2019 Fall Sports Program Every Athlete a Disciple Cambridge Christian Lancers

CAMBRIDGE CHRISTIAN LANCERS 20 19 2019 FALL SPORTS PROGRAM EVERY ATHLETE A DISCIPLE BOWLING | CHEERLEADING | CROSS COUNTRY FOOTBALL | GOLF | VOLLEYBALL LANCER ATHLETIC FAMILY: The middle and high school years are a time for exploring new things, developing talents, and discovering passions. Athletics provide a great venue for this growth. The only thing that rivals our own athletic experience is cheering on our children as they experience the same. I think the butterflies in my stomach were (and are) more active as a parent than they were even as a student-athlete. We view all Lancers as our own, so the butterflies are alive and well every week! Athletics mirror life. The ups are tremendous, and the downs can feel devastating. As parents, let’s commit to building our children up. Let’s stop short of living vicariously through our kids, and let’s be clear about communicating where athletics fall in the scope of life. Our athletics motto is, “Every Athlete a Disciple.” Towards that end, may we model putting Christ first and others next. Utopia is doing these things and picking up some championship banners along the way! Still, championships without Christ and character are empty and temporary. When our student-athletes see us model a consistent walk with Christ, the chance of them striving for the same increases dramatically. We are preparing students for college, which for some will include athletics, but more importantly, we are preparing them for life. I look forward to cheering on our kiddos alongside you this year! Shawn Minks Shawn Minks Head of School ATHLETIC DIRECTOR PROFILE: Mark Butler is in his 31st year in Christian education as teacher, coach and Athletic Director and has been instrumental in building and leading many award winning athletic programs. Mark attended Western Kentucky University and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Educational Leadership. Mark brings extensive knowledge of FHSAA polices and overall experience in what it takes to create, build and maintain an effective, efficient and excellent athletic program. A WORD FROM OUR AD: The mission of Cambridge Christian School Athletics is to honor God in all things and make “Every Athlete A Disciple”. Sports provide an excellent opportunity for discipleship as students learn many important life lessons on sacrifice, self-discipline, perseverance and community. CCS desires to prepare young people for life as Christian leaders who choose character before career, wisdom beyond scholarship, service before self, and strive to follow God’s will for their lives. Go Lancers! Mark Butler Mark Butler Athletic Director FOOTBALL COACHES BOB DARE TREVOR SMITH Head Coach Special Teams Coordinator/ Coach Dare has been coaching football Offensive Assistant for 41 years. Molding boys to be young Coach Trevor Smith is in his second men of character is one of Coach Dare’s season coaching at Cambridge. passions! He grew up in South Plainfield, He played four years of football at New Jersey, where he played on a state Cambridge from 2010-2013 and championship team in 1972. Coach Dare graduated in 2014 as salutatorian. was a three-sport athlete in high school Trevor played for four years at Davidson as well as in college at Northeastern College. He owns the college record for Bible College. He received a B.A. in Biblical Literature with a minor field goals in a single season as well as a career. He was a three in Youth Ministry. He then received his Masters Degree in Physical time All Conference kicker and three time All Conference All Education from the University of South Florida. At Northeastern, Academic team member. He graduated from Davidson in 2018 he met his wife, Beth Ebersole, who was a missionary kid, born in and currently attends the University of South Florida where he the Philippines. They were married in 1980. Coach Dare began his is working for a master’s degree in anatomy. He plans to attend coaching career at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg in medical school upon completing his master’s degree. 1978 as an assistant coach in football, soccer, and baseball. During his 41 years as a coach, he has mentored and discipled ERIC STEIHL many athletes and assistant coaches and has experienced the joy Offensive/Defensive Line Coach of students coming to know the Lord Jesus and continuing to walk with Him! He has worked as a camp clinician at Bishop Dullaghan Coach Steihl is in his fourth season football camp, Darrin Slack Quarterback Academy, and at F.C.A. coaching at Cambridge. He was a football camps. He was head football coach at Northside Christian star linebacker at Fletcher High in School for 20 years and also an assistant at St. Petersburg Neptune Beach, FL from 1980-83. Catholic and Seminole High School. He also has the great During his senior year, he made the honor of mentoring teenage