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The late Coach John Wooden once said "Sports do not build character, they reveal it." That's one of the reasons that Midland coaches do their best to teach players how to perform both on the field, and off the field. Midland fans and players are proud to be Mustangs, but are equally proud to be Midland.


Midland athletics provide the following opportunities for team sports:

Basketball

Boys Varsity
Coach: Kurtis Cowan

Girls Varsity 
Coach: Richard Paradise

Middle School
Coaches: Pavlik / Heinrich

Volleyball

Girls Varsity
Coach: Scott Wilde

Girls JV
Coach: Troy Rincon

Girls MS
Coach: Robin Gibson

Other

Cross Country 
Coach: Greg Murphy

Gymnastics
Coach: Jonathan Borne

 


Union Basketball Tournament

February 2025 - Our varsity teams played in the annual Union tournament February 12-15k, along with eight other Adventist high schools from around the United States. The game results for Midland are as follows:

2025 Union Tournament (Boys)

  • February 12 - College View 46, Midland 32
  • February 13 - Madison 41, Midland 31 
  • February 13 - Mile High 42, Midland 40 
  • February 13 - Midland 38, Minnetonka 19 
  • February 14 - Andrews 40, Midland 14 
  • February 14 - Midland 38, Mile High 35 
  • February 15 - Madison 34, Midland 33 

2025 Union Tournament (Girls)

  • February 12 - Midland 40, Maplewood 23 
  • February 13 - Campion 44, Midland 37 
  • February 13 - Madison 53, Midland 42 
  • February 13 - Mile High 45, Midland 13 
  • February 14 - College View 35, Midland 20
  • February 14 - Midland 25, Maplewood 11
  • February 15 - Mile High 41, Midland 27

 


Annual Athletic Awards Banquet

May 2024 - Midland celebrated our athletes during the 5th Annual Athletic Awards Banquet. This was a time to come together to recognize our students for their athletic achievements and leadership skills on the court (or field). This year, we celebrated students in four areas: Cross Country, Acro Club, Volleyball (Varsity and JV), and both Men’s and Women’s Basketball.

We honor our athletes who have served Midland in multiple capacities over the many years they have attended our school, and we will greatly miss the skills, talent, and leadership of our six senior athletes who will graduate and move on from Midland this year.

  • Chelsea
  • Jordan
  • Josue (Mr. Mustang Award)
  • Lydia (Ms. Mustang Award)
  • Natalia
  • Nevaeh

A huge thanks to Coach Liepke and his wife, Lindy, for putting together this cherished event where we were blessed by a motivating and uplifting talk from Pastor Josiah. We, also, recognize and thank our coaching staff—most of whom are parent volunteers.

  • Greg Murphy - Cross Country
  • Jonathan Borne - Acro Club
  • Scott Wilde and Krista Breyer - JV Volleyball
  • Matt Liepke - Varsity Volleyball with assistant coaches Scott Wilde, Krista Breyer, and Ron Stump
  • Kurtis Cowan - Men’s Basketball with assistant Matt Atkinson
  • Richard Paradise - Women’s Basketball with assistant Samantha Forrest

We can’t forget to thank the parents who volunteer their time, not only to help out at the games, but who also ensure their student(s) gets to practice on-time throughout the season. The support of parents is instrumental in a successful athletic program! It was an amazing 2023-2024 athletic year at Midland! We look forward to what the future will bring for these programs.


GPAC Basketball Tournament

February 2024 - Our girls varsity came home with the GPAC trophy for a second straight year. In addition, senior Lydia Josiah was named the GPAC Girls MVP for a second straight year. Congrats to all our HS athletes!

  • Feb 20 - Guys VBB 59, Chesterton 53 
  • Feb 21 - Girls VBB 58, Training Center Christian 27
  • Feb 21 - Daniel Academy 46, Guys VBB 31
  • Feb 22 - Girls VBB 61, Chesterton 28 (Repeat State CHAMPS!)
  • Feb 22 - Christ Prep 42, Guys VBB 37 (4th place)

 

 

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