Dance Team Shines

SPORTSIN BRIEF

Softball//

The storm came up short and lost to St. Joe Benton 8-6, but the team recognized vast improvements made this season. “It was one of our most competitive games of the season, and we’re getting close to our first win,” junior Sarah Schaffer said. Pictured is freshman pitcher Maya Bair. (Photo by Maddi McMaster /Le Flambeau)

Volleyball//

Dressed in Noah’s Ark theme, students watched the St. Teresa’s Academy rivalry game Sept. 14. Varsity, JV and Freshman teams were all defeated. Varsity lost their first set 25-16 and lost the second set 25-13. “We need to be more confident in ourselves,” senior Sophie Roberts said. “But, overall I thought we were able to play with them.” Pictured is senior Ali Odermann. Story on Page 11.(Photo by Abby Smith)

Golf //

The Storm placed 6th out of 19 teams during the

Mo-Kan Tournament at Blue Hills Country Club

Sept. 12. Sophomore Mia McLey placed in the top 15 individually. “[McLey] place in the top 15 which was really cool because she was having a good day and shot really well,” junior team member Paige

Shankland said. Mcley is pictured left. (Photo by Emma Miller)

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Freshman Lily Henkle finished in first place despite muddy course conditions at the Ray-Pec

Invitational Sept. 10. “[The course] was so muddy, it was like running in quicksand,” junior Clare Lappin said. “People’s shoes were getting stuck in the mud.”

Pictured left the team prepared for the race. (Photo by Madisen Hane) Time to Shine In light of the new “The leadership within season the dance team the team is different because creates a parody video while trying to adapt to a young team dynamic. the juniors are the captains and are leading everyone,” freshman Olivia Townsend said. BY OLIVIA DOPHEIDE REPORTER The idea for their version of Carpool Karaoke came from their coach Shelli

Gold face paint. Gold Vaughan. According to junior streamers. Gold crowns. It’s captain Mary Evans, it was fitting that the seven-time the first time they had ever state champion dance team done something like that as chose the song “Gold” by a team and they all thought Britt Nicole to create a parody it would be a fun way to start of the James Corden video off the school year. They series Carpool Karaoke. The dressed in shiny costumes and whole team dressed up in gold attempted to go all out for the costumes during the first hour video. of a Tuesday night practice “It also goes along with and split up into four cars to our team theme this year film the video. While making “Time to Shine”, which is circles in the school parking our motivational slogan to lot, they belted out the words prepare us for a great year,” and laughed along with their Evans said. teammates. The lone senior Jessica

Their successes this Cloughley has been injured year have already been for the last few months measured by a Team Full and can only participate Out award, 110% Award and in certain activities during a perfect score at Universal practice. Cloughley suffered Dance Association camp a severe neck injury in a car this summer, but everyone accident and had a risk of is still adapting to the new paralysis. (Story continued on atmosphere of the young lejournallive.com) team. Go to lejournallive.com for the CHECK IT OUT ONLINE full story and video.

Mary Evans

Odermann

-junior Megan

Breckenridge

Go to lejournallive.com watch the video.

Fall Sports #GOALS

Dance

“I hope that we perform very well as a team and perform well in competitions, especially Nationals and State.” -junior

Field Hockey

“This year is a really big building year for us because we lost a lot of starters. I hope we can step up and play to the best of our abilities and beat Pembroke.” -senior Elizabeth

Jackoboice Volleyball

“Our goal for the season is to win districts because we haven’t in 11 years.” -senior Ali

Cheer Cross Country

“I hope that we “I hope more can all work people go to State together and this year.” -senior improve our skills Kathleen Gansner because more than half of the team are new cheerleaders.”

(Photo taken from dance team video)

Softball Tennis

“The goal is to “Our goal is to win a game this do our best in year because we every point, game, haven’t won one set, and match. yet. [Also] to get The team works better and proceed hard everyday in to build talent on practice and we the team.” -senior want to show off all Natalie Arreguin the hard work in our competitions.” -senior Margo

Gerke

Golf

“I want to get to districts. And, I want us to get to state as a team.” -senior Abby

McLiney