September 2, 2015 Coshocton County Beacon Fall Sports Preview

2015 FALL SPORTS

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COSHOCTON GIRLS SOCCER Skylar Hasseman, Kenzie Mizer, Carly Livingston, Kristy Spence, Peighton Gore, Amia Woods, Olivia Ward, Peyton Taylor, Erin Storsin,

Ally Stein, Caley Ridenbaugh, Madison Jackson, Taylor Holderbaum, Tyra Woods, Janee Williams, Tara Salmans, Alexia Rose, Rachel Roman, Ashley Roahrig, Laryssa Cain, Jade Hasseman, Madelyn Nelson, Patience Lepley, Abigail Large, Brooke Clapper. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIB-

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2015 Schedule

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8/22 8/25 8/27 8/29 9/2 9/10 9/12 9/14 9/17 9/19 9/24 9/26 10/1 10/3 10/8 10/15

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Franklin Heights Fairless New Philadelphia Maysville Cambridge Dover Ridgewood Fairless Marietta Marion River View Ellet Zanesville Licking Valley Bishop Rosecrans River View

11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm 1:00pm 6:00pm 7:00pm 6:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am 6:30pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am 5:00pm 5:00pm

Last year’s record: 12-6 overall and 5-2 in the ECOL Head Coach: Craig Hamilton Assistant Head Coach: Lana Cushman Assistant Coach: Matt Hartley and Ian Hartley Key returning players: Peighton Gore, Kenzie Mizer, Skylar Hasseman, Carly Livingston, and Kristy Spence. The five seniors are experienced players and I expect them to have a big impact every game. They are the leaders on the team and an extension of the coaching staff on the field.

Key newcomers: Tyra Woods, Ally Stein, and Madelyn Nelson.

These three players are very athletic and their knowledge of the game is getting better with each practice / game. All three have the ability to play in multiple positions and will play a lot of minutes.

Overall strengths: Our overall strengths this year are that the team is very athletic, fast, and have a great work ethic at practice. They work hard every day to get better and are eager to learn more about the game.

Key games for the season: Key games this year are against Zanesville Blue Devils, Bishop Rosecrans, and River View.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: I expect our team to be competitive every game and for us to win more than last year. I set high goals for this team and will continue to push them to be their best. I am looking forward to seeing this team grow and be successful.

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Austin Wheeler, Blake Barrick, Payne Mathias, Cervera Braxton, Conner Roahrig, Carter Coffman, Jake Ramsey, Ben Batchelor, David Edmunds, Seth Casey, Spencer Wolfe, Miles Williamson, Petr Skalny, Brice George, Colin Shaw, Braeden Wheeler, Xavier Martin, Cameron Brown, Alex McPeak, Tanner Moats, Jackson Unger, Austin Guthrie, Corey Phillips. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY

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2015 Schedule

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New Philadelphia Alexander Cambridge West Holmes Hiland Dover Tri-Valley Marietta River View Northwestern West Salem Zanesville Licking Valley Bishop Rosecrans River View St. Clairsville Granville

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Last year’s record: 9-7-3 Head Coach: Brian Dunlap Assistant Head Coach: Brandon Matz PLACE TIME Assistant Coach: Tony Jones A 5:00pm Key returning players and newcomers: This year’s squad has six H 1:00pm seniors, three of whom will be four-year letter winners and provide a lot of leadership as well as experience. Senior captain Conner Roahrig will start H 5:00pm in the midfield and is the team leading returning scorer and be supported A 7:00pm offensively by Austin Wheeler who is returning from injury and Brice H 5:00pm George also in the midfield. Ben Batchelor will return in a new role as H 5:00pm striker. He along with fellow junior Jake Ramsey will provide offensive depth along with energetic freshman Tanner Moats. Speedy senior captain H 1:00pm Alex McPeak will man the center of the defense. He will be flanked by A 6:00pm junior David Edmunds, senior Seth Casey and fiery freshman Austin H 5:00pm Guthrie on the back line. Freshman Kameron Brown is manning the goal A 11:00am this season. Sophomores Colin Shaw and Braeden Wheeler will add depth as well as newcomers Hunter Haas and Petr Skalny. This year’s squad has A 6:00pm 11 incoming freshman. We are thankful they will provide a foundation for H 1:00pm the future.

H 5:00pm Overall expectations or goals for the season: Our team this season A 4:30pm will look to build upon an outstanding finish to last season in which after starting slow, finished strong returning to the district title match losing to A 6:00pm Dover in overtime. We have been fortunate to be in the district finals each A 7:00pm of the last six years, winning five of those. League as well as district goals are high on our list. We will have to continue to stay healthy and fit to reach our goals, but I believe we can achieve great things.

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COSHOCTON BOYS SOCCER

3B

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4B

COSHOCTON GOLF Gage Bosson, Logan Desender, Clay Davis, Reese Andrews, Pranav Kotla, and Jacob George, Head Coach: Kevin Kittell (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY LIFETOUCH SCHOOL STUDIOS INC.

