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March 2016 | Prowler
Going for the Goal
18 Sports Opinion Q & A Do you see discrimination in sports? edited by Caleb Wiesenhutter & Rebeccah Macias
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Boy’s varsity soccer aims to accomplish greater heights by staff reporter Caleb Wiesenhutter
The ball slides on the feet of junior Payne McKiver as he works his way up the field pushing through the defense, looking for an open teammate. Senior Justin Martin with a quick burst of speed positions himself perfectly to receive the pass. McKiver sends the ball past the top of the defense to the diving Martin, who heads the ball straight past the keeper into the back of the net. “Goal!!!!!!!,” the entire stands screams together. “I’ve never seen a team of athletes work so well together.” A smile spreads from ear to ear on Coach Winston Pool as he hears this statement. He agrees with those words. “Every athlete I have the privilege of coaching is a benefit to the program,” Pool said. “We have kids that have just started playing soccer, and other kids that have been playing for most of their lives. The different abilities brought in by each and every player makes things work incredibly well together as a team, and makes us stronger and closer as the boys play more with each other.” The team itself, being extremely diverse has many different players from various different backgrounds and places. According to Pool, it has only made the team closer and helps them understand some things that others might not have a chance to experience.
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Athlete Jason Vargas Boys’ Varsity Soccer
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How do you think diversity plays a role among your team? “We have diversity within our team, we have people that are good on offense or good on defense or people that have lots of speed. Our team is very diverse and we work good together.”
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3 all photos by Maino Johnston
1. Playing the position of goalie, senior Francisco Anzures kicks the ball out to his teammates to gain possession of the ball. 2. On offense, senior Justin Martin sprints with the ball in order to keep distance from his opponents to make a goal. 3. Playing aggresively on defense, junior Payne McKiver blocks Rouse opponent from scoring a goal and to make a steal.
“With the vast amount of diversity at our school, many different cultures are brought together,” Pool said. “All the kids learn a lot of new things from one another because of the different things that are present. All those things combined though bring a stronger atmosphere to our whole team and we accomplish a lot together. While we’re all different, we all have the same goals and that’s what truly matters.” Along with the various different cultures, there’s many different skills and abilities supplied from each of the players on the team. Such as the goal scoring ability of Martin, the passing ability of senior Miguel Hernandez, or the goal keeping of Francisco Alivez. All of these things contribute to the overall incredible ability of the team. “Each one of us bring something different with our games,” McKiver Do you think diversity is important in sports? “I think diversity is important in sports because we can’t have a team without diversity.” How do you people react when they found out you were trying out for soccer? “When people found I tried out for soccer, they were pretty shocked because I was a very good athlete and in every other sport,
said. “We all do different things well and all the skills combined make us a really, really good team. It’s a perfect mix of the skills you need individually and together to be a dangerous team, which I feel we are.” The team is extremely close on the field, and according to Pool, they have grown even closer off the field as well. Due to the new experience of being able to travel outside of Austin, the team is provided with many new opportunities for team bonding. “The best part of this year has been the traveling with the team.,” McKiver said. “We got to go to the Woodlands early this year, and we had a lot of time to hang out and bond together. We grew a lot closer over that time, and had a lot of fun with it as well. And even within the fun off the field, there was lots on the field. We ended up finishing that tournament as one of the top teams Coach Winston Pool Boys’ Varsity Soccer
so they were pretty surprised.” What is something you want to improve this season? “I want to improve on my grades because they are affecting me.”
As a coach, do you think diversity is important within a team? “I think learning all cultures and all diversity and one group is very important, and I believe many different people as possible on a team brings a team together different personalities
and different individual all work together and bring all different components to bring a team together.” After tryouts when selecting players for the team, how does diversity in all of forms affect your decision? “Diversity really does not affect my decision I treat everybody equally. I try to have a plan with all my players
there, which felt really incredible.” The team’s overall play has led to them not only being recognized as one of the top teams in the state, but also nationally according to Max Preps. As of February 16, the team was ranked 5th in the state and 40th nationally. McKiver says that him and his team they are not satisfied yet. “We’re ranked 5th in the state and we feel great about it, but we feel we can definitely exceed that and get even better and accomplish more,” McKiver said. “We are going to practice a lot to do so and work on our finishing. The entire team wants to make history here at STP and if we can continue to improve together and work more and more, we can. It’d be an unbelievable opportunity to do so and there would be even more amazing things if we accomplish that ultimate goal.” Fan Oddalys Salcido Baseball
and to treat everyone equally and with respect. If they meet all the standards of our program, then they become a part of our team.”
