Halloweekend!!

So training camp (aka the first two weeks of practice) flew by like a speedy little yellow jacket. While they were a very educational two weeks, I cannot lie; I will not miss the conditioning or the intense negotiations with Coach Strickland in order to lower the number of lines we had to run. (Although, I am grateful that he let us negotiate because my old bones can only take so much.) All joking aside, one of our mottos this year is “It takes a little more to be a Yellow Jacket” and I can tell you, after playing here for three years, that this is certainly true. I would put money on us outworking every team in the OAC in the conditoning area. We didn’t even let up once practice started. It is definitely tough at times, but we know it will pay off in the end.
The end of training camp was marked by our annual intrasquad scrimmage. It was a close match, but the gold team lost by three points :( It’s OK though because, in the end, we are all buzzing around the same hive.
After our scrimmage we had our Parents’ Reception so all the families could learn who the players and other parents were. I must say I did miss seeing all 50 members of the Heinlen clan who came last year, but I was happy that Mr. Heinlen showed his support with his traditional Heinlen barking during the scrimmage. (Woof woof right back at’cha, Mr. Heinlen.)
The best part of the end of training camp was definitely the Halloween festivities. We had some GREAT costumes this year. Sophomore guard/semi-post Monica Gustin was Harry Potter, but unfortunately she kept casting the Sectum Sempra hex on everyone. Not cool Mon Mon. She also kept pulling off my stinger, which is also not cool because if you pull off a yellow jacket’s stinger, it dies!!! Ah! Freshman guard Taylor “Tator Tot” Rogers definitely had the best costume. She went as Flavor Flav, and it was all kinds of embarrassing. All in all, it was a fun time with some goooood team bonding/dancing.

Senior Center Ariel Brough #45 Awwwww jackets!!




Former jacket Carrie Ritzler and sophomore center Kitty Cat Spisak creatively fashioned themselves some cute togas.

Tator Tot Rogers as Flava Flav and Monica Gustin (who will be angry, but you shouldn't have ripped my stinger off three times, Monica!)


Freshmen guards/roomies JoBeth Roll, as a flapper, and Megan Frisina, as a school girl.



Monica Gustin and I, wand and stinger ready!