In the Latin language, the word excelsior, translates to “ever upward.” This word is everywhere; from the New York State slogan to the movie Silver Linings Playbook. This word is also on the bedroom wall and dorm room of eighteen year old Jack Henderson. To him, excelsior means to always think positive and that there is always something greater happening. Inspired by his dad, who played baseball in high school and college, he started playing tee-ball. He played tee-ball until two things happened, one he thought it was extremely boring and two, his team did awful. This is the beginning of Jack Henderson’s journey with his true passion lacrosse, and how the word excelsior has always been an inspiration to him throughout it. Jack Henderson …show more content…
Every day, he would go to school at 7:30 in the morning, and then he would practice lacrosse for around three hours after that. He even spent his entire summer working with a trainer to grow his skills even more. Playing a sport requires a lot of dedication, as well as support. Henderson says that his dad is his biggest inspiration, and both of his parents attend all his games. His sister tries to support him, but she would consider herself a “bad luck charm.” His sister believes that every time she goes to one of his games, he immediately starts losing, so she often leaves the games …show more content…
Lacrosse gave him the opportunities to get into colleges, that just by his grades would have been impossible. In the end, Henderson chose to play lacrosse at Stockton University for three reasons, one he considers it to be close to home, but just perfectly far away from growing up in North Jersey, two it is a great school for his major criminal justice, and most importantly, three because Stockton has a good lacrosse team. In a year from now, Jack Henderson hopes to earn good grades, love Stockton University so much he never wants to leave, and of course, make the lacrosse
John Cartwright was born on the 9th of August 1965 in Penrith New South Wales to Merv Cartwright and Carole Cartwright. Cartwright is best known for playing rugby league for the Penrith Panthers, NSW Blues and the Australian Kangaroos.
In the following years, football had been a big part in John’s life. One part of his football career often overlooked is his high school career. At Oak Creek high school, John won the all-state defensive end award for his senior year. High school was not all fun and games though as John had
This tournament, apart from entertaining students and other fans, highlights what stuff different colleges are made of. This comes at a critical time when high school seniors are considering what colleges to attend once they graduate. Thus, it is not surprising that this package of sporting events brings glad tidings to the people as it helps usher-in the beautiful spring season. However, a critical evaluation of the different teams and schools reveal the series of events -both good and not so good- that occur as they prepare for this all-important tournament.
players from the New York metropolitan area. Gerry Clark, a Holy Cross alumnus and an assistant district attorney in the nation's largest city, took it upon himself to scout Catholic high school players and direct them to Worcester. Among those who accepted an invitation ...
As an 18 year old girl with a dream to go big in soccer, Kelly, went to University of Central Florida and started school there. After injuring her ACL mid season she was unsure if the team would give her a second year to play. During her second year at UCF she decided that she wanted to become a registered nurse. Unable to recover correctly and play for the team at Central Florida, Kelly moved to East Carolina
The girls’ junior varsity lacrosse team is composed up of younger athletes that will one day take the reins from their fellow upperclassmen varsity members.
Lacrosse is a fast-growing American high school sport and becoming very successful within the past few decades, so it’s important to analyze how lacrosse has gotten to where it is today and what impacted the spread. The research question is: How has lacrosse changed over the years, and what impacted the spread? Research shows that lacrosse is becoming more popular every year, and many more people are becoming aware of this sport so the history behind what is known as ‘America’s first sport’ should be known. According to the National Federation of State High School, between 2009 and 2013, participation between high school boys and girls has increased for a total of 34%. Today, over 1400 high schools in the US include
Albert Sidney Johnston was raised in a family of hard workers and he had a good childhood. He fought for the army of Texas in the Mexican war, with the US army in the black hawk war, and he fought for the Confederate States of America in the Civil War. He was a hardworking man who had a life that revolved around the military. Johnston fought for the US army and was a Brevet Brigadier from 1826-1834 and 1849-1861. He fought for the Texas army and was a Brigadier general from 1836-1840. Also For the CSA army he was a General from 1861-1862.
Lacrosse is the oldest team sport in North America, having been played by Native American tribes long before any European had even set foot on the continent. A century after European missionaries discovered the game played by Native Americans, they began to play it themselves, starting in the 18th century. From there, it evolved and grew in popularity from a very savage game that resembled war, into what it is today, a recreational sport played widely in America and other countries. As U.S. Lacrosse literature aptly puts it, “Lacrosse is a game born of the North American Indian, christened by the French, adopted and raised by the Canadians, and later dominated by the Americans.” When the first people of America started playing lacrosse centuries ago, the game served many purposes.
As more of my teammates began to show up, I recognized most of them. However, I learned later that if I went on to play in the Spring, this would not be the same exact team I would play with. With only twenty minutes until we began,I put on all of my gear and my dad gave me a thorough warm up. Time seemed to fly by, and before I knew it, everyone was gathered together as positions were being assigned. I was originally overwhelmed with excitement, but as the game drew closer, the joy I had felt was replaced with anxiety. The lacrosse game taking place before ours ended and we entered and took our place on our bench. I recognized the opposing team’s jerseys quickly and identified them as a travel team from our area. Taking one final breath, I rushed into the lacrosse net enjoying my bird’s eye view, unsure of what was to
Sprinting down the field, using the last burst of adrenaline. Only seven seconds left on the clock. The ball is launched from one net to another. Will they make it in time? They all sprint down the field. Desperate for an open pass, #6 cuts to the right and runs in for the shot. The ball slowly lands in the back of the stick and quickly makes it’s way out again, and into the goal. What sport did you first think of when you read this? You guessed it. Lacrosse. Lacrosse is a growing sport in the U.S. It has been played for hundreds and hundreds of years, and yet, it is still not an official sport, it’s a club. Lacrosse should be made into an official, school sponsored sport. If lacrosse became a school sponsored sport, it would decrease the cost to play so that it is less expensive and more people would then play because of the affordability, allow the sport to continue to rapidly grow without the difficulty
That next junior year Michael made the varsity team and became the star player right away by putting up some outstanding numbers. But, in his...
Not only can sports teach you great life characteristics, it can also get you into a good college. Student athletes in high school dream of getting scholarships for the sport th...
Erik, with hard work and determination became a football place kicker, making Dad not pay attention to Paul’s sport.Paul’s parents don’t go to Paul’s games, but instead go to Erik’s games. Dad giving into football even more, eventually creating the Erik Fisher Football dream. “I’ve never had a good placekicker before, but I sure could have used one last season.”(#28-1). Paul must feel jealous of Dad’s decision in creating the Erik Fisher Football dream. Paul’s dad is not caring for paul so Paul’s mom suggested he should play on the lake windsor soccer team.
Although it is the offseason, the players can still be seen practicing hard in their current training facility, the Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse. “We’re expecting and encouraged to stay on the team for next year,” said Thomas “Kraedon” Nguyen, whose major is finance. He says while he enjoys the game, Nguyen also plays to retain his scholarship.