Sitting Down With Girls Lacrosse

"My favorite team bonding moment from this season was beating Henry Clay," said Abbey Peterson (10). "We beat them 11-4, it felt good because they beat us in state last year so that was fun. Another thing that brought us closer was our coaches, they would make fun of us, imitate us, it always made all of us laugh." "Mine was practicing in the snow, we would throw snow at each other and mess around,"...

"I enjoyed every moment of the season, each moment was special," said Eva Bijl (11). "One of the funniest things to happen during practice was when our coaches would make fun of us by doing impressions of us. They didn't do it to be mean, they were just pointing out some the mistakes we made so we could improve, still it was very funny. We really wanted to win state this year so we all kept each other...

"My favorite memory is probably the Christmas party or doing trust falls at practice, that was really fun," said Gray Merrit (9). "Oh, practicing in the snow was so fun, we would just throw snowballs at each other," said Brie Gaines (10). "When we won state I thought I was going to cry. We worked so hard starting in October, we've been training and it finally paid off with a huge win. "I remember...

"The moment we beat Anderson County and we knew we were going to state championships, that was a huge moment for us," said Lauren Young (9). "It was pretty amazing being in my first year of high school and being on the winning team for state championship. It's also sad knowing that the season has come to a close, but I'm excited for next year and the years to come, I want a state ring for each finger." "Yeah,...

"My mom is what keeps me the most motivated," said Olivia Olivias (10). "You can always hear her screaming from the sidelines. Everyone is determined on the field so that keeps me motivated too. I love how close we all are and how stupid we can be towards each other. Winning state championship was incredible, it was a great experience." "Yeah, my parents and my teammates are also my biggest motivators,"...