Archery
Team perfects aim for perfect season Hailey Christoff Staff Writer
Photo by Hailey Christoff
Hunter Fergison (10) aiming at his personally used target on Dec. 4.
“A good archer is known not by his arrows but by his aim,” quoted by Thomas Fuller. As an archer, being goal orientated is the factor that makes a team and season a successful one, but team concerns are a whole different story. For Zachary Garza (10), one of his main concerns is how his teammates shoot. “Usually if someone has a good day they shoot well and if they had a bad day, they shoot bad,” Garza said. Garza’s main concern is how he will benefit either the team or himself. However, personal concerns can divert a teams progress, especially when there are doubts about the team players themselves. “I’m usually concerned when the team feels uncertain on how we can progress through practice,” Emma Doud (11) said. The archery team coach hopes for team players to practice outside of school.
“Whenever I’m at home, perfecting my aiming is my main goal,” Jonathan Eldridge (10) said. For Brandon Wangner (10), staying healthy is a main priority. “Keeping your entire arm strong is one of the many things that keep archers in shape for the season,” said Wangner. For Garza, keeping up with your highest score is a major priority for the team. “Any talks that we have with our coaches all have to deal with how we can improve our shooting and shoot for a high score, how to keep our focus on the target and mostly just to help us understand how we shot wrong and how we can fix it and improve,” Garza said. Garza mentioned how if you get 50 points, you get to use a special arrow holder, plus black arrows. Doud said that if you pretend the bullseye is a main struggle for the sport, you will definitely hit the target. On the other hand, Elridge’s conversation with the coach deals with raising other players’ spirits by commenting on their score or aim.
Wrestling
Players focus on individual goals, team pushes for win Isabela Diaz Staff Writer
The Scottsburg Warriors have yet to tackle the wrestling season. Unfortunately, the team only won one match, which was by Jayden Criswell, during the first meet and none the second meet. Now, this doesn’t include forfeits which go to their total number as a whole. “Our first meet didn’t go as well as we hoped, but all that just means there is room for improvement,” Chance Uebel (12) said. Though their matches won may be down in number, they are simply focusing on improvements they can make to better themselves for matches and as individuals. “Our first meet really woke us up in that we need to focus and try not to go out there being shocked. We can improve on the fact
that we lose Mendez. our train of “[Coach thought when Mendez] wrestling, focuses on and we need never giving to, as individup, work ethuals and as ics, trusting a team, self the process, motivate ourfundamenselves before tals and bethe match being consisgins,” Hunter tent,” Jake Richart (9) Graham (10) Photo by Hailey Christoff said. said. Gage Muse (9) executes a Half Nelson maneuver against a Not only Bedford North Lawerence opponent on Dec. 3. Muse only took “I think is it a start one minute to defeat his opponent, breaking a personal record. he really of a new seapushes us son, there are to our limnew faces and a new head coach (who has its, which is a good thing. He makes sure previously been the head, but not for last we’re doing and trying our absolute best,” year) on the team as well, including Coach Avery Lytle (10) said.
Though the matches didn’t turn out as hoped and only one was won, they keep looking forward and pushing themselves to their full potential. “The wrestlers on my team are my family so I think I know potential when I see it. If we can just get to work and stay on track, we will be good wrestlers,” Richart said. The wrestling team is indeed a family, but they really try to focus on their own, individual dreams, priorities and goals. While many of the wrestlers try to focus on staying in shape and staying focused, others have a little different priorities. For example, Uebel’s goal is to go to semistate. Lytle has a similar goal. “My goal is to at least advance to regionals this year. I didn’t do that well in sectionals last year, so it’s a big goal for me,” Lytle said. Sports
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