Catamount Times
June, 2016
Softball Team Has Stellar Season
The St. Johnsbury School softball team has had a great season this year. We’ ve won seven games and only lost one.
Our team is coached by Mrs. Thompson, who has played softball her whole life. She pushes the team to a whole new level, but makes sure it’ s still fun as softball should be. There is a mix of 6 th-8 th graders on the team, and the softball connection brought us a little closer together.
We lost our first game 20-3 to Haverill, but we rebounded to beat them at their field. And we had an intense game against Oxbow. We were down by eight runs, but came back and scored a bunch of runs in the fifth and sixth innings, and ended up beating them by four!
It has been a great season, all around.
By Emily E. Catamount Staff Reporter
The St. Johnsbury School softball team before a recent game. Front( left to right): Taylor F., Isabelle P., Julia S., Emily E., Imogyn C. and Delaney R. Back: Kelsey L., Bailey C., Rylee-mae M., Melanie C., Hannah B., Haley P., Renee A. and coach Jenn Thompson.
St. J Swim Club is Making a Big Splash
St. Johnsbury School 6th-grader Cailin M.( top) competing in the breaststroke.
Do you like swimming? How about having fun and making great friends? If you answered“ yes,” then you should join the St. Johnsbury Academy Swim Club( SJSC)!
The SJSC team is for swimmers age 6-19 who live around St. Johnsbury. We practice three times a week during preseason( September and October), and three to five days a week during the winter season( November-February), at the St. Johnsbury Academy pool. We learn the right way to swim all four strokes- freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly- and how to do flip turns and dive off the blocks. We also get to do fun team activities like relay races.
One big reason why you should join SJSC is because of the great coaches who support you a lot.“ We’ ve established a strong foundation for swimmers to compete at a higher level in the USA Swimming community in New England,” says head coach Brennan Dean, a great swimmer and an awesome coach.
“ By providing a safe environment and culture, we have seen the team grow in numbers and skill level,” says
Dean.“ In the end, we are not just providing the community with a service, but hopefully teaching these swimmers life lessons that will help them grow later in life. There is no greater joy as a coach than to see a pair of goggles look up at me and ask,‘ How did I do?’ These kids are truly inspirational.”
Another reason to join the swim club is that there are great opportunities to practice swimming and to meet other swimmers. Swim meets are a good example of this, and are a fun way to compete with other teams.
The SJSC team is a supportive group of people who share a passion for swimming and are always there to make you smile and give you encouragement.
If you have any questions or want to learn more about the program, you can visit the team’ s website at https:// www. teamunify. com / Home. jsp? _ tabid _= 0 & team = nesjsc. You can also contact team administrator Kari White( my mom) at 751-2324 or karineilella @ aol. com. By Ella W. 5th Grade
5th Grader Ella W.
The St. Johnsbury School baseball team before a recent game. Front( left to right): Sam B., Brady B., Jacob B., Lucas C., Chandler L., Daegan I. and Cooper C. Back: Coach Bob Fair, Kieran F., Sam S., Caleb A., Jack C., Leo D. Anthony B., Dane B. and Coach Derek Bugbee. Not pictured: Coach Chris Buckingham.
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