Varsity match

I was absolutely dreading this day because, for varsity matches, only one person in each weight class is allowed to wrestle. Our varsity wrestler for the weight class I was in was injured so I had to wrestle in the varsity match. As I stepped out onto the mat for the first time, I looked over and began analyzing my opponent: a shaved head, tattoo covered arms, and 200 pounds of solid muscle. What did I get myself into? Here I am about to wrestle in my first match against someone who looked like an ex-convict. I kept trying to calm myself down, but nothing was working. We both shook hands, got in our stances, and the ref blew the whistle to start the match. Neither of us were able to pin each other and at the end of the third period, the ref ended the match. I looked up at the scoreboard and could not believe what I saw; I had scored the most points. I felt the ref grab my arm and raise it to indicate that I was the winner. I had just won my first…

We then quickly remembered that we had to play pep band for the varsity game. Dramatically we changed out of are sweaty jersey and into are fancy clothes we had plan to wear the day before. Racings down the hall, with no shoes on, my friends and I went to the band room. We put together are interments, some faster than others, and grabbed are music ran back to the gym. We go up the stairs to the stands on the other side of home, down the steps, and into the bleachers just making it in time for…

time doing the workout. I was the only person on the team that actually ran long mileage before basketball season. I was in a sport called cross country, and all we did in that sport was run long distances on roads or golf courses. So I was used to running hard during practice and was up with the seniors when running our workout. Our basketball season went like that until our first game against a school named Harding County that took place in our home gym. Their team had players that had tall…

time being though. About two weeks into the season Kobe broke his wrist and his arm while trying to do a layup. This flat out demoralized us and we then had to figure out what to do. With the first part of the season being indoor we had a little more flexibility on what we could do. This meant for the first two meets we ran the 4x800 filled with different people. The coaches were trying to figure who could run the race so we could compete in it. Those races were worthless though because none…

New Berlin United’s season ended after losing 1-3 in the State Semifinal game against Catholic Memorial. United lost the first two sets 17-25, 20-25 but gained some momentum and took back the third set by winning 25-23. Catholic Memorial came back and won 25-19 in the fourth set. After winning this game, Catholic Memorial moved on to the championship game to beat Marquette and win the State Championship. Although they didn’t pull off the win, United didn’t perform poorly, according to…

standing watching the puck drop. It’s as if they had a mind of their own and it was out of my control. My stomach felt like it was going to just quit on me and I was unable to get rid of the butterflies. I paused and lifted my head to see the other team already dominating in our zone. These were the games we lived for, catholic versus public schools. There is no better feeling in the world than knowing that as a public school, you can skate and compete with the catholic schools. One year…

of the day, I heard, “Good game... don’t worry about the last play” one too many times. I tried not to act annoyed or rude, but it was hard. It was not something unusual, because basketball was Sacramento’s main sport, and we were known for producing solid college players. It was probably the most talked topic throughout the whole city. Being the star player on the Sac Dragon varsity team had a package deal with something I didn’t really like: popularity. Our basketball team was one of the…

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Cheerleading! All that school spirit has to be channeled somewhere! Abbi has been on the middle school cheer squad, the junior varsity cheer squad, and now the varsity cheer squad at the end of her freshman year. She may have physical limitations but never doubt her spirited personality. When asked about practice, this is one student who will always be available no matter what the day or time. Her support team is exceptional, but it is also very…

During the 2016-17 soccer pre-season player-parent meeting, Head Coach Bolanos distributed a couple of handouts detailing expectations, important season dates, upcoming fundraisers, soccer rules, his coaching philosophy, and soccer positions. However, as the 2016-17 season unraveled, he did not adhere to his coaching philosophy, nor did he live up to his promises. Therefore, Head Coach Bolanos was not successful at demonstrating the ability to organize, communicate, motivate, and develop the…