2015 Schedule

DATE OPPONENT 8/6 8/8 8/10 8/12 8/14 8/17 8/20 8/25 8/31 9/5 9/8 9/10 9/14 9/17 9/18 9/19 9/23 9/24 9/26 9/28

PLACE TIME

Coshocton County Cup Home Garaway Pirate Invite Away Indian Valley Invite Away Waterford Invite Away Quad (RV, West M, Claymont) Home ECOL 1st Round Away John Glenn Home Tri (New Phil, Indian Valley) Away West Muskingum Away Dover Invite Away Tri (Indian Valley, Tusc Valley) Away Cambridge Home Tri (Dover, Tri-V) Home Tri (RV, New Philadelphia) Away CHS JV Invite (Ridgewood, RV) Home Black Bear Classic (Dover,RV) Away ECOL 2nd Round Away Quad (Mbrook, CValley, St. Cville) Away East District Open (Mbrook, RV) Home Sectional Tournament Away

12:00pm 2:00pm 12:00pm 8:00am 10:00am 10:00am 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm TBA 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 4:00pm 12:00pm TBA

Last year’s record: 88-51 overall, 11-5 in duals Head Coach: Kevin Kittell Key returning golfers: Senior Gage Bosson will earn his fourth letter this season and serve as a key leader on the team.

Key newcomers: Logan Desender, Clay Davis, Reese Andrews....all freshmen. These guys have a lot of potential as the season moves forward.

Overall strengths: Good fundamentals, although as a team we are very young.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: Be competitive in the ECOL and to advance out of sectionals.

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Courtney Guthrie, Claire Bowman, Lexie Phillips, Lauren Hire, Cassidy Cantrell, Madeline Hire, Keely Misener, Katie Tupper, Lyndsey Desender, Head Coach: Kayley Andrews, Assistant Coach: Darcy Nelson (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE

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2015 Schedule

PLACE TIME Last year’s record: 9-14 overall and 4-9 in the ECOL

8/29 9/2 9/5 9/8 9/10 9/15 9/17 9/19 9/22 9/24 9/26 9/29 10/1 10/3 10/6 10/8 10/13 10/15

Away Home Away Away Away Home Away Home Away Home Away Home Home Home Away Away Home Away

West Muskingum Meadowbrook Tri-Match (Garaway, IV) River View Claymont Bishop Rosecrans Marietta Morgan Zanesville New Philadelphia Tri-Match (Fairless, NCtown) River View Claymont Danville Bishop Rosecrans Dover Cambridge Meadowbrook

10:00am 5:30pm 10:00am 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 10:00am 5:30pm 5:30pm 10:00am 5:30pm 5:30pm 10:00am 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm

Head Coach: Kayley Andrews Assistant Coach: Darcy Nelson Key returning players: Lauren Hire, Lexie Phillips, Cassidy Cantrell, and Courtney Guthrie Key newcomers: Madison Miller, Kennedy Haley, Madison Ashcraft, Brianna Newell, Abby Zimomra, Sarah Stockdale, and Mykahia Alverson Overall strengths: Hard working team that works together!

Key games for the season: ALL Overall expectations or goals for the season: To compete and give 100 percent every game!

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5B

The Marching Redskins

THE MARCHING REDSKINS Nasia Asire, Lauren Babcock, Kristin Baker, Sarah Banks, Chloe Brown, Tara Brush, Zach Bryant, Alex Burton, Laryssa Cain, Aus-

tin Christmas, Josh Deeds, Shaelynn Erman, Sherridan Erman, Austin Fowler, JoAnna Fowler, Makenna Graves, Rebkah Griffin, Katey Hardesty, Scipio Hardesty, Jacob Heading, Sarah Heading, Tyler Huston, Michaela Hyson, Kari Jobe, Bladen Johnson, Mariah Kittell, Kaitlyn Krebs, Christa Lain, Cyrus Larntz, Kyra Larntz, Tommy Larntz, Brandon Logan, Kassidy Logan, Haley Newhouse, Jenna Ranalli, Jason Smith, Jett Soungpradith, Judah Stewart, Jenna Stonebraker, Thomas Stonebraker, Amy Terrell, Samantha Tubbs, and Skyler Wright. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON

BY LIFETOUCH SCHOOL STUDIOS INC. Director: Barry Hardesty Assistant Director: Caroline Heading Color Guard Advisor: Teresa Ott Percussion Instructor: Justin Howell Number of years appearing at state competition and how placed last year: Coshocton has qualified for State Marching Band Finals 14 times. Last time we qualified for state was 2011.

Number of students in band: 43 Theme for this year’s show and why it was selected: This year’s competition show is “Legends of the Underground Railroad.” These are songs that are well known that have had some historical or legendary connection with the Underground Railroad. The songs are: “Go Down Moses,” “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” “Follow The Drinking Gourd,” “Wade in the

Water,” and “Oh, Freedom.” It’s also interesting to me that four main “roads” of the Underground Railroad converged in Coshocton County. The main person responsible for these operations around Coshocton was a well respected AfricanAmerican named Prior Foster and there seemed to be many others involved.

Overall strengths: The horn line seems stronger this year....especially the trombones. The show opens with a trombone duet by Mariah Kittell and Skip Hardesty.

Competitions you are most looking forward to: I always look forward to the late season competitions...River View and Meadowbrook (Oct. 19) and New Philadelphia (Oct 26). That’s when we see how much progress we have made as performers.

CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON Overall expectations or goals for the season: Expectations and goals...music first...continued improvement in tone/sound quality, especially from the younger students. Building chops in the drumline...there are two rookies in the line, but they are all new to the position they are filling this year. Visually continue to work on posture and carriage and doing everything with increased uniformity and precision.

