Spring Sports Preview
By: Manda Gibbs, Sports Editor
Top Athletes
 Brian Martinez (senior), Gabe Falkner (senior), Tanner Baird (junior), Jorden Carlin (junior), Amber Kinter (junior), Haelly Kirk (junior)
 Buddy Borden (senior), Zack Hartman (senior), Nick Ubran (senior), Tyler Lebaron (sophomore)
 Greg Marschik (junior), Jordan Miller (senior), DeMon Scurry (senior), Kourtney Willey (junior), Brittney Holland (senior), Bianca Norman (senior)
 Kirby Mengert (senior), Bradley Williams (senior), Jessie Morgan (senior)
 Zane Thomas (sophomore), last year's Sunset Regional Champion
 Savanah Webster (senior), Amanda Jones (senior), Nichole Diaz (junior), Chelsa Baca (freshman), Karli Lehr (freshman)
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Coach's Quote
"Our goal is to go undefeated. We want our boys to finish in the top 3 at state and get a girl to state." -Coach Meservey
"We have very high expectations for the upcoming season and have worked everyday to become better on and off the field. We have a goal of not only reaching the playoffs, but making a huge impact in them." -Coach Martinez
"We hope to be one of the top 3 teams in the Region. If our kids work hard all season, we can qualify for state in almost every event" -Coach Cooper
"We want to get to the playoffs and win as much as we can there. If you work hard, good things happen." -Coach LaDoucuer
"Our goal is for the entire team to qualify for regionals and state." -Coach Fish
"Our goal this year is to take it inning by inning. We are working towards a repeat appearance in the playoffs and beyond." -Coach Eisen |
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Arbor View's New Baseball
Coach is a Homerun
By: Manda Gibbs, Sports Editor
 Coach Salazar (left) talks strategy with a player during recent practice
Arbor View’s varsity baseball team has been doing exceptionally well this year, not surprisingly due to their great team. But what would a team be without its coaches? This season is one full of new coaches, including Mr. Salazar Jr.
This year is Mr. Salazar’s first year as a coach at Arbor View. He got involved in coaching after playing baseball himself for many years. When the coach was no longer able to play, he figured the next best thing was to help others play. Mr. Salazar says his favorite part about being a coach is being knowledgeable and being able to help players learn to play the right way.
This year, Mr. Salazar is new to not only coaching, but teaching as well. “I love the interaction with the students. It is a lot of fun since I am still young and can joke around and talk with the students,” says Mr. Salazar. He hopes to be back at Arbor View next year as a full time teacher, and would love to coach if the position opens up.
Thanks to the constant support and help of the varsity baseball coaches, Arbor View’s team is really starting to peak. They are currently number one in the division with hardly any losses all season. The boys are aiming for playoffs. With two of the players signed at UNLV and the seniors leading the way this year, that goal appears to be very reachable.
Overall, the coaches agree, this season has been even better than they had planned. “The guys are going above and beyond,” says Mr. Salazar. He hopes and expects that the team will just keep getting better and working on their game.
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Tell All Table
Provided by: Andy Nelson
Aggie |
Favorite After-Game/Race Food |
Worst Sports Memory |
Favorite Movie |
Favorite Sports Team |
Brittany Holland
Track & Field |
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Breaking a pole at camp |
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Detroit Red Wings |
Ashley Mecham
Track & Field |
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Sprinting to the finish line not realizing there was one more lap |
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Green Bay Packers |
Sam Melaert
Football |
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Running into another player at full speed |
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Baltimore Ravens |
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Athlete Spotlight
Kirby Mengert
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Provided By: Andy Nelson,
Staff Writer |
6’3’’ senior Kirby Mengert will be a valuable asset and team captain to Arbor View’s varsity volleyball team this year. Going into his 3rd year on varsity and with an all-conference honorable mention, Kirby has both the skill and the experience to help the volleyball team have a successful season that hasn’t been seen since 2008 when the boys made it to the regional quarterfinals. “We have high hopes for this year’s team,” said Mengert. “ Right now we're a lot stronger than we used to be.”
Kirby works hard both on and off the court training with his club team during the summer and fall while still maintaing a 3.4 GPA with difficult classes like Calculus, AP Government, and AP Lit and Comp. He is an active member of the Arbor View Student Council, is the Student Body Treasurer, and even has a job working at Golden Spoon. Kirby says it can be difficult juggling all of these responsibilities. “There’s definitely conflicts,” he says, “I’ve had to miss practice for work and work for games.” However, Coach LaDouceur is confident in this well-rounded athlete’s abilities, saying, “We will go as far as Kirby will take us.” |
College Athlete Signings 2010
Softball
-Amanda Jones-Western Nebraska Community College
-Savannah Webster-Salt Lake Community College
Football
-Austin Anderson-Southern Utah
-Demarlo Virgil-New Mexico Military Institute
Equestrian
-Cheyenne Cracraft-Texas
A&M
Baseball
-George Borden-UNLV
-Zachary Hartman-UNLV
Women's Soccer
-Alexandria Luevano-Akron
-Ashlie Nation-E. Oregon
-Dakota Olson-N.C. Charlotte
Cross Country & Track
-Taylor Inghram-Rockford College |
Summer 2010
Aggie Hoop Camp
June 7-11
For incoming 4th-9th grade boys
Hoop Camp Application
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