Today I traveled beyond the fairgrounds at Arthur and found a football team.
The numbers may be a little small for Arthur-Lovington's football team, 27 have signed on, but their confidence is high. Senior Dan Bolsen was telling me how excited he was about getting back into the mix of things this postseason.
"Last year I was watching (the playoffs)from the sidelines, and I thought, we have to get back there," Bolsen told me. They won three and lost six last year after visiting the Elite Eight the year before and finishing 8-2 the year before.
Nevermind that the team is also fairly young - they only have three returning letter winner seniors - because each of those seniors understands the importance of leadership and teaching the younger players how to win. That's why all three of the letter-winning seniors I talked to appeared confident that they will have a successful season.
And also don't forget about coach Dale Schuring. He's a tough, but fair coach who knows what it takes to put together a winning baseball team, or any winning team.
Today they were running through different packages of plays, just allowing players to become acquainted with them. If any Arthur or Lovington students are interested in playing(Lovington especially, as they only have three representatives on the team), they can still join, although they can't play in the first game because the IHSA required at least two weeks of practice before entering a game.
I also took several photos of action on the field, check 'em out below. Also, there will be an in-depth article previewing their season in this week's News-Progress.
Asst. coach Jared Vanausdoll explains how to run a play.
Starting quarterback Dale Schuring(Just kidding) gets ready to set a play into motion.
The football team stretches, stretches, and runs in place.
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