Girls Athletics Coordinator
Head Girls Basketball Coach
Head Girls Cross Country Coach
Contact Coach Cannon Earp

Cannon Earp is entering his 12th year in education, and his first year as the girls coordinator, head girls basketball and cross country coach at China Spring ISD. Earp previously coached at Grapeland, Fairfield, Hudson, and Sulphur Springs before joining China Spring ISD .

Earp is married to his wife, Samantha, and they have four future China Spring Cougars: Mallory, LJ, Josie, and Cannon Earp Jr.

Interim Head Volleyball Coach
Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Contact Coach Ally Andress

Ally Andress is a science teacher at China Spring High School. Andress coaches volleyball and basketball.

A graduate from Glen Rose High School, Andress excelled in volleyball and made an appearance as the team’s middle blocker in the 2017 4A State volleyball tournament her senior year. She also competed in basketball, making an appearance in two regional tournaments her junior and senior year and receiving TABC and TGCA-All State Honors. Andress outshined in track, making three state appearances in the 4A State Meet. She secured a bronze medal in 2016, a gold medal in 2017, and a silver medal in 2018 in the high jump with a personal best of 5’8”.

After high school, Andress continued her athletic career on the track team at Texas A&M University, majoring in education and human development. She competed in the heptathlon and competed there for five years. She received All-SEC Honors while competing for Texas A&M, and scored in the SEC Championships for the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Head Girls Track Coach
Middle School Girls Basketball Coach
Contact Coach Jessica Elkins

Jessica Elkins is entering her 12th year as a teacher and coach at China Spring ISD. This year she is teaching science at China Spring Middle School and serving as the head girls track coach and middle school girls basketball coach. Elkins brings 12 years of coaching experience to her new role as the head girls track coach.

Upon graduation from China Spring ISD, Elkins attended Sam Houston State University where she studied early childhood education. She is married to her husband, Kyle, and they have two children.

Head Tennis Coach
Contact Coach Avery Fulton

Avery Fulton is entering his fifth year as an educator and coach. Fulton teaches world geography and serves as the head tennis coach for fall and spring tennis.

Fulton is married to his wife, Taylar, and they have one future China Spring Cougar, Laura Jane.

Head Girls Soccer Coach
Contact Coach Valerie Smith

Valerie Smith is in entering her fifth year as a head coach and her third season at China Spring ISD. Honored as District Coach of the Year in 2014, smith's coaching reflects a commitment to excellence and a positive impact on her athletes.

Valerie's journey in sports began at Carlsbad High School in Carlsbad, New Mexico, where she first showcased her soccer talents. She continued to refine her skills at the University of the Southwest (USW), where she both attended and played soccer, laying the foundation for her future coaching career. 

Smith is married to her husband, Jeff, and they have two children. Their daughter, Raelynn, is set to start college at Bethel University this fall, where she will continue her soccer career. Their son, Peyton, is a junior at China Spring, actively participating in both soccer and track.

Head Softball Coach
Assistant Volleyball Coach
Contact Coach Kayleigh Teakell

Kayleigh Teakell joins China Spring ISD from West, Texas. Teakell is the head softball coach for the Lady Cougars, as well as an assistant volleyball coach.

As a student-athlete at West High School, Teakell was a 4-year varsity softball player and was part of the 2016 3A State Championship team. She also competed in other sports like basketball, track and field, and volleyball. After high school, she went on to attend Tarleton State University on an academic scholarship to study to become an educator. While at Tarleton, Teakell volunteered at Connally ISD as an assistant softball coach where she helped lead the 2022 team through three rounds of playoffs. After graduating from Tarleton in 2023, she became the assistant softball coach at China Spring ISD.

Kayleigh is married to her husband, Tanner. Together, they have one little cougar, Devyn Jayne. She cannot wait to bring the wisdom that she has learned from previous coaches and the skills and knowledge that she has gained from playing, to the athletes at China Spring ISD.

Middle School Volleyball Coach
Middle School Girls Track Coach
Contact Coach Ceanna Hamilton

Ceanna Hamilton is entering her third year in education. She joins China Spring ISD as an inclusion teacher at China Spring High School. Hamilton is the assistant girls volleyball and track coach for China Spring Middle School.

Hamilton has four children. She looks forward to getting to know her students, players, and families throughout the upcoming year.

Middle School Girls Basketball Coach
Middle School Girls Track Coach
Contact Coach Brad Kennedy

Brad Kennedy will be entering his fifth year at China Spring ISD and brings over 11 years of coaching experience to China Spring athletics.  He has coached multiple sports at China Spring including softball, volleyball, football, baseball, basketball, and track while serving the past two years as head softball coach.  

Kennedy graduated from Naaman Forest High School in Garland, TX, and is a proud alumnus of Stephen F. Austin State University and Tarleton State University.  He has built a distinguished career marked by numerous accolades, highlighted by achievements such as:

• 2016 State Champion as an assistant softball coach at West High School

• 2017 State Champion as a head softball coach at Bishop Louis Reicher Catholic High School

• 2017 Super Centex Coach of the Year in 2017. 

Kennedy is married to his wife, Angela, and they have two children.  Their son Jack will be entering his freshman year at China Spring High School, and their daughter Claire will be entering first grade at China Spring Primary School.

Assistant Girls Basketball Coach
Assistant Girls Softball Coach
Contact Coach Jae Moore

Jae Moore joins the China Spring ISD coaching staff as an assistant girls basketball and softball coach. Moore previously served as a middle school volleyball, basketball, and track coach at Aledo ISD.

In addition to coaching, Moore teaches health and career investigations at China Spring Middle School. Moore shares, "I am excited to be at China Spring and cannot wait to get started! Go Lady Cougars!"

Middle School Volleyball Coach
Middle School Girls Track Coach
Contact Lindsey O'Quinn

Lindsey O'Quinn is entering her seventh year in education. O'Quinn joins China Spring ISD as a science teacher and volleyball and track coach.

O'Quinn is married to her husband, Parker, and they have one future China Spring Cougar, Lorelai.

Assistant Tennis Coach
Contact Jennifer Wyble

Jennifer Atkinson Wyble is starting her 20th year overall and her third year at China Spring as the assistant tennis coach. She teaches reading intervention and Reading Language Arts at China Spring Middle School. Wyble has 15 years of experience in tennis, both competing and coaching.

Wyble began teaching and coaching tennis in her hometown of Marble Falls, Tx, where she played varsity as a freshman and was on the varsity tennis team from 1986-1990. When she graduated she was ranked 5th in Tx, USTA Championship G18 Singles and earned a tennis scholarship to University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (UMHB). At UMHB, Wyble competed in the NAIA National Championships 1992, 1993, and 1994. She was All-Conference First Team & named All-American in 1992 achieving a National Ranking of 10th in NAIA Women’s Doubles. Her UMHB tennis team was ranked 21 in the nation.

Wyble is married to her husband, Dale, and they have three sons: Jayson, Will, and Colin, all graduates of Midway ISD.