SPORTS CHEERLEADING
Cheer team rolls with changes placed on season Hailee Bowen staff writer Competitive cheer had to adapt in a way no other sports team has had to this year — they have to wear masks all the time, they had to compete by video, and they had to audition by video conferencing. “Obviously there are some setbacks that COVID-19 has created upon us this year, but that has not stopped us from working hard and pushing to succeed,” Hope Gibson (9) said. “Thankfully, when performing our routine, we get to take the masks off because I think they would make the routine a lot harder when going full out.” Recently, the competitive cheer team filmed their routine for judging for the varsity cheer preliminary rounds. Typically, the competition would have multiple teams together and judged in front of a live audience and judges. “Yes, practicing is more difficult due to having to sanitize every 15 minutes and
Photo by: Sara Denhart
Ready, set, go: Morgan Newman (12) and Jillian Smith (12) prepare to race each other in their inflatable Halloween costumes during a timeout at the sectional football game against Lawrenceburg on Oct. 30.
when we take breaks, we have to put our masks back on. Yes, it is difficult while stunting because of, again, masks and sani-
tization to be safe,” Jillian Smith (12) said. “When wearing the masks, I would say it definitely wears us out faster, but other
WRESTLING
Team works to make gains Deegan Cornelius staff writer The wrestling team started practice for their upcoming season. They have their first matchups Saturday, Nov. 21 against Brown County and Southwestern. The wrestlers feel very anxious to start this season. “My expectations are for me and my teammates to reach all of our goals and for us to become better as a team. Also to put in a lot of hard work and make sure we get better at something every practice,” Jayden Criswell (12) said about his expectations going into this season. A new level of competition begins for the freshmen wrestlers. “I expect our team to do very well. We are steadily
growing in numbers and overall getting closer as a team. I will just have to focus more and train harder because this will be a lot more different than middle school. Easy matches will be few and far between. But I’m mentally prepared now it’s about getting into peak shape,” Kellan Carter (9) said about preparing for this season. As in many sports, it is important for seasoned, veteran athletes to welcome the new players to the team and show them the ropes. “I plan to help the freshman in teaching them everything I know and pointing out things that could possibly work better for them,” Criswell said.
than that nothing is that different,” Gibson said. The new way of practicing and performing has caused a little bit of a difficult situation for everyone, but the changes were done to keep the season going and their families safe. What lies ahead for the team during basketball season will present new challenges as the county moves to orange level. The orange-level advisory restricts the number of spectators among other things. Despite all of the extra precautions, the team keeps practices fun while being safe. “For our team, we have to wear masks the whole time; for routines, we are allowed to take our masks off. For choreography, we have to keep our masks on, but once we can take our mask off, we have more power, and we are louder while performing,” Smith said.
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