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and Camryn Lustgraaf

“Our season was good, but it could have been better,’’said change their level of intensity.
freshman Taylor Garris, the right and left outfielder. The They dedicated their time and effort and in the end, it paid
Ralston JV softball team had an interesting season that led to off with 4-5-1 finish. Hanson said her favorite part included,
many wins and losses as well as tough choices that the girls “Traveling to away games and the fun bus rides there and
faced. back.” The girls enjoyed cooperating with each other and
The girls had several new skills handed down to them made times the best during the season.
throughout the season. Garris said, “Team bonding skills, and
new throwing and catching techniques were new things thrown
at us during the season, but nothing was impossible for us to
achieve.”
The ladies on the team kept up throughout the games and
never backed down from a fight; they were determined to win
each game and keep their heads held high. Freshman Sydney s
Hanson, pitcher for the team said, “The girls struggled with
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staying up and cheering through the whole game, but with the
support of their team mates and parents in the stands they felt O

like they could keep a good attitude throughout the game!” *
Garris said that one of the tougher games they played was T
against Gretna, but on of the easier ones was against Mercy.
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Even when playing not so difficult teams, the girls did not