Right here’s a have a look at the women water polo participant profiles submitted to the Journal:
Athlete: Hope Fenwick
College: Hersey Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “Being within the water on a regular basis.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “When my coach received a yellow card as a result of he was yelling as a result of a lady punched me within the face.”
How are you holding in form: “I’m doing ball work exterior and dry land exercises.”
What do you miss probably the most: “Seeing my superb teammates and coaches on a regular basis.”
Message to teammates: “By no means quit, don’t let this time be a setback. Use it to your benefit and are available out stronger than ever earlier than.”
Faculty plans: “Going to Columbia Faculty Chicago to check social media technique.”
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Athlete: Nives Ramich
College: Maine East
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “I all the time take pleasure in working with my teammates and having enjoyable with them. Our sport is tough at occasions, however my teammates are there to make it doable and thrilling.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “We had a match in downtown Chicago, the place we slept at a lodge in a single day and had a lot enjoyable collectively making recollections.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’ve been maintaining with our eLearning and doing stuff like watching Netflix all day, speaking to my buds and attempting new hobbies.”
How are you holding in form: “I’ve began understanding every day with some ab and leg exercises.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I nonetheless can’t imagine that is occurring. Particularly, because it’s the tip of my senior 12 months, it’s actually upsetting. My senior teammates and I’ve been ready eternally to have our senior occasions, which sadly have been canceled. Additionally, we had been all very excited for our season this 12 months, however it has come to an finish. I miss days at college, seeing my pals and making recollections daily.”
Message to teammates: “Becoming a member of this sport in the beginning of my freshman 12 months has been probably the greatest selections in highschool that I’ve made. I’ve grow to be very near my teammates and I’ll miss everybody a lot! You guys are the explanation that I’ve continued water polo. To all the opposite women, I need you guys to kill it subsequent season with many dubs (wins)!”
Faculty plans: “I plan on getting my nursing diploma.”
Maine East senior women water polo participant Nives Ramich.
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Athlete: Alexandria Zendejas
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “The house feeling, the bond I get from my teammates. In addition to the help of each coaches.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “My favourite reminiscence of the game is after we had a Saturday match at Riverside-Brookfield and the entire workforce went and explored the varsity and received again to play recreation.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Throughout eLearning I’m doing digital lessons and taking lots of notes. Principally it’s impartial working.”
How are you holding in form: “What I do is run on a regular basis in addition to attempt to do some at-home exercise reminiscent of squats and push-ups.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss my final 12 months of senior 12 months…actually upsets me as a result of I waited so lengthy for this. I miss my pals and lecturers. I additionally miss water polo loads. I miss the video games, my workforce and in addition to follow.”
Message to teammates: “To cherish the moments you’ve in class as a result of in any minute it may be taken away. Additionally college goes on by quick in addition to the season, so all the time give your greatest and be the most effective model of you.”
Faculty plans: “My plans after highschool is to attend a university and main in prison justice later advance into legislation college.”
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Athlete: Nicole Niedzielski
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “Having a bond with a terrific group of women and studying to play as a workforce.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “When our workforce was sitting within the bleachers throughout a match and my sister tried to throw a strawberry into the trash can however it ended up within the pool in the midst of a play.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “A lot of puzzles, walks, college work, exercising and plenty of meals.”
How are you holding in form: “Working on my treadmill, biking round city and totally different exercises on YouTube with the weights I personal.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss hanging out with my pals and with the ability to see my household. I additionally miss looking for garments.”
Message to teammates: “I hope all of you’re staying wholesome and holding optimistic. I’m sorry that is how our 2020 season is ending. We’re nonetheless a tremendous workforce and maintain tons of recollections collectively.”
Faculty plans: “I will likely be attending Harper Faculty to get an affiliate’s diploma in well being science, then switch to a four-year college. Then medical college to grow to be a health care provider.”
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Athlete: Meg Casiple
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “The bond that my workforce has with one another.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Profitable convention for the third time final 12 months.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Sitting at my desk for many of the day attempting to complete the work my lecturers give.”
How are you holding in form: “Taking walks and doing exercises in my basement.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “Swimming and being with my pals.”
Message to teammates: “I hope that in spite of everything of this we nonetheless wish to hold grinding and begin the place we left off. I do know that not being within the water for therefore lengthy might knock us down, but when we simply suppose positively, we’ll get the place we wish to be.”
Faculty plans: “Going to Oakton Neighborhood Faculty.”
Maine West senior women water polo participant Meg Casiple.
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Athlete: Lauren Sobjack
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “The aggressive facets of it and the challenges alongside the best way that make you a greater participant.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Profitable our first recreation of the season this 12 months, possibly my final ever and understanding our workforce was so pleased with its personal win.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Being productive by understanding at house, nonetheless working at Starbucks, homework and doing artwork.”
