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Emory Anderson
Staff Writer Bonneville High School offers a variety of sports to help students become more involved such as basketball, football, soccer, volleyball, and many more. One of the many sports offered at BHS is girls basketball. Basketball has three teams: c-team, junior varsity, and varsity. With the season recently kicking off, a few players were eager to share their basketball journeys. Sage Hansen, one of the dedicated players on the junior varsity (JV) team, was interviewed about her experience in basketball. Hansen’s interest in basketball started back when she was in sixth grade after seeing some of her friends on the team. According to Hansen, having “friends on the team” can make it all the more enjoyable, especially when it is a close friend. She currently plays post; however, she has played one other position, guard/forward, in the past. Over the years, Hansen’s unbreakable work ethic has evolved her into the athlete she is now. Besides the Bonneville team, Hansen favors Salt Lake City’s Utah Jazz. Hansen enjoys Utah Jazz, “because it’s the closest to me, so it is easier to go and watch.” Even though she does not have a favorite player, Hansen still enjoys sitting on the sidelines watching the Jazz succeed. Another player on the JV team is freshman Taylor Smith. Although Smith mostly plays shooting guard, she often rotates positions due to her versatility. When she was younger, she played post. Smith has been playing basketball since she was five; however, she fell in love with the game at the age of seven and has loved it ever since. Smith was inspired to play because her dad and brothers played when they were younger. When asked who her favorite player was, Smith replied “My favorite basketball player is Kelsey Plum because my favorite college team is [The Washington Huskies], and she went there to play.” Getting to know these players and seeing how much work they put into making the team is inspirational. They did everything that they could do to help themselves prepare for this season. With all of these dedicated girls on the team this year this season is going to be a good one with a couple of wins. Go Bees!
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Social Media Manager & Staff Writer Legal sword fights have been around for centuries from 15th-century Europe to the present day. Bonneville High School has their own fencing club that has been around since 1992. Mr. Haroldson, a world history teacher, is the adviser for Bonneville's fencing club. He and some of the seniors are responsible for leading the club. In fencing, specifically Bonneville’s own fencing club, has ranks that each blade wielder can conquer. There are five ranks; each beginner starts as a squire (freshmen). To move up a rank, newcomers must challenge students one year older. The fencers then have a ceremony bestowing them with a knight. (freshman-sophomore). The fencers repeat this motion of challenging a higher rank and performing the ceremony for each victory, to move up the ranks. The next few positions work as barren (sophomore-junior), count (junior-senior), and duke (senior). The head honcho fencer of this school year is Ashton McCracken. He is a leader and has been in this club since his freshman year. McCracken’s reasoning behind joining is his brother was in fencing “when he was in high school and [he] thought it looked excellent [along with being] a history nerd.” Which fencing did seem to emerge in the middle ages, that is McCracken [favorite history era]. Though the fencing team meets only twice a week, “ [they] all [come] together and do something [they] all enjoy” it is a place where, “you meet people and create [bonds with the others].” Adam Roth, who holds the rank of duke, is another leader. He joined fencing after taking Haroldsons’s history class. Roth’s main reason is “swords'' as well as his friends joining along. Roth's main goal for this season is to have an exceptional time in addition to doing well in the spring tournament. An event that Haroldson used to hold all day on a Saturday, now spread out through their meetings. There are different sections of duels for ranks, consisting mostly of squires only facing off against each other. Each sword dueler can only earn two metals; however, contestants can enter three events. Roth in one event, last year, placed first! Fencing started as a way to practice swordsmanship. People started practicing with wooden swords or swords with the tip covered. The more advanced swordsman would practice with weapons that were heavier than normal swords. Throughout the middle ages, schools for sword fighting and fencing started to develop. Many individuals thought that these schools should be outlawed because the schools invited criminals to become experts at sword fighting. Despite this, the schools still thrived. During the 18th century, despite its popularity, fencing was ruled as impractical and just as a sport due to the growing force of firearms. At this time, the first official fencing organizations began to form. Eric Perez
