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^ueAcUuf, ^ecemjjeft 3f Whirlie athletes learn to handle stress By Kelly Cirincione Reporter When the bell rings at the end of school, a herd of Grimsley students flock toward the buses and tlte parking lot to make plans with their friends about what to do that afternoon. However, tliere are many oUier students who remain on the premises after the sound of tlie bell, and tlie)' don’t have the option of mak ing after school plans. These students have chosen to be athletes at Grimsley, and their acti\ ities ha\ e already been established. Tlle^' go to practice. Our school atlilctcs admit Uiat participat ing in sports limits their free time ;md creates an often stressful schedule. Many athletes make sacrifices so thc>' can participate in school sports; for e.xamplc. Fred Blakcncv. a Junior, is a dcfcnsi^■e and offensi\e linemen on the football team and wrestles in the 215 weight class. Most of the time Blakeney doesn 't get to sleep until twch'c or one o'clock b> thetimche finishes homework aftcrprac- licc. Likc\\ ise. sophomore Cheickna Baber feels that he often doesn't get enough sleep during the sports seasons. Baber, a fullbtick on the soccer team and runner on the track team, said, “ I sacrifice a lot of time to partici pate in Grimsley sports, especially time that I would use to sleep.” In addition to sacrificing sleep, athletes often immolate theirpersonal free time. Avery Lutz, a junior on the women’s basketball team and a cross-countty' runner said, "Sometimes 1 can’t do tilings with my friends after school. Other times my homework has to be sacri ficed on game daj s because 1 try to be with the basketball team before games.” One of Lutz’s cross-country teammates is Miles Brow n. a freshman who said. "Since 1 started ninning. T.'\/, doesn't e.xist in m\' life any more." Julie Fry. aJunioron the tennis team, sac rificed going to the Homecoming dance be cause the Indiiiduals Tennis Regionals were on the same ci cning. "Also." Fry said. "1 could not make it to the soccer games; inani of our matches were on the same day as dieir games." Cheerleaders often feel die added pressures of sports because they participate in ;m acti\ - it\ that fills tw o seasons. Mtirgaret Jeffreys, a junior and co-captain of the cheerleading squad, notes that chcerleading limits her time from otiier school actii ities. "If I weren't cheering, Td be able to be much more in volved in club aaivities," said Jeffreys. The average daily schedule for a Whirlie athlete includes going to school, practice in the afternoon, heading home to eat dinner, and completing homework. Brian Williams is a running back and a comer back on the foot ball team, runs track, and wTestles. Williams, a Junior, said, "Nomially 1 go to school for si,\ periods, go to practice for two and a half hours, go home, eat, and do homew ork for tlie rest of tlie night.” Even though participating in sports cre ates tight schedules, it helps many athletes manage their time wisely. Kristin Moody, a Junior on the women’s soccer team. said. "Play ing a sport helps me manage my time because you ha\’e to go to practice and Uien do your homew ork when y ou get home. It gets you in a routme.” Williams said. "Ath letics help me manage my time because if you go straight home after school, you ha\ c too much time on your hands. On the otlierh;md, if you play sports, you come straight home from practice and hit tlie books." In addition to helping athletes manage their time, sports hai e other adi antages. Williams enjoys tlie competition tliat sports offer, while Moody participates in sports fo fun and to make good fiiendships. Blakeney plays football in order to help him get a col lege scholarship. His favorite part of tlie ^ort is the thrill of the game. He also gets satis faction from wrestling. "My favorite part of w restling is when the entire tournament is on the line and it all depends on me to pin my opponent...and I do! That’s my favorite part ofbeing an athlete.” Fry’s favorite part ofbeing an athlete at Grimsley is representing the school, while Jeffreys uses cheerleading as a form of stress release. Pablo Torrente is a senior who is a trainer at Grimsley. He simply loves sports and said, "E.xcepl for homework. GHS ath letics are my first priority." Ei-en though athletes often feel pres sured between academics and athletics, they manage to deal with their busy sched ules. Patty Yu. a senior, dii es for the Whirlies and experiences the most stress in the w inter between her diving and mid- temts. Yu said, "If s difficult to deal with the extra pressures, but by bashing your self in the head a couple of times and be coming completely hooked on caffeine, you can stir\-n e. Oi J zzi o ni n SI [Indoor track team kicks off new season Blaclavood m some etents that uw oh e twenty laps. The even competition By Scott Fischer Reporter At first glance 5'4. 