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6B

Ridgewood Girls Soccer

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Elliott, Kristin Milligan, Hope Asbury, Makaya Giles, Allyssa Grove, Bree Lavigne, Abby Powers, and Rachel Simpson. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY SEIBERT STUDIOS

2015 Schedule PLACE TIME

Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 12 Sept. 15 Sept. 19 Sept. 21 Sept. 26 Sept. 28 Sept. 29 Oct. 7 Oct. 10 Oct. 12

Away Home Away Home Home Home Away Home Away Home Away Away Home

Harrison Central HS Fairless Hilland Coshocton Maysville HS Morgan HS Cambridge HS Alexander Licking Valley HS Heath HS Farless HS Morgan HS Harrison Central HS

5:30pm 1:00pm 7:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm 2:00pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:00pm 5:30pm

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Last year’s record: 0-16 Head Coach: Judd Bone Assistant coaches: Casey Claxon and Keith Matz Statistician: Sydney Bone Key returning players: Our key returning players will be Allyssa Grove, Mallory Simmons, Karrie Bluck, Kristen Milligan, Breann Asbury and Courtney Elliott; these ladies will be the heartbeat of our team and provide the leadership and work ethic that we will need to develop our younger players.

Key newcomers: Rachel Simpson, Hope Asbury and Alex Incarnato will play important roles this year as freshman. These girls are showing tremendous improvements with every practice and are expected to be key players as our season progresses. Juniors Abby Powers, Emily Kobel, Colleen Schwartz, Megan Cox, freshman Emily Bookless, sophomore Bree Lavigne and senior Makaya Giles, will also have a huge impact on the field as midfielders.

Overall strengths: We are a small team this year and every player is important, our substitutes know the importance of their role and are giving us quality minutes when called upon.

Key games for the season: Our key games for the season will be all of them. We have to get that first win under our belt to gain the confidence and trust in our ability to be successful.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: We expect to be at least .500 on our season this year. Last year we were faced with the task of trying to rebuild, after losing so many seniors from the class of 2015. We still have a lot of work to do; we are restructuring our offense to become more of an offensive minded team. In the past we have relied on our defense to keep us in close matches, this year I expect our offense to pick up the slack.

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RIDGEWOOD GIRLS SOCCER Emily Kobel, Mallory Simmons, Breann Asbury, Megan Cox, Karrie Bluck, Alex Incarnato, Emily Bookless, Colleen Schwartz, Courtney

7B

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8B

RIDGEWOOD VOLLEYBALL Laura Crawford, Allie Dobson, Morgan McDorman, Autumn Brown, Katie Leitz, Eliza Haynes, Cassie Mladek, Erinn Buchanan, Morgan Matis, Alexis Prater, and Sydney Zinkon. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY SEIBERT STUDIOS

2015 Schedule

DATE OPPONENT Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 8 Sept. 10 Sept. 14 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 29 Oct. 1 Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Oct. 15

Hiland Maysville Quad TCC Newcomerstown East Canton Garaway Sandy Valley Strasburg Malvern Hiland TCC Newcomerstown East Canton Garaway Indian Valley Sandy Valley Strasburg Malvern

PLACE TIME Away Away Away Home Home Away Home Away Home Home Home Away Away Home Home Away Home Away

5:30pm 9:00am 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm 9:00am 5:30pm 5:30pm 5:30pm

Last year’s record: 22-3 overall and 14-2 in the IVC Head Coach: Brenda McCoy Assistant Coaches: Dan Smith (JV) and Kerrie Bahmer Key returning players: Laura Crawford–senior–OH; Allie Dobson- senior – MH; Morgan McDorman -senior - libero/setter; Autumn Brown – junior – MH; Katie Leitz - junior - defensive specialist; Eliza Haynes - junior - OH/ setter; Cassie Mladek - sophomore - OH Key newcomers: Erinn Buchanan - sophomore – OH; Morgan Matis freshman – OH; Alexis Prater - freshman – OH; Sydney Zinkon - freshman - setter Overall strengths: The returning players bring a lot of experience to the court. We will definitely be looking to both our 5’11” seniors, Laura Crawford and Allie Dobson, to lead our offensive attack across the net.

Laura led the league in hitting percentage and had 416 kills. She is our team captain and an all around player who is also one of our best passers. Allie is an effective blocker and is getting stronger at the net every day. Also, senior Morgan McDorman will be our libero and possibly see some time setting. Morgan is a nice setter; however, she is such an asset defensively it is hard to take her out of the back row. Also returning for Ridgewood is Autumn Brown, 5’10” junior middle hitter; Eliza Haynes, 5’5” junior outside hitter/setter; Katie Leitz, junior defensive specialist; SEE MORE RWHS GIRLS VOLLEYBALL ON PAGE 23

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2015 Schedule

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Sept. 2 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 14 Sept. 16 Sept. 21 Sept. 23 Sept. 24 Sept. 30

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Claymont Indian Valley Tri-Valley Strasburg Claymont TBA Tri-Valley TCGGL Post Season Sectionals

4:30 4:30 4:30 4:00 4:30 4:30 4:00 9:00 TBA

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9B

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Nick Blakley, Brice Dennis, Adam Matusik, Palmer Erb, Ryan Zinkon, Mason Waycaster, Zach Maust, Gauge Shaw, Kenny Lott, Jake Reveal, and Eli Giles. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY SEIBERT STUDIOS

DATE Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 15 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 22 Sept. 24 Sept. 26 TBA

2015 Schedule OPPONENT

Newcomerstown Garaway Sandy Valley Strasburg River View Invite Malvern Post Seasonal NCT Eastern District Open Sectionals

TIME 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 9:00 4:00 10:00 12:00 TBA

Head Coach: Joe Blakley Key returning golfers: Nick Blakley - senior; Brice Dennis – junior; Adam Matusik – sophomore; Palmer Erb – sophomore; Ryan Zinkon sophomore. All returning will be mentors and team leaders and will have an effect on the team’s success.

