September 2022 Lone Wolf

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Edwin Acosta, Kayla Arnold, Allana Augustine, Krisnel Bolanos, Kyson Calverley, Jordan Cardines, Andrew Carrejo, Lia Castillo, Eriq Dixon, Sol Grimes, Yareni Guzman, Lariah Hammett, Brock Horne, Taylor Johnson, Vin Jones, Fin Magana, Mya Orteza, Luis Padilla, Kayli Park, Nikko Rodriguez, Charlenny Romero Chavez, Gilberto Rubio, Adriana Skoczylas, Kelani Stafford, Mahaila Tavares, Jordan Thomas, Sky’e Ware, Brianna Worley

Ms. Hollis

Basic Academy of Int’l Studies 400 Palo Verde Henderson, NV 89015 Room 140, holliam@nv.ccsd.net

Cover image by Ethan Hunt for Lone Wolf and El Lobo Year book, varsity football, Basic vs. Chaparral at Chaparral High School on Sept. 9.

Contributing photographers: Anthony Hoover and Ethan Hunt / El Lobo Yearbook.

in this issue

Vegas Baby: Sophomore Releases

Seniors Paint their Parking Spots

Student Council Gets Ready for

Album

Basically Safe: Students and Faculty Feel Safer, in General, Than Last Year

Dancing with the Wolves: Dance Pack Enters a New Season

Club Spotlights: SOL and Creative Writing

Keeping Up with Coach D

Head of the Pack: The Cahills

Friday Night Lights: Varsity Football at 5 and 1

Going the Extra Mile: Cross Country

Now Serving Number...: Volleyball

Tennis Dominates the Court: What a Racket!

Square Root, Round Ball: Athletic Director

Quiet on the Course Please: Girls Golf

#BANGIT: JR’s performed from his debut album, Vegas Baby: First Take on Sept. 21. Students from both lunches were excited to have a published artist, and Basic student, perform. Below, JR posed in the Lone Wolf photography lab. Photos by Ms. Hollis.

Vegas Baby

Basic sophomore releases album

by Payton Mattoon and Aspen Swecker staff reporters

OnSeptember 21, the quad shook during both lunches. As stu dents went to lunch, they could hear that the thumping was music—live music. Sophomore Antonio Shields, also known as JR from Da City, gave a live performance of his new album, “Ve gas Baby: First Take,” during both lunches in the quad.

At a young age, JR was introduced to the music industry by his dad who is an artist.

“When I was young I always used to see my dad and a bunch of my uncles around me doing music, and that made me want to start to make music,” JR said.

JR’s fam ily, especially his dad, has played a big role in his music career and is one of his main inspirations.

“My dad plays a big part in everything that I do when it comes to music. He helps me get where I need to be,” JR said.

Music has always been pres

ent in JR’s life and he is determined to make a name for himself.

“I’ve been rapping since I was three years old. But I got into the studio for the first time when I was eight, ever since then I’ve just been

really cool experience,” JR said.

JR’s friends and family were there to see his debut performance and were sure to show their support.

“It was a great performance, we had a great time. JR was very involved with the crowd and got to shout out his merch “#BANGIT”. Many people were involved in the show espe cially Mrs. Peveler, Dr. Lane, and Brian Peveler,” Sophomore Christopher Smith, JR’s hype man and one of his biggest supporters, said.

Senior Brian Peveler played an important part in JR’s performance as the sound tech nician. He recom mends everyone to listen to JR’s album.

rapping and I’m 15 now,” he said.

Although artists of all mediums cre ate art for personal reasons, it feels great when it is appreciated by an audience.

“It was dope. Everyone was show ing me love and it just made me wanna keep going. Overall it was a

“While JR was performing the crowd went wild. There were many students who knew every lyric to his songs. Being his sound guy was a great experience and the show was a success,” Peveler said.

JR released his album—“Vegas Baby: First Take”—on Sept. 2 and it is available on platforms such as Ama zon Music, Spotify, and Apple Music.

PAINT IT: Seniors paint the parking lot during the annual event with family, friends, and peers. Photos by Ms. Hollis and Mrs. Peveler.

by Aspen Swecker staff reporter

Seniors Paint Parking Spots a friends and family tradition

Every

year, special senior events include painting se nior parking spots. On Au gust 12, seniors picked their park ing spot and went out with their friends and families to the event.

