Spring sports make a comeback

Spring is in bloom and so is a new season of sports. Softball, baseball, track and soccer are coming around again, and coaches and athletes are itching to play as winter comes to a close.

Girls’ soccer started off the semester on Jan. 14 with a game against Colleyville Heritage, while the boys lost against Coppell, one of their toughest competitors, on Jan. 29.

“We can bounce back from that. We’ve got twelve district games, so we have a lot of soccer left,” Greg Oglesby, varsity boy’s soccer coach, said.

Softball followed closely behind, kicking off their spring season with a loss against Lewisville, the team they played in the second round of playoffs last season.

“I think the teams are going to be stronger this year. Some of the opposing teams had key players with injuries last year, but our girls will go out and compete,” Timothy Stuewe, head softball coach, said.

Playing the same district as the year prior gives returning athletes an advantage, and our teams have been prepping all fall.

“The season so far has been good, we’ve won most of our games despite being a very young team,” Duncan Gary, senior soccer player, said. “I think we have a great chance at playoffs and the state tournament this year.”

Meanwhile, baseball begins once again with a scrimmage against Fossil Ridge on Tuesday, Feb. 9 and track rounds out the start of our spring teams with a meet on Saturday, Feb. 13 at Mansfield High School.

“I think that if we continue to hit the ball well and be united as a team, then we will do well in playoffs and go far this year,” Avery Zeigler, sophomore varsity softball player, said.

With playoffs in sight, though still three months off for some, senior athletes are hopeful for a good final season of sports.

“This is my last season which really put a new perspective on the way I have to work. My teammates and I have a bond that we have developed throughout the years growing up so we have to leave our legacy,” Jackson Davis, senior track athlete, said.