1.30 pound Joe Guzzio does not ap- pearto be t eiy intimidating. Howex er. inhistJirce years at Grimsley. Guzzio has proxen to be one of tlie finest xxrestlers in Whirlie history. Guzzio became inx olx ed in xx restling ncarix a decade ago. after his brotlier introduced him to tlie sport. Since tlicn Guzzio has had only one loss in his high school career, w Inch came during his freshman year in the state finals. ' Joe is as good as he is because of the time he puts into w restling. He's a X ery detemiined person. I really enjoy coaching someone w ho has that desire to wrestling James. ' He crisp person at any match. To haxe any Some of tional major ments in- txvo state as well as die countrx'm type of heart and w in, " said head coach Rodney can snap a nice, headlock on a time during a me. Joe does not weaknesses.” Guzzio's addi- acconiplish- clude xvinning championships, placing fourth in the Junior na- photo tional wrestling tournament. "Some of my personal strengths are that I'm strong, I have a lot of e.xperience, and I never give up until the match is ox er.” said Guzzio. Having the endurance to withstand as match as Guzzio does, is not sometliing dial conies easily to xvrestlers. Wres- ders are constanUy having to run as xvell as perform strength ening drills to stay in prime condition for competition. "We do a lot of drilling. We are constandy running and strength training. We also do a lot of pull-ups, push-ups. and step amning. Westartpracticeevery'day widiatwomilerun. I w ork them very hard. " For die coming season Guzzio has some impressive goals. ■ Td like to have at least three take doxvns before the pin in each match diis year. For die team t’d like to xviiidic confer ence. as xvell as a match m the state team duals,” said Guzzio. "We should have the best team in die four years Tve been here. There are a lot of seniors on the team, and xve have a good xvork ediic.” As far as next season, Guzzio is narroxviiig his options. "Riglit now. my choices are doxvn to West 'Virginia, Mary land, and N.C. State. During college I’d like to be a liistory' ma jor, and later become a teacher,’’ said Guzzio. So regard less of where Guzzio is pinning p eople ne.xt year, xve are sure to hear of liini as he pursues his collegiate career. I By Sarah Blacivxvood \Reporter Runners are often asked. "Why xvould anyone in their jright mind xxant to am around a little dirty circle twenty I times? Well, for some reason or another, apparently sex - leral people intend to do that x ery diing. Begimiing in No- Ixember the Whirlies xvill kick off their mdoor track rumiing I season for 1996. Katie Gildea. a junior and middle distance ainner. says that she runs indoor track to get in shape, xx hich is p;irt of die reason for most people. Some, such as Kate Wordiingtoii a senior. Iiax e other reasons: "I lox e to run." she says. Sex eral people, such as Miles E. Brown, a freshman, got diere start diis year in cross coimtiy and tire simply con- tiiiuiiig dicir ninning career xvidi indoor Uvick. It is also an excellent xx ay to preptire for spring track. This year. Coach Brent Norfleet says diat one of liis goals is to take one or more individuals to the state meet in March. So far three meets have been scheduled forthis year, xvhich is more Uian the total number of meets last year. How ever, these are prone to change due to weadier conditions, especially if the snow and sleet hits as hard as it did last year xvhen the Whirlies were forced not to attend a meet in Chapel Hill. Coach Norfleet says that die nuni- Iber of people xvlio have shoxvn a definite interest in running indoor track is en couraging, especially the Inumberof women. Well, one may ask, xvhat is the difference betxveen indoor and outdoor track (besides the obvious)? One difference is the length of the track: die indoor track is less than half tlie size of die outdoor track, resulting in some ex ents that uix olx e tw enty laps. The events also dif fer sliglitly'. For example, die half-mile race does not exist in indoor track. Instead nimiers participate in die 1000 meter, xx'hich is 200 meters more. "Since few’er people run y ou can really get personal help from the coaches.’" said Worthington. Another differ ence is diat "Indoor track is a lot less strenuous dian cross country, but still a good opportunity to improve your nin- nmg,’' says Ali Sulier. a junior. COMPLETELINE OF... me SNOWBOARDS INLINE SKATES SKI & SNOWBOARD RENTALS Wendover at Carnegie Place .• 1/2 mile off 1-40 GREENSBORO •852-0015 , '
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