Juniors Colby Harper & Nick Brown 84's; Freshman Conor Watkins 86; Freshman Andres Echeveste 88; and Jr. Ben Naumann 93.  

The Cougars held on to win by 11 strokes with a 599 to win their 7th District Championship in a row.  Strake Jesuit was the 2nd place team with an outstanding 300 on the second day as they shot 610.  Seven Lakes got 3rd place with a 310-308.  Cinco Ranch and Strake Jesuit will represent District 19-5A next week at the Region III-5A Championship.  The Cougars are trying to make it to State for the 3rd year in a row.

The girls ended up winning 2nd place just 3 shots out of first.  They shot 329 the first day and then the tournament low round on day 2 with a 316.  They were ten shots off the lead after day 1 to Seven Lakes and then vaulted a valiant comeback in the rain, cold and heavy winds on day 2 as they played later in the day when the cold front came blowing in with a 30 degree drop in tempature.  The Cougar Girls will represent District 19-5A next week at Regionals where they are the Defending Champions.  Like the boys, they too will be fighting for their 3rd State Tournament in a row.

Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler won 2nd place with a 76-76 just one stroke back.  One stroke behind her for 3rd place was Junior Kennedy Ishee with a 78-75.  Sophomore Alexis Kollmansberger carded a 78 on day 2 in the nasty golf conditions.  Sophomore Sarah Yi shot a 87, Sophomore Sara Kelley shot a 88, Freshman Madison Goldblum shot a 90, Sophomore Samantha Swanson had a career low of 89, and Juniors Anna Larsen and Claire Wasson both shot 104's.  Great job of "Grinding It Out" and good luck at Regionals girls! 

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The CRHS boys varsity teams wins the Deer Park Region Preview at Eagle Pointe!  The boys team shot 305-295=600 to win by 11 strokes over the host school Deer Park.  The Cougars had a 3 shot lead on day 1 over Cy-Fair, and a 5 shot lead over Seven Lakes and Deer Park.  The Cougars kept the lead and expanded on it on day 2.  The Cougars got to drop a 77 on day 2 for a great team performance.  Behind the Cougar's first place 600, was Deer Park in second at 611, and Seven Lakes in third at 617.  The field consisted of 20 teams.

Junior Michael Cotton led the way with a 75-75 (150).  Junior J.D. Kiesewetter shot one more stroke at 76-75 (151), Senior Matt McClung 81-71 and Sophomore Kyle Rogers 78-74 were one more back at 152.  One more back was Junior Tom McLaughlin at 76-77 (153).  All five Cougars shot within 3 strokes of one another for the win.

The Cougars defend their Disrict Championship on Tuesday/Wednesday, April 9-10.  The Cougars are shooting for their 7th District Championship in a row.  It is a very competitive field this year in one of the best districts in the Region this year.  Good luck Cougars!  "Grind It Out"!!!!!  The Region III-5A Tournament at Eagle Pointe is on April 15-16th for the girls, and on April 17-18th for the boys.

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The CRHS Girls Varsity team won 1st place at the Spring 2013 Region Preview at Eagle Pointe.  The girls shot 324-327 for a total of 651 to  win by 15 strokes.  In 2nd place was Clements at 666, 3rd place was Seven Lakes at 671, 4th place was Kingwood at 682, 5th place was Clear Lake at 684 and 6th place was Bellaire at 692.

Cinco Ranch Cougar Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler won 1st place individual with a 75-77 and Cinco Ranch Junior Kennedy Ishee won 2nd place with a 75-78. 

Other top CRHS scores were:  Sophomore Alexis Kollmansberger (87-89); Sophomore Sarah Yi (87-83); Freshman Madison Goldblum (91-97);  Sophomore Sara Kelley (92-100); Sophomore Samantha Swanson (105-101); Junior Claire Wasson (103-112); Junior Anna Larsen (113-108).

The Cougars play their last regular season tournament at Kingwood CC Forest Course on March 22-23 and then defend their District Championship on April 9-10 at River Ridge, and their Region III-5A Championship on April 15-16 at Eagle Pointe.  Good luck Cougars!!!  "Grind It Out"!!!  You can do it!!!!

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The CRHS Girls won first place with a score of 331-323 (654) at River Ridge!  They were just coming off of last week's second place finish at Sienna and showed great determination on very fast greens in the wind.  They led the tournament from day # 1.  Seven Lakes Girls won second with a 337-325 (662) and Katy Taylor won third place with a 348-336 (684). 

