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Featured Athlete: Mary Mueth

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Nick Perez
Junior Mary Mueth kicks a soccer ball up into the air. Mueth is on the Sting ENCL club team.

Junior Mary Mueth is on the varsity soccer team and plays for Sting Elite Club National League. She is a center defender and recently returned from an ACL injury.

Pregame

Favorite pump-up song: “I Get the Bag” by Gucci Mane

Favorite pre-game snack: Peanut butter and banana bagel.

Favorite celebrational dance: I jump up and down when I score. 

Postgame

The Red Ledger: When did you first start playing soccer and why?

Mary Mueth: I started playing soccer when I was three, and joined my brother’s team. He is two years older than me and I started playing soccer because of him.

TRL: What position do you play and what do you like about it?

MM: I play center back and I like it because I feel like I can see the whole field and help everyone out from there. It’s a lot of pressure, but I feel like once I got used to it I could handle the pressure.

TRL: When did you first figure out that you were good at soccer?

MM: When coaches recruited me to be on the DA [a prestigious soccer league] team I realized, oh hey I might actually be good at this. 

TRL: What coach has been the most influential to you and why?

MM: The coach that has been the most influential is probably my coach Chris Pulpaneck. He has been my coach for five years and he has been in the most influential stages of my life. He’s been with me just through growing up and helping me become the person and soccer player I am today.

TRL: What are some of your strengths while playing soccer?

MM: I would like to say my leadership skills. I just like to keep everyone level headed during the game. Or when we’re losing I like to keep everyone together and make sure everyone doesn’t turn on each other because that never will help anyone. 

TRL: How was coming back from your ACL injury?

MM: Well, I tore my ACL during a school soccer practice last year. Coming back from it was a lot of hard work and there were a lot of ups and downs. But in the end, I feel like it made me a better player because it showed how I persevered through it, and it helped me believe in myself more than I did before my injury.

TRL: Do you think you want to play soccer in college?

MM: Yes, for sure. I definitely[want to play soccer in college].

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Mia Reaugh, Editor-In-Chief
Going into her junior year of high school and third year on staff, Mia Reaugh is ecstatic to start the year as Editor-In-Chief with her partner in crime, Campbell Lester. Outside the classroom you can find Reaugh running at Celebration park, binge-watching the latest reality TV show, waiting in line at Smoothie King or hanging out with her awesome friends (shoutout Pink PJs). Reaugh loves all things competitive! She runs track for Lovejoy and got second place in the 4x400 with her best friends/teammates at state this past spring. Reaugh’s favorite things consist of: Powerade, Zach Bryan, sunsets, Armor Coffee, Taylor Swift and Hoka running shoes. If you have any movie, song or book recommendations, don't be afraid to tell her. Reaugh hopes this year doesn’t fit into the horrible junior year stereotype and is able to accomplish her hefty goals.
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Senior Nicholas Perez is entering his third year on The Red Ledger as a Photo Editor. Perez enjoys taking photos every chance he gets and is excited to bring that energy to staff. He is involved in many extracurricular activities, spending most of his time playing football and track. When he’s not playing sports, Perez loves to watch Formula One and is a big Red Bull fan. He also loves to spend time with his family and friends. Perez is looking forward to a great year on TRL. PEACE LOVE PHOTOS OMG YAYYYYYY

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