Athlete Of The Week

It is time once again to pick another outstanding athlete here at Sparta High School. With so many sports and dedicated athletes, it is always hard to pick the one most deserving.

As you have read in previous articles, somebody deserving of athlete of the award is dedicated, hard working and sets their goals to improve and succeed. Also, they have to be willing to work well with others. Buck Engel, the varsity wrestling coach and a teacher here at Sparta High School explains,"A good team member is someone who thinks about the whole team before their own needs."

The players are not the only people helping the team function. The coaches also play a big role in helping their team succeed. Engel goes on to say,"A good coach is someone who is constantly finding new ways for their team to win and to try and teach their athletes to understand." It is hard to pick only one athlete of the week, considering their are different sports with different intensity levels and there could be more then one person who does an outstanding job.

We have decided to make Tom Tourdot our athlete of the week. Tom is currently a senior here at Sparta High School and a current athlete on the Sparta Spartans varsity wrestling team. Tom has only lost one match this year, and we are hoping to see him continue to do great things with his last year on the Spartans wrestling team.