2023 Spring Media Guide

Dear LCA Seniors,

As graduation day gets nearer in sight, may you pause to take in all the blessings that your time at LCA has granted. To remember the good: Teachers, friends, fav classes, time with parents…let go of the bad whatever it may be and take courage for the future. Don’t forget that God is with you in every step of the journey – Deuteronomy 31:8. Congratulations to the class of 2023!

From Our Family to Yours, Weir’s Furniture

Helping make your house a home.

ABOUT LEGACY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

MISSION STATEMENT

Legacy Christian Academy develops strong leaders with biblical convictions who are equipped to succeed in college and beyond. We accomplish this mission through a balanced approach that honors and upholds:

Challenging academics

Robust fine arts

Competitive athletics

Positive mentoring relationships

Covenant partnerships with Christian families

VISION STATEMENT

Legacy Christian Academy is the school of choice for committed Christian families in North Texas who desire the best Christ-centered education for their children.

CORE VALUES

Legacy Christian Academy affirms these essential beliefs and strives to honor and uphold them in all aspects of school life.

Pursuit of Truth:

We affirm “all truth is God’s truth” through a liberal arts education that fosters a love for learning and a desire for wisdom.

- John 8:32

Primacy of Scripture:

We teach all subjects from a biblical worldview and we apply the truth and authority of biblical principles in all situations.

- 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Imago Dei:

We respect all people as individuals created in the image of God and we celebrate the diversity of gifts and callings.

- Genesis 1:26

Covenant relationships: We build relationships that foster mutual support, respect, and a commitment to promote the welfare of others.

- Philippians 2:3-4

Discipleship:

We, as Christ-followers, are committed to a life of virtue and acting as agents in God’s plan of restoration.

- Matthew 16:24

Servant-leadership: We provide opportunities to serve one another, our community, and our world.

- Matthew 20:26-28

ADMINISTRATION

KEVIN MOSLEY - HEAD OF SCHOOL

Dear Cherished Guest,

Welcome to the campus of Legacy Christian Academy! We are excited about the opportunity to fellowship together as we enjoy the talents and commitments of our young people in competition and performance. We believe that a well-rounded education through athletics and the arts benefits children in multiple ways. The experiences in teamwork, goal-setting, hard work, commitment to a common purpose, perseverance through failure, pressure of executed performance, etc. provide growth opportunities many times not readily available in a classroom. We cherish these teachable moments in the lives of our students. None of these opportunities would be possible without the commitment of our coaches and sponsors. These mentors provide countless hours of investment for the benefit of our students. The relationship of mentors and the living curriculum provided by them are powerful. I trust you will express your gratitude to them for their dedication in loving and training our students. We pray you enjoy your time on our campus. We ask that you cheerfully celebrate the effort of your students, enthusiastically cheer for them, and respectfully treat our officials with grace while modeling good sportsmanship for all. May God richly bless you and your family.

Growing Together, Kevin L. Mosley, M.Ed.

Head of School

“Building strong leaders with Biblical convictions”

JEFF VEAL - UPPER SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

Welcome to another exciting 2022-23 school year for Eagles Athletics and Legacy Christian Academy! If you are brand new to Legacy, I want to extend my gratitude for your partnership as we seek to live out our mission both in the classroom and in the sports arena. Legacy has a rich history of developing championship teams which we are very proud of, but most importantly, we want to develop the mind, heart, soul, and body to live for the glory of Christ. Much like Paul’s admonition in Philippians, we want to raise champions who do not cross the finish line for just an earthly prize but to equip them to seek that which is eternal. We are grateful for our student-athletes, coaches, support staff, and parents who invest in our athletics programs, we invite you to pray with us together as we strive for excellence on and off the sports field or court.

Growing Champions Together for Christ, Jeff

Veal Upper School Principal

ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

LYNN DUPREE - SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES

In the 2021-22 campaign, Legacy Christian Academy had twenty teams representing twelve different sports advance to the playoff seasons. We had a State Championship in Softball, two State Runner-Ups in Tennis and Golf. Multiple All-State and All-District selections, USA Volleyball Junior Female Athlete of the Year, TAPPS boy’s golfer of the year, National qualifiers in Sporting Clays, and a TABC All-State selection. The Eagles are setting the pace on the local, regional, state, and national levels of athletic competition.

