Swan Valley HS prepares for winter sports seasons
SAGINAW, Mich. — Now that fall sports are coming to an end, the Swan Valley Winter Athletic Teams have been working hard in the pre-season to prepare for when practice and competition officially begin.聽 Swan Valley High School will offer the following sports this winter: hockey, poms, girls’ basketball, boys/girls bowling, boys/girls wrestling, and boy’s basketball.聽 A few Swan Valley student-athletes planning on participating in the upcoming season were interviewed on what they have been doing to prepare for their sport.
Returning Varsity Hockey Players for the Tri-Valley Titans, Joey Miller and Sawyer Johnson, said that they have had a few open practices so far, and they played on a summer hockey team.聽 They have also had some off-season skates, practices, and workouts.聽 Sawyer stated he looks forward to having a new coach with John Dorr taking the reins.聽 Joey Miller expressed he is eager to play with his buddies in the upcoming season.
Returning Varsity Wrestlers Kennady Tiitola, David Hernandez, and Cam Ladouce were interviewed on their pre-season workouts.聽 They shared that for the past 2 weeks, they have been participating in workouts after school, including running on the track and practicing in the wrestling room.聽 The grapplers are putting in the dedication now to create more opportunities for themselves and the team in the near future.聽 Kennady said that she is very excited about this season, especially the team dinners. 鈥淏eing on the team is like having another family, and having dinner with all of them will聽bring us closer and closer.鈥�
Varsity Girls Basketball Players Rachel Resio and Claire Fordney indicated that since the month of September, they have met up 2-3 times a week to weight lift and condition.聽 Rachel looks forward to competing with her friends and improving from last season.聽 Claire stated that she is anxious to get back on the court with her teammates.聽 鈥淲e have a lot of fun together, and we win,鈥� announced Fordney.聽聽 Last year, the girls had really good chemistry.聽 Let鈥檚 hope they keep that connection with their new coach Kelly Miller.聽 Coach Miller has many years of experience as Delta College鈥檚 former head coach.
Swan Valley Varsity Basketball Players Lucionno Finley and Sam Wickham said that to prepare for their upcoming basketball season, they have started weightlifting in the gym, attending open gyms, and conditioned to get in 鈥榖asketball shape.鈥櫬� Sam Wickham revealed he is looking forward to getting to play his last season with his friends.聽 Lucianno is also excited to play with his friends and experience the team’s energy that they exude during the games.
Swan Valley鈥檚 winter sports programs have been putting in the work in the off-season and will be ready when the snow starts to fly!聽 Winter sports will begin competition towards the end of November and the beginning of December, running through the end of February.
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