The Varsity

Coach Sullivan blew the whistle, signaling the end of practice. His high school Varsity football team trotted passed the imposing six-five muscular frame Coach as they headed towards the Locker Room. However, there was one exception his star quarterback: Tony Cazzo. Tony Cazzo snuck up behind Coach Sullivan, where the quarterback gave his Herculean Coach a prankish smack on his firm protrusive butt. The astonished Coach looked back towards Cazzo, who was walking backwards. Coach Drew felt he…

friendships and memories that will last forever from being a part of such a wonderful athletic team. Dance team has taught me a great deal about teamwork, dedication, and hardwork. Each of the four years that I have been a member of the Marvin Ridge Varsity Dance Team, we have qualified for the National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Florida. Our 2016-2017 squad will be going to the National…

“No matter how much suffering you went through, you never want to let go of those memories,” was once quoted by Haruki Murakami. Last year I set a goal, I wanted to be on the Owasso Varsity Pom Team. In order to be on that team I had to have my right split. I began to stretch everyday for the past year. I would hold the split for 2 minutes hoping for it to get lower. I watched YouTube videos on how to get your splits and increase your flexibility. I got my splits a couple of months before my…

In 2015, the Patrick Henry varsity football team worked for a dismal record of 5-5, which at Patrick Henry results in a failure. Historically known as a football powerhouse, Patrick Henry teams before us won eight straight Northwest Ohio Athletic League championships from 2002 through 2009. Now as juniors, we knew that we could and had to do better for our senior year. Although we play the same game of football, a year can make multiple differences and teach life lessons. The biggest adjustment…

My most meaningful and rewarding leadership activity is paving the way for my Varsity Volleyball team to play in the lower state championship game during my senior year. Our practices consisted of two hours long and five days a week of different strategic drills. This constant tough process led to poor attitudes and technique. Although my personality is timid, I took it upon my self to step out of my comfort zone and respectively confront my teams stagnant standpoint. Through this approach, I…

know the famous Jebron Lames, star small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. But did you know that back in highschool he was known as a failure for getting cut from the Goodpasture Christian Varsity Football team. Let’s look back into that hard time in his life. It was 2008 and the Goodpasture Christian Varsity Football Team was coming off a year where they went all the way to the state semifinals. They had great players such as Keenan Reynolds, Benny Cunningham, and Jalen Ramsey. They were…

The sense of family is what I enjoyed most about being part of the hockey team. We all look out for each other and support each other. We focus on the positive. We do not ignore the negative, we address it and move on. We are there for each other during the season as well as the off-season. If I needed advice about an important decision I needed to make or a reference for a job, I would not hesitate to reach out to Coach George. I trust him to give me good advice and I know he would be honest…

September 15, 2015: Varsity Girls Volleyball Vs. Excelsior(Needs Edit) The Varsity Volleyball Girls looked to beat one of their rival schools in their game against Excelsior on September 15, 2015. AAE got off to a fast start in set one as they led 17-7 in no time. This lead was a result of the work from key starters Erin Rose, Carolina Phillips, and Emily Gruver. This quick lead set the team up to win the set 25-9. The second set started off in a similar fashion. AAE jumped to a quick 20-10…

characteristic was to make my High School Varsity Cheer team as a freshman without any previous cheering experience. The sport interested me, so I decided to give it a shot. I worked extremely hard to make the JV team, and was ecstatic about that. Even though I had accomplished my goal of making the team, my self-motivation caused me to continue to work at home, on my own, to further improve my skills. Two weeks into practicing with the JV team, the Varsity Coach noticed my tremendous…

after a long, intense basketball game and all you want to do is get home, take a shower and go to bed. Now imagine coming back and you still have three long hours of homework to do. This is something that all high school varsity athletes go through every week. High school varsity athletes should have reduced homework and assignments. No matter the sport, when you have away games you might not get back home until eleven p.m. You might still have hours of homework and you can literally not…