Athletics

The Deal With Co-Ed Sports

By Mickayla Kowalski

In our changing society, there has been discussion of making all sports coed. This means no separation between boys and girls teams. All high school sports would combine to make one team. This would obviously be a huge change and in my opinion, it wouldn’t be a change for the better.

I have played both basketball and soccer for almost all my life. Except in the very early years of soccer, I have always played just with girls. In my experience, it has been nothing but good. I would not change them to coed for many reasons.

First, boys and girls just have a different type of athleticism between the two. Most guys are obviously much bigger than girls. Especially during high school while everybody is growing at different rates this would become very different.

Next, I think this change would cause a lot of drama. Obviously, all kids would have to try out to make a team since there would be too many players with combining two teams. I could definitely see players and parents having problems if a boy or girl didn’t make a team because most of the team was the opposite gender.

Finally, I believe that sports are great they are today. If we changed high school sports, would the rest of our sports world be changed too? Would girls try and play all-boy sports such as football? What would happen to softball and baseball? What happens to all the people that didn’t make the team anymore? This change just raises too many questions and I think “If it’s not broken, don’t fix it”

On the other side of the argument, is the fact that some coed sports already exist. The three we have here at school are cross country, swimming and track. After speaking with a couple of athletes that participate in these coed sports, the general consensus is that they enjoy their sport being coed and they would want every sport to be like theirs.

Sophomore Paige Parrish said “We would have a totally different team if my sport wasn't coed. The girls team wouldn't have anyone pushing them to go faster and to work harder.”

While working with another gender with different abilities will make you train harder, it will also serve as a chance to meet new people as well.

“I would describe it as a very enjoyable one. I’ve had a chance to train with and get to know teammates who aren’t just boys, and that’s one of the main reasons why I enjoy sports.” Said Junior Jordan Grable when asked about his experience in coed sports.

There are many other benefits to having coed sports but unfortunately I don’t see this change in sports coming anytime soon. It just seems like too much work and the whole general idea of different sports would have to be changed. While it may seem like a good idea in the future, sports will probably be sticking with their separate teams for now.

Last High School Season

By Ashlyn Hillman

You may know Maddie Curtner and Nicole Rawlings, who not only are seniors here at Badin, but are also Varsity Softball players. Curtner and Rawlings have been on the Badin Varsity Girls Softball team for 4 years now. Sadly they have to say goodbye to Badin and go off and play College Softball.

Rawlings will be attending Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Curtner will be attending Heidelberg University in Tiffin, Ohio.

Curtner is “excited but nervous for College” and “excited to have a new roommate, but I will miss Badin and home.”

The girls have had some amazing memories here at Badin. One of their favorites is the sisterhood in Badin softball and “always being able to count on each other.” It may take some getting used to, but no doubt, the girls will fit right into their new schools. The schools won't be like Badin, but they will make memories at school and in their softball careers in college.

The girls Softball senior night is coming up, and seniors Annie Wesner, Anna Cantwell and Josie Link will also be honored. The game is against Fenwick at Joyce Park on May 4th at 5 p.m.. Come out and support the girls at one of their last games in high school. You won't regret it!

Welcoming New Members into the Hall of Fame

By Leah Krause

On Saturday, April 21, in honor of the Badin Athletic Hall of Fame, Katie Rains threw the first pitch at the Badin softball invitational. Her father, Matt Rains, had nothing but nice words to say about his daughter, and how hard she worked to get to where she did in her softball career. Rains said that, “he could not be more proud of her,” and that, “Katie, and all of the inductees, have worked very hard to get to where they are today, being honored in the Hall of Fame.”

The Badin Hall of Fame honors both individuals and families for their contribution to Badin athletics. A nominee must meet many criteria, and have made a considerable contribution to our school. For example of the criteria, a nominee has to have been out of Badin for at least 10 years. It doesn't matter if they were a coach, or a valued member of a team, 10 is the cut off. The nominee must also be not only a contributing member to our community, but a contributing member to the faith and society outside of Badin high school.

The nominees for this year are: Celeste Broermann, Pete Scheidler, Brian Giesting, Ben Helmers, Katie Rains-Sullivan, Dan Purcell along with Terry and Ann Slovisky. These inductees with be honored on Saturday, May 12, after the annual dinner for Hall of Fame.

How Sport Affect Your Grades

By David Reigle

Many of you might have a question that has probably not been answered, do sports improve or take your grades down?

Studies have consistently shown that physically active people remain healthier and are able to perform better on tests of cerebral or intellectual ability. Playing sports helps you to be more organized in school and work on time management skills.

When a student has a sports game to attend, they have to work on homework every spare minute they can.

When Mr. Imhoff was asked if sports improve a student’s ability to focus, he responded, “Students know that if they are not in class focusing they will not have the grades to play.” So this means that if a student doesn’t focus and work hard in class, they won’t pass that class. This is crucial because there is a policy at Badin where you can’t play for your team if you’re failing a class.

Having to maintain a passing G.P.A. could be motivation to an athlete that doesn’t worry about school. Mr. Imhoff believes that sports help students to balance academics and athletics with their G.P.A.

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