Ninth Graders Play on the SHS Soccer Team

At Springville Junior High, there are some ninth-grade girls that are talented enough to play on the Springville High School soccer team.There’s the varsity soccer team, and  the junior varsity soccer team. The varsity team is made up of mostly high school girls. (sophomores, juniors, and seniors) But the junior varsity team has ninth-grade girls from Springville Junior High school that help make up the team. They have away games every Tuesday and home games every Thursday. The girls have practices  on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Lots of the girls really enjoy playing on the high school team, and they try really hard to get better at soccer. 

Janessa Lewis, ninth grader at SJHS, said, “The girls are nice to everyone and the bus rides are really fun.” The majority of the junior varsity team is made up of ninth- graders, and the team has worked together well and won most of their games. Alyssa Oman, ninth grader at SJHS, said, “It’s really different from anything else. It’s a lot of work and practices are two hours long and our coach, Mike Shultske, pushes us and makes sure that we try our hardest.” 

 Lots of the girls on the team really enjoy playing on the soccer team. Maddie Taylor, a ninth grader at SJHS, said, “I do it because it’s really fun and you feel good after scoring a goal  or mastering a really cool move. I also do it because it’s really good exercise and it makes me feel refreshed.”

The coach also gives the JV girls rewards for working really hard. If the girls give 100 percent, then they get to play on the varsity team for a week.