Before each pitch, West softball player Delores Hubbard ’27 fights two battles. One happens on the mound against the batter, standing 60 feet and six inches away. The other happens in her head, where...

“Alright, balls up!” the coach declared. Almost instantly, the thud of tennis balls halted. Giggling children rushed around the court, hustling to dump them in the basket and run back to their coach....

It wasn’t until her first hot lap that Olympic referee Samantha Hiller realized she had made it. Skating around the rink in Italy, Hiller gazed up at the scoreboards and the crowd-filled arena surrounding...

While the COVID-19 pandemic caused many disruptions at the beginning of this decade, it sparked a relationship between two of Pittsburgh’s most prominent sports journalists, eventually leading to their...

After graduating from Baldwin in 2019, Austin Bechtold and some fellow grads started playing wiffle ball in his backyard to keep in touch with each other. Then the next summer, they decided to make it...

Eight years ago, it was announced that the United States, Canada, and Mexico would be the home of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Kansas City would host six matches and serve as the home to training bases for...

Sweat, grips and pedaling: that’s what Axel Brandsmeier ’29 focuses on hours into his race. He’s biking through level B roads — dirt roads that receive little maintenance — after a rain that...

Coppell sophomore Adaline Arnold stands on the sidelines of a game, moving in between players and equipment as she helps keep everything running smoothly. While her role in sports medicine keeps her on...

“You guys don’t have to worry. These are girls in a man's game.” She sits at her computer ready to play the state championship two years ago when she overhears these words. These words weren’t...

“Slay the day, rep the steps, let’s go.” This phrase has carried 49-time Boston Marathon runner and Londonderry resident Mike Beeman far beyond the finish line. Before sunrise, he is already moving,...

Wakefield junior Kinsley Dishong claimed the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) Bronze Medal at the March Magic Dressage Show held at the Carolina Horse Park. Riders earn this award by achieving...

From the day junior Osmar Luna was born, soccer has been part of his life. “When I was 1, I had a soccer ball,” Luna said. “At 2, I had cleats.” Luna’s drive to pursue the sport blossomed...

On Friday, May 1, varsity baseball (8-2) came out victorious with a 2-1 score against Capuchino High School under the lights of Oracle Park, the home of the San Francisco Giants. The game was hard-fought...

"BLUUUUES GOAL!" Tom Calhoun, longtime St. Louis Blues PA announcer, comes over the speakers and announces a goal. All the fans cheer, but everyone is more excited for what comes after the announcement....

With 650K visitors estimated and more than $653 million in projected economic impact, Kansas City is preparing to host six matches at Arrowhead Stadium for the FIFA World Cup for the first time this summer. Junior...

A ponytail swings back and forth in the air with each stride. Manicured nails reach high above. A hush falls over the crowd until the football lands in outstretched hands. Screams and cheers fill the bleachers,...

Moments before the match begins, sophomore Charlie Melia adjusts his black belt and takes a deep breath as he prepares for the competition ahead. He mentally goes over the techniques he has practiced for...

Most golfers who play in the Masters spend their entire lives training for Augusta National. Bloomington native, Brandon Holtz, though, spends most of his time as a father and husband who sells houses...

Performance-enhancing drugs aren’t restricted to professional athletes. From synthetic human growth hormones and blood doping to seemingly unassuming sports gels and supplements, the drive to perform...

Then Fifth-grader Yeiry Zamudio spent her week on the court, desperate to distract herself. Her dad had been in the hospital for weeks, but she smiled as she climbed into her mom’s car this time –...

When most fans watch a football game, they usually only remember a few highlight-reel plays and the final score. When Tyrone Area High School graduate Brayden Sloss watches a game through the lens of...

What seemed like just another basketball practice for coach Colin Portugal (he/him) instead marked a new beginning. He was coaching the JV basketball team during the 2024-25 season when athletic director...

Wiping the sweat trickling down his forehead, his hands moistened against the humid air. He reached down and fumbled with the laces of his spikes, struggling to get them off. He took a deep breath and...

Thwak! The sound of the puck hitting the gloves of Ava Whaley, junior, as she saves the shot in the final seconds before the game ends. Ding! The Pioneers have taken yet another win to cap off the regular...

WOODBURY— The last name Maki is one that holds a tremendous amount of prestige in the Nonnewaug community. For this year's Nonnewaug High School (NHS) baseball team, Don Maki, the father of three NHS...

