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Hello Falcons,
Congratulations to the men's track team for taking the League Championship and to the golf team for earning a historic 2nd place finish at their League Championship!  

What an amazing week it has been as we honored our seniors in baseball and softball.  Next week is going to be all about the playoffs!  Baseball and softball will play in their first rounds of the playoffs while men's volleyball takes on Golden Sierra in the second round.  See all of the details below.  We would love to see as many fans as possible at these games to cheer on our Falcons!

Also if you haven't purchased tickets to the ESPY's, you still have until Tuesday May 15th to do so.  Don't miss this exciting event as we honor our student-athletes, coaches and fans!  

GO FALCONS!

In His Service,
Michael Gomez
VCS Athletic Director
@Athletics_VCS


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Men's Volleyball
Men's Volleyball swept in their first round of the playoffs in an exciting match against Ripon Christian last night!  Next round is Tuesday May 15th @ Golden Sierra at 7 pm. 
 Golden Sierra historically has a huge crowd turnout and our Falcons need their fans!  It's a beautiful drive, let's fill the stands and support our team!

Baseball
Our Baseball team starts their first round of the playoffs on 
Wednesday May 16th @ Ripon Christian at 4 pm.  
Come on out to Ripon Christian HS and cheer  on  our boys  as they play ball and move past the Knights!       

Softball
Our Lady Falcons play in their first playoff round on Monday, May 14th at 4 pm  here at home vs Buckingham Charter!   
This is going to be a big event as we are hosting a local team so let's get every Falcon fan to the softball  field as our ladies fight
 to defeat the Knights!

Track Champions!
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Congratulations to the Varsity Boy's Track Team for earning the title of 
2018 Sierra Delta League Track Champions!  
Great job and kudos to the entire team! 
Special thanks to the coaching staff led by our amazing Coach Bubar 
and to the parents who supported the team by driving and cheering them on!  


Golf Team Takes 2nd Place in the 
Section Championships!
The CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division VI Championships took place on Monday at Diablo Grande Golf Course in Patterson, CA.  There were 13 teams of 6 players and 32 individual qualifiers for a total of 108 players.  This was an 18-hole event with no double par format, every stroke counts. VCS place an historic 2nd place as a team in the championships!  They were runner-up to Sacramento Day School, 431-470. 

VCS individual scores:
Jack Gardner-86, Albert Chi-86, Ethan Leathermon-87, Luke Munar-98, and Ryan Kearns-113.  VCS was presented with a runner-up plaque and the team was presented with patches.  What a great season for the golf team!  Congratulations to the team and thank you to Coach Nemon Williamson for guiding the team all season.  A special thank you to Vera Tu for your support of the team and for the great pictures!



Here are the scores from last  week:
Baseball
5/7 vs Bradshaw Lost 2-1 in extra innings
5/8 @ Bradshaw Lost 6-3

Thank you for coming out and supporting the team on Monday night.  It was a great night as we honored our seniors at their final home game.   We are so proud of these fine young men with great futures ahead of them.  We are also so thankful for the support of their families and coaches.

Clayton Ballman
Brett Huntley
Justin Neace


Softball
5/4 vs Highlands  Won 23-1
This was also Senior Night and we are so blessed to have such amazing ladies who will leave the softball field and go on to even bigger and better things!  Thank you to all of the families and the coaches for your support all season long!

Hannah Arbabaraghi
Ansley Alsbury
Syrena Barrow
Alexia Otterstedt
Maxie Harrington

5/7 @ Rio Vista Won 8-2
Our Lady Falcons are undefeated League Champions!  Congratulations ladies and coaches for a fantastic season!





HS Cheer Sign-Ups!
It's that time! The 2018/2019 Cheer season is here! 
Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, May 16th  
from 5-7 pm at the Quad by the gym.   We will be having our VCS Cheer signups for  all students (gals and guys) entering 8th -12th grade in August. We have many exciting events happening this year and  we want YOU to be apart of our team! 
#VCScheer❤️❤️


MS Track Meets
Here are the results from the first meet 
at Vanden HS last Thursday:

Lucas Tam: 1st place -1.5 Mile; 2nd place-800m; 2nd place- 1 Mile
Katie Stanek:1st place- Shotput; 1st place- Discus
Matt Breneisen: 3rd place- High Jump
Gabe Ellis: 2nd place -Long Jump
Laura Everett: 2nd place-1.5 Mile; 2nd place- 1 Mile

Congratulations to all of our track athletes!

Next meet
Thursday May 17th @ Vaca Pena MS 3:30 pm

Coach Bartsch will need parent drivers,
 thank you in advance for your assistance!






Hello Falcons!

Are you ready for some Football?!

Spring Football conditioning and workouts will begin next week,  Monday May 7th, and will run until  May 30th! Workouts are scheduled for Monday-Thursday from  4:00 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.  

All incoming 9th-12th graders are welcome! All current 8th graders may attend this conditioning.  If your son is interested in playing, and is currently playing a spring sport, please reach out to Coach T at  titlechasin09@gmail.com to indicate when your son can begin workouts after the spring season ends.

Please have your athlete bring cleats, running shoes, workout clothes, and water to all workouts.  The team and the coaching staff will meet on Falcon Football Field at  3:45 p.m.  for roll call.

Coach T and his coaching staff will communicate the June and July schedules once they have finalized a summer workout plan to prepare for the season.

GO FALCONS!  It's time to SOAR!

Be sure to join us for our 
future games!

MS Track 
Thursday May 17th @ Vaca Pena MS 3:30 pm

Coach Bartsch will need parent drivers,
 thank you in advance for your assistance!

Game times and dates are subject to change


Pictures Wanted



Looking for pictures of our athletes in action.  If you take pictures at the games, we would love to add them to the newsletter!  Please send your snapshots to 
Rhonda.Aronis@go-vcs.com

1st Annual ESPY Awards



Please join us on  May 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. for VCS 1st Annual Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly  (ESPY) Awards Dinner.  The VCS Booster Club is excited to present this 1st Annual ESPY awards to celebrate VCS athletes.  Purchase your tickets online today by clicking  HERE.  Deadline to purchase tickets is Tuesday May 15th.

Tickets include dinner catered by Erica Marie's Catering is 
Adults $25/ Students: $18
     
Volunteers Needed for Espy Awards

Our 1st annual Espy Awards are right around the corner and we are looking for volunteers to help out at the event on May 22nd.
Click  HERE to sign up!  You will earn HIS hours for volunteering!





               Spirit Store

Our student Spirit Store is open to all parents, students, and staff!
       Student Spirit Store Hours

                                                             Mon/Wed/Thurs
Lunch-11:20 am-12:15 pm

    Tuesday
       Lunch- 11:20  am-12:15 pm
  
  Friday
 Before School-7:15 am-8:15 am
                                                   Lunch-11:20 am-12:15 pm         

Student store will open after school by request.  Please call the High School office if you would like to visit the student store after school.                           
Sports Passes
VCS Sports Passes are now available!  Our sports pass will entitle up to 4 people to attend all of our regular season games, excluding play-offs.  They are $40 and can be purchased in the Student Store at the HS or in the High School and Middle School offices


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