Athletes cultivate long-term sports abilities

Badminton has always been in freshman Arden Lee’s blood. “My dad and my mom met through badminton, and my sister started playing before I was born,” he said. “So, I guess I’ve been playing my whole life.” Lee didn’t start out strong in the sport, but after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he saw more promising results. Badminton is both mentally and physically challenging, but Lee felt motivated...

Sophomore Kanaan Kuartei discovered basketball when he was 8 years old, and he has been playing it ever since. Although Kuartei didn’t start out enjoying basketball, the sport grew on him over the years. “(Even though) my dad picked (basketball) for me, I did learn to like it,” he said. “I just put more energy and time into basketball and ended up being better at it.” Committed to honing...

Junior Stella Manning has been weaving her way through the lacrosse field for the past eight years. Watching her older brother play when she was younger introduced Manning to the sport and inspired her to shoot her shot with lacrosse. Although she started playing to emulate her older brother, Manning’s love for the sport has pushed her to continue playing through elementary and middle school and...