CRHS Junior Kennedy Ishee won first place individual with a 79-73.  Kennedy shot 71-79 last week to medal too.  KTHS Senior Danielle Poe won second place with a 80-73.  CRHS Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler finished in third place with a 77-81.  Last week Maddie won with a 72-67.  The Cinco top two golfers are both having a great spring season averaging in the 70's and winning top medals in all of their tournaments.

Cinco's Sophomore Alexis Kollmansberger won 10th place with a 85-84 and CR Sophomore Sarah Yi finished in 16th place with a 90-85.  Other Cinco Ranch scores include Freshman Madison Goldblum (104-93), Sophomore Sara Kelley (94-104), and Sophomore Samantha Swanson (100-102).  The girls fielded a roster of 1 junior, 5 sophomores, and 1 freshman to take home the gold.  Way to go Cougars!!!

The Cougar Boys won 3rd place and played without their number one player Junior Michael Cotton who went on a recruiting visit and played in an AJGA tournament in Dallas where he placed 6th.  The Cougars shot 302 and were one shot out of first on day # 1 with Michael shooting a 72.  The Cougars showed great guts and determination as they played with only 4 players on day # 2 and still won third place!  They did a great job of "Grinding It Out" and beating many great quality 5A teams.  Way to go J.D. Kiesewetter, Matt McClung, Kyle Rogers and Tom McLaughlin!!!!!!!!

Deer Park won with a 301-302 (603), Strake Jesuit got second with a 306-311 (617), the Cougars got third with a 302-319 (621) and Seven Lakes got fourth with a 311-315 (626).

Individually Sophomore Kyle Rogers (77-77) and Junior J.D. Kiesewetter (76-78) both tied for 12th with solid scores.  Senior Matt McClung finished one stroke back in 14th place with a 77-78.  Good scores on the second team included Michael Chittwood (86-79), Kyle Engel (78-85), Dane Fredrickson (84-79), Alec Keiser (81-87), and Conor Watkins (89-85).

The Cougar Boys are traveling to play in the State Preview in Austin on February 22-23. 

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The Cougar Boys Varsity Team began 2013 Spring with a win at Greatwood GC on Feb. 1-2.

The Cougars shot 306-304 (610) to win by 16 strokes over second place Seven Lakes HS (626), and beat third place Travis HS (631) by 21 strokes.  The tournament was hosted by Austin HS. 

Junior Michael Cotton won the individual first place medal with a 3 under total by shooting a stellar 72-69.  Michael made 8 birdies on the second day to overcome a 2 shot deficit after day one.

Junior J.D. Kiesewetter (76-78) and Junior Tom McLaughlin (74-90) tied each other for 7th place in the tournament.  Junior Nick Brown shot 79-78 for 13th place, Sophomore Kyle Rogers shot 79-80 for 16th place, and Senior Matt McClung shot 82-79 for 21st place.

Matt McClung is accepting an offer and signing with Shriener College in Kerrville, Texas.  Congratulations to Matt who serves as one of the team captains and who has led the Cougars to the last two State Tournaments as a sophomore and junior.

Way to go Cougars!!!!!!!!!!!

The Cougar JV Girls added a championship too on Feb. 5th at Meadowbrook Farms at the Morton Ranch HS Apple Cup JV Tournament.  Junior Anna Larsen won first place with a 48 and Sophomore Samantha Swanson won second place with a 49.  The Cougar team also included Junior Claire Wasson, Senior Katherine Yu, and Freshman Sydney Russell.  They beat Seven Lakes by two shots for the win!

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The CRHS Boys & Girls both win 2nd place at the CRHS hosted Fall Region Preview on November 16-17, 2012 at Eagle Pointe GC.  This tournament always hosts a very competitive field of the best teams in Region III-5A at the course of the site of April's UIL Region III-5A Tournament with a berth on the line for the UIL State Tournament in Austin which the Cougars have qualified for the past two seasons with both the boys and the girls.  The course was set up hard at the Fall Preview to give the players a first hand look at what it will be like in April.  This tournament gives an early look at those who will be in the hunt when it counts in April.

