The Varsity

Growing up in a small town, where success in the girl’s softball program was excellent, it was every little girl's dream to be a part of that program. When I was a little girl I remember sitting in the stands watching the varsity softball team play thinking about the day when I would get the opportunity to be a part of the program. As I grew older I would think to myself, if I had the chance to play for the program would I excel like all the other girls have done in the past years? Also, I…

What comes to your mind when someone mentions the word hero? Martin Luther King Jr? A cape and special powers? The dictionary defines it as a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. Yet every person has a different idea in their mind, of what a hero means to them. Personally, I believe that a hero is a person who is selfless, kind, and caring. A person who will put off their needs until everyone else is taken care of. They are willing to do whatever it takes to make the world…

Where baseball is the Dominican Republic’s “major source of cultural pride” (Klein in Sanabria, 320), basketball is our school’s cultural pride. Last night one of my friends scored is one thousand points of his varsity career. Social media was flooded from our South Kortright fans congratulating him. When he scored that one thousand point it wasn’t considered just a win for him, but for our community. We are proud of our success in sports because it mentally empowers…

before, and the amount of leadership I display in this sport is only going to continue to increase. I like to take control and be a leader on the court, helping my freshman teammates especially. Coming from Junior High volleyball to Junior Varsity and Varsity is a major step up. There are many new techniques and rotations to learn, and it is often very confusing for the younger girls. I have tried my very hardest this year to be patient with them and direct them to their correct position on the…

According to Google, a sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others for entertainment. Cheerleading is competitive whether it’s for an official competition or a Friday night varsity football game. It also requires skills like rhythm, flexibility, strength, and energy. The stunts, dances, and difficult routines make the activity entertaining, especially when the individuals involve the audience with chants that up…

I was influenced to play basketball by a junior high teacher when I was in 5th grade. Mrs. Hamm asked me every morning before school if I was going to play basketball, some days I would just say I wasn't sure, but then as I thought about trying a new sport, my answers started becoming, "Heck yeah!" In 5th grade, basketball was this unknown sport that I didn't really know much about. I had played basketball video games, but never the real game. I was excited, but really nervous to play. I got…

Saturday, January 30th 2015, sophomore Iida Lehto of Watford City, ND took 1st at the American Legion's Statewide Oratorical Speech Contest on the United States Constitution. Previous to the state competition, Iida dominated at both local and regional competitions; now after winning state, she will be on her way to compete at Nationals April 15-16 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Oratorical Speech Contest is where contestants will present an 8-10 minute speech on a section of the Constitution of…

I had gained a spot on varsity with my partner. We had lost a lot of our games at first. However, with the help of the upperclassmen and coaches, we gained our footing and won our first game. Throughout the game, I would hear their voices helping us along. “Move to the bird!” “Squat!”. I felt pride as we won more games. I was motivated to get better not only for the team, but for myself. Junior year was a year of stress and anxiety. With the graduation of the upperclassmen, it was up to me to…

not only become an important activity in my life, but also serve as a vehicle that would forge many of the core values I hold true: patience, perseverance and determination. As a member of several baseball teams from Little League to high school varsity, I learned the importance of these values as they apply not only to the personal interactions on a baseball team, but life in general. As such, I felt it important to impart them to others.…

A work of fiction that I read for pleasure and found to be very inspiring and influential to me is Summer Ball, by Mike Lupica. This book is the story of a young kid, Danny Walker, who loves basketball more than anything else in the world. Danny had recently led his travel basketball team to the national championship and now is spending his summer at Right Way Basketball camp in Portland, Maine. While there, Danny plays with the best players in the world from his age group, but he is different…