Key newcomers: Mason Waycaster – freshman; Zach Maust – freshman; Gauge Shaw - freshman. Mason will fill a key role in the starting lineup, with others gaining ground later in the season.

Overall strengths: Team leadership and confidence in each other.

Key matches for the season: Coshocton County Cup, all IVC matches, post season tournament and sectional and district tournaments.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: Develop into better people and golfers and improve on last year’s record.

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10B

Ridgewood Cross Country

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2015 Schedule DATE OPPONENT

PLACE TIME

Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 10

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Newcomerstown Invite Dover Invite Meadowbrook Invite Sandy Valley Invite Johnstown Invite

8:00 9:00 10:00 9:00 9:00

Head Coach: Matt Shannon Coach: Joe Douglass Key returning runners: Senior Travis Vickers; juniors Dakota Crites and Brandon Fyock; sophomore Elizabeth Lintz; and freshman Luke Bucher Key newcomers: Sophomore Fred Doberstein Overall expectations or goals for the season: This year looks to be an exciting and promising year. We have a lot of young runners joining our program, who show a lot of potential. We are a young team, but with the leadership of our returning lettermen, we anticipate an excellent season.

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COSHOCTON MARCHING REDSKINS (Beacon photos by Josie Sellers)

RIDGEWOOD MARCHING GENERALS (Beacon photos by Josie Sellers)

RIVER VIEW MARCHING BLACK BEARS (Beacon photos by Josie Sellers)

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RIDGEWOOD MARCHING GENERALS (Beacon photos by Josie Sellers)

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COSHOCTON MARCHING REDSKINS (Beacon photos by Josie Sellers)

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The Marching Generals

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14B

THE MARCHING GENERALS Shyann Boone, Hanna Lucas, Jadyn Art, Alexis Bamberger, Olivia Allen, Katie Durben, Hannah Arnold, Kaitlin Milligan, Ryan Mo-

ses, Kylie Art, Katelyn Gallagher, Clay Lower, Nathan Moses, Danielle Geer, Brandon Blythe, Danika Brenneman, Tristan Ward, Kacia Eckelberry, Zoe Miller, Colin McConnell, Brandon Ward, Ethan Gibson, Anna Trimmer, Sydney Matis, Zach Austin, Dakota Schrock, Connor Wheeler, Jonathon Arnold, Garrett Trimmer, Dalton Bryan, Kierra Barthalow, Cameron Burkholder, Hayden Davis, Scott Hart, Kelsea Gallagher, Sean Ondayko, Logan Fisher, Jordan Conner, Johnny Rehard, Kyla Lyons, Jason Paugh, Austin Fisher, David Hochstetler, Allie Rearic, Brianna Brady, Ashlynn Carnes, Brook Huskey, Elizabeth Allen, Bethany Landis, Trista Yoder, Josie Lillibridge, Jenna Clum. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY SEIBERT STUDIOS

Director: John Lindig Assistant Director: Haley Evans Auxiliary Director: Jennifer Lindig Percussion Director: Justin Howell Front Ensemble Instructor: Jeff Smith Number of years appearing at state competition and how placed last year: Twentyfive consecutive years going to state finals. The band earned a superior rating last year for the 13th consecutive year.

Number of students in band: There are 55 members in the band.

Theme for this year’s show and why it was selected: This year’s show is entitled “Train Tracks” and was selected because it seemed like

CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON an interesting musical and visual idea to explore on the field. superior rating. Our goal each day is to work hard Overall strengths: Overall strengths of this and be better than yesterday, better musicians year’s group are a strong work ethic and great and better people. student leadership. We have 14 amazing seniors who have proven to be not only great performers but also strong leaders. They know what it takes to be successful and how to show others to reach their goals.

Competitions you are most looking forward to: The students enjoy all the contests but really enjoy River View’s contest as they are sure to get to see their friends from other schools.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: Our goal for the season is to go to state and earn a

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Last year’s record: 9-8-1 overall and 3-4 in the ECOL Head Coach: Dave Kridler Assistant Coaches: Wes Brenly and Katie Sampsel Key returning players: All District Players Jesse Vandenbark, Danielle Muhleman, and Zoe Smalley Key newcomers: Freshmen Claire Warschauer and Lexi Fry Overall strengths: Although we only have four seniors we have a fair amount of experience on the field since most of our starters have been varsity players since they were freshmen.

Key games for the season: As I coach I have to view every game as key but we need to place special emphasis on the games against the teams in the top tier of our league as a way of measuring our improvement.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: We hope to be substantially better. We are setting our sights on competing for a district championship which traditionally is a goal for this program.

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9/3 Zanesville 9/7 Labor Day Showcase 9/10 Rosecrans(V) 9/12 West Holmes 9/17 New Philadelphia 9/24 Coshocton 9/26 Loudonville 9/28 Steub. Cent. Cath.(V) 9/30 Cambridge (V) 10/3 Carrollton (V) 10/5 Tri-Valley (JV) 10/10 Tri-Valley 10/15 Coshocton

Home 5:00pm Home 9:00pm Home 7:00pm Home 12:00pm Away 5:00pm Home 5:00pm Home 5:00pm Away 5:30pm Away 6:00pm Home 1:00pm Away 5:00pm Home 10:00am Away 5:00pm

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River View Boys Soccer

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RIVER VIEW BOYS SOCCER Blake Ashcraft, Nathan Bullock, Bryce Duncan, Colt Eaton, Hunter Haines, Whitney Raber, Sean Watts, Caleb Albertson, Zeke Aron-

halt, Luke Brown, Obadiah Clutter, Nick Gunn, Jorn Hocter, Nicholas Jacob, Colin Powell, Gerik Snow, Brodie Williamson, Josh Boyce, Will Fornara, Jake Gossman, Sawyer Gross, Matt Brillhart, Jonathan Dart, Brodey Dickerson, Christian Haller, Frederik Larsen, and Baggio Sianjina. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIBUTED TO THE BEACON BY LIFETOUCH SCHOOL STUDIOS INC.

