More Than Just a Sport

Photo by: Gabby Shaffer 

Basketball player Zoe Ansbro is enjoying the season and friendships from the sport.

By Gabby Shaffer 

Basketball is freshman Zoe Ansbro’s sport of choice. After trial and error, Ansbro discovered her love for the sport and hasn’t stopped playing since. For Ansbro, bouncing the ball on the court means more to her than just an afterschool activity.

Ansbro was a very busy kid.

“I played lacrosse, track, soccer, and I swam when I was little… and I did gymnastics,” Ansbro says. Basketball stood out to her because of the rewards she gets from it, and not just the active rewards. “You really create a bond with your teammates,” Ansbro says.

She uses basketball as a way to escape from the busy life of a freshman in high school.

“You don’t have to stress once you are at basketball practice or playing a game,” says Ansbro. Ansbro says that she plays basketball almost every day of the week during the normal season.

As much as Ansbro likes basketball she still has to find a way to do schoolwork. Ansbro’s strategy is to use her agenda. Another strategy she uses is to organize her assignments in order with due dates and size wise.

“You really have to map out your time and know when you have free time,” says Ansbro. She is currently playing club basketball and plans to play school basketball when the season starts.

Ansbro may just be a freshman, but she has future ambitions. She plans to continue playing the sport throughout high school and maybe beyond.


“I’m not quite sure yet, but college basketball looks fun.”