Baseball and Softball for Girls in the time of Covid

Have any of you wondered why girls aren’t allowed to play baseball this year? We know many students have and whether there is a valid reason. According to Legacy Administrator Mrs. Cowan, “We really didn’t have a choice; we had to follow our protocols for health and safety for Covid and so right now we are still in the purple tier which limits the type of sports that can be played . . .”

Even though this year is different, some girls are upset and confused on why they can’t play baseball this year. A few have even wondered whether they should have gotten a choice between playing baseball or softball. Mrs. Cowan adds, “We knew that some people would probably be disappointed but sometimes we have to make the choice to move forward even if the circumstances are out of your control. So we could either cancel everything and not do anything or we could problem solve and be creative in the things that we are doing.”

With everything going on in the world today, we are very lucky to even be allowed to play sports. All of the schools in the Kern High School District aren’t even on campus for classes, so for us to be on campus and playing sports, we are very fortunate.

Legacy Lions Leave It on the Field

Saturday, October 19, 2019

On Saturday, our Legacy Lions football team played the Saints. As you may know, the Saints are an extremely good team and we didn’t win, but our team played hard and came out with positive attitudes.

One of the most memorable players was Kingston Mitchell, number 11. He put all his effort into the game and played many different positions.

Another player was Adrian Gonzales, number 9. Despite being hurt, he put his all into the game and played multiple positions throughout. Multiple people, including Ref Watiks and Coach Williams himself named Gonzales as a player that they would mention if they were writing on the game.

Photos by Molly Engel ‘22 & Penelope Campbell ‘22 Lions play Saints.

However, in Gonzales’ opinion, Caden Viss, number 2, was one of the most encouraging players. He also gave great constructive criticism.

Speaking of constructive criticism, some of the things that Legacy could improve on, according to its own players, are defense and experience. We have a lot of freshmen and sophomores on our team, most of which haven’t played before. Therefore, our line hasn’t had a chance to learn everything it needs to do and that affects the whole team.

Things that the Lions did well this game were “giving it their all” according to Jacob Love, number 55, and having good, encouraging attitudes according to Ref Watiks and Coach Williams. 

Just because we lose against one of the best teams in the league doesn’t mean that we’ll never win. Like Tyler Nott, number 23, said, “The game was tough, but as long as everybody gave 100%, we’re the winners.”