Girls’ Basketball

Submitted by Nevaeh Wacholz

Ever since I was young, basketball has been my passion. It’s been something that brings me joy and excites me. Some of my best friendships have come from the sport. Within the past year, our team has been through a roller coaster of events and emotions. But even though the chaos, we’ve always had each other. As the new 22-23 season has begun, the gym looks a lot different then it did last year. With only 3 returning varsity players and a brand new coach, a lot of change is taking place. But the biggest life lesson that this sport has taught me is that change can be a beautiful thing. Under our new leader, Coach Schulz, we have seen evidence of this positive change. We are beyond excited to continue to work with her throughout this season and get better alongside her. Being an athlete is far from easy, but I believe that if we start to look at the little picture and seek out the little wins, we will look back and be proud of our season. My team and I are very excited to put in the work to reach those big and little victories!

Boys’ Basketball

Submitted by Drew Teeter

The 2022-23 boys basketball team is looking forward to a great year with a solid team. Our captains were recently named Tanner Conn, Jack Skinness, myself, and first year Albert Lea Tiger TJ Collins who will bring some fresh leadership to the team. Adding TJ, as well as our returning starting lineup from last year will give us many advantages. The two leading scorers from last year, Pal Wal and myself are looking to continue with our success, and a few members of the team are looking for their breakout seasons. Also, this will be the first year in 5 years that the boys basketball team will have the same head coach for two years in a row. For the seniors, this is the first year where they will be able to stick with the same offenses for multiple years which will greatly benefit them. The team is starting to come together and we are looking to win double digit games this year.

Speech

Submitted by Courtney Oakland

Speech consists of 13 categories that range from making your own piece and presenting it to sitting down and researching and discussing issues for an hour. There are also categories to do with a partner and categories where you present an already written speech. Speech is very flexible, it only takes 20 minutes 1-2 times a week for practice and going to competitions on Saturdays. There are competitions nearly every Saturday but people do not need to go to every one of them, we recommended to go to at least 3-4. This year the team will have a overnight trip to Saint Cloud. It is not mandatory but will be fun. What I personally like about speech is not only making several amazing memories but also listening to other people’s speeches and seeing how differently someone can interpret a speech than I do.