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9/3 Philo(V) 9/3 Mt Vernon (JV) 9/9 Rosecrans (V) 9/12 West Holmes 9/15 New Philadelphia 9/17 Dover 9/22 Coshocton (V) 9/29 Cambridge 9/30 Licking Valley (V) 10/1 Loudonville (V) 10/10 Coshocton(V) 10/15 West Muskingum 10/17 John Glenn (JV) – Junior Varsity Only (V) – Varsity Only

Away 5:30pm Away 7:15pm Away 5:00pm Away 5:00pm Home 5:00pm Home 5:00pm Away 5:00pm Home 5:00pm Away 6:30pm Away 6:00pm Home 3:00pm Away 5:00pm Home 11:00pm

Last year’s record: 5-9-2 overall and 1-6-1 in the ECOL Head Coach: Mike Burr JV Coach: Vince Andrews Key returning players: Seniors Matt Brillhart and Jonathan Dart should provide leadership and scoring threats. Sophomores Nick Gunn, Jorn Hocter, Zeke Aronhalt and Gerik Snow gained some much needed varsity experience last year and will be counted on for a lot of production this year.

Key newcomers: We have several very promising freshmen that could see varsity time and two exchange students that will contribute on the varsity level.

Overall strengths: Our overall numbers are up so we are able to compete for positions more so than the past several years. Our passing skills have improved greatly compared to last year which should make our overall game more productive.

Key games for the season: We approach every game as a key game. Only having six or seven league games you can’t afford to lose any of them if you want to compete for a league title.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: Win the ECOL and advance out of our section in the post season tournament.

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River View Golf

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9/2 Newcomerstown Away 4:00pm 9/9 West Holmes Away 4:30pm 9/14 Danville Away 4:00pm 9/17 Coshocton Home 4:00pm 9/19 RV Invite Home 9:00am 9/21 Dover Away 4:00pm 9/22 Newcomerstown/Danville Home 4:00pm 9/23 ECOL @ River Greens Home 10:00am 9/26 East District Open Away 10:00am 9/28 DII Sectionals Away 8:30am 10/5 DII Districts Away 8:30am

Last year’s record: 66-43 overall, 9-6 in duals Head Coach: Chad Gress Key returning golfers: Senior Kyle Daugherty, juniors Jake Moore, Josh Noe, Cole Bennett, and Jayden Kelley Key newcomers: Trevor Cooper Overall strengths: This is the first year we’ve really had more upperclassmen in my five years of coaching. Experience is on our side and we have some pretty long hitters.

Key matches for the season: The River View Invitational on Sept. 19 is a pretty big tournament for us and so are sectionals at the end of the year at River Greens and the Eastern District Open.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: Our goals are pretty high.

We want to win the state.

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River View Volleyball

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Cassidy Whiteus, Grace Wherley, Grace Hayes, Kayla Metz, Allison Cramer, Taylor Ireland, Paige Douglas, Whitney Fender, Sydnee Bice, Allison Williams, Elizabeth Porteus, Cassie Kaufman, Alyssa Thomas, and Emily Barnett. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CONTRIB-

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2015 Schedule

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9/2 Rosecrans 9/5 RV Quad 9/5 JV Quad @ JH 9/8 Coshocton 9/10 Meadowbrook 9/15 Dover 9/17 Claymont 9/21 Newcomerstown 9/22 New Philadelphia 9/24 Cambridge 9/29 Coshocton 10/1 Meadowbrook 10/6 Zanesville 10/13 Marietta 10/15 Rosecrans

Home 5:30pm Home 11:00am Home 11:00am Home 5:30pm Away 5:30pm Away 5:30pm Away 5:30pm Away 5:30pm Home 5:30pm Home 5:30pm Away 5:30pm Home 6:30pm Away 5:30pm Home 5:30pm Away 5:30pm

Last year’s record: 13-10 overall and 8-5 in the ECOL Head Coach Varsity: Mark Gibson, Asst: Sherri Gibson JV: Brittany Bailey Freshman: Renee Miller Eighth: Meagan Phillabaum Seventh: Deanna Vickers Key returning players: The returning seven letter winners led by seniors Kayla Metz, Cassidy Whiteus, Grace Wherley, Whitney Fender, and Allison Cramer. These players have been through the rigors of the schedule and should provide leadership and stability.

Key newcomers: Seniors Taylor Ireland and Emily Barnett, sophomore Liz Porteus, and freshmen Grace Hayes and Sydnee Bice. These newcomers bring potential and enthusiasm to a veteran squad.

Overall strengths: Overall strengths are offensive strength across the front row, led by junior Paige Douglas and sophomore Allison Williams and an improving defense.

Key games for the season: Key games for this season are Claymont and Meadowbrook, who finished ahead of us in the league last year. As always, Coshocton is the big rivalry game.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: Overall expectations are to take a step or steps toward reclaiming the ECOL crown and to be playing our best volleyball during a tournament run.

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River View Girls Cross Country

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2015 Schedule

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Last year’s record: Last year was historical for the girls also. They were ECOL runner up, and just missed district runner up by two points. They PLACE TIME also had a team regional berth.

