CHAMPS OF THE WORLD!!!

Larry, Rache, Jen and I went to Walsh's open gym tonight and it was so good to play with my teammates again...Ive missed them so much! Anyways, the real reason I decided to blog was because of the improvement I saw tonight when we played. Rache (this is rachel!!) was a whole new player. She attacked the basket like no other and finished at that. Not to mention she probably led our team in rebounds the whole night...defensive and offensive. Go giiiiiiiirl. As for Jen, this girl has range ladies. She was stroking it all night along with making moves at the basket down low. What impressed me the most was how well she was defending and holding her ground on girls twice her size (Jen was our center). And last but not least...Larry. She got to the rim when she wanted and shot the ball so well and obviously beasted it on the boards. I was so proud of these girls and how much you can tell they have been working at it. Hard work doesn't go unoticed. So good job and keep up the good work! And as for everyone else, I'm sure you are working just as hard. Make sure we are busting out butts this last month, cause offseason is when champions are made and WE WILL WIN THE LEAGUE. Remember, it always takes a little more to be a yellow jacket! See you Speaking of champions...tonight the last game was considered the championship and we won! We beat Walsh's team to win it! Just thought I'd share, see you in a month :)


P.S.- there was a Mount player there, secretly Larry and I wanted boo her as she introduced herself, but we stayed classy, no worries! Nothing wrong with a little friendly competition eh?

J.Carp ouuuuuuuuutttt

jenna andreas . freshman (:

Hiiii everyone ! Seems like summer has been flying by lately and we only have a month left. The name is Jenna Andreas and I will be a freshman this fall. I graduated in the spring for Pickerington High School North. North is a bigger school about 20 minutes from downtown Columbus so the drive to school is a good 2 hours and 20 minutes. I cannot wait to start school in the fall! I love love love meeting new people, so I am especially excited to meet everyone on the team and get to know you all. I am currently an undeclared major, however, I see myself ending up studying business/finance. I will be a part of the honors program this year, so hopefully that will be a good challenge for me. I am living with Kacie Evans in Constitution so everyone is more than welcome to come over ☺

Ok so about me… I am an only child, but I have 3 cousins that are basically my sisters. Family is super important to me. Mom and dad are Dave & Becky Andreas, I love them to death. I have a puppy that’s one year old. Her name is Riley. In my free time I love to shop. My favorite season is the fall. Music is my fav, I could listen to Mac Miller all day. During high school I played golf, basketball, and softball. Since I was 4, basketball has always been my one love. My team last year was fortunate enough to play in the state tournament at The Schott. It was definitely an experience in itself.

I am currently on vacation in Florida, about to head over to the beach, so I hope you all enjoy the rest of summer and I will see you in the fall !


Pictures : Me and two of my friends (Mary & Shelby) from high school at the beach in Wilmington, North Carolina. One of my senior pictures, and the seven seniors from North accepting the Regional trophy before we played at states !

Freshman (:

Hello (: My name is Sharlee Bailey, and I will be a freshman this year. I am so excited to start school in about a month and finally meet everyone. I am a graduate of Wadsworth High, the home of the Grizzlies, red and white. Wadsworth is about forty-five minutes from BW. I plan on majoring in Middle Childhood Education focusing on math and science, while minoring in Speech Pathology. Throughout high school, I played volleyball and basketball; for the years that i was healthy, that is. Going into my sophomore basketball season, i tore my left ACL and Meniscus, which consisted of an eighth-month recovery. I managed to stay pretty healthy throughout my junior year, but then I tore my left Meniscus during a summer league game, which Coach Harrer was actually watching. After the Doctor repaired my knee, i had a four-month recovery just in time to play my senior year. I was doing good until one weekend in December when I went down with a right ACL tear at Classic in the Country, which Coach Harrer, once again, was watching. Bad luck charm maybe? haha Getting through high school was pretty rough, but I am happy to say I was just released to play basketball again! The doctor says my knees are now much stronger than they were before and, as long as I keep up with my strength training, my ACL's should be fine. My family was a huge support group that got me through. My mom and dad, Bev and Dave, were here for me every step of the way. My sisters Holland, 22 years old, and Jani, 15 years old, also had my back at all times. I am rooming with Jenny and we are basically all ready to move into Carmel. I spend most of my time in rehab, working out, hanging out with friends, and sleeping. I hope everyone is enjoying the last month of summer, and i can't wait for basketball season to start! (:

My pictures...
1st picture: This was senior night and also the night right before I got surgery. My Coach let me start the game and catch the tip off to start the game. It was pretty exciting; still wish I could have played.
2nd picture: This is me, after my third surgery; during the recovery of each one, my friends were constantly visiting me to keep me company.
3rd picture: This is my family supporting me at my graduation.

