Sadie Wares is a remarkable and dedicated soccer player who will be continuing her soccer career at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH, where she also plans to major in psychology. Outside of her soccer career, S. Wares has been involved in the school’s student senate, as well as participating in Big Brothers Big Sisters. For soccer, she is a very dedicated player who plays both club and school soccer, where she has played as a midfielder as well as a defender. The college offers a lot for its students, and S. Wares is excited to attend.
“Wesleyan has a strong program along with really good academics,” S. Wares said.
Sadie’s family has a soccer background. Her dad and brother both played in high school as well and her father was her coach in her early years of soccer. While coaching, he was able to allow for his daughter and her teammates to form lifelong bonds, which was a highlight from coaching.
“I was able to coach the kids when they were really young, like nine and eight years old. We used to do circle time and all the little girls would just sit there and share stories and I would ask them […] random questions, […] and they would giggle because they would all talk to each other and form relationships,” father to S. Wares and principal Andy Wares said.
One of those bonds stuck especially. S. Wares had one of her best friends, Raegan LaCross, playing alongside her on the same high school team. The two were just one example of these bonds that have formed in the sport and have stuck all the way through.
“It’s nice to have a friend who shares the same passion as me. We both have spent a lot of time on the field together and it has made our friendship better because we both have learned to be happy for each other,” senior and teammate Raegan LaCross said.
The bonds formed within the sport are memorable, and it can be special to play with the same people throughout the years. However, going to a school in a different place will give Wares the opportunity to form new bonds with new people.
“I want to become a better player and make new best friends,” S. Wares said.
Meeting new people is a benefit that comes along with the collegiate level, but another level of this is these athletes are able to play with other athletes who have spent the same amount of effort and time as they have in the sport. Wares has put in a lot of time and effort on and off the field in order to play soccer at a higher level.
“I spent a lot of extra time sending emails to coaches during the recruitment process and stayed after practices to work longer,” S. Wares said.
Her dedication to the sport is clear to her, but it is also clear to her teammates. Her effort does not go unnoticed.
“She always works outside of practice, and even during other sports seasons, she still is focused on soccer,” LaCross said.
A lot of her effort comes from Wares’ drive, but there is also help from her family. Getting to where she is, Wares has had the help of her family; they have supported her graciously and allowed her to become the athlete she is.
“I think when your kids are little, you tell them what to do, and when they’re older and in their later parts of high school, you use questioning more. In between, it is figuring out things to hand over and sit back and watch as it runs into a wall or something every once in a while and not freak out. The thing that I continue to parent Sadie and her brother, who is a sophomore in college, is just through questions and making sure that they understand, and the complexity of the landscape that they are in to keep things in mind. What do you think will happen? What do you want to happen? How do you want it to happen? How do you think it will happen?” A. Wares said.
