![Game, set, and match. Corbin Atchley, sophomore, high fives Sanam Sidhu, freshman, after a rally with other club members. “I just joined [the club],” Sidhu said. “[I heard about it] on Instagram, they always post about it, I’ve been wanting to come. My parents used to play [net sports] too and they taught us, and then I learned from my brother.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MG_7715-2-1200x800.jpg)
![At the bottom of the third inning, the Lions are still scoreless. Rowe stands at home plate, preparing to bat, while Vandenbrink stands off to the side as the next batter up. Despite having the bases loaded, the team was unable to score any runs. “It’s just the beginning of the season. We’re just going to be playing out best by June, [and] that’s where champions are,” Rowe said.](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_3077-1200x900.jpg)
![The teams prepare to start another play with just a few minutes left in the first half. The Lions were in the lead at halftime with a score of 27-0. At half time, the team went back to the locker rooms. “[We ate] orange slices,” Malos said. “[Then] our team came out and got the win.”](https://wlhsnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2385-1200x800.jpg)
August
We both were scared of the night time-
So as soon as the clock stroke beyond 3,
We knew it just wasn’t meant to be. Feelings got mixed and minds got scattered; but in our hearts, we always knew, Our love was made for the 5th Avenue.
Wept silently on the phone although my love was loud; perhaps too loud for you to handle, the love we had was like a burning candle.
The way we burned. the way it’d hurt; it would all go away when my head lied on your arm,
It felt homier than home, it felt so warm.
“Our love isn’t soft, it doesn’t feel right” you’d say that to me almost every night.
Only if you knew what you mean to me, only if I ever had the chance to let it be.
But you were my summer’s shining sun and you were my winter’s warm blanket, your laugh was like the sound of my favourite anklet.
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