Watson signs to Indiana Tech Isabela Diaz Staff Writer
Photo by Jaiden Herald
On Jan 22, Watson signed to Indiana Tech to continue to her academic and softball career.
Softball has obviously always been a passion of senior Olivia Watson’s, but it is not the only thing she is getting out of signing and committing to play softball with Indiana Tech, the school of her choice. The campus also caught her eye. “I fell in love with the campus, the professors, the small classroom sizes, and the one-on-one teaching,” Watson said. While softball is a very important aspect in most of her decisions, education also plays a part. “I’m going to get my education, [and]
getting to play softball is a bonus,” Watson said. While Watson is looking forward to the challenge of playing a sport in college, she is also looking forward to making friends and the hard work that is needed to succeed. “I’m looking forward to getting to know everyone on the team and being able to work with them so we can achieve our common goal,” Watson said. When finally moving her pen to sign, her feelings rushed in. “When I committed, it felt like I was making one of the biggest decisions of my life. I felt as though I was on top of the world,” Watson said.
Girls basketball
Team takes on No.1 in state Justice LaMaster Staff Writer
The Warriorettes ended their season with a record of 14-10. Center Zoe Zellers (11) said some highlights of the season were beating rivals Austin, Seymour and Jeffersonville. “We have not beaten Seymour or Jeffersonville in the three years of me being a Warriorette, so when we beat them, it was a great experience,” Zellers said. On Feb. 5, the Warriorettes played their sectional game against Salem. The Warriorettes lost with a close score of 42 to 51. Athletic Director Jamie Lowry, Salem is the No. 1 ranked Class 3A team and is coached extremely well, so the Warriorettes had a tough team to beat and they hung in there the entire game. Lowry Photo by Hailey Christoff said that although the Warriorettes Hannah Stutsman (9) concentrates before shooting lost it took a lot for Salem to beat the a free-throw shot during a game versus the Lanesville High School Eagles on Jan. 30. Warriorettes. “I think overall the Warriorettes competed at the time; we played them so our overall well throughout the season. Our conference schedule was pretty tough (66th toughest in is extremely tough -- three schools won a sec- the state). We will have some big shoes to fill tional title (Eastern, Salem and Brownstown) with the loss of seniors Jaylah Mays, Kynand then also on our schedule that won a sec- leigh Watson and Riley Pool. So, the 2020-21 tional was Lanesville. team will need to hit it hard this off season,” “We also played teams that were ranked Lowry said.
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Peyton Richardson (11) swims in the swim meet on Jan. 23.
Swimming
Record set by Warriorettes Donald Arbuckle Staff Writer
The Scottsburg High School swim team season is coming to a close, and the coach and swimmers alike are thinking about the records set and growth shown. “This has been the most fun season for me to coach of the four years that I have been coaching,” said Brandon Jerrell, swim coach. The girls team’s performance throughout the season had improved and had its moments, Jerrell said. Allie Schmidt (10) was the Mid Southern Conference champion of the 50-yard freestyle. The girls 200-yard freestyle relay team con-
sisting of Megan Hardin (12), Abby Colson (12), Makayla Barger (11) and Allie Schmidt (10) broke a school record at sectional. It was a 12-year-old record, the oldest relay record on the school record board. “I was incredibly proud of our senior girls; they were consistent throughout the season and made up over half the points we scored at conference,” Jerrell said. Braiden Collins (11) had the potential to break three different school records either this year or next, Jerrell said. Collins also was the MSC champion of 200-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle. “Braiden Collins is a beast of a swimmer,” Jerrell said. Sports
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