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Friday, August 23, 2013 • Bainbridge Island Review
Spartans hit the gridiron for season’s first football practice BY LUCIANO MARANO Bainbridge Island Review
Amid the sights and sounds that stir the all-too-familiar “back to school” feeling in the hearts of island youth, a beacon of hope appeared this week on the athletic field at the high school. It was shaped like a ball. For, as surely as the end of August means the beginning of the new school year, it also means the beginning of football season. The Bainbridge High Spartans had their first official practice of the 2013-2014 school year Wednesday, Aug. 21. Fresh off of a two-day group retreat, the athletes spent Wednesday’s practice relearning the basics of the game and getting a feel for their new Freshmen teammates. “The retreat was great,” said Spartan Head Coach Andy Grimm. “The kids got here the night of the 19th, we had some activities and then camped out in our commons. We got up early and ran down to the ferry terminal where we greeted passengers.” The environment created by the teambuilding training at events like the retreat are essential to the kind of coaching philosophy followed by Grimm and his staff. “It’s very important to me,” Grimm Luciano Marano / Bainbridge Island Review said. “I came from a collegiate environBainbridge Spartan freshmen players (running in white shirts) take part in aerobic drills with the more senior team members (on the ground, ment where they stressed the team side of things. My mentor was very much into that in blue shirts) during the first official day of practice Wednesday. “We’re unique here,” said Spartan Head Coach Andy Grimm. “We all do the warm-up drills together. Some teams, the seniors won’t even talk to the freshmen, but here there is a lot of peer mentoring going on.” family concept. I took that and saw how valuable it was.” Grimm said. “That means that since we Managing a team is a job that requires a Every year is different, of course, but have less kids to work with, everyone will lot of help, and Grimm is quick to thank his the fostering of sportsmanhave to learn multiple posifellow coaches, supporting staff and parent ship and camaraderie among tions, and younger kids will volunteers. the players are staples of the “Everyone will have “I’d especially like to thank Kim get the chance to step up.” program at BHS, and Grimm to learn multiple Raymond,” Grimm said. “She’s the team The lessons learned this and his staff are focusing on mom who organized all of the food and season, of course, extend the team’s many strengths. positions, and beyond the field of competi- drinks for the retreat. It was really helpful “The guys are really younger kids will for me and my staff, she just took that over tion. working together,” Grimm get the chance to for us and it went great.” “It builds better life said. “It’s a very tight group. step up.” The BHS Varsity Spartans will play their skills,” Grimm said. Because there are less playAndy Grimm first home game of the season at 7 p.m. “They’ll learn to work with ers this year, they’ll all really Spartan Football Head Coach Friday, Sept. 13. other people.” have to band together.” When discussing initial While it’s true the team impressions of the freshmay be smaller than previous men players, Grimm is very optimistic. years — about 65 players total, approxiHead Coach Grimm goes over the hits and “I like them,” he said. “It’s a real good mately 19 of them freshmen — Grimm misses of the first day of practice at the close group, they’re very eager to learn and very maintains that will only force each and of the inaugural session. cooperative with having to learn multiple every one of his players to be better. Luciano Marano / Bainbridge Island Review positions.” “The team’s a little smaller this year,”
Dynamic duo of Margaret Hayes and Carter Hall lead the pack at All-Comers meet BY REVIEW STAFF
Margaret Hayes and Carter Hall were fantastic times four at Monday’s All-Comers Track Meet, with each notching four wins in the races at Bainbridge Memorial Stadium. Madison Stevens, Carlyn Moore, Katie Olesen, Mia Hale, Audrey Nelson, Victoria Gray, Anna Banyas, Dana Goodwin, Jack
Thompson, Alexander Taylor and Aiden Fitzgerald were all triple winners. The series concludes this Monday, Aug. 26.
kiwanis All-Comers Track Meet Results 50 METERS Girls 3 & under: Kaia Robba-Goldberg 13.39, Camille Humphrey Labaied 16.07, Jules Dewey 19.18; Girls 4:
Darya Dennon 11.76, Adelaide Wilson 12.76, Jorie Coleman 13.30; Girls 5: Madison Stevens 10.18, Hazel Gori 11.56, Cailin Tiernan 11.94; Girls 6: Carlyn Moore 19.64, Sophia Wendl 10.43, Karina Dennon 11.02; Girls 7: Katie Olesen 8.30, Isabelle McLean 9.87, Willa Buchinger 10.22; Girls 8: Mia Hale 8.44, Elizabeth Patterson 8.87, Ellie Murray and Hannah Gray (tie) 9.12; Girls 9: Margaret Hayes 17.97, Camille Arnim and Bryn Tiernan (tie) 8.15, Alice Wildsmith 7.98; Girls 10: Audrey Nelson 8.54, Mollie Buchinger 9.18, Ella CarsonHoldt 10.85; Girls 11: Victoria Gray 7.21, Petra Ellerby 7.91, Keelia Stevens
8.11; Girls 12: Anna Banyas 7.60, Julia Goessman 8.01, Erin Miller 8.03; Boys 3 & under: Taylor Whitlock 12.56, Gage Graham 12.63, Felix Kruglik 15.10; Boys 4: Cole Haizlip 10.91, Shep Horwitz 11.51, Garner Bischoff 11.69; Boys 5: Dana Goodwin 9.92, Stone Dewey 10.56, Howard Howlett 11.27; Boys 6: Jack Thompson 9.33, Milo Haizlip 9.50, Monte Horwitz 10.50; Boys 7: Rowan Schick 8.58, Payton McPhail 9.24; Boys 8: Finn Archibald 7.62, AJ Stevens 9.50; Boys 9: Alexander Taylor 8.12, Joey Capps 8.33; Boys 10: Aiden Fitzgerald 7.83, Jack Mielke 8.16, Everett Moore 8.24; Males open: Carter Hall 8.05.
100 METERS Girls 3 & under: Kaia Robba-Goldberg 12.26, Catalina Yasard 41.07, Emma Ferabee 41.13; Girls 4: Gwen Weighall 24.91, Darya Dennon 25.00, Jorie Coleman 25.89; Girls 5: Madison Stevens 21.54, Hazel Gori 22.00, Jorie Coleman 25.98; Girls 6: Carlyn Moore 20.73, Sophia Weindl 20.88, Ella Hatletveit 21.57; Girls 7: Katie Oleson 18.98, Isabelle McLean 20.47, Willa Buchinger 22.45; Girls 8: Mia Hale 17.30, Kristina
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