Columbus High School Students reflect on changing sports
Columbus High School Sports Teams are facing an uncertain future this coming season:
“I feel like you can’t take none of these days for granted. And we’ll be happy if we get at least one game,” said Mason Moore of Columbus High School’s football team.
“Like Mason said this season, kind of scary not knowing how many games you’re going to get. Because we could only get one or we could have all nine. I’m hoping we have all of them,” said Garrett Esch.
The Summer Program has been altered due to the pandemic, and its effects even on sports like golf can be felt even before the season gets underway.
“When you’re out there playing 18 holes with these girls that you don’t really know, you kind of get know them after a little bit on the course,” said Sarah Massman, a member of the golf team.
“But with social distancing and everything, it’s going to be weird. It’s going to be strange.”
It’s been an adjustment for their coaches as well.
“When we take a break, the natural thing to do is congregate. And even for me as a coach I want to get right in there, you just gotta remember to keep your distance,” said Scott Bethune, coach for the boys tennis team.
“That’s hard, because when you’ve been doing it for so long, and then it changes, it’s definitely different.”
Without knowing how many games they can expect to see this year, for seniors, every minute on spent on the field becomes that much more precious.
“A lot of games could get cancelled, so we’re just trying to live each game and each practice like its our last and try to make our senior year worth it,” said Jeri Otten of the volleyball team.
Uncertainty for the future of their seasons hasn’t stopped these teams in their training efforts. If anything, it only made them even more committed to delivering the best they can, whether in training or competition-
“We’ve been giving a really good effort in practice, and always staying positive, always picking each other up,” said Camille Pelan of the softball team.