Junior Leadership In Lacrosse Elliana Emery Contributing Writer
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omen’s lacrosse is one of the sports at Bolles that does not get a lot of recognition despite winning the district championship in 2017, “but also not a lot of people come to our games so we don’t really get the hype,” junior Isabelle Gurtler said. Gurtler joined the Bolles lacrosse team in 6th grade and started playing for the high school in 7th. Some virtues she has gained are her ability to manage time better and “make new friends that I wouldn’t be friends with otherwise.” This year, Lindsey Blisko (‘22) became the team captain for the school team. Blisko has one main goal this season. She wants “all of us to just gel together faster than we used to and just see an overall increase in our accuracy on the major skills.” She is in her 10th season playing lacrosse for two clubs: Ponte Vedra’s club and Beaches Lacrosse. This is also her sixth year for Bolles.
“I think that’s what makes us really special as a team. We just all think the same way.”
Lindsey Blisko playing at a lacrosse tourney during the summer going into her sophomore year. Photo Credits: Lindsey Blisko
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reminds them they can still come back. “It’s just reminding them, we’ve done this before we can do it again,” she said.
Being the team captain comes with great responsibility and leadership but Blisko already knows how since she was the captain on the JV cheer team freshman year. Her main goal is keeping her teammates encouraged and leading by example. When there are times they are losing she
However, Ridhi Harmani (22’) is not a six-year lacrosse player but has been playing for three, and “it just stuck,” she said. She has been a part of the Bolles lacrosse team for 3 years, playing in the attacking position, and has loved every part of it. She especially loves the relationships she has gained through this sport. Ridhi said, “I
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think that’s what makes us really special as a team. We just all think the same way.” To prepare for games, Harmani hangs out with some teammates and eats a healthy meal. “The better you eat the better performance you’ll have in a game,” she said. Doing this helps her have a good mindset going into the game so she feels less pressure and stress. In highpressure environments, she likes to tell herself “when you make a
