Baseball
Although junior Luke Deister said last baseball season wasn’t the strongest, he expects a winning record this year.
“There are three new coaches this year,” he added. “They’ve brought a lot of advice and insight.”
The coaches have hosted many practices over the offseason, which are optional, but almost the entire team still shows up, Deister explained.
“We’ve been lifting a lot too, so we’ve been stronger and faster,” he said. “We’ve been doing conditioning. So yeah, I expect us to be a lot better.”
Softball
Junior softball player Phoebe Reich said she has high hopes for the upcoming season.
“I believe me and my team will work hard to build strong relationships and play our best as a team,” she said. “Our team does a really good job at supporting each other and creating strong bonds with one another.”
The team gained two coaches last year, Reich added, who continue to help them improve noticeably and help them work toward their goals.
“We have worked really hard during the offseason and will continue to work hard throughout this season,” she said.
Girls Track
Jamie Hayes, head coach of the girls varsity track and field team, said she expects this season to be similarly successful to last year.
“We competed against the best in central Ohio, but we did really well,” she said.
In the offseason, some runners have taken advantage of outside practice resources like the Ohio Speed Academy and track-specific CrossFit classes, Hayes explained.
“Our goal is always to make track a healthy and rewarding experience for everyone involved and to build up our successes from the previous season,” she added.
Boys Track
Senior distance captain Holden Gohs said this upcoming season may be less successful due to some changes with the team.
“We lost a lot of our best seniors, but we gained some of the best freshmen we’ve had in years,” he explained.
The track team is also moving from Division II to I this year, meaning tougher competition, Gohs added.
“This year might be a bit of a slump because that transition period is tough,” he said. “My hope is that we can still get our 4x800m team to states.”
Boys Tennis
Reigning boys tennis state champion sophomore Henry Lessard said he expects this season to be one of the best.
“This season we are confident but humble after losing to Columbus Academy in districts,” he explained.
Lessard added many players on the team have made a jump in skill level from the work the team has been putting in over the offseason.
“We lost some good seniors, but our team is still looking great,” he said.
Girls Lacrosse
Junior Evie Messmer said she believes the girls lacrosse season will go very well due to the new talent brought in from the freshman class in addition to the experienced upperclassmen players.
“It will be more competitive for players to earn a spot on varsity compared to last year,” she explained.
Messmer said it will be exciting to see how the variation of new abilities will contribute to the team’s success this season.
“I think our team will function a lot differently with more diversity in the skills new players are bringing in the upcoming season,” Messmer said.
Boys Lacrosse
Junior and varsity captain Kaleb Krasnow said this season could potentially be the best season in Bexley boys lacrosse history, with a full JV and varsity team for the first time ever.
“We had one senior last year, so having 17 this year will make a huge difference,” he explained.
Senior Rex Hockman said they are engaged in extensive conditioning in preparation for a strong season.
“With 20 new freshmen and plenty of seniors, we believe we will become a better team than we were last year,” Hockman added.
