With winter sports starting soon, the basketball players are working hard and looking forward to a day that could change their lives.  Any 9th-12th grade boys who are interested in trying out will meet at Utica in the Auxiliary Gym on Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. If the student won’t be able to attend the tryout they can contact Coach David Hinkle.

“My favorite part about tryouts is the rush of adrenaline I get before and during the actual tryouts because having to perform against other high level talent is hard to do but I enjoy every second of it,” senior Nathan Oke said. “Before tryouts I mainly just try to block out every distraction besides the other people I’m trying out with because eventually after cuts are made, we have to work together as a team to accomplish our goals and win.”