Concordia Lutheran High School

CLHS DECA students did a fantastic job of competing and shining their lights on Saturday at Manchester University for District Competition! Thirty six CLHS students competed, and 20 have earned the placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd) to advance to state competition in March! Our DECA district includes the following schools: Homestead, Canterbury, Lakeland, Northside and Mississenewa.

Honor Roll: To be eligible for Honor Roll, a student must carry a minimum of four full-credit classes and have a *grade point average of 3.66 or above with no grade lower than a "C". Honorable Mention: To be eligible for Honorable Mention, a student must carry a minimum of four full-credit classes and have a *grade point average of 3.00 or above with no grade lower than a "C" nor more than one "C". Honor Roll and Honorable Mention are awarded at the end of each semester.

Honor Roll: To be eligible for Honor Roll, a student must carry a minimum of four full-credit classes and have a *grade point average of 3.66 or above with no grade lower than a "C". Honorable Mention: To be eligible for Honorable Mention, a student must carry a minimum of four full-credit classes and have a *grade point average of 3.00 or above with no grade lower than a "C" nor more than one "C". Honor Roll and Honorable Mention are awarded at the end of each semester.

Keira Dommer and Cienna Lapsley were selected to the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association (IHSVCA) All-District team. Congratulations on a great season.

Disney's The Lion King has captivated the imagination of audiences around the world. Back in November, audiences joined Simba, Rafiki, and an unforgettable cast of characters as they journeyed from Pride Rock to the jungle and back again in the inspiring coming-of-age tale. The Lion King Jr. featured classic songs from the Broadway musical and animated feature film, including "I Just Can't Wait to Be King," "He Lives in You," and "Hakuna Matata."

Concordia Lutheran Marching Cadets performed their show, Season of Hope, and concluded their season with an impressive 8th place finish in Class C at ISSMA State Finals on Saturday, Nov 9th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Congratulations, Marching Band and Color Guard! Soli Deo Gloria!

CLHS had four players recognized at the All-State Banquet in November. Beckett Moellering Top Team Player Gavin Faus 2nd Team All-District Max Derheimer 2nd Team All-District Andrew Bostwick 1st Team All-District and All-State Honorable Mention

Congratulations to Will Schlegel on an All-State performance at the IHSAA State XC Championship! With a PR time of 15:36.52, Will finished 24th in the State. He was joined by teammates Hunter Panning, Cillian Hoover, Zachary Cecil, Karsten Sheets, Jack Habegger and Connor Creutz with a 23rd team place finish!

Six Concordia seniors were presented certificates at the Nov 13 chapel for their participation in the Greater Fort Wayne - Best in Class Achievement. The Best-in-Class initiative is designed to connect seniors from Allen County high schools to the growing opportunities in Fort Wayne and Allen County for future talent retention. The goal was to provide these students with a blend of professional development, community engagement, and career exploration to inspire them to build their lives and careers here in Allen County.

Thursday, October 31, 2024, Concordia defeated Leo, 1630 to 1136. This is a new high 2-game series for Concordia. The high game went to Micah David (236) and Austin Jefferies (201). The high 2-game series was tight with Micah David (393), Joe Cobb (387), and Austin Jefferies (382). Ben Lehman shot 45 pins above his average, and Ethan Walker 38 above his average. Isaac Garnett shot his new, recorded high game (128). Concordia is now 3-2 for the season. The next match is scheduled for November 7, 2024, at ThunderBowl against Woodlan. Fantastic bowling Cadets!

Congratulations to the CLHS XC Girls Cross Country Team! The Cadets are the Indiana Girls State Runners Up! With a team 2nd place finish at the IHSAA State XC Championship, the team came through with an impressive total points of 92 and team avg time of 18:18. The Cadets were led by Individual State Champ - Mallory Weller 17:12.19, 8th place - Daphne Weller 17:56.00, 32nd place Brylee Crass - 18:39.04, 51st place place - Hannah Clark 18:52.55, 57th place - Lilly Schlicker 18:54.61 70th place - Maddie Gentz 19:01.17, and 107th place - Ellie Walters 20:08.24.

With a PR time of 17:12.19, Mallory finished in 1st place at the IHSAA State XC Championship. Mallory is Concordia's 3rd Individual Girls State Champion [Alissa (McCaig) Doehla - 2003 and Adele Mitchell - 2004]

Congratulations again to Andrew Bostwick of CLHS who was named the Cato Mental Attitude Award winner following the Varsity Boys Soccer State Championship match on Saturday.

CLHS Athlete of the Week for October 29th is Maddie Gentz.

