Sports

Evan Macks

Age 17

Sports

Chapter 1: Baseball

Bob is a teenager who is infatuated with the Tigers. Bob delights in talking about baseball because he enjoys watching his favorite team called the Detroit Tigers. His parents buy him season passes to the games. Bob’s family will sometimes take relatives or friends that they know to the Tigers games. He attends all the games, even if his friends and family are unable to go. He delights in getting a Little Caesars pizza and a pop at the Tigers game. He is in the Kid’s Club, and he can go to the field because he is their biggest fan, and the team likes him for it. He gets so many good prizes like candy, gift cards and more. His parents are so happy that he can go on the field every game at home and away. The Tigers give them free plane tickets and free hotel stays because the Tigers pay for them to travel to their playing site.

Bob just flew into Chicago for the Tigers vs. Chicago White Sox. He wanted to stop by the museum a couple hours before they played the White Sox. This was the first out of the four-game series. He went to the art museum because he really likes to see the variety of paintings created by different artists. After visiting the museum, he was on his way to the first game of the series. Once he arrived at the game, he was so excited to order a Chicago hot dog. They are his favorite. The game was a blowout and the Tigers won! After the game, he went to the hotel called the Holiday Inn, where he would sleep for three nights in Chicago. He planned on attending the museum each day because he wanted to see the art again.

In the second game of the series, Bob sang the United States National Anthem. The Tigers were clapping after Bob’s performance of the anthem because they really liked his tone and dynamics, and he had perfect pitch. After Bob’s fantastic performance, the coach and the players invited Bob to the dugout to watch the game. The game was very intense because they were tied after the ninth inning. They went into extra innings and the Tigers pounded with sixteen runs in the first half of the tenth inning. They struck out three batters in the bottom half of the inning, therefore winning the game. Bob jumped for joy because they won the game while he watched from the Tigers dugout.

In the third game of the series, Bob’s parents got him a cotton candy to show how proud they were of Bob’s singing yesterday. It was fabulous. Bob thought the Tigers were going to win because of the last two games. At the start of the eighth inning the Tigers were behind. Then, in the ninth inning when the Tigers were batting, they got seven more runs. Bob was amazed. They won the game. Bob was so surprised that the Tigers came back in the eighth inning to tie it up and won it in the ninth inning.

In the last game, Bob received autographs from some of the players before the game. After he received the autographs, he walked to his seat. He made himself comfortable in his chair to look at the starting lineup. The start of the game was intense. The Tigers pounded the White Sox in each inning, shutting them out. The score was twenty to zero. They were going to the playoffs because they won the final game. If they didn’t win, then the Kansas Royals would have won the division. Bob and the team celebrate on the field. They were shouting, “We are going to the playoffs!”

The playoff round before the World Series, the Tigers won the four games consecutively. The teams that they won against were the Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland A, and Kansas City Royals. He was so happy that they were going to the World Series. They were going to be playing the San Diego Padres. They had won the first two games in Detroit. Bob traveled to San Diego for the next two games. Once he arrived, he visited the Hansen Museum of Arts because he loves art. After visiting the museum, Bob attended the two games in San Diego, which the Tigers won. At the end of the last game in San Diego, Bob went to the field to take a picture with the Tigers and their trophy. After the picture, they gave him a big present because he helped them to go to the World Series. He opened it and saw a big baseball that everyone on the team signed. Bob was happy because he got this surprise gift.

Chapter 2: Football

Sally is an adult who is infatuated with U of M football. She buys season tickets to every home game. Every time she goes to the games, she gets pizza. Her husband always goes with her. They have a good time at the home games. Sometimes they bring their friends with them. The game that she, her husband, and her friends are going to right now is the College Football Playoff Finals.

The game is played in Arizona. The game is Michigan vs. Alabama. She has four friends with her and her husband going to the game. The game started strong because Michigan scored twenty points in the first quarter. They play Scrabble at the break before the start of the second quarter. The

second quarter starts when Alabama fumbles, so Michigan jumps on the fumble. At the end of the half, Michigan gets another twenty points. At halftime, they walk around together in the stadium and get some pizza. They go back to their seats and finish eating. The third quarter goes by so fast because there are no penalties or touchdowns. They play Scrabble again, and Sally wins the game that they started at the end of the first quarter. The last quarter is exciting because Michigan gets thirty more points. Michigan pounds Alabama by seventy to zero. Sally, her husband, and her friends are so glad that Michigan won the College Football Playoffs. They go out to eat after, celebrating their win.

