Some students used the pandemic as an opportunity to binge watch Netflix. Others turned to reading, checking off their To-Be-Read lists. Senior Tamar Frydman, however, dedicated his COVID freetime to running...

A great deal of Americans are familiar with only four major league sports: football, baseball, hockey, and basketball. Globally, however, cricket is exceedingly popular, with more than 300 million participants...

Sophomore Josie St Martin must balance the demands of being a world-class athlete and a high school sophomore. "To have the best time of my life. Don't put too much pressure on myself. Just go out there...

Prior to 2019, the All Male Hip Hop Team was a group of tight knit hip hop dancers who performed at rallies, football games, and competitions. Mater Dei students would look forward to the boys’ performances...

When she was only 10 years old, senior Gabrielle Coffey began her softball career. She set goals to play in college – and the Olympics – shortly after starting out. Now, she sits in the arena,...

Before he played America's game, and strapped on his helmet and cleats, Jeremy Maclin was born and raised in the Meacham Park neighborhood of Kirkwood, Missouri. Although Maclin had two older brothers...

Fourteen of the top professional tennis players recently descended on Boston when TD Garden hosted the 2021 Laver Cup. That is, 14 of the top male tennis players. Where were the women? This year’s...

“Pass to Dylan! Pass to Dylan!” “Go! Go! Go!” “Shoot the ball Grant!”    This Sunday, Soccer Sundays ended its second season. Soccer Sundays is a weekly get-together at Hillsborough Park...

If you follow Florida sports, chances are you have seen the work of Eric Espada. A veteran sports photographer, Espada has captured some of the most iconic moments in Florida sports, most notably for the...

She weaves through the hallways wearing a Grand Haven football jersey. You might be wondering who she is, or why she is wearing a jersey. Well, freshman Kaitlyn Gillard is unlike any other. She is the...

Junior Emma Sralla stood in the stadium in Tallinn, Estonia. Her eyes darted to the athletes pacing around waiting for their event to start and the coaches instructing on the sidelines. She took a deep...

In the world of high school athletics, gifted but raw young athletes are the foundation of many elite athletic programs. In contrast to collegiate and professional athletics, athletes are more developed...

After a post-game celebration led by unmasked coaches and an unmasked athletic director, the Lawrence High school varsity football players have been forced to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19...

A month ago, I wasn’t expecting to find myself suspended forty feet in the air in the same gym where I took gymnastics lessons twelve years ago. I wasn’t even expecting to have a weekly ritual of going...

To Wayland High School athletes, it seems as if every game is an uncertainty. Throughout the fall season, teams have struggled to find reliable transportation, and as a result, the athletics department...

Sunlight streams through the trees on a Sunday afternoon at Los Gatos Creek Trail. Grabbing her soccer ball, Ashley Barth (12) juggles her ball at the entrance of her favorite running trail. The faint...

Each day, 100 sushi rolls are completely demolished, 10 bowls of an incredibly nutrient-dense stew are inhaled, and another five bowls of rice are scarfed down. He weighs 600 pounds, is a pro athlete,...

For senior Carly Novelline, the fall swim season has gone rather swimmingly. From Oct. 1-3, Novelline competed for Team USA in the Fédération Internationale De Natation (FINA) World Cup in Berlin...

She’s in competitive cheerleading, JROTC, select choir and all advanced classes; to most people, though, the most shocking thing about her is that she’s also on the football team. Freshman Nicole...

While comradery commences across the 30 NFL stadiums on Sunday afternoons, students can form new relationships through a simple game. Fantasy football is a popular game among people of all ages, and inside...

Lincoln senior Zoe Scogna, who rows for Oregon Rowing Unlimited (ORU), placed at Nationals for rowing in August. Scogna started rowing sophomore year and hasn’t looked back since. “I started...

A familiar case seen across many schools resides in the dilemma of underrated sports. As my own last days of high school dwindle away, I have begun to face the reality that I've never been to a school...

Coppell senior Vinay Patel, tennis team captain, has one goal for his high school tennis career: make it to state this year. CHS9 student Shay Patel, a varsity player as well, has a different goal for...

She isn’t facing the football field, but senior Seo Eun Kim can feel the energy — or lack thereof — emanating from the athletes behind her as she looks up at the bleachers. The disappointment of...

“I was over in Russia working, and I was visiting orphanages and saw all these really cute, healthy kids. But there was Tatyana that I saw--she was crawling on the floor and had bright eyes. Interestingly...

