Varsity bocce had a phenomenal season this year with a tied record of two and two. The Wolverines played hard in their last game against Damascus High School, even though they lost 1-2.

The coach for varsity bocce is special education teacher Kelly Stief. Stief feels this season was great overall and differed from past seasons because “[the team] had newer students than [the team] did last year.  It had students who understood strategy better than we do this year because [the team] had students with different disabilities,” Stief said.

Stief added that the season “got better because [the team] had good parent support and I feel like [the team] will be ready to prepare for next season.”

The students on the team really enjoyed playing this season, especially sophomore Olusegun Olorunyomi.  “Bocce is a very fun sport to play,” Olorunyomi said.

Stief feels she achieved the goals she had going into the season because “the students had fun, [the team] had learned more about the sport, and [the students] came together as a team and cheered each other on.”

Olorunyomi saw this season different from past seasons because the team defeated Seneca Valley High School 2-1 this year. Olorunyomi’s personal goal for the season was to support his team, and he feels he achieved his goal this season.

Freshman Alfonzo Gresham entered the season hoping “to practice perfectly and [keep] eye contact.” Gresham enjoyed every game he played with his team this season and added that, “All the games stood out to me [as favorites].”

“I would like to thank my coach and my teachers for helping me,” Gresham said.

The students “did a great a job,” Stief added.  “They really persevered even when they did not know what they were doing, and when they struggled against hard schools, they still kept going at it.”