by Mikail Cetiner
The boys’ tennis season is coming to an end, and that only means one thing — sectional is close.
The Jeff tennis team is really excited and nervous because for most of them, this is their first time playing in a sectional.
According to singles 1 senior William Brunette, “It is very exciting, but also very stressful to play sectionals.”
The tennis team works hard and takes the practice really seriously. “We work on a lot of basic strategies to prepare for sectionals; the main focus is playing with energy and focus and staying present during matches that can often be very intense,” head coach Jerid Inman said.
Even though the practice is hard and intense, many tennis players decide to stay after practice, and one of them is junior Alex Nef.
“I stay after practice to work on my weak points so I can be ready for Sectionals.”
“We have a lot of new varsity players this year,” coach Inman said, “so we need to practice more intensely so the varsity players can learn how to play under a lot of pressure.”
Sectionals also have a side effect for the J.V players, “Sectionals affect J.V really much because we won’t have any matches since sectionals only is for varsity,” junior J.V player Ian Hoyer said.
According to senior J.V player Micah Cabell, “J.V should be taken more seriously because most of them are the future of the varsity team.”
“Even though we have no matches we will still practice and play against each other for next year,” J.V coach Clint Fackler said.
Sectional begins Tuesday, Sept. 30.
When Mark Reilly applied to teach science at Jeffersonville High School in 1983, he was surprised to get the job because “teaching jobs were hard to come by.” Little did he know the impact and length of his stay at Jeff High. Reilly has been teaching science at Jeff High for 38 years. He says he had always had an interest in teaching and he noticed that he was often used to help others both in class and in sports when he was a kid. This discovered talent would become his passion through his teaching and coaching. Reilly is well known for his class and always optimistic personality. Around school, his classes are favorites among Jeff High Students. Whether it’s the baby chicks he gives his biology students or the field trips his environmental science classes take, Reilly is well known as a fun teacher who wants the best for his students.
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