A look ahead and a look back at Thompson Warriors athletics
THOMPSON WARRIORS ATHLETICS
Boys and Girls Cross Country
Week in Review
The Warriors did not race last week.
This Week
The Thompson cross country teams will host the Shelby County Championship this Monday from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Veterans Park in Alabaster. The Warriors will also travel to Daphne on Saturday to compete in the Daphne Invitational.
Coach speak
“We are excited about hosting the Shelby County Championship and look forward to a great meet with some great performances. We are also extremely excited to travel out of town to Daphne and compete against a few different teams we haven't competed against this year.” – Cross Country head coach Chris Schmidt
Girls Volleyball
Week in Review
The Lady Warriors’ varsity team lost to Spain Park 0-2 and lost to Hoover 23-25, 23-25, 26-24, 21-25. The varsity team also traveled to Lexington, Ky., where the Lady Warriors beat Tates Creek ( KY) 2-1, beat Scott Co (KY) 2-1, lost to Harrison (GA) 0-2, beat Lexington Catholic (KY) 2-0 and beat Page HS (TN) 2-1. The varsity team is 19-8 overall and 1-1 in Area 5 play. The junior varsity team lost to Spain Park and Hoover. The freshman team lost to Hoover, John Carroll and Mountain Brook and the Lady Warriors freshmen beat Spain Park.
This Week
The freshman team plays host to Chelsea on Monday at 5 p.m. The varsity and junior varsity teams Vestavia on Tuesday at 5 and 6 p.m. and host Mountain Brook on Thursday at 5 and 6 p.m.
Coach speak
“Our week this past week was not for the faint of heart. We could not have faced any better competition. Certainly, we were disappointed in dropping such a close match to Hoover because we knew we should have won 3-0. But our team truly grew from that disappointment because we competed the hardest I have ever seen us compete this weekend in Lexington at the Kentucky Challenge. It was the best tourney we have played in, got challenged every match and walked away 4-1 and a solid 5th place finish. We need to get back in the gym though and fine tune a few details and work on our sense of urgency before our matches this week. Loved our toughness, loved our grit. I still believe our best volleyball is ahead.” – Girls volleyball head coach Judy Green
Football
Week in Review
The Thompson Warriors varsity team beat Oak Mountain, 49-14, to move to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in Class 7A Region 3 play. The freshman team beat Mountain Brook, 36-7.
This Week
The freshman team plays host to Oak Mountain on Monday at 5:30 p.m. The varsity team plays host to Pelham on Friday at 7 p.m.