On their trip home, they show pictures of the game with Sally’s friends. They talk about the great moments in the College Football Finals. They go to a friend of Sally’s house. It is a big house. Her friend chose her house, so they could bring more of Sally’s friends to celebrate their win against Alabama. They play games, eat pizza, and dance at the party. After the party, Sally is happy that she has friends over to celebrate Michigan’s win. Sally had so much fun at the College Football Finals. Sally is going to be ready for Michigan’s next football season. She hopes that they will go back to the College Football Finals.

Chapter 3: Swimming

Evan Macks is a teenager. He is sixteen years old right now. He is infatuated with the swim team. He appreciated all of the assistance from his swim coaches. The past year, he learned how to swim the breaststroke. His parents were happy that he could swim another stroke. Before he knew how to breaststroke, he just did freestyle (front crawl). In his first breaststroke race, he got disqualified due to using the wrong technique, but the second time when he competed, he didn’t get disqualified. It was the first and only time he got disqualified.

The last season before COVID-19, he got first place in all of the meets that he participated in. He earned some points for the team. He still lost at the Brighton meet because their team was so good. Brighton never loses because they have a very big swim team. Brighton and the Pinckney teams say, “Great job because he is the last person to finish always.”

The last season in the dual meet was his breastroke meet. He warmed up by doing breaststroke and front crawl. He was doing breaststroke and front crawl in the meet. When he was doing his breaststroke, his coaches were cheering him on. He won that meet against Whitmore Lake.

The Mack Manta Rays club team and the Pioneer Swim team have sim-

ilarities and differences. One difference between these two swim teams is that with the Mack Swim Team, you can start in the water, but the Pioneer Swim Team doesn’t let people start in the water. Another difference between the two swim teams is that Mack Swim Team can do without flip turns, but the Pioneer Swim Team has to do flip turns. One similarity between the two swims is that they practice the same strokes. Also, both teams start in the deep end.

At the end of each swim season, the team has a big banquet to celebrate the season.

Chapter 4: Basketball

Moritz (Moe) Wagner has been in the NBA for two years. Moritz (Moe) Wagner was a very good player and he led the team to the finals during his final year at Michigan. His younger brother is at U of M in his sophomore year. Moe Wagner and Franz Wagner both have the position, power forward, in common. He missed the first five games in his freshman year because he had a fractured wrist injury. The last year of 2019-2020, Franz Wagner missed a three pointer and would have won the game against Illinois. He worked hard to be a good player after his injury.

Franz Wagner missed his first year in the playoffs because of COVID. The College Basketball Organization canceled the season because of COVID, so he could not play. The season was canceled because there were a lot of cases going up at that time. He found out that the game was canceled because of COVID just a few hours before it was supposed to start. A lot of other conferences canceled their games as well. This year’s season is starting late in December because the colleges had to discuss the schedule and make a plan to stay safe with COVID.

Moe Wagner has a big family. His family is from Germany. His parents adopted a boy who is Moe’s and Franz’s brother. The family probably speaks German since they lived in Germany. His parents have jobs in real estate. Now, the family lives in New York. The family likes watching the three boys play basketball. The family probably misses the boys since they are not living at home now. The boys are playing for different basketball teams in the United States.

I like them because I am a Michigan fan. They are good at three pointers and free throws. They are in the starting lineup, and they usually play for the whole game because they are our best players. I like watching them because they are five-star recruits, which means that they are the top players in the country.

Chapter 5: Field Hockey

My previous babysitter’s name is Maya Gompper. I knew her because I knew her mom from elementary school when she was a substitute teacher. Maya’s family lives in my neighborhood. Maya has a strong work ethic, which shows through in her field hockey performance. She is charming and compassionate, which she demonstrated through her willingness to help with homework or Kumon, which is a center where you can get help with reading and math. Maya played board games and played basketball with me.

Maya is a very skillful player because she helps her team to win games. Maya has been a very fantastic contributor to the team. She has won three straight state championships and was on the varsity team for four years of her high school career. This achievement was possible because Maya was the lead player. She played for seven years in grade school. She is going to U of M to continue her field hockey career.

U of M needs a new good midfielder player because some have graduated. Maya only played six games in her freshman year because there were some other midfielders left. Maya got an academic achievement award in her sophomore year. She scored her first goal that year. In her junior year, Maya played both center and midfield. She scored her second career goal in that same year. She had won only one Big Ten tournament. Her senior year season was postponed until spring of 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was probably not happy with this news that their season was postponed.

I like her because she is very nice, and because she cared for me. She helped me a lot. Maya was my best babysitter ever. I have been to her games a couple of times and watched the games on TV. She is a very fantastic player to watch.