Moving into the spring season, OH baseball is in full swing, and seniors, like Andrew Zwemke and Aiden Jaquez, are ready to take the field for one last season with OH baseball.
On the mound, pitchers Zwemke and Jaquez have played baseball all four years of high school. At the same time, both are competing to perform on the mound.
OH's very own Greyson Covey and Drew Yavorski senior boys varsity volleyball players join 42Fifty reporters Chase Berkson and Eric Arellano. Together, they discuss goals and expectations for this upcoming season which starts tomorrow, March 26, with a home game against Waubonsie Valley.
Listen to what Covey, who committed to USC last year, and Yavorski have to say about their expectations for this up-and-coming season.
This spring, the girls lacrosse team is entering its second year with a growing roster and stronger team chemistry.
Players practice daily and prepare for upcoming games as the team aims to build a competitive varsity program and a positive team environment.
With a 6-2 JV win against Burlington Central yesterday and a 13-4 varsity loss, the team looks ahead tomorrow to a JV game against Benet Academy with a bonded team and good team spirits.
For the past four years, the boys tennis team has won the conference. The varsity boys tennis team has started preparing for another great season.
Coach Zachary Horn said, “We have a pretty good run going on, we have won conference the last four years, and everyone works hard, and everyone gets along pretty well. It’s a good group of guys. So working together is a common goal.”
The team as a whole works well together. Being friends on and off the court.
“Our team works incredibly well. Everybody's good friends, everybody's nice and supportive, and able to inspire each other,” said the previous year’s singles three player OH junior Jake Doornbos.
For OH girls’ track and field kicked off the season with a win on Feb. 19 after an off-season of frequent runs and strength training.
Several athletes on the OH girls' track and field team have been with this team for their whole high school career so far, training and building rapport that strengthens their bonds on and off the field.
OH junior Kristin Soderlind said, “I’ve grown a lot with the girls, and we have really close relationships.”
While competition is important, there is more to the sport than just winning.
OH track and field assistant coach Alicia Rafferty said, “We want to make the girls who come into our program from wherever they came from. We want them to gain courage in racing, but ultimately, we also want it to be a family.”