Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Freedom Area High School's Student Newspaper

FHS Press

Ending the Season on a Positive Note

The girls softball team had an excit-ing end to their season this month ending with a 4-5 win over Hopewell on their very own senior night. The teams lined the first and third baseline, while the sen-iors were met with congratulations. At the second baseline they locked arms with their parents and continued their journey on to third base, where they were greeted with a gift.
The softball team overcame a hand-ful of obstacles this season. For the long-est time, the girls were without a fence, allowing for a heavy disadvantage. They fell victim to runaway balls and more space for other team’s outfielders.
“There were a few occasions when some girls from the other team would hit the ball, and instead of being stopped by the fence, it rolled all the way out to the discus throwing field. This caused major exhaustion for our outfielders,” Senior Leah Moldovan said.
The girls have also had their share of injuries this season. Senior Zoe Sayre was the team’s only pitcher this season, which put a heavy strain on Sayre’s pitching arm. “It was hard. I had to take care of myself twice as carefully as be-fore because one bad move and the whole team suffered. It was an immense amount of pressure to perform,” Sayre said.
The team is losing a number of valu-able players this season. Seniors leaving include Maddi Lewis, Brittany Mavrich, Kylee Wolff, Taylar McCoy, Brooke Pet-covic, Caitie Bohach and Leah Moldo-van.
“We’re going to have to work really hard and have a lot of dedication to get where we [were this season] without [the seniors],” Freshman Courtney Susan said.
This season definitely had its ups and downs, but the team spent the time making memories. “One of my favorite memories is when Brooke ran to the dug-out instead of first base on a dropped strike. Every time we told her to run faster she would speed up to the dugout,” Mavrich said.
The girls’ season ended with a re-cord of 3-13.