Athletics Student Blog

DRIBBLE IT! PASS IT! WE WANT A BASKET! TWO POINTS!!!

I want to wish the Lady Eagle’s Basketball team good luck this weekend as they travel to several places for games. Coming off an exciting win against Pensacola Christian College on Tuesday night, January 18, should have the team fired up and ready to go! At half time the JC Eagle’s had a 34-12 lead. The final score ended up 71-52! The Lady Eagle’s dominated Pensacola Christian both home and away this year! Way to go, Ladies! This weekend they will be playing Hiwassee College and Tennessee Temple. (Hopefully they pull off another “W” for their already successful season) I know the team was excited to leave on their road trip! Good luck, Ladies, and have a safe trip!

Hey, Batter Batter! Swing, Batter!

In softball news, we finally have been able to practice on the field! (Thank you rain!) The conditioning has been oh so fun, but we know that when season starts all the sweat will be worth it!  I would like to emphasize the sickening deep down just “GRR” feeling I get for our across town rival… they shall not be named. (If you wish to know, it’s located in previous blogs) Anyhow, last night we attended the basketball game at said school and got told that we are… and I quote “Not legit” and “are not as tough”. I proceeded to keep my mouth shut and continue walking with class that Judson has bestowed upon me. Even though deep down inside I wanted to yell and say we’ll see about that come February 24^th.   All I can say is, I hope that upon reading this my amazing softball team will be motivated that much more. I know they just lit my fire! 

Yes, I know I kind of went off on a tangent…. But I hope you enjoyed it. GO EAGLES! =)

 - Samantha Jo 

Winter may not be our favorite time of year, but we bundle up in multiple layers and head out to get the job done. These layers are so thick that we can barely move. “I can’t feel my face”, someone says. The temperature drops as the sun goes down. We’re running short on breath, and what little air fills our lungs is freezing cold. Our hands and toes are numb. We look forward to the hot shower and the warmth of our rooms, since we all purposely cranked up the heat before we left….. It’s a love/hate relationship. We all long for the feel of sunshine on our face and at this point we wouldn’t even mind sweating profusely.

Softball practice in the dead of winter feels more like ice ball. The ball stings off the bat and hitting without batting gloves has been compared to some sort of torture. When we think softball, we think warm spring and summer days, so why are we out here in this miserable weather? We do it because we love it. We love the sport we play, we love our team, and the preparation and conditioning to get better is a necessity.

With softball season quickly approaching and our first games being against our biggest rival, Marion Military Institute, the Lady Eagles Softball team is getting in full swing. We’ve been running in the gym and working out since the last game in the fall. Picking up the softball and throwing for the first time this week, has left all of us sore and walking around like little old women. Why would someone purposely do this to their body?

It’s not for the love of the game; it’s for the love of the team. We do it for each other. We enjoy being together and the friendships this year are outstanding. I am looking forward to this season….

Our defense is pretty solid and we are ready to show you what we got! Nationals, here we come!!!!

Nowhere to go and hardly anything to do would drive some people completely insane, but for those more mellow the idea of a relaxing day in sounds a lot like well…..  You know the scene in Snow White where all the animals sing? Yeah it’s kind of like that.

So thanks to this winter storm, I get my day in. Classes are canceled and I have nowhere to be. My lovely roomie has yet to return to school, and is unable to due to several road closings. As a result, I will spend my day alone for the most part. Unless I brave the cold enough to walk over to the freshman dorm for another movie marathon!

As for me, being said “mellow” individual, I’m perfectly content sitting here drinking my hot tea, listening to Michael Buble, and pondering deep into my own thoughts. Let me tell you those thoughts can be a dangerous place sometimes….

A Monday morning without class means I will be sleeping in, staying in my pajamas, and watching as many movies as I can squeeze in. Oh, and attempting a little reading for classes.  I think for the most part I’m preparing myself for the long semester ahead. I’m using this day as “the calm before the storm” because that’s what it very much could be.  Classes resume tomorrow and will soon be in full swing. Softball practice also begins tomorrow….. It could be more like Ice Ball than anything else.

So, staring out my window, I see a wet kind of icy day. While everyone north of here (including my wonderful home in Rainbow City) has inches of snow. Snow would have been wonderful, but I’m not really a fan of cold weather. I just keep wondering when summertime is going to roll around.

Sometimes it’s good to take it easy and be mellow, and enjoy the simple things in life. Spend time with friends, make time to call home, read a good book or watch an old movie….. Just some things to make time for. =) 

"In life you never know what tomorrow might bring, so enjoy everyday like it's your last."