Although Southwest is a brand new school, it has already made a habit of going to State. Both the wrestling team and the Swim and Dive teams will attend State. Both teams have been eagerly preparing for State in various ways.
“I’ve been running through my dives,” junior diver Brian Turner said. “I’ve got to polish them up.”
Wrestling coach Cody Parks has been training the wrestlers with extra conditioning for the team to be ready to compete.
“We as a team have been lifting weights,” sophomore wrestler Tommy Swickard said. “After lifting, we do our daily conditioning. We have busted our butts for the limited time we have and Coach Parks is training us relentlessly.”
Parks is helping the team review opponents and get them as ready as possible for them to do as well as they can.
“We’re basically working on what the team needs to get better at,” Parks said.
While the teams are excited about going to State, there are some obstacles to overcome. The fact that the school is brand new and the sports programs are starting from the ground up is a big challenge.
“Because it’s a new school, the majority of our team is freshmen and sophomores,” swimming coach Arvel McElroy said. “There is not a lot of high school competing experience, but it is nice to start some new team traditions.”
The wrestling team, however, is not worried about being a new school.
“We are in the same boat as everyone else,” Parks said. “Being a new school is an excuse.”
Many of the players and coaches preparing for State are setting personal goals.
“I definitely want to place in the top five,” Turner said. “And of course to win State.”
Parks wants to find some champions on the wrestling team, and going to State is the first step to find some.
“We want to be elite champs and regional champs, as well as placing at State,” he said.
McElroy believes Blue Valley High School will be the biggest competition, because they have very strong swimmers.
Parks expects his wrestlers to go into the ring with a good attitude and compete at a high level, no matter who they are up against.
“I’ve been running through my dives,” junior diver Brian Turner said. “I’ve got to polish them up.”
Wrestling coach Cody Parks has been training the wrestlers with extra conditioning for the team to be ready to compete.
“We as a team have been lifting weights,” sophomore wrestler Tommy Swickard said. “After lifting, we do our daily conditioning. We have busted our butts for the limited time we have and Coach Parks is training us relentlessly.”
Parks is helping the team review opponents and get them as ready as possible for them to do as well as they can.
“We’re basically working on what the team needs to get better at,” Parks said.
While the teams are excited about going to State, there are some obstacles to overcome. The fact that the school is brand new and the sports programs are starting from the ground up is a big challenge.
“Because it’s a new school, the majority of our team is freshmen and sophomores,” swimming coach Arvel McElroy said. “There is not a lot of high school competing experience, but it is nice to start some new team traditions.”
The wrestling team, however, is not worried about being a new school.
“We are in the same boat as everyone else,” Parks said. “Being a new school is an excuse.”
Many of the players and coaches preparing for State are setting personal goals.
“I definitely want to place in the top five,” Turner said. “And of course to win State.”
Parks wants to find some champions on the wrestling team, and going to State is the first step to find some.
“We want to be elite champs and regional champs, as well as placing at State,” he said.
McElroy believes Blue Valley High School will be the biggest competition, because they have very strong swimmers.
Parks expects his wrestlers to go into the ring with a good attitude and compete at a high level, no matter who they are up against.