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Sports December 31, 2010 THECOMMUNITY NEWS www.community-news.com 6A Q Twins Haley and Hannah Loftin are part of Ladycats’ winning force By Dominic Genetti The Community News If you’re ever at an Aledo Ladycats basketball or volleyball game and you root for Haley and Hannah Loftin, be sure to check the number on the player’s jersey before shouting their first name. You just might make a mistake. The two sisters, twins by the way, are in their junior year at Aledo High School. And if you thought their brother, Cole Loftin, was competitive for the Bearcats during his football days, expect the same performance from his identical sisters. “Ever since we were little, we played basketball games out in the driveway,” Hannah said. “Someone always comes in getting into a fight, five minutes later we’ll be best friends again.” The girls credit Cole and their father, Tim, for their competitive edge and for as long as they’ve been play- ing sports, their mother, Glenna, can’t remember a time if their team lost and the girls weren’t mad about it. “They do not like to lose,” Glenna, a teacher at Aledo High School, said. “It’s not happy in our house when we lose.” Even in their grade school days when Haley and Hannah played softball together for a team named after the New York Y ankees, Mother Loftin recalls a loss the team suf- fered and her girls did not take it lightly. “They were devastated,” she said. But it’s an attitude that’s worked out well playing for teams at Aledo. Even though Haley is battling pain from a stress fracture, Hannah played a pivotal role for the Ladycats vol- leyball team this season and helped them deep into the post-season. Thus far for the girls basketball team, Hannah is one of the top scorers and three-point shooters this season. And despite being on the dis- abled list, Haley is there to support her sister. “I know I wouldn’t want to do something without her – it wouldn’t be as fun for me,” Haley said. “But we have our moments.” Some of those “moments” come when one twin is advising the other. Suggestions can come from other sources, according to Glenna, but if Hannah advises Haley or Haley advises Hannah, that’s when the sis- ters aren’t apparently open to tips. “Haley likes to coach and Hannah does not appreciate that at all,” Glenna said with a laugh. “The coach can say something to Hannah or another girl, but if Haley makes any kind of comment it’s a huge deal.” Both girls do admit that from time to time there may be some small advisory tension. “One of us is kind of stubborn,” Haley said as Hannah let out a heavy sigh. “I’m stubborn too, but if it’s good advice, yeah, but if you’re try- T HE H2 F ACTOR DOMINIC GENETTI/THE COMMUNITY NEWS Haley (left) and Hannah (right) Loftin both play volleyball and basketball for Aledo High School. Not only do they take after their brother, Cole, a former Aledo football standout, sports competition runs high in their house. Haley says little things like racing to the car and a simple ping pong match can heat up pretty quick. “We’ve always tried to trick our parents, but that’s never worked, they know us,” Hannah said. For those who know them well, the twins say it’s easy to tell them apart. But for those who don’t, there are a few things to look for; and some of those features come with a couple admissions. “She’s like that much taller than me,” Hannah said displaying the height difference with her thumb and index finger, “but you really can’t tell from far away.” Haley, older than Hannah by one minute, interrupts. “You can tell,” she says. Hannah also has a freckle on her left cheek and Haley tends to wear her hair straight. “I have a more round face and hers is more oval,” Hannah said. But that’s not all. When it comes to being in style, Haley, according to Hannah, takes the cake. “She’s the more fashionable, vests and stuff,” the baby sister said. Haley turns to Hannah and rolls her eyes. “I don’t have a vest,” she says. “You have a vest (and jackets),” Hannah, who’s more of the T-shirt and jeans type, tells her sister. “I wear jackets ‘cause it’s cold,” Haley said. Hair, on the other hand, is more Hannah’s department. Perfection, Haley says, along with a lot of hair- spray, comes with her sister’s latest “do” that usually involves a curly style. “With her hair...she likes every- thing perfect,” Haley said. “I just let it be natural, she has to have every- thing in place.” Hannah doesn’t disagree. “It has to be perfect,” she said. Sports aren’t the only thing these two do together. It’s just about every- thing. Whether it’s going to the mov- ies, hanging out with friends or just watching WWE wrestling or dramas on TV, Haley and Hannah are always at each other’s side. And fair warning guys, if you ask one of them out on a date, prepare for it to be a double. “I’m all for it,” Hannah said. Haley’s face turns confused. “Yeah, sure,” she says. There’s only one year left for the twins at Aledo High before it’s off to college and even then, the plan is for Hannah and Haley to go to the same school. There’s no destination set just yet, but the twins do have two main priorities; a good business school and a decent football team. “Here in Aledo, football games, they’re so much fun to go to, the whole town gets into it,” Haley said. “I think we just like that feeling and we want that where we go. ” Ole Miss., UT-Austin and SMU are on the list of probable schools and that’s even if they don’t plan to play sports at the next level of education. “I have to get better just to think about it,” Haley said. Watching what Cole has been
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Q Twins Haley andHannah Loftin are partof Ladycats’ winningforceBy Dominic GenettiThe Community News
If you’re ever at an Aledo Ladycats basketball or volleyball game and youroot for Haley and Hannah Loftin,
be sure to check the number on theplayer’s jersey before shouting theirfirst name.
You just might make a mistake.
The two sisters, twins by the way,are in their junior year at Aledo High
School. And if you thought their brother, Cole Loftin, was competitivefor the Bearcats during his footballdays, expect the same performancefrom his identical sisters.
“Ever since we were little, weplayed basketball games out in thedriveway,” Hannah said. “Someonealways comes in getting into a fight,five minutes later we’ll be best friendsagain.”
