Lizzy Bonifield is a journalism student at Gilbert Christian High School assigned to cover high school sports for AZPreps365.com

Gilbert Christian Junior Elli Wolthuis, a star athlete, has been on the court for seven strong years. Battling through this year, her spring sand season is off to a great start!

The team is currently 7-1 and not stopping just yet. Wolthuis and her partner, Salazar, have not lost a single game so far, and with their mindsets, they are not planning on it. The two girls have known each other for many years. Their friendship and camaraderie helps them to work well together and excel in their performances on the court. 

Communication is key when it comes to a team sport and these girls have got it in the bag. Throughout this season, Wolthuis has improved on her personal skills as well as her partner skills. As each game goes by, the team is learning more and more tactics on how to better their results and with this, they could be headed to this year’s playoffs. 

As for Wolthius, with seven years of practice and hard work, she is looking forward to continuing using her talents to play this game. “I do want to play in college, and I am actually talking to a couple of D1 schools, currently,” Wolthuis said. 

Wolthuis is still pushing through this spring season along with all her teammates and coaches and is excited to see what’s next to come. The following year will be her last one as a senior in high school and she believes it’ll be a great one!