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February 10, 2012

Final days motivates GHS' Postier

By Lee Coleman, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle

GARBER —  —



The realization this past Tuesday night at Hennessey Garber senior guard Sydney Postier was donning her uniform for the last regular season game of her high school basketball career offered a chance for reflection.

“My senior year has been good so far,” Postier said. “It is hard realizing it’s about over. It hit me when we had senior night, and made me realize I needed to play extra hard the rest of the season.”

Postier’s senior year got better Friday when she scored 14 points in a 73-44 win over Medford in a Class A district elimination game at Cherokee. The Lady Wolver-ines play the host Lady Chiefs at 6:30 tonight.

Postier said growing up in Breckenridge, being around sports and watching her older brother Dylan play, served as motivation.

“My brother drove me,” she said. “I saw him play as a three-time state champion football and basketball player and that is what pushed me to be better, because the expectations are high.

“I’ve been around sports and I grew up with it and I never want to give it up.”

Still undecided on her choice of college, Postier wants to study athletic training and pre-physical therapy. With a 4.0 GPA, she has started taking college classes early at Northern Oklahoma College Enid, with an interest in sociology.

“I like seeing how human beings react in different situations and groups.” she said. “It is fun to get out of the high school hallway.”

Postier, 18, an admitted shopaholic, may be a good case study and candidate for a school paper on the subject.

Last year in the girls final of the Skeltur Conference tournament, Postier frantically dribbled up-court with time running out against Pond Creek-Hunter and drained a 3-point shot at the buzzer from halfcourt to win the tournament championship for the Lady Wolverines.

As excited as she and her team were, Postier thanked her team for giving her the chance to take the shot in a postgame interview. Still reminded of the shot on occasion, Postier maintains she was only doing her job and that’s what her team needed.

“First of all, you have to work hard and play as a team to have a chance,” she said. “The team has to believe, and if you think you can’t do something, you’ll never get anywhere.”

As  basketball season nears the end, Postier, who is averaging 15 points per game, said she will focus her attention on finishing her high school career strong in track and field.

Postier long jumps for Garber and has made the state meet three years running with a personal best  jump of 16 feet-61⁄2 inches.

“My goal this season is to reach 17 feet consistently,” she said. “I’d like to hit that, and I’ll keep working until I do.”

Postier enjoys spending time with her friends and shopping, as well as baking desserts for fun.

“When you’re not in the gym, you have to knock out the homework first so there’s no procrastination,” she said with a laugh. “That’s hard, especially during my senior year.

“The big base in my life is my Christian faith. I grew up in a Christian home. When I have a bad day, I turn to God. That’s my main strength. Whether you believe or not, you have to work hard and believe in yourself.

“Always work hard and never give up. We all go through slumps and when you have them, you have to find a way to push through.”

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