The CRHS Girls lost by a single stroke to Clear Lake at the Preview.  Cinco Ranch shot 354-334 for a total of 688.  Clear Lake won first place with a 350-337.  Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler of CRHS won 2nd place with a 81-73.  She too lost by a single stroke out of first place to Bellaire Sophomore Samantha Smith who shot 78-75.  CRHS Junior Kennedy Ishee won 3rd place individually by shooting 80-78.  She won by 2 strokes over Amber Wang of Clements who shot 80-80.  Other CRHS scores included:  Sophomore Sarah Yi (97-88) 22nd place; Sophomore Alexis Kollmansberger (96-96) 26th place; Freshman Madison Goldblum (101-95) 32nd place; and Sophomore Sara Kelley (111-102).  The Cougars did great considering they have only one Junior and the rest being Sophomores and Freshmen.  It was many of their first times to play on this great golf course.  The coaches are excited at our youth and progress towards getting better for the Spring.  The girls finished out their Fall season with two 2nd place finishes and one 3rd place finish.  The girls will play 5 tournaments in the Spring season to get them ready for District, Regionals and State.  Way to go Cougars!!!  Keep "Grinding It Out" and improving like you are!!

The boys also won second place at the Fall Region Preview.  The Cougars return 4 players off of last year's State team and should be a mighty force in Region III-5A.  The Cougar Boys shot 306-314.  They lost to 1st place Deer Park who shot 309-300.  Seven Lakes finished in 3rd place with a 304-317 and Clear Falls finished in 4th place with a 316-308.

Individually, Junior Michael Cotton of CRHS won 2nd place with a 75-71.  He too lost by a single stroke to 1st place Jake McCrory of Deer Park who shot 73-72.  Chase Ambrose of Seven Lakes shot 74-75 won 3rd place and Raul Hernandez of Clear Falls shot 75-75 for 4th place.  Other CRHS Cougar scores included:  Sophomore Kyle Rogers (74-81) 10th place;  Senior Matt McClung (77-82) 15th place;  Junior J.D. Kiesewetter (80-80) 18th place; Junior Tom McLaughlin (81-83) 26th place; Junior Nick Brown (83-84); and Sophomore Kyle Engel (87-89).

The Cougars did a great job of "Grinding It Out" on a tough golf course with very tricky pin locations and fast greens.  The Cougars next play at the highly acclaimed Dick Harmon Memorial Tournament at the PGA site of the Houston Shell Open on the Redstone Tournament Course.  It will be a one day 27 hole event on December 3rd.  The Cougars won this tournament 2 years ago.  This will be the Cougars final Fall season golf tournament and then they will play 5 Spring tournaments including the State Preview in Austin.  The Cougar boys this year have won 2nd place in both of their Fall tournaments against very tough teams.  it promises to be an exciting year for the Cougars who look to return to State for the 3rd consecutive year! 

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The CRHS Girls Varsity traveled to the Frio River past San Antonio to compete in the annual San Antonio NISD Concan Classic.  The girls won second place finishing just behind San Antonio Churchill HS.  The girls stayed in cabins on the Frio River and played a very beautiful but hard golf course.  It was VERY windy so any score in the 80's was a great score.  The Cougars beat a lot of good teams such as Seven Lakes, Katy Taylor, Houston Memorial, Kingwood and Clear Springs.  Some of the teams traveled all the way from Lubbock, the Valley, and Victoria.  San Antonio O'Connor won third place.

Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler won second place individual by shooting 79-73.  Very few golfers in the field were able to shoot in the 70's on this difficult windy golf course.  Sophomore Alexis Kollmansberger shot 83-89, Junior Kennedy Ishee shot 83-92, Sophomore Sarah Yi shot 91-84, Freshman Madison Goldblum shot 107-101, and Sophomore Sara Kelley shot 107-108.  Way to go Cougars!  It was a fantastic tournament against a fantastic field.

The Cougars play this coming weekend in the CRHS hosted Fall Region III-5A Preview at Eagle Pointe where they are the defending champions!

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The Cinco Ranch HS Cougar Boys & Girls Varsity teams began the 2012-2013 season on a positive note.  The season began with the Katy Taylor HS River Ridge Classic on October 5-6th.  The boys played River to Parkland and the girls played Ridge to River.

