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By Taylor Bosley Sports Editor Red Lion’s track team participated in their last home meet of the season April 27, and for seniors their last home meet ever. The girls and boys team both saw victories as the girls won 88-62 and the boys won 80-70. This win for the girls gave them a three way share of the York-Adams Division I title showing evidence of their overall successful season. Senior thrower Hailey Gunnet looks back at every meet and every season thus far as a huge success. “In my four years of high school track we won three county championships,” Gunnet said. “I think that’s really awesome and shows how hard we work as a team.” The three county championships showed the tenacity the team had over the years. “We may not have a big team but we can still measure up with teams much bigger than ours,” Gunnet said. On her senior night Gunnet got first in shot put and javelin and finishing third in discus. Senior sprinter Quincy Palmer differs in emotions when it comes to his last season. “There might be a little more emotion in each race but I don’t really think about it that much,” Palmer said. “Sometimes it hits me, sometimes it’s like any other meet.” Palmer expressed gratitude towards being a member of the Red Lion track team also. “I’ve been lucky enough to be apart of some of the most dominant and versitile track team’s that Red Lion has ever had,” Palmer said. “The teams I’ve been apart of were exceptional. We’ve been apart of something that will be remembered and that means the most to me.” A number of athletes moved on to participate in District III competition. By Rachel Lau
Staff Writer This year the softball team finished with a record of 1-17. “Our league is very tough, and a lot of the girls are great pitchers,” said Coach Megan Tyson. The girls weren’t getting along very well at the start, according to Tyson, but then the coaches got everyone to spend time together and work together. The weather did not cooperate with them either. “The field started out as a puddle,” said Tyson. Although their record was not the best, Coach Tyson is still very happy with the team. “I’m most proud of the fact that throughout everything this season, they have never given up,” Tyson said. Seniors Keisha Martinez, Kira Fossbenner, Paige Taylor, Riley Warner, Lindsey Teal, and Taylor Dewees will be leaving this year. “It was a rough season, we didn’t win as many games as we expected, but we never quit as a team,” said Paige Taylor. Next year she’ll be attending York College and has her mind set on playing field hockey, and continuing softball. “It was a fun and good season,” Riley Warner said. “We played as a team and tried our best.” The team worked off the field as well, pulling their efforts together for charity. On Sunday, April 27, the varsity softball team raised $1,237 during a carwash with the softball team from Red Lion’s rivals, Dallastown. Red Lion gave their money to a boy named Trey, and Dallastown gave their money to Breast Cancer Foundation. By Bella McCarey Co-Editor-in-Chief When compared to last year, this season the Red Lion baseball team is seeing brighter days, both figuratively and literally. Due to several rain outs and schedule changes last spring, many sports teams’ records showed signs of suffering because of the limited number of practices and games. Baseball was no exception, running into the problems of not having enough pitching and going weeks without practice on the turfed diamond on Horn Field. This season, however, the team was able to focus more how they were going to play as opposed to when they would be able to play. “I would say we were pretty even with our last season,” senior centerfielder Dan Waldrup said. “We finished around the same spot as last year in the league and districts.” Ending 8-7 in the league, the team displayed a balance between the offense and the defense, playing off each’s strengths. “We were a pretty well rounded team,” Waldrup said. “Our hitting was great when everyone was on a roll. Even though we had some injuries, we still found a way to make it work.” Senior catcher Jon Smith agreed that the offensive and defensive plays were well balanced, making it for an “interesting season.” While parts of the season may have felt like a seventh inning stretch for the players, as losses added up as quickly as wins, the team can count on the potential of improvement for next year. “In the offseason and at practice, they [the team] need to put in the hours to get better,” Waldrup said. “And reach the goals set at the beginning of the season.” By Giuliano Favorito Staff Writer It’s that time of year again for lacrosse head coach Stephan Striffler’s team and there’s only one thing on their mind: the state playoffs. This is a feat that no team in the York/Adams county has ever accomplished. Nevertheless Striffler is confident his team is more than capable of getting to the promised land. “We have a very balanced team,” Striffler said. “We can score. Our three attackers are excellent and our defense is fantastic.” That attack is led by senior Tanner Reif, junior Jac Gemmill, and sophomore Sam Emig. Senior Joe Dashler and junior Pat Stafford stand tall in defense. “The chemistry we have allows us to be so successful,” said senior Tanner Reif. “Just knowing where each other are on the field and having good stick skils to be able to make the plays helps us score goals for our team.” Although the state playoff is the ultimate goal, the team does have some stepping stones to make before they can get there. Those stones include making and winning the York/Adams playoffs and reaching districts. Among personal goals for Striffler he would like to beat the teams he has never beaten in his three years at the helm ; Dallastown, Central and Susquehannock. But, Coach Striffler wants to make one thing clear; he does not want to win only as a team but as a school. He has a challenge for Red Lion students. “Come to our games, jump up and down, yell and scream, and make a heck of a lot of noise.” On Apr. 23 students can do just that at Horn Field at 7:00 PM when the lacrosse team clashes head to head with Susquehannock. By Taylor Bosley Sports Editor Each year the Red Lions girls lacrosse team picks new captains. This year the three girls chosen, which are picked by leadership ability and skill according to Coach Steve Unger, were senior Kasey Lewis and juniors Jenna Godfrey, and Emily Robbins. As captains, the girls have various responsibilities. “Captains responsibilities include, leading the team in pregame and warm up drills,” head coach Steve Unger said. Senior captain Kasey Lewis views her role as captains as a multi responsibility duty. “As a captain my leadership is to get my team focused and mind set for the game,” Lewis said. “To tell my teammates that we will win, play strong and never give up and play hard until the last buzzer goes off.” Along with assuring her coach, Lewis is set on being a good role model for her other team members. “My responsibilities are to assist my coach with anything he needs, I watch out for my teammates,” said Lewis, “I make sure I am a good role model to the underclassman and I make sure I come to every practice ready to play and I am fully dedicated to this sport.” Coach Unger views the captain position as also a position to encourage. “Captains are also there to encourage the team to do their best,” Coach Unger said. Lewis has various other likes about being a captain of the lacrosse team. From being in a position to motivate and someone to for other players to fall back on, being a captain is something she enjoys. “I also try hard to be a loyal friend as well as a strong leader for my team,” Lewis said. Since this is Lewis’s last year on the team there are aspects of the game that she hopes to pass down to the underclassmen. She hopes the girls hold responsibility for their actions and for them to be a “strong and respectful role model.” Lewis also said she wants them to “never give up, always believe in yourself and always strive for greatness, always give 100% on and off of the field because you’ll get out of it what you put in.” Lewis had one last piece of advice for the underclassmen. “Have faith in yourself and play every game like it’s your last,” Lewis said. |
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