Seniors get the opportunity to create their own design for their parking spots.

“It was a very last-minute idea but I always used to love watching Phin eas and Ferb but mainly seeing where Perry ended up going every episode,” senior Jazmyn Hunter said. “I was in

spired to use ‘Where's Jazzy’ with Perry the Platypus because I'm usually the friend who gets distracted easily and disappears from an activity and they usually have to come and find me or yell my name to come back,” she said.

This tradition often includes more than just the seniors.

“Being able to do it with all of my friends and giving an extra hand or helping each other out if need ed was nice. We definitely had to have small dance parties to keep us going

throughout the day,” Hunter. said

At the beginning of their last year in high school, most seniors had mixed feelings about graduating.

“I’m pretty sad but I’m actual ly really excited at the same time. I feel like I’ve had a good experi ence,” said senior Kennedy Taylor.

The tradition of senior parking spots has been going at Basic for nine years.

“We have been doing senior park ing spots since 2014,” Student Coun cil advisor Lucille Peveler said.

by Payton MatToon managing editor

The Jewel of Hendertucky StuCo gets ready for Homecoming

StudentCouncil is making prepa rations for the 2022-2023 Home coming. They are developing themes for the dance, spirit days and several ways on how to bring in in volvement from the student body.

Members of this year’s Student Council are striving towards more accessible and inclusive dress up days to encourage more students to be involved without having to go out of their way. Themes of these spirit days will ideally allow participants to wear items they already own so they can easily show their school spirit.

Senior Brian Peveler, the chief of staff for Student Council, is an integral part of the student coun cil as he is in charge of plan ning the school’s assemblies.

“We’re planning on having a pret ty sick spirit week,” Peveler said.

Other than spirit days, Basic Acad emy’s Homecoming brings much more to the calendar. On Friday, Oct. 14 there will be a Student Council-lead assembly at the end of the school day followed by a parade full of student and club orga nized floats as well as band and cheer leaders from Basic and other schools. The student elected Homecoming court will also be featured in the parade.

Following these events on Fri day afternoon, the varsity football team will be playing in this year’s Homecoming game against Duran go. If previous games are any indi cation, it will be a scene full of ex citable spectators especially from the bleacher student section.

As per usual, the Student Coun cil will release a theme for the stu dent section at the Homecoming game to bring even more school spirit into the game. People attend ing will also get to see the Homecom

ing court officially announced on the football field during half-time.

Saturday morning the final prepa rations will begin with the decora tions for the dance in the school’s

quad. Student Council members and other volunteers will work dil igently to get the space prepared for the dance later in the day.

YEEHAW: The Junior float in the 2021 Homecoming parade was country-western themed and handed out hotdogs instead of candy. Above, the marching band performs and the varsity team

story by Vin Jones, feature photo by Anthony Hoover

basically safe

Students and faculty feel safer, in general, than last year

by Vin Jones staff reporter

Asmost know, every school year invites new rules and protocols to improve from the following year. Typically, these changes tend to be minor and many students don’t bother to talk much about them. Most schools in CCSD had similar experiences with the previous school year, however.

At Basic alone, many students and even teachers have expressed that the former year was chaotic in multiple ways. Students previously here may re member the large number of fights that happened almost daily within the first few weeks of school and may even re member only one or two bathrooms be ing open for a large majority of the year.

On the teacher’s side, many recall most of their class sizes were much smaller due to the number of stu dents not attending and some teachers had to deal with disruptive students with very little or delayed help.

People believe this trend of

poor behavior happened due to last year being the first year many students were on campus again af ter being on lockdown in 2020.

Even Principal Gerald Bustaman te believes the behavior was mainly rooted in students and even staff being away from people and going through their own personal challenges.

A few students agreed that be ing back on campus full-time again was a difficult change and nerve-wracking for others.

This year, CCSD decided to add a few more safety measures to reduce a lot of these issues.

For example, Basic restricted the number of ways students can get off campus by making a “one-way point of entry system.” Also, the school being fenced off prevents fewer people that shouldn’t be on campus to get on as easily. Finally, one major change a lot of students have noticed was the increase

We have ideas for the fenc ing and how we can put certain things on it to make it feel ‘Hey, this is Basic Academy’ and not just that it’s just a chain-linked fence.

of staff in the halls to make sure people are not out of class just wandering.