Concordia Lutheran High School JROTC Raiders A-Team rocked the All Services Raider Nationals at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Aiden Lyttle and Maddie Reddinger were crowned the All Services Ultimate Raider National Champions and earned $320,000 in Army ROTC Scholarships. The Raider Team placed 2nd Overall in the All Services Services Co-Ed Division. The team earned the following individual awards: 5K 2nd place, Gauntlet 2nd place, Cross Country Rescue 4th, and Physical Team Test 5th. There were over 280 schools competing from all over the United States.

Your Marching Cadets are 2024 ISSMA State Finalists!!!! Soli Deo Gloria!!!

The CLHS Boys Cross Country Team finished 4th in their Regional and will compete next Saturday in the state finals at Terre Haute. The boys were led by 7th place - Will Schlegel 15:59.6, 15th place - Hunter Panning 16:17.8, 32nd place - Cillian Hoover 16:46.4, 51st place - Zachary Cecil 17:17.1, 76th place - Karsten Sheets 17:39.5, 95th place - Jack Habegger 17:51.4, and 109th place Connor Creutz 18:02.21.

The Girls Cross Country Team won their Regional for the second year in a row and were led by Individual Regional Champ - Mallory Weller 17:36.4, 2nd place - Daphne Weller 17:58.1, 10th place - Lilly Schlicker 18:50.0, 12th place - Maddie Gentz 18:50.7, 18th place - Hannah Clark 18:59.0, 36th place - Ellie Walters 19:43.7, and 37th place - Riley Zent 19:49.2. The team will compete next Saturday at the state final in Terre Haute.

Congratulations to these CLHS Soccer Players First Team All District: Andrew Bostwick Second Team All District: Gavin Faus and Max Derheimer Top Team Player: Beckett Moellering Academic All State: Nathan Labahn and Noah Kim

CLHS Athlete of the Week for October 21st is Mallory Weller.

The CLHS Boys Soccer team punched their ticket to the state finals next weekend in Indianapolis with a 2-0 victory over Park Tudor, led by goals from senior Max Derheimer and junior Beckett Moellering. They face Evansville Memorial in the championship match next Saturday at 4:00 p.m.

Congratulations to our Varsity Boys Soccer team who won their Regional Championship game against Culver on Saturday in Mishawaka! Next stop: Semi-State in Kokomo on Oct. 26 vs Park Tudor! Go, Cadets!

The Cadets were led by 6th place - Will Schlegel 16:30.0, 9th place - Cillian Hoover 16:50.2, 11th place - Hunter Panning 17:02.0, 13th place - Zachary Cecil 17:15.7, 24th place - Karsten Sheets 17:50.2, 26th place - Jack Habegger 17:52.5, and 40th place Connor Creutz 18:32.9.

Congratulations to our high school's Girls Cross Country Team who are SECTIONAL CHAMPS! The Cadets were led by Individual Sectional Champ - Mallory Weller 17:14.2, 2nd place - Daphne Weller 18:13.6, 4th place - Lilly Schlicker 18:51.0, 5th place - Hannah Clark 18:53.7, 8th place - Ellie Walters 19:29.1, 11th place - Maddie Gentz 19:39.2, and 14th place - Joelle Borchelt 19:59.9

Our CLHS boys soccer team wins the Sectional Championship defeating Norwell 4-0!

Our CLHS girls soccer team won the Sectional Championship as the defeating Bishop Dwenger 3-1

The Marching Cadets Qualified for Semi-State at Carroll High School ISSMA Regionals!

CLHS XC at the SAC Championship!! Boys Varsity - SAC CHAMPS with Will Schlegel battling for first with teammate Hunter Panning who came in 2nd. They were joined by teammates (Cillian Hoover - 3rd, Zachary Cecil - 9th and Karsten Sheets - 10th) in the top 10 for All-SAC honors. Boys JV - SAC Runners Up | led by Connor Creutz - 1st, Owen Smith - 8th, Josh Kanning - 11th, Andrew Carsten - 19th, and Ben Vnuk - 26th.

Girls Varsity - SAC CHAMPS with Mallory Weller cruising to the SAC Individual Title in a time of 17:26.9. She was joined by all of her teammates (Daphne Weller - 2nd, Hannah Clark - 3rd, Lilly Schlicker - 6th, Maddie Gentz - 7th, Riley Zent - 8th, and Ellie Walters - 9th) in the top 10 earning All-SAC honors. Girls JV - SAC CHAMPS were led by Joelle Borchelt - 1st, Natalie Cordes - 2nd, Leona Dumford - 3rd, Cocoa Milleman - 4th, and Sierra Luttik - 7th.

CLHS Athlete of the Week for October 7th is Will Schlegel.