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Sports The Last Word 2009 The Rebel Word Page 10 SPRING SPORTS by Varick Parizo The spring sports season brings hopes, dreams and highlights. Players strive to do their part to make their team the best. At our school we have a very proud sports tradition. We’ve always been known to be competitors. South Burlington is full of respected sports teams. In the fall, football and soccer shine. During the winter hockey and basketball hold it down and in the spring it is all about lacrosse and baseball. The main goal in sports, other to have fun, is to win. This is exactly what we here at South Burlington High strive to do. The Boys Lacrosse team has started off hot. As of mid May, they are 7-0 in D-1 Vermont lacrosse and 8-2 over all. The future looks very bright. Evan Cassidy With knocking off last years state champs Essex they got heated up and carried their momentum into the bulk of their season. continued on page 12 BASEBALL by Deven Savage South Burlington has always had a strong baseball program. Like every season, this year they are a competitor. After last years frustrating extra inning loss to Essex in the Semi-Finals, the returning seniors want to lead their team to the top and a victory at Centennial. The pitching staff is strong. Seniors Ethan Martin, Tri-captain Andrew Tranmer and Austin Fay led the pitching efforts. Also junior right hander’s Ben Jenkins, Deven Savage, Jeff Newman and south paw Charlie Cobb staff the Rebel bullpen well. As for hitting, the team has the potential. They struggle to string together a few hits when the pressure’s on. Tri-captain Alex Judge and Austin Fay lead the hitting lineup with their speed. The Rebels appear to have all the components required to dominant the competition. As for power, Ethan Martin, Andrew Tranmer and Deven Savage make up the 3-4-5 sports in the Rebel lineup. The Rebels celebrate another victory. continued on page 12 SOFTBALL AND GIRLS LACROSSE by Evan Kaczmarek and Zach Davidson As the girl’s softball season came to an end last spring, the upperclassmen leaders were very disappointed with how their season turned out. This year captains Emma Fitzgerald and Meghan Porter came into the first week of tryouts with a different attitude. When we interviewed Coach Glen Button, he acknowledged that this year’s team was much more athletic, “The team being more athletic gives us a much more even chance with the competition.” Coach Button then went onto talk about the competition in Vermont softball Kim Schroeder fires one to the plate being down the past couple of years. He told us he wants is his girls to be very competitive in all of their games regardless if they feel they can win or not. r Button said, “I really think that one win could be contagious.” He said, “The girl’s fitness levels this year are a lot stronger than last year. This in return will help them tremendously.” The girl’s softball team has strong upperclassmen leadership. Ace pitcher Kim Schroeder has been a talent on the hill for the last 2 seasons. Schroeder hopes to keep things going this year. Co-Captain Emma Fitzgerald who plays 3rd and also pitches is making herself into a great captain. Captain Fitzgerald said, “This year’s team has a lot more talent than last years.” She then went onto say, “Our goal this year is to win the games that we know we can win and to be competitive in all the others.” Additionally she was enlightened by the fact that, “The underclassmen are really fired up and provide a lot of skills that we didn’t have last year.” The shortstop Captain, Meghan Porter has been encouraging the troops for much higher expectations this season. Freshman pitcher Kate Fitzgerald,Alyssa Gamelin and Michaela Rivers, the two second basemen, are among some of the underclassmen who are stepping up. Their positive energy is helping the team, and we are know that their season will end strong. Good luck SB softball! GIRL’S LACROSSE The girl’s lacrosse team is always very competitive. They are led by Coach Anjie Soucy. Coach Soucy has built a legacy at our high school for both the field hockey and girl’s lacrosse teams. Coach Soucy said, “Our team has tons of potential and come play-offs, I don’t think that any team is going to want face us.” Soucy made it clear that the team is improving day in and day out as they strive to the ultimate goal of a state championship. Coach Soucy has been known to take teams like this one to win state titles. When teams think “The Rebel’s lacrosse team is in a rebuilding year,” Soucy somehow finds a way to surprise everyone. Girls lacrosse is known for surprising everyone by continued on page 12 Natalie Wimett tracks down the ball
Sports The Last Word 2009 The Rebel Word Page 11 BIKE POLO? by Ryan Teixeira Polo was originally a training game for cavalry units. The current incarnation is usually played on horses with mallets. Despite its long history it isn’t a very popular sport in America. There’s also water polo, which has the same general idea minus the horse and players use hands instead of a mallet. A not so well known variation is called bike polo. Bike polo is on the rise. Unlike water polo the motions resemble regular polo. Two wheels replace four legs and the rules stay pretty much the same. Because a horse is a large animal and has a mind of its own, polo is played in a strict vertical format. The players can’t just zip in any direction. Bikes are much smaller and more mobile, like hockey the players move in all directions. A group of Vermonters have been playing bike polo for18 years Our very own Mr. Galiga has been playing for 8 years. He first played the sport with his friend in Chicago. Then, when he moved to Vermont he heard abou a local team and started playing again. Due to complaints of the tires ruining the grass, the players have had to “switch” fields a few times. While a reasonable problem, soccer cleats on the field do more damage. Right now the players use the South Burlington Fields. Mr. Galiga assures me bike polo is quite safe. There’s the occasional stray mallet. Every once in a while a player loses control of their bike; they spill or cause someone else to spill. It really is like any other sport. The sport of polo has evolved over the years and has now modernized into bike polo. Polo may not be played very much in America but bike polo may be able to bring the legacy of the sport back. Up for grabs!!! ULTIMATE FRISBEE by Aaron Rovner Ultimate Frisbee has been a sport that is enjoyed by many, but loved by few. I myself have been hucking disk since I was a lad. I was not formally introduced to Ultimate until high school. South Burlington High School’s interest in hucking starts many years back. Loosely organized Ultimate Frisbee games took place after school at Dorset Park. For many years though, no legitimate club or organization was created to accommodate the school’s ever growing appetite for disk. The times have changed. This is a story of two men whose passion drove them to challenge the leadership of a board of educators and follow their dreams. It all started with AP chemistry. It was the year 2008 and the students of the class had just completed the AP exam. They returned to school where they were greeted with Marcos pizza and Frisbee. The class continued to play games of Ultimate until it was forbidden by the administration for being “too distracting.” During that brief time, one student discovered his passion for the sport. His name was Sebastian Ventrone. Unfortunately it was not until the start of the next school year that he could really put his passion to good use. At the onset of 2008-2009 school year Sebastian immediately decided to take on the administration, he needed help. Fortunately Steve Bolger, an extremely accomplished Ultimate Frisbee player was there with the same burning desire. Together they confronted the heads of the school and the Ultimate Frisbee Club was formed. With little to no budget, it was hard getting the club off the ground. Finding a coach came easily as teacher Eric Stone was happy to volunteer. The club was even privileged with the knowledgeable Steve Philbin of UVM fame as an assistant coach. At the first meeting, it was decided that the Frisbee club would accommodate both a competitive team with regular Wednesday practices, and leisurely pickup games on Fridays for anyone wishing to play Ultimate. Tryouts were held, and cuts were made for the competitive team, who has played three official games since that time. With a 2 and 1 record, the future is looking bright for the team. Maybe in time, Ultimate Frisbee will be made into a varsity sport, it certainly requires a tremendous amount of athleticism. Bike polo in South Burlington!!! Ultimate...growing in popularity at SBHS each year.
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