How are you holding in form: “Finishing the exercises our coach sends us and occurring bike rides with my household.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss being at college for my final 12 months and spending time with my pals and teammates on a regular basis. It sucks that my final 12 months of highschool could possibly be taken away.”
Message to teammates: “I do know that is onerous however we’re all on this collectively, let’s have a optimistic mindset and simply hope to be taking part in the game we love beneath the identical roof once more. We are going to all the time be a workforce.”
Faculty plans: “Pursuing a level in nursing at Grand Valley College.”
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Athlete: Alyssa Harrison
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Sophomore
Favourite a part of your sport: “Really taking part in as a workforce.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “All of the invitations.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Schoolwork and the exercises we’re getting.”
How are you holding in form: “Working and doing the exercises.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss seeing my pals and doing my sports activities.”
Message to teammates: “I miss you all and I hope you guys are going nicely.”
Faculty plans: “To go to a four-year faculty. I don’t know what I wish to go into but. However I do know I wish to swim in faculty.”
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Athlete: Alexis Kennedy
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Sophomore
Favourite a part of your sport: “Interacting with all my teammates and having enjoyable.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “After I first began I beloved how everybody was so supportive and helped me determine all the things.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Specializing in college however attempting to remain in form.”
How are you holding in form: “I’ve been attempting to go on walks and exercise on a regular basis.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss interacting with all my pals particularly throughout follow.”
Message to teammates: “I miss everybody and I want we had extra alternatives to get to know one another in addition to play extra video games.”
Faculty plans: “To go to school and be a prison psychologist.”
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Athlete: Audrey Peters
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Sophomore
Favourite a part of your sport: “The way in which the workforce connects out and in of the water.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Making my first aim and the entire workforce cheered me on and was pleased with me.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Attempting to finish my work and keep match on the identical (time) whereas being in the home.”
How are you holding in form: “Happening runs, bike rides, strolling my canine, doing core workout routines and different power coaching.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss seeing my pals and my workforce. I actually miss taking part in polo.”
Message to teammates: “That I’m pleased with them and it doesn’t matter what occurs with this season that we’ll get via it.”
Faculty plans: “Go to school for 4 years and get my bachelor’s in science diploma of nursing.”
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Athlete: Mariella Labbate
College: Maine West Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Freshman
Favourite a part of your sport: “Taking part in in opposition to totally different folks.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Making the primary aim of the season.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “College and understanding.”
How are you holding in form: “I’m working and doing depth exercises.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “My pals and seeing them on a regular basis.”
Message to teammates: “Miss all of them. And want we performed extra video games.”
Faculty plans: “I wish to go to school to grow to be a nurse and assist folks in want.”
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Athlete: Jordan Oslowski
College: Maine East Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
College Yr: Junior
Favourite a part of your sport: “Taking part in video games with all my teammates and seeing all our onerous work repay.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Profitable convention my freshman 12 months and staying in a single day downtown for a match throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’m doing lots of baking and strolling my canine.”
How are you holding in form: “I’ve been doing yoga and doing cardio, weights and abs every day.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “My pals and sports activities.”
Message to teammates: “Thanks seniors for all you do for the workforce and don’t neglect all of the recollections we made all through all of the seasons!”
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Athlete: Effie Panagiotopoulos
College: Maine East Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
College Yr: Junior
Favourite a part of your sport: “I like how shut everybody on the workforce is and I like taking part in video games and seeing how a lot we enhance over the season.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “My favourite reminiscence was going downtown throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend my sophomore 12 months and bonding and taking part in nice video games with my workforce.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I watch lots of Netflix and I FaceTime my pals.”
How are you holding in form: “I’ve been strolling my canine loads across the neighborhood.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss my pals and taking part in water polo.”
Message to teammates: “Thanks seniors for making all these superb recollections all through the years. Though this season isn’t what you anticipated, as quickly as issues get higher we are going to make it as much as you (coronary heart emoji). I hope you’ve a tremendous time at school.”
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Athlete: Krina Shah
College: Maine East Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of your sport: “I like the adrenaline that comes with this sport, however principally attending to play and work onerous with my superb teammates is my favourite a part of this sport.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “I’ve two! The primary one is profitable convention my sophomore 12 months. My second favourite reminiscence goes into additional time with Evanston at our sectional recreation; although we misplaced, the adrenaline was completely thrilling.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’m spending most of my time cleansing, understanding, watching netflix and consuming.”
How are you holding in form: “I do a 60 minute YouTube exercise each different day to maintain in form.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss hanging out with my pals and with the ability to go exterior.”
Message to teammates: “I miss you guys! I can’t anticipate all of us to see one another as soon as quarantine is over.”
Faculty plans: “I plan to attend UIC on a bodily remedy observe.”
