Descriptive Essay: Tualatin Fall Championship Competition

Tensions were high. Her nerves were frazzled. The crowd was quiet, waiting to hear the name of the team who was to move on to nationals. Only two teams in the division would be moving on. The crowd went wild as the announcer said, “And moving on to the 2009 Cheerleading Nationals will be the Kankakee Valley Kougars!”

Afterwards, each team went to their dugouts at the games conclusion. The IHSCA team huddled in right field one last time to talk about the conclusion of their season.

All the emotions started sinking in as we started to cry with joy. After all the crying, we went to say “good game” for sportsmanship and returned to the mound to complete a bet. We bet Coach Cadena that if we went undefeated for the whole season, the team got to dogpile on him. And we did. All of us returned to the dugout with all of our families and the baseball team congratulating us. Seeing my fathers’ face with a huge smile made me feel so great he got to see me play with four single hits and no outs. I made a contribution to the game that I was awarded second region team. During the end of the awards ceremony, when we hold the championship plaque, all of us had the biggest smiles on our faces and returned home with

But when they called us up for top 5, we started screaming. Then we went up on the big mat, circled with my team holding hands, and they called 5th place, it wasn't us. So then we thought we were gonna get 4th, and they did not call us.. By then, we were all crying. We for sure we were gonna get 3rd after that, but they did not call us, so then we were all balling. Then they called second and it was us, we were all crying our eyes out. If the stunt would not have dropped we would have gotten first place, but that drives us to work harder. It was an amazing time that I will never forget, and it was

One thing this year’s wrestling team kept on making. The regular season was not what this team would be remembered for, but rather be remembered by the success they held in the postseason events. With the team winning the Northern Central Connecti- cut Conference Tournament for the first time in school history, the moment was surreal. Four wrestlers took home first place, Jeff Suschana in the 132 lbs weight class, Jacob Berry-Parker in the 160 lbs weight class, Frankie Rinaldi in the 170 lbs weight class and Jackson Rheault in the 195 lbs weight class. Frankie Rinaldi shares the team’s mental state of mind entering the NCCC tournament saying, “The team worked hard. I wanted to win, We all wanted to win.” With their heads above the clouds already,

The 7 gentlemen in the competition were very nervous and flustered, as they had never been in a varsity level race before. You could tell that they were anxious, and while they did not know what to expect, they were ready. Instead of sitting around and just letting them run the race, I actually instead gathered as many people as I could from our team, put them around the entire course, and I believe I made these athletes cheer harder than they ever have for one another. You could tell from the looks on the 7 runner's faces as they came speeding past us that our cheering was helping and motivating them with each and every step to push harder, go faster, and win for Yucaipa.

The girls swim team faced off at B-champs. They earned fourth place in the 400 yard freestyle and sixth place in the 200 years medley relay. "Working as a team helped to divide the task and multiply the success," Sophomore LisaMarie Minissale says about the teams relays.

It was the big day for me and the team it would be our last race before going to state. Though I’m a good runner I know that this year still isn’t my year to strive for state because I still need to get faster. For right now though, I was planning on—kicking—major butt! As my team and I got off the bus we headed towards camp, passing at least twenty or more schools. Once, at camp I got my last bib for the season and began walking the course with my team. We all talked and laughed like a big family and honestly we were a big family.

The place I will soon call my alma mater, Belmont University, is a place to discover one’s passions and dreams. At this institution, you begin to define yourself, find your true interest, and mold yourself into a God-fearing leader. Just as any other colleges, students transform into leaders, but what makes Belmont sets apart from the rest is our foundation. Belmont strives for their students to transform the world with disciplined intelligence, compassion, courage and faith. I am grateful to be at an university that has molded me to be a firm believer of what I am passionate about, and taught me to use that energy to go from here to anywhere.

“Okay girls one more run until practice ends, don’t forget about our competition on Saturday.” My coach Angie said.

I remember not being very confident at all, because I did not know what to expect. We went and bought a dress, shoes, and then got my hair and makeup done. I had practiced walking for weeks before this beauty walk, and so when I got on stage, I wasn’t nervous. I smiled, walked as slowly as possible, and made sure I kept eye contact with the judges. When we were called back out on stage for top 10, which is when I became extremely nervous, I did not think my name would be called, but it was! I had to go on stage and walk again, and this time my nerves took over. I finally got off stage and went backstage to relax for a minute. When we were called back out, it was time to announce the top 5, and the winner. While I stood there waiting, they starting calling 4th. 3rd, 2nd, and 1st runner up and I never heard my name, so I had lost all hope. I will never forget what happened next, the announcer said and the Miss Duncanville for this year is… Kalee Jones! I was shocked I did not move from where I was standing for a

The team was ready, we had been working extremely hard for the past seven months for this. We were all in great shape and very rested. A few of the returning players were meeting me at my house to carpool to the final game of the state championship tournament. Everyone knew that the hard work had paid off when we won the semi-final game the preceding day.

He told us there was no question about it. Everything felt like a whirlwind as we made our way up to the stage in front of thousands of people. As I nervously stood on stage, I took the time to look at each of my speech kids, sitting there celebrating their success. This was definitely a team accomplishment. I thought about the 104 students who participated in sixteen groups this year and all of the students who have touched my heart in previous years. I also thought of my time serving as an assistant coach to an amazing head coach, Joel Stauffer. I smiled as I thought about all the times Todd McDonald made me laugh aloud during practices this year. I reminisced about my time working with an awesome coach, Tracy Jacobsma. I realized how blessed I am to have the opportunity to work with such wonderful students, parents, teachers, and

The weather cleared up and me, along with my entire class and teachers, got to enjoy a beautiful ceremony. Lining up we started to proceed out to the football stadium from the gymnasium, my mind would not stop thinking. I just could not stop remembering what it took for me to get to this day. The stress that I endured studying for the SAT, filling out my applications and most importantly, perfecting my essay. The idea that I was not going to be living in this beautiful town I have spent my life in, brought a flood of emotions. Thoughts of my friends not being by my side next year made me feel as if I was sinking into a deep hole; this place, this town has had so much to offer to me. The past two years that I had spent in this place were the most emotional and exciting times of my life. I knew even though I was not going to be waking up in my familiar place anymore, I would be waking up in what was to become my new familiar place. I knew that even though my friends would not physically be there with me every day, that they would be there when I called them. If it were not for all of the people I have met along the way, I do not think I would have ended up where I am today. It just is a common thought for whenever I get sad about everything ending, I remind myself that there is a new beginning coming and it is going to be amazing. The place that I have spent my whole life

The ruckus from the bottom of the truck is unbearable, because of the noise and excessive shaking. As we slowly climbed the mountain road to reach our lovely cabin, it seemed almost impossible to reach the top, but every time we reached it safely. The rocks and deep potholes shook the truck and the people in it, like a paint mixer. Every window in the truck was rolled down so we could have some leverage to hold on and not loose our grip we needed so greatly. The fresh clean mountain air entered the truck; it smelt as if we were lost: nowhere close to home. It was a feeling of relief to get away from all the problems at home. The road was deeply covered with huge pines and baby aspen trees. Closely examining the