Some losses can leave you feeling satisfied

Olivia Richardson, Sports Editor • December 4, 2023

As the tip off starts, the anticipation builds. The whistle blows, both teams ready to put up a fight. Baylee Lowder, Junior # 1 and Emilee Skinner, Junior #5 from Ridgeline go up for their battle. Ridgeline gets up there and snatches the ball for the first possession of the game. Kodee Williams, Junior #10 doesn’t let them get far. Stealing the ball before Ridgeline is even able to get over the half court line, passing the ball to Baylee Lowder for a fast break for the first points of the game.

“Team chemistry is the main point for me, if you don’t have team chemistry then there’s no team. There are just girls on the floor. I think that is what helped us in that game. I am satisfied with how we all played,” said Junior, Baylee Lowder.

Lowder was 3rd on the leaderboard, with 12 points, two 3 pointers, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and 4 steals. Followed by Juniors Avery Allred and Kodee Willams. The two both had 25 points. Allred had four 3 pointers, 4 rebounds, one assist, and 6 steals. Williams had one 3 pointer, 4 rebounds, 2 assist, and one steal.

Although The Girls Basketball team may have not beaten Ridgeline, there are positives to look at. They were the 4A state champs in the 22-23 season. Grantsville lost by a total of 13 points with a final score of 76-63, Skyview High School lost to Ridgeline by 24 points in the state championship game. “There is so much for all of us to be proud of, we played our hearts out. Only losing as much as we did by a 4A state champ team is something I take pride in… We played one heck of a game,” said captain, junior Avery Allred #11.

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Olivia Richardson

Doing anything by herself was hard. Going up the stairs was almost impossible. Going down was a little easier. She sat on the top step. She set her crutches by her side and started the slow descent. Sliding down step by step. After only a few steps she stopped. Olivia Richardson couldn’t take it anymore. The initial knee injury was hard, but the fact that she had had to get surgery and now couldn’t walk on it was even harder. So was the fact that no matter what no one understood what it was like. To not be able to do the things she loved. To not be able to even just practice with her volleyball team no matter how hard that practice was. Volleyball was a part of her. Liv had broken multiple parts of her knee. Tripping over a hurdle at a track meet had started this painful process, and was continued as her knee cap popped out of place at every volleyball practice. She had been through surgery, and grueling physical therapy that pushed her to her limits each and every time. She worked hard. She pushed through the pain, and at times it was constant. She was doing it for her team. She was doing it for her body. But most of all she was doing it for herself! She was the one who was going to come out on top. Then she could prove to them what she could do. Liv stood on the volleyball court. Varsity player. An asset to the team. She had come so far. Looking around she was filled with gratitude for the simple things she had taken for granted before. “Volleyball has given me opportunities to meet new people and travel” Liv said. She cherishes all the memories she makes with her team and she knows they will be there for her and in return she wants to be there for them when they go through hard times. Now she understands what it’s like to feel alone. What it was like for no one to understand how you feel. Also what it’s like to come out on top. To get through the hard times. Olivia Richardson had won!