Even though the 2024-2025 fall sports season came to an end, the success of OHS athletics during this time won’t be forgotten.
Boy’s beach volleyball had the tough task of trying to be successful in their first season at the school, but this factor did not stop them at all.
“I would say [the season] was a success. We practiced everyday and we walked in with confidence,” said Ashton Betts, junior.
Even though boy’s beach volleyball went undefeated, the team still believes there are components they need to improve on.
“[We could’ve improved] on team support. We won but we didn’t connect that great,” Betts said.
The team credited their success to not getting down on themselves and maintaining a positive attitude.
“Never go down on yourself…things are going to go wrong but just stay confident and you’ll keep winning,” Betts said.
While the team didn’t end up winning it all they still had a great season unfortunately losing in the playoffs.
Girls flag football ended with massive improvement with only losing one game. The whole team at the beginning of the year talked about how they wanted to be more of a family and they certainly implemented that this season.
“We’ve done really good…our team is definitely a family which makes it way easier,” said Bella Wolf, junior.
Flag football also believed they had room for improvement and that there was still work to get done.
“We have a really close team dynamic but when someones struggling we probably need to pick them up a little better,” Wolf said.
The team gave a lot of credit to their coaches for helping to encourage high spirits and keeping them on track.
“I think we all put our heads down when we make a mistake but our coaches drill into our head that the next play is what matters,” Wolf said.
The team unfortunately lost in the first round of the playoffs to Mountain Ridge.
With girls volleyball coming off of an undefeated season and a championship last year, they were looking to continue their complete domination.
This year’s team featured a lot of underclassmen, which came with success but has also created new team dynamics.
“It’s been a struggle having a lot of underclassmen so maybe by connecting with them more, it could’ve helped develop the team,” said Avery Sheets, senior.
The seniors have tried their best to be leaders and help build up the future of OHS volleyball.
“All of the seniors have tried to embark on the captain role and just making sure everyone’s there and present,” Sheets said.
The team eventually lost to Mountain View in the second round of the playoffs.With this being the last season for the seniors, they all want to leave their mark at OHS.
“I left that legacy [and showed] this is how we run O’Connor volleyball,” Sheets said.
