{"id":9003,"date":"2026-04-01T13:49:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/?p=9003"},"modified":"2026-04-01T13:49:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:49:44","slug":"march-athlete-of-the-month-boys-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/march-athlete-of-the-month-boys-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"March Athlete of the Month: Boys&#8217; tennis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\">Each month, the coaches from the selected athletic teams choose a senior they strongly believe is their athlete of the month. The qualities a coach looks for in this decision are leadership, hard work, good sportsmanship, and one that gives their best effort every day. Junior Colby Ulmer is representing the boys\u2019 tennis team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Boys\u2019 Tennis: Colby Ulmer<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9004\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/ULMER_COLBY-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/ULMER_COLBY-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/ULMER_COLBY-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/ULMER_COLBY-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.montoursville.k12.pa.us\/thearrowhead\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/ULMER_COLBY.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\">Junior Colby Ulmer poses for her school photo. This photo was taken by Albright Studios and provided by Yearbook Adviser Mrs. Cindy Wentzler<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: Do you have any superstitions or pre-game rituals?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We have a pregame walkout using our speaker.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: What is your favorite song to listen to on away-game bus rides?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhatever Bobby plays.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: What is your favorite pre-game snack and or drink?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our clubhouse is stocked with nutrigrain bars.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: What is your favorite motivational quote?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: &#8220;I don&#8217;t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have any quotes.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: What advice would you give to younger players?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cJust hit the ball back.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: Which college are you looking to attend and what is your current major of interest?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Missericordia messaged me last year so probably them.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: How many years have you played tennis?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have played for three years.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><b>Q: How many hours of sleep do you try to get the night before your game?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Probably like 6 or 7.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each month, the coaches from the selected athletic teams choose a senior they strongly believe is their athlete of the month. 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