The boys won Second Place with good scores of 301-296.  Junior Michael Cotton won indivdual First Place with a 74-67.  He came within one stroke of tying the school record of 66 set by Casey Clendenon back in 2003 at Falcon Point.  The Cougars beat last year's total score by 21 strokes when they also won 2nd place.  Junior J.D. Kiesewetter had two great days too with a 76-73 to score second best for the Cougars.  The Cougars had 13 scores in the 70's out of 20 total 2 day scores.  Other scores incuded:  Junior Nick Brown (77-74); Junior Tommy McLauglin (78-77);  Senior Matt McClung (74-79);  Sophomore Kyle Rogers (77-81); Junior Michael Chittwood (79-78); Sophomore Kyle Engel (80-78); Junior Colby Harper (84-89); and Freshman Conor Watkins (86-86).  Only 1 senior played in the top 10 for the tournament for the Cougars.  The Boys Second Team finished in 5th place with a 320-316 out of 18 teams.

The girls won Third Place with good scores of 316-325.  The girls led after day one, but still played great on day two.  The Cougar girls lost 4 seniors from last year's Region Championship Team, but still only shot 3 strokes behind last year's team that won this tournament.  It was a very positive start to the year as many gained valuable experience from their first varsity tournament.  It promises to be a very special team this year as they shot 641 in their first competition.

Sophomore Maddie Luitwieler won Individual First Place with a birdie on the first playoff hole against Fuzzy Brooks from Kingwood Park HS.  Maddie shot 70-73 and made a crucial putt on her final hole in front of a large gallery.  No seniors played in the tournament for the girls, so the future is very bright for the Cougars!  Maddie earlier in the week set a school record for girls with a 33 in a practice qualifying round at Falcon Point.  Other great scores include:  Junior Captain and lone returner Kennedy Ishee (75-79);  Sophomore Sarah Yi (83-83);  Freshman Madison Goldblum (88-90); Sophomore Sara Kelley (98-91).

The next tournament for the girls will be November 9-10 at Concan CC just past San Antonio.  The girls get to stay in cabins on the Frio River for a very cool road trip tournamen.  After that, both the boys and girls will play in the CRHS hosted Fall Region Preview at Eagle Point against the best teams in Region III-5A.   

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"CALENDAR", "SCHEDULE" of Tournaments, and 'ROSTERS"  ON THIS WEBSITE ARE NOW UPDATED WITH THE FIRST SEMESTER PRACTICES AND TOURNAMENTS.......as of September 18. 

See you at the Family Golf Tournament on September 19!!!!!!!

START OF SCHOOL INFORMATION:  Welcome back and we look forward to another exciting Cougar Golf year!  We are so excited to work hard to compete and hopefully add to our run of District Championships and State Tournament Appearance.  (District boys & girls:  2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)....(State Tournament:  2007, 2011, 2012).

HANDOUTS for the start of golf can now be found on the top OF THE HANDOUT PAGE on this website.  There is a list of paperwork that all golfers must fill out.  There are also handouts that explain our "Athletic Classes" and "Tryout System".  There is also an "Important Dates" page of upcoming events for the start of school that are important.

"OPEN HOUSE" for CRHS will be on Wednesday, September 5th.  Golf parents will meet in Coach Hildebrand's classroom which is room # 2621 during 1st and 7th period golf classes.

Complete schedules and calendars will be given out soon to the players and parents at the "Family Golf Tournament" and "Mandatory Parent Meeting" which is scheduled for September 19th at Meadowbrook Farms GC.

All golfers will report to Coach Hildebrand's room # 2621 near Coach Nordstrom's old room on the opening day of school for 1st period JV Golf and 7th period Varsity Golf.  The schedules handed out during home room may say "Fieldhouse", but we will meet in #2621 after home room.

All paperwork and information will be handed out on the first day of school.  Any golfer that is not in one of these golf periods and is interested in joining the program can come by during the day to receive the information missed and to get the tryout information.

Tryouts will be the second week of school after all paperwork is turned in.  Tryouts will be held for each class.  Some are exempt due to last year's performance/spring tryouts criteria.  More information will be given in regards to tryouts on the first day of school.  Paperwork is due the first friday of the first week of school (September 31). 

The official class rosters for period one JV Golf and period seven Varsity Golf will be finalized by the second friday.  The classes are not official the first week of school as many schedules are done in error each opening day of school.  Several students get placed in the wrong classes each year.  We will set it after tryouts.

Physicals will be held at the Merrell Center and various KATYISD Campuses.  No one may tryout or stay in the class without a physical by Friday, September 31st.  More physical information can be found on the Katy ISD website under Athletics.

The KISD Participation Fee has been raised to $50 this year due to budget cuts in the district.  This fee counts toward all PE classes if a player does not make it through tryouts.

