If you want to see one of my basketball games, you
can click above on the button and see our first home
game this year against one of our rivals, the Danville
Indians. I am number 23 for Blue Mountain!
can click above on the button and see our first home
game this year against one of our rivals, the Danville
Indians. I am number 23 for Blue Mountain!
In school I play 3 sports, I play soccer, basketball, and softball. Each sport means something to me, although soccer might just be to get me in shape for basketball it is still a lot of fun. But basketball, that is my absolute favorite sport ever. Softball on the other hand is a sport I never imagined i'd like this much, ever since we made it to the championship last year I've been kind of addicted to playing it and working to get better. But outside of school, I also love things like hunting, fishing, tubing, which is what I've grown up being surrounded by, and watching sports like football, baseball, and racing.
I've played soccer all my life, and I have always found it challenging but even though it isn't exactly our school's best sport, we have a ton of fun playing and trying to put on a good show for our fans. I am one of five juniors who play soccer, Christle(15) and Emily(13) play defense, Allie(9) plays midfield, and Morgan(26) and I play front line. I have asthma so it can get hard to breathe but when you are conditioned well and just play through it, it gets much easier. So by the time soccer season is over I am in shape and ready for basketball.
There's nothing like the feeling of holding a basketball in your hands and knowing that at that moment you are in charge of the game. You're the one that determines what happens next, and if you want something to change then it's up to nobody else but you. Playing basketball is definitely one of my top favorite things to do, after spending time and doing things with my family and friends, there's no place i'd rather be than on a court with my teammates dribbling a ball, while our fans cheer. The practices are what makes it worth it though because if you don't put 110% into practices you won't become more successful in the games. I enjoy working hard up to the point where my lungs can't hardly take in air and I can't talk because my throat is so dry, because that means i'm trying, and if i'm trying I am getting better. One of my favorite things about basketball is how you have to work together. You have to be able to depend on your teammates and you have to be able to put faith in them to depend on you. There's nothing like an awesome play run correctly between a few different girls.
Softball at Blue Mountain is a huge deal. We always have a great season and are pretty successful, as is the boys' baseball team. Spring at BMU is always a crazy fun time of the school year because all the fans love watching us and seeing us do well. This past year we were seated 4th in the VPA and ended up going to the championship game. This was definitely the highlight of my sophomore year because I'e never had so much fun just playing a game, even if we didn't walk away with the final win. It is incredible when your team has to travel 3 hours for one game on a Sunday afternoon and all your fans in your community travel that far as well to support you.