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Fall sports are underway and some unexpected athletes have stolen the show. Although these athletes are younger than the rest, they are still making a big impact on the field, court, and track.
“I’ve been playing for a while and I knew some of the girls on the team and I knew it would be a really fun experience and tennis is just purely an individual sport so I just wanted to be part of the team. I guess I enjoy singles more than doubles a lot of the people on the team like doubles better but I’m more of a singles person,” sophomore Elena Wilner said.
Thanks to years of varsity experience, she has become more of a team player.
“Well I’ve actually become more of a doubles player because before then I’ve never really played doubles before so that’s why I like singles better but you play doubles every single match so it’s helped a lot with the net game and stuff like that instead of just being alone on the court,” sophomore Elena Wilner said.
Freshman Deandre Campbell has made a big impact with his teammates. We see how he got started.
“When I first started playing sports I was about 5 years old. What made me want to play football is probably I played in 6th, 7th and 8th grade and it probably just carried on,” Campbell said.
Varsity sports, including teammates, is improving his game step by step.
“Its made my game excel because I couldn’t play on the same level as I did in middle school. Everybody’s nice so I don’t get bullied or anything,” Campbell said.
Sophomore cross country duo, Richelle Bain and Charlie McIntyre talk about how varsity cross country makes them better athletes.
“It’s made me more intense, I mean I know I have to stay healthy to make sure I can run my best so I’ve been eating differently and trying to get more sleep,” Sophomore Richelle Bain said.
“It’s really hard it’s like changed competing with other guys and being in like the middle of the pack and just like having the really fast guys in your race,” Sophomore Charlie McIntyre said.
Upperclassmen easy to get along with make getting used to the pressure of varsity sports a whole lot easier.
“It was kind of scary at first but especially freshman year but it’s not really scary now because I know the people now so it’s really fun,” Bain said.
“It’s cool, it’s a good experience because I really look up to everybody that’s older than me,” McIntyre said.
When it comes to volleyball, height can be more important than age.
“Actually I don’t feel like I’m the youngest because I’m not the shortest on my team,” Freshman Sophia Cristiani said.
Sophia talks about how playing club has also helped her game.
“For club I’m usually a different position so I’m learning different things,” the Freshman said.
From Scott Gallagher soccer to the high school game field we take a look at how Cameron Baird has adjusted to the physical competition.
“It’s a fun sport and I thought I could get involved in high school and I like it because it keeps moving the entire game and never stops. It’s made me more an athletic player because previously I was focused on technique and now I have to be more athletic and physical with the other team,” Baird said.
Playing with upperclassmen can spark some nicknames that are hard to get rid of.
“Cam Bam Wam. Baby Cam. Cam Cam,” Baird said.