Here to Stay
Here to Stay
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Traditions Continue Through New Year Sydney Sandoval Reporter
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verywhere you go in East Bernard, there are traditions, and the football team is no exception. As the regular season closes and playoffs begin, the team continues traditions that have been around for years. “Before we go out to the game we tap the sign that says ‘48 minutes to play, a lifetime to remember’,” junior Will Anderson said. “It means a lot to everybody with what it stands for.” The team’s traditions make huge impacts on the players and their Friday night games. Most traditions are for the beginning of the games, such as tapping the sign. Others are saved for the end, like running around holding up four fingers to show that fourth quarter is beginning. “Some of these are things that we’ve always done,” Anderson said. “They’ve been here for awhile.” Traditions are not only for players, but also for coaches to help prep the players before practice starts. “Everyday before practice, one of the coaches will give a talk about something motivational, or something they want the players to focus on and remember for the rest of the week,” football coach Adam Spiegleman said. “It gives us a chance to talk to the players
(Photo by Stolle) Powerful Prayers Victor Tichacek12 and Will Anderson11 pray before the Brazos game. This is a tradition that started at the first game and will continue for the rest of the season. “We put all of our strength and goals to God and let Him be the one that decides how we do,” Anderson said. “Everything we do is through him. After the first game, we did well, and we know we wouldn’t be anything without Him, so we keep doing it. We know that whether we win or lose, we’ll always have God on our side.”
about something outside of football, and give them something that will hopefully translate into life and that they can carry with them.” Rituals like this help get the players in the right frame of mind to start the game and prepare for success. While coaches have traditions for practices, they also have some for games. “Coach Bosse sits in the same spot before the game,” Anderson said. “We never lose when he does.”
A recent Friday night tradition is students gathering in the “Bullpen”. Formed as a student section, it is now an activity that always goes hand in hand with football games. “Usually around sixty kids show up at home games,” senior Josh Mica said. “We do cheers, yells and anything else that will help keep the energy in the stands to motivate the team.” The traditions that the team and the school partic-
ipates in not only gives the team something to look forward to, but also motivation for the rest of the game. “When I see the entire student body and other people from town at pep rallies and games, I don’t want to let them down,” senior Michael Sims said. “They motivate me to want to do my best, along with Coach Bosse’s words that get us fired up before the game. We only get forty-eight minutes of give it all we’ve got.”
Sports - 19
Traditions Continue Through New Year Sydney Sandoval Reporter
E
verywhere you go in East Bernard, there are traditions, and the football team is no exception. As the regular season closes and playoffs begin, the team continues traditions that have been around for years. “Before we go out to the game we tap the sign that says ‘48 minutes to play, a lifetime to remember’,” junior Will Anderson said. “It means a lot to everybody with what it stands for.” The team’s traditions make huge impacts on the players and their Friday night games. Most traditions are for the beginning of the games, such as tapping the sign. Others are saved for the end, like running around holding up four fingers to show that fourth quarter is beginning. “Some of these are things that we’ve always done,” Anderson said. “They’ve been here for awhile.” Traditions are not only for players, but also for coaches to help prep the players before practice starts. “Everyday before practice, one of the coaches will give a talk about something motivational, or something they want the players to focus on and remember for the rest of the week,” football coach Adam Spiegleman said. “It gives us a chance to talk to the players
(Photo by Stolle) Powerful Prayers Victor Tichacek12 and Will Anderson11 pray before the Brazos game. This is a tradition that started at the first game and will continue for the rest of the season. “We put all of our strength and goals to God and let Him be the one that decides how we do,” Anderson said. “Everything we do is through him. After the first game, we did well, and we know we wouldn’t be anything without Him, so we keep doing it. We know that whether we win or lose, we’ll always have God on our side.”
about something outside of football, and give them something that will hopefully translate into life and that they can carry with them.” Rituals like this help get the players in the right frame of mind to start the game and prepare for success. While coaches have traditions for practices, they also have some for games. “Coach Bosse sits in the same spot before the game,” Anderson said. “We never lose when he does.”
A recent Friday night tradition is students gathering in the “Bullpen”. Formed as a student section, it is now an activity that always goes hand in hand with football games. “Usually around sixty kids show up at home games,” senior Josh Mica said. “We do cheers, yells and anything else that will help keep the energy in the stands to motivate the team.” The traditions that the team and the school partic-
ipates in not only gives the team something to look forward to, but also motivation for the rest of the game. “When I see the entire student body and other people from town at pep rallies and games, I don’t want to let them down,” senior Michael Sims said. “They motivate me to want to do my best, along with Coach Bosse’s words that get us fired up before the game. We only get forty-eight minutes of give it all we’ve got.”
