2012: New Year, New Beginnings

We ended our 2011 season in the NCAA tournament and had to face the reality that we would be losing some AWESOME seniors. Now, as the new year has begun, we are building something special; it is the beginning of a new team. In the fall new players will come into the mix of our current players, all striving for one goal: a GLVC championship. In the words of sophomore Jodi Chapie, “I want that ring!”

Currently, the Lady Hawks have been hard at work. For the past couple of months we have all been training on our own, demonstrating a “Fit for Life” attitude so that when we started team training again that we would not miss a beat. We are now two training sessions in and things are looking fantastic. The hard work that this group puts in throughout each session is extraordinary. We are hungry for that championship title! Each player has their own unique strengths that we bring to the table, and when all of us use those together in one unit it truly is special.

Personally, I have my own new beginning. I am now considered an upperclassman. Wow! These last two seasons have gone by so fast. I remember coming in as a freshman in the fall of 2010, being so timid and hardly saying a word to anyone. Now, my teammates can’t get me to shut up! The experiences I have had so far here as a Lady Hawk will help me in my own leadership role as a big Junior. But, for now, I am going to work hard this off season and spring season, pushing myself and my teammates to get better each day. This is a special group, and if we better ourselves each day, that championship is ours.

Lori Mannion
Sophomore Lady Hawk