0088_Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2018, Page 84

Description:	the bock(boord) of the teamSenior Amanda Lewandowski andjunior Clairessa Winters aremanagers for the girls basketballteam. This title come with a multitudeof responsibilities, both on and offthe court. The managers have threemain jobs to ensure that the teamruns smoothly during games andpractices.tapes games forfuture review fromplayers and coachesmust be at each practiceto help with technical issuesbrings water to theplayers during gamesrebounding fromj - ■ Sports injuries can unfortunately causeIJUI Ivw athletes physical and mental hardship,Injuries are a difficult aspectof high school athletics that ishard for the player toovercome. An injury results inloss of play time, extensivephysical therapy, and forsome, even surgery. SeniorLauren Leal unfortunatelysuffered from multiple injuriesduring summer practices thatresulted in months ofrecovery. I tore my meniscus,along with re-tearing my PCLand ACL, resulting in a doubleknee surgery, said Leal.Although the three ligamentsI injured were all in the rightknee, we had to also cut overthe left knee to take pieces oftendons out and place it inthe right knee in order for it tobe operated on. This invasivesurgery left Leal out for mostof her senior season, achallenging aspect that wasdifficult for her to overcome.Leal is a key player on•fcAthe team, receiving a placeon the varsity squad since herfreshman season. The mentaladversity that Leal faced wasjust as difficult as her physicalone. Leal found itdisappointing to watch herteammates practice andbetter themselves while shehad to attend physicaltherapy at the trainers office.The hardest part is thewaiting, said Leal. It wasvery frustrating because Iwanted to play and practicefully like my teammates, butinstead I had to sit and watchand be supportive while Ipatiently waited for my timeto come. Although this waschallenging, Leal overcameher ligament injury and wasable to participate inpractices and gamesthroughout the second half ofthe 2018 season.-Torran Bomba84Lauren Ladakerfreshman
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Collection:	Bloomington High School South

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