Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2016, Page 35

Description:	7rrific seasonThe Bloomington South girls golf team never strayed from theirgoal of reaching the state finals.The Bloomington South girls golf team excitedly chatted, waiting for the matchto start. With a sport so dependent on a single players performance, it is agiven that there is a lot of pressure.Junior Lydia Quinn was used to the pre-match jitters as an experiencedcompetitor. I dont really get nervous before a match, Quinn said. I justusually listen to music and get in the mood to play. This attitude provedsuccessful this year with the team coming second at Regionals and animpressive seventh at State. What is their secret? Honestly I think our teamis one of the closest teams, senior Cydney Bomba said. Everyone is alwaysthere for you no matter what is going on and that helped our team as awhole.With a lighthearted atmosphere, both the athletes and coaches usedtheir sense of humor to alleviate the stress of competition. Junior Elizabeth\| Beggs recalled her favorite regional moment this year: After we found outwe were going to State, [Coach] Carver jumped into the lake after theeighteenth hole.The balance of work and play paid off with a second consecutiveappearance at State. The whole year we were striving to make it to State asa team, and it felt great that we reached that goal, Quinn said. The teamoperated as a unit and built one another up as individual athletes.Sophomore Kaili Stedman summed up the teams sentiments - I love howclose we are. It makes everything a lot more fun.-TORRAN BOMBA) ISiseleIo er exposureIn an athletes senior year, thepressure to lead is always present, anddifferent people have different waysof coping with that pressure. SeniorEmma Fisher weighed in on how thisyear matched up to her previousones.Q: How are things different for youthis year compared to previous yearsplaying golf?EF: As I got older, I felt more like aleader, so we had to step it up thisyear.n it to[t]win itSenior twins, Cydney andLindsey Bomba, share theiradvice on how to win.Never giving upand alwaysstayingfocused on thenext shot-Cydney BombaMaking sure torelax andbecoming betterevery day.- Lindsey Bombaguaranteed success
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