Page 80 - 2014 Yearbook

this could be the start
by KATIE NACHTSHEIM
Despitemuchdoubt,the ofsomethingnew softball team pulled off a
killer season.
Against all odds, the girls' varsity softball team was off to a great start. With a daily warm-up routine involving runs to Roberts, hill sprints on the priory hill, and various workouts taken from Insanity, the team had iron thighs by the start of the season. Coach Corinne Fogg, who came from Massachusetts, braved the California heat in hopes of leading her team to victory. Assistant coach Amanda Bolsinger, (also assistant coach last year), was likewise delighted to have such a hardworking team this year.
Willing and tireless, the Priory Varsity Softball team worked through a season of growth and development this spring. Though fortunate to have many returning players, knowledgeable about the game and hungry to improve, many fresh players, including four seniors who had never before
4. Sarah Macpherson (12) prepares to smack the ball into oblivion. 5. Noelle Montgomery (9) waits to swoop up a grounder in the outfield. 6. Shivani Dayal (12) fields a grounder that was a little bit out of reach.
played softball, stepped onto the field uncertain of what this season would bring. Battling through “road rash” from stealthy sliding, an occasional bruise and one black eye from errant grounders, and the traditional aches and pains of a new season, the girls were focused and determined every step of the way.
This spring was one of growth as the girls worked to build a program under the two new coaches and despite the doubt raining on them from many members of the Priory community. Ultimately, the girls came away from the season with a better understanding of the game, increased confidence in fielding and batting, fantastic tanlines, and a genuine appreciation of a season of fun in the sun, Truly, this was one phenomenal group of bad mama-jamas!
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It has been an incredible experience. I have improved so much as a player and i have made many new friends - Claire Buiocchi (10)
We all had to work together and know each others' strengths and weaknesses - Caroline Clark (11)
It made me stronger physically and mentally, make me connect with more people and makes me more confident. - Sara Chang (9)
Softball is my passion and I don't think I can live life without it.- Veronica Lampert (10)
I played softball once in my life here, it was fun. The ball is actually not soft, is pretty hard and it hurts when it hit me. - Madison Hughes (12)
“It was truly life changing”- Avery Simon (10)
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