ELIMINATING WORRY ABOUT BUS SCHEDULE

The JV head coach does know that the bus scheduling is rough but doesn’t want anyone to panic about the issues considering buses to away games

by Lindsay Haislip lhaislip362@g.fhsdschools.org

With the understaffed bus drivers at the time, it can be very difficult to make sure that the FHN school sports teams get picked up at the right time, at the right place and make sure that the team gets there on time.

“It’s very stressful for all of us,” JV team captain and sophomore Sophia Manzella said. “Especially since the school wifi doesn’t allow communication through GroupMe.”

The stress of not knowing if a bus is going to show up can get overwhelming for the players and coaches. The communication between coaches and players can get a little rocky since the information can change any time, any day. JV head coach Jeff Ott feels that the communication between the school and bus drivers could be easier by having a centralized pickup spot so everyone knows where to go and where each pickup spot is going to be.

“Honestly, the bus not showing up has been a fear of mine because we could end up just being late or having to cancel our game and a team never wants to forfeit,” Mazella said.

Many emotions can go through the process of making sure that a bus will show up but Ott knows that one will most definitely be there because he knows how hard everyone works to make sure players and coaches arrive on time and he doesn’t want the players worrying.

“I don’t want there to be any concern about buses not arriving,” Ott said.

Coaches in the athletic department have a process to communicate with bus drivers and bus scheduling, so the teams have a generalized idea of when they should get picked up.

“I appreciate all that the bus driver does and I know it’s a hard job and they’re understaffed right now,” Ott said. “They are doing their best to get us to where they need to be safely and responsibly.”

Howell High has been North’s biggest rival in many sports for as long as some students can remember. This game is seen to be very different compared to others due to it being against Howell. Players share that they are excited to play in this game because of the environment and huge crowd along with the possibility of having bragging rights over Howell.

“It’s beating Howell. Everyone wants to beat Howell,” girls basketball player and freshman Olivia Graeser said.

Coach Rampley believes that this could be a close game if the team is prepared and if their shots fall. This year, the team is very young due to them having five new freshman players joining the varsity team, Graeser, Morgan Smith, Courtney Epplin, Addy Jones and Elise Grimshaw. Many of the players also believe this game could be a close one.

Epplin believes that this game could be a big test. The team will have to be on game speed to come out on top. However, Howell lost a crucial player to their team this year who averaged around 25 points.

“It’s going to be really tough,” Epplin said.

As the Lady Knights continue their season leading up to the annual Pink Out game, they are staying strong with a 10-7 record and hoping to improve it leading up to the big game.

NO GIRLS JOIN CO-ED BOWLING

by Violet Newton vnewton158@g.fhsdschools.org

Through past years, the FHN bowling team has consisted of both boys and girls making it a co-ed team. However, this year is different as the only girl who was on the team, Senior Peyten Davis, is no longer a part of the FHN bowling team.

“We actually don’t have any girls on the team this year even though it’s co-ed, last year we had a girl on the team but she’s not on the team this year,” member of the bowling team and senior Julius Cox said.