A lot of students spoke about actu ally liking how secure the school is.

“They did get a lot more staff which is good. They took extra precautions. So yes, it’s definitely better than last year,” sophomore Za’Keriah Smith said.

At the same time, students have shared that the gate around the school makes it feel too en closed and prison-like.

“I feel like it’s overbearing because you can only go one way in the morn ing,” sophomore Nialani Devoux said.

Though this gate won’t go away from the time being to fix these mi nor annoyances, Bustamante is well aware of these complaints and wants to keep Basic feeling inviting still.

“We have ideas for the fencing and how we can put certain things on it to make it feel ‘Hey, this is Basic Academy’ and not just that it’s just a chain-linked fence,” Bustamante said.

On the teachers’ side of the issue, many changes have been made to ensure their safety. Many may remem

SECURITY GATES: Security fencing and gates have been installed around all parking lots as well as back and side entrances to the school.

Photo by Dilara King.

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ber—aside from many altercations happening between students—teach ers also had many problems during the previous year. For starters, due to staffing shortage, many teachers had to deal with their class atten dance rate being highly variable. Some classes would be made up of 40 stu dents and only 25 would show up.

Some teachers said that they had to deal with more problematic students with insufficient help due to the lack of teachers and staff.

One major issue was that teachers frequently had to sub stitute for other classes. This happened so often, some teachers would not have a prep period for weeks at a time.

This major teacher and substitute teacher shortage came from the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 when many people said substitute teaching was not worth all the chaos that happened. During this year, this issue has been solved, for the most part.

“The sub situation is a lot better now. We have subs almost every day,” Olivia Ri vera, principal’s sec

retary and office manager, said.

The previous year’s chaos was not limited to just Basic. Eric Jones, a social studies teacher, transferred from Del Sol to Basic this year.

“I would say a lot of the stuff I saw at Del Sol was caused by a lot of exterior factors. A lot of ankle bracelets, a lot of wandering around the halls,” Jones said.

Zariah Stewart, a sophomore, previously came from Western High School. “There were a lot of riots there,” Stewart said.

Both people have mentioned though

that the changes within the school and the district in general were for the best to make up for the former year.

As always, not everything can be solved in one year alone. There’s still issues lingering in the school but students and staff hope each year will always be better.

MORE POLICE: Police have increased their pres ence, especially before school, during lunches, and after school. Photo by Dilara King.

NVDOE: Data from the Nevada Department of Education showing behavior and safety statistics from the 2021-2022 school year. Source: nevadareportcard.nv.gov

Dancing with the Wolves Dance Pack enters a new season

by Jordan Thomas and Kayla Arnold staff reporters

TheDance Pack had an out standing time at Nationals last year and now they are back and ready to scratch with their phenomenal dance routines. Besides performing, the Dance Pack creates a family-like atmosphere for its members.

“The best thing about dance is the teamwork aspect and the com munity, it’s like one big family,” sophomore Alyson Orque said.

Dance Pack members say that while some students should be con fident enough and try out, it may not be for everyone due to the yearround commitment required.

“Just go for it. I feel like people get in their heads when trying new things or like dancing specifically,

stop comparing yourself and just go for it,” senior Lindsey Bolanos said.

A lot of people don’t try out for sports such as dance because they are nervous that they aren’t good.

“Definitely don’t get freaked out because I was definitely that girl who couldn’t dance, but I still went for it and now I’m in my second year; so just be confident and go for it!” junior Kaylee Dupree said.

The coach, China Hendry, has been coaching dance for 10 years.

“My biggest piece of advice is to not be scared, and to just go for it because so many people are afraid or think they are automatically go ing to fail. Nine times out of 10, they don’t,” Coach Hendry said.

This year, the Dance Pack has a JV team after the COVID-19 pan demic resulted in the loss of girls JV and the boys dance team.

“Having a JV team is exciting be cause being on varsity we get to watch them grow as a team, and we get the op portunity to help them with their skills. Watching their routines is probably one of the best things,” Coach Hendry said.

In addition to competing in state and national tournaments, the Dance Pack is also regularly seen at athletic events and assemblies.

At football and basketball games, the Dance Pack helps support teams along with the cheer team and does halftime perormances.