boys at the Britt House, a juvenile 1983 Jacksonville Super 11, as well as detention center in south St. Petersburg. Beth was a long-time the all-state team. Eric then attended middle school Bible teacher and now runs her own photography Florida State University where he was business. Bob and Beth have four children, two daughters-in-law, a 3-year letterman as an outside linebacker for the Seminoles one grandson and two granddaughters. Bob and Beth and the (1984-86). Eric began his coaching career as an assistant family are members of Grace Bible Church, where Bob is also an linebackers coach at Fletcher High in the 1988 season. elder. The entire Dare family counts it a wonderful blessing and Caoch Steihl first came to Cambridge in 2011 as a defensive privilege to be a part of the Cambridge Christian Family! assistant. He then coached defensive ends at East Lake High in Tarpon Springs from 2012-14 before returning to Cambridge in STEVE ATER 2015 as defensive coordinator for the MS football team where Assistant Head Coach/ his two sons played. He is coaching the varsity defensive line this year. Eric and his wife, Lois have two sons, Rhett and Wyatt. Defensive Coordinator He is the owner and president of Tarpon Transportation Services, Coach Steve Ater is proud to be called Inc. Eric enjoys family, fishing and football. a Lancer! He began his love of football as a Mustang at Northside Christian LORENZO LAPORTE School in St. Pete, FL under the Wide Receivers/ coaching of our own Coach Dare. Steve attended USF where he met his wife, Defensive Backs Coach Shannon, and received a Bachelor’s in Lorenzo is in his sixth year on the Business. In 2012, Steve obtained his Masters in Teaching at Lancer coaching staff. He and wife USF, after which he made the big leap and left a career in sales Alyssa are expecting their first baby, to take a position as HS Teacher at CCS. He couldn’t be happier, Bradley, any day! Lorenzo graduated having followed God’s call to do what he loves most: teach and from Leto High School in 2010 where coach kids in the love of God...and football! Steve and Shannon he played football for four years as have 3 children: Troy, Scott, and Sophie. Troy, a CCS 2015 grad, a defensive back. Lorenzo played is at Mercer University. Scott and Sophie are current students at football at Independence Community College in Kansas and CCS and Scott is a captain on the football team. also at Webber International in Babson Park, FL. Lorenzo began teaching school this year at Pierce Middle School. He is a KEVIN SHIFFERD member of Living Faith Bible Fellowship in Tampa. Offensive/Defensive Line Coach Kevin is in his ninth year at Cambridge Christian School. He started playing organized youth football at age 10 in the local leagues of Northern Kentucky. He finished his playing career with a state championship his senior year. He spent 10 years coaching various youth teams before joining the Cambridge Christian staff. Kevin and his wife, Debbie, have been married for 16 years. They have been active boosters and season ticket holders for USF football since before its inception. They are members of Idlewild Baptist Church. LANCER ATHLETIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Lancers athletic teams have won 57 District Championships, 18 Region Championships (qualifying 18 teams for the State Final Four), and 3 State Championships. In addition the Lancers have finished as a District Runner-up 64 times, Region Runner-up 19 times, and 5 State Runner-up. As a member of the Bay Conference from 1991 through 2016, the Lancers won 28 Conference Championships. The Lancers also were Bay Conference Runner-up 23 times. The Bay Conference existed from 1975-76 through the 2015-16 school year. STATE FINAL FOUR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIPS 1996 State Runner-up Softball Volleyball 1995, 2011, 2012 1997 State Champions Softball Girls Basketball 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2001-02, 1998 State Champions Softball 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 1999-2000 State Final Four Boys Basketball 2008-09, 2009-10 2000 State Final Four Softball Boys Basketball 1997-98, 1998-99, 2003-04, 2009-10, 2001 State Final Four Baseball 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15 2003 State Final Four Softball Baseball 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2004 State Runner-up Softball 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 2005 State Champions Softball Softball 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2006 State Final Four Softball 2007, 2008, 2009 2008 State Runner-up Baseball Girls Track 2003 2009 State Runner-up Baseball Girls Golf 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 2013 State Final Four Baseball Football 2015, 2016 2014 State Qualifier Girls Golf Boys Bowling 2017, 2018 2015 State Qualifier Girls Golf

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