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Senior Kelsey Warden and fellow junior team mates cheer on the Varsity Volleyball team during their game agaisnt Duchesne on August 31. With two intense games, the Knights left their home gym with a victory of 25-21 and 27-25. They’re hoping to do as well as last year by winning districts and going on to sectionals. (erin d’amico)
Varsity spikes into high gear
Cross country will be competing this Saturday in the Forest Park Cross Country Festival 7:30. The run is over a two km loop of flat terrain and hills. Boys will compete in the two, three and four km races. The area the athletes will be running has varied slightly from past years. Major changes from past years include starting from the middle of the field rather than one end, and changing the ending to a straight shot which will be more beneficial for fans and athletes both. “[Our team strengths are] entusiasm,” coach Sean Fowler said. “There’s no complaining, just hard work.”
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This past season, the Varsity girls Volleyball team claimed the title of District Champions. Most teams would be satisfied with a 11-5 record and making it to sectionals; however, this only made the team determined to work harder. “We played incredibly hard and played at the best of our ability,” junior Erin Powelson said. “With all of the training and team strength we have built, it is sure to be another intense match this year.” Over summer the girls stepped it up to improve for this year. While friends were outside swimming, these girls were inside a sticky gym, training hard. As a team they attended a Lindenwood camp, two Licking Volleyball Camps, and the school camp. “The camps got me physically and emotionally ready for the season,” junior Maggie Curran said. ”They pushed me to do my best.” Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning they had a two hour workout and open gym session. The girls believe that with all this training, they will have a very successful season ahead of them. “We’ve been practicing a lot over the summer and since the school year has started,” junior Katie Dozier said. “The more you practice the better you’ll be.” The team believes that they’re ready for this challenging season and have done everything they can to prepare. The next home game will be played on Sept. 16. “They are working hard everyday,” coach Robin Yuede said. “Every game is a challenge, we do not take any team for granted.”
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With more members, swimmers set high goals amanda cornett
After gaining four new members this season, the boys swim team has set their hopes on achieving higher team scores and more swimmers in competitions. This year, coaches Steve Kelly and Chip Crow were hoping for the turn-out that they received, and now the team can shoot for higher goals throughout the season, such as qualifying for State. “Our big goal is to get a relay to state,” Crow said. “We think we will get at least three individual events and hope to get the relay to go along with it.” The team has set some goals as a whole, such as working on times. But the individual swimmers have set their own goals that they wish to accomplish this season as well.
“My biggest goal is to win State in both of my events- the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke,” senior Nate Wiess said. Wiess has been on the team since he was a freshman. According to Kelly and Crow he is one of the stronger swimmers on the team. The coaches are hoping to make all of their swimmers stronger by addressing areas in which they see problems, such as improving on strokes and speed. “I would say our biggest area we are trying to work on is being able to swim a variety of events,” Kelly said. “And of course go faster.” After the boys first meet, against Fort Zumwalt, one of these goals was accomplished by junior Patrick Fountain. He was the first swimmer to qualify for state, qualifying in the 100 yard breast stroke. page by taylor berra
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