Their best has definitely been enough
to win so far. “Our team has done
The girls are still going strong this really well with not giving up. Many
of us do not shut down when we are
season. The team has performed exceptionally well at the hurdling events, down, we fight back and strive for the
long jump, pole vault, 3200 meter race, win. We never go into a match already
defeated, it’s always a positive attitude
and the 4X100 relays.
no matter what the outcome may be,”
A major reason for the levelsaid Hostetler.
headedness of the team has been the
Like any team, they are not percoaches according to Carpenter and
Bender. “The two new distance coaches fect. “Our team could improve on being
have helped our distance girls a lot and a little more supportive with their
fellow teammates at times. We should
Jon Cook is doing a good job of coachalso try and carry our positive attiing over everyone,” said Carpenter.
Bender said that the coaches have been tudes all the way through our match,”
Hostetler stated.
a very good “support system.” “They
A big reason for their success can
have helped us get through injuries
probably be credited to the return of
as well as keeping us motivated and
Head Coach John Zehr. “It’s fantastic
focused on meeting our goals.”
Another reason for the team doing having coach Zehr back. We all love
him to death. He’s a great coach and
so well has been their experience the
he knows exactly what to say, and also
seniors provide. This talented bunch
knows how to make you smile when
is arguably the best that have ever
competed for Westview. “We’ve tried to that’s the last thing you feel like dolead by example in the aspects of drills, ing. Last year, Tara Miller was a great
our composure at meets, and cheering coach, but it’s nice having the coach
that most of us have been accustomed
everyone on at practice and competito,” said Hostetler.
tions,” said Carpenter. “The seniors
So far the team has been undefeathave led the team through example
with continuous and dependable great ed in conference but the toughest victories are yet to come says Hostetler.
performances,” Bender said.
“We haven’t beaten any extremely
The Lady Warriors are on pace to
be very competitive by season’s end as tough opponents yet.” This has a
long as they keep healthy. Just how far chance to change as they are scheduled
to face Fairfield on April 26th. “It’s
could this group make it though? “We
a tough match but always really fun
were at the top in the state last year
to face really good competition,” said
with a 3rd place overall finish. There
Hostetler.
is no doubt that we have the potential
The end of the season is shaping
to be right back up there again at the
state level,” said Bender. Carpenter also up and it looks like the Warriors could
make a lot of racket before it’s all said
added that she hopes to win both the
conference and sectional meets. “I also and done. “My expectations for the
expect a handful of girls to compete at rest of the season are to place in the
regional and a group advance to state.” top three at conference. We can win
sectionals and move on to regional’s if
If the predictions are correct, the
we keep a strong mindset and positive
girl’s season will have a lot of memoattitude. Hopefully we’ll finish our
rable moments yet to come.
regular season matches strong with
victories,” stated Hostetler.
Westview Girls Tennis
The expectations are high but their
The girls tennis team continues to
potential surpasses them. Look for the
win matches and it’s no surprise conWarriors to have a lot of success before
sidering the talent they have on their
squad. “The team has met their expec- the season is over.
tations and everyone seems to be doing
Westview Golf
their part to help the team win thus
The boys’ golf team has struggled
far,” said senior Stephanie Hostetler.
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a little to start this season, but they
are still focused on having fun and
continuing to try their best. “As a
team we have struggled somewhat
but many individuals have performed
above expectations from the start of
the season,” said sophomore surprise
Logan Miller.
Much of the reason for the early
season losses has been because of the
team’s short game. A few of the players said that that’s one area that the
team has to improve on. This should
not be a big problem, because the two
coaches, Dave Spencer and Michael
Handshoe are doing a great job according to Miller. “I love our coaches.
They’re so laid back and they help us
work on every shot possible, so I guess
you can say our coaches have impacted
our team in a great way.” Senior D.J.
Weirich said “The coaches have helped
us keep a positive attitude and they are
always pushing us harder at practice to
get better.”
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