THE tennis team has had some tough competition with the move to 6A, but with the end nearing, there’s a new competitor wanting to test his skills for the first time as a senior.
“This year I would look out for the up and comer senior David Headrick; he’s a great athlete and I think he’s gonna wreak some havoc on the GVC.”
Two more faces in tennis are returning: seniors Tia Bitz and Trillium Bristow. These students made their way to a state position last season.
“Tia and Trillium as a double,” says senior Kylie Wager “went to state last year, so hopefully they’ll go again.”
With downfalls of rain last year and many cancellations, there’s hope for more time spent out on the court getting the most out of each day.
Track and Field is a primarily solo sport, but there are many team elements combined into it.
“[Junior] Alyssa Walls is by far the best thrower,” senior Emitt Burris said, “especially this year with nobody coming out.”
For discus, shot put, and javelin, she was the best from last year and will.
Junior Cassius McGinty talks about a returning senior from last year, “Michael Gao, he’s fast man, his legs move like a cheetah.”
There’s a lot of new and returning talent for this season.
Lacrosse has had many tough years with a lack of wins and players, but that comes with not being a school organized sport. They’ve struggled, but achieved a win during last year’s season, and hope to continue that this year.
“We’re going to aim for two wins this year,” senior Abby Scheele said, “and hopefully a winning record.”
Being a bigger presence in today’s sports world, there’s high hopes from the lacrosse team and they are wanting to achieve great things.
Baseball is one of the first things that comes to mind with spring sports, along with sunflower seeds and fresh cut grass. The general theme throughout the team is that there is no doubt it will be a successful year for all levels.
“I feel really good,” senior Jayce Lien said. “We all get along really well. This team’s been together for a long time, there’s 10 seniors, so we have a lot of leadership on top with young guys that are learning from us.”
“I feel really good about it,” sophomore Porter Phillips added, “We have a lot of returning players this year.”
Softball had somewhat of a different approach toward their season. They have four freshmen who have moved up and are now on varsity who could be important players this year.
“I think the freshmen are really good,” senior Lizzy Johnson said, “McKenzie Kosmicki, Riley Ramirez, Ellie Babbitt, and Presley Jantzi are all very talented.”
They have a lot of players all moving toward the same goal with a variation or experience which should lead to a successful season.