I am looking forward to the new year and to continue on our STATE TOURNAMENT traditions.  This year the UIL is advancing the top 3 teams from each Region instead of the top 2.

I am also looking forward to working with our new assistant Kevin Hildebrand.  He tells me that he cannot wait for school to get started and is excited about coaching golf now for his new coaching career.  He plays a lot of golf and truly has a passion for the game!  It will be a fun year as he brings his head coaching experience as  the Head Baseball Coach to our program.

Looking forward to seeing everyone the first day of school!

Coach Nordy  

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The Cougar Boys & Girls both qualified for the 2012 State Tournament as they both did in 2011.  This year the Girls won the 2012 Region III-5A Championship following their 2011 Runner-up finish.  The Boys followed their 2011 Region Championship with a 2012 Runner-up finish.  The top 2 teams in each of the State's 4 Regions advance to the State Tournament in Austin at Onion Creek CC.

Congratulation to all the CRHS Cougars for qualifying for this very prestigious tournament for the second year in a row!  Way to make our Katy Community proud and put Katy ISD Golf on the map!

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THE CRHS COUGAR TEAMS WIN DISTRICT AGAIN AT RIVER RIDGE!  The defending 19-5A Champions successfully repeated with an outstanding poised effort.

The girls won by 47 strokes over Spring Branch Memorial.  The Cougars shot 616 with a 307-309.  Memorial won 2nd place with a 663 and will also represent District 19-5A at Regionals as the runner-up.  Katy Taylor finished one stroke back of going to Regionals with a 664 and Seven Lakes finished one more back with a 665.

Abby Newton successfully defended her title with a 70-70 to win by 7 strokes over Lizzy Doykan of Memorial.  CRHS Cougar Sophomore Kennedy Ishee won 3rd place with a 73-80.  Megan Webster finished in 5th place with an outstanding 78-80.  Morgan Galloway shot 79 the second day to finish in 12th place and Kirsten Hensley finished in 14th place with a 87-80.  The Cougars had to drop an outstanding score of 80 on the second day as all five Cougars shot 80 or better.  Freshman Sarah Yi finished in 19th place as a medalist by shooting 93-81.  Junior Elena Hubbard added an 88 for a fine tournament showing.

The boys won an outstanding battle against Seven Lakes by beating them by 6 strokes.  It was tied heading into the final nine of Parkland on the final day.  The Cougars opened a 5 shot lead on the first day with a fine 296.  SLHS was next at 301 and Memorial next at 309.  Just like the Masters in Augusta, the tournament does not begin until the final day nine holes on Parkland.  The boys showed great determination to play mentally tough in the clutch.  Memorial finished in 3rd place with a 620, Strake Jesuit 4th with a 625 and Katy in 5th place with a 628.  There were 10 district teams in the fight for the Championship.

Sophomore Michael Cotton finished in 3rd place with a 74-73.  Junior Matt McClung shot 72-77 for 7th place.  Sophomore J.D. Kiesewetter shot 76-76 for 10th.  Freshman Kyle Rogers shot 74-79 for 12th place.  Senior Dylan Reynolds shot 77-78 for 15th place.

The Cougar Second Team had some good scores as well.  Low scores for them were:  Senior Taylor Engel 77, Freshman Kyle Engel 78, Sophomore Tommy McLaughlin 79,  Junior Alec Keiser 80, Sophomore Michael Chittwood 80, Junior Kyle Pettit 83, and Sophomre Nick Brown 84.

Both boys & girls have qualified for the Region III-5A Tournament at Eagle Pointe on April 16-19.  They both are looking for a return trip to the State Tournament in Austin.  Two teams make it out of the 4 Texas Regions to the State Tournament.  "Grind It Out" and "You Can Do It".  Congrats to both teams by defending their District Championship this year at River Ridge!!!!!! 

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The Cougar boys made a strong second day comeback with a score of 300 to over take first round leader Deer Park and second place Cy-Fair.  The Cougars shot 305-300 to beat Deer Park by 2 strokes. 

Travis finished in 3rd place with a 610.  A field of 23 teams played in the tournament.  Local KISD teams Seven Lakes finished in 7th place, Katy in 14th place, Mayde Creek in 16th place, and Katy Taylor in 17th place.

Freshman Kyle Rogers just missed a medal with a 73-76.  Sophomore J.D. Kiesewetter shot 75-76, Junior Matt McClung shot 80-72, Sophomore Michael Cotton shot 81-76, and Senior Dylan Reynolds shot 77-79.

