With the winter season coming to an end, spring sports are right around the corner.

I am nearing the end of my basketball season and am excited for the playoffs and what the rest of our season holds for us, especially because we have an excellent and experienced team this year.

The John Carroll girls varsity basketball team has been to the championship two times in the past three years, and we hope the third time is the charm.

Basketball is a sport I have loved ever since I was little, and it’s finally hitting me that in less than a month, I will never step foot on a basketball court again and play the sport I love with the people I love. This is your sign: to make the most of every opportunity you get because it truly does fly by, and you will regret the time you let slip away.

I am so grateful for everything basketball has taught me throughout life, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. It brought me forever friends and unforgettable moments. Although I am sad to see this come to an end, I will get one more spring season of lacrosse.

I am going to make the most out of the spring season and have nothing but high hopes for the John Carroll girls varsity lacrosse team. Although we graduated 16 seniors, we still have so much talent returning and coming in that I am so excited for what’s ahead.

So yes, while one very important chapter in my life is closing, another final chapter starts, and I know it’s going to be a good one.

I am so grateful to even have this opportunity because I know not everyone gets it. It feels surreal that I have been playing three sports at this school since I was a freshman, and I am now saying goodbye as these seasons come to an end to my new journey playing college lacrosse.

Everyone deserves to have an experience with this no matter the sport or club you participate in. Put yourself out there; try new things and meet new people because you never know how that experience could change you or the people you could meet during it.