Live-Love-Pitch

Allyson Wilson 
Staff Writer  
  Bonneville High School (BHS) has many team sports including softball. Usually BHS’s softball team contains eight to twelve girls on the team. Paisley Bowler, a sophomore on the softball team, was chosen to be interviewed by the newspaper staff.
  Bowler has been playing softball since she was eight years old. She plays second base and outfield. Bowler found her love for the sport when her friends inspired her to start playing. Bowler then went on to express her excitement for the upcoming season, With the new season starting, the team has gotten a new coach. Bowler reported that as well as being excited for having a new coach, she is excited for the new techniques and skills she will be able to learn. When asked about what her motivation on the field is, she replied, “[her] teammates.” In sports some athletes feel so connected to their team that they feel like a family. Since Bowler is close to her teammates, they serve as her motivation to win and work to her best ability on the field. Bowler aspires to be “better at playing all over instead of playing [her] main positions.” If Bowler has the ability to play all over the field, she will be more versatile and have more opportunities to continue playing softball after high school. Bowler expressed her love for the sport in her interview from her position to how Bowlers teammates her on the field. 
  Tyler Johnson, the athletic director at BHS, oversees all of the sports teams throughout the school. He is in charge of preparing students for the season and collegiate-level athletics. One of Johnson's responsibilities as athletic director is to ensure each team has a clear goal for the end of the season.  Johnson's advice to a record-breaking season is “listen to your coaches and work hard and stay positive.” According to Johnson it is most important to stay positive because of the weather.  Idaho spring weather can be described as gloomy with all the rain making the grass all muddy. Athletes often have a difficult time playing in the mud as it makes everything slippery and causes game rescheduling.. Athletes that want to advance to a professional stage have ups and downs in their career. A major part of  being an athlete is remaining optimistic while training and competing. 
  Athletic Director Tyler Johnson wishes the best of luck to softball players this season. When  passing Paisley Bowler or any other softball player, wish them best of luck for the current softball season.