Every Saturday morning cars rush down East Royalton Road off Interstate 77. People headed to work, out for their morning coffee or stopping at the gas station, would never know that just off the road a...

Oftentimes, court cases can go unnoticed by the general public. But a recent court case, Religious Rights Foundation of Pennsylvania v. State College Area School District, completely changed the game for...

A diver stands at the tip of the diving board, shivering, trying to get into the water, but their mind acts like a wall, making it nearly impossible to jump.  This scenario is what athletes refer to...

Sophomore Ava Gugino is breaking unspoken barriers and challenging social norms by being the only girl on Algonquin’s wrestling team. Gugino, who began wrestling her freshman year, recently finished...

Five seconds left on the clock. Tied 73-73 with Emory University. NCAA Division III championship on the line. 2024 ACHS graduate and point guard of the University of Mary Washington men’s basketball...

On Tuesdays and Thursdays around noon, the McCallum gym is filled with the squeaks of sneakers and rhythm of basketballs against the shiny wood floors, along with the encouragement and celebration of a...

Football didn’t come into senior Dylan Fissel’s life until he was in seventh grade when the Lamar Middle School team won their first ever game after losing every game all year. On Thursday April 2,...

Kevin Cronin, a Dolphins fan from New Jersey who runs a TikTok account with 1.6 million followers under the name “Kickball Dad,” had never been to an NFL draft. This past weekend, he got his chance...

The baseball field at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is quiet in the early afternoon, the grass emitting the classic freshly cut smell we all know. The chalk lines run straight as arrows from home plate...

On April 15, 2026, Conifer High School’s baseball team competed against Northfield High School at Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies. The event was part of a larger program that allows high school...

Senior Chloe Tabb’s black Nike running spikes hit the ground in swift, rhythmic strides as she sprints down the runway at The Armory in New York City. Toward the end of the runway, she completes the...

SBHS senior Tyrese Goldson has always been athletic. At age 10, he started playing flag football. In middle school he ran cross country, a sport he continues to do in high school along with playing volleyball....

Against Dayton in the third inning on April 10, senior Logan Bear stole second base and then attempted to take third on an overthrow. He made a head first slide into third base. Bear fell on his arm, popping...

The rhythm of track and field is usually defined by the explosive sound of a starting pistol or the steady thud of feet on the track. But for Coppell High School junior Avery Easterling, that rhythm is...

Senior Analily Organes’ heart pounded walking down the athletics hallway. She’d spent all day rehearsing the speech in her head. But before she walked in the locker room, the poster across from the...

Freshman Isabella Garcia walked into a conference room at Kingwood Park on Jan. 14 for her appeal to play on varsity softball as a transfer. A Zoom call was set up with administrators from throughout the...

Within the span of a month, she became a state champion, the first Houston Independent School District athlete to be named swimmer of the meet, committed to a top 25 school to swim at the collegiate level...

When one of the most anticipated sporting events of the year, March Madness, arrives, millions of people search for expert opinions and dive into statistics, hoping to get a few games right. Most are lucky...

Minor league pitcher Justin Meis, the son of Baldwin substitute teacher Leigh Meis, had the opportunity during spring training this year to pitch against several established Pittsburgh Pirates players. “I...

There are good partnerships in tennis and there are bad ones. Coach John Macapaz has seen them all. Rarely, however, has he seen a pair as strong together as senior Izzy Sikora and sophomore Reagan Sharpe. “With...

Go to a concert and just about every artist has opening acts that are trying to grow their name. The same thing can be said for The Pittsburgh Warriors. The Warriors are part of USA Warriors Ice Hockey,...

Golf coach Angela Chancellor started playing sports in high school on a boys baseball and boys golf teams. Opportunities for girls to play sports were limited, but Chancellor had one dream – become a...

The top four wealthiest schools in the county based on average Median Household Income of the zipcodes of each school’s boundary are sequentially WJ, B-CC, Whitman and Churchill. The schools that have...

Champions find a way. True to the mantra of the Oakmont Spartan Baseball program, Jacob Downing has put words into practice. Downing, an Oakmont baseball player, seemed to be born with a love for his...

On March 12, sophomore Lucy Weyandt competed at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Swimming State Championship in the Para Swimming events. According to the PIAA website, para...