A Season to Remember: Fall Sports Favorite Memories

Emma Swaller and Eva Fernandes | December 13, 2024

Foran Lions Pink Out Game: Juniors Alex Lin and Justin Rodriguez October 8, 2024. Photo courtesy: Justin Rodriguez.

With the 2024 fall sports season coming to an end, football, soccer, volleyball, cheer, and swim & dive have made lots of memories. Through games, practices, and team bonding moments, memories were created that will stay with Foran athletes for a lifetime

Football

Although it was hard to pick just one, his favorite memory was senior night. Seeing the seniors walk out with their families and their bleached hair will always stick with him. This was a very energetic season for the team at practices and games. Walker says this will be a hard one to see end.

“It is hard to pinpoint one memory from this season because there was so much brought to the team by the seniors,” states Coach Garrett Walker.

Soccer

For Rodriguez, a junior, his favorite memory of the soccer season was achieving a spot in States. The team had to put in a lot of work to get that far, and making it made it all worth it for the team. Getting to States was a memorable moment that will stay with him throughout his life.

“It was like a reward for all of our hard work,” states Justin Rodriguez.

Volleyball

For sophomore Deldin her favorite memory from this year’s volleyball season was making it to the quarter-finals. The team meeting their big goal of the season meant not a lot to just her, but the whole team.

“We worked really hard and making it that far was our goal for the season.” States Maddie Deldin

Quarter Finals Volleyball Game: Sophomore Maddy Brooks hitting the ball, November 4, 2024. Photo courtesy: Maddie Deldin

Cheerleading

For freshman Bortnick, her favorite memory from this year’s cheerleading season was team bonding over the summer. When team bonding takes place, they decorate their creates for the football games, get split into teams, and participate in many games. The bonds created at this team bonding last for the seasons to come.

“It made me a lot closer with many of the girls on the team and those bonds stayed with me once the season ended.” States Lily Bortnick

Girls Swim & Dive

Coach Dooling’s favorite memory of this year’s girl’s swim & dive season was senior night. This was the first group of girls he got to see grow throughout the seasons because their freshman year was when he first started coaching. This group of girls will always hold a special place in his heart.

“Their freshman year was the year I started coaching so it was really nice seeing them grow from freshman to senior year.” States Coach Brian Dooling

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About the Contributors

Emma Swaller, Staff Writer

HI! My name is Emma Swaller and I'm a sophomore at Foran High School. This is my first year of journalism and I'm very excited for this class. I joined this class because I like writing about things happening and love photography. I'm apart of the Foran Varsity cheer team and also a apart of the Natural Helper Club. Outside of school, I enjoy hanging out with my friends and family, going for walks on the beach, and shopping. Some things about me are that my favorite color is pink I have a pet dog and a bunny, and my favorite season is fall.

Eva Fernandes, Staff Writer

Hi! My name is Eva Fernandes, I’m a sophomore at Foran and this is my first year in journalism. I joined because I love writing about all different types of things and I love photography. I am apart of the varsity cheerleading team and it is my second year on the team. Outside of school I love to hang out with my friends and do things like go to the beach, walk around town, and go shopping. Some other things about me are my favorite color is pink, I have two cats and a dog, and my favorite season is summer.