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WPS Arianna and Angeline Bergner are double trouble on the sand, the identical twin sisters also happen to be teammates on the sand for the Windermere Prep beach volleyball team. In the world of team sports, the connections that athletes have between one another is often one of the biggest aspects to finding success. It’s difficult to win as a team if you can’t get along, and the better you know your teammates the better off you’ll be. But what happens if your lone teammate is a relative or — more specifically — your identical twin sister? That’s the case for Arianna and Angeline Bergner, who do everything as a pair — including playing alongside one another for the Windermere Prep beach volleyball team. Like many identical twins they finish each other’s sentences, they are empathic to one another and their bond is deep, so it’s no surprise that they don’t have any issue when it comes to playing together on the same team. “We don’t separate — we’ve been by each other’s side our whole lives, so it wasn’t really different stepping on the court with her,” Arianna said. “It was just a matter of being mature about it if we messed up.”

INDIANAPOLIS — Windermere Prep alum Spencer Pigot nearly secured the coveted Indianapolis 500 pole, but he had to settle for a front-row start after fireworks elsewhere. Simon Pagenaud found a new way to impress his team owner. Last weekend, he rallied in the rain to end a 21-race drought. On Sunday, he put Roger Penske back on the pole for the Indianapolis 500. And he may not be finished. Pagenaud traded high-fives and pumped his fist along pit row after earning the first Indy pole by a French driver in a century. He had a four-lap qualifying average of 229.992 mph to edge Ed Carpenter and Pigot and give Chevrolet a clean sweep of the front row for next Sunday's race. “Watching him run in that road race, in the water, I've never seen a run like that in my life,” Penske said after the team captured its 266th IndyCar pole. “And then to come out here and win the pole? We've got great momentum.” Pigot had the fastest car on Saturday and would have had the pole if the rain had washed out qualifying. But the track stayed dry just long enough for Pagenaud to take an even more trimmed-out car around the track quickly and smoothly. It was all he needed. “I wouldn’t say I was doing a rain dance all day,” Pigot said. “As a race car driver, we love driving IndyCars to the limit and you definitely get a chance to do that here with qualifying. So any chance we get to put four laps together here, it’s exciting. Unfortunately, it was a little short, but it was a great day for the team.” The timing couldn't have been better for Pagenaud. To read the full article in the Orlando Sentinel, click https://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nascar/os-sp-indy-500-spencer-pigot-20190520-cjejsw7h7ra5vco7yyhk3b7ymm-story.html

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