It is a pleasure to work with each of you. Thank you to everyone who placed ads in our Sports Program! Your support helps us promote our players and coaches in Football, Volleyball, Cross Country, Cheer, Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Baseball, Softball, Track, Tennis, Golf, and Sporting Clays. These sports are coached by fifty-eight of the finest coaches in America. We have coaching staffs that love Jesus Christ and enjoy teaching your sons/daughters how to compete to glorify our Lord and Savior and to be the athlete Christ wants them to be. With your help we are developing a dynamic athletic program that will see us compete in Texas, across our nation, and the world. I encourage each of you to get involved in the Eagle’s Athletic Booster Club and be a part of building something special here at LCA! With the addition of the new turf in the stadium, new video scoreboard in the gymnasium, and the refurbished fieldhouse, the puzzle comes together a little more and assures me that “The best is yet to come!”

COLE JOHNSON - ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Eagle Nation,

Welcome to Legacy Christian Academy. Whether you’re new to Legacy or you’ve been here for a while, we’re glad you’re here on campus and even more excited that it is by way of athletics! The reach of a school’s athletics can be so broad, so deep, and so impactful. Whatever your role is at any game, whether fan, friend, parent, cheerleader, musician, or player, you have potential to impact the game and be impacted. We are all stakeholders in some way, shape, or form.It is my prayer that our teams will co-facilitate each other’s best performance and all of us will leave the event better than when we arrived…better in each and every role we undertake. Sports and athletics is a wonderful platform to grow socially, physically, mentally, and spiritually. May we experience deeper community and greatergrowth born through sport!

Better and better, Cole

KARI TOMENY - ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

Welcome to Legacy Christian Academy!

In my mind there is no better school in North Texas than Legacy Christian Academy, and I count it a privilege to be a part of this amazing school community. Legacy’s people love the Lord while striving for excellence in all things through Him. Many at Legacy, from our early education students to our grandparents, proudly support our student athletes. Our young men and women continually demonstrate distinction in the classroom as well as inside all of Legacy’s athletic arenas. They train hard during the off-season and compete with strength and honor in-season. Their efforts have been rewarded with much athletic success over the past years. God has placed Legacy in a great position and we are thankful for His provision, guidance, and grace. If this is your first visit to LCA, sit back and enjoy a time filled with fun and fellowship. We also invite you to explore our campus and discover for yourself why Legacy’s students, faculty, staff and administration call Legacy Christian Academy home.

Onward Eagles!

VARSITY BASEBALL

ANDREW EMBRY - HEAD BASEBALL COACH

Head Coach Andrew Embry is in his 20th year at Legacy and was with Frisco ISD for the 8 years prior. At LCA he also serves as Assistant Principal in the Upper School. He and his wife, Lisa, have been married for 28 years and have two children; Natalie (‘19) and Luke (‘22). The Embry family attends Prestonwood Baptist Church where Andrew serves on the parking team. Coach Embry’s favorite Bible verse is 1 Samuel 12:24.

NOLAN YOUNTS JASON WOOD

KADEN VELA JETT WILLIFORD

HUNTER LADD WALKER BLUE

DALTON CONWAY ASSISTANT COACH

JAKE HAMILTON JACKSON CLEMMER

VARSITY BASEBALL

BLAKE LANGFORD KAIDEN YORK DREW LOWERY CARSON PLUNKETT

JOHN DILLEY

VARSITY BASEBALL SCHEDULE

JV BASEBALL SCHEDULE

YOUTH SPORTS PERFORMANCE TRAINING CENTER

VARSITY SOFTBALL

Amy Coe is in her first year as the Lady Eagle’s Head Coach and was part of the 2022 TAPPS 5A-Division II State Softball Championship team as the pitching and catching coach. Coach Coe has several years of experience as a player, starting at age six and played Division I collegiate softball for Butler University and earned her Master’s from Baylor University. She and her husband, Bret, have one son; Drew (‘28). The Coe family attends Hope Fellowship - East Campus, where Amy serves on the Baptism Team, Prayer Team and Connections. Her favorite scriptures are Deuteronomy 31:6 and Philippians 4:13. She loves helping young athletes discover the talents God has wired them with to further His kingdom. Amy’s main goal as a coach is to ensure each athlete has a personal relationship with Jesus. She has a heart for her players and strives to help them achieve their goals on and off the field.