Lexi Rohrbach

Hi everyone! I'm Lexi and I'm going to be a sophomore next year. I am majoring in communication disorders and minoring in biology. I've been spending my summer working at a daycare (which is a BLAST by the way), working out, and getting my shoulder strong for next season. I am so excited for the season to be here! Now about my family:) I live with my wonderful mom and brother in the lovely town of Tiffin, Ohio. We have a Walmart here...yupp that's our main store. My mom recently retired from coaching Varsity volleyball at my high school (where I played under her for 4 years) and she is my one of my main fans. She comes to almost all our games. My brother is 15 and plays football, basketball, and baseball for Columbian High School. I come from a hugeeeee family, and my Aunt Debbie and Uncle David are like a 2nd set of parents to me. They will be at all our games too. Andddd that's about all I have to say....on to pictures!

The 1st pic is of me and Nancy (who is also on the team) going 4-wheeling!
The 2nd pic is me and my brother Michael right before we went parasailing in Florida.
The 3rd pic is me and my Uncle David on a random bench at a festival.
The 4th pic is my mom, Aunt Debbie, and I at a festival.
and the 5th pic is a ZEBRA! I just went to the Cleveland zoo with my friend Maya, and it was a blast! Zebras and penguins are my favorite animals! Buttttt the zoo didn't have penguins! I was so sad, what kind of zoo doesn't have penguins???

Well thats all I've got, hope everyone is enjoying their summers! See you all soon!

AWWWWWWWWW JACKETS!:)

Lexi Rohrbach, #45

Lizzy - Sophomore

Hello yellow jackets :) I hope you are all have a fantastic summer! I can't believe that we have just about a month until school starts!
Alrighty, well I'm Lizzy Ziemski, I will be a sophomore this year. I'm a sport management major with a minor in coaching and publice relations. I'm not sure exactly where I want to take it yet but I have plenty of time. Things to know: I'm obsessed with tennis shoes, eating, and my cat Mr. Paco :)

The first picture is of some of my friends from high school and the second is of some girls on the team when we were at Hammytime!

I unfortunately had an ACL tear in open gym last September, so I missed the entire season. As much as i LOVED supporting you girls, I can't wait to get back on the floor and be a real basketball player again. Sitting through games, practices, scouts/film was honestly the hardest thing ever, knowing that I wouldn't be able to play. One positive is that I have learned a lot and I have a strong mental edge. Although I'm not cleared yet, my doc is proposing around September/October. So I'm trying to do what I can!

I'll be living in Findlay this year with my roommate from last year! It's going to be a blasttt. North campus -- hollaaa! Hope the summer finishes up well for you all! See you sooon!

Melissa :)

The first picture is argyle night :p
The second one is of is me and some friends hanging out at the pool
And the third is when i won my x-box at midnight madness :D
Hello everyone :) My name is Melissa Hoffbauer and I will be a sophomore this year. I was originally a pre-physical therapy and athletic training major but I have decided to take a different route. Now I am going pre-med and intend on being an anesthesiology (thats rough to spell) assistant. The scariest part about this career path is I have to take the MCATS to get into grad school... Well this summer I got my first job.. I work at Richards Landscaping which is kind of terrible, I do a bunchhh of the crappiest work around the place and get paid minimum wage. But Im grateful to have a job and of course the most important/best part about the job I get supaaaaaa tan :p. Other than work and summer workouts I dont do a whole lot because Im always pretty tired.Im definitely glad to be home to spend time with my family and friends here but I miss my BW family for sureee :).. Soooo needless to say I am ready to get back to BW and see all of your lovely faces :) Hope everyone has a great rest of the summer!!!

Freshman :)

Hey everyone!! I'm Shari Mangas and I will be a freshman this year at BW! I'm so excited for the season to start and to meet all of you! :) I just recently graduated from Leipsic High School. Leipsic is probably one of the smallest towns you will encounter in Northwest Ohio! It's about a 2 hour and 45 minute drive to the campus from my house. As some of you already know, Coach K's dad was my high school coach and we called him Coach K as well lol. In high school I played basketball and softball all 4 years and volleyball for 2. I have one sister, Dana, who is 22 and my parents names are Bob and Kathy. I have been so blessed to have the most amazing teammates, friends and family! The first picture is of myself and my 3 best friends! (I'm in the Blue). They, along with 14 other classmates, will be attending college at BGSU. The next picture is of some of my teammates and myself at kids camp. I'm a pretty shy person at first, but after awhile I loosen up and start to be myself! During the week I'm usually working out, shooting, or hanging out with my friends! I'll be living in Carmel and rooming with Audrey! I'm going in as an Athletic Training major, but we'll see how long that lasts :) I hope you all are having an amazing summer and staying safe!
Can't wait to see you in August! :)

Jenny Prochko, freshman!