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Athlete: Maria Mossakowski
College: Stevenson Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Junior
Favourite a part of your sport: “My favourite a part of water polo is the workforce side of all of it. We’re all very shut and the workforce ambiance makes all of it price it.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “My favourite reminiscence must be my freshman 12 months inexperienced and gold recreation. Through the recreation I used to be on a unique workforce than my sister. Throughout my recreation I scored my first aim and it made it so significantly better as a result of it was on my older sister. Simply being with my sister on the whole all of my freshman and junior 12 months was superb.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’m baking loads. I’ve undoubtedly realized lots of good recipes. I’m additionally strolling my canine exterior and simply spending time with my household.”
How are you holding in form: “Each week we as a workforce attempt to host three exercise Zoom conferences. Moreover, at any time when we’re not assembly I attempt to go exterior to experience my bike or do some kind of YouTube video exercise in my home.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “Having the ability to be with my pals, teammates and coaches. I additionally miss the power to go to the pool and follow with the workforce.”
Message to teammates: “We received this girls.”
Faculty plans: “Main in biology, however undecided as to the place.”
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Athlete: Emilija Matic
College: Maine East Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite half concerning the sport: “The bond that this sport creates with my teammates. Water polo is tough and could be brutal at occasions, however understanding that your teammates are there for you, having your again and all the time pushing you to do your greatest is my favourite half about this sport.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Our recreation in opposition to Evanston. This was the most effective recreation of my life! The bleachers had been packed, everybody cheering for Evanston and us, the Maine East Blue Demons, managed to go to additional time with Evanston. We ended up dropping however to us it was a win and we knew that we had been going to return again stronger subsequent 12 months and go far.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Because the climate will get good, I’ve been getting exterior as a lot as doable and have been doing eLearning homework in addition to binge watching many exhibits.”
How are you holding in form: “Having a brother who performs soccer, I’ve been working loads with him exterior, taking part in basketball, and many others. Simply doing as a lot doable exercise as I can.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “Can’t imagine I might ever say this, however I miss college on the whole. As a lot as I dislike college, I miss seeing my pals, coaches, lecturers and simply seeing folks within the halls. I miss with the ability to work together with folks nose to nose and simply miss the ambiance after I’m round folks.”
Message to teammates: “I miss you guys a lot and I can’t anticipate this to be over and to hopefully have our season again in the summertime as a result of we had been all keen and excited for the season to lastly start however it got here to an finish so rapidly. Keep secure and see you guys quickly hopefully.”
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Athlete: Abby Pedota
College: Hersey Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Junior
Favourite a part of your sport: “Attending to work as a workforce.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “The day of our first recreation after we had been taking part in with a slime ball and my teammate bounced it on the bleachers and it bounced over the railing and into the deep finish of the pool.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “Portray and maintaining with college work.”
How are you holding in form: “Taking my canine for walks nearly every day and taking part in fetch with my canine within the yard.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “Attending to see my teammates and pals every day.”
Message to teammates: “Keep secure and keep wholesome. We’ll get via this collectively.”
Faculty plans: “Go to an artwork college to check animation/movement media.”
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Athlete: Anna Gates
College: Stevenson Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Junior
Favourite a part of your sport: “Having the ability to spend on a regular basis with my greatest pals and individuals who share the identical ardour as me.”
Favourite reminiscence of your sport: “Profitable state final 12 months.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’ve been hanging out with household. My brother is again on the town from faculty and now I get to see him on a regular basis.”
How are you holding in form: “Our workforce does zoom exercises and alone I do orange idea exercises.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss with the ability to see all my pals that I might see at college.”
Message to teammates: “Keep glad and wholesome.”
Faculty plans: “I’m wanting into speech pathology for a significant and have began faculty visits.”
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Athlete: Tea Lang
College: Hersey Excessive College
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
College Yr: Sophomore
Favourite a part of your sport: “Taking part in and dealing as a workforce.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’m watching lots of Netflix, portray and understanding.”
How are you holding in form: “Figuring out.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “Taking part in water polo and hanging out with my pals.”
Message to teammates: “Keep sturdy throughout this time. I miss you all!”
Faculty plans: “I haven’t actually checked out schools but.”
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Athlete: Mansi Patel
College: Maine East
Sport: Ladies Water Polo
Yr: Senior
Favourite a part of sport: “The sensation of accomplishment after an enormous recreation, particularly the celebration on the bus experience house that follows.”
Favourite reminiscence of sport: “Our downtown adventures throughout the Jones Prep Match.”
What are you as much as throughout the break: “I’m catching up on some Netflix and have selected the place I’m going to high school subsequent 12 months.”
How are you holding in form: “I’m attempting to do the every day exercises my coach has been sending us and have been occurring every day runs.”
What do you miss probably the most throughout quarantine: “I miss seeing my teammates daily and simply being within the pool.”
Message to teammates: “Thanks for probably the most unforgettable years of my life. I’ve beloved each minute of it. You guys and our loopy recollections will all the time maintain a particular place in my coronary heart. I can not wait to see the dream workforce once more.”
Faculty plans: “I’m direct admit to the Kelley College of Enterprise at Indiana College the place I will likely be majoring in worldwide enterprise and administration.”