me really loves that part of cross.”
The highlights of the season so far
have included placing well at all the inhandle longer distances. Many of the
kids are running more miles than they vitationals. “The girls were third out of
thirty-seven teams at New Prairie. The
ever have before,” said Hivley. Since
boys were third at the Northrop Invite.
the team is solid this year, they have
plenty of strengths. “We have a decent We also love seeing each runner earn
sized team. It is always easier to run as new personal records,” said Hively.
The team has also been boosted by
a group,” said Hively. Motivation is a
the younger team members doing well.
key to cross country and the Warriors
Hively pointed out that Daniel Flores,
have it down pat. The team is a great
Trey Kennedy, Tim Hostetler, Kaitlyn
bunch, but they do have their weaknesses. According to Hively the team is Warren, Kegan Watson, and Maddie
Jones are all contributing a lot to the
injury prone and their mental toughness can sometimes wear out. The team team.
The season is not over for the team
is also susceptible to losing moral after
a tough week of running. Luckily, there yet. They still have the New Haven
Invite, The NECC, and the IHSAA State
haven’t been too many rough weeks
Series meets to look forward to. Hopeaccording to first year runner, Brian
fully the teams finish the season as
Mullett.
strong as they cross the finish line.
Mullett is a wrestler on the Westview team and joined cross country to
Westview Boys and
get into shape. Since joining, Mullet
Girls Soccer
has found the team to be very supportThe Westview Boys and Girls socive and motivational. He has enjoyed
the competiveness the most. He said “I cer squads have been enjoying great
wouldn’t have expected the runners to seasons. Both teams are powered by
be so competitive. The wrestling side of upperclassmen that have had a few
Sports Scoop ... cont. from 23
years of experience. The experience
seems to have turned into wins.
The Westview boys team had a
10-5 record as of September 21st. The
team is fueled by the speed of their
forwards and midfielders. Senior Dom
Hunter says that the biggest difference from last year is the amount of
goals they are scoring. This has made
the season a lot more fun for the team.
Dom Hunter is leading the team in
scoring. Juniors, Austin Borg and
Nate Raber, are also scoring a lot for
the Warriors. The team is also gaining
strength as the season continues. According to Hunter, the team is “starting to play together as a team more
than at the beginning of the year.”
This can only help the Warriors as the
season continues.
The Warriors have also been great
because of their defense. Their defense
is led by senior goal keeper, Adrian
Brandenberger. His skills have helped
keep many goals out of the back of the
net.
The regular season is winding
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Westview’s 2011 JH Girls Soccer: Back row (left to right): Annie Schrock, Kasey Bontrager, Megan Steider, Tori Wisler, Tessa Zimmerly, Manager
Brianna Strong, and Coach Tara Miller. Middle row: Kaitlyn Whitaker, Caitlyn Weaver, Madison Burton, Alisha Hostetler, Taryn Pruitt, Riley Hostetler,
and Erika Gamble. Front row: Karey Haney, Dhruti Patel, Reagan Sharick, Karyssa Davis, Amiah May, and Karla Yoder.
JH Girls Soccer • 2011
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