Away 8:00am Head Coach Varsity: Gwenna Neal Asst. Coach: Beth Beabout Away 10:00am Key returning runners: Only losing one senior girl last year brought Home 4:30pm back a great deal of strength. Bella Pendola (12) is coming on very strong.

Away 9:00am She is driven to make some history for the girls by leading this team to places RV cross country girls have never been. Kelsey Strange (11) who is Away 9:00am coming back from a hip injury also has high expectations for herself and Away 8:30am her teammates. It is very difficult to have to sit on the sidelines and watch Away 9:00am as the season begins to unfold. She will be back, however, better than ever in the near future. Cassidy Bookless (10) is trying to find her distance legs Away 10:00am and is driven to continue to improve each week. Sarah Eick (11) also is determined to keep her spot on the varsity seven and is running very well.

Sarah is a solid runner. Maddie Beach (11) will be an important factor.

Running five together is imperative for competition. Each runner must fill the gaps and is responsible for putting out their very best and aggressive race each time. This can be a battle of mind over matter. Psychology of racing is a large part of the battle.

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River View Boys Cross Country

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: Lane Beatty, David Birkbeck, Talon Edgell, Wade Fennell, Nicolas Grashel, Michael Hardesty, Austin Hill, Sawyer Neal, Jordan Olinger, Caleb Pendola, Patrick Stanton, Colt Stottlemire, Josh Tate, and Jacob Yacapraro. (Names are not necessarily in order of appearance.) PHOTO CON-

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2015 Schedule DATE OPPONENT 9/5 Newcomerstown Invite 9/12 Tiffin Invite 9/15 Newcomerstown 9/19 Boardman Invite 9/26 Lancaster Invite 10/3 Pickerington Invite 10/10 Legends Meet 10/17 ECOL @ Cambridge

Last year’s record: Last year was a historical one for RV Cross Country.

The boys were ECOL champs two years in a row, back to back district champs, and had a team state berth. Individual district champ was Steven PLACE TIME Scheetz.

Head Coach Varsity: Gwenna Neal Away 8:00am Asst. Coach: Beth Beabout Away 10:00am Key returning runners:. Michael Hardesty (11), Sawyer Neal (10), Lane Home 4:30pm Beatty (10), Caleb Pendola (12), Jordan Olinger (10). Michael was on the state team last year so he brings some experience in that realm. Both Sawyer Away 9:00am and Lane as freshmen were right on the heels of my sixth and seventh Away 9:00am guys and are coming along this year to fill some big shoes. Both of these Away 8:30am young men have developed over the past year and are very competitive by nature. They bring strength to the team as a whole by their “no fear/no Away 9:00am excuses” attitudes. Sawyer has dropped in right behind Michael as number Away 10:00am two runner at this point while Lane is currently running as number four man. Caleb is a senior and has really come on this past year. Last year’s improvement was noted and this year exponentially. While currently he is running number five slot, I expect some of the placements to change from week to week. They run well as a pack and push one another. Another returner that will be key is Jordan Olinger.

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River View Girls Cross Country

They have run together now for many years.

They know that this year is the year that it is time to go from “pretty good” to “Very Good.” Every year the bar has been raised and this year it is time to show up for the season in full force.

Key races for the season: Running competitive meets is important. Tournament time separates the men from the boys so to speak and the ability to stand up to the intense pressure and aggressiveness of the race will make all of the difference. Tiffin and Boardman are race situations that might most represent a tournament start line in both competition and aggressive racing. These are races that have 400 plus runners on the line. It is definitely a charged atmosphere.

Running isn’t like other sports in which a skill can be kept at a particular level either by practice or talent. There is a training progression which must be carefully crafted in order for the runner to be in their best physical condition at the right time. Planning ahead is key and timing is crucial for the various types of workouts that

River View Boys Cross Country Jordan’s desire and dedication to his running has made him very valuable. I am watching closely to see how he continues to develop.

Anything might happen. Colt Stottlemire is also a returner that is key to the team’s success. Colt is a leader by example and helps create a sense of stability within the team dynamics.

Key newcomers: After graduating nine boys last year, I knew it would feel thinner, however, I am pleased that Austin Hill has opted to run with us this year. Currently he is a solid number three on the team and although he has run here and there throughout his life, this is the first time that he

skill can be kept at a particular level either by practice or talent. There is a training progression which must be carefully crafted in order for the runner to be in their best physical condition at the right time. Planning ahead is key and timing is crucial for the various types of workouts that we do. Also, training them to be tough mentally is much of it. You can’t run cross country and expect to be in a comfort zone in a race. These lessons certainly transfer to other aspects of life... mental toughness can make someone decide to be successful in whatever they may choose to do.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: I have very high expectations. I think that both teams have the potential to develop and go all the way. However, we are going to have to work for everything we get. Both teams know that the mixture of work ethic, the desire, training smart, and adopting the “no fear/no excuses” attitude is what will get them to their goals. I never want them to be satisfied. Being a runner is not really a sport, it is a lifestyle. We will train, race, and learn from week to week what our strengths and weaknesses are and then use our strengths to our advantage and overcome the weaknesses for tournament time.

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is trained and is learning the finesse of racing.

I believe that Austin is going to play a very important role both on the course and off. He fits in well with this group of boys. These guys are all about “team.” Freshman Nick Grashel also has made his mark coming into the number seven slot and ran well in his first HS meet at National Trail. The HS atmosphere is much different than JH. Sometimes it can be difficult to transition both mentally as well as physically.

Racing a 5K is a different animal than the two mile. Talon Edgell is another freshman to watch and then RV newcomer senior David Birkbeck has joined us. David ran in Nebraska but he is more than surprised at the differences in cross country culture. I am very interested to see what some solid training and competitive races will do for him throughout the season. I anticipate that he will improve beyond his own expectations.