The Cougars won this tournament for the second year in a row and now have their sights on winning District and Regionals again.  This was a great field full of the Regional favorites.  Congratulations boys!!!!!!

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The Girls Varsity Team won 2nd place against a very tough field at the Kingwood CC Marsh Course.  The girls shot 328-314 on a very long hard golf course.  The girls held off Montgomery and The Woodlands B team and shot the low round of 314 on the second day.

The Woodlands A Team won with a 629, Cinco Ranch came in 2nd with 642, The Woodlands B got third with a 664, Montgomery shot 665 for fourth, Kingwood shot 666 for 5th, Magnolia shot 712 for 6th, Clear Lake shot 716 for 7th, Katy Taylor shot 730 for 8th, Seven Lakes shot 737 for 9th and the Montgomery B team shot 742 for 10th.  There were 7 other teams competing also.

Senior CRHS Abby Newton won the individual by 16 strokes over Cheyenne Knight of The Woodlands A.  Abby shot 69-68 for one of her most outstanding tournaments of her awesome career.  Sophomore Kennedy Ishee tied for 3rd with a 78-79.  Morgan Galloway shot 92-82, Megan Webster shot 93-85, and Kirsten Hensley shot 89-91 for the Cougars' last regular season tournament.

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The CRHS Girls Team won the "Region Preview" at the Region Tournament site of Eagle Pointe GC in Mont Belvieu.  The Cougars won by 14 strokes over Kingwood.  The girls shot 327-321=648 on a very windy two days.

The top eight teams for the Preview were:  Cinco Ranch 648; Kingwood 662; Clear Lake 688; Bellaire 689; Memorial 713; Seven Lakes 728; Clear Creek 728; and Katy Taylor 733.  Twelve teams and medalists in the Houston Area participated in the field of 85 players.

CRHS Senior Abby Newton (80-76) and Sophomore Kennedy Ishee (79-77) shared the top spot with a fine 156 each in the wind.  Abby ended up winning on a scorecard playoff to give the Cougars first and second individually.  Megan Webster came in 11th place with a 83-82, Kirsten Hensley came in 18th place with a 85-86, and Morgan Galloway came in 29th place with a 87-88 which included a 70 foot made putt on her final hole.

The Cougars have now won 6 out of their 7 golf tournament this year.  Their only defeat was a 4th place at the State Preview in Austin which was still a great showing.  The girls play their final tournament before district on March 23-24 at Kingwood CC.  The Cougars will defend their District Championship at River Ridge on April 3-4.  Way to go Cougars!  "Grind It Out" and good luck.  The Cinco Ranch Community is very proud of you on and off the course.

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The CRHS Girls Varsity Team won their 5th tournament in a row at Sienna Plantation on Feb. 3-4, 2012.  The second day was a rainout with no play.  The Cougars shot 302 on the first day to win by 28 strokes over Seven Lakes and Clements who shot 330.  Katy Taylor came in 4th with a 338 and Travis came in 5th with a 343.

Senior Abby Newton won her 4th tournament of the year with a score of 69.  Megan Webster shot a 76 to finish in 3rd place.  Sophomore Kennedy Ishee shot a 78 to finish in  5th place.  Kirsten Hensley shot a 79, and Morgan Galloway and Freshman Sarah Yi both shot 87.

The Cougars play next at River Ridge GC in the Nicole Corser-Brock Kobza Memorial Tournament where they are the defending champions.  The Cougars then travel to Austin for the State Preview at Onion Creek.

Congratulations also to Abby Newton for breaking her school record this past week at River Ridge when she shot a 33.

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The Cinco Ranch Boys won the Region III-5A Championship and the CRHS Girls came in as the Runner-ups at Eagle Pointe GC on April 18-21.  Both teams now advance to the UIL State Championship in Austin on May 12-13.  Only 8 teams make the entire field in Austin as two teams are taken from each of the four regions.

The Girls will be making school history with their first ever State Tournament berth.  Junior Abby Newton won the Region Individual First Place Medal to also make school history.  Abby shot 77-71 to edge out Clear Lake's Courtney Ferguson by a stroke on the final two holes.  No Cougar girl has ever won the Region Championship or been to State.  The other team members did a fantastic "Grind It Out" effort to nudge out Clear Springs for the second team State berth.  The Cougar Girls shot 330-332 on a very windy day on a very hard golf course.  The all underclassmen girl scores for the Cougars were:  Junior Megan Webster (84-85), Freshman Kennedy Ishee (82-89), Junior Kirsten Hensley (90-87), and Junior Morgan Galloway (87-98).  Way to go Cougar Girls!!

