Junior Ashlyn Haverty

When did you start ice skating?

I think when I was like eight or 10.

How did you start ice skating?

I go to Carriage Club, and they don’t have a golf course, so it’s a big attraction that everyone does ice skating in the winter. And I’m not a big golfer, so I wanted to do ice skating.

What is your favorite thing about ice skating?

My favorite thing is just knowing how to ice skate because if I go with my friends, it’s fun to know how to ice skate well, and do tricks. I also love doing the dances and then our big show at the end of the season.

What are the challenges of ice skating?

I think a big challenge is mental blocks when it comes to ice skating because you’re always supposed to learn new tricks but it’s definitely really scary to fall on your butt on the ice. I think a challenge is really just overcoming your fear because you have to fall a lot in order to better.

Are there any accomplishments you have in ice skating?

The show that I’ve done every year in late February, and it’s where you basically have choreographed a dance for a few months, and then everyone goes together and shows the numbers. I usually do two numbers: one with my grade level, and then one called theater, and it’s the higher performance one.

Do you plan to continue ice skating collegiately?

I don’t think so. I’ll probably just do it until my senior year.

What is your favorite memory from ice skating?

All the friends that I’ve made through ice skating, and I’ve made so many great memories with them. I would never have known them without ice skating.

Junior Suzie Honan

When did you start ice hockey?

When I was eight.

How did you start ice hockey?

I go to Carriage Club too, and they have a hockey team. When I was seven, I was watching the high school practice, and I asked my mom if I could start ice hockey.

What is your favorite thing about ice hockey?

I like the people I’ve met through ice hockey and working so hard to achieve something.

What are the challenges of ice hockey?

For me, it’s finding a team because it’s Kansas City, so there’s not really any girls teams.

Where do you play/practice ice hockey?

I go to Carriage Club and practice with a guy’s team there. On weekends when I’m not traveling I play in games with them.

Are there any accomplishments you have with ice hockey?

Recently we won a tournament in Denver.

Do you plan to continue ice hockey collegiately?

I hope to but there’s not a lot of schools that have ice skating, so it depends what I want to study.

What is your favorite memory from ice hockey?

This past summer I did a hockey camp in Canada and was there for two and a half weeks. I met so many people, and it was a good experience. I think it helped me grow a lot.