Swim and Winterguard

NEXT UP IN SPORTS ! NEXT UP IN SPORTS !

After much anticipation, women’s swim and dive is here, and the ladies are ready to hit the water!

written by: Laine Kelly

SWIM

Dive into the water, inhale, exhale, move, stretch, kick. All of these things are a part of swimming at the Liberty North High school women’s team. But there is more to swim than just the physical. There is a mental aspect that can take an individual’s swimming to the next level. “My favorite part of swimming is how strong it makes me feel. Once you get the feel of the water as we call it, it’s a very empowering sport. I also just love the feeling of going to meets and seeing the results of my work in practices,” senior Ainsley Dillon said. One of the Liberty North women’s swim team’s accomplishments was winning the conference in 2020, in the midst of everything going on in the world. “If someone is thinking about getting into swimming, my biggest piece of advice would be to not give up on it. Human beings are not water beings obviously, so it doesn’t feel natural to most people. But for me, it’s a very calming and humbling sport in the way that it requires such consistency and dedication,” Dillon said.

NEXT UP IN SPORTS ! NEXT UP IN SPORTS !

Winter Guard is opening their season back up and they are preparing to compete.

written by: Mak Morgan

photo by: Brieanna Green Following Color Guard in the fall season is Winter Guard. Color Guard is done outside for parades and football games, while Winter Guard is more competitive. This year there is only one senior Sarah Hemenway. “Freshman year, I did fall guard and it was ok, but everyone said winter guard was more fun so I went for it and that was that,” Hemenway said. Hemenway has done color guard and winter guard since her freshman year. “I’m going to try out for the color guard team at K-State and hopefully I make it,” Hememway said. About two-three years ago they opened winter guard to 7th and 8th graders. The team members that could drive would come by Heritage and SVMS to show off what Winter Guard was all about. “Winter Guard people came by during lunch in 8th grade, and so I was like why not. Flag is my favorite piece of equipment, it’s easy, you can do different things, and I get to do tosses on it,” Sophomore Giselle Martinez said.

WINTER GUARD