Lady Lions Flag Football Team
Advances to Area Tournament
By Samantha DePriest
If you haven’t been to one of our Lady Lions Flag football games yet this season, you will want to come out this Tuesday to our Lions Stadium to watch them in action. Our Lady Lions beat Whitewater 33-6 this past Thursday night which promotes them into the first round Area Tournament on Tuesday, November 14th. Our Lady Lions first match up will be against Creekside High School on Tuesday right here in Lions Stadium. Whitewater High School will play Fayette County High School immediately following and then the winners of both games will go head to head. Let’s pack the stands Lion Nation and cheer these Lady Lions onto a victory!
We had a chance to sit down with Coach Kayla Freund who has been a part of our Flag Football program since the inception. During the school day, Ms. Freund can be found teaching AP Psychology, General Psychology, and Intro to Healthcare Science in the High School, but after school she leads a team of highly competitive and athletically gifted Lady Lions on the football field in Flag Football in the Fall and Girls Lacrosse in the Spring.
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Coach Kayla shares our, “So far the season is going well! It's a whirlwind, so it's almost hard to find the words to sum it up. Because our season is so short, we essentially play about half of our regular season in a two-week span.”
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When asked about her vision for the season, Coach Kayla shares “My biggest goal for the remainder of the season is to continue glorifying the Lord in the way our players play, coaches coach, and parents and fans spectate. He has abundantly blessed these athletes with talent and skills, but the way He has shaped their hearts and minds is what separates us from other teams. They play hard and for each other, but it's with grace and humility. We're hoping to make a deep playoff run, but any success we may see is truly a gift from God to be able to glorify Him and be a light to other teams in the process.”
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It takes a strong team to grow a program, “We genuinely appreciate the support from the TCS community: from the parents who allow their children to be a part of the team, to the other TCS coaches who share athletes when seasons overlap, to the students who volunteer to be extra hands at practice or announce or film for us and don't get a lot of recognition. We've been able to grow the program a lot in the past few years because there are so many others who sacrifice their time and resources for our sake. It is not lost on us and we are truly grateful for our TCS family.”
