THE RISING TIDE

Athletes of the Week

Our very first athletes of the week were crowned!

• Joseph Kohl - JV/MS Football

  • Joseph "Jo-Jo" Kohl is in the 8th grade and part of both the JV and Middle School football teams. He had an impressive defensive performance in both scrimmages that earned him the GMS Male Athlete Of The Week. When asked about it, he said "I can think of a bunch of my teammates that deserve this more than I do. I think everyone on the team did just as well as I did. I think I had a good game that day, but I think we had a lot of good individual plays, and we played pretty good as a team." Joseph spent some time in a cast the last two years. When asked about how he went from that to playing so well he said, "I just don't quit. I'm not trying to be better than anyone else, just better than I was before, and I work my butt off because I love to play.  I just love football. I go home and play with brothers, I get in the weight room,  and I play here." The Kohl family is also a big part of the Galax family. I know both the ones that are here and the ones that aren't any longer are proud of you, your work ethic, and who you are as a person. 

• Mady Goad - JV Volleyball

  • Mady Goad is in the 8th grade and currently a member of the JV Volleyball team. She rallied in the match against Rural Retreat last week to score 8 service points in a row, securing the lead and getting the win in a tight match. Mady is quite an athlete, and this is her first chance to get some action at the JV level in any sport. When asked about the difference between middle school and JV she said, "We just have to work together more as a team. The competition is better, the teams are better, so we work harder to be better individually, but you also have to work harder to play as a team." Mady just came to Galax last year but instantly became a leader. She is setting this year, and I asked her, "Why do people follow you?" She responded, "For me, I just try to lead by example. People follow you when you work hard and it shows on the court. I also try to do it in the right way. I think sportsmanship and just letting your teammates know you care about them makes the biggest difference." I asked her how it felt to win that first JV match for her team. She said, "It just felt good, it felt really good to have the support from all my teammates."