5 QUESTIONS WITH… Girls Soccer Junior Captain Maddy Baranowsky About Their Hot Start This Season

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By Ella Franzman – Editor-In-Chief
Junior Maddy Baranowsky is a captain of the girls soccer team. Advocate Editor-In-Chief Ella Franzman interviewed Baranowsky about the fall soccer season.
Ella Franzman: How do you think the season is going so far?
Maddy Baranowsky: I think the season is going really well so far. We have a winning record, made states, and have been playing well as a team.
EF: How do you feel about being captain and your role in motivating the team/keeping positive mindsets?
MB: I think that being a captain is more than just how you perform on the field. A huge part of being a captain is encouraging your team and making sure that everyone is having fun while also staying focused and playing at a high level.
EF: What is one personal goal you want to achieve before the end of the season
MB: A personal goal I had in the beginning of the season was to make states, but now that we made it, my goal has changed to win at least two games in states.
EF: How do you feel the team has changed since last year?
MB: We lost some players last year, but we also gained players that are working well with all of the returning players.
EF: What are the team’s goals for the rest of the regular and postseason?
MB: We want to keep on winning. We need to win as many games as we can in the rest of the regular season so that we can get a good seed in states and then win some games in states.