How do you react to diverse population of athletes? “I think the diverse population of athletes is really great. We have a very diverse campus and it’s amazing just seeing it in sports in comparison to other schools.” Do you think diversity is important in sports?
be it. I believe that everyday coaches come with the goal to work and evaluate their athletes. They try to put their athletes in the best position to help the team. However, I would never understand why a coach would want to pick another athlete based solely on race. I hope I never have to see that happen. If a player truly wants to have playing time, then they have to work hard in order to earn it.
Do I think coaches discriminate against other athletes in their program? But, I honestly would not even want to say that they discriminate. The coaches choose who competes in a game based upon certain qualities each player has. Coaches want for their teams to succeed, so if that means they have to have a shorter (or taller), slower (or faster) kid to sit out, then so Do you have a sports concern or other concern?
Contact the Prowler by delivering a message in room A209 or leave a comment at http://www.sphsprowler.com
Schedule on the
Varsity Girls’ Soccer Date: 03/01/2016 Location: Westwood Against: Westwood Varsity Boys’ Baseball Date: 03/15/2016 Location: Stony Point Against: Round Rock Varsity Girls’ Softball Date: 03/04/2016 Location: Cedar Ridge Against: Cedar Ridge If so, why? “It’s definitely important. It brings a bunch of different things into sports, and they haven’t always been there. You see all different people playing sports now and it’s great to see.” When watching sports, what do you think is the biggest impact that diversity plays in sports? “It’s just everyone
being out there and playing together. It’s everyone coming together and playing a game. Honestly, I don’t pay attention to anything else.”
March 2016 | Prowler
Going for the Goal
18 Sports Opinion Q & A Do you see discrimination in sports? edited by Caleb Wiesenhutter & Rebeccah Macias
1
Boy’s varsity soccer aims to accomplish greater heights by staff reporter Caleb Wiesenhutter
The ball slides on the feet of junior Payne McKiver as he works his way up the field pushing through the defense, looking for an open teammate. Senior Justin Martin with a quick burst of speed positions himself perfectly to receive the pass. McKiver sends the ball past the top of the defense to the diving Martin, who heads the ball straight past the keeper into the back of the net. “Goal!!!!!!!,” the entire stands screams together. “I’ve never seen a team of athletes work so well together.” A smile spreads from ear to ear on Coach Winston Pool as he hears this statement. He agrees with those words. “Every athlete I have the privilege of coaching is a benefit to the program,” Pool said. “We have kids that have just started playing soccer, and other kids that have been playing for most of their lives. The different abilities brought in by each and every player makes things work incredibly well together as a team, and makes us stronger and closer as the boys play more with each other.” The team itself, being extremely diverse has many different players from various different backgrounds and places. According to Pool, it has only made the team closer and helps them understand some things that others might not have a chance to experience.
Tigers
Featured
Athlete Jason Vargas Boys’ Varsity Soccer
Athlete Coach Fan
How do you think diversity plays a role among your team? “We have diversity within our team, we have people that are good on offense or good on defense or people that have lots of speed. Our team is very diverse and we work good together.”
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3 all photos by Maino Johnston
1. Playing the position of goalie, senior Francisco Anzures kicks the ball out to his teammates to gain possession of the ball. 2. On offense, senior Justin Martin sprints with the ball in order to keep distance from his opponents to make a goal. 3. Playing aggresively on defense, junior Payne McKiver blocks Rouse opponent from scoring a goal and to make a steal.
