Skip to main content

Ping, Pang, and A Little Fun with a Hard Ball (Softball)

By Anonymous
Angela Tan

On February 29th, twenty-four girls gathered on the upper field under the hot blazing sun as Coach Edman shouted, "girls, hustle and gather in."

March is approaching soon, and the softball season is finally here again.

The girls stood nervously and patiently as Coach Edman introduced himself as this year's new girls’ varsity softball coach. The mood was engulfed in extreme intensity, but it didn't last for long when Emily Grad suddenly introduced herself as the new "Royal Highness" softball coach.

With that, the softball tryouts started. Twenty-four girls paired up with random partners as the two coaches evaluated each pair's throwing and catching abilities. After some fifteen minutes, the girls proceeded to the remaining sessions which tested for ground balls, pop flies, batting, and fielding, respectively.

By the end of the tryouts, the girls scattered back to Lower Field with excited and nervous hearts awaiting for the email announcing the roster for this year's girls’ varsity softball team.

The next day, an email was sent out. The senior girls celebrated with joy upon the news that all ten of the senior girls who tried out made it into the team, although Coach Grad said that the girls' batting with the machine "totally stunk. P.U."

Softball is not a common sport, especially in Asia. In addition, softball has never been the sport in which people would view as “competitive,” such as basketball, volleyball, or soccer. So, what made some of these girls want to join softball?

Annabelle Teoh (9), a new freshman member who made it into the softball team this year, said, “I wanted to try a new sport with different skill-related fitness components, and I figured that softball would be a perfect sport for that.”

Furthermore, softball indeed is a sport that emphasizes on teamwork and the bond of the members of the team. This year’s team is a senior-laden team. Therefore, it is not surprising that many of the seniors have targeted on getting the most out of their last year of high school by participating in softball together, for one more hurrah.


Amanda Goh (12), a senior who has been in the softball team since 9th grade, replied as follows when being asked why she wanted to join softball again this year: “I've been in softball since 9th grade. At first in ninth grade I joined because I wanted to get some exercise, but I found myself loving the sport. I enjoyed the memories and friendships that I have made through softball. It is incredible to play a sport I love with people I love. Also, softball helps me take my mind off of stress and studies.”

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

DINGBAT DALAT STUDENT SPENDS PRECIOUS TIME CONJURING UP SELF-REFERENTIAL SENIOR SCRIBBLE RATHER THAN GATHERING LEGITIMATE WORK

By Anonymous
Yusoof Monawvil PENANG, MA - As the deadline drew near and the stars aligned in the night sky above the majestic waters of the Strait of Malacca, one particular Dalat student—Yusoof Monawvil (12), despite a plethora of school events to select and report on—opted instead to spend a remarkably well-wasted 24 minutes staring at a blank Google Docs page, fruitlessly drawing up and shooting down brainstormed ideas.  In a moment of sheer and undeniable epiphany, Monawvil deemed it only fitting to self-referentially satirize his own ingrained incompetence and dingbattery. Commenting on the flash of insight, Monawvil quoted himself, saying: “It all just kinda made sense. I went on DISCourse to look at the little rubric thing Ms. Grad and Mr. Hieber posted, and I checked if I was following all of the guidelines... And I technically am/was; [N]ot like there’s any specific direktive [sic] prohibiting self-quoting.”  In a turn of events, Monawvil did come to find his self-quoting en...
6 comments
Read more

"Spikeball, Swimming, and Sickness: The Remnants of Senior Sneak" by Ee Rynn Ong

By
“Guys, I think we’re here,” said Jonathan Ooi (12) as he peeked out of the lorry to catch the first glimpse of our Senior Sneak location. This year’s Senior Sneak was held in Nomad Adventure, Gopeng, and the organizers planned many activities for the Class of 2026, ranging from traditional games like congkak and batu seremban to adrenaline-pumping ropes courses and whitewater rafting. These scheduled activities proved to be some of the best highlights of the trip, but top of that, the seniors were also given some daily free time to chat, explore, and relax. Josh Stevens (12) had come prepared for this with two spikeball nets, which immediately attracted attention from people eager to spend time in the outdoor sun. The next five days saw spikeball veterans and newcomers alike, spending their precious one and a half hours daily around the unassuming circular net, smashing the yellow ball in hopes of a victory.  Caleb Evans (12) was one of the newbies to spikeball, learning how the g...
Post a Comment
Read more

“I Miss Her” by Nikhil Pillay

By
While most people had a fun week for mid-semester break, whether it was spent with family, or with friends on impact trips, no one had a more emotionally confusing week than Judson Kenneth Robert Nosker (12).  In the light of recent events, Judson, despite all odds, had gotten in a relationship with one of his classmates, and as the break started, he had started to spend a lot of time with her. While with her, he started to experience a new level of joy and completeness that he had never felt before. In the words of Judson Nosker, “The first half of the break was good, but the rest of it was horrible.”  The reason for such a quote and the roller coaster of emotion was because half way through the break, disaster had struck. Judson’s girlfriend had gone on a trip with her family to Thailand, leaving Judson all alone. For the rest of the week, Judson was in a state of longing for her presence.  His friends have reported numerous occasions when Judson would be sitting with t...
Post a Comment
Read more