10 reasons to run Cross Country
By: Anna Edwards
Okay, so some of you may need a more compelling reason to go out and run 3.1 miles as fast as you can beyond just for the sake of doing it. After all, it’s not something most people do just because they’re bored. Here are a few reasons to consider it, off the top of my head:
If I’ve convinced you to make a run for it, check in with Mrs. Garee or Ms. Murphy, the coaches, and let them know you’re at least interested!
-Anna Edwards (‘18) is a first-year Viking Vault staff member. [email protected]
By: Anna Edwards
Okay, so some of you may need a more compelling reason to go out and run 3.1 miles as fast as you can beyond just for the sake of doing it. After all, it’s not something most people do just because they’re bored. Here are a few reasons to consider it, off the top of my head:
- You get to tell everyone you know that you’re in Cross Country- most people will be incredibly impressed by this.
- Nature! While some of the courses we run on can be a tiny bit on the monotonous side, many of the courses we run are really cool and pretty.
- It's very difficult to look bad in the Northridge Cross Country uniform (it's a pretty swanky uniform).
- It's a great place to make friends. Even if you don't make friends with you’re -incredibly friendly- teammates, you’re sure to make friends with someone at a meet some time or another.
- It's a great conversation starter. If you don't know what to talk about when you first meet someone, just tell them about Cross Country, tell them what your PR (personal record) is. Even if it's a below average PR, they’ll probably be impressed that you can run that far.
- Running provides you with lots of time to think- or not think- whichever suits you better.
- You get to outdo all of your other friends who are on sports teams when they complain about having to run one mile at practice. (“we had to run a whole mile today for practice…” “we ran a mile for warm up.”)
- It's a fantastic way to stay in shape when you have a gap between seasons in the fall.
- You are almost guaranteed to make all kinds of great memories at practice, at meets, and, gosh, even on the bus ride to meets.
- Meets are a great place to meet dogs. So many people bring their puppies to Cross Country meets. You PRed? Reward yourself by petting that cute lil’ dog. Miss your PR? Comfort yourself by petting that sweet little pupper. See a really cute dog? Pet that pup.
If I’ve convinced you to make a run for it, check in with Mrs. Garee or Ms. Murphy, the coaches, and let them know you’re at least interested!
-Anna Edwards (‘18) is a first-year Viking Vault staff member. [email protected]
Why Don’t We Have These Sports Already?
By: Madison Legg
NORTHRIDGE- Northridge High School already offers lots of sports teams, but there are a few activities that students here say they have always wanted to have, such as a men’s volleyball, hockey, tennis and Frisbee golf (also known as frolf).
We have a girl’s volleyball team here at Northridge, but we don’t have a volleyball team for the guys at our school. Many boys here say that volleyball would be so much fun and that they think we should have a team. Jackson Wilson (‘19) says “We should have a team because volleyball is fun and guys should have a chance to play it, too.” Wilson is good at volleyball, but he does not have a chance to showcase it here. Meanwhile, schools such as Hilliard Darby and Dublin have men’s volleyball teams that are very popular with their student bodies.
There are many other sports that we could offer at NHS, including tennis. This would be a good sport for boys and girls to participate in. Tennis is an equally challenging and fun sport, according to Megan Payne (‘20). She says she enjoys playing it very much and she does it for fun outside of school. Payne said she may not be the best, but “it’s having fun that matters.” The tennis season would be during the spring so it would give the kids that do not participate in spring sports such as softball, baseball, track and lacrosse something competitive to do.
Another sport that would be neat to have at our school is Frisbee golf. There are many courses all over Ohio, and many students already go to Lobdell Park in Alexandria to play Frisbee golf. Addie Vankirk (‘18) says that she and her family go to Lobdell often. She says that the course is pretty easy for beginners and that it is a good place to practice and start when you’re first learning how to play Frisbee golf. So if Northridge did decide to create a frisbee golf team, they could practice at Lobdell and and even possibly hold their games there. It is only 10-15 minutes away from our school.
Lastly, there is a need for an ice hockey team. Ice hockey is very physical, like football, but you have to be skilled on skates, and that would be an interesting sport to watch the Vikings undertake. In our school we have some people such as Alex Yebaile (‘17) who play ice hockey. Hannah Yebaile (‘19), who used to play some hockey herself, states “I think we should have an ice hockey team because it will give the students at Northridge a new sport to try out. For kids that would want to play, it gives them a chance to have a team with all of the kids they go to school with rather than just having a rec team.”
In the end, these sports and others could really pull many other students into extracurricular lifestyles here at NHS.
-Madie Legg (‘19) is the Entertainment Editor for the Viking Vault. [email protected]
By: Madison Legg
NORTHRIDGE- Northridge High School already offers lots of sports teams, but there are a few activities that students here say they have always wanted to have, such as a men’s volleyball, hockey, tennis and Frisbee golf (also known as frolf).
We have a girl’s volleyball team here at Northridge, but we don’t have a volleyball team for the guys at our school. Many boys here say that volleyball would be so much fun and that they think we should have a team. Jackson Wilson (‘19) says “We should have a team because volleyball is fun and guys should have a chance to play it, too.” Wilson is good at volleyball, but he does not have a chance to showcase it here. Meanwhile, schools such as Hilliard Darby and Dublin have men’s volleyball teams that are very popular with their student bodies.
There are many other sports that we could offer at NHS, including tennis. This would be a good sport for boys and girls to participate in. Tennis is an equally challenging and fun sport, according to Megan Payne (‘20). She says she enjoys playing it very much and she does it for fun outside of school. Payne said she may not be the best, but “it’s having fun that matters.” The tennis season would be during the spring so it would give the kids that do not participate in spring sports such as softball, baseball, track and lacrosse something competitive to do.
Another sport that would be neat to have at our school is Frisbee golf. There are many courses all over Ohio, and many students already go to Lobdell Park in Alexandria to play Frisbee golf. Addie Vankirk (‘18) says that she and her family go to Lobdell often. She says that the course is pretty easy for beginners and that it is a good place to practice and start when you’re first learning how to play Frisbee golf. So if Northridge did decide to create a frisbee golf team, they could practice at Lobdell and and even possibly hold their games there. It is only 10-15 minutes away from our school.
Lastly, there is a need for an ice hockey team. Ice hockey is very physical, like football, but you have to be skilled on skates, and that would be an interesting sport to watch the Vikings undertake. In our school we have some people such as Alex Yebaile (‘17) who play ice hockey. Hannah Yebaile (‘19), who used to play some hockey herself, states “I think we should have an ice hockey team because it will give the students at Northridge a new sport to try out. For kids that would want to play, it gives them a chance to have a team with all of the kids they go to school with rather than just having a rec team.”
In the end, these sports and others could really pull many other students into extracurricular lifestyles here at NHS.
-Madie Legg (‘19) is the Entertainment Editor for the Viking Vault. [email protected]