HENDERSON BOWL: The Dance Pack performs at the Henderson Bowl on Sept. 23, where the varsity football team lost to the Green Valley Gators 24-10. Although Basic lost, the Dance Pack’s performance was strong. Photo by Anthony Hoover/Lone Wolf/El Lobo Yearbook.

Club Spotlights

Student Organization of Latinos

by Yareni Guzman staff reporter

InSOL, students are able to experience Hispanic and Latino culture and connect with other students. “I feel like it’s a community because you get to show who you really are and where you come from,” junior Vianca Palencia said.

Much more than just hosting fund raisers by selling aguas frescas, tacos, SOL builds community around the vibrant Hispanic and Latino culture. Hispanic and Latino students made up around 38% of students at Basic, accord ing to the Clark County School District.

The club also hosts exciting events, playing Spanish music at lunch for all students to listen to enjoy.

“In SOL you find your people whether they’re your ethnicity or not,” senior Fathima Castor, president of the club, said. “In SOL you find a piece of yourself that gives you a reassur ing feeling where you know people wouldn’t understand anywhere else.”

Castor has been in SOL since her freshman year.

“I like being part of SOL because I get to be myself. Everyone is welcome to join, you don’t necessarily have to just be Latino or Hispanic to join,” Palencia said.

If students are interested, please look for the flyers, or ask Mr. Gandy in room 155 or Mr. Womble in Portable 837.

OREOS AND COMMUNITY: Students play a get-to-know each other game at a SOL meeting. Below, their group portrait. Photos by Ms. Hollis.

Creative Writing Club by Breanna Worley staff reporter

Thecreative writing club is a safe place for writers to learn and develop their writing skills with other like-minded peo ple. The club has two advisors, Mrs. Flores and Ms. Beard. The club meets two times a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm.

Ma’Phara Childress, the club’s president, said she started the club “as a way to encourage students to strengthen their literature capabilities and their love for reading/writing. I wanted to teach students to organize their thoughts and create work they’d be proud of, provide a safe space for students to learn and grow without judgment, and to share their work or opinions with their peers.”

On Tuesdays, the Creative Writ ing club meets in Mrs. Flores’ room, 831, and on Thursdays in Ms. Beard’s room, 822. During the meeting, the group are given opportunities to learn and develop their writing skills.

“We start our meetings with a warm up that introduces us to a top ic, then dive into a quick lesson and notes, and finish the meeting off with a practice activity relating to that week's topic,” Childress said.

“We start our meetings with a warm up that continues that week’s topic, and take some time to go over any questions from the last meeting, and spend some time reviewing the lesson topic. Then we spend the rest of the time playing a fun game, and enjoying each other’s company,” Childress said.

The Creative Writing Club also has an Instagram, @basicacademy.creative.wolves.

Keeping up with Coach D

by Aspen Swecker sports editor

One of the oldest athletic programs at Basic is foot ball, which has been offered since it’s opening in 1942. This fall is the program’s 80th season. The freshman team is headed by cam pus security team member, Coach Dequa Coleman, affectionately called “Coach D” by the WolfPack.

“I feel really good about this sea son, and I think we have the student athletes to take us where Basic needs to be, which is State,” Coach D said.

Part of what Coach D looks for in student atheletes reflects his own attitude twoards life.

“First I look for someone who has good grades so that they’re eligible and able to be on the field; I look for someone who has that ‘don’t quit’ at titude and is just willing to work hard on and off the field,” Coach D said.

In order to stay ahead of the competition, the team works hard during pratices.

“We do a lot of weightlifting, we

do a lot of running, basically condi tioning, getting ready,” Coach D said.

Three years ago, Coach D made the decision to add high school football coaching to his roster, hav ing previously coached only youth leagues. “I coached youth football for twelve years, and once I saw all the kids that I started out with go to high school, I kinda just wanted to follow them and keep them on the right track,” Coach D said.

Coach D has been coaching at Basic for three years.

“We come everyday ready to work, ready to get these guys to a championship level,” Coach D said.

In addition to football, he coaches boys golf during the spring season.

KEEPING IT FrEsH: Coaches Dequa Coleman and Glenn Combs talk to the freshmen team following their victory over the Warriors Sept. 1. (Right) While performing his campus security duties, Coach D poses with varsity football player, junior Houston McCarty. Photo by Anthony Hoover/Lone Wolf/El Lobo.

From youth leagues to high school We come everyday ready to work, ready to get these guys to a championship level.

