By Jimin Park
Six months have gone by since the school filled up the
liveliness of sports. There were no sounds of bouncing basketballs, hitting
volleyballs, kicking soccer balls, and last but not least, the sound of people.
Yet, this was all changed by an email sent by Mr. Davis on September 9th:
“HS Intramural Sign-Ups (Due Thursday @7: 00 pm).” That was enough to bring
life back to Dalat. Everyone was talking about the Intramurals – deciding
whether they would join either soccer or volleyball, persuading their friends
to play the same sports, and expressing how they were so ready for this change.
58 people signed up for soccer, and 77 people signed up
for volleyball, which exhibited the excitement of students playing sports with
friends after school. The teams were mixed throughout the grade and gender, having
everyone from freshman to seniors, girls and boys, and a few varsity players on
each team. Some seniors were denoted as team captains to lead so that everyone
can have fun and hopefully win. Teams were made, captains were decided, the schedule
was out, everything was ready.
There was an unusual enthusiasm among students on Monday;
everyone was ready to go and start out the 6-week season with a WIN. Starting
from 3:15, teams started to warm up on the lower field and the gym – making
sure there will be no cramps or injury from a sudden burst of movement that
hasn’t happened in 6 months.
For soccer, the mustangs, the bobcats, and the storm took
a win while the storm, who played two games, tied against the zips. For volleyball,
the bruins, the titans, the cougars, and the waves won.
Yumin Kim (12), one of the team captains of the Mustangs,
said, “It felt great to be back playing sports with friends. Although it’s not
like an actual season, I’m thankful to still have the opportunity to play.”
Everyone was excited about the start of intramurals. It
will be fun to watch how the next few weeks will play out.
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