Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2013, Page 137

Description:	In their first home match of the season, the girlstennis team triumphed after a day of trials, showingthat the Panthers could win against any obstaclesthey may face.The date was April 9, 2013. It wasthe Lady Panthers first home tennismatch against Bedford NorthLawrence. Sophomore TaylorThomas stood at the ready,waiting for her opponent to servethe ball.Thomas won the first set. Sheneeded one last set to take homethe match. The tension was thick.Though Thomas was a talentedplayer, she had more than a fewobstacles to overcome before shecould bring in a win.Im still learning how to playsingles, explained Thomas.Without a partner to lean on, Ittakes a lot of concentration. Tokeep her focus, Thomas tried toblock everything out. Focusingonly on her opponent and the ball,she began the match.Her obstacles did not endthere. It seemed as though perhapsher largest challenge stemmed fromthe unpredictable spring weather.On a breezy day in early April,You have to pay attention to winddirection, she explained.It was an intense game, and itseemed at times as if this LadyPanther might go home emptyhanded. However, her teammatesnever lost hope, cheering her on allthe way. They were proud of theirfellow Lady Panther as she workedto rise above her challenges.Taylor handled the pressurewell, and she was able to come tothe top and win against heropponent, said fellow tennisplayer sophomore LisaGabrielsen.In the end, despite somemoments that kept the crowd on theedge of their seats, Thomas cameback to win it all. I was reallyrelieved, admitted Thomas. Notone player on the Lady Pantherstennis team lost a match that day,including Thomas.- LUCILLE POWERSjj^liiiiiiiiiiiiiitMgk.Girls softball players talk abouthow it felt playing BloomingtonSouth rivals, the Cougars, on lUsnew field.Playing on lUs new field was a greatexperience and a little nerve racking. It was socool to see all those fans come out to support usthough, there were a lot more than there usuallyare. — junior Elizabeth GetzPlaying on the IU field was like playing on anyother field except that in the outfield the grasswas a lot nicer. For me as an outfielder thelength of the grass was nice and short and easyto play on. — sophomore Margaret HopkinsWhen we came back the second day to finishthe game with the 4-0 lead we were all fired upand motivated to keep it up. It also rained in ourmake up game and I personally find it really funto play in the rain so it was awesome. — junior Hannah Walker
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