Lady Lions win Home Openers

By Samantha DePriest

This past Thursday night both our Lady Lions Softball and Volleyball teams hosted their home openers of the season and had big wins. Our campus was full of Trinity fans who brought their school spirit for the big games.

Varsity Softball

Coach Katey (Lynch) Rutherford returns for her 3rd season leading our varsity softball team and softball program at TCS. Thursday night they hosted their first home game of the season against Starrs Mill High School. Our Lady Lions won in the 4th inning 15-0.

Coach Katey shares, “Tonight was a great not only home opener but a region win for us. Home openers can come with a lot of emotion and I was proud of our girls and how they came out eager to win and dominate.

This season we were able to return the majority of our starters from last season. We only lost one senior, Chloe, and that is a position we are still playing around with to fill. With that being said it is great to have so many girls in the lineup who have experience and can be leaders to some of the younger girls. Our goal every season is to be the last team standing in October but we must climb the ladder to get there. Our first goal is to win the region championship so that is what our eyes are focused on right now. We play a tough regular season schedule and I purposely schedule it like that. Playing tough opponents prepares us for not only our region games but for the postseason. I am super excited to see how this group of girls develops throughout the season. We have a lot of talent and potential to reach new heights for the TCS softball program.” 

Varsity Volleyball

Coach Sara Kuchinski is back for her 2nd season serving as our head coach for our Lady Lions Volleyball team. Coach K shares, “Our 2023 season is off and running - and last night’s home opener matches were great. We had a full crowd of student support, and we had a lot of fun with our Hawaiian themed night!”

“Getting the win in our first match against Holy Innocents was really positive. They are in our classification (4A) and in a tough region, so it’s nice to get an early look at possible state competition. Sophomore Adeline Earley led our team with 8 kills, and Freshman Kylie Hanson was right behind her with 7 of her own! Senior Lindsey Carter also led the team in aces with 7! Our second match against Galloway was exciting! Senior Paisley Hayes led in kills with 7, and Junior Lily Floyd had a season high of 18 assists.” 

Coach K goes on to share, “The team is coming together really well right now. We have work to do, but this group has bought in fully to the process of getting better every day with every touch. I’m already proud of the improvements they’ve made, and the future looks so bright! We fully expect a competitive run in both Region and State play. Be sure and come out Thursday, the 24th, for a great match against Woodward Academy for both JV and Varsity. Match start time is 5:00 PM!”