Newsletter-Late-Week

The Alexandria-Monroe Volleyball Team experienced an up-and-down stretch this past week, picking up one win in three matches to move its season record to 3-3.

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As the Alexandria Tigers Girls’ Golf Team tees off for the 2025 season, the program enters a new chapter under the steady leadership of longtime coach Bruce Johnson, now entering his 11th year at the helm. Following an impressive 2024 campaign that saw the Lady Tigers crowned CIC Conference Champions and finish with an 11-4 record, expectations remain high—though the team will need to navigate some key departures and new dynamics.

There’s usually a negative connotation that comes with the idea of “winning ugly.” No one enjoys going out, doing their best, and - even in success - having their work labeled that way. Most of the time “winning ugly” implies that, for whatever reason, things for an athlete or team just didn’t click. They struggled to score, didn’t execute well, or had a hard time stopping their opponent. They survived...but barely. When the game gets ugly, it can be hard to watch. And even though we wouldn’t choose winning ugly over making it all look good, I do want you to see - as it relates to raising champion athletes and people today - that winning ugly can actually be a beautiful thing.