Page 6: Finally, winter seasons begin

Jewel Hardin

Winter sports started practicing on Monday. This will be the last time some students can participate in their favorite sport, while others are competing for the first time. 

Regardless, preparing for the season is a must.

All but football and boys soccer wrapped up in October, so now the spotlight shifts to basketball, wrestling and boys swimming. Bowling starts in January.

Some students have been dedicated to sports for years.

“It was definitely early elementary school when I started playing,” said junior Maryn Archer, who plays basketball and has committed to Arkansas. “It’s something that I really enjoy doing and I just love being around it.”

The players do conditioning before the season begins.

“We have offseason conditioning four times a week, so Monday through Thursday we go after school and run (and) lift weights,” junior Addy Brown said.

There were even plans for the week of Nov. 8-12.

“We’ll do scrimmaging … during the dead week because our coaches can’t be involved with us,” Archer said.

While competing in winter sports, it’s a dream of many to be recruited by college scouts and possibly play a sport at their dream college. 

Archer already committed to play at Arkansas during her sophomore season, while Brown has had more than 20 different college offers.

“A lot of schools that reached out far away, I didn’t continue the conversation (because) I wanted to stay closer to home,” Brown said.