By Matt Browning
Maize South’s Skylar Seals stands just 5-6, so she knows she has to utilize her strength against opponents.
“My personal goal for the year is to be physically stronger,” Seals said. “I am not a big girl so when it comes to 50/50 balls I feel more often I lose them due to my lack of strength. This has forced my mindset to get bigger and better to be able to compete with girls at greater heights than myself.”
The Mavericks were one of the top teams in Class 5A last season, going 24-2 and losing in the state title game.
Seals has not forgotten that final game.
“This season is a revenge year for the Lady Mavs,” Seals said. “We fell short in the state championship to a solid (Topeka) Seaman team last year so getting back to be in that position again is what gets my adrenaline going.”
Throughout the summer and fall months, the Maize South coaching staff was getting Seals and her teammates ready to go for the upcoming season.
“We have detailed summer workouts from our coaches that are crucial in shaping us as athletes physically and mentally,” Seals said “Due to being in a fall sport while preseason is going on it has limited me in certain areas but I like to get some individual practice in on my own outside of that.”
The goals for Seals and the Mavericks are simple.
“I have big expectations for my team this year,” Seals said. “They have put in the work and deserve everything that comes out of it. Our goals consist of winning the Lady Cat Classic again in El Dorado, being back-to-back league champs and overall ending the season as 5A’s best.”