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Head of the Pack

The Cahills: A Basic football legacy

by Dilara King

JeffCahill is the head coach of Ba sic Academy’s football program where he has been coaching since 2003. Cahill’s goal for this upcoming season is to lead the Wolves to semi-fi nals for the third time in 80 years. Cahill is prepping his team to domi nate in offense and defense this year.

“Lots of hard work, running, conditioning, live plays and getting used to the heat, it can get tough out there when it's hot,” Cahill said.

Being a coach for 15 years has led Cahill to be able to tell the difference between a dedicated and undedicated player—but most importantly being a student before an athlete, good grades and personality are the first green flags for players wanting to be on the field.

“A kid with good grades is the num ber one thing I look for, good charac

ter and somebody that likes to work hard are a close second,” Cahill said.

Basic Academy is a school of many traditions, some have come and gone but many have stayed through the 8o years. One of those traditions is the Henderson Bowl against Green Valley High School, which is tele vised on the local news. One of the traditions is a banquet dinner the day before a game for an extra boost in energy and good luck wishes.

“Our goal is definitely to win in our division and then we want to get far into the playoffs,” Cahill said.

Cahill carries on the tradition, passed down from father to son. Dan Cahill, former coach and Cahill’s father who started coaching at Basic in 1973. Cahill’s son, cur

FAMILY TRADITION: Football is a family affair for the Cahills. To the right, Coach Cahill is pictured with his father, the elder Coach Cahill who was Basic’s football coach for many years and his son, Louden. Above, Cahill is pictured in his high school Basic football uniform. Photos courtesy Jeff Cahill.

rently in 8th grade, plans on com ing here next year. Madden Spiel berg, Cahill’s nephew, is currently on the freshmen football team.

“My dad was a coach before me so that was one of the big mo tivating factors,” Cahill said.

Cahill has led Basic’s football program far in the past all the way to state semi-finals this year it is to win our division's state championship.

“We’ve had two extremely successful seasons. 2009 and 2015 were both sea sons we went 10 wins and two losses in 2009 and 11 and two in 2015. Both years we made it to the state semi-finals.”

If the team continues as they have, Cahill’s hope of victory may come true.

fridaynightlights

by Andrew Carrejo and Jordan Owen staff reporters

Schoolis back, and that means the football season is now in full swing. The varsity football team is currently 5-2 and wish to stay in the top 5 of their division through out the season. Currently number four in the Nevada 4A division, the Wolves have a 5-2 winning streak.

To keep their spot, they prac tice every day for two hours.

Senior Miguel Barragan—a four year member of the team— explained that his favorite part of practice is to improve.

Varsity football at 5 and 2

“We get to compete with each other every day and just bet ter ourselves,” Barragan said.

While it is clear that the team works hard to achieve the standard they set, it is not always easy.

Barragan went on to explain that challenging themselves is both his favorite part of prac tice, but also the hardest.

“We all have to be in that mental state to remind us to push ourselves,” Barragan said. “The more we achieve, the more we’ll get out of the sport.”

During practice, the team learns to balance individual per formance and supporting each other. “When my teammates are falling down, I’ve had to learn to help pick them back up, while still holding the resilience to keep myself going,” Kaleb Hansen said.

Great players aren’t made just on the field. Players like Barragen learned from and were inspired by people close to them. Barragan’s father inspired him to excel.

“He’s a hard worker so I saw that

Season Recap

8/16—Basic 14-Desert Oasis 0

8/26—Basic 38, Centennial 14

9/2—Basic 34, Carson City 2

9/9—Basic 57, Chaparral 0

9/16—Basic 27, Spring Valley 0

9/23—Basic 10, Green Valley 24

9/28—Basic 0, Las Vegas 14

when you work hard, great things come out of it,” Barragan said.

Junior Anthony Vega was inspired by his brother. “I wanted to be just like him,” he said.

This season’s defense has been impeccable, with the opposing teams scoring no points in the first three games of the season. Last year, the varsity Wolves were 5-5.

Compared to last year, the team has improved by how they respond to plays that are called and have overall better communication.

WOLFPACK GRIT: The varsity Wolves away at Chapparral on Sept. 9 and home at Basic against Spring Valley on Sept. 16. The Wolves dominated Chap with a Cowboy-crushing 57-0 win and Spring Valley with a Griz zly-trapping 27-0 win.

