The job is never easy.
Watching student-athletes grow from a deer-in-the-headlights freshman to young men and woman in a blink of an eye. It’s awesome to see how they evolve through the years. The hard part, however, is watching those athletes play their final high school games. The look of sorrow on their faces knowing that they’re playing their final games is never fun to witness. You build relationships through the years, and sometimes it’s hard to say goodbye.
From Powers Catholic’s Morgan McKerchie, who burst on the scene scoring five goals in a regional game four years ago against Freeland and helping her team win a state championship that same year. To Swan Valley’s Courtney Reinhold, who blossomed into a first class student-athlete, a scholar athlete, not to mention an all-around great person. To Nouvel Catholic Central’s Lindsay Strobel, who helped lead Nouvel to a state basketball title and to the regional soccer final as well.
McKerchie, Reinhold, and Strobel are just a few of the hundreds of athletes Sports Scene sees on a daily basis, but it is athletes like them that make our jobs worth doing. Never a negative word is spoken, and they are always true to their respective sports.
It’s nice to see athletes move on, but it is never easy to watch them walk away. College is the next step. The next phase in their lives. The journey is endless and filled with many opportunities along the way. Never walk away from a challenge. Walk with your head held high and a smile on your face. New experiences are waiting for you on the other side.
Thanks for the memories.