Summer Fun

Hello hello!

I'm Audrey and I will be a Junior this year. Just an FYI, when people tell you that time flies as you get older, they aren't kidding. It's a bitter sweet feeling. But I hope everyone is having a great summer :) Mine has been one of the best ones so far. I got to go on an amazing vacation  to Virginia with the family that I work for. I babysit 2 girls, Megan and Taylor. Love them to death. I also have had the privilege to be an assistant coach to a SMAC team. SMAC is an aau organization for those of you who don't know what it is. Our team name is SMAC ICE (Intensity Chemistry Energy). Shoutout to the girls and Jocelyn (the head coach)! It has been a challenge being on the the "other side", that is being a coach not a player. I never realized how hard it is, so props to all the coaches out there. You truly have a hard job. Especially coaching us girls. 

I am so looking forward to going back to school and getting ready with the team for the season. I can't wait to meet all the Freshman so they can see what a bunch of goof balls we are all :) But also can be very, very serious.....sometimes. Random fact....SHARI MANGAS is my best friend. I am also a Middle Childhood Education major with Math and History minors. I'm obsessed with dolphins. I have an older sister and younger brother. My parents come to all the games...even when I tell them not to because there is 5 feet of snow on the ground. Least to say they're very supportive :) Welp, that's all I got. Be safe and enjoy the rest of your summer!

Colossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart".

Audrey #24

Hello everyone, my name is Janaya and I am an upcoming sophomore. I hope everyone's summer is going great. I can't wait for school to start so I can see all my friends again and meet the incoming freshmen. I met a couple of them at open and they seem really nice but they have a lot to live up too because last years freshmen was the best class of all time. See you all soon. #2

Hey BW family! My names is Megan McKean and I'm an incoming freshmen this fall, and in all honesty I have never been more excited for a school year to start! I've been to both open gyms so far & have worked a few camps, so I have gotten to meet most of the team. They are all so welcoming and great athletes that they will help make my transition easy!

Now, a little bit about myself. I am from a small country school called Northwestern between the cities of Wooster and Ashland. I am apart of a family of 5, with two older brothers. My oldest brother Lucas just graduated from Wittenberg University last spring, and Brennan will be a junior basketball player for Marietta. I spend most of my time working out or giving kids basketball lessons at my house which is fortunately my job. But, I also love to hang out with friends, go swimming, and going to places like cedar point, concerts, and movies. So all of that is basically what my summer has consisted of! Growing up with two older brothers who loved basketball as well has taught me to be very competitive so I cannot wait to for season to start & to make some new experiences! I'm very happy I made the decision to be a yellow jacket :)

--Megan

ONE MORE MONTH

Hola mis amigos! Me llamo Alissa. …..the team calls me Mex, as in Mexican, thanks to Janaya and She’kiera so I’ve decided to own it.

Anyways..I will be a sophomore this year and I am very much looking forward to moving back in. Living at home is so boring now and I miss the team so much. I am undecided on my major, but as of today I am leaning towards Exercise Science. It changes about every other week. My summer has been pretty normal…working and working out and such. I’m a lifeguard at two pools and I host at a Mexican restaurant (another reason they call me Mex). I’ve pretty much worked every day, except when we had 40 days and 40 nights of rain – makes it a little hard to work at a pool. I have to admit that working in the sun all time has left me with a pretty awesome tan, making me look even more Mexican.

I am definitely looking forward to this season and getting to know the freshmen. They seem like a great group of girls. They have a lot to live up to after last year’s freshmen class though – we were kind of awesome. I know everyone has been working hard this summer so you’ll be able to find us at the top of the conference.

Until next time my friends,

Alissa Munro #13

     Hi my name is Mackenzie Colombo and I will be an upcoming freshman this year.  I missed my week for the blog because I was on vacation and thought mine was this week so its a little late!  I am very excited to become a yellow jacket and play college basketball.  I went to Strasburg High School which is about an hour and a half away.  I also cheered for the football team but basketball has always been my passion.  I have a younger brother who just turned 16 and he and I have played in the driveway ever since I can remember.  My whole family is really big basketball fans.  My dad coached my brother and I when we were younger.  In high school my team played Berlin Hiland at home and my junior year we beat them to win the IVC, which is our conference.  That was probably my favorite high school memory in basketball.  This summer I have been very busy.  I went on a senior trip with my friends and then the week after I was with my family so unfortunately I missed the first open gym but I am looking forward to meeting all of you!  I have met a few of you on my overnight visit with Megan McKean who is also an upcoming freshman.  You

SENIOR RAH!!