The girls credit Cole and theirfather, Tim, for their competitive edgeand for as long as they’ve been play-ing sports, their mother, Glenna, can’tremember a time if their team lostand the girls weren’t mad about it.
“They do not like to lose,” Glenna,
a teacher at Aledo High School, said.“It’s not happy in our house when
we lose.”
Even in their grade school days when Haley and Hannah playedsoftball together for a team namedafter the New York Yankees, MotherLoftin recalls a loss the team suf-fered and her girls did not take itlightly.
“They were devastated,” she said.
But it’s an attitude that’s workedout well playing for teams at Aledo.Even though Haley is battling painfrom a stress fracture, Hannah playeda pivotal role for the Ladycats vol-leyball team this season and helpedthem deep into the post-season.Thus far for the girls basketball team,Hannah is one of the top scorers andthree-point shooters this season.
And despite being on the dis-abled list, Haley is there to supporther sister.
“I know I wouldn’t want to dosomething without her – it wouldn’t
be as fun for me,” Haley said. “But wehave our moments.”
Some of those “moments” come when one twin is advising the other.Suggestions can come from othersources, according to Glenna, butif Hannah advises Haley or Haley advises Hannah, that’s when the sis-ters aren’t apparently open to tips.
“Haley likes to coach and Hannahdoes not appreciate that at all,”Glenna said with a laugh. “The coachcan say something to Hannah oranother girl, but if Haley makes any kind of comment it’s a huge deal.”
Both girls do admit that fromtime to time there may be somesmall advisory tension.
“One of us is kind of stubborn,”Haley said as Hannah let out a heavy sigh. “I’m stubborn too, but if it’sgood advice, yeah, but if you’re try-ing to correct us, no.”
Born Dec. 17, 1993, Haley andHannah were quite the surprise totheir mother. At the time she wasn’texpecting twins, but everythingchanged when the image appearedon the screen of the ultrasound.
“I looked up at the screen and went, ‘What’s that’,” Glenna remem- bered. “And (the doctor) goes, ‘Ma’am you’re having twins’.
“It was so cool, we were really excited. That was a huge surprise.”
Twins, however, are common inGlenna’s family. There are actually nine sets of twins in the family now,including Haley and Hannah. Andalong with two older aunts, the sisterduo are the only other set of twin
irls.
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Haley (left) and Hannah (right) Loftin both play volleyball and basketball for Aledo High School. Not only do they take
after their brother, Cole, a former Aledo football standout, sports competition runs high in their house. Haley says little
things like racing to the car and a simple ping pong match can heat up pretty quick.
“We’ve always tried to trick ourparents, but that’s never worked,they know us,” Hannah said.
For those who know them well,the twins say it’s easy to tell themapart. But for those who don’t, thereare a few things to look for; andsome of those features come with acouple admissions.
“She’s like that much taller thanme,” Hannah said displaying theheight difference with her thumband index finger, “but you really can’ttell from far away.”
Haley, older than Hannah by oneminute, interrupts.
“You can tell,” she says.
Hannah also has a freckle on herleft cheek and Haley tends to wearher hair straight.
“I have a more round face andhers is more oval,” Hannah said.
But that’s not all.
When it comes to being in style,Haley, according to Hannah, takesthe cake.
“She’s the more fashionable, vestsand stuff,” the baby sister said.
Haley turns to Hannah and rollsher eyes.
“I don’t have a vest,” she says.
“You have a vest (and jackets),”Hannah, who’s more of the T-shirt
and jeans type, tells her sister.
“I wear jackets ‘cause it’s cold,”Haley said.
Hair, on the other hand, is moreHannah’s department. Perfection,
Haley says, along with a lot of hair-
spray, comes with her sister’s latest“do” that usually involves a curly style.
“With her hair...she likes every-thing perfect,” Haley said. “I just letit be natural, she has to have every-thing in place.”
Hannah doesn’t disagree.
“It has to be perfect,” she said.
Sports aren’t the only thing thesetwo do together. It’s just about every-
thing. Whether it’s going to the mov-ies, hanging out with friends or just watching WWE wrestling or dramason TV, Haley and Hannah are alwaysat each other’s side. And fair warningguys, if you ask one of them out on adate, prepare for it to be a double.
“I’m all for it,” Hannah said.
Haley’s face turns confused.
“Yeah, sure,” she says.
There’s only one year left for thetwins at Aledo High before it’s off to college and even then, the plan isfor Hannah and Haley to go to thesame school. There’s no destinationset just yet, but the twins do havetwo main priorities; a good businessschool and a decent football team.
“Here in Aledo, football games,they’re so much fun to go to, the
whole town gets into it,” Haley said.“I think we just like that feeling and
we want that where we go.”
Ole Miss., UT-Austin and SMUare on the list of probable schools andthat’s even if they don’t plan to play sports at the next level of education.
“I have to get better just to thinkabout it,” Haley said.
Watching what Cole has beengoing through with his injury play-ing for the SMU Mustangs and theamount of dedication it takes to play at the college level puts Hannah onthe fence.
“It’s such a big part of our lives,”she said. “It’s rigorous and with allthe injuries I’ve had just in the pasttwo years (it’s something to thinkabout).”
For now, though, just to play for Aledo is quite the treat.
“When I was younger I wouldlook up and think the basketballplayers were awesome,” Hannahsaid, “and to be a part of that now,it’s kind of surreal. It ’s cool.”
As to who’s the better athlete,Haley said Haley and Hannah saidHannah.
