Athletes engage in non-traditional after school sports

Snowboarding has not always been a part of senior Ashton Beattie’s life but, after he went to Hidden Valley Ski Resort in seventh grade with his uncle and cousin, he fell in love with the sport and has been doing it on and off ever since. “The first time I went, I got on the lift to go on the hill, then I started wandering off into these woods and I ate it down the hill. I couldn't get my str...

Rowing has not always been a sport that junior Tristan Wistuba considered, but he found a home in the Saint Louis Rowing team. He enjoys the physical and mental aspects of rowing, which he believes makes him a better athlete.  “I used to swim and was tired of looking at the bottom of the pool. My sister rowed, so I decided I would try it. I really enjoyed the team aspect of it and the opportu...

Only an estimated 1% of Americans regularly ride horses, and freshman Lily West is part of that crew. Horseback riding has gotten her through a barn change and moving to a new school. “When I was little, we were looking for things to do for my sister and I over the summer and we found this horseback riding camp,” West said. “[We] have a ton of pets: four dogs and a goat named Pickles, so we w...

Dressed in a white dobok uniform adorned with a monogrammed second degree black belt, sophomore Chloe Kallaos trains at ATA Martial Arts for four hours each week. Kallaos began training when she was five years old after her mom and brother inspired her to begin martial arts. Now, taekwondo has become a major aspect of her life.  “My mom [encouraged] me to do [taekwondo] because it would have been free for our...