Basketball Season is coming!

Getcha Head in the Game
by Bob Chan

It’s that time of year again where fall sports fade away and in comes the winter sports. One of the sports that you can try out for is basketball. It is a team sport in which two teams of 5 players try to score points against one another by placing a ball through a 10 foot hoop under organized rules. Points are scored by shooting the ball through the basket from above. Dunking and slamming the ball into the rim, the team with more points at the end of the game wins. Typically, the tallest members of a team will play center or one of two forward positions, while shorter players or those who possess the best ball handling skills and speed, play the guard positions. While competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport, played on a basketball court, less regulated variations played in the outdoors have become increasingly popular among both inner city and rural groups.

The Southwest High Raiders won the South Bay League last year sporting an undefeated record in their league while having a 19-8 record playing north and east county powerhouses. The varsity coach is headed by Mr. Selland who also is the AP government teacher while the junior varsity is headed by Coach Dario Ramirez who played for the school from 1998-2002 and last but not least coach David who coached the Junior varsity team last year but now is teaching the freshman. Tryouts were November 14^th with the lady raiders auditioning from 10:00 am to 12:00 am. Varsity tryout was from 12:00 am to 2:00pm and JV and freshmen from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. finishing off this article I will leave you with a quote made by the coaches during practice “Southwest high WORKS HARDER than any other school”.