Shin progresses athletically, mentally throughout career
M ary E arp
On top of a taxing school
schedule, a flourishing
social life and a wide
array of activities outside
of school, Sharon Shin,
senior, has proved to be a
vital asset to the Girls7 Golf
Team.
Shin has been on
Varsity for all four years
of her high school career,
and this year is team
captain. According to Bob
Turnquist, head coach,
Shin is a good fit for the
position.
"I believe that Sharon is
a very thoughtful young
adult," Turnquist said. "She
is very mature and caring;
both qualities are helping
her be a better captain on
the team this year. I also
see her as very focused and
goal oriented."
Shin benefits everyone
on the team, according to
Turnquist.
"Sharon has a
competitive spirit, maturity
and a positive attitude,"
Turnquist said. "She drives
the girls to be better."
She has been playing
golf for eight years, and her
interest in golf first peaked
when she witnessed her
mom playing.
"I followed her to
the range," Shin said. "I
thought it was really fun,
so I decided to play."
others more and thinking
about how her actions will
affect the team ."
Over the past four
Shin has devoted a large
amount of her time to golf
in order to improve and
practice.
"I have practice from
3:30 to 6 p.m. every
day Monday through
Thursday," Shin said. "I
have individual every other
day and team practice on
the other days."
When Shin isn't playing
golf, her friends are very
important to her. She
enjoys painting African
animals and giving them
to her friends, and her
favorite thing to do is hang
out with her friends. Jenna
King, senior, loves hanging
out with Shin.
"Sharon is super nice
and friendly," King said.
"She is an amazing person
and so much fun to be
around."
Outside of golf and
hanging out with her
friends, Shin has a fairly
difficult schedule in
school. According to
Shin, her hardest classes
are AP Statistics, French
5 and Art 4. Shin will be
attending college in the
fall at California State,
Northridge, where she has
received a scholarship.
"I'm very happy with
the amount I received,"
Shin said. "I'll be studying
broadcast journalism and
hope to one day work at
CBS or ESPN ."
Shin credits her
successes, inside and
outside of golf, to her
parents. She acknowledges
her mom for her start with
golf, and her father for
helping to push her.
Boys' Golf team looks to improve
on second place team finishes
T y C larke
Five matches into the
season, the Boys' Golf Team
has seen a theme emerge:
second place finishes. In
three league matches and one
invitational, the Lions placed
second. While these are not
finishes to be ashamed of, the
team is looking to improve.
"I have all the confidence
in the w wrki th at o u r te a m
can p la y at a higher level,"
Justin Paredes, head coach,
said. "Finding the right mix
of motivation and confidence
boost for each player is the
key."
The Lions are returning
four varsity players from last
year. For a team that only
has five available spots, this
has been considered both a
strength and a problem.
"I think our strength has
become our weakness,"
Paredes said. "We are a deep
team. We have seven to eight
players that can play at varsity
level each week."
"Unfortunately, we only
have five spots. Having
players constantly qualify and
changing the varsity group
has affected the morale and
continuity of the team," he
said.
In the team's fourth league
match of the season, it shot its
best round of the season with a
300. This was enough to secure
another second place finish for
the team, falling behind Lake
Oswego. Individually, Zach
Foushee, junior, continued to
perform well, shooting a 69.
This was the first league match
that the junior wasn't the top
performer.
On March 11, the Lions shot
a 309. However, the Lions only
finished third as improvement
was seen throughout the
league.
At a tournament on March
4 at the Oregon Golf Club, the
team finished with 316 strokes,
only five behind victor Lake
Oswego. Individually, the
Lions' top two finishers were
juniors Foushee and Connor
Jetton. Foushee shot the
lowest round of anyone in the
tournament, finishing with a
70 while Jetton shot a 78.
Paredes lists Lake Oswego
and league newcomer Canby
as two of the bigger challenges
in the Three Rivers League.
For Districts, only two teams
from the TRL can go to State,
so the competition will
be fierce. Following these
multiple second place finishes,
Photo by Alex Houston
Sharon Shin, senior, practices golf at the Oregon Golf Club. Shin
has been on varsity all four years of high school, won the individual
State Championship her sophomore year and helped her team to win
the State Championship last year.
Golf has proved to
be more than just an
entertaining pastime,
though. According to
Shin, she has improved
athletically and mentally.
"I have progressed more
as a team player," Shin
said. "G olf made me more
of a leader."
Turnquist has seen the
changes in Shin over the
past four years allow her
to evolve personally and
to also positively affect the
entire team.
"Obviously, over the past
four years she has matured
a great deal," Turnquist
said. "I see her caring for
years, along with maturity
and compassion, Shin
has also shown her
ability to play golf. She
won the individual
State Championship her
sophomore year, and she
also helped her team to win
the State Championship
last year.
"I have two great
memories of her high
school career," Turnquist
said. "O ne was watching
her win the individual
state title, and the second
watching her help the 2010
team reach their goals
of winning districts and
state."
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C o n n o r Je tto n and B ry a n t
Bushnell, juniors, admire their
shots during a recent practice. The
Boys’ Golf team has been close
to winning almost every league
match, finishing second in three
out of the four matches.
the Lions are unable to win the
TRL. The coach still believes
his team can perform well,
though.
"We have underperformed
up to this point. As frustrating
as that is, it is also encouraging
because you know what the
team is capable of," Paredes
said. "Going in to the State
Tournament, we have some
experienced players who
want to improve on their
showing last year. I have every
confidence that they can do
so."
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