Photos by Ethan Hunt/ Lone Wolf/El Lobo.

MaxPreps Stats

“We have a lot more experience and know how to use our players and how to call plays. We know how to be a team and how to come together,” according to Barragan.

Stronger relationships and team work are also a big part of the team’s success this year. “Our team is a lot closer. We trust each other a lot more and it makes the bond and brother ship more firm,” Hansen said. “We have a lot more heart this year.”

The varsity football team is demolishing their competition,

beating Desert Oasis 0-14, Centennial 14-34, Carson City 2-34, Chaparral 0-57, and Spring Valley 0-27, Green Valley 24-10, and Las Vegas 14-0 making them nearly undefeated. With half the season behind them, the team hopes to con tinue their own legacy and keep fighting the competition.

Additional reporting by Sky’e Ware.

team is a lot closer. We trust each other and it makes the bond and brothership more firm.

Going the Extra Mile

Cross Country makes personal bests

by Dilara King editor-in-chief

Thecross country team start ed off their season with many team and personal records. The team coached by Jen Sneed and assisted by Chantelle Cox.

Although cross country is an individual sport, the team has cre ated a family atmosphere that sup ports each other to be their best. The team creates an environment for their runners to learn hard work and push themselves to be faster.

Sophomore Luke Dennet said he has been running for four years and started because of his older brother.

“My favorite weather to run in is the rain because it cools me off during my races,” said Dennet.

Running takes an astonishing amount of dedication. Runners like senior Kennedy Ports and junior Connor Wallace say the hardest

part of the sport is running five days a week for almost three hours.

“You have to keep your body healthy throughout the season and push harder and harder during practices to tough it out during the race,” said Wallace.

AND THEY’RE OFF: Cross Country competing at the Las Vegas Invitational hosted by Basic at Veteran’s Memorial in Boulder City on Satur day, Sept. 10. Public and private school teams from around Clark County gathered that rainy morning to put their endless practice to the test. Photos by Ethan Hunt/Lone Wolf/El Lobo.

Now Serving Number...

by lariah hammet with mya orteza and nikko rodriGuez Sports Reporters

Although the girls varsity vol leyball team had a rough start against Boulder City, they came back and beat the brakes off of Las Vegas High School. All in all, the girls are at a good start this season. They are looking to win state this year since they fell one game short last year. This season is their redemption.

On September 8th, they played against Del Sol here at home. Winning by 3-2 where they won by a landslide.

Number 12 on the court, An namaria Ramos, has been a starter on Varsity since her freshman year at Basic Academy. She has played every game and every set this season, with a season start of 130 kills and 42 aces.

“In our region it would probably be Sierra Vista and Desert Oasis,” said Ra mos. The wolves went to a competitive game on Sept 14 against Desert Oasis and lost that game going on 3-2. Last set was devastating, with a score of 15-3.

Besides the game, asking the lady wolves how the team is like off the court; Samantha Lund, number six says that it’s important to get to know the other teammates. A good chemistry equals good team sportsmanship.

“I enjoy watching the girls improve day by day. That’s what motivates me to keep coaching,” said 23-year teacher and coach, Robin Wood.

So far, Basic’s best game was against Green Valley Christian where they played five sets, winning from 3-2. Towards the end of their game against Green Valley Christian on September 15th, at the last second of the game. The last point was set by number 15, senior Daryn Faumai and was hit by number 12, Ramos who got the last point for the game.

Senior Avei Paepule, number 16 says that she plays for Vegas United

and Vegas Aces. Paeupule also stat ed that playing for club teams can get you ready for college volleyball.

“Hopefully I get to play in college volleyball D1; I have a few offers and I’m just deciding on which one to do” Ramos said. Her offers are in the Air Force and Mountain West Confer ences. Making it to state and winning first in the league are goals that the Lady Wolves and Coach Wood are looking forward to this season.

At the end of the day, the Basic Lady Wolves have so-far come out on top and dominated the court so far. Now they are hoping that they can make it to state and take these teams out with a boom.

NOW SERVING:

Green Valley Christian, a private school, challenged the Lady Wolves on Sept. 15. However, Basic ended up winning in the fifth set with strong skills and team work. Photos by Payton Mattoon/ Lone Wolf.