Overall strengths: This boys’ team works together well. They spend a great deal of time together on and off the course. This factor will be crucial come tournament time. Despite their young ages, this is a competitive group. I think that in October, it will be surprising to some teams who are possibly counting us out b/c we graduated so many last year.

Key races for the season: Running competitive meets is important. Tournament time separates the men from the boys so to speak and the ability to stand up to the intense pressure and aggressiveness of the race will make all of the difference. Tiffin and Boardman are race situations that might most represent a tournament start line in both competition and aggressive racing. These are races that have 400 plus runners on the line. It is definitely a charged atmosphere.

Running isn’t like other sports in which a

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Senior influence from Morgan Anglin and CeCe Brown will play a big role. Morgan struggled with injury last year and is determined to make her senior year count. CeCe and Morgan’s positive attitudes keep the team on an even keel.

Key newcomers: Freshmen Rachel Allen and Josie Morris are going to make running the varsity squad somewhat more challenging for some of the upper classmen. I love how they all encourage one another. Your teammate is a benchmark, not competition. Pushing one another harder makes us better as a whole. I also will not count out freshman Andrea Troyer. She struggled with a stress fracture in JH and is really working to come back from that. Newcomer Macy Hill, I believe will be a player, in the next six weeks or so. Brand new to any type of training or consistent and focused racing, I can see so much potential here. She wants to contribute to the team outcome and I believe that she will.

Overall strengths: Experience is their strength.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 we do. Also, training them to be tough mentally is much of it. You can’t run cross country and expect to be in a comfort zone in a race. These lessons certainly transfer to other aspects of life... mental toughness can make someone decide to be successful in whatever they may choose to do.

Overall expectations or goals for the season: I have very high expectations. I think that both teams have the potential to develop and go all the way. However, we are going to have to work for everything we get. Both teams know that the mixture of work ethic, the desire, training smart, and adopting the “no fear/no excuses” attitude is what will get them to their goals. I never want them to be satisfied. Being a runner is not really a sport, it is a lifestyle. We will train, race, and learn from week to week what our strengths and weaknesses are and then use our strengths to our advantage and overcome the weaknesses for tournament time.

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Director: Keith Watson Assistant Director: Mark Wagner Color Guard Advisor: Karri Harstine Drum Major: Michael Belt Percussion Instructor: Greg Starkey Number of years appearing at state competition and how placed last year: State appearances – 31. We received a two rating in 2014 at Brunswick.

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Overall strengths: Good senior leadership and quality students to work with.

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Skelton representing CHS in cross country

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Cassie Mladek, 5’7” sophomore outside hitter; and Erin Buchannan, 5’8” Sophomore outside hitter. Rounding out our team are Alexis Prater, 5’6” freshman outside hitter; Morgan Matis, 5’6” freshman outside hitter; and Sydney Zinkon, freshman setter.

We have girls who played significant roles last year, and I’m pleased with the progress made by the returning players and the younger players as well. One positive this year is that we have a lot of depth. Many players are capable of playing different positions which gives us more options.

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start to make their own choices.

Anchor your feet: Anchor your foot behind the ball to drive the ball further. Right-handed players will keep the right foot anchored, and lefties will do the opposite. Do not lift your foot prematurely; otherwise, you can lose power and distance.

Identify your weaknesses: As with any hobby, identifying those areas that need the most work can help you become a better golfer. Keep track of each shot you take, and then look at the results to see which areas of your game need the most work.

Fix your alignment: Align your shots by assessing the target from behind the ball. Then set the clubface behind the golf ball and align it with the target before you enter your stance.

Use your torso for power: The torso is essential to a solid swing. Practice rotating from your core to control your backswing and then maintain the same spine angle and posture on the downswing.

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Overall expectations or goals for the season: As always, the IVC will be a very competitive league. Our first team goal is to be league champs, and our long-term goal is to have a deep tournament run. We just have to focus on one game at a time, but the team understands the long-term goal always has to be in the back of our minds as we continue to work hard every day.

make adjustments for the wind depending on the shot. Use the wind to your advantage when you can, and adjust your swing when hitting into the wind.

Become a better chipper: Many players put so much emphasis on their backswings and putt shots that they fail to devote any practice to chips. All shots are important for golfers trying to shed strokes off of their scores.

Keep fit: Maintaining or improving your physical strength and overall health can help your golf game. Exercise and eat right, and you will have more endurance on the links.

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Warmer weather sends scores of golfers to their favorite courses each and every day. Golf is a challenging pastime, but a few pointers can help golfers hone their short games, long games and everything in between.

Choose the right clubs: There is more to selecting clubs than pulling any old iron out of your golf bag and whacking away. Wind, hazards and obstructions in landing areas should influence your decision of which club to use.

Novice golfers may want to rely on their caddies to make club recommendations, and as they become more confident in their abilities they can

get to go up some really muddy hills in Dover. It will be nice to get to run and see some different things instead of just running around the track.”

After graduation Skelton plans to keep running for fun, but her main goal is to become a veterinarian.

“I think running helped prepare me for vet school,” she said. “When you run you have to push yourself to get better and I’m going to have to push myself to get into vet school. I think running also helps you learn to set long term goals and build character.”

Skelton is currently doing post secondary at Zane State and hopes to attend the University of Georgia next fall.

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is participating in girls cross country, but practicing with Ridgewood High School’s team and following their schedule.

“I enjoy distance running and do the two mile and one mile in track,” she said. “The coach at Ridgewood saw me running for track and said I ought to go out for cross country if I didn’t have another sport that I play.”

