Lacrosse???? What?!?
Yes, we now have a Lacrosse player in the family! Whitney decided to try a totally new sport, and for the most part she liked it haha.
It didn't help that we had the snowiest winter and the wettest/coldest spring EVER! Literally top 5 in recorded history. Anyway this was her first game ever, up in Salt Lake at Murray High. Eric and I decided to go see it. This was in the first half, when it was still light outside and just freezing. Whitney is second from right, playing attack with Ashelyn.
In the second half, a freak thunderstorm came in....in March?? and it started raining, then POURING, then coming down in sheets so heavy we couldn't even see the field anymore. Eric and I were in the stands huddled under a blanket trying not to drown- we didn't bring an umbrella obviously, because it was March!! Whitney said she couldn't see anything already because of the heavy rain, and then she had to sprint down the field after the ball right INTO the oncoming freezing rain, and she was just running totally blindly! Finally when it started HAILING they called the game! We managed to catch Whitney for this picture as everyone was sprinting for the bus/their cars. Crazy first lacrosse experience haha.
And thus began a season full of 75% of the games being played in snow, rain, or just general freezing temperatures. Whitney had more experiences of not being able to feel her fingers or toes than all her years of skiing combined.
Here's a little photo shoot we did before her first home game. They wear skirts in lacrosse!! or they did until they ordered matching shorts and wore those instead.
First home game, with that snowy mountain backdrop! This game Whitney got to play middie- throughout the season she tried all the positions.
#27 going for it! And her brave supporters learning the rules of Lacrosse.
Later in the season, playing attack, she scored a goal!
The whole varsity and JV team coming together for a cheer. It was the first year they had enough for a JV team! Whitney played JV whenever the other team had a JV team (lacrosse is a new sport for HS in Utah), and got some Varsity minutes whenever there wasn't a JV team. Pretty good for a Freshman who had never touched a Lacrosse stick before.
Playing attack at a game in SF.
Before we knew it, it was May and the season was over. Here's Whit with the other Freshmen at the team banquet: Macy, Ariah, and Ashelyn. Whitney got her first Varsity Letter! Her coach was....not the best. Bad coaching almost made her want to not do lacrosse again!
Whitney and her 9th grade bestie Ashelyn. They were together A LOT (HS soccer, indoor club soccer, Lacrosse, outdoor club season, and several classes together) and they didn't get sick of each other, yay! So grateful for their friendship.
Also Whitney taking a classic selfie on my phone in her Lacrosse swag.... half the reason she didn't quit after the first couple of games. She was in it for the merch! :)
An interesting experience for sure!
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