Bloomington High School North, Nikean, 2018, Page 93

Description:	GIRLS GOLFstepping up to the teestory by Paige OsborneMost Improved Golfer: Ruby Sloan, 10O Gold Award (MVP): Lauren Stallsmith, 123 Maroon Award (Mental Attitude): LaurenStallsmith, 122017 Best Match Results:VS.Center Grove:Edgewood:Indian Creek:ThemUS201187184IndividualAccomplishments:Lauren Stallsmith:7th place IHSAASectional/IndianaScholar AthleteKD Drummond:4th place BNL lnvite/6thplace Greensburg InviteThe North girls golfteam is classified as oneof the smallest teams inthe building, butaccording to its members,their size only makesthem stronger.I absolutely loveplaying on a smallerteam, Sophomore LexiFloyd said. I am on thecheer team as well, andwe have about thirty toforty people, while thegolf team only had seven.As much as I love mycheerleader girls, I felt alot closer with my golfgirls.Almost every girl onthe team agreedcompletely with Floyd,stating that even thoughtheir team was small,their bonds within thegroup and their love forgolf was bigger.As the seasonprogressed, each golferhad their own goals theywanted to achieveindividually. SophomoreErin Lillis personalgoal was to just improveat golf in general.I didnt have anyspecific numbers Iwanted to get to, but oneof my main goals was toget a birdie, andhonestly, just having alot of fun with theteam, Lillis said. Iknow for sure Iaccomplished both ofthose goals.It felt really good to receive most Improved golfer, Sloan said,I know I worked a lot harder this season by practicing outside ofour regular practices, and I felt like I became more dedicated tothe sport. It was really rewarding because I felt as if all my hardwork finally paid off.Sophomore, Ruby SloanI definitely put in a lot of hard work over the last four years,Stallsmith said, I believe I deserved both the maroon and goldawards, especially since this is my first time taking the role asthe leader of the team. I really wanted to be a role model for myteammates, and maybe show them how my role as a leadercould transfer to them in the future in later seasons.Senior, Lauren Stallsmithphotos by Michael Huerta93
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Collection:	Bloomington High School North

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