“With the vast amount of diversity at our school, many different cultures are brought together,” Pool said. “All the kids learn a lot of new things from one another because of the different things that are present. All those things combined though bring a stronger atmosphere to our whole team and we accomplish a lot together. While we’re all different, we all have the same goals and that’s what truly matters.” Along with the various different cultures, there’s many different skills and abilities supplied from each of the players on the team. Such as the goal scoring ability of Martin, the passing ability of senior Miguel Hernandez, or the goal keeping of Francisco Alivez. All of these things contribute to the overall incredible ability of the team. “Each one of us bring something different with our games,” McKiver Do you think diversity is important in sports? “I think diversity is important in sports because we can’t have a team without diversity.” How do you people react when they found out you were trying out for soccer? “When people found I tried out for soccer, they were pretty shocked because I was a very good athlete and in every other sport,
said. “We all do different things well and all the skills combined make us a really, really good team. It’s a perfect mix of the skills you need individually and together to be a dangerous team, which I feel we are.” The team is extremely close on the field, and according to Pool, they have grown even closer off the field as well. Due to the new experience of being able to travel outside of Austin, the team is provided with many new opportunities for team bonding. “The best part of this year has been the traveling with the team.,” McKiver said. “We got to go to the Woodlands early this year, and we had a lot of time to hang out and bond together. We grew a lot closer over that time, and had a lot of fun with it as well. And even within the fun off the field, there was lots on the field. We ended up finishing that tournament as one of the top teams Coach Winston Pool Boys’ Varsity Soccer
so they were pretty surprised.” What is something you want to improve this season? “I want to improve on my grades because they are affecting me.”
As a coach, do you think diversity is important within a team? “I think learning all cultures and all diversity and one group is very important, and I believe many different people as possible on a team brings a team together different personalities
and different individual all work together and bring all different components to bring a team together.” After tryouts when selecting players for the team, how does diversity in all of forms affect your decision? “Diversity really does not affect my decision I treat everybody equally. I try to have a plan with all my players
there, which felt really incredible.” The team’s overall play has led to them not only being recognized as one of the top teams in the state, but also nationally according to Max Preps. As of February 16, the team was ranked 5th in the state and 40th nationally. McKiver says that him and his team they are not satisfied yet. “We’re ranked 5th in the state and we feel great about it, but we feel we can definitely exceed that and get even better and accomplish more,” McKiver said. “We are going to practice a lot to do so and work on our finishing. The entire team wants to make history here at STP and if we can continue to improve together and work more and more, we can. It’d be an unbelievable opportunity to do so and there would be even more amazing things if we accomplish that ultimate goal.” Fan Oddalys Salcido Baseball
and to treat everyone equally and with respect. If they meet all the standards of our program, then they become a part of our team.”
How do you react to diverse population of athletes? “I think the diverse population of athletes is really great. We have a very diverse campus and it’s amazing just seeing it in sports in comparison to other schools.” Do you think diversity is important in sports?
be it. I believe that everyday coaches come with the goal to work and evaluate their athletes. They try to put their athletes in the best position to help the team. However, I would never understand why a coach would want to pick another athlete based solely on race. I hope I never have to see that happen. If a player truly wants to have playing time, then they have to work hard in order to earn it.
Do I think coaches discriminate against other athletes in their program? But, I honestly would not even want to say that they discriminate. The coaches choose who competes in a game based upon certain qualities each player has. Coaches want for their teams to succeed, so if that means they have to have a shorter (or taller), slower (or faster) kid to sit out, then so Do you have a sports concern or other concern?
Contact the Prowler by delivering a message in room A209 or leave a comment at http://www.sphsprowler.com
Schedule on the
Varsity Girls’ Soccer Date: 03/01/2016 Location: Westwood Against: Westwood Varsity Boys’ Baseball Date: 03/15/2016 Location: Stony Point Against: Round Rock Varsity Girls’ Softball Date: 03/04/2016 Location: Cedar Ridge Against: Cedar Ridge If so, why? “It’s definitely important. It brings a bunch of different things into sports, and they haven’t always been there. You see all different people playing sports now and it’s great to see.” When watching sports, what do you think is the biggest impact that diversity plays in sports? “It’s just everyone
being out there and playing together. It’s everyone coming together and playing a game. Honestly, I don’t pay attention to anything else.”
