Wrestling

Wrestling coach Cody Parks is already thinking about success. Parks says he expects the team to compete for a league and regional title.

“We have a lot of talent on our team,” Parks said. “We just need to stay on the same page.”

With summer training camps, Parks knows most of the wrestlers already; one being senior Hunter Like.

“People who didn’t do a fall sport have been lifting and conditioning,” Like said. “I expect us to do well as a team and have State placers.”

Girls Basketball

Girls basketball coach Rick Rhoades is set on building a championship team.

“We’re always going to play hard on the court, always,” Rhoades said.

He says the team knows each other very well because of off-season training.

“We went to a couple of camps where we all bonded really well and came together a little bit,” Rhoades said.

Senior Marissa Rodriguez attended the training camps and agrees the team has bonded. She also expects the team to do well.

“We went to MU and played there — that helped us bond and get to know each other,” Rodriguez said. We’re not going to come out and expect to lose every game. We’re going to try to win.”

Rhoades has prepared the team with many workouts and camps during the school year.

“The team lifted every day Monday to Thursday and had an open gym that went all the way through September and October,” he said. “Everyone who did our jump training camp improved an extra two inches.”

Boys Basketball

Boys basketball has begun, and coach Mark Rabbitt has high expectations for the season ahead, but it’ll come at a challenge.

“We’re going to work hard and compete,” Rabbitt said. “On paper, we don’t match up to any of the teams in our league. But you don’t play games on paper.”

Senior Michael Madsen was one of many players who worked hard over the off season.

“There was long hours of practice, weight lifting and the jump training camp that we did,” Madsen said.

The Timberwolves have no previous varsity basketball experience, but Rabbitt believes the guys who played a varsity sport in the fall will greatly benefit the team.

“That helps them become better athletes and competitors,” he said.

Swimming

Swimming separates itself from other sports.

“It’s different than other sports in the sense that it doesn’t dominate from seniors,” coach Arvel McElroy said.

With 31 years of experience, he has prepared a lot of teams before actual competition; however, he’s had a difficult time doing so this season.

“The swimmers have swam with local teams during the summer,” he said. “We didn’t do much off-season training because they’re not allowed to go in the water before the season.”

Junior Noah Linton has committed a lot of time for swimming.

“I swim, I go to practice and I’m in the pool at 5 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,” Linton said.