Athletes of the month Athletes spring into the new season

By Maor Segalovich

Athlete of the month senior Kennedy Fayton-Guzman has been playing basketball on the high school level since freshman year. She is ready to play her last season with full effort.

Question: What made you start playing basketball?

Answer: I was quite into sports at a young age. I played multiple sports like soccer but I liked basketball the most.

Q: What is the hardest part of being a basketball player?

A: The hardest part is definitely staying consistent by pushing through and remembering why you are there.

Q: What does it take to make it to varsity?

A: To make varsity you have to put in a lot of hard work and show the coach that you care. You have to be committed to the sport to make it far.

Q: How does playing basketball affect your high school experience?

A: It takes a lot of my time. Coaches expect us to do both sports and academics. I usually try putting academics first.

Q: What was your most memorable moment of high school basketball?

A: Last year winning the championship because we haven’t gotten a championship in a long time and winning and bringing home the championship was just a great feeling.

By Sabrina Robetrson @sabrinastired

Athlete of the month sophomore Anthony De La Maza has been wrestling for Birmingham Community Charter High School (BCCHS) since the beginning of the new season. De La Maza was inspired by classmate Draven Lukata who is also on the BCCHS Wrestling team. De La Maza is ready to take charge and have a great season.

Question: How long have you been wrestling?

Answer: Maybe a couple of months.

Q: Have you been able to participate in any events or matches yet?

A: Me personally no. I’m still training to get better, you know, before actually wrestling. At Birmingham, there’s been tournaments and stuff.

Q: Which team are you on?

A: I’m on JV.

Q: Did you have any prior experience before joining the team?

A: I barely started doing wrestling but I did JuJitsu before.

Q: What made you want to join the wrestling team?

A: It seemed fun and also Draven Lukata helped convince me.

Q: What’s your goal for this season?

A: To just get better.