Kingwood Park Girls Soccer

Ten alumni returned to Kingwood Park to play in a preseason scrimmage against the current players. It was the first time the team had been able to have a reunion since prior to COVID. The majority of the alumni were from the 2019 team, which was the last girls squad to reach the state semifinals. See photos: https://kptimes.com/10171/sports/girls-soccer-prepares-to-host-humble-isd-tournament/

By Keyara Weber

On Friday nights, Courtney Daniel can often be found in goal for the varsity soccer team. On Saturday mornings, she is working to earn medals on the varsity track team with the shot put or discus. Other days, Daniel is teeing off with the varsity golf team.

“I enjoy them, there is just never a dull moment doing these activities,” Daniel said.

Daniel is very busy with pre-AP classes and three sports practices. She starts her day off by getting up and ready. She then checks in with her sports that she has that day. While in class, she tries to finish as much homework as she can so she has less to do at night. Read more: https://kptimes.com/8348/sports/triple-threat/

By Maya Ortiz and Alicyn Logue
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The girls soccer team fell to Magnolia, 4-0, in the Regional Quarterfinals at Turner Stadium on April 1. The girls finished the season 17-5-2. Check out a slideshow of images from the season finale: https://kptimes.com/8416/sports/soccer-girls-playoff-run-ends-in-regional-quarterfinals/

By Elizabeth Duncan
KPTimes.com

Girls soccer coach Jess White didn’t play soccer growing up. He was a rugby player at Baylor University.

“A bunch of people I knew when I graduated college played soccer,” White said. “I had a growing interest in the sport but I played rugby in college.”

When White graduated with a bachelor’s degree in history from Baylor University, he knew he wanted to coach and teach. Read More: https://kptimes.com/8339/sports/coaching-is-jess-whites-calling/

By Rhian Davis
KPTimes.com

Holland Ensminger never thought she would see the day that playing soccer was taken away from her. A car accident during her sophomore year at Lamar University resulted in a severe concussion and spinal injury that halted her soccer career.

“It definitely was a bit of an identity crisis because soccer was always my life and it kind of got stripped from me pretty quick,” said Ensminger, who graduated from Kingwood Park in 2015. Read More: https://kptimes.com/8332/sports/new-voice-helps-lift-panthers/