Coshocton doesn’t have a cross country team, but with the approval of both school boards Skelton was able to participate in the sport as a CHS athlete with Ridgewood’s team.

“I didn’t even know you could do this,” Skelton said. “I wish I would have done it all four years. It’s hard work, but I love it. I really like my coach and my teammates. We are supportive SKELTON of each other.”

COSHOCTON – Mary Skelton’s shirt may say Running 5K cross country courses this fall Coshocton, but she’s spending a lot of time with also will help her prepare for track season.

“It’s building my endurance,” Skelton said. some Ridgewood Generals this fall.

Skelton, a senior at Coshocton High School, “Two miles isn’t going to seem as bad compared to this. I haven’t done any meets yet, but hear we

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How to cope with an athletic injury

As any professional athlete can attest, even the most athletic and physically fit individuals can suffer an injury. Professional athletes typically have highly trained medical personnel at their disposal as they recover from injury, but men and women who don’t draw a paycheck for their athletic exploits have no such luxury, making it far more difficult to recover from and cope with injury.

Each individual body responds to injury in different ways. For example, one person may heal from a hamstring injury in as little as a few weeks, while others must endure a healing process that lasts several months. But no matter how different athletes’ bodies may be, there are coping mechanisms every athlete can employ to help deal with the mental toll that injuries can take.

Stay involved: Athletes who train heavily and devote much of their free time to pursuing their sport of choice may feel as though their world has come crashing down when they suffer an injury. But even if you cannot compete, you can still stay involved in your sport. If you are physically capable, offer to volunteer at

sanctioned events, which can help you maintain a connection with your sport and keep abreast of the happenings within that community. If your injury is so limiting that active volunteering is nearly impossible, you can still attend events and then blog about them afterward. The important thing is to recognize that, while an injury may prevent you from competing, you can still find other ways to stay involved.

Set realistic recovery goals: Many athletes begin physical therapy or their rehabilitation processes with a gung-ho attitude, insisting they will return from injury stronger than they were before. While that’s a great attitude, it’s important that athletes temper their enthusiasm for recovery with a dose of reality. Recovery is not overnight, and even the most elite athletes, many of whom are accustomed to their bodies responding in the way they want them to respond, can be discouraged if they enter the rehabilitation process with unrealistic expectations. Work with your physical therapist, physician or trainer to establish realistic recovery goals, using your enthusiasm to meet your short and long-term recovery goals. Be flexible when setting your

How to adjust to a healthier diet

Change often requires an adjustment period.

Men and women who switch jobs may need a few weeks before they feel fully comfortable in a new office, while students changing schools may also need some time to adapt to their new surroundings.

An adjustment period is also common when people decide to adopt healthier diets. Diet is often habit-forming, and men and women will need some time to adjust as they kick some bad dietary habits in favor of healthier fare. The following are some simple ways to make that adjustment period a little easier to swallow.

Go slowly: Some people are capable of going cold turkey when adjusting to a new diet, while others must take a more gradual approach.

Unless a health condition that requires immediate change is driving your dietary changes, take things slowly so your body acclimates to its new diet over time. Such an approach may make your efforts more successful over the long haul than making more sudden, drastic changes. For example, suddenly cutting your daily calorie intake in half may force you into old, unhealthy habits when hunger pangs inevitably arise. But

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gradually reducing your caloric intake over time may make it easier for your body to adjust, decreasing the likelihood that you will relapse into bad habits.

Explain your motivation to loved ones: Adults, especially married men and women and parents, may find adjusting to a new diet especially difficult unless their spouses and/or families are making similar adjustments. If you are the only member of your household who will be adjusting to a new diet, explain your efforts and motivation to your loved ones. Such an explanation will make them less likely to bring unhealthy foods into your home. In addition, your loved ones can prove an invaluable source of support as you make this big adjustment in your life.

Embrace positive results, even if they are initially underwhelming: Just because you have adopted a new diet does not mean you will see immediate results. Fad diets meant to last just a few weeks may produce immediate results, but such results likely will not withstand the test of time, and you may even gain weight when you revert to some of your old eating habits. The

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recovery goals, as you never know how your body will respond to treatment.

Expect setbacks: Setbacks are an unfortunate reality of recovery for many athletes. Don’t allow yourself to become discouraged if a goal can’t be met because your body is simply not ready or needs to pause in its recovery process. A setback can be frustrating, but you can cope with setbacks by writing about them, be it on a blog or in a personal journal. Many athletes have found that writing down their feelings is an effective way to deal with the frustration of the recovery process. Keeping a journal or recovery blog can also help you cope with any future setbacks down the road, as you can look back and see what did or did not help you deal with past obstacles.

Athletic injuries can be thorns in the sides of committed athletes, who may or may not know what to do with themselves when sidelined with significant injuries. But there are various ways for athletes to cope with injuries and make the recovery process less frustrating.

right diet will produce long-lasting results, but you must allow for some time before such diets lead to significant weight loss. In the meantime, place more emphasis on how you feel than the figure that shows up on your bathroom scale each morning. Upon adopting a healthier diet, you will start to notice how much better you feel than you felt when eating a diet filled with fatty, unhealthy foods. Remind yourself of this extra hop in your step as you continue on the path to a healthier lifestyle.

Don’t give up: Your adjustment period will require some discipline, and there may be moments when you backslide into bad habits.

If that happens, don’t allow it to derail all of the progress you have made since switching to a healthier diet. Just accept that you had a setback and resolve to do your best to avoid having another one. The sooner you get back on a healthier track, the better you will feel.

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