Lady Wolves volleyball serves it up to the competition

I enjoy watching the girls improve day by day. That’s what motivates me to keep coaching

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Tennis Dominates the Court

by finley magana staff reporter

The boys tennis team made the Wolves proud as they made history by winning the NIAA 4A Division Nevada state champi onship for the first time in Basic’s 80-year history for tennis last year.

“I think it's just what you have to do in order to win. Learn your oppo nent, know their weak spot and keep attacking them from there, use it as an advantage,” said Coach Bart Black

“Probably because I’m a sports man, I really like sports, and helping people improve their abilities. And yeah I do enjoy being a coach,” he said.

Tennis can get competitive and it’s important for players to keep a level head and not let their emotions affect their playing. It's just as import

What a racket!

ant for their coaches to pay attention and help keep the players in check.

“I usually let the player try to sort it out by themselves. But if they start to get flustered or I see they're having a rough time I’ll try to inter vene and try to calm things down. I tell them that it’s alright, it's a game, try to have fun,” Coach Black said.

Before matches, one of the best things to do is to stay hydrated. Here in Nevada, some days can feel scorch ing, so it's always best to keep the team sharp and ready by taking care of themselves in preparation. To keep them motivated, Coach Black tells the players to play to the best of their abilities and to represent Basic.

Getting ready for the match is

a crucial part of the process.

“Before a match, pick a partner and warm-up,” Coach Janice Peters said.

Warming up can really help our tennis players, or any sports team.

There are many different parts to playing tennis and every player has their own skill they do especially well in.

“Being quick on my feet is a re ally important part of the game,” sophomore Gail Peters said.

“It's easily accessible and inex pensive,” Peters said. This is one of the reasons she was interested in this sport. This allows newcomers to not have to worry about tennis being too expensive. So less money to spend, and more fun to have!

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Square Root, Round Ball

by grace williams contributing reporter

Basic selects new athletic director

Basicis his second home. For the last 28 years, Bart Black has been a beloved math teacher and ten nis coach at Basic.

Over summer, Coach Black was appointed the new Athletic Director. From Pi-Day and Calculus to Tennis rackets and hot asphalt, Coach Black has impacted generations of students.

How are you feeling about this season?

I am very optimistic because we have a lot of young players that are good athletes. By the end of the year, I think they will have figured out that they can become good tennis players. What do you do to prepare for the season?

Talk about different strategies you can use in different situations.

What are your goals for the season?

We liked to compete for a title. Im prove to be in a better position to make that happen.

How long have you been coaching?

Since 1991.

How long have you been coaching at Basic?

Since 1996.

What motivates you as a coach?

Seeing players want to improve and to strive to exceed.

What do you look for in a player?

Effort, willing to learn and put in the work.

FUN IN THE SUN: Coach Black speak ing with other coaches during a tennis match in the brutal August heat. Photo by Grace Williams/Lone Wolf/El Lobo.

Quiet on the Course, Please

by Krisnel Bolanos and Gilberto Rubio staff reporters

Golf tees off a new season

Girls

Golf is a severely under rated sport that isn’t talked about as much as other sports. Generally, the more popular sports are basketball, football or even volleyball.

This year, the sport—coached by biology teacher and Basic alum nus Kenny Ward—is proving to be an important part of Basic’s sport ing community by their countless wins throughout the seasons.

The team had a spectacu lar season last year. With players like Cienna Cabrera who won the state tournament last year.

“I’m expecting a great season

this year. We got four new mem bers in the team and we’re training them since Cienna and I are se niors,” said Jazmyn Hunter, one of the members of the golf team.

This year, she also expects to have good communication and bet ter sportsmanship from the team.

“I want us to work together, play our best and think positive,” Hunter said.

Although there are challeng es and learning curves with ten nis, students who continue to play say that is worth trying.

“Girls’ golf is not your ideal sport. It’s something new and something

fun that everyone should try, Golf is a sport that everyone should try at least once in their lifetime,” Hunter said.

Along with winning, players look forward to an unexpected up-side of playing tennis—getting to meet players from all over the district.

“I’m expecting a great season this year, getting to meet new people and also getting to play in different plac es,” said senior Cienna Cabrera.

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BLOCK: Varsity number 16, senior Alejandro Alvarez, blocks a Parhump soccer player from possessing the ball. The varsity boys soccer team beat Parhump on Sept. 12, at home, 4-0.

Photo by Ethan Hunt/Lone Wolf/El Lobo.