Hi everyone! My name is Jennifer Prochko. Most people call me Jen or Jenny. I just graduated from Holy Name High School, and I'm going to be an incoming freshman at BW! I live in Parma which is about 20 minutes from BW. I'm super excited to start college and basketball with everyone! I visited a bunch of times (and stayed with Melissa every time lol), but I kinda knew I would always end up here! I tore my ACL my senior year which SUCKED! I cannot wait to play again! It seems like it's been foreverrrrr! I'm going to the doctor a week from today to see what he says about my knee. It's been 6 months since my surgery so I should be good to go. I'm rooming with Sharlee who I used to play SMAC with awhile ago! I met most of the other freshman at orientation and they are all sweet! I love to have fun and be around people! I am going in undecided and kinda nervous about that! I'm really close with my parents and my sister Lyndsey who is 21 and goes to Notre Dame College. My two best friends are Stacie and Melissa who are both going far and leaving me :( I spend most of my time sleeping, working out, and hanging with friends! I babysit a few days a week to make some money. Everyone says it's not a real job but I get paid good so i really don't care haha! I hope summer is going good and I can't wait to get to know everyone =)

Rachel Rossman: Junior Year!

Hey guys, Hope everyone is having a great summer. I'll be heading into my Junior year majoring in Marketing. I have 3 sisters, Elise, Sarah, and Kayla. Kayla plays at Mount Union, yeah I know, icky, but we're still best friends. Parents are Mark and Mary and Olmsted Falls is where I come from. I work at Dairy Queen, so free icecream is a yes; especially for you Coach K. I'll be living in hammy time (Hamilton Apartments) and I can't wait to meet all of you!

Enjoy this last month and a half and Welcome to the hive little jackets!

Rachel Rossman #10
(That's me on the left)

Audrey Smolik...FRESHMAN YEAR :)

Heyyyy everybody!! My name is Audrey, but everyone calls me Aud or Audi. I graduated from Strongsville High School and will be an incoming freshman at B-W this year. I am SUPER excited for everything that B-W has to offer, but I am even more excited about the season!! I am undeclared for a major but I will be taking classes for both Sports Management and Athletic Training. I have an older sister and a younger brother and I love them and my parents to death!...even though my brother gets on my nerves sometimes. :) I have the 2 BEST friends in the entire world, Robby and Emily. LOVE YOU GUYS! I recently got a job at Cinemark at the Strongsville Mall and I am extremely nervous/anxious for it to start!.....sooooo if you wanna come see a movie, I'll be the one filling up your popcorn bowls and soda drinks! :) Other then my new job and working out, I spend most of my time babysitting my brother, hanging with my family, or out with my friends! I hope everyone is having an AMAZING summer!!!

Katie Dent :)

Hiii everyonee :) My name is Katie Dent, most everyone calls me Dent, so I tend to respond to it more haha but Katie works too! I will be transfering in this year as a junior to BW and I am verryyyy excited! I spent the past two years at Lorain County Community College and I played basketball there too. So I graduated in 2009 from Avon which is only like 20 minutes away from BW. I am double majoring in Athletic Training and Exercise Science so hopefully things go well with thatt. I hope everyone has been having a great summer, mine sure has been! I've been really busy with friends, my summer classes, babysitting, working at Bob Evans, and being in the sun as much as I possibly can haha. I have three siblings; an older brother and sister and a younger brother. I'm always up for fun and for having a good time and I cant wait to be at BW and to meet everyone! This'll be a great season!
The first picture is of me and my two friends and the second is of my family and I :)

some of the freshmen. lookin like a rainbow :) miss you guys!

Hey everyone! My names Natalia, also known as Tali, to some Tali T Spot haha I am going to be a sophomore next year! (I feel so old saying I'm not a freshmen anymore!) Once I declare my majors, they will be psychology and business. I plan to go graduate school and if I can handle it get my Ph.D and have my own practice as a psychologist. My inspiration to be a psychologist came to me in 5th grade after I watched Freaky Friday and Lindsay Lohan's mom in the movie was one and I felt like I'd be good at it so 11 years later I still feel the same :) haha anywayyys I hope everyones summer and workouts are going well! I've been taking my mom with me when I workout and pushing her to get a good workout in, it usually ends with her cursing at me so it's a success :) I just got back from vacation with my family in Hilton Head, South Carolina. It was really nice being on the beach and relaxing, but considering my family are party poopers it got a little boring ha I'm glad to be home and can't wait to be back at BW! I'm really excited to see everyone and meet all the new faces! Can't wait to have fun on and off the court next year with everyone :) have a great rest of the summer everyone!!