AMY COE - HEAD SOFTBALL COACH

LYNLEE KENNEDY PRESLEY WEHNER

LEXI THOMAS SIERRA MITCHELL

BLAIR EHMER TRINITY JACKSON

KAT SMITH

ANNABELLE ABRAHAM

HARPER REDMON

HEATHER DAVIS ASSISTANT COACH

DUSTIN KENNEDY ASSISTANT COACH

JACKIE PURTELL HAYLIE ELUEBO

ABBY RICHARDSON MANAGER

KYLIE CARLOCK

VARSITY SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

44 ALLIE WATSON RONNIE JOHNSON

TRACK AND FIELD

TRACK AND FIELD

BARRETT HARDAGE - HEAD TRACK COACH

Barrett Hardage is in his 21st year of coaching in Texas and his 13th year at Legacy. He serves as the Head Track Coach at LCA and is the Eagles’ Defensive Line coach as well. As an Upper School Bible teacher & Chapel coordinator, he is equally passionate about ministering to young men and women in his classes and to athletes on field and track. He is continuously excited about helping students and athletes grow and deepen in their personal relationship with Christ and in allowing Him to be the Lord of their lives.

Coach Hardage and his wife, Janet, have been married for 15 years and their son, Colt (‘29) and daughter, Bennett (‘32), attend LCA.

ANDY ABBINK MAKENNA CLEMMER

COACH HEATON ASSISTANT COACH

CHRISTIAN de MOOR KEIRA DUNN

TRACK AND FIELD

AUDREY EDWARDS HENRY ELUEBO ERIC ERICSON

ALLIE FAY

HANNAH FLEINER RHETT GLENN

JACOB HILL

TAYLOR HINES

MALIA HOLT

SAMMY HOUSLEY BRAYDEN HUBER JONAH INGRAM

CAM KLAGES KELTON LOVELESS GRANT MARTINEZ YASMIN MARTINS

NOT PICTURED

COACH KATIE GUERNSEY, COACH JAKE MACKEY ADISON BASH, ABBY COBB, GABIE HECKMAN, ADDISON HOWARD, RENATA JAUREGUI SANDERS, DREW LOWERY, KALE MARCHBANKS, GABBY MEEKS, LIBBY ROISE, HANNAH ROISE, GRAHAM THOMAS, CAMDYN WECHSLER, NOAH

WILL MELLO WES NORRIS DANIEL OGOMO HARRY PFISTER

BELLA PILAND PRESLEY KATE PITTARD AVA RATKOVIC TREVOR SHAW

LUKE STAMBOULIEH KIERSTEN TERRELL LEXI THOMAS CARSON WARREN

JOSHUA WIEBER CATE WOODWARD

YOHANNAN

TRACK AND FIELD SCHEDULE

DWAYNE HAMILTON - HEAD GOLF COACH

Coach Hamilton is entering his 5th season as the Head Golf Coach at LCA and serves the Legacy community as the Upper Schol Professional Schools Program’s Dean of Business, following his 37-year career in the Consumer Products Industry. Dwayne started the game of golf at the young age of 9 years old and has loved being able to coach because it allows him to use his spiritual gift of teaching. He says that nothing gives him greater satisfaction than working with someone to improve their skills.

Coach Hamilton and his wife, Cindy, have three adult children; Andrew, Amy, and Nathan, and are proud grandparents of Abigail (11), Matthew (8), Carolina (7), Thomas (6), and Savannah (2). The Hamiltons are members of Frisco First Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon. He likes to describe himself as a “Romans 8:28 person” as Paul wrote, “But God causes all things to work together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.” God will take even the challenging events in our lives that shake us to our core and cause those things to become blessings to us, as he shapes His children into the people He wants us to become.

KATE ALEXANDER JOSHUA CHUNG KAINE CLARK ELLY DIZON

LANDRY FARLEY JACK HANES KORT McQUADE CRUSE ROSS

KATIE SMITH AMELIA THOMPSON

ANTONIO ZALDUMBIDE COSTELLO ABBY ZAPATA

ANDY FRANCO - HEAD TENNIS COACH

Andy Franco has been coaching tennis for 10 years and is entering his 3rd season as the Head Coach for Eagles tennis. Andy played tennis at the collegiate level at Limestone University along with Professional and Challenger tournaments. He and his wife, Natalia, have two children; Lola (6) and Alma (4). The Franco family attends St. Francis of Assisi in Frisco and his favorite Bible verse is Phillippians 4:13.

