Previewing Winter Sports

Michael Duke
November 17, 2011
Filed under Sports

Girls’ Basketball

The girls’ basketball team is now in its second year with head coach Jade Allison and is looking to improve upon last year’s season.

“The girls now know my style of coaching and what my expectations are. The first year in a new program can be difficult, but the girls transitioned well last year,” Allison said.  “We will only make improvements upon last year.”

Allison is looking to the seniors to lead the team this year to help them achieve success.

“Chelsea McKenzie and Ariel Mackey will fill that role very nicely,” Allison said.  “My expectations are to always look to the seniors for leadership.”

Allison is hoping for a competitive team this year.

“My expectations every year are for our team to play to the best of their ability,” Allison said.  “If I can get everything they have to offer, then we will be successful.”

Boys’ Basketball

Experience will be the key ingredient for success this season.  With seven juniors and seven seniors returning, the team will have plenty of experience to fall back on.

“We have several veterans that will be key players for us,” Danny Limes, head boys basketball coach, said. “We’ll need the experience from these players to lead us this year.”

Coach Limes is counting on leadership to come from the veterans this year.

“I’m expecting Alex Maguire, Austin Morris, and Donny Walton to be our main leaders.  They know what our expectations are this season, and they will help us to work for our goals,” Limes said.

Limes hopes for the team to compete for the conference championship this year and make it deep into the playoffs.

Wrestling

The wrestling team will enter this season with nearly everyone returning from last year.  Coach Zac Livingston believes this will be the key ingredient to their success.

“We are returning everybody, so we will be much stronger this season,” Livingston said.

The seniors will lead the team with their experience.

“Colton Craig, Nich Weyland and Frankie Arndt will be our main leaders,” Livingston said.  “They are our veterans and we’ll need them.”

The team has high hopes for this season and will be looking to improve upon last year’s 16th place finish at state.

“Our goal is to be district champions, as well as finishing higher at state this year and qualifying more individuals,” Livingston said.

Swimming

Coach Melissa Powell is leading the swimming team into the new season with high hopes.  New faces and old faces alike come together this year to strive for their goals.

“We have a bigger team than last year and we have great potential with some incoming freshmen and sophomores who have chosen to swim. It’s looking like the year will be a good one!” Powell said.

The team is very young this year, with only one senior currently on the roster.

“Our team captain and sole senior, Brendan Dolan, will be a great leader this year,” Powell said. “He is great at getting the team motivated and he also knows what it takes to get work done, both in the classroom and in the pool.”

Powell expects one thing in common from all her athletes this season: hard work.

“What you put in is what you get out and it shows in your efforts,” Powell said.  “I don’t expect anything, but I do encourage and want the best for them.  I want them to feel pride in what they are doing.”