At the end of the year comes a time for students to make decisions about their futures. For Freedom, it means it’s time to win some games. The results are in, and the teams with the most successful seasons are the spring sports teams. Despite the lack of wins in the previous seasons – winter and fall – the spring sports are usually above average. Spring sports have the same amount of teams as winter sports, but three less than fall. Only two teams in the fall and winter season won half of their games. Boys’ soccer and wrestling both won over half of their games and made it to playoffs. Girls’ soccer only made it to playoffs. Even though these two teams did magnificently well, some teams did very poorly. Out of the total 85 games played in the fall season, only 29 of them were won, making the fall sports teams have a 34 winning-percent. The teams that almost won half of their games were the Cross Country Teams, Girls’ Soccer and Golf. Nonetheless, Girls’ Soccer made it to playoffs and the Boys Cross Country team made it to states. Proving that winning records aren’t always accurate. The winter sports had a little more than half of that percent. Out of their 58 games, only 10 were won. Six of these came from the wrestling team. The other four came from the basketball teams, totaling to a 17.2 percent of games won. One factor that completely sets the spring sports apart from the other seasons is experience. Whether it be player experience or coaching experience, the spring sports are loaded with it. Many kids started playing baseball or softball – more commonly known as tee-ball to the youngsters – at the age of three. With track it becomes a little more difficult, but the coaches really know how to train for greatness. Other sports like volleyball and basketball, the first time one can compete in them isn’t until their middle school years; thus, allowing for a maximum of four years preparation before the high school stage. In the fall and winter sports alone, there have been at least five new or second-year coaches at Freedom. In the spring sports, both the softball and baseball coaches are welcomed back for their second year. Even though the softball coach is new to some, the baseball coach is known by all of the players. Coach Dan O’Leary has been an active coach in the New Sewickley Baseball programs since his son was three years old, and that was 17 years ago. It takes awhile for a coach to become experienced, but for now the spring sports will continue to dominate with their knowledge of the games. Hopefully, all Freedom sports will continue to improve and make the school proud.