The Boys won the first ever Region III-5A Championship for CRHS.  The Boys were Runner-ups in 2007 and have sent two individual medalists in the past to State.  The Cougars shot 304-314 to hold off Clements by 4 strokes.  The golf course conditions were set up to be a test of inner mental strenth.  Freshman Connor Black won the Region Individual First Place Medal by shooting 74-73.  He birdied the final hole of the tournament from off of the fringe to edge out fellow Cougar teammate Freshman Michael Cotton by a stroke.  Connor won his 7th tournament of the year for the Cougars.  Freshman Michael Cotton tied for second with a 74-74 as he played in the final grouping of the day.  He too made a clutch putt on his final shot to help hold off the Clements H.S. Rangers.  Senior Scott Newell finished in 8th place with a stellar 76-78.  He chipped in for par on his final shot of the day to fire up the Cougar crowd and to finish strong for his team.  Other key team members for the Cougar winning team were Senior Jake Leatherwood and Junior Dylan Reynolds who have helped the Cougars win all year long.  The whole Cougar family and community are so proud of our Cougars for making school history for golf!!!

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The Cougar Boys & Girls both won the district championship at River Ridge G.C. on April 5-6, 2011. 

The boys shot 300-301 to beat Memorial (300-312) by 11 strokes and beat third place Katy Taylor (308-309) by 16 strokes.  The Cougars were in a fierce battle all day as they started the second day in a tie with Memorial.  District 19-5A is one of the most competitive districts in Region III with many very good teams.  The boys used mental toughness and confidence to come through in the clutch under pressure.

Freshman Connor Black won individual first place with scores of 71-73.  This is Connor's 6th win of the season.  The team championship was not decided until the final group as Connor posted his 73.  Senior Captain Scott Newell won second place with an outstanding 73-73 score to help push the Cougars ahead at the end.  Scott has played in the top five since his Sophomore year and has won three District Team Championships in three years.  Third place went to Memorial's P.J. Collier who shot 75-72.    Other outstanding Cougar scores were Jake Leatherwood (81-75), Dylan Reynolds (77-80), Michael Cotton (79-82), Jack Lee (79-80), Matt McClung (79-81), and Zack Kim (82-81).  The Cougars play at the Region III-5A Championship on April 20-21 at Eagle Pointe GC where they recently won the Region Preview last week with a 300-299 score.  More information with updated tee times and scores can be found on this website under the "Region III" button.

The girls opened up a 29 stroke lead after day 1 on Tuesday.  The girls goal all year was to beat the school record of 310 posted on the same course by the 2007 District Champion Cougars.  The girls shattered that record by 8 strokes to set a new school record of 302.  Junior Abby Newton led the Cougars with a front nine score of 31 on the Ridge course and then shot 33 on the River course to shatter her own school record of 70 by shooting a course record of 64!!!!!!!!!  Abby became the first ever Cougar Girl to win the individual first place championship as she shot 64-73.  The Cougar Girls Team won their 4th Team Championship out of the last 5 years.  Freshman Kennedy Ishee helped the Cougars win and finished in 6th place with scores of 79-85.  Junior Megan Webster finished in 7th place with a 80-86 and Junior Kirsten Hensley finished in 10th place with a 79-89.  Junior Morgan Galloway shot a 89-96.  The top 10 places are awarded "All District" by the District 19-5A coaches.

Katy Taylor came in second place with a 331-346 to edge out Seven Lakes by a single shot.  Katy Taylor will also represent District 19-5A at the Region Championship on April 18-19 at Eagle Pointe.  Caitlin Cassity of Katy HS (151) and Cecile Nordah of Seven Lakes HS (156) will also represent the district as the two top medalists who did not advance on one of the two advancing teams.

On the boys side, besides the Cinco Ranch and Memorial teams, Nick Pierce of Mayde Creek (149) and Juan Espiga of Seven Lakes (151) will represent the district at regionals as the two medalists.

WAY TO GO COUGARS!!!    Way to "Grind It Out" in the clutch and become CHAMPIONS!!

Region Tournament Tee Times & Scores will be up to date on our button "Region III".

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