Gabriel-Hugo Guadagno was already grappling with the difficulty of losing most of his senior season to injury, but he was hopeful for a return to help the Bluffton boys soccer team make a playoff push.

When you’re a leader and a captain, sometimes you have to get tough with your teammates. But when you’re a leader and a captain, you know you also have to keep the team morale up. Daniela Gularte found a solution for when she has to bark at her Bluffton High School soccer teammates.

Uriel Zarracan spent the fall kicking balls under the bright lights at Bobcat Stadium, earning second-team All-Lowco honors as Bluffton High School’s punter. But spring was going to be his real time to shine.