I've played sports for over 7 years. The junior high school atheletic program for the Oxford School District has one the All Sports Award like 5 years in a row. The high school, in which I played basketball and threw shot and discus on the track team, has won the All Sports Award for Division 1-Class 4a for about 8 years straight. We have one of the best programs in the State of Mississippi. This year the football team went to the State Championship game for the first time in school history. The swim team went to state for the upteenth time. The Charger basketball team made it to North Half finals after winnin the championship 2 years ago. My team, the Lady Chargers went to the North Half finals after getting put out in the first round of North Half three years running. The track team has two back to back championships. And we have the best powerlifter in the state. All in all, sports and teams go hand in hand. After playin on a team wit the same people, they become your family. And believe me, we fought day in and day out just like a family. I enjoyed playing sports in high school and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. The coaches almost become somewhat a fatherly figure especially my first high school coach. When he took another job at our rival school we cried like a bunch of sissies. Even though he made us work harder than hard, we loved him and appreciated him...So that's my take on high school sports!