Student Sports Feature: Garrett Sanders
Senior Garrett Sanders
What is your favorite part about baseball?
Hanging with the guys.
What position do you play?
First Base.
What team or game do you expect will be difficult during the rest of the season?
Loogootee.
What are you better at, hitting or fielding?
Fielding.
What goals do you have for the team this year?
Win Sectional.
What is a personal goal you have for this year?
I want to win Sectional.
What is something you feel you need to get better at in baseball?
Hitting.
What professional baseball team do you look up to the most?
None.
Feature by Ethan Wells; Photo by Breanna Daugherty
Student Sports Feature: Tasha Tedrow
Senior Tasha Tedrow
What is your favorite part about softball?
Hitting the ball.
What position do you play?
Outfield.
What team or game do you expect will be most difficult during the rest of the season?
I think we have the capability of beating everyone on the rest of our schedule, but the most difficult would be Orleans since we’ve lost one game to them already.
What are you better at, hitting or fielding?
Hitting, for sure.
What goals do you have for the team this year?
To win sectional is the main goal. We’ve already accomplished one, group communication.
What is a personal goal you have for this year?
I want to have the best batting average and get better in the field.
What is something you feel you need to get better at in softball?
I need to be more consistent in the field.
Who is someone you really admire on the softball team?
Taylor Pigg, an amazing pitcher. Coach Dittmer, he goes beyond what he has to for our team. I’m very thankful.
Feature by Ethan Wells; Photo by Breanna Daugherty
JH Sports Feature: Karington Lawson
Eighth Grader Karington Lawson
What events do you run in track?
I run the 800 meter, 1600 meter relay and I long jump.
What is your favorite part about running track?
I get to see my friends.
What is your least favorite part?
I hate running the grass lap.
What event are you best at?
800 meter.
What meet do you look forward to the most?
The East Washington Meet.
What goals do you have for track this year?
To beat my mile time.
Do you plan on participating in track in high school?
Yes.
If yes, what events will you participate in?
Whatever the coach wants me to do.
Feature by Ethan Wells
Junior High Student Athlete Feature: Joey Rice
Joey Rice
What weight class do you wrestle in?
150 lbs
What is your favorite part about wrestling?
Winning
Who has been your toughest match so far this year?
Highland Hills Invitational
What are your strengths in wrestling?
Offense and Defense
What are your weaknesses?
Getting thrown
What goals do you have this year?
I want to win more than I lose
Do you plan on wrestling in high school?
Yes
Which high school wrestler do you look up to the most?
My brother, Josh
Feature by Ethan Wells, Photo by Bre Daugherty
Student Athlete Feature: Tanner Wroblewski
Tanner Wroblewski
What is your favorite part about basketball?
My favorite part is just being around my teammates and having a good time with them.
Who was the toughest team you faced so far this year?
The toughest team we played all year would be Eastern Greene. They really shoot the ball well and have great size down low.
What professional player or team do you look up to the most?
I really look up to the Indiana Hoosiers and it would be my dream to play there.
What are your strengths in basketball?
I am good at seeing the floor and getting my teammates open.
What are your weaknesses?
My biggest weakness is probably dribbling the basketball with pressure on me.
What is a goal you had for the team this year?
Our team goal was to win Conference and to win our Sectional because it is at home.
What do you plan to do in the offseason to make yourself better?
To just always having a basketball in your hands and always shooting and playing games when you get the chance will make you better.
Besides you, who is a player on the team that you really appreciate or enjoy playing with?
I really like playing basketball with all of my teammates. They are all great.
Feature by Ethan Wells
Photo by Bre Daugherty
Student Athlete Feature: Ranza Rominger
Ranza Rominger
What is your favorite part about basketball?
Shooting the ball.
Who was the toughest team you faced so far this year?
West Washington.
What professional player or team do you look up to the most?
Los Angeles Clippers, Chris Paul
What are your strengths in basketball?
Being small and quick.
What are your weaknesses?
I am slow.
What high school player do you look up to the most?
Lee Wroblewski because he is good and a smart player.
What do you plan to do in the offseason to make yourself better?
I plan to practice a lot.
Besides you, who is a player on the team that you really appreciate or enjoy playing with?
Wyatt Wethington
Feature by Ethan Wells
Photo by Bre Daugherty
Athlete Feature: Junior CJ Andry
Junior CJ Andry wrestles an opponent.
Photo by Breanna Daugherty
Junior CJ Andry
Q: What is your favorite part about wrestling?
A: Oh, I love running after practice, it’s my favorite.
Q: What has been your most memorable moment during this season so far?
A: Wells, after I won Sectional and Regional, someone actually hugged me.
Q: What are your strengths in wrestling?
A: My strength and experience.
Q: What are your weaknesses?
A: I don’t always listen to my coaches.
Q: Who was your toughest match against this season?
A: Jennings County’s 220, Iyan Bass.
Q: What are your goals for the rest of this year?
A: I hope I can qualify and place in State.
Q: What are your goals for next year?
A: Everything I’ve accomplished this year and then qualify for State.
Q: What is your favorite thing about your teammates and coaches?
A: My coaches are funny. My teammates are like my brothers. I pick on them all of the time, but if anybody else did I would defend them like family.
Info by Ethan Wells
Boys Junior High Basketball
Tonight, the boys junior high basketball team travels to Orleans to have the 7th and 8th tournament game time is 9 p.m.
Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball
Tonight, the boys varsity and junior varsity basketball take on the Brownstown Braves at Brownstown start time of the game is 6 p.m.
Boys Varsity and Junior Varsity Basketball
Tonight, the boys varsity and junior varsity basketball take on the Orleans Bulldogs at Paoli start time of the game is 6 p.m.
Boys Freshman Basketball
Tonight, the boys freshman basketball team takes on the West Washington Senators at Paoli start time of the game is 6 p.m.
Junior High Wrestling
Tonight, the junior high wrestling team takes on New Washington and Scribner at New Washington.
All meets start at 6:00 p.m. unless noted
Varsity Girls Basketball
Tonight, the girls varsity and junior varsity take on the Southridge at the Lady Raiders home court. Start time of the game is 6 p.m.
Girls Basketball (Kingston)
Freshman Morgan Kingston goes up for a shot under the basket in the Senior Night game against Eastern Pekin.
Photo by Breanna Daugherty
Girls Basketball (Nelson)
Junior Kennedy Nelson shoots through the arms of an Eastern Pekin defender.
Photo by Breanna Daugherty
Girls Basketball (Forbes)
Senior Ashley Forbes lays up the ball for a basket.
Photo by Breanna Daugherty
Junior High Girls Bastketball
Tonight, the junior high Lady Rams take on Oolitic here at home.
Girls Varsity Basketball
Tonight, the Lady Rams Varsity and Junior Varsity take on the Lady Lions here at home.
Coaches for Cancer Awareness Week Friday’s Color is…
Support Coaches for Cancer Awareness Week
Friday’s colors are Purple for Testicular and Pancreatic Cancer and Orange for Leukemia and Kidney cancers
Junior High Girls Basketball
Tonight, the junior high Lady Rams take on the Lady Jug Rox at Shoals starting at 7:30 p.m.
Girls Varsity Basketball
Tonight, the Lady Rams Varsity and Junior Varsity take on the Lady Senators at West Washington.
Varsity Wrestling
Tonight, the wrestling team takes on Crawford at Crawford Starting at 5:30 p.m.
Coaches for Cancer Awareness Week Thursday’s Color is…
Support Coaches for Cancer Awareness Week
Thursday’s colors are Gray for Brain cancer and Teal for Ovarian cancer
