Maintaining her focus and not letting her emotions get the best of her are two lessons Northwood/Solon Springs pitcher Zoey Vaara's late father, Paul, instilled in her.
The senior is focused on finishing the season strong. One of his goals is for the Tigers make it to the state tournament as a team. However, his biggest goal is to win the WIAA Division II state championship individually.
The Tigers senior has already topped 14 feet on the pole vault this season and hopes to bring a state championship back to Maple as well as break the 40-year-old school record set by his coach, Bruce Nelson.
