springing into the new season

SPRINGING INTO THE NEW The spring sports season has just SEASON begun, and for many of the sports at Oakton, the results are a mixed bag.

The weather is getting championship, the season is off to a rocky start. warmer and it’s time for Pressure is quickly building up for every spring sports. The spring spring sport, regardless of the current situasports that Oakton offers include tion of their seasons, or their successes in the boys and girls lacrosse, soccer, track previous year. With conference games begin& field, base- ning, this is where it ball, softball, crew, and tennis. “It definitely is a little bit all counts. The team records up until this Most teams offer a jv program and all teams point in the season were the practice more of a challenge doing a offer a varsity program. Last year at oakton the spring sport because I have rounds, the flukes, and the confidence boys lacrosse team won less time for homework boosters. A win has states, boys soccer went to states, baseball got but it is so worth it because far more depth on the score charts now, and first in their conference, and tennis won region- school sports are so much the participants, including the coachings als. Springs sports are also some of the lonfun and I have made so staffs, athletes, and managers all know it. gest seasons for high If you are feeling many new friends.” - Emily school sports, general- overwhelmed with ly running from March Martin (9), JV glax. the work from school through May, and and an after school depending on playoff sport, here are some runs finishing in June. ways to get extra When asked by stu- help. Make a detailed dents, most of them say that third quarter is the “Doing an oakton sport schedule laying out what times you want most stressful quarter actually helps relieve stress your homework to be because it has the most done, get extra help work, tests, projects, because it gives me some- from the tutor center, and summer seems so far away. Here are thing to look forward to or work with a friend that’s one the same some quotes of students who were asked after school instead of just sports teams as you. Oakton is a huge comif they thought participating in a sport intermunity, and if you’re feeling stressed with going home and doing a pile fered or added stress of homework and study- either the season, to their school work. For the teams return- ing for hours and hours.” homework, projects, extra curriculars, ing from either a win at states such as the Janelle Roy (9), JV glax. or all of the above like many, ask your boys lacrosse team, teammates, coach, or competing at states such as the boys soccer or friends for help. team, the pressure is on. Many coaches, Finally, as a school Oakton High School and student athletes are feeling this said pres- challenges our teams, and hope that all sure. Especially if the season has not been go- spring sport teams succeed this year. As ing as well as anticipated, such as the boys la- usual we’re hoping for some great games crosse team. With an alternating record of wins and meets, and big wins. Just try your and losses, and a loss by a huge deficit to Rob- bests, and keep pushing through this inson, the competition of last years 6A state long, tiring, and allergy filled season.