{"id":26081,"date":"2017-05-21T18:17:23","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T01:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/jdhs-tmhs-softball-seniors-recognized\/"},"modified":"2017-05-21T18:17:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T01:17:23","slug":"jdhs-tmhs-softball-seniors-recognized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/jdhs-tmhs-softball-seniors-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"JDHS, TMHS softball seniors recognized"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Juneau-Douglas High School softball team celebrated senior night Friday before its 14-10 win over Thunder Mountain. JDHS has six seniors on its varsity and junior varsity teams: Sami Good, Maddie Johnson, Ally Ireland-Haight, Rena Nauer, Alison Ford and Devyn Isaak.<\/em><\/p>\n

Juneau Empire: What\u2019s you first softball memory?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Devyn Isaak:<\/strong> My first softball memory is playing on the Cubs. What made it so special is that it was my first year of playing softball instead of T-ball.<\/p>\n

Alison Ford:<\/strong> Doing cheers because they aren\u2019t once in a lifetime. It\u2019s every game.<\/p>\n

Maddie Johnson:<\/strong> Playing Midnight Suns on Chuck and John\u2019s team. It was my first softball tournament.<\/p>\n

Sami Good:<\/strong> Playing in Washington in 10U<\/p>\n

Ally Ireland-Haight:<\/strong> Always traveling down south and wearing the ugly burnt orange jerseys.<\/p>\n

Rena Nauer:<\/strong> My first game because not only was it my first game but it was also my first time hitting and I got a double.<\/p>\n

JE: What advice would you give to younger players on playing in the rain?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Ireland-Haight<\/strong> Have a lighter grip on the ball and keep your hands warm. Just get the three outs so you can go warm up in the dugout.<\/p>\n

Ford: <\/strong>Move around. Bring blankets and always, always, always bring extra clothes to change into after games.<\/p>\n

JE: Whose the toughest pitcher you\u2019ve had to go against?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ireland-Haight: <\/strong>I have no clue, many people seem fast at first but then I take a breath and it\u2019s like batting practice.<\/p>\n

Johnson: <\/strong>Lauren Syrup (West High School)<\/p>\n

Isaak: <\/strong>I think the toughest pitcher I\u2019ve had to hit against is Nina.<\/p>\n

JE: What will you miss about playing for the Crimson Bears?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Nauer: <\/strong>I will miss being a part of a team surrounded with the best teammates out there and coached by great coaches.<\/p>\n

Ireland-Haight: <\/strong>How big of a family we all are. I have grown up playing with these girls and have been through some of the hardest times in my life. I woudn\u2019t ever change my team for anything.<\/p>\n

Ford: <\/strong>What I\u2019ll miss about being a Crimson Bear is traveling with the team. I feel that\u2019s when we bond the most because we\u2019re constantly together.<\/p>\n

Isaak: <\/strong>The part I\u2019ll miss the most about being a Crimson Bear is how close every one is, like a family.<\/p>\n

\u2022\u2022\u2022<\/p>\n

The Thunder Mountain Falcons celebrated their senior night Saturday before playing JDHS at Dimond Park. The TMHS seniors are Alondra Echiverri, Alicia Jean Duncan and Haleigh DiCarlo.<\/em><\/p>\n

JE: What\u2019s you first softball memory?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Alondra Echiverri:<\/strong> I can\u2019t think of my first softball memory but a memory that will always be special to me is winning the 2016 state championships. Going from winning no games my freshman year to winning a state title my junior year was such an accomplishment.<\/p>\n

Alicia Jean Duncan:<\/strong> I played tee-ball in Sitka, as well as always watched my mom play mudball in Sitka. My first memory is watching my mom\u2019s games in Sitka.<\/p>\n

Haleigh DiCarlo:<\/strong> Playing tee-ball on the A\u2019S teams and sitting on the third base playing in the dirt. Just having fun with no pressure at that age.<\/p>\n

JE: What advice would you give to younger players on playing in the rain?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Echiverri:<\/strong> Always bring hand warmers!!<\/p>\n

Duncan:<\/strong> I would say my biggest advice for playing in the rain is always have extra socks and extra sweatshirts, just in case you soak the first pair. Also always let your cleats dry overnight, the worst feeling is putting on wet cleats the next day!<\/p>\n

DiCarlo:<\/strong> Sliding into home plate. Once you start sliding, you just keep on sliding.<\/p>\n

JE: Whose the toughest pitcher you\u2019ve had to go against?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Echiverri:<\/strong> Quincy Bates. I had the hardest time hitting off of her sometimes.<\/p>\n

Duncan:<\/strong> I don\u2019t have a specific one, but a slow pitcher is harder for me, because we are so used to practicing off Brittany, having to get used to a slow pitcher is tough.<\/p>\n

DiCarlo:<\/strong> Quincy Bates, I don\u2019t know why she just scared me when I would go up to bat in Major League. I liked playing with her more than playing against her for sure.<\/p>\n

JE: What will you miss about playing for the Falcons?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Echiverri:<\/strong> Making fun of my coach John.<\/p>\n

Duncan:<\/strong> I will miss the people I play with the most, and miss the memories we make together.<\/p>\n

DiCarlo:<\/strong> Everything! Playing for the Falcons is so much fun. Everyone on the team is like family and I will miss playing with them all.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Contact sports reporter Nolin Ainsworth at 523-2272 or nolin.ainsworth@juneauempire.com.<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Juneau-Douglas High School softball team celebrated senior night Friday before its 14-10 win over Thunder Mountain. JDHS has six seniors on its varsity and junior varsity teams: Sami Good, Maddie Johnson, Ally Ireland-Haight, Rena Nauer, Alison Ford and Devyn Isaak. Juneau Empire: What\u2019s you first softball memory? Devyn Isaak: My first softball memory is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":425,"featured_media":26082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stopmodifiedupdate":false,"_modified_date":"","wds_primary_category":6,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-26081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/425"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26081"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=26081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}