BROOKE BARKER

TONI THRASH ASSISTANT COACH

HUDSON CASWELL CALEB CHUNG ABIGAIL DIAMOND

FRANCO EICHELMANN BROOKE FONTANA JOHNNY FRAZIER ZACH FREEMAN

AVERY GODSEY WILL GOOLSBY GRADY HUBER ADDY JOHNSON

CHASE COLLINS,

CALLIE JOHNSON

MADDI LUCAS WILLIAM McMILLON SAGE OUTHOUSE

MICHAEL PEWTERBAUGH SOPHIA POLANSKI NICHOLAS ROBISON JACK SEMADENI

CAMILLA SIRGO HEIDI TAUNTON EMMA TAYLOR YUMI PARK

TORI WINKLER

MAX IRVINE

NOT PICTURED

Head Coach Brandon Redmon is in his first season with LCA Sporting Clays. As a former college football player at Sam Houston State University, Brandon has a competitive spirit and a passion for sporting clays that he shares with his two children, Jackson (‘21) and Harper (‘26). The Redmon family attends Lifeway Church in Celina, where Brandon is active as an Elder and his wife, Sherry, is a leading teacher for Bible Study Fellowship. Coach Redmon’s favorite verse is Proverbs 3:5-6.

BRANDON REDMON - HEAD SPORTING CLAYS COACH

BEAU BRADY CHASE CUNNINGHAM JAYDEN DAVIS

MICAH DAVIS

MATTHEW EARLY COOPER FLEITMAN KARIS FULKS

HENRY GROSS

BLAISE HERLEMAN JOBE HOLT BRADY LARAMIE COOPER LYLES

COOPER MEEKS MATTHEW O’SHEA COLTON OUTHOUSE AUSTIN PORTER

HARPER REDMON MADISON SHAW TREVOR SHAW BROCK SIMS

COLTON WARRINGTON ANDREW WETZEL CORBIN TRAN

MATT BLIMLINE - HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

Matt Blimline is in his first year here at LCA. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from West Chester University of PA, where he studied Health and Physical Education, Athletic Training, and Pre-med. His Masters’ degree was in Health Sciences with a focus in education from the University of St. Augustine, where he is nearing completion of his Doctorate in Education with a focus on administration. Matt has been fortunate to have served on medical staffs in various settings, including NFL, NBA, PGA, Minor league sports, collegiate sports, and recently served on the medical staff this summer with the USA Track & Field Decathlon and Heptathlon athletes. For over 30 years, Matt has spent most of his time in the secondary school setting as a Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer, Educator, Athletic Director, and Associate Athletic Director. Matt plays an active role in professional Athletic Training organizations at the local, district, and national levels. Matt has participated in various bible studies, is an extraordinary minister, usher, and fourth order Knight of Columbus, at St. Francis of Assisi in Frisco. Matt resides in Frisco with his wife, Marybeth, of 33 years. They have one daughter, Allison. Matt loves being an athletic trainer because it allows him to work with so many different athletes in various settings by aiding them on their journey to get back doing what they love to do.

ANITA HRDLICKA - ASSISTANT HEAD ATHLETIC TRIANER

Anita is in her 10th year at LCA. She graduated from UNT. This is her 34th year as an athletic trainer. In addition to LCA, she has worked as head athletic trainer at Greenhill School for 12 years and 5 years at Parish Episcopal. She has worked in many capacities as athletic trainer for the USTA, PGA, WNBA and Hoop It Up Nationals, Dallas Cup, Dallas Marathon and many other community events. Early in her career, she was a facility manager for the Tom Landry Center downtown at Baylor in addition to being an aquatics facility manager at Northlake College. She also served as a mentor for young Sports medicine professionals as they began their career journey. Her proudest career moment came 1999, when she was recognized by the Texas Senate as a Woman of Achievement in Health Care. She is the only athletic trainer to have received this award, presented in the Texas Senate Chambers. She has been married to her husband Ron for 16 years.

STUDENT ATHLETIC TRAINERS

EMILY EISENMANN

ADA FEE

HENRY GROSS COOPER FLEITMAN

“ONWARD EAGLES, ONWARD EAGLES EAGLES OF LCA!

WE WILL FIGHT, AND WE WILL WIN, IN CHRIST WE STAND AS ONE!

FOREVER GRATEFUL, ALWAYS ARE FAITHFUL, UNITED TO THE END. AS WE SEE VICTORY, OUR FIGHT IS WON!”