Season That Changed My Life Research Paper
Candace Monigold
Ms. Weaver
English 113
28 Sept. 2010
The Season that Changed My Life
I was a senior in high school. My final softball season had just begun. Our varsity team was the reigning state 6A state champions from the year before and we had very high hopes to win again. However, we were definitely an underdog according to all the preseason reports. The pressure was on for the Broken Arrow Lady Tigers. This would be the season that I changed the way I played softball and would make me work hard to achieve the goals I set for myself. As the season began, our high hopes were decreasing quickly. We had already lost more games than our whole season the year before. Our confidence was getting lower by the …show more content…
As a team, we played each game with much more intensity and excitement. I found myself hitting the ball with much more focus and power. I hit my first varsity homerun bomb while in a tournament in Colorado. I was fired up for my team. After winning the remainder of our season games, and earning the title of conference champions, it was now time for the regional tournament. As a team, we were now much more confident in our abilities with ourselves and each other. We had a taste of victory and were hungry for more. It was the regional championship game and only the winner would advance to the state tournament. On that chilly October day, I took my place at the plate and as fate would have it, I bombed another one over the right field fence. That was just the confidence our team needed to win that game and become the regional champs. One week later, as our bus drove out of the parking lot headed for Oklahoma City; our stomachs were full of butterflies and anticipation. We were anxious to bring home another state championship to Broken Arrow. We thought our hopes were dashed when we lost our second game and went to the losers’ bracket. We regrouped and went on to win the next game. I set my mind to play my best and did my job as a senior leader to both hit well and play great defense at first base. After two more exciting, exhausting, nail-biting battles, the Broken Arrow
Ms. Weaver
English 113
28 Sept. 2010
The Season that Changed My Life
I was a senior in high school. My final softball season had just begun. Our varsity team was the reigning state 6A state champions from the year before and we had very high hopes to win again. However, we were definitely an underdog according to all the preseason reports. The pressure was on for the Broken Arrow Lady Tigers. This would be the season that I changed the way I played softball and would make me work hard to achieve the goals I set for myself. As the season began, our high hopes were decreasing quickly. We had already lost more games than our whole season the year before. Our confidence was getting lower by the …show more content…
As a team, we played each game with much more intensity and excitement. I found myself hitting the ball with much more focus and power. I hit my first varsity homerun bomb while in a tournament in Colorado. I was fired up for my team. After winning the remainder of our season games, and earning the title of conference champions, it was now time for the regional tournament. As a team, we were now much more confident in our abilities with ourselves and each other. We had a taste of victory and were hungry for more. It was the regional championship game and only the winner would advance to the state tournament. On that chilly October day, I took my place at the plate and as fate would have it, I bombed another one over the right field fence. That was just the confidence our team needed to win that game and become the regional champs. One week later, as our bus drove out of the parking lot headed for Oklahoma City; our stomachs were full of butterflies and anticipation. We were anxious to bring home another state championship to Broken Arrow. We thought our hopes were dashed when we lost our second game and went to the losers’ bracket. We regrouped and went on to win the next game. I set my mind to play my best and did my job as a senior leader to both hit well and play great defense at first base. After two more exciting, exhausting, nail-biting battles, the Broken Arrow