Sydney Spencer has played softball most of her life, and her dream is to break Bay City Central’s record for the most strikeouts in a game.

Spencer started playing softball at the age of six, and on May 16, 2017 vs Midland Dow, she broke the school record. It was an emotional but exciting moment for Spencer. The crowd stood up and cheered her success. Spencer also broke the season career record and season win record at BCC.

Spencer hopes to continue her career and play college softball, but if she doesn’t, she won’t be upset. She hopes to study Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy at Grand Valley State University after graduation.

Spencer has two siblings, an older sister Sara that lives in Los Angeles, and a brother Neal that is actually dating Mr. Gorski daughter.

Sydney loves the vibe that Central brings to the games, and love the sport teams. Football season is her favorite time of the year. She loves supporting her school team.

Spencer said “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard,’’ and she goes by that daily. The thing she will miss the most about high school softball is the Destin, Florida trips and memories the team makes throughout the season. Advice she would like to give the incoming freshmen is “Push yourself and make the most out of it because time flies by and it's one of the best experiences.”

Spencer is currently playing her second year with the Indiana Dream Team, and she loves it. Spencer’s goal this year you ask? She wants to be the best she can be and go out there and have fun.

Pictured: Sydney Spencer

Pictured Source: Tori Schneider

     The Bay City Central Varsity Softball dugouts haven’t been painted in years because nobody has had the time or money. At the end of the season, the coaches asked the Booster Club about funding the project, and they accepted the proposal.

     On September 15, 2018 some of the team gave up their Saturday morning to help make the dugouts look better than ever. Sierra Anderson, Brianna Hair, and Madi Evans were the only girls there to paint. The coaches are very excited to start the season off right, Coach Kurt Legner said,“New dugouts, new team, new year,’’ as he is very excited for the Wolves to attack the 2019 season.

     The varsity dugouts will not look the same this year either, they will be painted different shades of the grey, purple, and yellow. It took about five hours to do the outside and inside of the dugouts but that wasn’t enough. The dugouts should be ready to up and go next month.

     The wolf will be painted and the details will be in the next upcoming weeks. The season will begin in March and the Wolves will be ready to win the district title behind the new dugouts.

Pictured (right to left): Brianna Hair, Sierra Anderson, Madi Evans

Pictured Credit: Kurt Legner

     Bay City Central sophomore, Diamond Maldonado, is part of Central’s basketball team as well as the varsity softball team. Maldonado started playing basketball at the age of 12. Maldonado has the position of point guard. The sophomore mostly plays basketball to keep her busy and in shape for softball season. She is excited to see where this season can take her and watch herself improve.

     Maldonado’s main focus is softball, which she’s been playing since the young age of two. Maldonado plays multiple positions in softball, including catcher, shortstop, second base, and center field. She’s been on Central’s varsity team since freshman year. When asked why she enjoys playing softball, Maldonado stated, “Because it’s something I’m good at, and enjoy pushing myself to get even better at.”

     Maldonado is excited to jump into the upcoming seasons. She plans to push herself to get better at both sports, while also keeping up with her academics. Sophomore year is a busy and challenging time in high school but Maldonado plans to stay focused and keep on track. “Schools not my favorite thing, and I’d think most people would agree, but I plan on trying my hardest because I’m a student athlete, not just an athlete.”

Pictured: Maldonado Playing Catcher

Picture Credit: Diamond Maldonado