What Could’ve Been: Spring Sports

The sun sets over an empty Cougars field for the 60th consecutive day. There have been no face-offs, cross checks or goals since tryouts on March 12th. What was once a promising season has become a schedule filled with blanks across the win-loss columns. But Cougars always find a way to succeed. Athletes are known to persevere. Whether it be in practice, training, or games, athletes always find...

The gloves are stiffening as weeks go by without being used. The neon green balls endure the wait of being tossed again. The dirt on the diamond remains clean of cleat scrapes, muddy slides and laughter as the sisterhood softball offers disappears from its existence. Athletes are known to persevere. Whether it be in practice, training, or games, athletes always find ways to overcome the obstacles...

The dugouts are gaining dust. The field’s grass is overgrowing. There have been no cracks of the bat or snaps of the glove since the last day of tryouts. The sunflower seeds and “Big League Chew” will be stashed away until the troublesome quarantine lifts. Athletes are known to persevere. Whether it be in practice, training, or games, athletes always find ways to overcome the obstacles meant...

The tracks remain empty. The grass is long past overgrown. The hurdles remain untouched. The discus, shot puts and javelins are locked up in a shed, where they will remain for the foreseeable future. Athletes are known to persevere. Whether it be in practice, training, or games, athletes always find ways to overcome the obstacles meant to keep them from achieving goals. But what if that obstacle...

The tennis courts at Cherry Hill High School East can often be seen with at least one match going on at a time. The snap of the racket as it connects with the neon ball can be heard from classrooms and neighborhoods alike. But not anymore. The courts at East remain eerily quiet, as does every other court across the state. A promising boys tennis season may have gone amiss, but perseverance is still...

The sisterhood that lacrosse offers is the definition of bonding as a team. As weeks go by without being used, sticks start to unlace and weeds begin to cover the fields that were previously adorned with the cries of victory and the motivation of rough practices. Slowly, the close bonds that stem from being together on the lacrosse field disappears and all that is left is the openness of practicing...