My name is Jessica Lairson. I'm a senior. I can't believe I'm writing my last pre-season blog ever!.  You'll be a senior before you know it kiddies! I really am not a fan of writing full sentences, so here is a bullet list of everything you need to know! These are the MOST CRUCIAL pieces of information. Highly classifieds, if you will:

• I will be 22 in August, and that feels old as shit. (Sorry Coach)
• You may call me Larry, Jess, Jessica, or Lairson, or anything else you like.
• I like candy
• I was a spelling champion in middle school
• I'm a chemistry major, but don't ask me any math questions or we can't be friends.
• I have 1 sister, 3 brothers, a half brother, and a step-brother
• I went to Louisville High School. It's in Ohio, contrary to popular belief.
• I'm obsessed with cats. Like, literally obsessed. They just have the cutest little faces and little personalities. I love them.
• When I'm really tired, I don't speak very much English. Just noises that sound like words, but really aren't.
• I make really stupid faces in pictures. Sometimes they scare people.
• I've lived with Melissa Hoffbauer for what will be 3 years now, so if you see a really tan and jacked girl, that's her and you should say hi because she is awesome!

So yeah, there's no real paragraph that would really fit all that vital information in it.  But this summer I've just been lifting, shooting, playing calculus 2, and hanging out with my 4-year-old son Trevor! He is an awesome little dude and he loves that ninja turtles, which in case you've never seen them, they talk like surfers, so he talks like a little surfer dude. I'm sure you will see lots of him this year! He loves coming to practice and playing with all the girls. I'm really excited to meet all the new people this year! I am also so proud of seeing everyone do work this summer! I feel like I have seen and heard about more effort in the gym than any other summer that I have been here! That's what we have to do to win big this year- constantly get better!  You'll find out pretty quickly that I hate to lose. I hate to lose more than I even enjoy winning. Keep up the good work!! 5 weeks until we go back to school, make the most of it!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Loves Yous Alls!

@Jlair3

Hi everyone,

My name is Sydney Clark and I'm an incoming freshman. I can't believe my high school career is over already. It went by so fast, but I am so excited to start this new chapter in my life. I can't wait for basketball season to start and to experience the college life.

Here's just a little bit about me. I live in Parma, OH. It's about 10-15 minutes from BW. I went to Regina High School my freshman year, but unfortunately our school closed. After Regina closed, I went to Lake Ridge Academy for my next three years. I played softball and soccer at Lake Ridge also just to keep in shape for basketball. My dad was the boys varsity coach at Lake Ridge as well. My sister graduated from Ohio University a year ago, but while she was there, she was the girls basketball team manager. So basketball is popular in my family.

So far this summer, I have gone to graduation parties, worked out for basketball, and swam. I have orientation coming up and I'm so excited to meet all the new people. We have had an open gym already and everyone seems so nice and fun and I can't wait to meet everyone on the team.

I hope everyone has a good summer and can't wait for this season!

-Sydney

Sweet Summer Time

Hello everyone!


My name is Allyson Helleis and I'm going to be a sophomore next year which is so crazy to think about. I am double majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy and Exercise Science and I'm also taking summer classes which is never fun, but essential for me to graduate on time. :((So far my summer has consisted of work with Shari and Sam everyday, then working out with them, then playing basketball with them, so you could say the three of us have become extremely close this summer! It is so awesome to see how dedicated the team is this summer, and we are definitely going to be competitors this year in the OAC so watch out everyone!

Other than working out and working I got to go on a little vaca with some of my friends from home since I am so busy all the time. We went to Put-In-Bay for four days and stayed in my friends beach house which was like paradise. No 6:30 am alarms and being able to sleep in was absolutely amazing. Its the little things like that sometimes, especially after working 8-3:30 everyday, I have a new appreciation for sleep!

Although staying at home for the summer is nice so I get to see my family and friends, I am ready for the school year to start. That means we are that much closer to the season! I am ecstatic to get to play with the incoming freshmen and the rest of the team! Go Yellow Jackets!


#YJ4L

Allyson Helleis #5

Hi Everybody!


So for anyone I didn't meet at open gym my name is Jessa and I'm going to be an incoming freshman this year! It's crazy to think my high school life is over, but I'm so excited for my first year at BW and of course for the basketball season to start! It'll definitely be weird to go from a senior all the way back to a baby freshman again. :)

To tell you a little bit about myself, I am from the city of Aurora, OH which is about 45 min away from BW (not too far of a drive at all). Although I live in Aurora I went to Walsh Jesuit High School which is catholic school about a half hour away from my city. Besides the school stuff, I have one older brother that just graduated from Ohio University. Yesterday was pretty hectic because we had a combined party for our graduations! Other than that, I have been enjoying the summer with my friends and family before I say goodbye for college. I'm definitely ready to get out and start a new chapter of my life.  I also can't wait to get down to school to hang out and get to know all of you better!

- Jessa Gilberto:)