Baldwin athletes make fall sports season memorable

Junior Annan Gurung is a member of a Baldwin sports team, but his position isn’t found on the field. It’s in one of the gaming chairs in Baldwin’s esports lab. “Esports has always been an interest of mine, and I never had access to really good gaming equipment at home. So this was the solution. I can gain extracurricular (experience) while doing something I genuinely enjoy,” Gurung said. ...

While many kids at Baldwin High School focus on one sport all year long, junior Jake Kunzman participates in four different sports. The first sport he started playing as a kid was soccer. “I started playing soccer when I was 7 years old,” Kunzman said. “I decided to play soccer because every kid plays soccer when they are little.” Junior teammate Jonus Ruvolo has played with Kunzman...

For many students, running is a dreaded activity reserved for gym class. But for freshman Molly Gorman, it is a family legacy she hopes to carry on.  Gorman has been running since seventh grade, when she decided to join the school’s cross country team.  “I was drawn to running because both my sister and my mom ran, so I figured I would also try it out,” Gorman said.  Gorman has been a s...

Every young athlete's dream is to go pro in the sport of their choice, and senior golfer Carson Gregg hopes to do so, in a way, by pursuing a career in golf course management.  Gregg also plays volleyball and will be part of the fall play, but those are hobbies for him. It’s golf that he hopes to turn into a career. He wants to study professional golf management in college and become a club pro...

Morgan O'Brien, the libero on the Baldwin Highlander girls volleyball team, was inspired to begin playing the sport in grade school, when she saw her older sister win two WPIAL titles during her Baldwin career.  “My older sister was my biggest role model growing up, and my 10-year-old self thought she was the coolest person ever, so I strived to be just like her,” O'Brien said. O'Brien fe...

Senior Sara Scheeser, a captain and defender for Baldwin's girls soccer team, has been playing since she was 5 years old and has made many memories. One key moment came last week, when Baldwin defeated Hempfield 6-0 in the senior rec game. “Baldwin hadn’t won a senior rec game in a really long time, so the whole night everyone was so excited and it was a great feeling,” Scheeser said. Scheeser scored...

Freshman Leland Lepperd loves to help and uplift his marching band teammates through cracking jokes and his immensely positive attitude. His teammate, junior Kathryn Weber said his positive personality has a great effect on the marching band.       “He’s very spirited about everything and gives multiple hugs for multiple people. He's there for you if you need to talk,” she said.�...

As the Baldwin boys and girls cross country season headed toward an end, an unlikely group of runners were at the front of the pack: the freshmen. Cross country teams are represented at WPIALs by seven boys and seven girls, plus an alternate. Of those runners for Baldwin, freshmen Julianne Ott, Isabella Niles, and Molly Gorman were on the girls team, and freshmen McKinley Beech, Tanner Zalar, and...