While two French braids led to a perfect, long blonde ponytail, tears trickled down a usually cheerful girl’s face, landing on the carpet of a large conference room in Aurora, Colorado. Dreams of a phenomenal...

In a row of swimmers, sophomore Maddie McGann crouches in a ready position above the water. Slowly but surely, she takes deep breaths in and out. But as the other swimmers listen for the noise that will...

Hair pulled back in a messy ponytail, sweat lining her skin, boxing gloves in hand. Nothing can break her concentration as she jabs and kicks. Gritting her teeth, she channels her energy in order to master...

   Granite Bay High School senior Rosie Murphy slouched on the couch in her sport culture class wearing a UCLA sweatshirt. Although she verbally committed to UCLA for swim in 2020, coming to that decision...

Millions of Americans spend their days scrolling through TikTok, but very few take the time to consider how it can be used to help others in need. This is not the case for the Del Val girls soccer team. ...

For the first time in school history, the varsity field hockey team has boys on their roster. Although co-educational field hockey is generally accepted within the sport and is common in college, many...

Meghan Tomko is fearless, or at least that’s what her family and friends say. After spending nearly half her life in the fast-paced, male-dominated world of ice hockey, it appears there’s almost nothing...

Junior Kate Southworth has played on the top doubles court for the girls’ varsity tennis team since she was a freshman, but this season she shares the court with her sister.  Although they grew up...

After countless flips, spins and crashes, DGS senior Hunter Moravec has landed himself a spot on the 2021 USA trampoline team and will be competing in Baku, Azerbaijan Nov. 20-30. From an early age,...

Stanzy Williams, CHTV sports director and junior, is one of six sports reporters at this school. She’s the only female in the group. “I know it’s not that popular (for females to join the sports...

Senior Enchee Xu ran the Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct 11. to raise money for the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation for Autism, a local non-profit organization that helps individuals and families affected by...

“Sailboat Cove” is written in large letters on the sign. The boathouse is big, tan and tucked behind a 320-acre lake. In front of it are rows of long, white boats, some accented with red or blue stripes....

After picking up one of the many torn, dirt-encrusted and misshapen balls scattered across the tennis courts at MVHS, junior Rohin Inani heads to the recycling bin filled with other defective balls that...

It’s the night of the boys basketball game against a rival school and the noise is deafening. With fans from both schools cheering and supporting their team, the players feel encouraged and proud. ...

As tropical storm Shaheen made landing on the Arabian peninsula earlier this week, residents of Oman scrambled to find shelter and stay safe. Amidst the devastation of the storm, several worried officials...

     After the Newberg school district announced their ban on Black Lives Matter and Pride items, Tigard students and staff showed up to the Friday Sept. 24 football game in protest mode.      Newberg...

     Junior Josephine (JoJo) Ramey was only 14 when she first qualified for the Olympic Trials in December 2019. She was the youngest person to qualify for the Trials at that point.      “I...

The first blow came on Aug. 23. Longtime coach and former professional ultimate frisbee player Jared Seyler notified Jefferson’s ultimate frisbee team that he would have to give up his role for the season. Then,...

Over the past five years, the football program has been in constant decline. In 2016, the Knights finished 10-2. The team finished 2-7 in 2017, 1-9 in 2018, 3-7 in 2019 and 1-9 last year. From 1997...

Pacing on the side of the mat with music blasting through her headphones, pulling up the straps to her singlet, clicking on her headgear and anticipating her next match, junior Erika Peterson goes through...

Ninth graders Mateo Nacu and Milo Platz-Walker have traveled all over the country and the world. The two haven’t been dropping by far-flung locales like Scotland and Hawaii on a whim. They grew up on...

Every year, elite runners from all over the world come to compete in the Boston Marathon on Patriots Day, the third Monday in April. However, due to COVID-19, the Boston Marathon hasn’t been the same...

As fans geared up to watch the US Open live at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, NY, they waited eagerly to make their way into the center. Thirty minutes passed. Then an hour....

The stadium is roaring. Orange and white pom poms in the air. Everyone on their feet. With one minute and 43 seconds left, SHSU is up for a field goal to win the game. Number 49 takes a deep breath as...

Friendship. Camaraderie. Sense of belonging. High school athletics offer students a built-in community, support system and the chance to represent their school. Unfortunately, many students with talent,...