Samantha Nichols wasn’t on the team the last time Central Catholic played Vista del Lago in the 2022 D-III section title game. But she was there.
As a seventh-grader, she watched as her dad, Sam Nichols, coached the Raiders through an up-and-down game that ended in a 7-5 loss. A lot has changed since then.
Nichols said her mindset has changed and she’s had to mature a lot. As someone who’s always been a lead-by-example player, she’s finding her way as a vocal leader on a team full of talent…