Editor-in-chief B-O-N-N-E-V-I-L-L-E, Bonneville Bees! The sound roaring from the gym, The bonneville's cheer team has been working extremely hard this year, cheering on all the other sports teams. The time is coming for the cheerleaders to compete for themselves and for a shot at the state title. Throughout the school year the cheerleaders have been practicing their performances and working diligently everyday. At the start of the school year, there was a beginning of the year assembly. Stuco ran some games, and the cheerleaders put on a performance for the whole school. Throughout the whole first trimester, the cheerleaders have been putting on their best show. They have been cheering our sports on, and showing how strong our school spirit can be. This year's team is spicing things up and working off last year's loss to Blackfoot High School for the state championship. Head coach Kenzie Howell has stepped back up to coach the team this year. Howell has been coaching at Bonneville for an extremely long time, and will keep coaching for many years to come. Jaci Hegsted, one of the varsity cheerleaders, was interviewed by one of our staff. Hegsted was asked what cheer has done for her, her response was “It has made me more of a responsible person. [I have] definitely grown as a leader and problem solver.” Hegsted has come a long way. She has been cheering since sixth grade and has cheered for Bonneville since her freshman year. Hegsted states “[It is] really the little things that make us state champions.” With the knowledge of why the team was second place last year, the team and the coaches can look back, fix their mistakes, and come back stronger. The playoffs start in January of 2024. Right after the two week long Christmas break, the cheerleaders will start preparing for their new year's resolutions and their new year state title. The Bonneville cheerleaders are putting in the work this year. They have a real shot at the state title and will work their fingers to the bone to attain that title. Allyson Wilson
Staff Writer During the 2023-2024 school year, the Bonneville High School (BHS) wrestling team consisted of over 50 students. On and off the mat there are two teams divided into boys and girls. Out of the 50 students, two of them were chosen to be interviewed for The Bonneville Buzz. The two students that were chosen were Garrett Davis and Laityn Jones. Garrett Davis is in ninth grade, and he has been wrestling for ten years. In those ten years, he discovered his love for wrestling. While being interviewed, Davis mentioned he has “never gotten [a] [serious] injury.” Although he would not classify it as a serious injury, Davis remembered the time he was punched in the face during a match. When wrestling is out of season, Davis can be found on the football field.. After being asked about his athletic preference, he added, “Wrestling is more of an individual sport”; therefore, Davis prefers it over football. Since he prefers to work alone and considers himself an “individual worker,” Davis would rather wrestle than play team-based sports like football. Throughout the season, Davis and his teammates face a variety of challenges. According to Davis, one of the biggest challenges he faced was “... having to wrestle some of [his] teammates…'' because of the pre-existing relationships. Since most athletes form bonds with their teammates, practices in which teammates compete against each other are often intense. Knowing each other’s strengths and weaknesses pushes athletes outside their comfort zone to defeat their teammates. Not only does wrestling help athletes grow physically, it further improves their mental state. Laityn Jones, a ninth grader at BHS, is one of the athletes on the girl wrestling team. When Jones was asked how the female wrestling experience was, she replied “... for some girls it can be hard because this is probably the most physically and mentally demanding sport.” According to Jones, wrestling is an extremely challenging sport for all girls, yet it is worth it in the end because they earn the boys’ respect. When asked why she started wrestling, Jones answered, ”Wrestling is really big [on] my dad’s side of the family.” As Jones watched her brother wrestle, she thought about doing it herself, but she decided against it. At that time, due to low numbers, female wrestlers were required to wrestle boys. Over time, rules and regulations changed, and Jones eventually stepped on the mat. Looking ahead to the wrestling season, one of Jones’ “biggest goals is trying not to physically break herself…” Since injuries are so common and nearly unavoidable in wrestling, Jones' goal is to not accidentally injure herself or an opponent. Davis and Jones’ interview revealed their wrestling history and love for the sport. According to both students, wrestling is more of an individual sport since it teaches them how to identify their strengths and weaknesses in order to be a better wrestler. Not only are students held accountable for their own performances, wrestling pushes them mentally and physically. If passing a wrestler in the hall, wish them the best of luck this season. |
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